28 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Thats like the NFL officials calling unnecessary roughness for talking.

Tone is a word that you don’t have in your vocabulary. Talking is very different from pontificating.

13 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I'm kind of be with. However the giants pass rush/front four is nasty. 12 Qb hits and 2 sacks yesterday against the chargers. My concern is if Toth or Pryor could handle it even though rest of the giants stink, their pass rush and front four might be atop of the league. We probably survive it but it might be an ugly type win where giants keep it closer than we’d like due to that pass rush

Yeah, but I feel like putting Landon out there on limited rest really heightens the risk of injury. Maybe sit him against Denver and play him against NYG, but I also don't want him on that turf in New Jersey.

22 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

TE1 seems to be a stretch. He doesn't have a reception yet. They seem to like him as FB which is good because little chance BVS comes back ever sadly. And as FB he looks fine to the eye but it's not like our running game is working. Not his fault but can't point to success either

As I said … if …

3 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Yeah, but I feel like putting Landon out there on limited rest really heightens the risk of injury. Maybe sit him against Denver and play him against NYG, but I also don't want him on that turf in New Jersey.

Tbh i don’t want anyone on that turf there. It’s a Dallas turf that should’ve been replaced but their owner just continues to watch it be an issue.

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Tbh i don’t want anyone on that turf there. It’s a Dallas turf that should’ve been replaced but their owner just continues to watch it be an issue.

Cool didn’t know s#!thole got changed to Dallas automatically on here lol

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Cool didn’t know s#!thole got changed to Dallas automatically on here lol

This is just awesome. I read the post and I’m like DAL turf is bad, what did I miss? Just hysterical. I’m gonna have to start typing sh!thole instead of DAL and let it auto-correct.😀

53 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Asked this yesterday during the late games, if you had to pick the afc representative and the nfc representative for the Super Bowl right now you would you have

Eagles and Bills would be prohibitive favorites right now. Kelce isn't the player he used to be, and if Bills get home field in the playoffs they'll have the incentive to close out their stadium on a high note. Didn't work for the Eagles at the Vet, but BUF might get it done.

24 minutes ago, TEW said:

Wilson getting hurt might be a bigger deal than some would like to admit. He was a great blocker at WR.

I don’t exactly think Wilson was the linchpin of our running game, but it’s everything everywhere all at once. Goedert has been banged up and less physical blocking than usual. Mailata, Dickerson, and Becton for Steen are well discussed. The blocking is taking hits everywhere.

15 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Buying or selling?

The Colts were close to winning against the Rams. They might have won but for a dropped TD. I think the 49ers are frauds. Herbert has the worst OC in the League. The Steelers aren't a great team. That being said, I think 3-2 at best over the next 5 games.

25 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Tbh i don’t want anyone on that turf there. It’s a Dallas turf that should’ve been replaced but their owner just continues to watch it be an issue.

The players should refuse to play on it.

39 minutes ago, just relax said:

You are quite right, teams are not selling out to stop the run. The problem is a simple one. Mailata, Dickerson, and Lane are all hurting and playing sub-par. All three of them whiffed on run plays one time or another. Teams are not stacking the line; quite the contrary. They're playing their LBs 5-6 yards off the ball. That makes it tough for our OL on inside zone runs to reach them. I blame Fangio for that because it's what he does with Baun and Campbell. It gives them time to read the play and fill the right gap. Other teams have noticed.

Not saying the line has been great, but I put a lot of this on Saquon. He looks like a shell of who he was last year, which honestly shouldn't be a surprise given he carried the ball 436 times last season. Getting the gritty yards isn't really his strength as a back, and right now the offense needs someone who can can get a consistent 4-5 yards on first down more than it does a guy who can break the big one. Big plays are down throughout the NFL because every defense tries to do the same thing - take away your homerun hitters. That means guys like Saquon and A.J. are gonna have to be patient and help piece together some 12-13 play drives before the big plays open up. Unfortunately, egos tend to become a bigger problem post-Super Bowl and I'm worried we'll be battling those all season.

Interesting hearing RGIII talk about the Eagles and the AJ Brown dilemma. He said that it’s the job of the OC to script plays to get AJ open. Basically said it’s mostly the fault of the playcalling and lack of play design that is keeping AJ from being involved.

1 minute ago, Frankfurteagle89 said:

Interesting hearing RGIII talk about the Eagles and the AJ Brown dilemma. He said that it’s the job of the OC to script plays to get AJ open. Basically said it’s mostly the fault of the playcalling and lack of play design that is keeping AJ from being involved.

100%. I said it in the AJ Brown thread. They run a HS offense by that I mean their game plan and philosophy is "our players are better than yours so we will run a conservative vanilla offense and count on our guys to beat your guys." If they continue to refuse to use AJ they might as well trade for a stud CB or Edge Rusher. This is a team that is clearly built on winning with defense and a conservative offense that takes no risk and doesn't turn the ball over. It's frustrating to watch but hard to argue with 4-0 and 19-1.

39 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Tone is a word that you don’t have in your vocabulary. Talking is very different from pontificating.

Not true but there will be no convincing either of us. Moving on.

1 hour ago, Mike030270 said:

Lol found it

So his head gets slammed to the ground and his throwing shoulder gets hit

That was a penalty clear as day based on how they call things now. It doesn't matter that he missed his head. Hurts was sliding and dude dove into him with his forearm up. It was a cheap shot and had he made contact with his head Hurts probably would have been concussed.

1 hour ago, NCiggles said:

I can't blame Hurts for that hit. I think he would have avoided a hit to the head had he not started to slide. It's ridiculous the refs didn't call it.

I don't blame Hurts for the designed QB runs. That's on the HC, OC, and GM. Once they call the play, he's going to be a football player and do what they do. The HC, OC and GM need to help him not let his competitive juices get his body in trouble. I am against QB designed runs in principle. It forces the QB to have to make the decision of where to be aggressive and where to just get down to avoid contact too much. I'm just not a fan. Granted, doing it with Hurts got us to a Super Bowl and was a big factor in winning one as well. But, the downside is it leaves the QB vulnerable and potentially needing to find a replacement much sooner than if that QB wasn't getting as punished. JMO.

So, I was torn between wanting a 1-3 cowgirls team or a 2-2 Packers team. I think it worked out better with a tie. The cowgirls being 2.5 games back and neither team showing they have any defense at all. I can't see either team going anywhere with those defenses,.

The Eagles and the Bills stand alone as the undefeated and the Bills have beaten teams with a combined record of 1-13. I think the Bills are good but they've had it about as easy as it gets so far.

1 minute ago, Vileborg said:

So, I was torn between wanting a 1-3 cowgirls team or a 2-2 Packers team. I think it worked out better with a tie. The cowgirls being 2.5 games back and neither team showing they have any defense at all. I can't see either team going anywhere with those defenses,.

The Eagles and the Bills stand alone as the undefeated and the Bills have beaten teams with a combined record of 1-13. I think the Bills are good but they've had it about as easy as it gets so far.

I was right there with you not sure who to root for. The Cowboys posed ZERO threat to us even had they won we would be 2.5 games up on them and their defense is God awful. That said I just can't root for the Cowboys to win. I also think the Packers and Love are overrated as hell. The Lions, Rams, and Bucs are definitely our top competition in the NFC in my opinion.

1 hour ago, aptosbird said:

Are you sure about that? The protocol is actually league driven. There are independent league personnel that have the authority/medical expertise and are on the sidelines. The decision to evaluate, I thought, came from the league office who are monitoring the games.

Yeah, I'm about 99% certain. The evaluation you are referring to happen in real time during the game. They didn't call down after the play to have him evaluated, which is when it usually happens (exactly as it did last year against Washington). And if they don't call down immediately, why would they call down later? He stayed in the game, never went to the sidelines during the drive. And one thing we know about TV coverage... they never miss it if the starting QB goes into the blue tent. He wasn't evaluated on Sunday during the game. I can't be certain that he wasn't evaluated AFTER the game, or today, but when have we ever heard about that for a guy who was never evaluated during the game?

8 minutes ago, jmac+djaxallday said:

Not saying the line has been great, but I put a lot of this on Saquon. He looks like a shell of who he was last year, which honestly shouldn't be a surprise given he carried the ball 436 times last season. Getting the gritty yards isn't really his strength as a back, and right now the offense needs someone who can can get a consistent 4-5 yards on first down more than it does a guy who can break the big one. Big plays are down throughout the NFL because every defense tries to do the same thing - take away your homerun hitters. That means guys like Saquon and A.J. are gonna have to be patient and help piece together some 12-13 play drives before the big plays open up. Unfortunately, egos tend to become a bigger problem post-Super Bowl and I'm worried we'll be battling those all season.

Strongly disagree. Barkley’s yards before contact last season were 3.8. This year it’s 2.0. He’s been hit in the backfield on more than 40% of his carries. That’s bad blocking, compounded by bad play calling.

4 minutes ago, jmac+djaxallday said:

He looks like a shell of who he was last year

This is really unfair to SB. He has been getting hit in the backfield all year, first contact with a defender in less than a second, or close to it. I think @e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! even put up a stat on it last night, I know someone did. SB may not be as explosive, I am not convinced he isn't, I think he is just not getting the opportunity to make the first man miss as often as he did last year. The issue in my opinion is similar to others here and it has been talked about for four weeks, the OLine is not playing as dominant as they did last year, and that is OK because they are dealing with some nagging injuries, causing some less than consistent play (likely due to talent AND rotating backups) that they are use to. Get healthy and some of that will be negated. It's hard to make the first man miss when you are trying to take the handoff and avoid getting hit at the same time. A healthier OLine makes the passing game better as well for a couple of obvious reasons, but the most important being you stop defenses from loading up on the run on 1st and 2nd down.

1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I'm kind of be with. However the giants pass rush/front four is nasty. 12 Qb hits and 2 sacks yesterday against the chargers. My concern is if Toth or Pryor could handle it even though rest of the giants stink, their pass rush and front four might be atop of the league. We probably survive it but it might be an ugly type win where giants keep it closer than we’d like due to that pass rush

I saw a stat that said Carter, Burns and Thibodeaux had 20 combined pressures. Ugh, I'd love some juice like that coming off the edge.

1 minute ago, T-1000 said:

100%. I said it in the AJ Brown thread. They run a HS offense by that I mean their game plan and philosophy is "our players are better than yours so we will run a conservative vanilla offense and count on our guys to beat your guys." If they continue to refuse to use AJ they might as well trade for a stud CB or Edge Rusher. This is a team that is clearly built on winning with defense and a conservative offense that takes no risk and doesn't turn the ball over. It's frustrating to watch but hard to argue with 4-0 and 19-1.

I just don’t get how the offense can be so Jekyll and Hyde in these games. They are so inconsistent and when they are bad, they are horribly bad. I agree that the play designs and playcalling are problematic. They look predictable, which was a term used in parts of last season as well. AJ Brown needs to be involved more, as does Smitty. We’re winning right now, but this is not sustainable when you’re playing good teams in the playoffs. The defense can only do so much.

2 hours ago, mattwill said:

He has been a really pleasant surprise. If he can develop receiving skills and some chemistry with Hurts, will be a worthy successor as TE1.

In 2021, he broke Alabama’s single-season record for tight end touchdowns with eight.

Whoa... slow down a bit. I think he's a great guy to have around for ST and for this FB role they are using. But, that's a far cry from moving him to TE1. Blocking as a FB is dramatically different from blocking as a TE as well. I just don't see it with him as a future TE1 for this team. He's a nice role player and could become a nice TE2, maybe. But... TE1? That's a stretch. This team demands far too much from their TE to expect that he could fill that void.