10 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

I don't think that's the case.  Hurts wasn't under much pressure.  He just needed to hand the ball off and not keep it.  The coaching deserves the blame for the gameplanning.  They should have committed to running the ball early and often with Sanders.  

Yup.  Guy had two huge rushing days in the last 3 games.  Why not ride that train?

2 minutes ago, EagleJoe8 said:

Unfortunately, we’ve been on the wrong end of a 3 game sweep twice since 2000. Giants got us thrice in 2000, and Dallas did it in 2009. 
 

Couple flip sides I do recall would be the Giants got swept by Dallas in 2007, but won the divisional round game, and Tampa got swept by the Saints two years ago, but then won the divisional round game. 

4 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Regarding beating the same team three times in a season. I remember about thirty years ago seeing a list of instances where a team swept an opponent during the regular season and then had to face them again in the playoffs. At the time it was roughly even. I don’t remember the exact numbers but there might have been about twenty-five instances where such a matchup took place. There were some famous cases where the team which had lost twice actually won the one that mattered most. For example:

I used to like the old Daryle Lamonica Raiders and hated the Hank Stram Kansas City Chiefs. In 1969, the Raiders swept them during the season and lost to them in the final AFL Championship Game. The Chiefs famously won the Super Bowl but they weren’t the best team in the league that year. The Raiders were.

However, over the past few decades, I am certain that it has been very one sided in favor of the team which had won both regular season matchups. I would love to see the actual numbers on this.

Long story short. If we sweep the Cowboys, recent precedent suggests we’re probably gonna win the third time too. 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/01/02/beating-a-team-three-times-not-as-hard-as-it-sounds/amp/
 

Found this from 2018…looks like 20 teams since 1970 had beaten division foe twice then met in playoffs…record of 2-0 team in those games is 13 wins. 

4 minutes ago, Godfather said:

My guess is that the Eagles gave Goedert an extra week to heal so he's ready for the Dallas game. Any word on Blankenship? 

Nothing as yet. First we'll hear of anything will be Wednesday's injury report. My guess is he's coming up short for Dallas, but not a game where we're clamoring to have him back for anymore.

6 minutes ago, Ipiggles said:

Am I crazy for thinking it's possible that if it ended up this way, that either Wash or NY Gints could pull off the upset?   San Fran is good, but their schedule was nothing special in fact was easier than the Birds. 

 

 

I think almost anything can happen in those NFC Wildcard matchups.

Minnesota fell behind a dreadful Colts team 33-0.  At some point their luck will run out; could well be in the Wildcard

Commanders and Giants are both not very good at all, but tend to keep games close because they're serviceable on defense and weak on offense.

I don't think anyone could bet a nickel on the Turds winning a playoff game the way they're playing -- even against a horrid, dysfunctional Bucs team (IF they get in).  

Players who are "hurt", but should take all the time they need to heal

• Goedert
• CJGJ
• Blankenship
• Quinn

We also have players going through some nagging injuries, like AJ Brown (ankle) who can benefit from reduced snap counts.

2 minutes ago, Eagz said:

Nothing as yet. First we'll hear of anything will be Wednesday's injury report. My guess is he's coming up short for Dallas, but not a game where we're clamoring to have him back for anymore.

Who? Goedert or Blankenship? 

2 minutes ago, FranklinFldEBUpper said:

Regarding beating the same team three times in a season. I remember about thirty years ago seeing a list of instances where a team swept an opponent during the regular season and then had to face them again in the playoffs. At the time it was roughly even. I don’t remember the exact numbers but there might have been about twenty-five instances where such a matchup took place. There were some famous cases where the team which had lost twice actually won the one that mattered most. For example:

I used to like the old Daryle Lamonica Raiders and hated the Hank Stram Kansas City Chiefs. In 1969, the Raiders swept them during the season and lost to them in the final AFL Championship Game. The Chiefs famously won the Super Bowl but they weren’t the best team in the league that year. The Raiders were.

However, over the past few decades, I am certain that it has been very one sided in favor of the team which had won both regular season matchups. I would love to see the actual numbers on this.

Long story short. If we sweep the Cowboys, recent precedent suggests we’re probably gonna win the third time too. 

Only times in last 5 years since eagles SB I’ve seen it was niners beating the rams twice and then the rams beat them in the nfc title game. Saints in 2020 beat the Bucs twice then Bucs win in the divisional round. in 2018 playoffs saints beat Carolina 2x in regular season then beat them in the wild card round 

5 minutes ago, NCiggles said:

There's no question that he should not have run the ball as many times as he did.  I am not sure what the game plan was but it wasn't smart.  At the same time, I don't think the runs place him at a greater risk of a more significant injury.  I just think they had wear and tear to his body that he doesn't need.  

The wear and tear is what I am mostly concerned about.  The freak injuries happen to all QBs.  But, they can bounce back from the ACLs, etc normally.  But, RBs that get over the magic 350 carries mark wear down within a season or two.  They don't get a true 'career ending injury', they just become ineffective.  Where's that line for QBs?  Eagles might be flirting with it, might even have already passed it.   And when looking for precedent to determine where it is... there's Cam Newton (who had a very similar style to Hurts) who never approached that number of carries and there's Lamar Jackson who has the number of carries, but a different running style.  Neither one gives me much confidence for continued success long term with this usage of Hurts, both in volume and in type of runs.

44 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

You'd almost conclude that carrying the ball and getting hit adds up to a greater chance of injury .... or something

You and your damn conspiracy theories... 

Craziest stat in 20 years

 

5 minutes ago, Godfather said:

Who? Goedert or Blankenship? 

Blankenship

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Craziest stat in 20 years

 

Very lucky to not get a penalty on that sack.  

Just now, Eagz said:

Blankenship

Yea, I'm cool with them giving him as much time as he needs considering is a knee injury. Was it a knee or ankle? I don't remember. CGJ should be back for the Saints game. As long as Blankenship is healthy for the PO's. Wallace is trash

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

Very lucky to not get a penalty on that sack.  

He wasn't leaning or using the crown of the helmet. I would've been upset if they did call that

1 minute ago, bpac55 said:

Very lucky to not get a penalty on that sack.  

Maybe it's the angle but it didn't look like he got him in the helmet when I watched it.  

7 minutes ago, RLC said:

Players who are "hurt", but should take all the time they need to heal

• Goedert
• CJGJ
• Blankenship
• Quinn

We also have players going through some nagging injuries, like AJ Brown (ankle) who can benefit from reduced snap counts.

Agreed. Absoloutely no rush for these guys to get back. Especially CJGJ and Goedert as they are long term pieces. I imagine Goedert will be back in the next week or two though.

Just now, Godfather said:

Yea, I'm cool with them giving him as much time as he needs considering is a knee injury. Was it a knee or ankle? I don't remember. CGJ should be back for the Saints game. As long as Blankenship is healthy for the PO's. Wallace is trash

Eskins been saying CJGJ probably won't be back for the regular season. It's Eskin, so take it for what it's worth. We also don't even need him for the regular season anymore.

1 minute ago, Godfather said:

Yea, I'm cool with them giving him as much time as he needs considering is a knee injury. Was it a knee or ankle? I don't remember. CGJ should be back for the Saints game. As long as Blankenship is healthy for the PO's. Wallace is trash

If you beat Dallas not sure they bring back cgj for the saints game. Might give him an extra week. I know he’d love to play against his former team though. 

Just now, QBhunter58 said:

Agreed. Absoloutely no rush for these guys to get back. Especially CJGJ and Goedert as they are long term pieces. I imagine Goedert will be back in the next week or two though.

I think Goedert plays Saturday. Maybe they limit him tho

3 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

Very lucky to not get a penalty on that sack.  

Got lucky a few times, like that other play where Suh basically forearmed Fields head.

12 minutes ago, downundermike said:

I’d love for them to go one and done obviously, but a three peat over them would be awesome. We haven’t even swept them in the regular season since 2011. We’re overdue. Coincidentally, that same year, the 2nd game was in Dallas on Xmas Eve. 

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Eskins been saying CJGJ probably won't be back for the regular season. It's Eskin, so take it for what it's worth. We also don't even need him for the regular season anymore.

 

Just now, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

If you beat Dallas not sure they bring back cgj for the saints game. Might give him an extra week. I know he’d love to play against his former team though. 

Good points

1 minute ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Got lucky a few times, like that other play where Suh basically forearmed Fields head.

There was one where Fields got sacked, was on the ground, and then Cox came in after and belly flopped on him. I was shocked we didn’t get Called for that based on the past few weeks of roughing calls

4 minutes ago, Godfather said:

Yea, I'm cool with them giving him as much time as he needs considering is a knee injury. Was it a knee or ankle? I don't remember. CGJ should be back for the Saints game. As long as Blankenship is healthy for the PO's. Wallace is trash

Agree for sure on Wallace. It's Reed's left knee causing him bother. Haven't heard anything about CGJ, fingers crossed that's true

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

If you beat Dallas not sure they bring back cgj for the saints game. Might give him an extra week. I know he’d love to play against his former team though. 

Yup. Also that's an injury where extra rest actually benefits him because rest/time/healing is the only way to get back. Can't rehab a lacerated kidney.