1 hour ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

That guy has a ton of mental health issues and appears to have finally completely snapped. I don't doubt teams do what he is saying but I'll wait until he posts his supposed proof, how many times do we see this stuff get posted (not even just in sports) and nothing happens? Everyone always has this "bombshell" and it turns out to be a water balloon

Chiefs 34

Eagles 13

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36 minutes ago, B3 said:

Chiefs 34

Eagles 13

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This ^^^ is the exact score I was about to post, so ditto for me...

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6 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Watching more of the Manning cast from last week. 1st and 10 with 2:51 left in the 2nd at the Eagles 46. This is the play Dickerson was beat bad for a sack. Why were we running a play action pass while using 13 personnel and JJAW as the only WR?

Even funnier the Mannings said we were taking a shot downfield? Lol 

Amazing actually.  13 personnel with JJAW…I’d expect to be criticizing Siriani for telegraphing a running play with that grouping.  
 

Putting the worst passing personnel on your roster on the field and dropping back to pass.  They are probably lucky the play ended in a sack.

Since the football will likely suck today, what is everyone’s football man cave status?   I finished mine a little over a year ago and now never watch games in it…not in Philly area so I just stream the games.  This team isn’t worth it to pay for direct TV to see them on a real screen.

More youth football for me today. 

But you can go on and post about the game without me. 

I already know what's about to happen. 

24 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Since the football will likely suck today, what is everyone’s football man cave status?   I finished mine a little over a year ago and now never watch games in it…not in Philly area so I just stream the games.  This team isn’t worth it to pay for direct TV to see them on a real screen.

I am taking the game outside today.  "Watched" college football yesterday while I did somethings in the back yard that were overdue to be done.  Likely going to do the same today.   Best part of a pellet smoker though, I was able to make ribs while doing all that other stuff and basically just let it do its thing on its own.  Just kept an eye on the clock for spritzing and wrapping the ribs.  Made the work smell so much better too.   

Today, the TV will be outside yet again under the pergola, streamed from local CBS station, and I will be cooking wings on the smoker while I watch.  At least then I know I'll have something to look forward to.  Not sure if I'll be able to do many more like this outside this season.  But, this will be a first for me, and hopefully not a last.  

Today's game feels like how you would feel before going to visit a sick friend at the hospital.

4 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

More youth football for me today. 

But you can go on and post about the game without me. 

I already know what's about to happen. 

There is a lot to be gained from watching today's game. I think everyone's expectations changed after we beat Atlanta because we thought our Eagles were going to be a dumpster fire and since Atlanta was favored we thought they were better. Turns out we are a dumpster fire - Atlanta is just more so.

My expectations have returned to there original preseason level and now I am again watching just to see who (if anyone) is making progress. The Chiefs are still the cream of the league - 1 and 2 because they committed unforced errors - so they will be hungry. The Eagles were embarrassed last week (or at least they should be) = it should be a good measuring stick game. 

It's not that we are going to lose that matters - it's how we lose. Do we make the Chiefs work for the win or do we just get run over like last week. 

I can't say I had high hopes for Sirianni because I really knew little about him. But I am open minded - because I really know little about him. The first week I thought he did a good job with play selection - but the last 2 have been horrible. Too much trying to be smarter and not enough trying to be better. 

1 minute ago, Nivraga said:

There is a lot to be gained from watching today's game. I think everyone's expectations changed after we beat Atlanta because we thought our Eagles were going to be a dumpster fire and since Atlanta was favored we thought they were better. Turns out we are a dumpster fire - Atlanta is just more so.

My expectations have returned to there original preseason level and now I am again watching just to see who (if anyone) is making progress. The Chiefs are still the cream of the league - 1 and 2 because they committed unforced errors - so they will be hungry. The Eagles were embarrassed last week (or at least they should be) = it should be a good measuring stick game. 

It's not that we are going to lose that matters - it's how we lose. Do we make the Chiefs work for the win or do we just get run over like last week. 

I can't say I had high hopes for Sirianni because I really knew little about him. But I am open minded - because I really know little about him. The first week I thought he did a good job with play selection - but the last 2 have been horrible. Too much trying to be smarter and not enough trying to be better. 

As a person who had this team as a 5 win team, and who had the Atlanta game as a loss, I wouldn't say it changed my expectations, even though they had already exceeded them.  I was hoping for this team to remain competitive.  Against Atlanta, they were just up against a team that might be the worst in the league.   Then they met the 49ers and were competitive, frustratingly so, but couldn't do what needed to be done to win.  Then Graham and Brooks went out in that game.  And the team really just decided not to show up on MNF in Dallas.  I didn't expect them to win that game, but I did expect them to compete.  They really never did in that game. 

 

Moving forward, I am still hoping to see them compete in games.  But, I am concerned that they don't have the talent to compete on talent alone, and increasingly I am starting to worry about the coaching staff's qualifications.  They will be getting an education in their new roles this year.  I hope that they grow into them as the season progresses and we see a more competitive team than we did on MNF.  I still don't expect a lot of W's, but I do expect them responsible to show up and compete.  

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Eagles 21

Chiefs 42

41 minutes ago, eagle45 said:

Since the football will likely suck today, what is everyone’s football man cave status?   I finished mine a little over a year ago and now never watch games in it…not in Philly area so I just stream the games.  This team isn’t worth it to pay for direct TV to see them on a real screen.

I have a large room lots of glass over looking the bay , 2 large flat screens , I pay to get all the games . Wet bar area for my company , I don’t drink , although at times I wish I did .

5 hours ago, devpool said:

That guy has a ton of mental health issues and appears to have finally completely snapped. I don't doubt teams do what he is saying but I'll wait until he posts his supposed proof, how many times do we see this stuff get posted (not even just in sports) and nothing happens? Everyone always has this "bombshell" and it turns out to be a water balloon

He's 100% right about what's going in. He's not lying.

In the NFL and NHL, both heavily physical contact sports, players get tons of drugs. Just look at the NFL/Toradol scandal.

1 hour ago, Veejer said:

This ^^^ is the exact score I was about to post, so ditto for me...

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Staying with my prediction… but I have a weird feeling that it may be closer than that.  Maybe it’ll be one of those games where it’s surprisingly (and frustratingly) within reach, but they just can’t execute at the end. 

What a scramble 

 

 

1 hour ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

For your first mission.  Use this as describing the unique relationship between Howie/Lurie. Hopefully more than just faces.  @Swoop @e-a-g-l-e-s eagles!
 

How long do we have? I have an idea, but it's going to take some time haha.

 

I'll have the game tuned in on FM and will be checking the tv occasionally, unless they really get going today, but the chances of it snowing in SEPA today are probably better. 

19 minutes ago, DireWolf said:

You're overcomplicating everything. Howie either wins this year or he's gone. 

Simple. 

He shoulda been gone, but with Jeff running this clown show who knows... 

I don’t think it’ll make a difference between a win or a loss today, but I hope to see more ball control and aggression on fourth downs. When you have a bad offense and face a great one, it makes sense to try to limit possessions in the game while aggressively trying to score each drive.

I know the "scoring TDs” thing is obvious, but I mean going on all fourth downs in 50-50 spots on the chart. No settling for FGs on fourth and 3, and certainly no punting on fourth and "not long” in Chiefs territory. 

The Chiefs are awful against the run. We have a MASH unit at OL. Pound them and play action them. A lot. Only go hurry up when you’ve caught them in a really favorable personnel grouping. 

Maybe we finish drives in the RZ, and we catch one or two of those YOLO passes from Mahomes. Then it’s a game late. 

51 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Rooting for Jacksonville in that game will feel like a waste of time. 

6 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

I don’t think it’ll make a difference between a win or a loss today, but I hope to see more ball control and aggression on fourth downs. When you have a bad offense and face a great one, it makes sense to try to limit possessions in the game while aggressively trying to score each drive.

I know the "scoring TDs” thing is obvious, but I mean going on all fourth downs in 50-50 spots on the chart. No settling for FGs on fourth and 3, and certainly no punting on fourth and "not long” in Chiefs territory. 

The Chiefs are awful against the run. We have a MASH unit at OL. Pound them and play action them. A lot. Only go hurry up when you’ve caught them in a really favorable personnel grouping. 

Maybe we finish drives in the RZ, and we catch one or two of those YOLO passes from Mahomes. Then it’s a game late. 

Actually we HAD a MASH unit on the one-line. Dillard and Driscoll aren't really MASH guys IMO. Dickerson I just don't think is 100% ready mentally either, quite possibly physically either. 
 

Our D sucks. Going against this bunch is going to be really rough. Maybe KC is just going to have a down year though no matter, who knows, I guess we will see. 

17 minutes ago, RLC said:

Rooting for Jacksonville in that game will feel like a waste of time. 

Probably for the best so they don’t acquire Watson and rack up some wins.  That team isn’t quite as good as we feared and it should be a pretty decent pick.

2 hours ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I am taking the game outside today.  "Watched" college football yesterday while I did somethings in the back yard that were overdue to be done.  Likely going to do the same today.   Best part of a pellet smoker though, I was able to make ribs while doing all that other stuff and basically just let it do its thing on its own.  Just kept an eye on the clock for spritzing and wrapping the ribs.  Made the work smell so much better too.   

Today, the TV will be outside yet again under the pergola, streamed from local CBS station, and I will be cooking wings on the smoker while I watch.  At least then I know I'll have something to look forward to.  Not sure if I'll be able to do many more like this outside this season.  But, this will be a first for me, and hopefully not a last.  

Today's game feels like how you would feel before going to visit a sick friend at the hospital.

Agree on the pellet smoker.  I bought the Traeger Timberline a couple years ago.  Not quite as much smoke flavor as a true offset smoker, but it’s certainly good enough in most cases and super convenient.

Agree on the game today too…not many reasons for optimism.  
 

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Chiefs 31

Eagles 16

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Chiefs 34

Eagles 23