4 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Fair enough

I think it’s a judgment call tbh. If you are comfortable having completely 0 margin for error then go the route they did. But as a philly sports fan i always just assume the worst could happen lol 

In other Cowboys news… Zeke looks like an average at best RB. He doesn’t have the juice he had 3 years ago. Not close. I’m about as worried about him as I am their tight end 

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

I think there’s multiple reasons i would kick it on third down. 1. you get an extra potential chance at kicking it if things do go wrong. Even if it is .01% chance. 2. You also have the potential that theres a bad snap to Brady and he’s not able to recover or not able to throw it away and the clock runs out. 3. Like you said you also have the potential for a penalty where it backs you up more or kills the clock (granted could also get a holding penalty on a kick). 

you’re right there’s a couple reasons why I would’ve chosen to kick it on third down. It makes more sense to me then killing three more seconds so the clock is at 2 seconds compared to 5. 5 seconds or 2 seconds the cowboys had to do laterals to win regardless 

Curious why TB didn't run max protect and a two-man route downfield.  Could have taken 1-2 more seconds per play and gotten down to 5 left when they kicked.

3 minutes ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

In fairness, 1 turnover was a Hail Mary at half time so it was irrelevant. 
 

Dak played very well. If his O-Line stays healthy he’ll put up good to great numbers. When Cooper is on, him and Lamb are an elite tandem. 

Lamb before the Dak injury was on pace for close to 1400 yards. The kid is a beast. Their trio is really good. Gallup got hurt but he’s no slouch either. 

1 minute ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Curious why TB didn't run max protect and a two-man route downfield.  Could have taken 1-2 more seconds per play and gotten down to 5 left when they kicked.

Had the same thought, but I suppose the risk of a holding penalty nullifies any potential benefit.

5 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Curious why TB didn't run max protect and a two-man route downfield.  Could have taken 1-2 more seconds per play and gotten down to 5 left when they kicked.

See if I the bucs did that i could understand. Cause you kick a fg with 5 seconds the clock expires when you hit it and no chance for Dallas. But still chance for a holding call if they held it longer. Probably didn’t want to risk that. Less likely snap and Brady just chucks it out of bounds. 

Was incredible watching this game tonight and how both teams moved the ball up and down the field all game with ease with receivers getting separation, and just thinking back to how the Eagles offense has looked the past two seasons. This is the golden age of the passing offense, and this offense has had to move mountains just to get a first down for the past two seasons. 
 

Here’s to Sirianni hopefully getting this team back to looking like a modern day offense again on Sunday and beyond. 

If Dallas is going to let Dak throw it 50+ times a game, he will be injured by week 5.  He won't hold up.  And, their backup QBs aren't good.

Just now, CaliEagle said:

If Dallas is going to let Dak throw it 50+ times a game, he will be injured by week 5.  He won't hold up.  And, their backup QBs aren't good.

I tend to think that’s not going to be their gameplan every week. The bucs were the no. 1 rush defense last year. Gave up just 80.6 yards per game. Plus their secondary was had injuries and are thin at corner. 

as much as i hate the Cowboys. They were without Martin and yet the bucs had 1 sack and 7 QB hits on 63 drop backs. About one every 9 pass attempts. 

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

I tend to think that’s not going to be their gameplan every week. The bucs were the no. 1 rush defense last year. Gave up just 80.6 yards per game. Plus their secondary was had injuries and are thin at corner. 

as much as i hate the Cowboys. They were without Martin and yet the bucs had 1 sack and 7 QB hits on 63 drop backs. About one every 9 pass attempts. 

I don't think Zeke is as good as he used to be.  Maybe their OL will do better with Martin in there. I just don't think their running game is as good as it used to be. They will be a one dimensional offense.

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

You just have to have someone in the area to throw to that’s close to the pass. If you botch it and just throw it in the vicinity of a receiver. Better that you have it on third down then if you have it on fourth down and botch it then you really have no shot. At least on third down if you’re kicking it you at least have that remote possibility even if it’s minuscule. You don’t have that whatsoever on fourth down

Exactly. I'm pretty sure the holder knows in advance where his eligible receivers are, and would chuck it somewhere in his vicinity as soon as he could do so. But he would have to make sure that the receiver doesn't catch it.

1 minute ago, CaliEagle said:

I don't think Zeke is as good as he used to be.  Maybe their OL will do better with Martin in there. I just don't think their running game is as good as it used to be. They will be a one dimensional offense.

Oh ive felt since last year that pollard has looked like the better back when he got carries. Dallas’ issue is their egos won’t let them accept he is likely declining and pollard has looked better even last year before Dak got hurt. I get zeke had more about 150 more carries but pollard was at 5.3 yards per carry and zeke was at 4.0. 

Are you guys having trouble remembering the first 4 DAL games from last season?  This is who they are.

 

 

53 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

It's probably more like 0.01%. Botched snaps are rare in their own right, but fielding them and being able to get a pass off, in this case to an eligible receiver's feet without things going awry is an extreme rare occurrence of an already fairly rare scenario. If they had a time out it's much different, you just need to eat the ball and call a time out. 

Fn Tom Hutton.

2 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Exactly. I'm pretty sure the holder knows in advance where his eligible receivers are, and would chuck it somewhere in his vicinity as soon as he could do so. But he would have to make sure that the receiver doesn't catch it.

I really think it is how you view things. I just always think about what’s the worst possible scenario I could be put in. That would be it. So I rather have that .1% chance then have 0 in case the worst possible scenario did occur.

It’s nice that the eagles have beaten brady and in the biggest game none the less. 
 

 

 

Dallas's defense is (not surprisingly) still bad.

The team is basically Dak, stud receivers, a couple linemen, maybe Micah Parsons, maybe Zeke a couple times a year.

Dak is legit though. I had my doubts for a while, but I think he's now a tier 2 QB.

 

The Cowgirls lost?  Happy Thursday, everyone!, because F DallASS.

And Brady still can't beat an NCFE team in a SB when he can't cheat to do so.  We beat him fair and square, so F him and his deflated balls!  But, thanks for beating the Cowquims and Skeletor/Palpatine to open the season. 

On another note, 108 passes to 32 rushes combined in this game.  I'm not fan of the old Big Ten 3 Yards And A Cloud Of Dust, but this is a little over the top.  The Arena Football League outside is what we're watching now, with more rules vs the D.  Thanks to Roger taking to his knees to cater to the Fantasy crowd and ESPN highlights. 

58 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Are you guys having trouble remembering the first 4 DAL games from last season?  This is who they are.

 

 

I give them credit though.  TB isn't some middle of the pack team.  Many are saying they're gonna repeat.  Even some believe they can go 17-0.  

 

9 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

I could understand if they said try using him in ways the panthers have with mccaffrey where he’s a receiver in the slot at times and running back like McCaffrey. i think mccaffrey’s talent level is just better. There’s a reason he went in the top 15 

Oh yeah I can see that. I sort of like the comparisons with Kamara. That sort of mid round pick who can of course run the ball but also can really line up as a receiver and not just on screens etc. 

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

It’s nice that the eagles have beaten brady and in the biggest game none the less. 
 

 

Eagles have another win over Brady too, back in the Chip years.

2 minutes ago, Fresh_Prince said:

Eagles have another win over Brady too, back in the Chip years.

Brady must be thrilled the two eagles Qbs who’ve beaten him are nick foles and Sam Bradford. 

Don't think Dallas played nearly as well as people are making it out. They weren't bad, but you were given the ball four times and still scored under 30.

5 hours ago, 315Eagles said:

TB got very lucky.  It's not often you have 4 turnovers and still win.

This just in...

 

 

 

 

Dallas sucks.