3 hours ago, pisceschica said:

When was last time eagles fired a coach in season?

It’s not happening. They have 2 potentially 3 main coaches that need to go. One is coming off a Super Bowl so that’s not happening and the other two are first year coaches so they’ll just chalk it up to learning on the job and give them another year.

Yes I can agree with running the ball more often. How can he blamed for 15 turnovers from Hurts (yes a few weren't on Hurts and freak accidents). How can he be blamed for dropped passes, fumbles, Hurts not seeing open players? Let's just think about last night... Hurts opening drive fumble red zone, AJ fumble around the 30, AJ dropped pass, Smith dropped passes, Smith fumble within the 15yd line. Offense didn't have trouble moving the ball, they kept shooting themselves in the foot. I'm not saying Johnson doesn't deserve some blame or has been doing an amazing job. He's avg and honestly with the weapons we have, avg should be good enough. Think of all the late game winning drives we've had. When the players execute, they're pretty much unstoppable.

Tell me why I'm wrong? And don't give me he shoulda coulda woulda, bc it's easy to say that after the plays are over. Just look at it with clear eyes. 

 

Side note: Desai is a lost cause. That 2nd half adjustment against the Rams and that game against Miami were the only highlights. 

I can tell you there is another threat about BJ so opening another about the exact same subject makes you wrong

4 hours ago, pisceschica said:

When was last time eagles fired a coach in season?

Chip

So I think first half of games he’s been bad but that’s also on Sirianni. The game plan has been very poor and very disappointing.

BJ isn’t solely to blame. Sirianni needs to take blame and so do the players. But this scheme stinks. Guys are never ever schemed open. There are no easy plays. There are no easy drives. The play calling lacks rhythm. The run game goes missing and the choice of RB is highly questionable too.

As I say BJ isn’t solely to blame but as OC and play caller I think ultimately he needs to be the first change. He’s also the biggest change from last year when this offense (with almost identical pieces) all clicked.

Show me a GM that starts firing coaches while the team still has a share of the best record in the league, and I´ll show you a panic merchant

49 minutes ago, UK_EaglesFan89 said:

So I think first half of games he’s been bad but that’s also on Sirianni. The game plan has been very poor and very disappointing.

BJ isn’t solely to blame. Sirianni needs to take blame and so do the players. But this scheme stinks. Guys are never ever schemed open. There are no easy plays. There are no easy drives. The play calling lacks rhythm. The run game goes missing and the choice of RB is highly questionable too.

As I say BJ isn’t solely to blame but as OC and play caller I think ultimately he needs to be the first change. He’s also the biggest change from last year when this offense (with almost identical pieces) all clicked.

Right.  At the end of the day it's Nick's offense and BJ is calling the plays. The offense lacks any real creativity and the play selection feels totally backwards.  Firing BJ only works if you bring in an OC who can CREATE a more prolific offense and effectively call it on the field.  Nick has proven that he can do neither. 

Frank Reich anyone?

It’s the coach’s job to get his offense in Rythm and executing with confidence. We haven’t done this once this season on either side. These guy’s aren’t locked in and aren’t playing with any flow. I can’t blame 53 players for this. 

The fumbles can be blamed on coaching as well if they didnt focus on practicing protecting the ball, knowing that Dallas loves to try to punch the ball out. 

And if you know Hurts is prone to fumbling, why call so many designed runs for him?

14 minutes ago, opa-opa said:

The fumbles can be blamed on coaching as well if they didnt focus on practicing protecting the ball, knowing that Dallas loves to try to punch the ball out. 

And if you know Hurts is prone to fumbling, why call so many designed runs for him?

I've been saying this all season.  Designed quarterback runs are suicide.  The odds of getting our QB hurt or losing the football are just too great. 

Maybe you do it in a must score situation in a must win game...but it seems to be a staple in this offense. 

Worst of all, it has become predictable. 

2 hours ago, kiwinavega said:

Show me a GM that starts firing coaches while the team still has a share of the best record in the league, and I´ll show you a panic merchant

They no longer do and it happens in sports and usually sparks the team

14 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

They no longer do and it happens in sports and usually sparks the team

Which team has more than ten wins at this point? None of them

2 hours ago, The Norseman said:

Right.  At the end of the day it's Nick's offense and BJ is calling the plays. The offense lacks any real creativity and the play selection feels totally backwards.  Firing BJ only works if you bring in an OC who can CREATE a more prolific offense and effectively call it on the field.  Nick has proven that he can do neither. 

Frank Reich anyone?

It only works if the OC has full control. Pretty clear that's not the case here.

3 hours ago, The Norseman said:

Right.  At the end of the day it's Nick's offense and BJ is calling the plays. The offense lacks any real creativity and the play selection feels totally backwards.  Firing BJ only works if you bring in an OC who can CREATE a more prolific offense and effectively call it on the field.  Nick has proven that he can do neither. 

Frank Reich anyone?

I agree I don’t think Sirianni is a great offensive mind and so we need more input from an OC. And maybe that’s where BJ actually could be fine one day but right now he’s having to do too much and it isn’t working.

3 hours ago, The Norseman said:

Frank Reich anyone?

You don't switch coordinators with 4 games to go in a 10 win season, but this would be a great time for another set of eyes to assess schemes and game plans. 

5 hours ago, pisceschica said:

Very good chance of a one and done season. At this point I only want them to win the division so there will be a strong chance Dallas plays on home playoff game. 

Maybe depends on who they play and how rested/healthy they are . From my recollection people didn't even think they'd make the playoffs with all of the moving parts.

The sad thing is this team CAN move the football on anyone...we racked up yards against the two best defenses in the league the past two weeks. 

So the talent and potential is definitely there, we just need a bit more creativity on play calling to get it over the top and into the endzone.

46 minutes ago, Hawkeye said:

You don't switch coordinators with 4 games to go in a 10 win season, but this would be a great time for another set of eyes to assess schemes and game plans. 

Oh yea, wasn't suggesting we do anything in season.  But Frank Reich is an artichetct...BJ and Nick are clearly coloring with crayons compared to guys like him.  Look at the coaching staff in Dallas and KC...lots of seasoned talent.  We need a few wrinkles in here...and I'm not talking about play variances. 

For a team that is a true contender for a super bowl, the eagles made a terrible mistake with promoting Brian Johnson.  He had a lot of respect but simply wasn't ready for playcalling duties.  

The offense is not creative at all, terribly inconsistent and does not take advantage of all the talent.

The eagles will not fire him or replace him during the season because they don't want to screw up his opportunities.  

If you match up the talent on the eagles offense with anybody, they have as much or more talent throughout.......

It's clearly the game planning and the play calling......it's so obvious, that it's driving us all crazy.  

The question is, will Sirianni/Roseman allow the season to go down the tubes hoping Johnson improves?  He's 13 games into the season and we're still complaining about the same things as the first game......

1 hour ago, judunno said:

Maybe depends on who they play and how rested/healthy they are . From my recollection people didn't even think they'd make the playoffs with all of the moving parts.

Sir, this team is done 

 

Swift only had 11 carries.  He's talented, somehow is 4th in the league in rushing yet they don't give him the ball.  He needs to be getting a lot more carries, they need to have less QB designed runs and be strategic about that.  Heavy doses of Swift and Gainwell.  Let the O line run block.  Early and often.  Mix up the type of runs and sets they run from, they're so predictable and vanilla.  

It seems they just think having talented guys on the roster will just execute and make plays, but it's clear the play design and in-game play calling are an issue and that's on both Siri and BJ.  Bring in Reich to consult and help them at least in design and preparation to see if that helps.

4 hours ago, The Norseman said:

I've been saying this all season.  Designed quarterback runs are suicide.  The odds of getting our QB hurt or losing the football are just too great. 

Maybe you do it in a must score situation in a must win game...but it seems to be a staple in this offense. 

Worst of all, it has become predictable. 

It's funny, RBs have become devalued in part to the high risk of injury.....but more and more teams are letting high priced QBs run more often and wonder why they can't stay healthy.

OC hasn't helped Hurts at all.

6 hours ago, opa-opa said:

The fumbles can be blamed on coaching as well if they didnt focus on practicing protecting the ball, knowing that Dallas loves to try to punch the ball out. 

And if you know Hurts is prone to fumbling, why call so many designed runs for him?

They do those punch the ball out drills in damn near every practice. At some point the players have to be accountable. 

https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/reports/snap-counts/wr.php
 

Here's the Snap Count Leaders at the Wide Receiver position.

1) DeVonta Smith - 812 snaps
4) AJ Brown - 771 snaps

They've helped the Eagles win a lot of games and now it looks like they're falling apart and making mistakes,  like drops and fumbles.

The Colts have wrs at 2) and 3).  The Eagles have the most snaps, total, for the top 2 wrs,  the Colts are 2nd.  Siri came from the Colts.  Maybe playing the wrs more than any other team is a Colts/Siri thing and not a Johnson thing?