12 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

This guy has done nothing this year but make impact plays when he is on the field.

That DLman was really intent on closing the inside gap, but Latu did a good job sealing and maximizing the hole to the outside so the Saquon had a straight path to build momentum and Anzalone was out of range to muck it up.

Given that we don't really throw to the TE2 much, I'm not sure why he doesn't get more snaps.

3 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Yes, yes, and yes.

Players are accountable for film study and are typically brought into meetings to review game film as a group for a de-brief after games. Coaches need to pour over more game film than the players do, so they're accountable for recognizing what players can and cannot do. As has been said in here a bunch -- it's on the coaches to put the players into the best position to succeed.

Surely, they can see that Tank Bigsby has a 9.2 ypr average on 17 carries while Barkley has a 3.8 ypr average on 175 carries. They need to analyze Bigsby's carries to understand what's working. Are the defenses playing a lighter box when he's on the field? Is he breaking more tackles? Barkley ran for 2,000+ yards last season, but the NFL is Not For Long -- every season is different, so they need to coach Barkley as though he's just arrived. If there's something he's not doing, he needs to be coached on it.

Same with the WRs. Brown needs to be coached up on how to improve his 58.5% catch percentage. Obviously, same with the QB; Hurts has a lot of really good metrics, but the overall production of the offense is down -- they're 16th in points scored. Too many 3-and-outs, those need to be eliminated.

Not enough discipline. I truly, truly think that the player-first approach has went too far in one direction as brought in from owner down. I think they'd be substantially better if they were about 15% less player friendly, and put that 15% into discipline. Nick early on was very details oriented and kind of anal about it, he needs to go back to that. It was one of his best traits.

24 minutes ago, EaglesAddict said:

Man I really hope he can be back for the playoffs.

In the meantime, here's to hoping Fred can hold it down.

On a side note, I'm wondering if Willie Lampkin will get activated and potentially be a "surprise" player in our "heavy" package or use him as a FB. Could be interesting.

The silver lining is that more games that Fred Johnson starts, they can find out if he's a viable temporary replacement for Lane next year if he retires. He's a free agent after this season. He could work as a 1-2 year stop gap while they draft and develop the next long-term RT.

10 minutes ago, KINGnabb said:

Nick already admitted before the season that this Eagles team had a better chance to repeat them 2018 because he knew before the season that Carson was eventually going to come back. So basically the QB situation was still in flux where as Jalen has been our starter the last 5 years. The 2018 team despite it's struggles were an Alshon pass away from potentially upsetting the Saints, we basically brought everyone back but took a huge step back. 13-3 #1 Seed to 9-7 Wild Card. Again defending a title is hard. No NFC Team has gone back to back since the Cowboys. Seahawks got the closet.

Loved AJ but that drop was horrible. Doug still should have waited for the 2 min warning, though.

30 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

This guy has done nothing this year but make impact plays when he is on the field.

They'd be telegraphing a run play with him in, but he's 5x the blocker Calcaterra is.

33 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Is that on Nick, KP, or Stout?

It's on Hurts, obviously

2 minutes ago, mikemack8 said:

It's on Hurts, obviously

Well it is his offense

6 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

They'd be telegraphing a run play with him in, but he's 5x the blocker Calcaterra is.

How is that any different than when they put Fred Johnson in as a TE? Maybe throw to him a few times.

22 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

How is that any different than when they put Fred Johnson in as a TE? Maybe throw to him a few times.

You don’t even need to do that. Can be used as an extra blocker in pass plays. And Latu was a TE in college. He can catch

1 hour ago, vikas83 said:

Well, I will admit it is getting a little tiring just saying "a win is a win," but it still beats the alternative. Was traveling all day yesterday, so I've had some time to think it over and try and wrap my head around WTF is going on with the offense.

OFFENSE

• I know this might sound crazy, but I felt like the offense was closer this week but just kept getting in its own way. 1st drive -- Lane holding call gets us into 1st and 20, kills us. 2nd drive was the FG after the pick. 3rd drive we get a 1st down and then get to 2nd and 3 and 3rd and 1...only to run Barkley out of the FB position. After a couple 3 and outs, we go FG and then TD. After a 3 and out to start the 2nd half (Steen "false start" on tush push on 3rd and 1), we did manage to avoid 3 and outs the rest of the way (baby steps). But multiple times we got to 2nd and 3rd and less than 5 and somehow shot ourselves in the foot. That shouldn't continue.

Thank you. Several penalties and negative runs killing drives. I have no idea why Patullo has those on his play sheet.

57 minutes ago, UK Eagle said:

Bland is, as bland does. No wonder AJ Brown is frustrated

These are just his targets. Imagine running these multiple times without seeing the ball.

Also, is there a restraining order preventing him from wandering between the hashes?

1 hour ago, vikas83 said:

So were Steichen, Johnson, and Moore. The film guys have been lamenting this for years.

3 hours ago, pgcd3 said:

Open review I do think this should have been a false start. Defender moved his hand into neutral zone. He wasn't lined up there from the start

https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1990257892881260652?s=20

I suppose you meant to say should NOT have been a false start.

I am not suggesting that Calcaterra is a great blocker. But he is in the same role as last season, when Barkley ran for 2K. And there were several runs where he pulled from the opposite side with the guard to clear a path for Barkley.

His role should be filled by a better blocking TE. But I'd look elsewhere for the cause of the decline in the running game. Like maybe every member of the OL playing below their 2024 level.

22 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Thank you. Several penalties and negative runs killing drives. I have no idea why Patullo has those on his play sheet.

I’ll give you penalties. But negative runs? That’s on the oline and the predictability of this offense. Teams know what we’re doing and that’s due to lack of creativity on offense

19 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

So were Steichen, Johnson, and Moore. The film guys have been lamenting this for years.

Was it that way when Siri was in Indy?

2 hours ago, mattwill said:

Should Howie be considering signing either Jarell Broxton or Jermarcus Hardrick as OT depth for the remaining regular season games? Both are seasoned veterans in the Canadian Football League, who could be a short term addition in this post-Trade Deadline period.

Can't be done, I was pretty positive but this link confirms it. Just sub 2025 for 2024.

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The Lions are the most man-heavy team in the NFL and AJ Brown didn't run a single crossing route. Let that sink in.

5 minutes ago, RLC said:

The Lions are the most man-heavy team in the NFL and AJ Brown didn't run a single crossing route. Let that sink in.

The Birds main opposition for repeating is the OC. We've seen this before. Gannon cost a SB. This is not a strong suit of the HC, holding his staff accountable.

5 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

The Birds main opposition for repeating is the OC. We've seen this before. Gannon cost a SB. This is not a strong suit of the HC, holding his staff accountable.

To be fair, he had no leverage on Gannon because it was a last game of the season collapse, and he was leaving anyway which is what caused part of the collapse (combined with the terrible field).

I think like I said, there's a lack of discipline and it comes from the FO down. 15% less friendly probably results in a drastic improvement. People rarely understand this, but even though coaches like Tom Coughlin were too harsh, they also had a point, that discipline in the game really matters.

"Everybody’s got a whine and a b*tch.” - Vic Fangio 🦅"

https://x.com/OJPhilly/status/1990822858193580181?s=20

Not embedding but Vic is funny

19 minutes ago, RLC said:

The Lions are the most man-heavy team in the NFL and AJ Brown didn't run a single crossing route. Let that sink in.

I believe the offensive issues are more complicated than "Patullo is a moron" and frankly anyone who thinks it's that simple is also a moron. But there's no denying that the coaching is a significant factor. That 3rd and long play to Granson was a designed play. To your 3rd TE. Who isn't even good and probably would be unemployed if the Eagles released him. Them using Calcaterra a ton to block when he may be the worst blocking TE in football is coaching malpractice. Running 4 hitch routes on 3rd and longs is bad coaching. I think a lot of people are stuck in the "Is it the players or the coaching?" mindset, and the answer is it's both. Sometimes there are plays to be made and the players aren't making them. Other times there are no plays to be made because the coaching is poor. Put that all together and you have the highest paid offense in the NFL playing like a bottom 5 unit.

2 hours ago, mattwill said:

The 49ers are frauds, playing a patsy schedule.

I agree, but they're divisional rivals and could make it very complicated for the Rams.

1 hour ago, Alphagrand said:

Yes, yes, and yes.

Players are accountable for film study and are typically brought into meetings to review game film as a group for a de-brief after games. Coaches need to pour over more game film than the players do, so they're accountable for recognizing what players can and cannot do. As has been said in here a bunch -- it's on the coaches to put the players into the best position to succeed.

Surely, they can see that Tank Bigsby has a 9.2 ypr average on 17 carries while Barkley has a 3.8 ypr average on 175 carries. They need to analyze Bigsby's carries to understand what's working. Are the defenses playing a lighter box when he's on the field? Is he breaking more tackles? Barkley ran for 2,000+ yards last season, but the NFL is Not For Long -- every season is different, so they need to coach Barkley as though he's just arrived. If there's something he's not doing, he needs to be coached on it.

Same with the WRs. Brown needs to be coached up on how to improve his 58.5% catch percentage. Obviously, same with the QB; Hurts has a lot of really good metrics, but the overall production of the offense is down -- they're 16th in points scored. Too many 3-and-outs, those need to be eliminated.

Yep, I like the way you put it. No one is trying to say "Barkley sucks and Tank is the next big thing." 17 carries is a poor sample size. But it's enough that nearly everyone has noticed the running game has been a bit more effective and explosive with his carries. It's enough that they need to dive into all their reps for a better understanding. Maybe Barkley is getting caught in the backfield with too much big game hunting, maybe he's not doing a good enough job running through contact compared to last year, or maybe defenses are just stacking the crap out of the box when he's in the backfield. But something is different. And if it is all defenses stacking the box against Barkley, why aren't we passing at a higher clip when he's on the field?