• March 19, 2024

Eagles Need More From Their Wide Receivers

RileyCooper8The Eagles haven’t been getting enough production from enough of their wide receivers through the first two games of the season.

Jeremy Maclin has done his part, scoring key touchdowns in each of the first two games, but the rest of this unit leave much to be desired.

Riley Cooper has been completely invisible so far. Cooper has just five catches for 37 yards, and failed to haul in a key touchdown reception in the first half against the Colts last Monday.

The Eagles are paying Cooper like a starting wideout, and he’s got to step and start giving them some more plays.

Second-round pick Jordan Matthews has had some issues with drops, but he’s been getting open. Like most rookies, its going to take some time for Matthews to get his legs under him and really feel comfortable playing at this level. He’s still pretty raw right now, but as the season goes on I expect his role to steadily increase and there’s a good possibility he could be challenging Cooper for the number-two job by the season’s end.

The Eagles are still waiting to get third-round pick Josh Huff on the field. Huff hasn’t been seen since suffering a shoulder injury in the second game of the preseason, and there hasn’t been any indication that he might close to a return.

One guy that has been a complete mystery to me is Brad Smith. Although he showed nothing in the preseason, Chip Kelly essentially handed this guy a roster spot.

During August, the Eagles never gave the impression that Smith needed to do anything special to earn a roster spot. The plan all along was to make him a part of the final roster. And through the first two games, he hasn’t touched the football once and I can’t even remember seeing him out on the field. If Kelly decided that this guy was important enough to keep over some of the other impressive receivers that the team had in camp, I would have assumed that he had some kind of role in mind for him. To this point, I don’t understand why he’s on this team.

Jeff Maehl has actually contributed more than Smith to this point with a 12-yard reception against Jacksonville.

Nick Foles hasn’t been on point, but his receivers need to step up and do a better job of making plays and helping their quarterback out. Even though some passes have been thrown behind them, a number of these are still catchable, and plays that his receivers should be able to make.

Right now, with the exception of Maclin, this group hasn’t been giving the Eagles a lot. If Maclin does in fact go down with an injury at some point this year, the Eagles would really be in trouble, I don’t think there’s nearly enough depth here to survive an injury to him.

Denny Basens

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eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 8:18 am

Cooper did get a 35 yard pass interference call on Vonti Davis putting the ball on the one yard line for an eventual McCoy TD monday night.

jakedog
jakedog
September 17, 2014 8:42 am

Eagles miss both avant and djax, short term adjustment that foles and his current receivers are working through, Mathews is a rookie, Maclin coming off injury, but Cooper And Foles need to figure it out, this offense will get better, we now know foles is clutch two game winning performances, we know he can be consistent, see last year. When he puts it all together just watch

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 9:00 am
Reply to  jakedog

Jake, I think Ertz has assumed the Avant role. He is getting 75% of the snaps. Celek and Matthews are splitting time now.

paulman
paulman
September 17, 2014 9:48 am

I’ve stated all Summer Long, that the Eagles WR Corps is the “Weak Link” to this Offense and will prevent the Eagles from making a Deep Run in 2014
Good NFL Defenses will key on McCoy/Sproles in the Backfield and look to take away Ertz with their big Cover CB’s (if they have any) and then can cover the Eagle WR’s one on one with their remainder of Secondary
Redskins will load the Box with 8 Players and look to penetrate, get in the backfield to disrupt Eagles RB’s and put pressure on Foles which negates any Deep Routs by Maclin/Cooper, etc…

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 10:32 am
Reply to  paulman

the eagles are putting points on the board — Ertz and Matthews on the field at the same time forces the safety to cover one of the two and the colts SS Mike Adams couldn’t cover Ertz.
Washington cut SS Bacari Rambo yesterday as SS Brandon Meriweather returns from suspension. Ryan Clark or Brandon Meriweather has to cover Ertz or Matthews 50 % of the game.

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 10:40 am

E0S.. Rambo was cut? I thought he had a good pre-season.

paulman
paulman
September 17, 2014 10:56 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

Baccari Rambo was exposed in Pass-Coverages so the Redskins moved on, they already have 2 Safeties on Roster who are thumpers in Merriweather and Clark, which neither are good at Pass-Coverage so they needed to get a Safety who is at least Athletic to run with today’s TE’s/WR’s . The Redksins are using Duke Inhenacho and CB Brashaud Breelend at the Free-Saftey Spot/Extra DB…

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 10:59 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

two forty yard plus touchdowns in back to back weeks forced their hand with having to open up a roster spot for Meriweather. Jag TE Lewis caught a 68 yarder with Rambo getting their late then going for the interception and Lewis trudging down the sideline for 40 yards high stepping. They yanked Rambo from the game and benched him ultimately cutting him yesterday.

mhenski
mhenski
September 17, 2014 10:09 am

OUR RECEIVERS ARE SHADY SPROLES SHADY SPROLE SPROLES SPROLES ERTZ.

FUCK MACLIN AND COOPER THEY BLOW.

JUST GOTTA BLOCK AND LET THOSE BACKS COME OUT RUNNING FOR 20 + GAINERS

EAGLESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 10:39 am

Z44…get ready to go crazy..lol. This is funny, because when, TS, Songs, Big L, Cliff, Koolbreeze myself and a few others said that losing Djax would not be addition by subtraction we got blasted, now you see how the loss of his talent is impacting the receiving corp and the run. Please do not blame the O-line because before the injuries happened and during preseason you could see less production. They are talking about it now on WIP. Jackson’s speed opened up space for the receivers and run game. Anyone who knows football sees this. It’s not about Djax, it’s about what he brought to the field in terms of opening things up with his speed. You can replace him, thus far, that has not happened. During the run, the box is crowded because the safety is no longer over the top but in the box, it’s just a fact at this point. Is it killing the offense ? no, but, it is making things more difficult. BTW. Why isn’t the Big receiver theory not being utilized in the red zone? Maclin has got to open up this offense, his speed is key to it, but the defenders are not respecting his deep speed as they are covering him man to man. The receivers must step up and catch the balls Nick puts on them, Maclin must stretch the field to loosen things up. And when he is open, Foles must hit him so that the defense knows that he is a threat that they need to worry about. Once this happens (hopefully), things should start to loosen up and the offense can be fluid and explosive like it was last year. Maclin is the key, Foles must hit him though. Thank goodness for Shady, Sproles and Ertz’s ability to be so productive, if we had regular backs and TE’s we would be 0-2. Has the loss of Djax hurt the bottom line, no, but the loss of his speed has impacted the explosiveness of the offense and it is not what it could/should be. 2013…DJax caught 82 of 85. Who is going to step up at the receiver position? i know some will dispute and that’s ok as I welcome other opinions, but, be sure to include why Shady’s production has fallen from 5.8 per run to 4.2.

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 11:05 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

the eagles lead the NFL in yardage and points minus Desean Jackson.
repeat as I honk the horn…
the eagles lead the NFL in yardage and points minus Desean Jackson.
Blinking neon sign….
the eagles lead the NFL in yardage and points minus Desean Jackson.

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 11:53 am

E0S, I recognize that, I do, however, to see him in this offense would have been special. You must agree that the WR’s must step up though..no? They have been underwhelming thus far..no? As I stated, it’s not about DJAX..it’s about what he brought to the field. That’s why I said he can be replaced, the WR’s have not stepped up yet though.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 11:58 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

They do not get as many style points that is correct… but i believe that they are scoring 30 points a game… thats pretty damn good!

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 12:37 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

Not about style points, perhaps I was spoiled by the ease of scoring last year, that’s what I like. I want to see TD’s during the first and second quarter, haven’t seen that yet this year. The offense can not continue on that path! The receivers must step up!..Do you not agree?

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 12:55 pm
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

yes the receivers have missed their share, the qb has missed his share… they are not firing on all cylinders but looking at last year in many, many games the offense didn’t get clicking until the second half..so i’m hoping it gets goinng…this week is as good as any!

pheags88
pheags88
September 17, 2014 11:08 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

I would have loved to see Djax in this offense with the combo of Shady/Sproles in the backfield and the developing Ertz with MAclin back and cooper/mathews/huff etc…but at the end of the day the Eagles/Chip has showed he doesn’t need DJax end of story.

Don’t the Eagles have the number 1 offense? doesn’t Foles have the most passing yards?
Im sorry but you are simply a biased idiot if you think we need DJax this year…the Eagles are simply showing they dont.

The WRs have been open on many plays but Foles failed to hit them. They have also dropped some balls when Foles did hit them. It will all work out. Its called football.

On top of it, Mathews is still in his NFL diapers and Huff will be another speed weapon on the field for Chip to play with.

When it comes to Shady, he just needs to play better. He says he is the best RB (which i think he is), then he needs to show it week after week. Sproles seems to be doing fine LOL NFC player of the week.
Offensive line def helped Shady last year in run offense…we will get better there once some guys get healthy..

Btw the only thing Djax did this year so far is get hurt.

paulman
paulman
September 17, 2014 11:22 am
Reply to  pheags88

D-Jax will be out of Football in after the 2016 Season, Who Cares..

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 12:04 pm
Reply to  pheags88

First, Josh Huff was way over drafted and has got to learn how to catch, I would not put my an egg in his basket yet to do anything as a receiver this year. I never stated they need him, but, someone who can bring that element to the field. It’s not about DJAX, but what he brought to the table. Every point you stated, So did I, if you read my post, people see DJAX and go crazy lol. As far as Shady, no, it’s a fact that the box is crowded, that is undisputed. Notice he does not have any running space like he did last year. Shady is the best back in the league in my opinion which is why he has the 4.2. His pride tells him that he needs to play better, the film says otherwise.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 12:08 pm
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

and the all pro guard and 3rd string right tackle hurts also…..don’t forget that

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 12:33 pm
Reply to  zilents44

That’s true Z, but the Oline was intact during preseason, I noticed the same issue.

pheags88
pheags88
September 17, 2014 2:19 pm
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

Sproles looks like he is 21 out of college in this current offense rushing and receiving out of the backfield. He has a 6.2 rush average, 2nd best in NFL. He seems to be doing just fine and is showing Chip’s offense does not miss Djax period. Shady says he is the best…he needs to play better and show it.

BTW having kelly start in place of Mathis and this guy Gardner over Johnson def hurts. Getting them back to go with Tobin who looked great this year will help. Funny how that is ignored tho since those guys are the ones that actually block players that are trying to kill our RBs
Offense is like number 1 in the league and can clearly get better play out of all its players

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 17, 2014 7:08 pm
Reply to  pheags88

You guys and vinnie with the meaningless stats…we played two porous, bad, and weak defenses. We were supposed to score a bunch of points against Jax and Indianapolis. both of them had their best players on defense hurt. Cyprien for Jax and Mathis for Indy…
Our assessments are not just for the regular season…its looking at the playoffs and games against big time defenses. When your receivers are dropping passes, the QB is throwing balls behind receivers-bad passes-despite having a pocket so clean he had time to order pizza-these are legitimate concerns !

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 7:44 pm
Reply to  koolbreeze

Kool…unfortunately injuries happen in the nfl and at times the Eagles will not be able to play teams at full strength. The Eagles have lost key players too. Last week you declared as you often do that the colts woud be the real test…as soon as the Eagles beat them..you fall back on your word with excuse after excuse…same as last year. That is why you lose credibility with your assessment of the Eagles. You have a million excuses as to why they win…when they lose…Foles is ass. When will next time be the real time..when they lose. You stated last week that the Eagles would lose to the Colts and said paste it. I watched hi lites of Sundays game. Touchdown passes and passes in general were thrown by your heroes…high..wide and behind receivers who made spectacular catches. No Qb puts every ball on the money…stop the nonsense. Stop it!

deserteagle
deserteagle
September 17, 2014 11:28 am

E.H.L….eagle has landed ,along with others ..this is a cultural issue ,nothing and nobody ever questions DJAX as a quality wide receiver ..look at the NFL it’s a boiling pot of controversial guys getting suspended for off field transgressions every hour seemingly..I’m not indicting DJAX ,nor has anybody else ,however ,that said ,nobody ,but the organization has the background noise …chip seemingly had calculated ,risk vs reward ,also he knew DJAX competitive nature to have more touches (not less) how do you get Sproles and Ertz the necessary touches ? You don’t …it’s calculated ,it’s business ,and it’s behind us in the rear view mirror..I wish We’d all stop and trying to say we miss this guy ..he’s gone ..he’s not our property and as is with today’s sports he’s a hated redskin…that’s a fact DJAX

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:31 am
Reply to  deserteagle

The simple facttbhe chose the deadskins pisses me off i really hate him now

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 11:36 am
Reply to  zilents44

um he didn’t have a lot to CHOSE from!!!!

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:39 am
Reply to  haveacigar

When he got signed they said 7 teams were interested so that’s a good number and unless you were his agent how the hell do you know…pissoff

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 11:43 am
Reply to  zilents44

‘they’ said it!! love it! ‘they’ hilarious of course ‘they’ is his agent!

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:50 am
Reply to  haveacigar

I’m sorry are you his agent….I don’t know how many offers he had and I don’t care please believe teams wanted him he just chose redskins for money and to stick it to us, oh yea so WALE could help his great rap career

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 12:18 pm
Reply to  deserteagle

Desert eagle, nowhere did I state the Eagles miss DJAX, I said they miss his speed and developed my argument why I feel this way, I also stated Maclin must step up to help replace his production and ability to stretch the field. I also said Djax is replaceable and mac needs to do that. I also mentioned how well the offense is performing without him as far as production, however, the offense is not as explosive. I worded my post very carefully because I know some people choose not to read complete posts, people see “DJAX” and they go crazy making assumptions

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 11:30 am

Worst receivers in the NFL but at 2-0 I’ll take it. Hey at least Matthews is playing which is more then we can say for Marcus Smith.

deserteagle
deserteagle
September 17, 2014 11:36 am

I moved to arizona but I brought this Eagle Band wagon with me …I love the passion ,the controversy the soap opera from afar ..it doesn’t diminish my love for the birds ,but I got to tell you ..the whole drama is minimized by being in a different market and media throng..let’s all chill enjoy a young team that’s being constructed by the organization ,as with recent moves ,were fans and were all going to micro manage ,every detail ..it’s all encompassing ,but to be real,we are in the midst of a top 3 NFL ratings (I understand it’s early) but we haven’t played an A game ,and we are in the NFC conversation on a daily basis ..as a season ticket holder I’m glad I wear and bleed green ..it’s a season that I’ve shared ,I hope ends in the desert in feb..it’s a dream ,but as it’s playing out ,early on we are relevant ..the haters all ,stir the pot ,that’s good for the spices of the brew on this site..controversy in the fan base ,bears out the passion ..let’s all filter through the idiotic comments and concentrate on the paul mans of the site who actually bring something to the table ..

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:58 am
Reply to  deserteagle

awwww shit Djax is playing he texted mccoy to tell him he playing that changes everything 35 to 21 Djax gets a TD

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 12:03 pm
Reply to  deserteagle

LOL too funny.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:59 am

Oh yea eagles win

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:59 am

I’m going to cheer for Djax not boo cuz I like him when he was here but damn why the deadskins

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 20, 2014 5:59 pm
Reply to  zilents44

So will GMCliff Z…..

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 12:00 pm

And only a biased fan wouldn’t think the offense would be better with Jackson, Maclin, Ertz and McCoy and Sprouls with the addition of Matthews. Any football person worth his or her unbiased salt would recognize that. If teams adjust to the screens and the current wideouts and QB don’t get on the same page it’ll be tears all around. That’s a big if because after 2 games the conditioning of this team is more of an advantage then the lack of receiver production.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 12:04 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Big you are right we would be even better with Djax( every fan knows it whether they admit it or not) but he gone so plz just leave it alone…waste of time

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 12:01 pm

Goddamitt kendricks day to day with calf injury jesus just heal him so we don’t have to see the damn matthews

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 12:07 pm
Reply to  zilents44

Z44, no way they put Mathews out there, Acho would have to be the next man up. After watching Mathews get juked, miss the tackle, then fall as he accelerated to pursue the rb, that was both excruciating and comical.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 12:11 pm
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

I pray they sign someone this week cuz we still need depth behind him why won’t they just release the curse from our team(Matthews)….he’s just a waste of nfl roster spot

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 12:24 pm
Reply to  zilents44

LOL we won’t be seeing Matthews it’ll be Acho or whatever his name is.

jphalines
jphalines
September 17, 2014 12:04 pm

1.. Poor red zone play.
2. Cooper needs to look sharp
3. Foles missing open recievers

I call these great problems to have

1. Offense moving into the red zone.
2. Cooper is the 5th receiver behind Maclin, Ertz and McCoy/Sproles
3. Foles has open recievers, just throw the ball since the system in qb friendly and we have score 57 in 2 games.

jphalines
jphalines
September 17, 2014 12:09 pm

Z is right. Getting Kendricks healthy is my biggest concern. We need to spend another high pick on a LB.

PMAN trade alert. Eagles trade a 4th round future pick for OLD Jordon from Dolphins so Chip can add another Duck. 2 weeks to go on his suspension.

Eagels trade a 5th rounder for RB A Peterson(same round as the Sproles trade)

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 12:13 pm
Reply to  jphalines

Hell no to AP don’t want that media attention….and Dion plays outside linebacker or DE no ILB, but I would trade for Arthur brown from the Ravens

dtime
dtime
September 17, 2014 12:13 pm

Denny,
You think Maclin looks like a number 1 receiver? I just don’t see it. He doesn’t run very well after the catch, he doesn’t fight for the ball and he still looks like he thinks he’s hurt.

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 12:20 pm

Greenfan, I just saw the message you were referring to that Brandon Boykin sent out. That is a classic!

jphalines
jphalines
September 17, 2014 12:26 pm

Those trade alert are supposed to be crazy like PMAN’s.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 12:29 pm

LOL gotcha

jphalines
jphalines
September 17, 2014 12:30 pm

Denny, Maclin is not my idea of a true #1, but he is the #1 on the current team. I’m sure Chip would love to have a #1 with size who can go take it from a CB.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 1:06 pm

I was just watching the press conference for billy davis…lol he said we have complete confidence in Matthews jesus christ who is he watching…Acho please win this battle by the end of the week

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 1:52 pm
Reply to  zilents44

This insanity has to end, Casey Matthews is not an NFL football player period end of story. You guys who paint rainbows on everything please explain to me how we can essentially waste a number 1 draft pick and not do anything to address the lack of depth at ILB during free agency or the draft and don’t give me Najee Goode especially since D. Ryan’s is like 50 years old in NFL age.

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 1:54 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Oh wait we can’t expect to fix everything overnight right? Subtract Hart and Huff and find some non Ducks and maybe we could find other guys who can play football.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 2:01 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

I think it may have to do with ‘patience’ — maybe they don’t think that its a quick fix to be a legit SB contender year after year???? that they can’t patch all holes at once–
they aren’t the sixers and their ‘plan’ but i think they may be more deliberate than some fans would like…
just think if they had guys that could play then after 2 games they’d be 16-0

pheags88
pheags88
September 17, 2014 2:27 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

Kendricks is turning into a beast and Ryans is balling out. I like Barwin a lot also…look around the league most teams right now dont have 4-5 really good linebackers. It just is what it is..

But regardless, Casey Mathews is maybe the worst football player I have ever seen. Kendricks needs to play..let him play in a wheelchair if they have to he would still be better than mathews

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 2:34 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

I’m a fan I don’t need to be patient.

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 2:35 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

And what does 2-0 have to do with Casey Matthews sucking?

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 3:22 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

You said find guys that can play…I’m saying the guys so far are good enough to get them to 2-0, 12-7 last 19 games including playoffs with players that can’t play…
No you don’t need to be patient… However I know you hate to hear this but they know more than you

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 17, 2014 3:33 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

2-0 don’t mean shit…things can go very bad, real quick! Good enough, isn’t “good enough!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 4:00 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

‘Dont mean shit’… Besides the obvious grammatical flaw is a stupid statement … It means that you have yet to lose, it means that you have been superior to 1/7 of your schedule, it means you have at least a one game lead on your closest divisional rival, it means that you have out scored two competitors, it means if you go 7-7 the rest of the way you finish with a winning record and a chance at the playoffs…you are correct it DOESN’T mean they’ve won their division, doesn’t mean you can coast, doesn’t mean other teams will be afraid of you, doesn’t mean you are favored to win the SB…

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 17, 2014 4:06 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

HaveNoBrain….you have got to be one of the dumbest cats on this site…2-0 with 14 more games to play, don’t mean shit! yes its great to be 2-0…but in a 16 game season it doesn’t mean shit…We’ve seen teams start better than this, not to make the playoffs or make any noise once the got there….Again, 2-0 don’t mean shit…and real knowledgeable football fans would agree!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 4:11 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

Unreal I gave you credit by pointing out the many areas where it doesn’t mean anything… But to whine about a 2-0 team is just silly. You can not pick all you want but 2-0 is a good thing.

paulman
paulman
September 17, 2014 3:56 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

I like the Eagels to Pursue Free-Agent ILB And SPecial Teamer
DJ SMith who was released on final Cutdown by the Panthers
then Signed to their Practice Squad and then cut 2 Weeks ago when
they Signed WR Stephen Hill from the Jets after they Hil

DJ Smith is a decent Player and a Definite updgrade over Casey Mattherws and has 1 1/2 Years NFL Experience with th Packers and filled in for them when AJ Hawk and Clay Matthews were out injured in 2012 & 2013

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 4:13 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

Really we can have this argument all day just because they work in the NFL does not mean they know more, this ain’t rocket science it’s football, my man if you think Casey Matthews is a NFL player then you have some issues.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 4:17 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Maybe they don’t know more… I suggest you drive down to jags stadium and apply to be a scout.
Matthews looks terrible… Absolutely awful but I can’t speak to the guys he beat out…

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 4:27 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Lol you being a dick hac funny as shit tho

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 4:45 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

I like doing what I’m doing thank you, but maybe you need to trot down to the Linc and apply for Spadero’s job since you do such a good job being a company man.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 4:49 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Lol good comeback big u couldnt let hac get away with that burn

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 5:00 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

I would love Spaderos job! I don’t think it pays great tho.
I’m not a company man, I’ve told you before I just don’t whine about sports… It does no good… I’ve seen people on here laud a trade and if it goes bad all of a sudden start whining, every draft pick has fleas, is a luxury, should have gotten this guy. I saw all fans in unison call july31 2011 the best day in Philly sports history only to call for the heads of the men that made “the best day ever” happen… Hilarious!

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 5:10 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Z, Hac and I do this a couple times a week it’s fun.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 5:17 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Lol i know thats why i was hyping that shit

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 5:22 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Lion and I try to match wits given our own agendas. We do so in good fun without taking it personal, cussing, name calling and threatening physical violence.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 5:31 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Well its no fun if you dont let emotion get the best of you just playing i cant do that im too intense about the eagles

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 20, 2014 6:01 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

How long have I been saying that BIGGIE???

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 20, 2014 6:16 pm
Reply to  gmcliff

I know cliff it’s really not that difficult.

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 1:52 pm
Reply to  zilents44

No, who does he have pictures of?

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 1:55 pm

Where is GMCliff when we need him. LOL

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 2:11 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

GMCliff ? he is looking for a Kony Ealy in the Panthers wives section.

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 2:37 pm

I’d rather he be on this roster then Marcus Smith and Casey Matthews.

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 2:49 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Birds are in big trouble if Matthews is on the field. Redskins will try to get him in space. He can’t cover anyone in the flats. That would be my game plan. Can Barwin play the middle and have Graham take his spot? But the Cole or Graham in the flats would be the game plan. Eagles are in trouble on defense.
Marcus Smith is a bust — if a speed linebacker can’t play special teams he can’t play.

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 17, 2014 3:33 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Biggie this is where drafting Jamie Collins would have been beneficial to the Eagles two years ago…The talent overall at Linebacker is suspect, but the depth is terrible….and for me, Barwin is an average player at best

I have stated that it is in the Eagles best interest, to do what they have to do to get Randy Gregory OLB Nebraska, and Benardrick McKinney OLB/MLB Mississippi State in the upcoming draft to sure up the Linebacking Corp, and Pass Rush…

I can’t feed into E0S right now Biggie…but Kony Ealy will be a star, as soon as Greg Hardy is suspended, he’ll get his chance to get started on that.

paulman
paulman
September 17, 2014 4:45 pm
Reply to  gmcliff

LB Jaime Collins was a Healthy Scratch and Inactive this past Weekend for the Pats..

The Eagles missed on ILB Depth this Draft… Preston Brown playing for the Bills is off to a Good Start.. Another University of Louisville PLayer who is having the biggest impact in the NFL his Rookie Season over his College Teammates Calvin Pryor and Marcus Smith…

Preston Brown has taken over for LB Kiko Alonso for Buffalo who is injured and out for the Season and he’s stepped right in and is kickin’ ass.. The Bill got a Great player in the 3rd Round where most had him projected as a 5th/6th Round Prospect due to ILB being devalued…

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 18, 2014 2:26 am
Reply to  paulman

Paul, Jamie Collins was NOT a Healthy Scratch for the Patriots. He had a thigh injury that sidelined him; He is their starting ILB, and a better player than your Preston Brown, who goes to the bench when Kiko Alonso returns…..

Jamie Collins (thigh) out for Patriots
Updated: September 13, 2014, 9:27 PM ET
By Mike Reiss | ESPNBoston.com
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Starting New England Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with a thigh injury.

Collins, who played 73 of 74 snaps in the team’s season-opening loss, had been added to the team’s injury report on Thursday. Players had been bracing for the possibility of being without Collins, who forced a fumble and had eight tackles and a pass defended in the opener

Your guys are no match for who I suggest

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 5:34 am
Reply to  gmcliff

GMCliff, I know you want Jamie Collins to be an impact player but he is an out of place DE struggling to play a position he has never played before and is overmatched. He is a below average ILB . Jaimie Collins was horrible in that Dolphin game. Knowshon Moreno torched the Pats right up the middle. ————————
.nfl.com/gamecenter/2014090705/2014/REG1/patriots@dolphins#menu=gameinfo|contentId%3A0ap3000000391109&tab=analyze&recap=fullstory

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 18, 2014 7:15 pm

Disagree…..and he proved that in the playoffs last year…..He’ll be an all pro before ANY LINEBACKER hOWIE DRAFTS OR PICKS UP

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 9:24 pm
Reply to  gmcliff

Disagree?
Game 1- Collins was the inside linebacker that surrendered 193 rushing yards in a lose to the Miami Dolphins on a defense that lost a double digit halftime lead.
Game 2 – DNP
———————————————————————————

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 18, 2014 10:58 pm
Reply to  gmcliff

Yes disagree….That’s a total Defensive breakdown…That’s never on one person….

Patrick Willis played ILB, when their defense broke down against the Bears last week, but can you reason he isn’t a good player???…No; Total Defensive Breakdown….

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 11:01 pm
Reply to  gmcliff

here, copy and paste and watch your boy Jaimie Collins getting his butt kicked —
nfl.com/gamecenter/2014090705/2014/REG1/patriots@dolphins#menu=gameinfo|contentId%3A0ap3000000391109&tab=analyze&recap=fullstory

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 7:50 pm
Reply to  gmcliff

Cliff…Randy Gregory will go top 5 if he gets healthy and playing at the level he is capable of. Bernardrick Mckinney will definitely be able to be drafted. Denzel Perryman will be a good mlb option too. You know Randy Gregory is my guy…I just do not think the Eagles will be in position to get him without giving up major draft picks. The Eagles should look at possibly trading for Jamie Collins…although I know they wont.

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 18, 2014 2:32 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

You may be right Eagle, but that’s where the Eagles have to be bold and aggressive during the draft…Go up, and get some real impact

McKinney could be there for us as well..

The Patriots aren’t dumb. Collins will be there unless an injury affects his play. Randy Gregory, Myckal Kendricks, Benardrick McKinney, and we can only hope Marcus Smith, will give us a more talented LB Core.

If not McKinney, has the potential to give us more than Connor Barwin at the OLB spot…

gmcliff
gmcliff
September 18, 2014 2:34 am
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

Eagle, he is your guy…..

So lets hope his play tails off, or has a lackluster Combine so we can steal him…

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 17, 2014 3:05 pm

the eagles lose this game — the Redskins to win 40- 24.
Andrew Gardner vs Ryan Kerrigan has disaster written all over it.
and Casey Matthews or Demeco Ryans trying to cover any RB on wheel routes or just simple zone LB responsibilities, ouch.

paulman
paulman
September 17, 2014 3:31 pm

TE’s Logan Paulsen and Niles Paul will be a match-up Nightmare for the Eagles LB’s in Redskins Favor who I think will be without TE Jordan Reed..

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 10:17 pm

They are just going to have to give the kid some help…let Celek help out and do some two tight end sets…

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 10:38 pm
Reply to  koolbreeze

Kool, your right – I’ll agree with that

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 10:40 pm

oops, you’re

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 17, 2014 3:52 pm

The early issue will be the Eagles coming down off the big Monday night high. Little too much celebration there. Will once again be sluggish to start, but they are the better team.

Eagles aren’t losing this game. Cousins came in and played well of the bench as often happens. Game 2 is always a big fade. Redskins will score, especially early, but Birds will pull away in the 2nd half again.

I just wish RGIII was playing so the game would be easier to win.

The issue will be the big letdown that comes the following week in SF. Comback vs Jags, big Monday nighter, then divisional win. The Eagles will head to the west coast and lose. (Only to return and beat STL and NYG for a 5-1 record going into the break)

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 17, 2014 4:06 pm

BTW – I love this

Cousins came in and played great against the Jags, really runs the offence while Foles struggled mightily and just looked confused and indecisive out there!!!

27 of 45 322 2 td 1 int
22 of 33 250 2 td 0 int

Foles didn’t play well, but lets calm down with the Cousins over-hype.

I mean he couldn’t even beat out RGIII….oh ya there was no way he was beating out RGIII, because of salary, Snyder meddling, and the utter embarrassment of admitting having traded away 3 years for a bust, not what happened on the field, sorry.

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 12:39 am

vinniedaloser…you and your mindless stats that leaves out that fact that Foles turned the ball over with fumbles due to poor pocket awareness and holding onto the football too long!
Foles should give Sproles half of his check for bailing his ass out and padding Foles stats for him…take away those little screen passes and and then gives us Foles ‘stats’..!!
This tells us the story

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 4:07 pm

Just re-watched the second half of the game. Ryan’s , sproles and Jenkins were not the sexy names that many on here wanted. But damn they are incredibly valuable …I don’t know how much longer Ryan’s can do it but damn guy is good

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 4:14 pm

Nfl getting more sickening…watching ESPN rice, Peterson and Harding are the lead stories…with a little Winston acting like an ass again thrown in there.
Teams finally saying ‘players need to follow a conduct policy’ finally maybe they will make some decisions to uphold morality clause

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 4:53 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

Yep and all everyone has to do is follow suit and all those issues will go away. We can all leave our doors unlocked at night no women will get best kids whooped no drunk drivers. I can’t wait.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 4:56 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

The panthers handling is worse than the ravens… Putting winning above simple right/wrong. They should have handled Harding the way they would have handled a third strin LB……

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 17, 2014 7:14 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Yeah those morally corrupt players are just ruining our society…its a good thing we have morally excellent owners like Jim Irsay to offer a shining example to our kids on behalf of the NFL!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 17, 2014 9:06 pm
Reply to  koolbreeze

Oh don’t excuse him/them one bit! They are a much bigger problem! They should have cut hardy the way they would have the 53 player… It’s just win baby! Fing bull shit

deserteagle
deserteagle
September 17, 2014 6:26 pm

EHL I understood your post from the get go..while what you state is true,his speed is undeniable and indeed that’s integral in stretching the field .but I ask ? Would you rather have had DJAX ,with his whining about touches ..that’s the culture of (buying in) ..he was jettisoned for that reason …if he could have made peace with Chip ,I’m certain he’d have shown a contrite attitude he didn’t and he’s not an Eagle ..as far as other teams wanting him ,nobody ,not even AR who was starved (can AR be starved)? For a wideout took a flyer on him..that tells you more than ,anything ,there’s baggage..Speed kills ..so does a cancer …

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 17, 2014 7:12 pm

Deserteagle..can he be starved….lmao. I just love his talent…I do not concern myself with the antics….simply because I do not have to deal with them. If I did I probably would agree. Hate the cancer thing though…to serious. Honestly…I think T.O . did hurt the team…I just did not see or hear what djax did that was so harmful. Mychal Krndricks came out yesterday and said he still does not get it. You are right though. It is a done deal. I want a receiver with his speed and agility on the outside. So does Chip #brandon cooks.

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 17, 2014 7:20 pm
Reply to  Eaglehaslanded

Its clear what DJax did…he makes too much money and wanted more! And according to ESPN writer Mike Sando-Nick Foles is going to be in the same position! He believes that Chip Kelly does not have a very high regard for the QB position to pay the really big bucks…He says Kelly can plug another QB in there to run his ‘system’ and if Foles asks for one of those big time contracts the Eagles will show him the door too!

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 17, 2014 7:55 pm
Reply to  koolbreeze

This is the only mildly intelligent thing you have said over the past 4 years.

Its a possibility, but I think a pretty remote one.

There was an excellent article by Barnwell 2 years ago suggesting Kelly night try to run with 4 $1million QBs rather than 1 $20 mill guy.

I don’t think it works however. It takes 16 games to acclimate to the NFL. An NFL team can’t just keep rolling a new rookie in there every 3/4 years and hope it works out. You automatically waste a season every 4 years doing that.

Plus, over 50% of drafted QBs flame out, aso that would be even worse…potentially ruining 2 seasons.

Retread FAs instead of rookies? Retread FAs are retread FAs for a reason. I myself do not want to see a steady stream of Ryan FItzpatricks rolling through here.

Eagles keep up this pace and make the playoffs and Foles will get a good contract. Shanchise will ask for more $$ too. Not sure if he stays. And none of us want to see Barkley.

How exactly does that work if they let Foles and Sanchise walk for more $$ elsewhere. That’s just stupid.

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 12:28 am

Kelly likes Barkley and Sanchez…its the ‘system’ not the players…Kelly thinks he can plug any player in his system! The Eagles want to go on the cheap…unless Foles takes this team to a Super Bowl…Kelly thinks he can win with Sanchez (and he probably is a better QB in Kelly’s system than Foles anyway…more accurate, more speed…more leadership qualities than Foles…

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 10:44 am
Reply to  koolbreeze

i love how you guys know what kelly thinks…you are the same nimrods that said ‘chip needs ‘his’ kind of qb, a mobile guy to run the RO’… i love it…

deserteagle
deserteagle
September 17, 2014 7:20 pm

Agree brother ..chips putting the pieces together ..are there fast ducks? Lmao

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 17, 2014 7:58 pm

And Realtalk…you told me several times that Foles made an across the body throw, just like RGIII.

I asked you when that happened, but you haven;t answered. They’re about to do that “game review” on the NFL network, so would like to know when it happened so I can PVR it and take a look.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 10:04 am

Vinnie,…First, I don’t recall that ever being asked to me…However, I’m not going to go back and find the play…I know it happened and there were many others who saw Foles throw across his body also…It happened, if you re watch the game you’ll see it…

bfdaking215
bfdaking215
September 17, 2014 8:20 pm

I just watched the game twice one the nfl rewind app and honestly our wrs played like shit. Foles really only made 3-4 bad passes. Wrs just kept dropping the ball. If the ball hits your hands u have to catch it. My take on the wrs is they will catch but only if wide open. It seems there scared of contact or if they think they’re goin to get hit especially maclin. I never liked him anyway and wanted us to draft nicks instead. Maclin is soft. He’s Todd pinkston soft. Nuthin special about him. We don’t have a wr right now that will make a Spectacular catch to make the qb look good. If foles isn’t pinpoint on every throw then it’s a very low percentage of the wrs making the catch. Only one that will go up and get the ball is ertz. He’s our best option right now. I don’t know what’s wrong with cooper but he’s showing last year was a fluke and I’m really disappointed in him. Matthews looks scared and soft too. We pretty much have nuthin at wr that can make a play after the catch. There not making anyone miss or fighting for yards or nuthin. Thank god we have ertz and 2 elusive dynamic rbs that can really make plays and tear up a defense. Also the situational play calling was very bad especially in the redzone and on 3 and short. Just about every 3rd and one the defense played the run and attacked the line of scrimmage every time killing our drives. If we were past the 50 yard line I’m sure chip woulda went for it but we never were so we had to punt. Somebody needs to set fire to these wrs asses or I see a lot more games like this in the future. Also looking back at it our corners played great in my opinion especially without a pashrush most of the night. I’m really liking billy Davis play calling and he’s aggressive and stays aggressive. We just gotta find away to get a pass rush with blitzing. Kendrick on a blitz really messes things up for the opposing offense but other that than there pretty much nuthin especially in the middle

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 12:20 am
Reply to  bfdaking215

Stop it!!! 3-4 bad passes…you are kidding right…passes behind receivers, missing guys who are wide open, missing on touchdown passes…I watched the film and there was at least 8 bad passes and 5 or 6 plays where he missed the wide open receiver! Good thing we were playing a weak ass defense!

What’s bad about Foles play is most QB’s make bad passes under some kind of duress. They had to get rid of the ball, the pocket is collapsing, there’s pressure…Foles had a bunch of bad passes with a very clean pocket and NO pass rush pressure.

Good QB’s make their receivers better with accurate throws to get them in rhythm..throwing them to open spots when the pocket is clean and protection is good…the rookie Matthews has been open and Foles throws the ball behind him consistently never hits the kid in stride to get his confidence going…the receivers are bad to begin with…Foles is not helping at all…Thank God for Darren Sproles!!!

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 8:24 am
Reply to  koolbreeze

You mean the Darren Sproles who was hit perfectly in stride on accurate passes that allowed him to pick up that YAC?

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 9:02 am

yes that darren sproles! The NFC offensive player of the week! The one that should give his lineman a nice gift this week.
lets face it we have seen a very good screen game here for the past like 14 years. Say what you want but AR and 5 really were great at it. But chip is a master… the way they get 3 linemen out front is amazing… i don’t think i’ve ever seen anything like it.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 9:59 am
Reply to  haveacigar

ha, maybe a gift for Kelce and Peters…But McCoy and Sproles made plays by themselves at times, making defenders miss! How many times have we seen Shady make something out of nothing, over the years? You guys crack me up!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 11:36 am
Reply to  RealTalk777

i guess your stupidity just takes over unreal! rewatch some of those huge plays and of course a RB has to make people miss… duh! but i was marveling at the ability of the eagles OL to get out in front on those screens absolute brilliant design..

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 11:38 am
Reply to  haveacigar

and not all big plays came off the screen….McCoy did most of his damage rushing…no screen play…duuuuh! you watch the games with one eye opened, because you seem to only see what you want to see!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 11:44 am
Reply to  haveacigar

dummy the topic was SPROLES and the offensive player of the week and he did quite a bit of damage on the screen…

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 11:47 am
Reply to  haveacigar

HaveNoBrain…I’d love for you sling the insults at me face to face…you keyboard gangsta you!

Same applies for Sproles…Sproles caught some short passes for long gains, with plays he made with his FEET…also the first week…Sproles broke a long run on a defensive breakdown…you want to give all the credit to the offensive line too?

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 11:54 am
Reply to  haveacigar

unreal always takes it to the lowest denominator… get outwitted and threaten violence… i love it what a pussy… do your research, find out where i live and stop by uninvited some evening… i’ll throw every insult i have at you
i made a statement about the unbelievable screen game. i did not speak in absolutes.
you are right…sproles did it alone….the o line heard ‘hut’ took a knee and sproles took off…

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 11:58 am
Reply to  haveacigar

you took it there before I did…I don’t recall calling you stupid or a dummy in the above posts…you took it there…and now calling me a pussy…the man behind the keyboards talking tough, calling me a pussy….haha I love it…

But again, now that you have lost the argument, you want to twist my words and say he did it alone…Even though I gave credit for Peters and Kelce getting out to the second level on some plays…even said Sproles may owe them a gift…but again, I’m only giving credit to Sproles…and I’m stupid? when you clearly can’t read….

Also don’t worry about any violence, I know you are about 5 days away from being a senior citizen. I would never hurt an old person!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 12:05 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

i didn’t call you stupid i said your stupidity just takes over. I want you to watch sproles huge play to the offensive right and tell me who the THREE dudes are out there paving the way…my only point is that was unreal to watch, a lot of fun and that little guy just rode the wave (yes he made two guys miss and finished the run strong) but it was a beautiful football play was my only point. but somehow in your feeble little mind i was taking something away from sproles or mccoy..nothing could be further from the truth. i’m sure if you asked sproles to disect the play he would say much of the same thing.
don’t worry bout my age one bit young whipper snapper… i can absolute defend my territory!

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 12:09 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

Which huge play? I saw Sproles make a lot of them on Monday night…and not all of them had the O Line out front blocking for him…yes the O line did a great job on some of those plays…not discrediting that, but the Player of the Week is an individual award and Sproles got it…not Peters, not Kelce, not the Eagles O Line…Sproles..he made a few big plays where the O Line really didn’t matter.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 12:17 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

4:25 to go in 4th…. 50 yard screen to the right, set up the td to maclin…. one of the best run football plays i have seen, EVER! if you have it on tape, or better yet if you have the all 22 watch it! watch it over and over again! i think you have some football knowledge and if you don’t appreciate that play all the way around, all 11 guys… then you or anyone truly doesn’t know football.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 12:27 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

what don’t you get? I said the O Line made an impact on some of the big plays by Sproles….

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 12:34 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

unreal…try to slow down a bit..i said ‘darren sproles the O player of the week, should give his lineman a gift’, making an inference that he and his lineman were in perfect rhythm… thats it.
then in your ‘how dare he take something away from mccoy (who i never mentioned) or sproles MAYBE a gift for kelce and peters’ then you went off about shady-again i never mentioned him, the topic was the great game sproles had. i even thought as a fan and someone who tries (unsuccessfully) to sound knowledgeable of the sport i’d offer you the specific play, thinking you might appreciate the help…but no you are too set in your ways i guess.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 12:39 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

I am getting a headache going back and forth with you…this will be my last post to you for the day….haha…you talking to me about football knowledge…haha…c’mon…you’re a joke old man. You were trying to say Sproles wouldn’t of gotten the player of the week, without his linemen…I was pointing out, yes his linemen helped, but he made plays without them…that’s it….
The topic was about the O Line doing a good job…that’s why you mentioned them, correct? so I referenced McCoy getting yards at times even when the O Line wasn’t opening up holes…Basically letting you know, the O Line still left some plays out there…Can’t say the same for Sproles! he made the best of every play, which is why HE is the Player of the Week…

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 12:44 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

what i was trying to say? numbnuts, I SAY WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY! I don’t beat around the bush– i was simply pointing out the beauty of a few plays and a win. i don’t have an agenda- darren sproles is one of the best trades this team has ever made. i wasn’t taking anything away from him…
and unreal if you had football knowledge you would acknowledge the great screen game we run…get the ball into the elusive backs hands, get the D flowing one way, get the bigs out in front… it is an incredible design… I’m a football geek in that way- i truly appreciate play design and execution… sproles has been spectacular and only going to get better.

Chips Ego
Chips Ego
September 17, 2014 8:32 pm

People on here are so damn funny! Everyone here knows how to make the Eagles a better team, like they suck now, and yet not one of you folks work for a NFL team.
This team is better then it was last year and last years team was better then the year before, so where do you folks think you could make a better team. Don’t be throwing Madden shit out there either. Let’s see….you all would trade Foles for Peyton and then trade our whole Def for Seatlle’s bc thats how the NFL works.
2-0 is 2-0, be happy or jump off the wagon!

Chips Ego
Chips Ego
September 17, 2014 8:32 pm

*Seattle

bfdaking215
bfdaking215
September 17, 2014 8:38 pm

Chips ego I’m with u. I wouldn’t trade foles for anyone right now. He’s damn good! We just need the wrs to step up and generate a better pash rush

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 17, 2014 9:13 pm

Ok I saw it. Early 3rd. Foles missed Cooper running the cross (don’t know how he didnt see him)…Rolled right and threw “across” his body to Ertz.

If by throwing “across” you mean Mike Tirico said so therefore it must be true.

That throw was like the RGIII throw the way Lesean McCoy is like Toby Gerhart.

Was it the right decision? No. Throw should have been to Cooper earlier, but don;t compare the later toss to Ertz to the RGIII jump throw.

I think some of you guys listen Waaaaaayyyyy to much to the announcers during these games.

Also…why no mention to the great throw to Cooper on the pass int. If Indy guy hadn’t held his arm, that’s a TD.

And complete bullshit on “Foles through too hard” to Celek on the drop.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 17, 2014 9:16 pm

threw

Oh, and the Eagles are relying on the blitz much too much.

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 17, 2014 11:10 pm

Vinnie it was 3rd quarter he had all day ran to his right threw all the way across his body to the left to McCoy who had a LB standing right next to him, luckily the ball bounced short.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 11:28 pm
Reply to  Biglion821

Yea i saw that play he had so much time i was like plz dont throw a pick

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 12:22 am

He did throw the ball to hard to Celek there…No touch at all on that ball to Celek…Foles was all panicked and he threw a bullet to Celek when all he need was a nice easy throw…

tua14768
tua14768
September 18, 2014 7:44 am
Reply to  koolbreeze

Huh? Once again, if a receive (wide receiver or tight end) can put two hands on the ball he should be able to catch it. He doesn’t matter how hard or soft he threw it, it hit Celek straight in his hands. He has to catch the ball. There is no excuse especially when I see other games where receivers can go up for balls and make one-handed catches and you’re making an excuse that our receivers can’t catch bullet passes. It’s the NFL.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 7:48 am
Reply to  koolbreeze

Your definition of “bullet” has changed dramatically. Go watch the play again.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 7:50 am
Reply to  koolbreeze

in traffic at the goal line…. another hot air stupid statement… catch the damn ball!

bugsyhawk
bugsyhawk
September 18, 2014 10:21 am
Reply to  haveacigar

Standard Kool who never finds faults in anyone but Foles.

He still sees Foles as the only reason that they lost to the Saints in the playoffs even though he led a drive that had them up with about 4 minutes left in the 4th.

He may be right though as Foles then did the following:
-kicked the ball short to Sproles
-ran downfield and horsecollared Sproles
-played on the defensive line that let the Saints run right through, run the clock out and kick a game winning FG.

zilents44
zilents44
September 17, 2014 10:18 pm

In unrelated nick foles news the eagles moved marcus smith to inside linebacker that is good maybe he can take casey matthews spot and earn that 1st rd pick

NuGreembol
NuGreembol
September 18, 2014 12:29 am

Maclin is not a bad WR what is everybody’s problem with him? He is coming off a serious knee injury still is see him getting open in his first 2 games back in a year. What’s Coopers excuse besides he is not very good. Lok instead of thinking you are going to have studs all over the field enjoy the way the team is coming together. if Coopers roll is to block and cause Pass interference bc he is tough to match up with physically so be it he just has to catch a few of those toss ups to make it work. We won and all these guys will get better in their roles as the season goes on including Foles who missed Maclin about 3 times for big plays mon. I really don’t get the Maclin hate

NuGreembol
NuGreembol
September 18, 2014 12:34 am

Through 2 games off serious knee injury Maclin has 8 rec 142 yards 2 TD’s Please what is the issue with that look around the league or Division only other wr is Dez Bryant 14 rec 158 yards 1TD. Please just say Riley Cooper is ass and shouldn’t have got paid stop trying to include Maclin.

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 9:55 am
Reply to  NuGreembol

7 of Maclin’s 8 receptions have lead to a first down or touchdowns. That is a good ration. His target ratio is not that good at about 36% ( 8 receptions on 22 targets). He is only discredited with 1 drop ( which I think is very generous ). So if you want a reason why the Maclin criticism, it is the amount of plays run for him that succeed. ( 8 for 22) Maclin has only drawn 1 penalty on those 22 targets.

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 10:14 am

slightly less than 2 out 3 plays that go to Maclin are not successful

NuGreembol
NuGreembol
September 18, 2014 7:09 pm

That not all Maclin however. Foles missed him like 5 times this year already. I guess his job is to drawl penalties smh. Cooper is the issue but overall we are ok

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 7:52 am

Only idiots would bitch about our WR, QB etc when we are 2-0 and lead the nfl in yards and points scored….
long season and there will be bumps in the road but right now are not the bumpy days.

greenfan
greenfan
September 18, 2014 8:40 am
Reply to  haveacigar

I would have to disagree ciggy. No team or player is above constructive criticism. And although the offense is currently ranked #1 in many statistical categories, it has also had issues in the first half of both games, red zone issues, and overall consistency. Maybe it could be viewed as overly critical but I believe that it is good news for this team…..they have been able to win their first 2 games without being perfect….so if they continue to improve and correct the mistakes we can see them getting better and better.

GO BIRDS !!!!!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 8:44 am
Reply to  greenfan

operative word there is CONSTRUCTIVE… certainly they aren’t clicking on all cylinders yet… but to whine and cry and play some stupid agenda is goofy!
as for the starting off slow in games… going back it happened a bunch last year. my thoughts, kelly and his staff prepare, the other team prepares, when kelly gets a full view of what they are doing he has it figured out what they are taking away…

greenfan
greenfan
September 18, 2014 10:24 am
Reply to  haveacigar

I don’t disagree about the goofy agenda comment….but really this is all just back and forth between fans, I doubt seriously if Kelly and Foles are reading GCOBB for motivation and critiquing of their games.

Like I said in a previous post, and from your comments, I like the way that Kelly and his coaches are able to make adjustments in the second half. It is something that we sorely lacked over the previous 14 seasons……I would just rather the hole not be so deep after the first half that it takes a huge effort to overcome…..I could go for an old fashion blowout once in a while!!!

GO BIRDS !!!!

bugsyhawk
bugsyhawk
September 18, 2014 10:27 am
Reply to  greenfan

The WRs and Foles are a little off, but if I was Kelly I would keep going to Sproles, McCoy and Ertz anyways. Those guys present the matchup issues every week.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 10:28 am
Reply to  haveacigar

hahahahaha…”constructive”….c’mon…how constructive was the criticism of the previous QB’s….you want it to be “one way”…People are now over the top with the criticism of the current QB…it never happened with any of the other Eagles QB’s….
Joke! absolute joke you are!

greenfan
greenfan
September 18, 2014 10:45 am
Reply to  RealTalk777

Maybe the criticism of the previous QB was based on a longer track record, and thus was leveled with less optimism that he would be able to correct his turnover and injury issues? This QB is in his first year as a starter, with roughly 16-18 games under his belt, therefore there is still a good chance that he can correct the flaws in his game.

Too many of you guys are so butt-hurt about Vick that you cannot see straight. The guy didn’t work out. He could not recapture the success he had in 2010, and he could not stay healthy. Get over it. Why …..after a 2-0 start do we have to relive the treatment of Vick and McNabb instead of looking frward to the Redskins and continuing to win games this year? Is Foles playing great…I would say not as great as last year….are there things that he needs to fix..hell yes……but you could say the same thing about plenty of QB’s…..you could have said the same thing about Russell Wilson last year and he did enough to lead his team to the SB Championship…..broken records the whole bunch of you. Less concerned about the success of the team and more concerned about bashing the QB because your boy didn’t cut it.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 11:31 am
Reply to  greenfan

To be clear my response was to HaveNoBrain about him highlighting “Constructive”…because not all criticism is always constructive and nor was it always constructive in relation to the previous QBs;;

But Green, I see you still have trouble reading… ..I said previous QB’s….(PLURAL) meaning more than 1…not just “my boy” as you put it…I heard “over the top” criticism of McNabb, who has done more than Foles and Vick combined for the organization. But yet, someone criticizes Foles they are considered “bashing” him…?

This isn’t about Vick or McNabb…This is about you cats wanting to be selective about the criticism of Foles…”now constructive criticism” is only allowed….where the hell was the constructive for the past 16 seasons?

Also what was McNabb’s track record? It damn sure is better than any QB that has ever wore the Eagles uniform…But yet he received the same and at times more criticism than Foles. But you are butt hurt that some of the posters go “over the top”…Oh well get over it! Foles deserves the same kind of criticism we’ve all come accustomed to over the years….

The truth of the matter here is that you and others, see Foles in a different light than the previous QB’s….and try to use his game experience as the reason….but in truth its more than that for most of you…

if you are a starting NFL QB, you are expect to win and that’s the bottom line….with high expectations comes criticism…all kinds of it!

Also, give me one post where I have “bashed” Foles this season.
I know what the other options are other than Foles…Foles is the best QB the Eagles have, the best QB that gives the Eagles a chance every single week.

So know this, if I criticize Foles I’m not calling for a benching…because I know what awaits on the bench…

Also, I love how you make criticizing of Foles, be a test of one’s “fan hood” …..its always about the success of the Eagles with me….

So to be clear, my issue is and has always been the treatment of QB”s over the years.in comparison to the current one. others were criticized win or loss, then one should be too!

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 11:41 am
Reply to  RealTalk777

QB’s get criticized no freaking doubt about it! I’m not talking about criticizing… i’m talking about over the top bashing… and yes mcnabb got over the top bashing at times. i didn’t approve then for sure. he is an all-time eagle great.
‘starting qb is expected to win’ i agree unreal… that is why the bashing of this qb is over the top…SOB wins! the last QB …not so much!

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 12:00 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

so if you agree McNabb got over the top bashed at times…then WTF are you arguing about? because that’s my whole point…Foles should be criticized the same way…which is why you have some criticizing him like he has been…

greenfan
greenfan
September 18, 2014 12:08 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

You clearly have unresolved issues about the previous QB’s, and nothing that I could possibly add will change that. I won’t try again.

It appears to be completely subjective. There are many who have concerns about Foles and his performance this year, but their comments about their concerns are ignored and met with a history lesson about past criticisms. The fact is, that while McNabb is rightfully positioned as the best QB in this franchise’s history, at the end of his time in Philly there had developed cracks in his game (evidenced by the lack of success and short time he stayed around after he was traded). It happens to every player. The criticism of Kolb was shown to be correct. His career never did anything after he left and never did anything while he was here. For all of the excitement and promise that we saw with Vick in 2010, he never achieved the success that we had hoped due to injury and his tendency toward turning the ball over (trends that he has had his whole NFL career).

So in the end, was the criticism of McNabb, Kolb and Vick fair….I say looking back that the Eagles chose to move on from each when they had shown that they were no longer a QB to move this team forward. Foles showed glimpes of being a QB to move the team forward during last season, but as we learned with Kolb and Vick (2010), we will need to see progress. No doubt that we will know if Foles is the guy to move forward with the Kelly system, or if we need to invest in a new QB because he proves that he is not the guy. I don’t really care one way or the other, but for the sake of winning now I would hope that Foles pans out to give us a quicker shot at what we all want…a SB.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 12:10 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

i didn’t agree with the bashing mcnabb got and don’t agree with the bashing foles is getting. the difference right now is that certain people on here are very clear at qualifying all of foles accomplishments, ‘its the system’ ‘this guy is hurt’ blah blah blah.. that agenda is clear and stupid.
when he is established and entrenched in the position and gets the nit picky criticism….the ‘too much blame’ in losses and ‘too much credit’ in wins type of thing.

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 12:15 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

Greenfan, and your defense is completely subjective like it has always been…
Soooo, some of the comments that some posters are making, isn’t about “cracks” in Foles game? Are you telling me that Foles has no cracks? double standard? of course, that’s what you guys do…
And yes I agree, I also hope Foles pans out…But a QB is analyzed/critiqued after every win and loss…not just at the end of the season…you seem to be stating everyone hold your comments until the Eagles make it to the SB…sure! lets do it, since that’s what has been always done in relation to Eagles QB in history…

Also there are no unresolved issues, I simply used the previous QB’s to explain my point…of why Foles deserves criticism…but yet you just don’t understand my position…for whatever reason it is and I have a feeling its because its different from your agenda…bottom line!

greenfan
greenfan
September 18, 2014 12:53 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

Yes RT, we agree. That was what I was trying to say. That these opinions are completely subjective, the whole glass is half empty or half full. The word agenda has been presented, but really is the persons perspective and opinion. Each individual seems to be caught up in supporting or deriding players as he sees fit from their own perspective. As with most issues, there is always another way to look at it. In the end, Kelly will decide if Foles is the QB to lead this team forward, and all we have is our opinion.

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 9:37 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

Excellent response Real Talk…you are on the money…and for the record as an unapologetic, basher of Foles…I never called
for him to be benched at all…unlike some of the Foles fans on here who were calling for his benching in the first half of the Jacksonville game.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 9:47 pm
Reply to  RealTalk777

hot air… please post the names of anyone foles supporter or detractor that called for his benching at half time because that person/persons would be a total idiot! that person would have ZERO football knowledge!

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 11:55 am
Reply to  greenfan

Agreed.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 10:46 am
Reply to  RealTalk777

So we were “over the top” criticising the QB who was 1-9 in his last 10 games?

And we should balance this out with the QB who is 10-2 over his last 12.

We should afford both the same criticisms.

Just to be fair and all that.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 10:49 am
Reply to  RealTalk777

hmmm i believe that at one point the previous qb was the toast of the town, including this site…. I know I was enthused for awhile! But then teams figured him out, made him into a runner, turnovers and injuries, losses took their toll on his stature.
criticizing, saying he missed a few open targets is absolutely ok… but these people that qualify every win with a ‘yeah but’ are ridiculous. they are 11-4 in the last 15 games with him at qb… damn thats a nice season!!! he can’t be all that bad with that many wins … he just can’t!!!!

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 8:27 am

Unfortunately for Koolidiot, he just made this statement:

“Sanchez..…more accurate, more speed…more leadership qualities than Foles…”

The words Sanchez and “more accurate” have never before been mentioned in the same sentence in the history of the universe.

Kool, if you want to be taken at all seriously, and at this point that’s pretty much impossible, you should rethink your hate, so blind is it that you are actually calling for the buttfumble.

Eaglehaslanded
Eaglehaslanded
September 18, 2014 9:08 am

LOl…the most infamous fumble in the history of the NFL…the butt fumble.

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 9:28 pm

Vinniedaloser, you lost any semblance of credibility a looooong time ago! This is why you are a loser! Sanchez has accomplished way more than Foles…he has playoff wins under his belt and he was more accurate in training camp this year!

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 10:51 am

DC Davis on Marcus Smith
“Right now, Brandon Graham is the third outside [linebacker]. Marcus is a guy on the team that’s scrapping to break into the starting lineup. Just the total number of what we had that day, he didn’t fit in.”

What? not active on Monday, but scrapping to break into the starting lineup? WTF?

Then Davis adds:
“He has to steadily improve,” Davis said. “You look at Brandon Graham and what he did going forward. And you have Trent [Cole] and Connor [Barwin] in there and they’re entrenched and solid. He’s got a good group ahead of him and he’s trying to break through. He’ll continue to grow. He’ll be all right.”

How can a player grow watching the game? This cat has no issue throwing Casey Matthews out there on the field, but doesn’t want to give Smith any reps, a player who needs them?

But then Davis goes on and says this:
“It’s always a challenge to grow when you’re not getting game reps,” Davis admitted.

WTF?

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 11:08 am
Reply to  RealTalk777

On a side note, Trent Cole looks slow and has played like shit in his first 2 games if you ask me…. This will be Cole’s final Season
If Eagles don’t extend Brandon Graham soon, which I don’t think he will,
then he will bolt via Free-Agency quickly to sign on a Team that Runs a 4-3 and where he has a better opportunity for more Snaps..
Fast Forward to 2015 and beyond with an aging Connor Barwin and Demeco Ryans, and the Eagles LB Corp is very thin and suspect

RealTalk777
RealTalk777
September 18, 2014 11:32 am
Reply to  paulman

Good post Pman…I agree with all of the above!

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 10:53 am

I hate to spoil the party today but I have a very bad feeling about this game. First, this is not going to be the game Foles start to look like his old self. The Skins D is playing with confidence and have that hungry underdog mentality. They are facing a patchwork line and they will give Foles trouble and continue to keep Shady bottled up. Shady is looking more and more like Barry Sanders this year. It has either been a 10-15 yard run or a -2. I don’t see Sproles saving them this week. On the other side, they will be torn between trying to stop D Jack and containing Morris. They will not be able to contain Morris who rushes for well over a hundred this Sunday. Their best D lineman Cox will be neutralized by Trent Williams and there is no Kendricks. D Jack doesn’t go off, but his presence opens up the field and allows the Skins to kill us running the ball. Also, we still continue to play poorly at home despite winning last five straight regular season home games. We almost blew a 24-0 lead, a 24-7 lead, had to climb out of a 14-0 hole and 17-0 hole. The only impressive home game was the no pressure game vs the Bears. This team’s ass gets tiight at home. They really are afraid of us fans and the Philly media. They just can’t relax at home and it shows every time they take the field. Expect more of the same. Anybody else thinking about 2012 when we started off with two narrow escapes and unimpressive wins to start 2-0 before falling to 4-12? I am not saying we are going to be 4-12 but 9-7 feels about right. I just hope Foles doesn’t look ordinary all year and that when he has had 6-8 games with the WRs and the O line is back to health he plays more like last year. Not pretty. Skins 31 Eagles 20 in a game that won’t be that close.

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 11:13 am
Reply to  jbird

I agree with you Jbird and think this is just a bad match-up for the Eagles right now.. The Eagles and many over-hyped Fans will get a rude awakening come Sunday.. The Redskins D-Line & LB Corp is the strongest Unit the Eagles have faced by far.. I think Foles will be running for his life Sunday and a very good chance we will see Mark Sanchez in the Game at some point

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 11:34 am
Reply to  paulman

I had a really bad feeling when I saw Tobin go down in that Jets game. I just had a feeling we would need him. Truth be told, I think he is actually better than Barbre and Herremans for that matter. So losing him was huge. This line is going to continue to erode Foles confidence and there is something wrong with Shady. Lots of lost yards. I think he is chasing stats and not hitting the hole. He wants twenty on every play. If he doesn’t cut it out he will be playing somehwere else too.

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 11:45 am
Reply to  jbird

M Tobin should be back next Week and I do agree that he had great upside and will be a Starting OL for the Eagles by 2015 Season

In 2015 I see the Eagles O/L As this
LT – J Peters LG- D Kelly C- J Kelce RG – M Tobin RT- Lane Johnson

In 2016
LT – L Johnson LG -D Kelly C- J Kelce RG – M Tobin RT- A Gardner

Out with the Old, in with the New..

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 12:08 pm
Reply to  paulman

I disagree just slightly. Mathis can’t complain about his check anymore because he will have an average year due to injury. He will be better next year. And Peters has ggod fuel in the tank. He can at least be Tra Thomas 2008 still in 2016.

2015
LT-Peters
LG-Mathis
C-Kelce
RG-Tobin
RT-L Johnson
best line in Eagle history with Peters and Johnson in the PB and Kelce taking AP honors.

2016
LT-Peters
LG-a 3rd or 4th rd pick from this year’s draft
C-Kelce
RG-Tobin
RT-L Johnson
Kelce, L Johnson in the PB, Tobin in 2017

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 12:28 pm
Reply to  jbird

If Kelly,Tobin and Molk continue play well in 2014 then Herremans and Mathis are both goners after 2014 which Saves the Eagles approx $10 Million in Salary and cuts 4-5-6 Years of Age along their OL since Herremans/Mathis are already on the wrong side of 30. Mathis should be back for the last 4-5 Games, but will he be Game shape, probably not.. so a lot of Mathis Future depends on how Kelly/Molk play in 2014… I believe Kelly’s Rookie Deal comes up adter this Season.. Eagles may be smart to extend hm for a couple of years and can retain him on the cheap… I like Dennis Kelly..

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 3:45 pm
Reply to  paulman

If Nick Foles doesn’t wake up, they won’t need the money saved because he will have to wait until next year to get paid if ever. Cox and Kendricks appear intent to get their money. Boykin will probably wave a tepid offer and either hope he gets more PT next year to establish a better deal or just walks in FA. With Fletcher and Williams out of here, the Eagles pursue and land the best FA CB on the market whoever that may be. Watkins and Carroll have TC battle for the other spot.

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 3:50 pm
Reply to  paulman

Looking way ahead, the Eagles need to tighten up the middle of the field. I don’t know if they bring Ryans back for less money. To that effect, I see NT/ILB in the first rd next year. I think the safety class isn’t that good and Chip and Davis think CBs are more important than safeties even though a lot of organizations are trending the other way.

zilents44
zilents44
September 18, 2014 10:58 am

Lol ok guy chip vs jim fucking haslett chip wins everytimr

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 11:06 am
Reply to  zilents44

Our defense is going to suck. Did you forget our best player is out? You will see. They are going to kill us on offense. If you have Morris in fantasy I would definitely play him this week.

zilents44
zilents44
September 18, 2014 1:06 pm
Reply to  jbird

We will see chip onows best

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 11:04 am

From the the whatever it’s worth dept and for many of those who were Ga-Ga on the former Oregon’s TE Colt Lyerly and wanted the Eagles to invite him to Camp… Lyerly Pleads Not-Guilty in his Arraignment Yesterday from Chargers of Driving under the Influence (Drugs) from a Sept 6th incident in Portland,Or…
Some guys are just bad news, and the Eagles did the right thing by staying away from him…
Back to your regular programming…

zilents44
zilents44
September 18, 2014 1:14 pm

Holy shit did yawl hear aboutvdwyer frm cardinals his wife refused sexual advances so he punches her goddammit these dudescare crazy

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 1:28 pm
Reply to  zilents44

sponsors are finally starting to stop the money to these a.holes… pretty soon the nfl will start doing what a cooperations that employ PROFESSIONALS do…upholding their code of conduct, morality clauses. The panthers, ravens and vikings were all guilty of putting football production over the morality clause. A morality clause is not based on due process and the legal system, it holds professionals to a higher standard! if a practice squad player did these deeds they would have been cut.

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 2:20 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

As I stated last week, the NFL COmmissioner’s Office will be silent as their Internal INvestigates the Ray Rice Fiasco so Roger Goodell will be silent and not seen for a while.. The Owners of Teams will now take things into their own hands and pretty much remove any Player who gets into any off-the-field trouble during this time when the Microscope and 24/7 Media is on the NFL about bad news Players..I am sure every Team has a couple of knuckleheads on them… Thus J Dwyer Incident occurred in July but his Wife and Child moved back home and just filed charges against him yesterday causing the Cardinals to have to act swiftly in which they did … This guy was a problem while at the Steelers and is not the first time he’s has legal issues ..

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 2:37 pm

ahem, clearing my throat … ahem ….
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just practicing for Sunday when Desean jogs onto the field. LOL—–
I don’t wish the little fella any harm during play just catch 3rd down passes 2 yards short of the first down. Maybe a self trip stumble on a reverse.

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 3:18 pm

“ahem, clearing my throat … ahem ….
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
just practicing for Sunday when Desean jogs onto the field. LOL—–
I don’t wish the little fella any harm during play just catch 3rd down passes 2 yards short of the first down. Maybe a self trip stumble on a reverse.”

ILL BE THERE LOUD AND PROUD

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 3:21 pm
Reply to  mhenski

I WILL BE THROWING UP BLOOD SIGNS AT HIM.

FOUND AN INTERESTING PROP BET

DESEAN JACCSON MORE RECORDS SOLD VS MORE CATCHES AGAINST THE EAGLES – MORE RECORDS SOLD -1.5

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 2:44 pm

Bucs or Falcons tonight?
I think I like the Falcons. These teams have so many injuries. Bucs on DL and Falcons on OL.

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 2:54 pm

BUCS +7 = FREE MONEY

eagles0superbowls
eagles0superbowls
September 18, 2014 3:13 pm
Reply to  mhenski

I haven’t gambled or played fantasy football forever because I once found myself hoping Michael Irvin scores a touchdown while in the Vet. That was when I tailgated now we are going to a restaurant after the games and have a good time post game not pre-game.
USA girls soccer vs Mexico on ESPN 2 at 7PM then Buc/Falcons on CBS.

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 3:17 pm

well if you wanna know who wins str8 up u gotta go atlanta at home

paulman
paulman
September 18, 2014 4:04 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Falcons in a blow out 34-23..
This may be the end of the Josh McNown being a NFL Starter as the TB Bucs are probably better off playing Mike Glennon to see if he’s got it or not

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 3:26 pm

THIS WEEK IN MARCUS VICK:

Marcus Vick @MVFive · Sep 15

Ever since the Ray Rice incident I haven’t heard anything about what’s going on in Ferguson. Media trying to distract us from the real shit

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 3:50 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Henski, you had to make that up! Even Marcus isn’t that dumb!

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 4:00 pm
Reply to  haveacigar

copied and pasted

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 18, 2014 4:06 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Yikes! Well I’m sure nobody can support that position!

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 3:52 pm

interesting idea. From speed perspective, wouldn’t it make sense to have Boykin shadow D Jack? There is no size issue in this case since D Jack is a shrimp.

mhenski
mhenski
September 18, 2014 4:04 pm
Reply to  jbird

thats actually a good idea although i aint scared of jaccpot jaccson. we stopped ty hilton who is just like desean. desean without chip is just another good wr not a superstar week to week difference maker

jbird
jbird
September 18, 2014 4:11 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Not scared of him but the other corners are too slow and you can’t over commit your safeties with Morris at RB and Kendricks out. This would keep us from worrying about him and focused on the run. If we focus on him and open up their running game we play right into their hands.

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 9:45 pm
Reply to  jbird

We have to mix up the defense…in passing downs we may have to keep a safety over the top….we will need the d-line to dominate and stop the running game! We also better get some pass rush this week without blitzing!

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 9:49 pm
Reply to  mhenski

Are you kidding…ty hilton is no DJax. We don’t have anyone who matches up speed wise with DJax. We have to be very physical with him at the line jam him. We also have to keep a safety deep IF we can’t get a strong pass rush.

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 10:44 pm
Reply to  koolbreeze

Djax.

Your faith in the NFL’s most overrated players in the NFL is a continual source of amusement..

koolbreeze
koolbreeze
September 18, 2014 10:57 pm

You are a joke!
You and a few other fools are the only ones who would say DJax is overrated

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 19, 2014 7:57 am
Reply to  koolbreeze

You mean other fools like Chip Kelly?

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 19, 2014 8:00 am

and the 30 other teams that didn’t pursue him when he got cut!

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 18, 2014 10:45 pm

Atlanta’s win doesn’t count because TB is horrible!

That’s how it goes around here right?

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 19, 2014 7:11 am

No the Eagles are really 1-1 because Indy doesn’t lose at home and was going to be desperate because they can’t be 0-2. That’s what you mean right? LOL

vinnietheevictor
vinnietheevictor
September 19, 2014 8:12 am
Reply to  Biglion821

I said the Eagles were in tough in that game and would have to survive the early Indy assault because they’d be pumped up.

You telling me that didn’t happen?

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 19, 2014 8:54 am

I’m telling you the game shouldn’t have been that close because the Eagles were the better team and if not for early mistakes there was no pumped up team to overcome. What game did you watch?

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 19, 2014 9:29 am
Reply to  Biglion821

lion I hope you are right….I don’t think the eagles are all that good. meaning I think they are a 10-6 playoff team but not a team that is going to dominate especially on the road. You watch the nfl, you saw what a dome team did last night… going on the road ANYWHERE is not easy.

Biglion821
Biglion821
September 19, 2014 10:07 am
Reply to  haveacigar

Cigar I criticize but this is a good football team, the defense needs to keep stopping people and the offense really needs to stop leaving points on the field. They’ll be fine as long as the injury bug doesn’t become too severe.

haveacigar
haveacigar
September 19, 2014 10:11 am
Reply to  Biglion821

i believe they are a good team but lets face it they aren’t going to be 16-0!
yes the offense has left points on the field. funny they are still leading the league in scoring, or at least close to the top.
And they have already been bit by the injury bug!