Just now, Blazehound said:

Only 23 points is a cop out. Dallas should have realistically had at least 30 points yesterday if not for unforced errors. 

This offense put up a 40 burger against the Eagles last year and have been lighting up teams this year. You lack respect for a very good opponent. Teams have unforced errors in every game. It's part of the sport.

2 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

 

If the offense cleans up the red zone offense, they’re fine. The defense under Desai is the major issue.

1 minute ago, Blazehound said:

If he ends up missing only 2-3 games, I will happily take that. 

Yea really sucks to lose him at all, but if he's 100% healthy for our first playoff game, it's a manageable situation.

Just now, Blazehound said:

If the offense cleans up the red zone offense, they’re fine. The defense under Desai is the major issue.

The issue is the personnel on D.  I get Desai is trying to make milk out of clay right now…but it’s not working.

6 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

 

As a first time (NFL) coordinator, I was trying not to be too hard on him early in the season, but he's actually shown some improvement as of late. DeSigh, on the other hand, might've even regressed.

32 minutes ago, RLC said:

Cowboys fans complaining about officiating was rich given our QB got torpedo-ed at the news, Dak probably didn't get a 1st down on the sneak and they called a weak Reddick roughing the passer on the last drive of the game.

Skip was complaining about the fumble luck… I’m thinking, finally we got a break there over 9 games.

Just now, Wentz_Era said:

The issue is the personnel on D.  I get Desai is trying to make milk out of clay right now…but it’s not working.

He had Eli Ricks out there a good part of the game and that's not by choice but necessity. Bradberry and Slay haven't exactly been stellar. Having to play the safeties back makes it easy pickings if 4 aren't getting home on the pass rush. Thankful that teams aren't running on the Eagles all that well. We also now see that Brown doesn't match up with slot receivers well.

3 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

If the offense cleans up the red zone offense, they’re fine. The defense under Desai is the major issue.

I felt like the offense made some progress in the RZ (the AJ play was a nice wrinkle) although they do seem to be stacking plays for a shove.

What I want to see is an improved running game with Jurgens back - we need to be able to run the 4 minute drill, burn clock, close out the games (and spare this defense)

Just now, Blazehound said:

If the offense cleans up the red zone offense, they’re fine. The defense under Desai is the major issue.

Jesus...this team has been ravaged by injuries...they are 8-1 and get 2 weeks (bye couldn't have come at a better time) to rest and heal up.  Losing Dallas for 3 to 4 games sucks but I mean come on....the Eagles have the toughest schedule in the NFL, they are getting everyone's best every week and they are turning them all back away.  Have I lost my remaining hair watching some of these games....yeah!  But right now let me ask you this, you could change the entire roster for another roster in the NFL....which team would it be?  SF? NO! KC? NO! Buffalo? NO! Baltimore? NO! Lions?????? COME ON!

 

 

9 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

 

And also this. The calls for Brian Johnson to be fired are hilariously dumb. 

17 minutes ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

The Johnson hate is getting out of control. He called a good game yesterday for the most part outside of the deep shot on 3rd down towards the end of the game. They were perfect in the red zone yesterday too after everyone complaining about that all season long as well. He was the least of their problems yesterday. 
 

The players and their mistakes continue to be the main problem. They basically had three more turnovers yesterday if they don’t get lucky and the ball doesn’t bounce their way. Including that awful one at the end which would have lost them the game. Statistically and from every metric, this offense is basically identical to last season’s. The main difference being the turnovers and that’s on the players not Johnson. 

I don't think he called a good game at all. I've been direct in my dislike for KG, but he ripped off a few great runs and they only give him 3 carries. Other games, they insist on feeding him the ball when he's getting 2 yards a pop. He was hot, give him the ball! Penny looked explosive. He had 2 snaps and 2 carries. Why leave it at that? Swift was up and down. It's clear his game is going to be built around burst plays mixed in with no gainers. The bottom line is that their RB showed they could move the ball and in the most important parts of the game they throw the ball. Is that on BJ? Is it on Nick?

The running game also takes their biggest threat, Michah Parsons rushing the passer, out of the game. It also takes some of the pressure off of Hurts knee. 

There were a few very good play calls but they seem too far and between. Half the time you really can't get a feel for what they are trying to do. 

-One thing Dallas does so well that the Eagles suck at is the scramble drill. How many plays did Dak make because his WR went to the open spot for him? I can't think of any Eagles WR doing that for Hurts. He scrambles and scrambles and floats it out of bounds. Get open and help him out.

-WR screen needs to be ripped out of the playbook. I've seen DeVonta Smith take too many hard hits and get up limping after WR screens. No more. 

-The refusal to use the middle of the field is really confusing. Not sure why they can't exploit some LB and S with the talent they have. 

 

With all of that being said, they are 8-1. Best record in the NFL. I'm a broken record here but they haven't come close to playing a complete game yet. If they can hit on all cylinders down the stretch, I don't see a team that can beat them. 

3 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

And also this. The calls for Brian Johnson to be fired are hilariously dumb. 

The other team gets paid too…there’s some mind numbing play calls for sure.  Shutting the O down comes to forcing Hurts off his spots and to make throws with his arm. Hurts entire game is his lower body strength…that’s where he generates his power throwing and escaping.

2 minutes ago, NYEagle said:

Jesus...this team has been ravaged by injuries...they are 8-1 and get 2 weeks (bye couldn't have come at a better time) to rest and heal up.  Losing Dallas for 3 to 4 games sucks but I mean come on....the Eagles have the toughest schedule in the NFL, they are getting everyone's best every week and they are turning them all back away.  Have I lost my remaining hair watching some of these games....yeah!  But right now let me ask you this, you could change the entire roster for another roster in the NFL....which team would it be?  SF? NO! KC? NO! Buffalo? NO! Baltimore? NO! Lions?????? COME ON!

 

 

You would think the Eagles lost yesterday and are going into the bye sub .500 with the way fans are reacting. They're the best in the league lol.

19 minutes ago, Wentz_Era said:

The issue is the personnel on D.  I get Desai is trying to make milk out of clay right now…but it’s not working.

Seems to be both from where I'm at. We knew going in the season that we were going to have problems at DT, LB, and S. Since week 1, Carter has made us largely forget that Hargrave even existed, and Byard should hopefully settle in soon, but you can see where we lack the cohesiveness we had with White and Edwards at LB. At CB, Slay and Bradberry losing a bit of speed due to age isn't wholly implausible but the difference in their play from this year to last year looks to be a result of the differences in scheme as well. Maybe it's still fixable, but the offenses we're about to face won't make it easy on Desai at all.

15 minutes ago, Blazehound said:

Only 23 points is a cop out. Dallas should have realistically had at least 30 points yesterday if not for unforced errors. 

Were they truly 'unforced' though?    Which ones are you referring to?   And did the Eagles equally not have 'unforced' errors?   Like the Roughing the passer penalty on the final 'drive' by Reddick?   The offsides by Carter at 1st and goal inside the 10 on that same drive?   

Unforced errors are a part of football for both teams.   And both teams committed them yesterday.   One team came away victorious and the other is trying to find moral victory points.  

 

If the Eagles had lost, we'd be bemoaning the Eagles for their unforced errors.   Like Swift fumbling when he was rammed into by Brown on the Eagles' final possession.  Hardly a 'forced' error.  Or throwing a low percentage pass on 3rd and 3 on the possession before that, stopping the clock, rather than running the ball (or throwing a high percentage ball) to keep the clock moving or force Dallas to burn a timeout.    Plenty of unforced errors on both sides to focus on.  Dallas wasn't unique in that.

7 minutes ago, Waiting4Someday said:

I felt like the offense made some progress in the RZ (the AJ play was a nice wrinkle) although they do seem to be stacking plays for a shove.

What I want to see is an improved running game with Jurgens back - we need to be able to run the 4 minute drill, burn clock, close out the games (and spare this defense)

Looks pretty similar. Brown’s TD came off the same alignment but somehow the timing is all messed up on the run play. 

It was a give up run play. Definitely no need to add any risk to it. 

10 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

Which ones are you referring to? 

Only one that comes to mind is Dak stepping out on the conversion, but you could argue BG forced him to take a wider angle than he should've. Other than that, I don't recall anything significant that was drive-killing or took pts off the board.

I was on a 4 day golf bender with friends- 30th consecutive year.  We were all checking in during the game.  Great win.  Defense held them to 7 2nd half points.  Great 3rd qtr by the offense, hair pulling offense the 4th.  This is why the Eagles are a really good team and the Cowboys have 3 losses: we make plays when they have to be made, the Cowboys make the plays leading up to the plays that have to be made, then don't finish it.  

1st and goal on the 6 yard line to win the game and two plays later it's 3rd and goal from the 26 yard line.  Sack and a penalty and all the good plays leading to 1st and goal vanish because we made the play when needed and they choked.  He'll, 400 yards offense and only 23 points.  Cowboys ain't s..t.

7 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

It was a give up run play. Definitely no need to add any risk to it. 

The Eagles turtled up in the 4th quarter.. one of the possessions it made a ton of sense, but at the same time... they didn't turtle up smartly.  They did some things that truly made zero sense based on the time and situation.   The last possession by Dallas likely shouldn't have even happened had they played more aware of the situation as they turtled up.

2 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:

Only one that comes to mind is Dak stepping out on the conversion, but you could argue BG forced him to take a wider angle than he should've. Other than that, I don't recall anything significant that was drive-killing or took pts off the board.

I would absolutely argue that BG forced that.  If he's not trailing him, he walks in.  But he was, forcing him wider to go for the pylon and let's face it, Dak isn't an uber athlete.  He's a plus athlete.  And he played foolishly.  

8 minutes ago, ManuManu said:

Looks pretty similar. Brown’s TD came off the same alignment but somehow the timing is all messed up on the run play. 

It was a give up run play. Definitely no need to add any risk to it. 

You’d think that a RZ play would’ve been heavily repped in practice - no excuse for that amount of dysfunction, especially at home.

2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

The Eagles turtled up in the 4th quarter.. one of the possessions it made a ton of sense, but at the same time... they didn't turtle up smartly.  They did some things that truly made zero sense based on the time and situation.   The last possession by Dallas likely shouldn't have even happened had they played more aware of the situation as they turtled up.

Counterpoint is that they threw a bomb on the 3rd and 3, where a shove setup might have been warranted.

Roby being fit and Byard having more system knowledge will help a ton. You can't get around experience out there, and knowledge of system.

I've been on the TE draft train for a while. Goedert is great, but that house he lived in Maddox made them both a bit fragile out there - need to drink some milk and take vitamins.  But adding Julio may mitigate it slightly.

I expect the Chiefs game plan to a be a flawless one. 2 weeks to go and beat their asses.

2 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

I would absolutely argue that BG forced that.  If he's not trailing him, he walks in.  But he was, forcing him wider to go for the pylon and let's face it, Dak isn't an uber athlete.  He's a plus athlete.  And he played foolishly.  

Right, he still should've scored even with BG there, and I'm incredibly thankful he didn't cut up field a step sooner, but aside from that, I'm not sure what other play would be considered an unforced error.

Just seen the ending of the game. Oh man, why did Dak not throw it into the end zone?  Like why did Dak step out of bounds and jump over the D.