8 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Gross. Sounds like a recipe for scoring 16 points a game. 

As long as they score 15 in fine with it. Our defense is awesome. They’ve proven if we play ball control, they’ll force turnovers and quick changes of possession.

You know when the defense had trouble? Literally the only time? When we stopped running almost literally every play.

We were at our absolute best when running the ball 4, 5, 6 straight times. It gives the offense rhythm. It kicks the crap out of the opponent’s defense. And it makes our defense fresh and ready to make plays.

I would almost literally just call a run every play until they get us on two consecutive 3 and outs. Maybe mix in a play action or whatever. But we should legitimately be one of the most lopsided run to pass ratio teams of the last 40 years.

Did the Eagles get a sack in this game?

21 minutes ago, schuy7 said:

Someone make a meme of one of those picky eaters who tries a vegetable for the first time and freaks out, but make it downundermike trying to accept an Eagles victory.

 

The strategy they used against Parsons keeping him unblocked on the option was good game-planning. There aren’t a lot of offenses that can take that approach with him and it caught him off guard. They were working him on that. 

I would like to take more shots down the field here and there. Probably wasn't gonna happen in this game with Lane being out in the 2nd half tho. Also feels like Quez is being horribly misused out there. Gotta give him a shot or two down the field every game to keep the defense thinking. He suppose to be fast batman but we fail to get him the ball in space.

I just checked, no sacks. That needs to change before the next matchup in Dallas.

1 minute ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

The strategy they used against Parsons keeping him unblocked on the option was good game-planning. There aren’t a lot of offenses that can take that approach with him and it caught him off guard. They were working him on that. 

And the only reason it stopped working was the Johnson concussion.

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Did the Eagles get a sack in this game?

No.  I was disappointed with the pressure while he was in the pocket.  Dallas has a decent OL, though.  There were a few plays where Rush as uncomfortable.  But we weren't really getting home with four.

Just now, Sack that QB said:

I just checked, no sacks. That needs to change before the next matchup in Dallas.

I doubt they will go back and change the stats from this game.

1 minute ago, Nightwish said:

I would like to take more shots down the field here and there. Probably wasn't gonna happen in this game with Lane being out in the 2nd half tho. Also feels like Quez is being horribly misused out there. Gotta give him a shot or two down the field every game to keep the defense thinking. He suppose to be fast batman but we fail to get him the ball in space.

Saving parts of the playbook for the Steelers and Texans.

4 minutes ago, TEW said:

As long as they score 15 in fine with it. Our defense is awesome. They’ve proven if we play ball control, they’ll force turnovers and quick changes of possession.

You know when the defense had trouble? Literally the only time? When we stopped running almost literally every play.

We were at our absolute best when running the ball 4, 5, 6 straight times. It gives the offense rhythm. It kicks the crap out of the opponent’s defense. And it makes our defense fresh and ready to make plays.

I would almost literally just call a run every play until they get us on two consecutive 3 and outs. Maybe mix in a play action or whatever. But we should legitimately be one of the most lopsided run to pass ratio teams of the last 40 years.

That was reason 1A and having to use Driscoll rather than Johnson was reason 1b.

22 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

Nobody has been harder on him than me but that isn't true at all. I've been coming around on him, but it's hard to fully invest when the thing that put me off to him to begin with is pretty much still there. Making fast decisions, progressing, and not starring people down....or in short throwing the ball consistently when he has pressure and can't run or hand the ball off.

You’ve said previously that you prefer to see him play poorly:

On 9/20/2022 at 12:23 AM, Diehardfan said:

Yes and no. I want the Eagles to do well, but what I don't want more than anything, which drives my dislike for him more than anything is them bringing him back for another year because "they got so close" and "he showed improvement". I want the real Hurts, which I believe we saw in Tampa to shine through, so the team I love can find another QB who can get them to where I want them to be.

This was right after he played well against Minnesota. You proclaimed that even his good games don’t matter to you because it just reinforces your desire to get rid of him

7 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Did the Eagles get a sack in this game?

No, they got better than a sack. Graham hit Rush as he was throwing so the ball wobbled right to CGJ.

6 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

This is partially true, but the Eagles formula so far this season has been to build a lead, then "ground and pound” the opponent while the game is shortened in the second half.  It’s why they don’t blow teams out; Sirianni’s attitude seems to be once the team is ahead more than two scores to hand it over to the OL and wear the other team down through force, while the defense does the heavy work.  When you look at all the NFL games early this season where teams blew big leads, you can see why it’s a good strategy.

I think most people who watched Cooper Rush go 4-0 with the Cowboys understood that his limitations were going to show through once his team got behind multiple scores — and that’s what we saw tonight.  He started making mistakes immediately once it was clear they weren’t going to win simply with the run game and short, easy passes.

The question that the Eagles will need to answer is what does Hurts offer when the team falls behind someone better than the Jaguars.  

We just played one of the best defenses in the NFL and we absolutely abused them, and our abuse baton was the run game. We just beat them over the head with it, repeatedly. It worked basically all night long. There were a couple big pass plays early, 2 to set up the second TD (after we ran the ball like 20 straight times in a row).

Heres the thing about falling behind… you can control the amount you fall behind through the run game because you chew up so much clock without the stoppages from incomplete passes. And let’s also be real that Hurts is not going to put pass Allen or Mahomes or Brady in some shootout. He can make big plays with his arm but it’s a product of the run game.

So why play on the other team’s terms? Why not play to our strengths? We’ve got the baddest group of monsters in the NFL up front. I’ll live and die by that sword.

Our defense is good too. They can get us those quick change of possessions where we pulverize defenses and demoralize them. Sure, you’re going to throw some wrinkles in there, but go watch that game again. Dallas could simply not stop us from running when we beat it like a drum. I want to play OUR game. And OUR game is the 5 guys up front just clubbing the opponent over the head like cavemen.

Eagles are undefeated, just smoked Dallas AND have a top 5 pick... Yet TATErs:

18 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

6 straight?

 

16 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

Maybe.  A handful of guys had 2 sacks.  One guy had a pick 6.

Hurts' OPOM.

McPhearson, Slay, Graham, Reddick, Dicker and now CGJ would be 6 for player of the week.

I included Hurts which is where I got 7 but edited it. 

3 minutes ago, mattwill said:

That was reason 1A and having to use Driscoll rather than Johnson was reason 1b.

Even in Driscoll’s situation, his biggest problem was in pass protection. And you know what worked especially well? Running to the left behind our gargantuan pair of young monsters Mailata and Dickerson.

Imagine that… don’t put your weakest, backup lineman 1v1 against the other teams best player. Instead, run to the opposite side of the field and take their best player completely out of the game by design. You don’t pass, so he can’t even attempt a sack. You don’t run to his side, so he can’t make a play.

 

1 minute ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

You’ve said previously that you prefer to see him play poorly:

This was right after he played well against Minnesota. You proclaimed that even his good games don’t matter to you because it just reinforces your desire to get rid of him

The whole argument of we want Hurts to do well, we don’t hate him just doesn’t fly anymore. It’s not that they hate him. They spend the last 2 years refusing that he can develop. Now, he is winning games. Looking good. They are embarrassed. And the arguments now are even more embarrassing. They get upset when the word agenda comes up but it’s because they know it’s true and they would rather double down then admit they are wrong.

6 minutes ago, Aerolithe_Lion said:

You’ve said previously that you prefer to see him play poorly:

This was right after he played well against Minnesota. You proclaimed that even his good games don’t matter to you because it just reinforces your desire to get rid of him

"I want the real Hurts, which I believe we saw in Tampa to shine through, so the team I love can find another QB who can get them to where I want them to be."

That isn't I prefer him to play poorly. If he is good, then great. If he is bad then I wanted to know.

I don't think our run game was THAT good tonight. Didn't we average less than 4 yards per carry? They were clutch on that TD drive at the end. Besides that, it was just okay, even a little underwhelming. 

You can make a case for Bradberry that I won’t argue, but the CGJ addition was Roseman’s best for the defense just because how much better he is than his replacement. Wallace is a complete liability and was totally lost when he had to come in. Epps and Wallace as starters would have been a dicey safety tandem to go into the season with. Blankenship should be the backup. 

This game reminded me of that NFCCG against the Rams. You know, the one where the Rams handed the ball to Marshall Faulk like 7 straight times to start the 2nd half and it buried us.

Thats what we should do. But every game. From the opening kickoff. That’s how much better our run game is than the rest of the NFL is at defending the run.

Hurts is 11-1 in his last 12 starts.

In the 1 loss he hit Reagor for the game winning TD twice, both were dropped.