May 8, 20205 yr 8 hours ago, Agent23 said: Close friend from college loves in Wisconsin and family has had Packers season tickets since the 90s. I want to say it was 3 consecutive years the eagles played a game at Green Bay, as I went to every one of them (last one meeting @Dawkins 20 at a pre-game party). two years in a row is LIGHT WORK n00b! Man, that trip took years off of my life. Good times, but that game was absolutely horrific. Pretty sure the Packers put up a 50 burger on us and Mark Sanchez started at QB. I had really sweet seats though!
May 8, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: You’ll be lucky to attend any games. My guess it’s not gonna happen. We'll see how things go. If the NFL does play games with no fans or a limited number of fans, they probably will need to work with DirecTV in some manner to modify the current NFL Sunday Ticket package for 2020. Potential physical distancing measures would not only impact in-game attendance but also sports bars where many fans watch out-of-market games.
May 8, 20205 yr 3 hours ago, Wallyhorse said: This is a big reason why I think college football will be delayed until January or February. That would be crazy. It really is like a Thanos snap for a year. Wonder if they'll go online course work but still play the games with no fans. College teams are much bigger though. I would think every participant and anyone in close contact to the teams would need to be tested before each game. Times they are a changin.
May 8, 20205 yr 6 hours ago, Uscg-green said: Yeah that doesn't make sense. Why do we have to go to them 2 years in a row? It should be noted the Eagles are hosting the Seahawks in the regular season for the second year in a row...
May 8, 20205 yr 2 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: I wouldn't mind it. Since this would be the first year I would have to pay for my package. But it would surprise me. The NFL will lose gate revenue. I doubt they would be keen on losing the Direct TV revenue. If the NFL prohibits fans from attending games or limits the number of fans in attendance, more fans will be forced to watch their team's out-of-local TV-market games at home (assuming commercial venues with the NFL Sunday Ticket package also need to enforce physical distancing measures). Many fans will be up in arms if they have to pay the current regular prices for the DirecTV package. IMO, the blowback will be such that the NFL will be forced to react and will put pressure on DirecTV to change their prices, or could speed up the process to break up DirecTV's monopoly on out-of-market game coverage. As it is, the NFL has issued a class-action lawsuit against DirecTV related to their practices, specifically the cost of their packages; the NFL wants to offer out-of-market game coverage streaming rights to more service providers, such as Amazon, Apple TV+, and/or YouTube. (That lawsuit longs predates COVID-19.)
May 8, 20205 yr 25 minutes ago, Dawkins 20 said: Man, that trip took years off of my life. Good times, but that game was absolutely horrific. Pretty sure the Packers put up a 50 burger on us and Mark Sanchez started at QB. I had really sweet seats though! I wasn't even close to drunk but after 3 consecutive years of those games all I remember is that one had cold/sheety weather, and the one year (pre-season) Bradford and Sproles looked like SUPER BOWLSZZZZ!!1!!!!11!!!! 3 minutes ago, CHIP72 said: If the NFL prohibits fans from attending games or limits the number of fans in attendance, more fans will be forced to watch their team's out-of-local TV-market games at home (assuming commercial venues with the NFL Sunday Ticket package also need to enforce physical distancing measures). Many fans will be up in arms if they have to pay the current regular prices for the DirecTV package. IMO, the blowback will be such that the NFL will be forced to react and will put pressure on DirecTV to change their prices, or could speed up the process to break up DirecTV's monopoly on out-of-market game coverage. As it is, the NFL has issued a class-action lawsuit against DirecTV related to their practices, specifically the cost of their packages; the NFL wants to offer out-of-market game coverage streaming rights to more service providers, such as Amazon, Apple TV+, and/or YouTube. (That lawsuit longs predates COVID-19.) DirecTV is only pricey because I'm "cheap". But a family of 4 paying $300 to watch 17 weeks of NFL from the comfort and convenience of home instead of paying like $1,000 PER GAME to cover tickets, gas, parking, food/drinks, (lodging if they have to stay overnight). Yeah, at home isn't having an "experience", but even season ticket holders are probably dropping an average of $125/seat these days? Maybe more? So the cost of Sunday Ticket is the cost of two FACE VALUE seats.
May 8, 20205 yr 13 hours ago, DoWorx said: NO at home in the cold, I like that **Knock on wood** I remember the last time that was said.
May 8, 20205 yr 9 hours ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: Was Detroit a lock last year? How about Miami? No locks with this coaching staff. 10-6 at best. I’m leaning more towards 8-8. Not burning me again. They were locks in early May.
May 8, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, 4for4EaglesNest said: I would be shocked. I wouldn't be. DirecTV would be a major beneficiary of physical distancing, due to more fans not attending games in person* or going to sports bars to watch games. Their number of NFL Sunday Ticket subscriptions would go up significantly. They could increase their profits based on the much greater number of subscribers even if they reduced their prices somewhat, say 20%. With the potential some fans will be suffering economic hardship and/or some fans balking at paying the current prices for the NFL Sunday Ticket package, which could hurt the NFL's TV ratings and even reduce the number of fans, it will be in the NFL's best interests to push DirecTV to come to a compromise. (It will also be in DirecTV's best interest to come to a compromise if they want to remain an NFL game broadcast provider in the long term.) *Though the number of out-of-market fans who would be impacted because they could not attend games in person is small relative to the number of out-of-market fans impacted overall, it isn't a trivial number. In the Northeast Megalopolis in particular, there are many fans who are season ticket holders or attend multiple home games per season for a nearby out-of-market team, such as Eagles fans based in the New York, Baltimore, or Washington, DC areas (or Giants, Jets, Ravens, or Redskins fans in the Philadelphia area, Steelers fans in Cleveland/Browns fans in Pittsburgh, Bengals fans in Indianapolis/Colts fans in Cincinnati, etc.) who would not be able to see a handful of their team's games on TV without buying an NFL Sunday Ticket package should physical distancing measures be enforced by the NFL and/or sports bars.
May 8, 20205 yr 11 hours ago, Madriver said: We finally got Rodgers and GB off our back. Next up is Seattle. We have played them enough that I think Doug has figured out what he needs to do to stop Wilson, because that's literally the main thing standing between us and a W vs. Seattle. We came really close in the playoffs. Agreed Seattle is next
May 8, 20205 yr 13 minutes ago, thepaintedman said: Feels like a 10-6 type year. I would say 8-8 or 9-7. Was - Win Rams - Win Bengals - Loss 49ers - Loss Steelers - Win Ravens - Loss Giants - Win Cowboys - Loss Giants - Win Browns - Win Seahawks - Loss Packers - Win Saints - Loss Cardinals - Loss Cowboys - Win Redskins - Win
May 8, 20205 yr 9-10 wins. Can't see more ... tough schedule. Two separate tough 3 game stretches, one in each half of the season: SF, Pitt, Baltimore back-to-back-to-back in weeks 4-6 and then Seattle, GB, NO back-to-back-to-back in weeks 12-14 ... ouch.
May 8, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, jblah said: I would say 8-8 or 9-7. Was - Win Rams - Win Bengals - Loss 49ers - Loss Steelers - Win Ravens - Loss Giants - Win Cowboys - Loss Giants - Win Browns - Win Seahawks - Loss Packers - Win Saints - Loss Cardinals - Loss Cowboys - Win Redskins - Win The Bengals and Cardinals losses feel very baseless. Not saying they can't blow games to inferior talent, but I don't see it. Morevoer, I think the Saints game is a closer one than folks think, as Brees has to come to Philly in December.
May 8, 20205 yr 7 minutes ago, thepaintedman said: The Bengals and Cardinals losses feel very baseless. Not saying they can't blow games to inferior talent, but I don't see it. Morevoer, I think the Saints game is a closer one than folks think, as Brees has to come to Philly in December. They did last year. They lost to the lions and to the dolphins. Below is our last 5 against the Bengals.
May 8, 20205 yr Just now, jblah said: They did last year. They lost to the lions and to the dolphins. I said, it CAN happen, but it's kind of ridiculous to assume it WILL. New offensive staff, changes in the pieces Carson has to work with, more speed on both sides of the ball... not saying they'll be better or worse necessarily, but counting games like that as losses feels off to me.
May 8, 20205 yr As always, if you can win 5 games within the division, you have a pretty good chance of making the playoffs. That's very possible with the Giants and Redskins. Now, if you want a first-round bye (and now you have to be the first seed to do so), you'll have to win 14 at the very least. There's a very slim chance of that happening, the schedule is tough. That being said, nobody really knows how the teams will look like, especially under the current circumstances. A year ago the 49ers didn't look like SB contenders, Baltimore had a RB as QB, and the Eagles were supposed to have one of the deepest and most talented rosters in the NFL. Things can change quite quickly.
May 8, 20205 yr one of the more underrated factors of our Super Bowl season was that we had a super easy schedule. Played a lot of bad teams in the middle of a rebuild- Chicago, Arizona, Denver, Oakland, San Fran. I saw last year's brutal schedule coming from a mile away, when everyone was trying to convince me "we'll be favorites in every game!!1" the problem is this year looks just as tough, when you realize how many teams we are playing are on the up and up. Cinci is still bad but they shouldn't be a pushover anymore. Arizona and Cleveland are two teams that could be legit playoff teams this season. Green Bay, SF, Seattle, Baltimore all brutal. Pittsburgh is tough. Jay Gruden and Jason Garrett are now out of the division and two Super Bowl coaches are now in it. We have no gimmies. that's a problem.
May 9, 20205 yr 23 hours ago, DoWorx said: The Eagles don't play any teams coming off their bye in 2020. As soon as league offices notice that I’m sure they’ll call a mulligan
May 9, 20205 yr On 5/8/2020 at 8:35 AM, judunno said: That would be crazy. It really is like a Thanos snap for a year. Wonder if they'll go online course work but still play the games with no fans. College teams are much bigger though. I would think every participant and anyone in close contact to the teams would need to be tested before each game. Times they are a changin. It would be crazy, but I do think the conferences could be forced to do it even if they are ready if some schools, particularly in California are not and attorney generals step in and go to court against ALL of the conferences and Notre Dame to block any games from being played until the schools in the affected states are where they can play football. That will get very ugly if that happens.
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