14 hours ago14 hr Fowler's notes:• Despite a 4-0 start, the Eagles are forced to answer for a cryptic tweet from receiver A.J. Brown, which brings their 31st-ranked passing offense into focus. First, to get this out of the way: Brown's contract comes with a dead cap hit of nearly $90 million. That's tough to trade, even for an aggressive front office such as Philadelphia -- though not impossible if designated as a post-June 1 trade. Some execs I spoke to this week don't expect Philadelphia to trade Brown in-season but said that it could be something to entertain in the offseason. It's sort of the worst-kept secret inside the league that Brown's love-hate relationship with Philly's passing game bubbles to the surface from time to time. He's a true competitor and wants to be great. With that comes emotion and inevitable frustration.Philly could lean on an elite offensive line to carry the load in the run game. This unit isn't as dominant with Landon Dickerson playing hurt and Tyler Steen replacing Mekhi Becton, who got more consistent push up front last season. The impression I've gotten from talking to multiple NFL coaches who know Philadelphia well is that teams are forcing Jalen Hurts to throw against zone-heavy defense. Attacking a zone window is not considered a strong point for Hurts, who struggles at times targeting the middle of the field. Dallas played nearly 90% zone coverage in Week 1, and Tampa Bay utilized zone 54.8% of the time on Sunday. Hurts struggled in both games.Add in the lack of a Hurts-Brown deep-ball connection through four games, and Brown's emotions appear to be boiling over. So the core issue seems to be the reality and limitations of the passing attack as a whole. Maybe a few early-game connections this Sunday against Denver will assuage things. After all, Brown is a top-five receiver who ranked outside the top 40 in targets last season and still managed a 1,000-yard season. That will be infinitely more difficult this year.
14 hours ago14 hr 11 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:Talent wise, they have all the pieces they had last year offensively, except Becton. Just losing a RG and replacing him with a slightly less powerful run blocker, but a better pass blocker shouldn't create what we are seeing. The talent is virtually identical to last year. I might even posit that the overall talent offensively is better this year. Dillon/Shipley this year > Gainwell/Shipley last year. Dotson has a year in the system now and has already done more this season than last. Metchie is a better WR4 than last year's option, either Johnny Wilson or Ainias Smith.But, with Dickerson banged up, Lane banged up, and Patullo uncertain of what he's doing, the team has regressed a great deal from last year.Some of the issue has to be the health of Dickerson and Jurgens. Execution has also been an issue. I also think part of it is that defenses know what they are going to run. The team threw 2 wrinkles into playcalls last week, the fake tush push and shovel pass, both plays resulted in TDs. They need to be more varied to get teams on their heels. If the defense knows what to expect, even if the execution is good, the plays are more likely to fail.
14 hours ago14 hr 16 minutes ago, NCiggles said:I drafted Jayden Daniels in a League and it's just nice to know I have that kind of power sometimes.In our league you managed to destroy Nabers and tyreek hill.
14 hours ago14 hr 25 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:Talent wise, they have all the pieces they had last year offensively, except Becton. Just losing a RG and replacing him with a slightly less powerful run blocker, but a better pass blocker shouldn't create what we are seeing. The talent is virtually identical to last year. I might even posit that the overall talent offensively is better this year. Dillon/Shipley this year > Gainwell/Shipley last year. Dotson has a year in the system now and has already done more this season than last. Metchie is a better WR4 than last year's option, either Johnny Wilson or Ainias Smith.But, with Dickerson banged up, Lane banged up, and Patullo uncertain of what he's doing, the team has regressed a great deal from last year.Good points. I'd say losing Wilson blocking hurts as well. He was a bigger part of things than I realized. Almost like having another TE out there.
14 hours ago14 hr 4 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:I will be honest I am confused. How does that take a CB off the field lolAll you are really changing is a technicality in Nolan Smith position. He is now listed as a DE instead of LB.Cooper also played CB in base sets last weekI think he means this. You take a third CB off the field, and Coop slides outside at "CB2" (or RCB more accurately).
14 hours ago14 hr 42 minutes ago, RLC said:I wonder if the play is more 4-3 with Campbell at WILL, Baun at SAM and Nakobe at MIKE. This takes the biggest weakness off the field (CB2). More and more teams are playing 2 TE sets and this is one way to fight that.I think the league average is still like 65% 11 personnel and 25% 12 personnel - and even when the offenses go 12, the 2nd TE is typically a glorified WR that can be handled by our base nickel defense.
14 hours ago14 hr 29 minutes ago, NCiggles said:The Broncos were a playoff team last year.Well, there ya have it. lol
14 hours ago14 hr Broncos are on the road on a short week (Monday night means no practice until Wednesday), travelling to the East Coast.They've always been much better at home as other teams have to acclimate to the altitude.That's a huge advantage for the Eagles.
14 hours ago14 hr 24 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:I’m our league you managed to destroy Nabers and tyreek hill.Look, I am going to be honest. I am not sure what my login is for the League.
14 hours ago14 hr 2 minutes ago, NCiggles said:Look, I am going to be honest. I am not sure what my login is for the League.Should probably figure it out. Can reset the on espn app using your email
14 hours ago14 hr Nakobe is only 9 months post injury. I think it'll be a while before he can do anything more than a limited role
13 hours ago13 hr 29 minutes ago, NCiggles said:Look, I am going to be honest. I am not sure what my login is for the League.Team name: Wheelchairs and CrutchesPassword: Ambulance911
13 hours ago13 hr 15 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:Should probably figure it out. Can reset the on espn app using your emailI have figured out that I have 2 ESPN logins. I added Kyle Turpin to see if I can up my jinx game. Just now, Iggles_Phan said:Team name: Wheelchairs and CrutchesPassword: Ambulance911Dammit!
13 hours ago13 hr 11 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:If ringo can step up into the no. 2 corner role then I’d go out and make a deal for a pass rusher at the deadline. I’d call bengals about Hendrickson. Also call the raiders about Crosby but i doubt they deal him. Also don’t know how his contract works out doing it
13 hours ago13 hr 3 hours ago, NCiggles said:Not running coward's draws anytime it is more than 3rd and 7 would be a start.Yup...there was a time not too long ago that the Eagles showed great confidence in converting 2nd and 15's or 3rd and 12's. It just is not there right now and I am not sure why...it feels like they are not even willing to try.
13 hours ago13 hr 1 minute ago, NCiggles said:I have figured out that I have 2 ESPN logins. I added Kyle Turpin to see if I can up my jinx game.Dammit!I had that issue a couple of years ago with 2. One made me use my email and the other my espn ID which was connected to my email. I finally just started using my espn+ one to simplify it.
13 hours ago13 hr 2 hours ago, Diehardfan said:I don't care what the replay showed... that was an INT.
13 hours ago13 hr 1 minute ago, aptosbird said:Yup...there was a time not too long ago that the Eagles showed great confidence in converting 2nd and 15's or 3rd and 12's. It just is not there right now and I am not sure why...it feels like they are not even willing to try.Not this regime but in 2017 i had the statistics about eagles having a really high conversion rate on 3rd and 8 or more. I get they’re certain situations you’re just not gonna go for it. But there’s times you should because you never know what’s gonna happen. You have such play makers that they could make a play and get the first down. But they also could draw a penalty and you get the first down that way. Just doing a coward draw every time feels is very defeating for a lack of better words
13 hours ago13 hr 1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:If ringo can step up into the no. 2 corner role then I’d go out and make a deal for a pass rusher at the deadline. I’d call bengals about Hendrickson. Also call the raiders about Crosby but i doubt they deal him. Also don’t know how his contract works out doing itI would think they would want a first for him but I think that would be worth it given the other picks the team has in the draft.
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