3 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Finishing top 3 in a video game comp is like carrying a sign that says, "hey ladies, don’t f me”.  
 

 

 

But you knew that.  

9 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Yup - Sunday wasn't a great day for pocket presence, rather than stepping up there were a lot of early exits.  I don't think there was overwhelming pressure from the left side, but it got Swag on the move (even saw a circle).  As the game progressed, he settled in bit and the run game did it's thing.  GB played a bit more man coverage than I expected, which is an invitation for any rQB - so a bunch of the runs were warranted/probably schemed. 

I don't think I saw that many early exits.  I do think he decided to run a few times when he could have thrown it.  

1 minute ago, UndyTaker said:

Maddox is one of the worst tacklers on the team lol. 

Sure, got anything to back that up or are you just going off one game or talking out of your ass ?

He's no Ronnie Lott but he's head and shoulders above Josiah, bradberry and slay as tacklers.

Slay and bradberry aren't very willing tackles, and to be fair they aren't the first outside corners to shy away from contact, and Josiah while he may be willing I'd just over matched in every way.

Maddox may not be the biggest and his technique may be a little sloppy at times but he's willing and when he gets there he can bring some pop for a smaller guy and he's shown that on tape.

 

 

3 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

Which is why I excluded sacks. cause he;s not an edge rusher. but still has 5TFL

I liked what I saw out of TJ early he looked really good, but losing Davis coupled with  Gannons ridiculous run D  scheme doesn't do him any favors and he's really struggled of late in run d.

As said I've been pleasantly surprised with his improvement in coverage, he's not the liability he was last year.

 

4 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Sure, got anything to back that up or are you just going off one game or talking out of your ass ?

He's no Ronnie Lott but he's head and shoulders above Josiah, bradberry and slay as tacklers.

Slay and bradberry aren't very willing tackles, and to be fair they aren't the first outside corners to shy away from contact, and Josiah while he may be willing I'd just over matched in every way.

Maddox may not be the biggest and his technique may be a little sloppy at times but he's willing and when he gets there he can bring some pop for a smaller guy and he's shown that on tape.

 

 

Just now, Alphagrand said:

I’d tell him to walk his dog and smoke a joint, but I don’t think that’s his thing 

@Bacarty2 TFL and sacks are separate stats. You don’t get credited with a TFL when you get a sack.

Matt Judon currently leads the league with 13 sacks but only has 11 TFL

3 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

Agree, but i think every LB would look terrible if you had Fletcher Cox playing 75 snaps in front of you each game

Moral of the story is TJ Edwards is playing very well this season while being on a top 3 ish defense, so to think he should be benched for a rookie is laughable

I agree he shouldn’t be benched for Dean, who has shown nothing at all

10 minutes ago, RLC said:

Starters/players who should be on at least one ST unit / doing more

• White
• Edwards
• Quez
• Josiah Scott

IMO, Josiah Scott is emblematic of the ST problem. He's fine as a backup slot CB. Not ideal, but serviceable, However, you want your #4 or #5 CB to be good on ST since that's where he'll show most of his value through the regular season. Our backup players need to be better ST players. Coaching obviously matters too.

Those core special teams guys, 4 LBs couple DBs have been really bad.

Zech made a few plays early but hasn't done anything of note lately, Patrick Johnson got a little banged up against the packers so that didn't help but it's not like he's been a special teams demon, kyron Johnson doesn't look like he wants to play teams, he's just wants to sack qbs, Dean has been utterly useless in teams and makes me question if he can play on D.

Bradley whose supposed to be the guy in special teams and the only reason he's on the team has been pretty average as well. It's just a bad group. And don't even get me started on Kvon...

I thought pascal might be more involved in teams he's a physical guy but he doesn't play much there.

There's not one guy on either coverage or return team that I'm like that dude is tough to replace.

Brian Mitchell was most known for his return skills and he was one of the best but what made him even more valuable was he also played coverage teams and eas really good at that too.

Covey isn't running down on kickoffs making tackles, his sole role is ti fair catch one or two punts a game 

Scott is a KR now and is marginal at best but no one is scared of scott coming down the field to make a tackle on a KR or PR he's been bad in that capacity 

This team needs some wild dawgs on teams and instead they have a bunch of house cats ☹️

8 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Sure, got anything to back that up or are you just going off one game or talking out of your ass ?

Going off the 6 games hes been in this year. Usually on Sundays but sometimes Thursdays or Mondays, and while using eyes.

9 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Maddox may not be the biggest and his technique may be a little sloppy at times but he's willing and when he gets there he can bring some pop for a smaller guy and he's shown that on tape.

Got anything to back that up or are you just talking out of your ass?

1 hour ago, Waiting4Someday said:

Yup - Sunday wasn't a great day for pocket presence, rather than stepping up there were a lot of early exits.  I don't think there was overwhelming pressure from the left side, but it got Swag on the move (even saw a circle).  As the game progressed, he settled in bit and the run game did it's thing.  GB played a bit more man coverage than I expected, which is an invitation for any rQB - so a bunch of the runs were warranted/probably schemed. 

For me, the runs were there early, so him taking them is not a big deal for me, probably the right thing to do. WHat will matter is when a team forces him to stay in and throw the ball, how will he do. I think he has done great this year, and think he can win from the pocket if he has to. But we will find out in the playoffs. 

54 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

Still a lot of butthurt Hurts bashers here who were hoping and counting on an epic collapse this year just to be right. 🤣 Petty peeps in here. Like to share my bingo card today as a reminder to the antics in here. Only 🤟

Bacarty is a Steelers fan so he doesn’t count 

1 minute ago, Utebird said:

Those core special teams guys, 4 LBs couple DBs have been really bad.

Zech made a few plays early but hasn't done anything of note lately, Patrick Johnson got a little banged up against the packers so that didn't help but it's not like he's been a special teams demon, kyron Johnson doesn't look like he wants to play teams, he's just wants to sack qbs, Dean has been utterly useless in teams and makes me question if he can play on D.

Bradley whose supposed to be the guy in special teams and the only reason he's on the team has been pretty average as well. It's just a bad group. And don't even get me started on Kvon...

I thought pascal might be more involved in teams he's a physical guy but he doesn't play much there.

There's not one guy on either coverage or return team that I'm like that dude is tough to replace.

Brian Mitchell was most known for his return skills and he was one of the best but what made him even more valuable was he also played coverage teams and eas really good at that too.

Covey isn't running down on kickoffs making tackles, his sole role is ti fair catch one or two punts a game 

Scott is a KR now and is marginal at best but no one is scared of scott coming down the field to make a tackle on a KR or PR he's been bad in that capacity 

This team needs some wild dawgs on teams and instead they have a bunch of house cats ☹️

It's obvious. Figure Howie is gonna bring in some vets on PS and roster to support that cause. There's a lot of replaceable players on this roster. Wallace, Covey, Bradley, Robinson, Tyree Jackson, etc. I want professional special teamers like Maragos and Kamu. Along those lines. Can sacrafice these younger guys and put on practice squad if you want to develop them further. Going for a Superbowl here!!

14 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

I’d tell him to walk his dog and smoke a joint, but I don’t think that’s his thing 

Already walked my dog,  cold out there but she doesn't care,and yes I don't smoke, bad for my lungs, though I do enjoy the occasional gummy though here In K town still illegal☹️☹️☹️ and I don' twant to go to Colorado or Oklahoma just to get some gummies and with my wife's job even though k town isn't going to do much over pot possession I can't risk it, so yeah short answer I don't do that.

1 minute ago, Bacarty2 said:

It's wild that the Eagles are 10-1, Top 5 offense, top 5 defense, bottom 5 special teams

and the philosophy, which seems rare in the league, is to have no Starters on Special teams

Epps plays special teams. 

Say what you want about Edwards, but calling for Dean is silly. He's not even getting rotated into the D at all. Only Shaun Bradley has less LB snaps than him. The coaches are making it abundantly clear how they feel about him and where they think he's in his development. 

2 minutes ago, jojodancer said:

It's obvious. Figure Howie is gonna bring in some vets on PS and roster to support that cause. There's a lot of replaceable players on this roster. Wallace, Covey, Bradley, Robinson, Tyree Jackson, etc. I want professional special teamers like Maragos and Kamu. Along those lines. Can sacrafice these younger guys and put on practice squad if you want to develop them further. Going for a Superbowl here!!

Is Kamu still in the league?

Also I'd be willing to call up you davion Taylor and give him a shot on  special teams, he's Uber athletic and fast and plays with a lot of effort, he's just got limited Instincts at LB but in teams he could be good.

1 minute ago, Eagle1ne said:

Epps plays special teams. 

Yup but not a ton he's not a core 4 guy he had I think 8 teams snaps where as Wallace chachere Zech had 20+ 

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Say what you want about Edwards, but calling for Dean is silly. He's not even getting rotated into the D at all. Only Shaun Bradley has less LB snaps than him. The coaches are making it abundantly clear how they feel about him and where they think he's in his development. 

They’re saving him for the playoffs!

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Say what you want about Edwards, but calling for Dean is silly. He's not even getting rotated into the D at all. Only Shaun Bradley has less LB snaps than him. The coaches are making it abundantly clear how they feel about him and where they think he's in his development. 

Other than DL, are they rotating anyone in when the starter is available?

3 minutes ago, Utebird said:

Is Kamu still in the league?

Also I'd be willing to call up you davion Taylor and give him a shot on  special teams, he's Uber athletic and fast and plays with a lot of effort, he's just got limited Instincts at LB but in teams he could be good.

He was just cut and a free agent a few weeks ago but someone picked him up.

43 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I don't think I saw that many early exits.  I do think he decided to run a few times when he could have thrown it.  

17 scrambles and 2 sacks... we'll say 1/2 of the runs were advantageous situations - do think the OL played that poorly in pass pro against a relatively toothless GB defense (w/o Gary their sack leader)?  That would be like 20-25% of his dropbacks he was running for his life.  I think he was a bit antsy but the results were good, this week.

We are thin at safety now, so I wouldn't be throwing Epps or Blankenship out there on STs right now.

16 minutes ago, Bacarty2 said:

A sack is a TFL unless it's at the perfect LOS, which is rare. 

https://www.fleaflicker.com/forums/help/topics/scoring-for-sacks-tackles-for-loss-tfl-and-tackles-28297

So, Max Crosby has 17 TFL's, 11 of which are Sacks, so TACKLES(not sacks) he has 6. 

 

It makes no sense. It’s the same thing as an interception not counting as a pass defensed. It’s a redundant stat

12 minutes ago, UndyTaker said:

Going off the 6 games hes been in this year. Usually on Sundays but sometimes Thursdays or Mondays, and while using eyes.

Got anything to back that up or are you just talking out of your ass?

I actually added si.e substance to my post Instead if just saying actually you're wrong lol 😄😄😄

I'm sick of posters in here who think an lol or a laugh emoji in anyway validate their poorly thought out response.

I'm fine discussing whether or not Maddox is a good tackler come with more than an lol an emoji or a meme...