NFL Network is reporting that Mark Sanchez will start for the Eagles today in place of Sam Bradford, who will miss his second start of the season. Bradford had a separated shoulder in the Miami game and he endured a concussion. I’m not surprised that he’s being held out.
Sanchez has got to avoid turning the ball over. Turnovers are the most important statistic in winning and losing next to the score of the game. If you turn the ball over, your team usually loses.
He’s got to make better decisions than he did in the Tampa Bay game and he’s got to be more accurate with his throws. Sanchez almost got Zach Ertz and Brent Celek knocked out when he threw some balls over their heads. He needs to check his mechanics to make sure his footwork is correct and he’s following through on his throws.
The Birds are going to need to run the football against the Lions or the Detroit defensive line is going to be getting sacks of and hits on Sanchez. If he gets pounded enough, you can be sure he’s going to turn the ball over. I would like to see DeMarco Murray carry the football 25 to 30 times and the Birds should give Darren Sproles more carries than he has been getting.
Ryan Mathews won’t play today, but Kenjon Barner will take his place, so he should get at least 5 carries. If they can get the running game going, it will wear out the Lions defense.
Sanchez and the Eagles offense must avoid those three and outs because the “UpTempo” offense is only an advantage when they get a couple of first downs. If the offense goes three and out, they’re off the field and the Lions defense is rested.
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Mark Sanchez’s last 6 games as an Eagle…….
Loss
Loss
Loss
Win (meaningless game at end of season)
Loss
Loss
Marc Sanchez, despite the effusive praise of the GCobb jester Kooltwit, who even yesterday was using words like “better” to describe the abomination that is Sanchez, is fucking horrible.
Inactive for Today’s Game
QB Sam Bradford RB Ryan Matthews, TE Zac Ertz, CB D Rice , DE B Bair
And OT & WR who were called up
Both OL Jason Peters & Jason Kelce will Play and are expected to Start but is questionable how long they’ll play…
I expect the Lions to come out Sky High and go up early and make the Eagles 1 Dimensional and have Sanchez attempting 40 + Passes which we all know is a recipe for a loss… This Game over Early as Lions go for their 4th Win in their last 5 Games and are actually playing pretty well after their horrible start
The last 3 QB’s the Eagles have faced (Winston, Tannehill & even Cassell) all lit this Eagles Defense up and I expect QB Stafford to have a huge game with WR Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate and TE Ebron all to put up some good Stats
Lions Roll 36 – 16 in a Game that’s essentially over by Halftime
The Eagles do not Win a Game the remainder of the 2015 as the Coach’s & Players have all quit on each other and now everyone is playing for themselves which is what happens to bad Teams that have no Leadership..
The Eagles are a Bad Team right now and about to become worse..
Wishing Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
RB Theo Riddick was the RB the Eagles Traded to the Indy Colts for Kicker Cody Parkey… Riddick has 50 + Catches out of the Backfield and is a matchup nightmare for the Eagles.. LB M Kendricks has no chance covering this quick back, none of the LB’s do and the Eagles should try having Safety Walt Thurmond or a Nickle Bck (Biggers or Rowe)
Trey Burton was a stud in preseason only to be buried on the bench all year. Smh
Trey Burton & Kenjon Barmer were the hottest Players on the Eagles in the Summer and both not utilized once the Season Started
Ertz should have been onShort-term IR as he didn’t play all Summer
Barner should have been elevated and used in the Kick/Punt ReturnGame over both Huff & Yes, Sproles who fair catches too many Punts in my opinion
The summer? You mean in practice? You know the practice where they keep score …ridiculous
Btw… Eagles lose 37-17. Terrible
Yep the Summer, Preseason, Practice, Scrimmage or whatever you want to call it.. As I stated, Burton & Barner made Plays all Summer more than the “Starters” did and you can add LB E Acho to this list as well and they cut him while the Trio of ILB’s of Ryans, Kendricks & Alonso can’t stop anyone ..
How bad is it that soon as Rookie Zj Hicks goes down, the Eagles Defense goes to shit which tells you how bad Ryans, Kendricks & Alonso have been playing..
Preseason means nothing
For the Good Teams, you are Correct
For Teams that are Rebuilding and which had 10-12 New Starters and 20 + New Players on your Roster, then Yes, Preseason Performances do matter
Not the final Scores or the Teams Records but to determine whether Players can Play or not, whether they can Win the 1 on 1 Battles that will occur during the Regular Season…
Bottom Line the Eagles Talent Wise are in the Bottom 1/3 of the NFL,
Combine this with their shitty Coaching and you end up with a bad Team which is what they are, it’s time to Play the Young Players..
A doink..a dink..and a slam dunk..Eagles scripted plays ..happy thanksgiving guys …
Eagles Defense and Secondary will give up 400 Yards to Stafford today
Now with CB Carroll out for the Game, their Defense will not Stop Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Moore and Riddick..
Now the Lions wratched up their Pass-Rush and Sanchez folds like a cheap suit.. This Game is Over in my opinion. As another Lions Score here to make it 21-7 will make Chip Kelly have Sanchez passing almost every down which plays right into the Lions best part of their Defense which is their Pass-Rush ..
Chip Kelly and Billy Davis Suck, it really is this simple when wondering what’s happened to our Eagles… They get Out-Coached & Out-Schemed every damn game and I know Owner Lurie is not a Football Guy, but even he has to be aware of how poorly Coached these Eagles really are..
Can Eagles do something….anything…other than a scree pass when Sproles comes in.
I mean its getting destroyed before it even begins each and every time.
Didn’t we see about a whole plethora of different plays 2 years ago? Or did it just seem that way?
The fake screen? Fake to one side come back to the other? Vanished.
Four verticals? Vanished
Any pass over 10 yards in the air? Vanished.
The unbalanced line? Vanished.
All this is is, short crosser, Murray sweep, short crosser, Murray sweep, short crosser, screen to Sproles, short crosser, Murray sweep, short crosser, Murray sweep, short crosser, screen to Sproles,
Its 3 plays.
4 verticals? Um don’t you need a qb that can throw it 30 yards?
It’s actually 4 plays vin..Mark Sanchez pick is in th playbook as well ,and rears its ugly head ,too often
LOL Cigar and Eagle.
God I HATE this shit. So fucking bad.
I gotta go out for a bit. I am PVRing the game, but I can’t see the point, other than torture.
I’m out.
The WR stacks? Vanished.
Where did everything go?
Why on must make plays are we always targeting miles from nowhere Austin?
Where are the people who talk about how sharp the offense is with sanchez?
Miles fucking Austin
Ever since hicks injury ..this defense has become too Bill Davis like..
That is just sad if a rookie meant that much to a defense.
Anyone Notice Chip Kelly’s “Play-Call Sheet”
It looks like a 5×8 Index Card that can’t hold more than 12-15 Plays on it
He’s a Joke, Eagles Drive :45 Seconds, Defense back on the Field and the Lions are about to put this one out of the Reach by Halftime which is what I expected and called ..
The Eagles will not Win a Game the rest of the Season as I have also stated for 2 Weeks now.. It’s over..
There are 4 plays. I missed one.
1 – Murray dive up middle
2 – Murray sweep to sideline
3 – Short crossing pass (never more than 10 yards)
4 – Screen to Sproles every time he comes on field
Over and over and over.
Where did everything else go? Christ, even Vick, who is no rocket scientist was running more plays than Kelly lets Sanchez and Bradford run.
Its beyond pathetic
This team is going thru the motion …
What do you expect?
Its a team of hired mercenaries for whom the war is over.
Honestly….who here is invested in the team?
Bradford? Nope. Ouch his “sore” shoulder keeping him out.
Murray? New – nothing invested
Matthews – nothing
Austin – Nothing
Maxwell – nothing
A pile of FA mercenaries for whom the war is now over. They’re out…..and the rest of the team is following suit.
Wow…getting blown out by the Lions. Yes…they have quit. They will lose the next three too.
3rd and 20 against billy Davis easier than 3rd and 4 or less
Stop with the Bradford and Sanchez bullshit neither are any worse than 15 other QBs in the NFL. This is Barney Rubbles predictable pathetic vanilla offense. This is Billy Davis and his dunb fucking scheme.
How are we the only team in NFL history without a goal line or short yardage package and people call or hc an offensive genius ????
Maybe the Eagles are tanking. That would make me feel better than dealing with the reality that this team is complete trash.
The Eagles have just as much talent as half of the other NFL teams. This is all coaching and scheme.
They haven’t quit and they aren’t tanking they are just a bad football team.
That the bulk of it. with LLCB and staff riding a close second.
Detroit has scored on damn near every possession but all the comments are criticizing the offense…
One poster is talking about a goal line package lol
like when have we been in a situation for a goal line package. Lol
They’ve been on the field the entire damn game, yes make a play and get off the field but wouldn’t it be nice if the offense put together a couple of 4 minute drives?
Fuck that bullshit excuse. Make a stop. Stop blaming the offense. The defensive scheme sucks.
What part of make a play and get off the field constitutes an excuse?
It’s a shame they didn’t Trade Sproles to the Patriots or other Playoff contending Team so he could go out with a chance to Win while the Eagles could play Kenjon Barner and get a mid Round Drsft Pick in Return
Sproles will end up getting Released after this Season anyways
Mikes Austin, DeMeco Ryans should just be released
Play Huff, Barner, Burton, MS2, Rowe, Rice Couples and find out about these guys for the Future
I agree
At Orlando Intl on way back from family vacation…missed both games this week….just able to check game updates. Seems the defense has reverted back to the old…seems the team has quit on both sides of the ball…this defense can prevent points and this offense can’t produce points….this is embarrassing I am actually happy I haven’t been able to watch this disgrace of a coach and team….last time I checked Murray had 22 yards on 11 touches..pitiful! CHIP NEEDS TO GO!
Defense can’t prevent points*
And whoever advised dude to perform at halftime needs to be fired…lol
All money ain’t good money !
Time for G-Cobbers to unite and put the QB bashing to bed. Anyone with half a brain knows this isnt a QB issue its a Chip Kelly and Billy Davis issue. They are the problem not the QB, not the oline, rb, secondary etc. This is a coaching issue. They both need to be fired tomorrow.
Well yea qb is a problem but on a macro level the coach and gm are the guys that put these loooooozahs out there.
Bill Davis should’ve been fired after year 1
This defense has carried this team all season…the offense has been ass all year long!
Lions have four drops but their qb seems fine… Where are the Bradford apologists?
Carroll broken ankle reported ..jumping off eagle bandwagon ..many ankles too follow..bill Davis is an embarrassment
Impossible. No other team drops passes. Only the Eagles and they are directly responsible for Bradford being an oft-injured POS.
Please retract your statement.
typical trolling dyckhead. remind me again about kool and Songs and their qb obsession again? Oh wait, you’ve covered that obsession all by yourself since Foles left town. hac you’re phyking clown.
I guess you missed all those posts about how the eagles were killed by drops
Another ten minute drive to start the half…. Wow…they have quit
Rowe Rowe Rowe your sinking boat
Why is our high priced corner not following Calvin with Carroll out?
This is UGLY!!!!!!
BDavis singling up Rowe on Hofer..makes sense..
Far from a Billy davis fan (I agree he’s terrible), but unless he switches Thurmund to corner and Rowe to safety, he has no choice. Rowe even as a rookie, is still better than the $63 mill dollar bum.
Two weeks in a row…blown out. Good job preparing the team Chip. Culture beats scheme..how about talent?
Take the Dropped Passes by Golden Tate in the 1st Half and Bell here in the 2nd half and the Lions would have 35 Points already ..
Billy Davis should have been Fired last Off-Season which was a critical sign to me that Chip Kelly was not fit to run an Organization
Eagles are getting pushed around
The Lions Came in Ranked 31st in the NFL in Rushing and the Lions have 125 + Yards already … Stafford has 250 Yards Passing …
Game has unfolded just as I expected and called from my original Post
4 Games in a Row that Eagles Defense has gotten picked apart by opposing QB’s who are Rated as Average at Best (Stafford, Winston, Tannehill & Cassell)
Excuse me, Paulman, but it was clearly established earlier in the year that no other team in the league drops passes.
Please retract your statement.
Ok so now we sit at the crosshairs of a complete and utter beat down on consecutive weeks ..who gets the axe before the holidays ..there needs be a scapegoat ..you guys know my detest for Billy (chips endearment) ..lop him now
This game is fucking awesome imo!!!!
The likelihood the owner demotes chip from gm, fires him and or makes him fire Billy Davis goes up by the second!!!!!
Man couple more performances like this and lurie will have absolutely no choice.
Lurie probably on the phone with roseman now telling him to line up candidates. Man chip fooled most of us. Didn’t fool me as a gm but as a coach he fooled me.
Oh I’m turning this off but the LLCB press conference should be good…. Media has to smell the blood in the water
It’s time to play my man, QB Thaddeus Lewis and see if he can run the Offense
Why are the Coach’s not even having him loosen up…
I hate Chip Kelly
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The Lions have only scored 20 points in an entire game twice all season. Have 24 in a half today #Eagles
What would trump do???
Fire everybody! Fuck it!
I’m afraid it’s not going to happen… Eagles will try to trade him to Tennessee
EHL I retract my prior statement, they have quit. They are bad they are poorly coached, they will not win another game this season and yes they have quit.
Mercenaries always quit.