3 minutes ago, mattwill said:

Friday Morning Eagles-Titans Week 2 Game Score Predictions Update - Only 48 hours until Kickoff

56 predictions recorded. 55 are for an Eagles win and 1 (highlighted in yellow) is for a Titans win.  The average predicted score is a highly believable (and the same as last week's average) Eagles 28 Titans 14.

Please tag your prediction post with @mattwill. That way I will be sure to see/record it.  Score predictions can also have an optional "Bonus Pick" tiebreaker prediction.  I will be taking predictions right up until Kickoff.

The list of the 80 predictions that are recorded is presented below, sorted high to low by Eagles points predicted. If you don't see your name there, and you have submitted, I must have missed it. Please submit it again.

The following predicion submitters from last week have, as yet, not submitted this week

Eagles 37

TN 24

Barkley with 100+ rushing

@mattwill

15 minutes ago, LacesOut said:

Gamey meats:

Bear- ewww. I could actually taste Goldilocks.

Wild Turkey - meh. I could taste a little bit of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade blown up turkey balloon.

Caribou - yum! Why does the "antler” game genre always seem to taste so damn good.

Rattlesnake - GROSS. Could not get through 2 or 3 bites before spitting it out.

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New Mexico game meats

Mule deer: Besides jerky soaked in a marinade, I don't like it. Has a strong game taste due to the feed here. They eat sage, chamisa etc. Maybe corn feed whitetail tastes better but I'm not a big venison guy.

Elk: Awesome. Tender, no game taste. Cows and small bulls taste better. Curious to see how my bull turns out. Gonna pick it up tomorrow from the processor

Turkey: Our wild turkeys are really lean. I've smoked them and they are good that way. We have been making strips, batter and deep fry. Probably my favorite preparation

Oryx (Gemsbuck): Yes, we have African game animals in New Mexico. Similar taste to elk. Did side by side taste elk/oryx tenderloin last year. Taste the same but Oryx is more tender

Barbary Sheep: Another African game animal. Steaks so tough like chewing on a shoe. When I shot mine a couple of years ago, my brother recommended a processor that makes green chile and jalapeño brats. They were delicious! Everyone loved them. Had the same processor make brats out of my elk. We'll see how they turn out

Antelope: Haven't personally had it but the word on the street is that it can either be really good or really bad. All depending on method of kill and how it is dressed. They supposedly have some scent glands that can really put a bad taste in the meat

29 minutes ago, Mike030270 said:

That post. You said they would just fail better. So placing Hurts on the Charges would not make them a winning team

Faired better. That's a typo. Failed beter doesn't even make sense.

Placing Hurts on the Chargers would undoubtedly make them better, they would turn into a consistent playoff team and they would actually be able to win playoff games.

The Eagles would not have even made the Super Bowl with Herbert during this Sirianni era if we had him.

7 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Real time in terms of the game. Like you said they can generate it before the next series vs the coordinators having to play the chess match. Not a fan of that.

Ok, I'll nip this in the bud. I think we have different POV's of what constitutes "real time". At work I am a solution architect for the Real Time Architecture team at my company, so I have a particular POV. The traditional definition of "real time" is as it is happening in the moment where as what was described is batch.

So that would mean in relation to football is "It's 2nd and 8 at their 43 yard line, given their tendencies, what is likely to happen next" would be real time. Loading every single play into the system and then running reports on the team tendencies is considered batch.

So I see real time as in the moment, you are looking at it as game day. Whatever, doesn't matter. Let's dock.... no kissing though.

I would say this with Josh Allen, when he came in the league there’s a lot of people on this blog/message board that thought he was gonna be a bust. Was a pretty big discussion on it cause that year was Darnold, Rosen, Allen, baker and Lamar. And people loved Rosen and Buffalo took Allen before Rosen. I really liked him coming out. More than Rosen as some Arizona coaches had some not great things to say about Rosen. I didn’t know he was gonna be a MVP but I thought he could be really good. A lot of people thought he’d flame out especially after first couple years he wasn’t great. The fact he went from Wyoming and people questioning that pick to an mvp is a feather in his cap

That said this is probably his best offensive roster in his entire career. He has cook at running back. Dalton Kincaid has finally broke through. He was close last year but he was still inconsistent and he got hurt. DJ Moore is probably the second best wide receiver he’s played with outside of Stefon Diggs. I actually think they have depth at wide receiver that’s better than it has been behind Moore. Their offensive lines always been pretty good.

now he needs to get to the playoffs and not turn the ball over at inopportune times. He has shown he can be great but also make mistakes that cost the bills. However, there’s been times in the playoffs where his defense has let him down a lot. Like that game against Kansas City game where they couldn’t hold on for 13 seconds. To me they needed to make that switch with McDermott. It had been building to that point and became a Tony Dungy Tampa Bay situation. I still don’t know if they’re the best team in the AFC. Imo this is the best offensive roster he’s had in his time in Buffalo.

To be fair, about 85% of Philly and NFL fans like Hurts. It will never be 💯. There will be that AJ Brown group of haters. Who rather have a guy who has the large stats, but could care less about team objectives and winning. And that's okay. Keep giving him that fuel...haters!

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

I would say this with Josh Allen, when he came in the league there’s a lot of people on this blog/message board that thought he was gonna be a complete bust. I really liked them coming out. I didn’t know he was gonna be a MVP but I thought he could be really good. A lot of people thought he’d flame out especially after first couple years he wasn’t great.

That said this is probably his best offensive roster in his entire career. He has cook at running back. Dalton Kincaid has finally broke through. He was close last year but he was still inconsistent and he got hurt. DJ Moore is probably the second best wide receiver he’s played with outside of Stefon Diggs. I actually think they have depth at wide receiver that’s better than it has been behind Moore. Their offensive lines always been pretty good.

now he needs to get to the playoffs and not turn the ball over. He has shown he can be great but also make mistakes that cost the bills. However, there’s been times in the playoffs where his defense has let him down a lot. Like that game against Kansas City game where they couldn’t hold on for 13 seconds. To me they needed to make that switch with McDermott. It had been building to that point and became a Tony Dungy Tampa Bay situation. I still don’t know if they’re the best team in the AFC. Imo this is the best offensive roster he’s had in his time in Buffalo.

He has the best TD to INT ratio in NFL history in the playoffs with 29-6. You can tack on 4 fumbles but I still wouldn't say his biggest problem is turning the ball over. Maybe at inopportune times but he's generally been good overall.

1 hour ago, jojodancer said:

As usual, Allen and the Bills will fall flat on their faces come playoff time. And they are overusing the tush push. Probably take its toll eventually.

Like it did Dickerson and Jurgens? I wouldn't be surprised.

Just now, LeanMeanGM said:

He has the best TD to INT ratio in NFL history in the playoffs with 29-6. You can tack on 4 fumbles but I still wouldn't say his biggest problem is turning the ball over. Maybe at inopportune times but he's generally been good overall.

I guess I should’ve phrased it better. He has turnovers at inopportune times that hurts his team. Although i thought that Denver game last year the defense didn’t play great but he also hurt them. He had 4 turnovers. It’s why wouldn’t McDermott went off at the end of the game about the officiating, i was like this is the end. Can’t have your qb turning it over 4 times.

Tbh I think the bigger problem the bills have had is that they had a defensive minded coach in McDermott and they seem to always come up small in big spots/moments

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

BS

At this rate we're going to end up with a team hiring the current EA Sports Madden champion as a HC. He'll be yelling at the DC, use the Hit Stick!

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

I would say this with Josh Allen, when he came in the league there’s a lot of people on this blog/message board that thought he was gonna be a bust. Was a pretty big discussion on it cause that year was Darnold, Rosen, Allen, baker and Lamar. And people loved Rosen and Buffalo took Allen before Rosen. I really liked him coming out. More than Rosen as some Arizona coaches had some not great things to say about Rosen. I didn’t know he was gonna be a MVP but I thought he could be really good. A lot of people thought he’d flame out especially after first couple years he wasn’t great. The fact he went from Wyoming and people questioning that pick to an mvp is a feather in his cap

That said this is probably his best offensive roster in his entire career. He has cook at running back. Dalton Kincaid has finally broke through. He was close last year but he was still inconsistent and he got hurt. DJ Moore is probably the second best wide receiver he’s played with outside of Stefon Diggs. I actually think they have depth at wide receiver that’s better than it has been behind Moore. Their offensive lines always been pretty good.

now he needs to get to the playoffs and not turn the ball over. He has shown he can be great but also make mistakes that cost the bills. However, there’s been times in the playoffs where his defense has let him down a lot. Like that game against Kansas City game where they couldn’t hold on for 13 seconds. To me they needed to make that switch with McDermott. It had been building to that point and became a Tony Dungy Tampa Bay situation. I still don’t know if they’re the best team in the AFC. Imo this is the best offensive roster he’s had in his time in Buffalo.

I figured he'd get hurt a bunch of times and his career would end up like Wentz. We know from experience that having the QB constantly trying to break tackles is not good for their long term healthy

4 minutes ago, eglz1 said:

Like it did Dickerson and Jurgens? I wouldn't be surprised.

And Becton. He's shot. And maybe Johnson to some extent as well. Think it also wore out Hurts in the running game. There's a toll to pay to having these high speed/impact collisions regularly.

3 hours ago, paco said:

Bill "Boob's MacGee" Belichick has a plastic (almost) child bride.

You are mocking my net worth, not my face.

I'm not mocking anything. I imagine it's more about social status than net worth. I'd think in Madison Beer's case if she has decent financial advisors she doesn't need to worry about being homeless in the near future. In Belichick's case she may have the gold digger gene.

Just now, Mike030270 said:

I figured he'd get hurt a bunch of times and his career would end up like Wentz. We know from experience that having the QB constantly trying to break tackles is not good for their long term healthy

I’m actually surprised he hasn’t had a big injury yet. For his sake i hope he never does. Cause there’s been times where you watch him do stuff and he takes some shots and the tended to expose him to those hits more.

18 minutes ago, paco said:

Whatever, doesn't matter. Let's dock.... no kissing though.

3 hours ago, paco said:

You are mocking my net worth, not my face.

Can't it be both?

47 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Eagles 37

TN 24

Barkley with 100+ rushing

@mattwill

Recorded

19 minutes ago, eglz1 said:

I'm not mocking anything. I imagine it's more about social status than net worth. I'd think in Madison Beer's case if she has decent financial advisors she doesn't need to worry about being homeless in the near future. In Belichick's case she may have the gold digger gene.

Kind of my point. If he was bagging groceries he'd be hitting up the cashier.

51 minutes ago, Cliftoma said:

New Mexico game meats

Mule deer: Besides jerky soaked in a marinade, I don't like it. Has a strong game taste due to the feed here. They eat sage, chamisa etc. Maybe corn feed whitetail tastes better but I'm not a big venison guy.

Elk: Awesome. Tender, no game taste. Cows and small bulls taste better. Curious to see how my bull turns out. Gonna pick it up tomorrow from the processor

Turkey: Our wild turkeys are really lean. I've smoked them and they are good that way. We have been making strips, batter and deep fry. Probably my favorite preparation

Oryx (Gemsbuck): Yes, we have African game animals in New Mexico. Similar taste to elk. Did side by side taste elk/oryx tenderloin last year. Taste the same but Oryx is more tender

Barbary Sheep: Another African game animal. Steaks so tough like chewing on a shoe. When I shot mine a couple of years ago, my brother recommended a processor that makes green chile and jalapeño brats. They were delicious! Everyone loved them. Had the same processor make brats out of my elk. We'll see how they turn out

Antelope: Haven't personally had it but the word on the street is that it can either be really good or really bad. All depending on method of kill and how it is dressed. They supposedly have some scent glands that can really put a bad taste in the meat

Farm lands whitetail is phenomenal. Here in central Pa that's pretty much what we shoot. Yes, we have elk but it's like a miracle to pull a tag.

45 minutes ago, paco said:

Ok, I'll nip this in the bud. I think we have different POV's of what constitutes "real time". At work I am a solution architect for the Real Time Architecture team at my company, so I have a particular POV. The traditional definition of "real time" is as it is happening in the moment where as what was described is batch.

So that would mean in relation to football is "It's 2nd and 8 at their 43 yard line, given their tendencies, what is likely to happen next" would be real time. Loading every single play into the system and then running reports on the team tendencies is considered batch.

So I see real time as in the moment, you are looking at it as game day. Whatever, doesn't matter. Let's dock.... no kissing though.

We do differ and it doesn't matter you are right. Change it to I'm not a fan of that during the game. Either during a drive or in between drives it should be the OC/DC/HC going against each other/adjusting not a computer saying this is the tendency you need to exploit. If they want to run models during the week during prep that's one thing, but I'm not a fan of that during the game. I want the coaches and players facing off not computers.

@Cliftoma

Could the taste of said game meat be different, based upon how the meat is constructed? I’ll assume…yes. And I guess it can also be different based on whom is preparing the meat?

For example, I’ve had Venison be delicious in a sausage style, but meh in a burger style. Same for Elk.

I’ve had Duck be super delicious in a fillet aspect, but terrible in a sausage.

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A lot of meat talk in here.