I'm sure part of it is execution, but I'm beginning to wonder if Sirianni has put a conservative mandate as to not turn the ball over. He believes not turning the ball over and great defense wins games. I think last season should have been a reality check for him, that this is wrong. But how conservative this team is on early downs and has been for years between multiple OCs, I wonder if this is just going to be a thing as long as Sirianni is in charge.

1 hour ago, RememberTheKoy said:

yup...even last week with only 10 first downs for the entire game....6 of those came on 3rd down. That is a pretty remarkable statistic. Mannion has got to figure out how to get more consistency on 1st and 2nd down. Maybe less condensed sets....

7 minutes ago, aptosbird said:

yup...even last week with only 10 first downs for the entire game....6 of those came on 3rd down. That is a pretty remarkable statistic. Mannion has got to figure out how to get more consistency on 1st and 2nd down. Maybe less condensed sets....

We just need blockers! It’s so annoying! Everything we were worried about besides the Oline on offense looks better and now we can’t block?!?!

Sorry not yelling at you 🤣 just into the void

2 hours ago, hputenis said:

Crow eater here (for now). Other than the 1st interception yesterday from Hurts, the dude has been incredible these first 2 weeks. Someone in here reminded me (maybe @NOTW even if he licks windows on the weekends) that QB play across the league is just not where it was 20 years ago. The Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, gunslinging geniuses that just pick defenses apart from the pocket are the rare breed now. Hurts single-handedly won the game for the Eagles in week 1. Then he comes back in 157-degree field temperatures and has a game winning drive with precision, smart decisions, and confidence. So I'm giving him all the credit, especially with his lack of protection up front.

Also, he is noticeably faster. 1st drive week 1 - he scampers to the outside to get the 1st down. I haven't seen him get around the edge like that in years. You're all ****ots!

Even more impressive to me is he did that in those conditions. Heat takes such a toll on the body and mind. To do that at the end of a game after playing on a 145 degree field for four quarters is remarkable to me. It's his job but seeing them, reacting, and putting it on the money wasn't easy.

2 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Even more impressive to me is he did that in those conditions. Heat takes such a toll on the body and mind. To do that at the end of a game after playing on a 145 degree field for four quarters is remarkable to me. It's his job but seeing them, reacting, and putting it on the money wasn't easy.

It’s amazing there are still haters. He has flaws but people magnify his flaws and ignore the flaws of every other QB they compare him to. And ultimately he’s much better at overcoming his flaws to produce wins than almost every other QB.

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

Not great.

28 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I'm sure part of it is execution, but I'm beginning to wonder if Sirianni has put a conservative mandate as to not turn the ball over. He believes not turning the ball over and great defense wins games. I think last season should have been a reality check for him, that this is wrong. But how conservative this team is on early downs and has been for years between multiple OCs, I wonder if this is just going to be a thing as long as Sirianni is in charge.

I think there was a recent PC from Nick that basically said yes this is the philosophy of the team

2 hours ago, DaBirds said:

tI know who Fran is. Just saying…

One says "Run behind push from Cam”

Zero push

Also completely ignores the complete whiffs

Steen was pretty bad too. Oline just isn’t good right now

You are right, the Oline isn’t good right now. The context of that reality is that the Birds are only 2/17ths of the way through the season (less than 12% of the way), so there is 88% of the season left to fix that … plus the team’s record is 2-0. They are one of only 8 teams out of 32 with 2 wins. Compare that to where they stood in 2024 after 2 games … on their way to the Super Bowl.

1 minute ago, RememberTheKoy said:

Not great.

Dude is made of glass. And it continues to be exactly why he isn't getting paid. Add on top of that he plays reckless at times - he's just not helping his cause. With that being said, I'd keep signing him to small deals every single year because when he's healthy, he's awesome.

I mean, I get that you like Kendall better at center, but this isn't great. I guess the optimistic take is he should get better.

If you really wanted Kendall at center, put Cam back at RG and move Steen to LG (played the NFC Championship game at LG)? Could it be worse just because it's one more change?

32 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I'm sure part of it is execution, but I'm beginning to wonder if Sirianni has put a conservative mandate as to not turn the ball over. He believes not turning the ball over and great defense wins games. I think last season should have been a reality check for him, that this is wrong. But how conservative this team is on early downs and has been for years between multiple OCs, I wonder if this is just going to be a thing as long as Sirianni is in charge.

Sack, what was the team’s record last year? 11-6. Close to twice as many wins as losses. What kind of reality check is that?

Just listened to Nick’s PC. It’s clear Howie is making a move at TE. Goedert sounded a bit ominous and he specifically said he knows Howie will do what it takes to improve roster

Meanwhile, everyone claims this guy is a great coach. Shocked Mack said this

5 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

I mean, I get that you like Kendall better at center, but this isn't great. I guess the optimistic take is he should get better.

If you really wanted Kendall at center, put Cam back at RG and move Steen to LG (played the NFC Championship game at LG)? Could it be worse just because it's one more change?

It was a very weird decision to me. But like you said it was to rushed that maybe that leaves more room for Jurgens to improve

11 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

I mean, I get that you like Kendall better at center, but this isn't great. I guess the optimistic take is he should get better.

If you really wanted Kendall at center, put Cam back at RG and move Steen to LG (played the NFC Championship game at LG)? Could it be worse just because it's one more change?

sign Becton for RG and move Steen to LG. Keep Kendall where he is. The rest are backups. I don't think Jurgens back is right. He appears to be the same lateral movement liability as Dickerson.

1 hour ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

I thought that was such a joke when Daniels went down yesterday for WAS and not one lineman even stopped to check on him. They just walked back to the locker room for halftime. Mariota was the only one who came onto the field and looked concerned.

Could say more about Daniels then it does about his oline

it is a really good photo

23 hours ago, we_gotta_believe said:

The Bears led by Taylor Bagent aren't going to be an issue

Two words: Joe Webb. 😬.

Just now, Next_Up said:

sign Becton for RG and move Steen to LG. Keep Kendall where he is. The rest are backups. I don't think Jurgens back is right. He appears to be the same lateral movement liability as Dickerson.

Not sure Becton makes sense for this system. Plus, the fact no one even brought him to camp is very concerning.

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

it is a really good photo

I thought he was holding up a sock and my brain glitched on why

14 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Just listened to Nick’s PC. It’s clear Howie is making a move at TE. Goedert sounded a bit ominous and he specifically said he knows Howie will do what it takes to improve roster

2 minutes ago, Next_Up said:

sign Becton for RG and move Steen to LG. Keep Kendall where he is. The rest are backups. I don't think Jurgens back is right. He appears to be the same lateral movement liability as Dickerson.

Zach Ertz and Mekhi Becton

3 minutes ago, Eriv20 said:

Could say more about Daniels then it does about his oline

I think most players were quickly heading to locker room and didn’t really realize what was happening. I don’t think it’s deeper than that

5 minutes ago, vikas83 said:

Not sure Becton makes sense for this system. Plus, the fact no one even brought him to camp is very concerning.

get Becton on a GLP-1 and get him in here - he couldn't be worse than Dickerson or Jurgens at this point, and if he can't meet that low bar after a few weeks we can just cut him

desperate times call for desperate measures

I do want to say one more time - I can't describe how brutal the heat and sun were. Playing a game on artificial turf hot enough to melt cleats is completely insane.