Hurts is going to play so vanilla in the 2nd half for fear of turning it over again

Any decent team would have scored 10 points from being first and goal then a 48 yard fg try. Just not us.

4 minutes ago, twistr said:

Man, I’m starting to hate this team this year.

Starting? I've hated this offense since like week 6

Just now, Parrot Head said:

I didn’t enjoy that year, but I don’t remember being this disgusted.

I think my expectations were much lower, I think.

It would be really hard for me to hate a team more than the 2023 Eagles. Watching them allow the Niners to punk them like little Bs in Philly was one of the worst Eagles games I remember sitting through.

Just now, pgcd3 said:

You are right above me

Nice. You seeing the same as me. Cause that one pick he had 3 defenders. Was no way he was getting that complete. Then the one to smith was an atrocious throw to a blanketed WR. Wrs not getting much separation and when they do brown doesn’t catch it or hurts doesn’t throw it to the right place

7 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Right before the FG? That was the obvious grounding they didn’t call that I remember but they called it a 2 yard sack instead, hence no grounding

No but thanks

Just now, Mike030270 said:

Hurts is going to play so vanilla in the 2nd half for fear of turning it over again

I’m sorry to say but I think it might be over for him. Obviously they aren’t going to bench him but they really should.

If there is a point in the season where they decide to bench Hurts, it’s certainly not going to be in a game where they have a 6 hour flight home together lol

1 minute ago, Mike030270 said:

Hurts is going to play so vanilla in the 2nd half for fear of turning it over again

Aka the offense the coaches run and Hurts ran for the last several years.

1 minute ago, manz2821 said:

If you take away the 60 yarder, Herbert has thrown for 35 yards this half. They gotta get a couple of turnovers and actually score for us to have a chance.

And that play only happened because Dean fell asleep on Vidal and compounded things by missing the tackle.

1 minute ago, devpool said:

Starting? I've hated this offense since like week 6

Week 6? I’ve hated it for most of the past 3 years…that’s being generous and missing Steichen.

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

Nice. You seeing the same as me. Cause that one pick he had 3 defenders. Was no way he was getting that complete. Then the one to smith was an atrocious throw to a blanketed WR. Wrs not getting much separation and when they do brown doesn’t catch it or hurts doesn’t throw it to the right place

Yep everyone is bad. I’m not sure what Hurts is thinking in this game other than he’s forcing what’s not there rather than throwing it away like he was. But nothing is there regardless

Just now, Parrot Head said:

If there is a point in the season where they decide to bench Hurts, it’s certainly not going to be in a game where they have a 6 hour flight home together lol

I’m at the game, hurts has had very few atrocious games, but this is up there with that jets game back in 2023

Glad I didn’t go to this game. Wrestled all day with going. Glad I came home to watch it for free

The run game finally working. But Hurts. Ugh.

Just now, ManuManu said:

And that play only happened because Dean fell asleep on Vidal and compounded things by missing the tackle.

Falling asleep is an understatement.

2 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

Hurts is going to play so vanilla in the 2nd half for fear of turning it over again

As he should. The defense should dominate the rest of the game and the Eagles are actually running the ball tonight

Okay, last one

They won’t bench Hurts. That could lead to Nick getting fired

What’s obvious is the players don’t believe in the plays called

They should put hurts on a bench with a clipboard. He can write little motivational notes to McKee between drives

One of the things that made McNabb so terrible in big games was just how pillow soft he was mentally. He could not take that benching in 2008.

Hurts is the most famous benched QB in US history. He can take it. He is mentally tough. Give McKee a chance today. Let Hurts grow from this.

Just now, pgcd3 said:

Yep everyone is bad. I’m not sure what Hurts is thinking in this game other than he’s forcing what’s not there rather than throwing it away like he was. But nothing is there regardless

2nd and goal was deflating. Every time they get themselves going they find a way to F it up. I say it every time and then it happens. Also pretty predictable you know when they are running or throwing.

1 minute ago, pgcd3 said:

Yep everyone is bad. I’m not sure what Hurts is thinking in this game other than he’s forcing what’s not there rather than throwing it away like he was. But nothing is there regardless

We’ve been here with Hurts before. This is what it looks like when he becomes a pass first qb who pulls the trigger before guys break open. We saw it in 2021 and early 2024. A run dominant offense in which he only processes simple routes and throws with less volume with a deep rainbow sprinkled in here and there is how he protects the football. That works when the running game is unstoppable and gets the OC fired for running a JV offense when it’s not.