I'm going to give Brian Johnson a little bit of a pass. Having you first game as play-caller against BB with all off-season to get ready is not an easy task.

He needs to better this Thursday.

Just now, RLC said:

 

Christ 

 

 

3 hours ago, Wentz_Era said:

Youtube?  I had to get the 'free trial' which I will cancel after the game.  Wait till the next Sunday game and use a different account on the 'free trial'.

No, the new international feed is run by DAZN.  I couldn't get things going at first early in the day but the Eagles game was delivered without problem.

1 minute ago, RLC said:

 

Seems a long shot to play Thursday.  

The 2024 draft should be deep at LB, at least.

In the short-term, have find a way to get Cunningham off the field on 3rd and long.

PLAY DIME

No concern about the players on the field today at all….they’ll shake the rust off.

My attention will be on the coordinators.

Just now, pgcd3 said:

 

 

Too bad.  He actually played well behind that DL.  Hopefully, it is more of a precaution and he is back after a week or two.

2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Defensively, did Nolan Smith even get on the field for a snap?   I saw him on the field during some ST snaps, but weird that they'd not have some package for him as a pass rusher.   Maybe he did get some snaps on defense, and I just missed it.  But, he should get more opportunity as the year progresses.

I saw him once or twice

5 minutes ago, DoWorx said:

zero preseason snaps is straight up stupid

Everyone was saying the same thing last year. It's a marathon... get the W ugly or not... stay as healthy as possible the first few weeks. They'll start looking sharper as the season progresses.

The Raiders are the only team in the NFCW with a win...

Week 1 is always strange...

 

 

Hurts’ decisions were late (and poor), while his throws, when he did pull the trigger, floated and were off target.  The game plan for him was awful.

But underneath all of that…Hurts spent very little time in the pocket today.  He was either getting chased out due to poor pass protection or running out of it by design.  He’s consistently a better qb from the pocket…whether it’s slicing and dicing a defense with his arm or chewing up an empty uncovered middle of the field through OL gaps.  
 

Bad things happen when he gets horizontal with his legs.  He’s not actually that fast and he doesn’t have the arm for off balance throws.  
 

They failed to keep him in the pocket today, both by design and by protection breakdowns.

3 minutes ago, RLC said:

 

2 hours ago, Godfather said:

Shut your ghey hole

I’ll pecker slap you in the middle of @hputenis’s furry horror film 

4 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

I'm going to give Brian Johnson a little bit of a pass. Having you first game as play-caller against BB with all off-season to get ready is not an easy task.

He needs to better this Thursday.

People came into the season with a preconception against him because they liked Steichen, so whenever something bad happens on offense people will blame him. Couple draw calls I didn't like, but Steichen did the same thing with those stupid Smith bubble screens, every coordinator has their kink that is unbecoming. Today was more poor execution and poor QB and OL play than the play calling. Play calling always has been overrated by fans. Had no issues with Johnson today.

22 minutes ago, DaEagles4Life said:

What LBs can we trade for? 

Patrick Queen played well today 

They need a LB and a S ASAP. Better offensive teams will shred that D otherwise. 

2 minutes ago, RLC said:

The 2024 draft should be deep at LB, at least.

In the short-term, have find a way to get Cunningham off the field on 3rd and long.

PLAY DIME

JTJr is coming home! 

Yea, we need to draft heavy for LBs. Hoping Dean stay healthy was wishful thinking. Tho, I didn't think he would be in a walking boot after the first game....

This makes no sense to me.  Swift got 2 touches.  Goedert got 1 target... and that was a massive overthrow, almost a throw away.

17 minutes ago, D-Shiznit said:

Davis and Carter are going to F'in wreck O-Lines for a decade. Love it.

I thought the DT play today was excellent. All of them played well.

Is there anyone out that that slapped their wife or kicked someone pregnant that has talent that we can sign for lb or safety?

Trading a 3rd or 4th round pick for a LB whose contract expires this off-season is all but a certainty at the trade deadline.

On the 4th and 2 incomplete to Devonta, Boston Scott was the RB.

All the love and respect to Boston, but that's gotta be Gainwell or Swift.

1 minute ago, Iggles_Phan said:

This makes no sense to me.  Swift got 2 touches.  Goedert got 1 target... and that was a massive overthrow, almost a throw away.

He would have been running in space had one of those two plays he was wide open gone his direction. 

6 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Sure looked like they were trying to save things for Thursday Night, including energy.   Offensive play calling seemed very vanilla.   They relied almost exclusively on Gainwell to run the ball, with Hurts in the mix.   Where was Swift?  There seemed to be nothing game planned to get the ball in his hands.  Why make the trade if you aren't going to use him?  Hopefully, they actually have things ready for him, but chose to keep them in moth balls.   Where was Goedert in the game plan?  Also seemed to be missing.

Defensively, did Nolan Smith even get on the field for a snap?   I saw him on the field during some ST snaps, but weird that they'd not have some package for him as a pass rusher.   Maybe he did get some snaps on defense, and I just missed it.  But, he should get more opportunity as the year progresses.

 

There is a game in 4 days.  Good news is that it is at home.   Bad news is that the Eagles didn't look good or in sync.  And they don't have much time to get in sync before the next game.  They will have a little extra time for the third game though.  Almost a mini-bye week with a Thursday - Monday gap between games.

Smith had a tackle on Elliott after a 2-3 yard gain late. That’s all I saw of him.