1 hour ago, blindside said:

ig pass plays don’t need long to develop, the way Hurts has been throwing them this season.

Yep, he throws the quick deep ball that goes about 30-40 yrds downfield and not the super 50-60 yrd bombs that take longer to develop.  Reminds me a lot of the old 49ers QBs Young/Montana in that regard.

@LeanMeanGM

Eagles 31

49ers 17

Hurts with 2 rushing TDs

Not that it matters one bit now but a scan of all the national sports writer predictions show approx 60% picking the Eagles.  I think that is about right.

More than any other game in recent memory, this one feels a lot like an old school battle.  Think Eagles/Giants late 80s or something but with a far better Eagles team overall.

The notification button is now a Liberty Bell….cool

 

33 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

Game today. 

Nu uh, really?

Ain’t losing to Purdy at home. 

4 minutes ago, Parrot Head said:

 

Irsay probably forgot what happened in the first one 

the day our season ends, we can always talk about who is everyone gonna pull for after tonight

Just now, olsilverhair said:

the day our season ends, we can always talk about who is everyone gonna pull for after tonight

You got $ on the Niners? 

1 minute ago, EaglePhan1986 said:

You got $ on the Niners? 

no, I dont bet on games of any kind, truthfully this is the game I really feel good about the eagles winning, unless they come out passing 50x's, it would have to be coaching in my opinion, that loses the game, should the eagles win, and if I did bet it would be tough to bet against either of the afc teams in the sb

4 minutes ago, olsilverhair said:

no, I dont bet on games of any kind, truthfully this is the game I really feel good about the eagles winning, unless they come out passing 50x's, it would have to be coaching in my opinion, that loses the game, should the eagles win, and if I did bet it would be tough to bet against either of the afc teams in the sb

If the Eagles win my gut says the better matchup would be the Bengals because I think we could dominate their OL. 

12 hours ago, eagle45 said:

If there’s one critique of the offense, it’s the lack of someone to put the defense on their heels with pure speed (Watkins, but he’s fallen off) and the lack of someone with extreme wiggle in space.  
 

Lately, the guys with big college production and those traits go top 15.  If someone who fits that profile drops to 29-32, I’d be fine with it.  Otherwise, it might be best to look at a still developing smaller conference burner in rounds 2-5.

 

There are a bunch of smaller, faster guys who will be available at 31. This class is very deep with that archetype who are late round 1 or day 2.

I just don’t think it would be a good use of resources. There should be some really good pass rushing prospects available at 31 which is what I’d expect us to look at assuming we don’t take one earlier.

The good news is I think Howie is likely to trade down multiple times, maybe even with both picks, and allow us to hit multiple positions in rounds 2 and 3.

 

45 minutes ago, greend said:

Nu uh, really?

Just kidding

1 hour ago, DrPhilly said:

Not that it matters one bit now but a scan of all the national sports writer predictions show approx 60% picking the Eagles.  I think that is about right.

More than any other game in recent memory, this one feels a lot like an old school battle.  Think Eagles/Giants late 80s or something but with a far better Eagles team overall.

It’s funny, because both teams are pretty "new school” on offense. The Eagles use a bunch of designed QB runs and such while the 9ers are trying to do positionless skill players.

I guess it comes from both teams having good run games and defense. Personally, I think the Eagles are going to be passing a lot this game. That’s the 9ers weakness on D and it somewhat neutralizes their LBs. Plus if we can get an early lead and force the 9ers into being one dimensional I think we could win relatively comfortably.

27 minutes ago, TEW said:

It’s funny, because both teams are pretty "new school” on offense. The Eagles use a bunch of designed QB runs and such while the 9ers are trying to do positionless skill players.

I guess it comes from both teams having good run games and defense. Personally, I think the Eagles are going to be passing a lot this game. That’s the 9ers weakness on D and it somewhat neutralizes their LBs. Plus if we can get an early lead and force the 9ers into being one dimensional I think we could win relatively comfortably.

Yeah, think it comes from the feeling that it will be a super physical game won in the trenches and likely not super high scoring.  We shall see.  Maybe it will be just the opposite.  That does seem to happen from time to time

Eagles hype video with Dawkins as the narrator. Sorry if it has been posted already.

1 hour ago, Parrot Head said:

The notification button is now a Liberty Bell….cool

Always has been

1 minute ago, downundermike said:

Always has been

It used to be this 

Now it's this 

Leaving soon. 

Sorry I won't be here to provide insight all day. 

Got the conference champions shirt on. Ready for another one. 

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

Game today. 

Linc?

 

 

 

48 minutes ago, TEW said:

It’s funny, because both teams are pretty "new school” on offense. The Eagles use a bunch of designed QB runs and such while the 9ers are trying to do positionless skill players.

I guess it comes from both teams having good run games and defense. Personally, I think the Eagles are going to be passing a lot this game. That’s the 9ers weakness on D and it somewhat neutralizes their LBs. Plus if we can get an early lead and force the 9ers into being one dimensional I think we could win relatively comfortably.

I heard on one of the podcasts that the winning formula is to bludgeon the 9ers defense with inside zone punctuated by deep shots.

If they stick with the C3 base with a fair amount of blitzing, I agree, I’d rather pepper them on the outside with the comeback/curl or threaten them deep. While running laterally is tough because of their LB speed, running into a heavy box has its challenges as well.

13 minutes ago, Parrot Head said:

It used to be this 

Now it's this 

I just tried all modes, not seeing that