12 minutes ago, lornemalvo4133 said:

Yes, win the next 2, or 3 out of any 4. 

They need to win the next two games period and then we can figure out what to do the last two games.   Winning the Division and getting the #1 Seed At Dallas on Christmas Eve would be just the nice cherry on top for this great season.   Remember Eagles play well during Christmas time.   They won on Christmas back in 2006 with Garcia (Clinched a playoff berth in that game) and they won during the Super Bowl season against the Raiders.   First don't slip up against a Bears team who's already been eliminated and are playing for pride.  Then it's go all out to beat Dallas.  

11 hours ago, LeanMeanGM said:

What does that stat tell you? 

To me, it says the Chargers defense has been so bad it gave up almost twice as many 30+ score games, which would be hard for any QB to overcome, relatively speaking. Eagles have only scored more than 30 points 5 times this season out of 13 games, and it’s one of the best offenses in the league. Then let’s look at the two 30+ score games this year allowed by defense. Lions and Packers. Neither games were particularly close between a win and a loss. 

This game is too much of a team sport to throw out team statistics to apply it to one person. 

This along with everything else means he is good, very good, and striving to be elite. He is not there yet. He does not get to be a top 5 QB because of his draft status and his stats in losses and his tragedies. It needs to be established on the field with wins. You can be a great FG kicker on a bad team if you hit 90%. You can't be a great QB if you are Philip Rivers 2.0.  I like the guy and hope he hits that next gear but it has yet to happen.

Cousins has Herbert's stats and a better record. Why does he get left out (and often ridiculed) but Herbert is great?

3 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Sounds like you need more cowbell

Lol, yeah that’s what’s happening here

I read the rule and then cut and pasted it but you think I misinterpreted it. I read an explanation of the Justin Tucker drop kick and then cut and pasted it where it clearly states that his kick was illegal because he didn't kick it immediately after the bounce (I didn't add that, it was in the explanation). That explanation continues to explain that the ball was kicked after its apex and was descending - as in not kicked immediately after the bounce. 

 

It doesn't get any clearer. At this point I have to conclude you are trolling and I'm done being your source of entertainment. 

15 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Please, please explain what about @Iggles_Phan’s initial explanation was wrong? It was absolutely, perfectly correct

No, because he said it had to be kicked on the ground before it bounced off and that is not accurate. The interpretation of the rule immediately after includes the ball bounce when it is ascending before it reaches its apex. 

 

Since you asked the question ... going deeper into the Tucker DK explanation, there wad another reason that it was illegal. It says Tucker dropped initially dropped it and didn't like the bounce. So he reset and dropped it again. This should have been a false start.

Didn't like the bounce!

8 minutes ago, garingovt2000 said:

• 
  5.
  Will Anderson Jr.

  EDGE Alabama
   
• 
  36.
  Gervon Dexter

  DT Florida
  
• 
  63.
  Zach Charbonnet

  RB UCLA
   
• 
  67.
  Ji'Ayir Brown

  S Penn State
  
• 
  112.
  Devon Witherspoon

  CB Illinois
  
• 
  227.
  PJ Mustipher

  DT Penn State

Love it. 

 

 

2 hours ago, bpac55 said:

Best news for us is Brian Johnson being a big part of Jalen's development.  Could be 2023 and 2024 3rd round picks for the Eagles if he gets a HC job.

I really hope we can keep him around for another year as the OC, as I think that Steichen is almost assuredly gone after this season.  Johnson could be blocked for an OC jobs by the Eagles (as OC is still just an 'assistant' job), and then move up to OC here.  So, I think he'd likely be delayed a year, delaying the compensation.

51 minutes ago, UndyTaker said:

Moes > Chipotle

100%. Free chips and salsa and better ingredients, bar none.

22 minutes ago, Nivraga said:

You are embarrassing yourself. 

14 minutes ago, TorontoEagle said:

Skip Bayless channeling the blog….can’t offer criticisms of QBs or it’s disrespectful 

Shannon Sharpe should powerbomb Skip through the table.

1 hour ago, Mike030270 said:

He's likely getting interviewed by teams for an OC position

Eagles can block that, especially if they believe that Steichen is gone.

5 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I really hope we can keep him around for another year as the OC, as I think that Steichen is almost assuredly gone after this season.  Johnson could be blocked for an OC jobs by the Eagles (as OC is still just an 'assistant' job), and then move up to OC here.  So, I think he'd likely be delayed a year, delaying the compensation.

Pretty sure that was changed recently and teams can’t block anymore 

1 hour ago, EagleJoe8 said:

Possibly a 15 yard roughing penalty. Looked like he easily could have separated him from the ball, but was scared to take the shot. 

He was looking to get an easy INT.  Watch it again, his arms are in 'cradle catch' mode.  Of course, that's a stupid play on a 4th down like that.  Knock it down and you get the ball where the LOS was... and don't need to return it to get back to the LOS.   BUT... that's a selfish move to pad his stats, and in the process hurt his team.   Could have taken a more aggressive route to the ball and knocked it down on the high point.  

 

It was said on the broadcast, and it was accurate... it was nearly identical to the Minnesota Miracle play that led to them getting to the NFCCG in '17.

6 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Love it. 

 

 

Sitting put at 5 any getting Anderson, game over - well done.

36 minutes ago, RLC said:

Too many DBs try for INTs even when they shouldn't.

The Cowboys tried to intercept a hail mary yesterday. It ended up not mattering, but that's just bad coaching/selfish play. 

Yes.   And there was Diggs trying to fight his teammate for the ball.   Would have been poetic justice for them to knock it away from each other and land in the Texans arms.

1 minute ago, Nivraga said:

No, because he said it had to be kicked on the ground before it bounced off and that is not accurate. The interpretation of the rule immediately after includes the ball bounce when it is ascending before it reaches its apex. 

Lol. Go try and drop kick a rugby ball vs a football. A rugby ball will pop up perfectly when dropped, with a far greater room for error on the drop. It’s designed this way.

If you don’t make contact with a football immediately as it hits the ground, it’s extremely unlikely to pop up in proper kicking position. It’s simple physics. That’s why on tuckers attempt he throws it up like a watermelon, because the ball being horizontal will give a good bounce and be easier to kick up. 

In any event, the dropkick is a very deliberate and purposeful type of kick. You can’t just kick a bouncing ball in the NFL (which was the genesis of this discussion, as you apparently didn’t know why the giants play was illegal). 

The ball must be kicked immediately after hitting the ground, it has nothing to do with apexes or other such nonsense 

 

35 minutes ago, RLC said:

Great news.

Almost seems like they could give him a week off against the Bears, just to be cautious.   I trust Driscoll at RT against the Bears.  After all, we have their best pass rusher now.   

9 minutes ago, SkippyX said:

Cousins has Herbert's stats and a better record. Why does he get left out (and often ridiculed) but Herbert is great?

Cousins was signed by a 13-3 Vikings team that was (theoretically) a QB away from competing for a championship, given a fully guaranteed $84M contract, and the team went from 13-3 to missing the playoffs the following season at 8-7-1.  They've missed the playoffs in 2 of his 3 seasons there and, even though they're 10-3 this season, they're seen as a "paper tiger" because they get the brakes beaten off of them by contending teams.  Obviously there were other reasons for the Vikings decline -- but they lost a lot of their talent on defense because Cousins' contract made it impossible for them to retain that talent.

Herbert was drafted onto a 5-11 team and the team has made some progression each season.  He is lauded by observers because of his prototypical size, arm strength, and prolific passing skills.  Also, he's apparently a teammate everyone gets along with -- which Cousins hasn't been.

There are very few people who try to assert Herbert is as "clutch" as Mahomes, Allen, or Burrow.  Those other QBs play on teams who have built contending rosters -- the Chargers haven't built as good a roster around Herbert yet.  Also, as I pointed out last night, Herbert hasn't been paired with an offensive guru head coach or coordinator yet.

If they want to bring in a young guy to punt, Julian Diaz from Nevada could be the guy. Just had a tryout last week. Does some kicking as well. Maybe take the Dicker route of a young strong legged punter/kicker. Also, left footed.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Yes.   And there was Diggs trying to fight his teammate for the ball.   Would have been poetic justice for them to knock it away from each other and land in the Texans arms.

I thought for sure Smitty was going to get annihilated by Love... correct move was to knockdown the ball (as it was 4th down), went for the INT, cost his team a TD.  Do the players think everyone is just boxscore watching, don't the decision makers around the league recognize smart play?  

42 minutes ago, RLC said:

Too many DBs try for INTs even when they shouldn't.

The Cowboys tried to intercept a hail mary yesterday. It ended up not mattering, but that's just bad coaching/selfish play. 

Made me think about the fact that too many defenders are trying to punch the ball out rather than make a tackle now

21 minutes ago, SkippyX said:

This along with everything else means he is good, very good, and striving to be elite. He is not there yet. He does not get to be a top 5 QB because of his draft status and his stats in losses and his tragedies. It needs to be established on the field with wins. You can be a great FG kicker on a bad team if you hit 90%. You can't be a great QB if you are Philip Rivers 2.0.  I like the guy and hope he hits that next gear but it has yet to happen.

Cousins has Herbert's stats and a better record. Why does he get left out (and often ridiculed) but Herbert is great?

Chargers HC is holding Herbert back IMO

14 minutes ago, Nivraga said:

No, because he said it had to be kicked on the ground before it bounced off and that is not accurate. The interpretation of the rule immediately after includes the ball bounce when it is ascending before it reaches its apex. 

 

Since you asked the question ... going deeper into the Tucker DK explanation, there wad another reason that it was illegal. It says Tucker dropped initially dropped it and didn't like the bounce. So he reset and dropped it again. This should have been a false start.

Didn't like the bounce!

Since I keep getting tagged, I'll finish with this.   I did not say it has to be on the ground, but that is the goal of the drop kicker, because the further from the ground it goes, the greater the variance in where it will end up (footballs and rugby balls are not 'round', so they don't bounce 'true', and footballs bounce more unpredictably than rugby balls).  The rule is 'as or immediately after' it strikes the ground.  It comes down to how 'immediately' is interpreted.   Have a nice day, and please stop using Wikipedia as a "source". 

9 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Pretty sure that was changed recently and teams can’t block anymore 

What?!   NO!!!!

2 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I thought for sure Smitty was going to get annihilated by Love... correct move was to knockdown the ball (as it was 4th down), went for the INT, cost his team a TD.  Do the players think everyone is just boxscore watching, don't the decision makers around the league recognize smart play?  

I dunno.  Maybe contract escalators, maybe ego to have more INTs... who knows what the truest motivation is, but it is selfish at its heart either way.

 

2 hours ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

 

Seems like it was just a few weeks ago when hating on Miles was still fashionable. Glad to see that trend finally die a well-deserved death.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I dunno.  Maybe contract escalators, maybe ego to have more INTs... who knows what the truest motivation is, but it is selfish at its heart either way.

Selfish at worst, undisciplined at best - not good either way.

I can't stand Notre Dame but what do you guys think of Isaiah Foskey?  He has more sacks this year than Anderson (half sack more) and had 6 forced fumbles last year 

Also is a freak athlete as here are some stats from a few years ago - The 6-5, 257-pound Californian has terrific speed and length. He’s hit 20.8 MPH on the GPS and has a blazing 10-yard split of 1.58 as well as an impressive 4.65 40."

 

 

6 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

Words I never thought I would read in the blog:

 

"go try and dropkick a rugby ball"

Whoever tries this please take video 

12 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

Cousins was signed by a 13-3 Vikings team that was (theoretically) a QB away from competing for a championship, given a fully guaranteed $84M contract, and the team went from 13-3 to missing the playoffs the following season at 8-7-1.  They've missed the playoffs in 2 of his 3 seasons there and, even though they're 10-3 this season, they're seen as a "paper tiger" because they get the brakes beaten off of them by contending teams.  Obviously there were other reasons for the Vikings decline -- but they lost a lot of their talent on defense because Cousins' contract made it impossible for them to retain that talent.

Herbert was drafted onto a 5-11 team and the team has made some progression each season.  He is lauded by observers because of his prototypical size, arm strength, and prolific passing skills.  Also, he's apparently a teammate everyone gets along with -- which Cousins hasn't been.

There are very few people who try to assert Herbert is as "clutch" as Mahomes, Allen, or Burrow.  Those other QBs play on teams who have built contending rosters -- the Chargers haven't built as good a roster around Herbert yet.  Also, as I pointed out last night, Herbert hasn't been paired with an offensive guru head coach or coordinator yet.

So there are 15 to 25 top 5 QBs now but their rosters are not good enough? Gotcha.

Poor Baby Awards

Randall is once again the GoaT because he led the league in poor baby and still finished runner up to MVP 3 times.

He's first ballot HoF in the poor baby hall.