Just now, BigEFly said:

Lane is from Texas.  Think he has a ranch there.

My bad. i thought he had a home in Oklahoma too. Cause i saw during the offseason he was working out in some barn out there with friends and family. 

7 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

The ten percent of us that are left handed have little problem doing things with our right hand because so many things are designed for right handlers.  Muscle memory is what has to be overcome.  Good points but the handedness isn’t a fully accurate demonstration. 

Nah, it is.  Because as a lefthanded person you HAD to learn how to do things with your other hand, so you learned it.

Friend of mine plays baseball right handed, even though he's lefthanded at everything else... because his mom bought the wrong glove when he was a kid.  He eventually ADAPTED to it, but it took time and a lot of time.   I never said Dillard couldnt adapt to RT or that he couldnt learn it, I said he was going to struggle in his first attempt.  That wasnt ecen close to Driscoll's first attempt. It was Dillard's first... ever.

6 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Which would you rather have?

LT Mailata   RT Driscoll

 

LT Dillard    RT  Mailata

Top one.
Mailata won the job in camp, the hopes is he’s the LT for a decade. Dillard back to bench if Lane can’t play.

19 minutes ago, greend said:

How would we know with ole look at 1 guy and run Hurts?  I could play left tackle for him. (Just one play and then an ambulance would have to scrape me off the turf)

Actually think that Hurts has improved a bit this year on his progressions on his reads.  

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

How do you think mailata played the first couple weeks before the injury? That to me is good LT. I don’t think he’s played near mailata’s level.

also we don’t know if dillard holds up for 17 games. He might just be a quality spot starter backup. 

I mean I think Mailata was playing at a near All Pro level before he got hurt. He and Dillard are different styles, and Dillard will never be the guy bowling guys over downfield like Mailata. 

I'm actually interested to see how Dillard/Mailata look this week if that's how it shakes out. What if Mailata ends up being just as good or better at RT? 

I've seen more good than bad from Dillard in his limited time at LT, in live game action. I'm willing to see what he's got over a longer stretch, and I'd rather accumulate quality offensive linemen than look to trade them at the first sign of talent. 

26 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Apples and oranges.   Care to take a guess as to what position Driscoll played in college for Auburn?  

Yes, that's right... he played RT in the SEC.  In other words, it wasn't in any way a foreign concept for him to play RT, even on short notice.    He also played there last year as a rookie.   Dillard, by comparison, had never played the right side before.  It's not as easy as folks would think to just pick up playing the other side.  If you think it is... try eating some spaghetti tonight, but instead of twirling with your dominant hand... do it with your off hand.  Or just try cutting a steak with your off hand, rather than your dominant hand.    

As for the penalties... get out of here with that.   He was run blocking as per the design of the play and the QB was slow to deliver the ball.  So, they called him for illegal man downfield, because there is no penalty for 'slow to diagnose a play'.   If there were, the penalty would have been on Hurts.

On your last paragraph, I’m guessing Brady and or Belichick has had enough of the RPO, they both saw it in the SB against the Eagles, and then last SB Brady did against Andy and the Chiefs.   It would be an odd coincidence if there was another reason since the Eagles and Chiefs have used it the most the past few years.  In college the rule is 3 yards, in the NFL it’s only 1 past the LOS, basically it’s almost impossible to use the RPO in the NFL if the refs call it by the rules. 

 

1 minute ago, The Blackfish said:

On your last paragraph, I’m guessing Brady and or Belichick has had enough of the RPO, they both saw it in the SB against the Eagles, and then last SB Brady did against Andy and the Chiefs.   It would be an odd coincidence if there was another reason since the Eagles and Chiefs have used it the most the past few years.  In college the rule is 3 yards, in the NFL it’s only 1 past the LOS, basically it’s almost impossible to use the RPO in the NFL if the refs call it by the rules. 

 

It's not impossible. It requires the QB to have some intelligence. If he pulls it for a throw, but doesn't throw it immediately, he HAS to run the ball himself. That's it. Not run around scrambling while somebody gets open. 

Just now, BigEFly said:

Actually think that Hurts has improved a bit this year on his progressions on his reads.  

I actually thought he regressed weeks 2 to 3 but was significantly better in week 4.

However I’d have to look at defensive rankings the offense played against. The last time i looked the chiefs were 31st in yards allowed (i can’t believe that unit is that bad this year… i wouldn’t be shocked if slags gets fired if it continues) and atlanta wasn’t much better. Dallas after he eagles game was lower than i thought but they also played tampa, Chargers then a bunch of garbage time with the eagles (kind had the same thing with Carolina when it was 36-14 to start the 4th)

11 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Point is... first time will not be nearly as good as your dominant hand.  Lol

wanna bet? 

9 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

Thats hard to tell with our bend and break style of defense. But you are most likely correct

Last week we added a description. bend, break, and embarrass 

1 hour ago, justrelax said:

Your imagination is misleading you. He is no longer a turnstile. His run blocking was fine. Our problems stemmed from lack of cohesion in the interior. 

 

We have run the ball what, 10 times, 13 total times over the past two games? Not sure how you can come up with much of any opinion on his rub blocking based on such a small sample size. 

10 minutes ago, justrelax said:

Given the comment someone made about Dillard's run blocking, I went over every running play against KC other than Hurts' runs. On every one Dillard blocked well. Granted, it was only 11 plays but that's the sample size and it is what it is. Nor did he get bullrushed on passing plays. And to repeat, the holding call was bogus.

In the course of watching those runs I was struck by how badly Sanders played. He missed several really big holes. Heck, on the first play from scrimmage he had an huge cutback lane on the OZ to the left and he never saw it. Dilllard and Dickerson pushed their men all the way to the sideline and if Sanders just cuts back instead of drifting all the way to the sideline he picks up anywhere from 6-8 yards. Instead he ran into the pile.

Sanders has a had a few odd decisions this year. I think it was San Fran where there was a huge hole if he had cut back, but instead bounced it outside. I wonder if the lack of attempts is affecting his confidence/flow. 

3 minutes ago, greend said:

Last week we added a description. bend, break, and embarrass 

Yep, that sounds like the Lowiani defense to me.

40 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

🥱.  Your ignorance is showing.

 

So is yours if you believe Dillard is good.  

19 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

RFA. This is his third year on the 53. 

I wasn’t sure he had an accrued season that first year but I think you may be right. Probably was on the 53 for at least six games that year which would make three accrued seasons. 

Cosell thought Dillard was really good in pass pro vs KC. 

3 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

It's not impossible. It requires the QB to have some intelligence. If he pulls it for a throw, but doesn't throw it immediately, he HAS to run the ball himself. That's it. Not run around scrambling while somebody gets open. 

Correct - if this issue doesn't go away ASAP than it is a coaching error double down (or triple, can't remember if it cropped up in the DAL game).

 

Just now, Waiting4Someday said:

Correct - if this issue doesn't go away ASAP than it is a coaching error double down (or triple, can't remember if it cropped up in the DAL game).

 

Yes it did come up against Dallas too if I remember correctly. 

13 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

I mean I think Mailata was playing at a near All Pro level before he got hurt. He and Dillard are different styles, and Dillard will never be the guy bowling guys over downfield like Mailata. 

I'm actually interested to see how Dillard/Mailata look this week if that's how it shakes out. What if Mailata ends up being just as good or better at RT? 

I've seen more good than bad from Dillard in his limited time at LT, in live game action. I'm willing to see what he's got over a longer stretch, and I'd rather accumulate quality offensive linemen than look to trade them at the first sign of talent. 

Don’t get me wrong i am for it this weekend with lane out. But not long term just jumping to make that move to prove dillard is worthy of that pick. If mailata happens to be that’s great at RT that’s a win for the eagles.

However if dillard isn’t as good of a LT as mailata why are you replacing pro bowl caliber mailata at LT? he’s a pro bowl caliber LT why even screw with that? And if mailata isn’t as good at RT now you downgraded LT and aren’t best utilizing mailata.  

I would actually train dillard the next couple years with mailata and lane in the fold (contractually) to play RT. That should be happening anyway as he’s our top backup tackle. Unless someone offers the eagles something valuable for dillard. 

1 minute ago, TorontoEagle said:

Yes it did come up against Dallas too if I remember correctly. 

Wow - that should have been sorted out.

5 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Sanders has a had a few odd decisions this year. I think it was San Fran where there was a huge hole if he had cut back, but instead bounced it outside. I wonder if the lack of attempts is affecting his confidence/flow. 

It’s why i think a lot of us don’t believe he’s gonna get that second extension. Honestly question if you gave gainwell the role sanders has had since we’ve had sanders, would they offense see a drop off? I’m guessing likely not. Frankly i think gainwell got screwed by the pandemic and should’ve gone much higher than he went. 

23 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

The ten percent of us that are left handed have little problem doing things with our right hand because so many things are designed for right handlers.  Muscle memory is what has to be overcome.  Good points but the handedness isn’t a fully accurate demonstration. 

If I could go left, I never would of gotten married, as for southpaws, you guys are good for two things, boxing and pitching. Not much else. 

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

It’s why i think a lot of us don’t believe he’s gonna get that second extension. Honestly question if you gave gainwell the role sanders has had since we’ve had sanders, would they offense see a drop off? I’m guessing likely not. Frankly i think gainwell got screwed by the pandemic and should’ve gone much higher than he went. 

I think in this day and age, it's foolish to pay any RB a second contract. 

8 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

So is yours if you believe Dillard is good.  

You just want him to be bad to excuse Jalen Hurts missing passes against a bad KC defense.

6 minutes ago, RememberTheKoy said:

 

So is yours if you believe Dillard is good.  

Yet Mailata is taking reps at RT, rather than just stepping directly in at LT.   Draw your own conclusions.