Hawkeye Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Three of that four inquirer.com guys boldly predict a 9-7 season. Only Domo believes what the front office is selling and has them at 11-5. https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/nfl-eagles-schedule-release-season-predictions-analysis-20200507.html And i'm curious about your take on the guys who cover the Eagles for a living?. I check inquirer.com daily and BGN often and follow lots of Twitter accounts. The traditional guys mentioned above (McLane, Domo, Bowen, Smith) are all veteran journalists and excellent storytellers but they are frequently behind the curve with breaking news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godfather Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 They're playing it safe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipples Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Dallas: Split Giants: sweep Skins: Sweep So thats 5-1 in the division. out of division I’ve got: Wins: Cinci, Arizona, Pittsburgh, LA, Cleveland, New Orleans (I think this is the year Brees finally falls off a cliff) Losses: Baltimore, SF, GB, Seattle So I have 11-5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, Godfather said: They're playing it safe Not only that, it seems to me that the local writers actually hate the team and are always trying to find the negative or create controversy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 17 minutes ago, nipples said: Dallas: Split Giants: sweep Skins: Sweep So thats 5-1 in the division. out of division I’ve got: Wins: Cinci, Arizona, Pittsburgh, LA, Cleveland, New Orleans (I think this is the year Brees finally falls off a cliff) Losses: Baltimore, SF, GB, Seattle So I have 11-5 Sounds about right. Except I have them beating SEA and losing to NO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTW Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 24 minutes ago, nipples said: Dallas: Split Giants: sweep Skins: Sweep So thats 5-1 in the division. out of division I’ve got: Wins: Cinci, Arizona, Pittsburgh, LA, Cleveland, New Orleans (I think this is the year Brees finally falls off a cliff) Losses: Baltimore, SF, GB, Seattle So I have 11-5 I can't really disagree with any of this, however they seem to lose a game to a team they shouldn't and vice versa. So I wouldn't be surprised to see one of those losses you have listed as a win, but for them to also lost to a team they really should beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, NOTW said: Not only that, it seems to me that the local writers actually hate the team and are always trying to find the negative or create controversy. I don't know how they feel about the team deep down, but they clearly know what generates clicks and impressions among Eagles fans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblah Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 40 minutes ago, nipples said: Dallas: Split Giants: sweep Skins: Sweep So thats 5-1 in the division. out of division I’ve got: Wins: Cinci, Arizona, Pittsburgh, LA, Cleveland, New Orleans (I think this is the year Brees finally falls off a cliff) Losses: Baltimore, SF, GB, Seattle So I have 11-5 I still think its 8-8 or 9-7. Agree with the top. But we always have a letdown against a bad team (Cards this year I think). The bengals have our number for some reason. I don't think they can bet neither the seahawks nor the saints. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipples Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, jblah said: I still think its 8-8 or 9-7. Agree with the top. But we always have a letdown against a bad team (Cards this year I think). The bengals have our number for some reason. I don't think they can bet neither the seahawks nor the saints. 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 I had the Saints as a loss initially but Brees can only escape Father Time for so long. I’m expecting him to fall of hard this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, nipples said: I had the Saints as a loss initially but Brees can only escape Father Time for so long. I’m expecting him to fall of hard this year. I'm with you. I think the Saints are the biggest risk team on the board this year. Lots can go wrong starting with Brees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manz2821 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, nipples said: Dallas: Split Giants: sweep Skins: Sweep So thats 5-1 in the division. out of division I’ve got: Wins: Cinci, Arizona, Pittsburgh, LA, Cleveland, New Orleans (I think this is the year Brees finally falls off a cliff) Losses: Baltimore, SF, GB, Seattle So I have 11-5 I have them at 11-5 as well. I wont mind losing to Pittsburgh if we can finally beat Carroll and Wilson. I'm so sick of losing to them at home and on the road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uscg-green Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 51 minutes ago, jblah said: I still think its 8-8 or 9-7. Agree with the top. But we always have a letdown against a bad team (Cards this year I think). The bengals have our number for some reason. I don't think they can bet neither the seahawks nor the saints. 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 You have us going 5-1 in the division and only winning 3 or 4 more games? Right off the bat we arent losing to the Bungals and the Cardinals lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawkdaballhawk Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 1 hour ago, NOTW said: Not only that, it seems to me that the local writers actually hate the team and are always trying to find the negative or create controversy. Unfortunately, hate sells news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 I’d be surprised if we are worse than 10-6 without any big injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uscg-green Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Writers always say between 7-10 wins because that is the safe zone in even if you are wrong its usually not by much. 9-7, 10-6 is a cop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allphilly Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 ESP predicted 9-2 to start season and 0-5 to finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenskeeper Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 15-4 parade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphagrand Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 Not interested in doing a game-by-game prediction, but rather look at the team at the macro level. The Eagles are still the best team in the division, having won it last year and being the only team with continuity on the coaching staff. They have recognized their glaring weaknesses at the outside skill positions and at least taken some meaningful measures through FA and the draft to address those weaknesses. The other biggest area of weakness is the huge toll of injuries each of the past three seasons. I’m hopeful there will be sizeable improvement this season, by fluke if nothing else — although I am a believer the offseason program and minimal training camp and preseason will be an equalizer for injuries for most teams this year. I see the Eagles going 11-5 and winning the division. A 13-3 championship season followed by two straight 9-7 seasons begs the question which direction the team is trending. There is still too much talent to remain as an average team, and I think the overall strategy to move younger and faster will serve the Eagles well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuinnWR4 Posted May 8, 2020 Share Posted May 8, 2020 WAS- W LA- W CIN- W SF- L PIT- W BAL- L NY- W DAL- W NY- L CLE- W SEA- W GB- L NO- W AZ- L DAL- L WAS- W 10-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathByEagle Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Predictions are just as dumb as mock drafts. Too many if's, and's and but's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSEagle Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 We won 9 games last year with the practice squad. We should win 11/12 games even with the hard schedule, IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talonblood Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 10-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runtherock Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Sweeps of division series are tough to come by man. Two in the same season? I donno .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleJoe8 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 8 hours ago, Runtherock said: Sweeps of division series are tough to come by man. Two in the same season? I donno .. We have swept the Giants and Redskins each of the last 3 years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingpolloloco Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 10-6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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