Impressive turnout for a preseason game

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

It's not a make or break move but he's the kind of guy that can help a team.  If the Eagles cut Dick Rod while holding on to Ertz and Jackson and someone then claims him.  It might make Howie hesitant to pull any trigger on an Ertz trade.

DG, Dick Rod, Jackson is much better than say DG, Jackson and Stoll.

No matter what, I think you have to keep Jackson on the team.  This isn't a reaction from 1 catch tonight. 

Cut September 2019, sat around until December 2019. 

Cut September 2020, Eagles signed him back.

Sat around until June 2021, Eagles brought him back. I don’t see a big demand for him out there. Plus he’s almost 30, keeping a high upside guy like Jackson whose only 23 is worth the risk of missing out on one year of Dick Rod. 

1 minute ago, Swoop said:

Hurts is so bad that when he looks okay people think it's actually some great showing.

I think it’s unfair to say he’s "so bad” at this point

I will say...one preseason play or not...Quez Watkins accelerated in a way that I've seen from very few players in the NFL.  Desean Jackson and Tyreek Hill obviously come to mind. Even the younger speed demons like Ruggs and Hollywood Brown haven't shown quite those kind of wheels since entering the NFL.

Who was that on KR? Spuds stealing the limelight

1 minute ago, eaglesflyers#1 said:

I think it’s unfair to say he’s "so bad” at this point

I think he's pretty bad, honestly.

At the end of the day though none of this truly matters. What does matter is week 1 and on.

yep... with that Im on to 6ers summer league.

3 minutes ago, eaglesflyers#1 said:

Mullens is probably going to put some work on these 3rd stringers

Nope

Just now, Dwide Schrude said:

Nope

Was just about to quote myself lol

3 minutes ago, Swoop said:

Hurts is so bad that when he looks okay people think it's actually some great showing.

Nobody has said it was a great showing. Most just said that he played better than they expected, like myself. I was expecting the offense to look real bad with hurts, it wasn’t, thus he played better than expectations. 

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Can we start flagging this running to celebrate in the far end zone after a turnover BS.  I hate when we do it.  I hate when every team does it.  And doing it in preseason is weak as hell.  

Slippery slope. You want flags for all celebrations again?

Epps is the Nate Gerry of the secondary

Just now, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Can we start flagging this running to celebrate in the far end zone after a turnover BS.  I hate when we do it.  I hate when every team does it.  And doing it in preseason is weak as hell.  

Old man complaint. Let the kids celebrate. They may never get this chance again. 

Lol stiff arm

5 minutes ago, eaglesflyers#1 said:

I think it’s unfair to say he’s "so bad” at this point

He absolutely wasn't "so bad."  His throw to Goedert was beautifully placed.  His throws to Ertz up the middle were on point.  

My argument is that we are forcing a square peg through a round hole here.  He's not a high end passer, never has been, and never will be.  He's just never going to be as precise, prolific, or accurate as most NFL qb's.  It's always going to be more runs, fewer reads, fewer weapons hit in stride in space.  That's not his game.

He lowered his head to run on 3rd and 5 before the pocket collapsed, generating a 3 yard gain.  That's not good.  The Watkins miss obviously isn't what we want to see, but it's one miss, so fine.

He's going to make some good throws with his first read when he stays on script, and he's just going to be an erratic run first qb when the circumstances require that he deviate from it.  The small exposure tonight continues to support that, as do 4 games last year, as does his college career.

Pretty much every defender on the field these last two series has to go

1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Can we start flagging this running to celebrate in the far end zone after a turnover BS.  I hate when we do it.  I hate when every team does it.  And doing it in preseason is weak as hell.  

It's one of the most annoying new trends in football yet they want to be tougher on taunting which includes spinning the football in the direction of your opponent.  Sorry, 11 guys running the entire length of the field to pose is a lot worst and worthy of a penalty. 

1 minute ago, eagle45 said:

He absolutely wasn't "so bad."  His throw to Goedert was beautifully placed.  His throws to Ertz up the middle were on point.  

My argument is that we are forcing a square peg through a round hole here.  He's not a passer, never has been, and never will be.  He's just never going to be as precise, prolific, or accurate as most NFL qb's.  It's always going to be more runs, fewer reads, fewer weapons hit in stride in space.  That's not his game.

He lowered his head to run on 3rd and 5 before the pocket collapsed, generating a 3 yard gain.  That's not good.  The Watkins miss obviously isn't what we want to see, but it's one miss, so fine.

He's going to make some good throws with his first read when he stays on script, and he's just going to be an erratic run first qb when the circumstances require that he deviate from it.  The small exposure tonight continues to support that, as do 4 games last year, as does his college career.

I think he's bad. Not because of tonight.

The offense should be able to close line the defense when they get a turnover and the the team is down 24 in the second half, and they do that stupid celebration.

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

It's one of the most annoying new trends in football yet they want to be tougher on taunting which includes spinning the football in the direction of your opponent.  Sorry, 11 guys running the entire length of the field to pose is a lot worst and worthy of a penalty. 

One of these things makes someone sit through a 5 second revenue generating advertisement to see the highlight and celebration, one does not.  That's the primary difference.  

10 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

At RB...this isn't intended as a knock against any of our guys, but no one at this position has any value.  With the exception of Sanders, we got every single one of these guys for either nothing, or close to it.  No need to stash anyone.  Keep who we plan on using for the year, and release everyone else into the wild so we can repeat the cycle of small investments in the position next year.  I'm not sure we need to go with 5.

 

I agree with you here but it's more of they don't have value to other teams.  They do offer value to the Eagles because none of them are complete backs so we need multiple guys to fill different roles.  

 

It’s not even the 4th yet. These are what, 2nd stringers with some 3rd mixed in? Yikes.

2 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

I agree with you here but it's more of they don't have value to other teams.  They do offer value to the Eagles because none of them are complete backs so we need multiple guys to fill different roles.  

 

This is true...and I'm OK with that.  Over the years, our best offenses have always featured deep and diverse skill sets at RB, often without a true franchise back.

4 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

I want flags for organized celebrations.  When multiple players run 50 yards to celebrate an interception.  Yes.  Flag that ish.  It’s ridiculous 

Nah. That’s lame. Celebrate away I say. It’s fun and entertaining. 

The Eagles might not be in midseason form yet, but the board certainly is. 😎

2 minutes ago, eaglesflyers#1 said:

It’s not even the 4th yet. These are what, 2nd stringers with some 3rd mixed in? Yikes.

Backups on defense aren't good. We shouldn't be surprised