I like the way the defense played in the first half, they were on the attack. The line was getting off the ball and the coverage was tight on the receivers. They were able to totally overmatch Colt McCoy and the Browns. I would like to see the pass rush be more consistent, but once they got going they dominated.
On the Asante Samuel interception, Jason Babin did a great job on taking out the guard and the tackle on the pass rush game. Culllen Jenkins came around and was in McCoy’s face.
Jamar Chaney is a playmaker. He’s got a great burst of speed when he needs it. You can clearly see that he’s the best linebacker on the football team.
The defense looks fast. Kurt Coleman is doing a good job of coming up quickly to support the run defense. I like Coleman’s instincts and fundamentals. He reads plays very quickly and comes up with an attitude.
It was nice to see Mike Patterson get a sack early in the game. He did a great job of beating his man and forcing the offensive guard to hold him.
Casey Matthews has done a good job tonight. He’s made a few very good plays versus the run. They’re getting him off the field on second and long’s. It’s good to see him have some success which is going to do nothing but help his confidence.
I was extremely disappointed in the play of the Eagles offensive line. At the start of the game, Jason Kelce and Danny Watkins proved to everybody that they’re rookies. Watkins was opening the door up to let Michael Vick get hit. It’s a wonder that Vick was able to survive the pounding he was taking without getting hurt.
The offensive line played like they were third stringers in there in the first half. it was ridiculous for them to let Vick take a battering like that. Are the Eagles going to have to keep Celek in all year to help the offensive line pass block?
Did the Browns have somebody covering Shady tonight? The only guy that Vick could get the ball to was running back LeSean McCoy who seemed to be open on every play in the first half.
I’m surprised that Vick wasn’t able to take a good shot downfield in the first half because he was running for his life the entire first 
half. The Browns pass rush has taken that away from the
DeSean Jackson is playing like he decided he’s not going to catch a pass and take a lick until he signs his new contract.
That Peyton Hillis is a grown man. He’s a beast. In a regular season game, they would have been giving the ball to Hillis every other play. When they gave him the ball he was able to run effectively.
Phillip Hunt got his sack and he’s had some good pass rushes tonight. I think he’s a very good pass rusher
I said it once before…Get Matthews out of the middle!
Looked at him in the 2nd half and it’s clear..he’s not a middle linebacker..offensive coordinators target and run right at him.
Desean is really starting to urk me.
The birds oline looked horrid the 1st quarter into the 2nd then they sured things up. Its all a learning process for these rookies. But we dont need Vick taking hits like that… Philip Hunt makes this team and so does Landri. Parker and Laws are the odd men out…. i also see hargroves making the team… We gotta have guys that make plays on that line, guys that can get to the QB and can be phyysically imposing. I like how lesean looked out there, how Brown looked and dion lewis, man we have some good RBs. Vick didnt look very shaarp but i think we can see why, the olines poor play but also we need maclin… But i was also thinking how we need to stay consistent in the run game being that we have rookies on that oline and who at this stage are better at run blocking then they are at pass protection…
But all in all it was a much better showing than they gave last week… I just dont like how that oline looked tonight and all the hits Vick took, this was the thing i was concerned with…
5 tackles for Casey Matthews, had a big game tonight!
I loved when the fatman got the 15 yard penalty for challenging a touchdown.
Is Andy the worse play-challenger in league history?
Young better pick up the offense quickly because Vick isn’t going to last long at this rate
Agreed Songs I thought Matthews and Foku were awful again. He was better than last week but thats not saying alot. IMO. Chaney played well. Hillis would of ran for 150 yards if they would of kept running. This isnt high school. I need a player ready to go. As far as the oline of course they sured it up later in the game they kept 6 and 7 in to block. Jackson dissapeared. Cooper isnt a starting WR in the NFL. Shady maybe the best player on offense and maybe on the team. He is a stud. Watkins just doesnt look very good. Very strange pick again.
look for the tight end to be taken out of the plan this year too.
It’s preseason and Celek had to stay in to block because our Right Tackle is ass.
I don’t know why we go into another off season with the draft and free agency and not address Vick’s blindside.
and don’t give me the guy we signed with back spasms….If he was ready Denver would have never ler Harris go. Can someone say Andrews?
We need a healthy stud on the blindside in order for this offense to be prolific. The west coast offense need the tight end as a threat to rum smoothly and that can’t happen if he’s out of the gameplan as an extra offensive lineman.
Many of Vick’s hits are his own fault. He doesn’t make quick decisions. He’s looked pretty average.. continuing how he looked to end the last season.
10-6
And what the hell is Juan keep saying, he’s trying to teach the kids…These are grown ass men who were taught through high school and college.
Treat them like men and stop using age from excuses.
Earl Thomas came in last year and hit like a man.
We don’t need safeties and linebackers who are happy with being average.
Get a nasty ass linebacker…age no matter. Stop coddling these men.
Matthews will be a liability. The best tackle this year have come from the quarterback.
We need some attitude
Here come the boo birds again…poor offensive line play and it’s Micheal Vick’s fault. So it begins…I’ve heard this broken record before though.
LMAO @ Vicks sacks being his own fault…………I didn’t see ONE sack that Vick took tonight in which the reasoning was because he held the ball too long, not ONE. As soon as he got the ball, before he could even step into the pocket someoone was in his face.
I don’t think Vick likes to get hit, if he could get the ball out of his hand to an OPEN receiver, I’m sure he would.
Same thing happened to McNabb, except with #5, he was already on the downhill slope of his career.
No man would be able to survive behind that line with teams blitzing continously. NO man.
Paulman and I been saying this about D-Jax since last season. Dude cant run anything but the go route. Whats the point in having a receiver like that when the o-line isnt giving Vick enough time to let the route develop? Alligator arms doesnt deserve even 75% of Fitzgerald money.
I was at the game tonight.. A few things
*cant have a whole right side of rookies and King Dunlap… period… they need to snap out of that fantasy. guys was coming free on VIck at first when the Eagles were trying to run those deep passing routes.. after Vick got pounded twice, he looked shook, skittish… Vick started hitting the dump off and they started running short little crossing routes and the offense started to work a little..Im no Jamal Jackson fan, but they gotta stop playing around and get him back in there and get the RT situation straightened out now…
*Defense looked pretty good…. Asante had his usual ‘big play making ability’ on display.. he jumped a pass… I was shocked when I looked up and saw Nnamdi beat down the sideline but it was a push off… he looked impressive.. Looked Cromartie almost had a pick himself… The Linebackers looked more like real pros out there. Chaney is a beast and we need that guy in the middle.. I felt better about Matthews after seeing him tonight, but I dont want Castillo thinking we all wanna suffer thru Casey’s growing pains… They put the kid in a tough spot and I dont want him costing us games… That said I think he may eventually be a pretty good player…
We blocked another kick… I dont ever remember the Eagles being a team that blocks kicks regularly
1. how many times did danny waqtkins not block anybody wtf is he doing
2. did you see fokou get ran clean over by peyton hillis worrysome
3 mathews didint look too bad tonight .. maybe he knows everyone is taling shit and got some confidence after playing the furocious steelers i hope so.
4. chaney is good
5. asante does it again. last year asante gave up under 200 yards, nnamdi gave up just over 200 and revis gave up a 400 i think.. asante could have 10 picks this year.
I like Asante Samuel’s “look at me” moment…his not so subtle way of saying, “Don’t you think about trading me!”
REPORT IS OUT THAT THE EAGLES ARE IN PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS WITH LB LOFA TATUPU… LOOKS LIKE HE MAY BE SIGNED BY THE EAGLES SOON…
where did you hear that jon?
@mugzybrown I agree with you that Vick seemed to be taking too long to go through his progression on some plays. Obvioulsly, o-line was ass in the first quarter, but even on the plays in the sevond quarter where he had time, it felt like it took him forever to finally check it down.
One thing nobody is saying- When Vick was in Atlanta he had a crappy o-line too. While he was the most sacked, he never took these kind of beatings. Why? The same reason he scored, because he scrambled. While it’s great he’s worked on refining his passing game. We need more cowbell. More scrambles. Truly keep the defense guessing. He used to scramble anytime he saw daylight. We always thought if only he could use that rocket arm accuratee, and those wheels lije he does- he’d be dangerous. Not “if only he could use that rocket arm accurately, and NOT USE THOSE WHEELS AT ALL- Rather hang out where the defense knows where to find you. If we can truly get some vintage scrambles- paired with precise darts hes throwing defenses would truly be confused, not so confident what’s about to happen. This dude doesn’t fit the mold so lets not handcuff him. Vick, sometimes I feel like I just wat he’d him go through his progression twice, like he wants to prove something everydown “I can read a D, I can thread the needle” by the time he reads twice he’s lost his window of escape. Even though if you go back and watch that 3rd pick he threw in that Steelers game- that was vintage Vick how he like backpedaled forward? Anyway nice move to free himself up, bad throw. But old Vick wouldn’t have forced that, pulled it down and ran. What u guys think
Adam Schefter is reporting that… that would be a good signing adding a veteran presence to that young LB core, a former probowler and eagle killer. Very instinctive, is always in the right place at the right time, a tackling machine, check the mans stats, WHEN HEALTHY is one of the best MLBs in this league…
Crazy how Vince, and Vick got free and both scored on what seemed like exactly the same play. Watching it on tv again now, but anybody with dvr, was that the same exact play? Anyway that was cool.
I agree we need some more cowbell…
Some more balance.. Dont let defense forget that he might just break a couple and turn this into the 4th qtr of the Giants game..
we need that balance all over on offense.. Jackson will always stretch the field when he is out there… We need Maclin to give us those intermediate routes and also go deep.. And we need Vick to use Shady and Celek short and intermediate range..
the line has to play better and Andy and Marty have stop playing checkers and play chess
One reason why reid and co. Don’t want vick running every play is defenses will have their opportunity to knock out vick. And we all know that vick doesn’t like running out of bounds. I didn’t see the game, but the oline pisses me off. One of our priorities this offseason should have been oline. We now have 2 starting rookies and a seventh rounder starting. Also the one lineman we signed in free agency is injured. We wont win a superbowl with an oline like that unless they get drastically better.
Our LB’s & the right side of the O-line are horrific! The RB’s, the tight ends & dump passes, are going to kill us this year. Please Andy for the love of God, get a veteran LB & a freaking RT!!!! STOP BEING SO FREAKING STUBBORN & HARD HEADED!!!!! Looks like Tatupu & Stinchomb are on their way after all. Way to wait till the last week of pre-season you idiots, when we all knew weeks ago what you needed. Jack@$$e$!!!!
BTW, the DF is as far away from dominating as there is! It was the Browns. They might win 6 games, if they’re lucky. Cut it out!
Anybody else notice how DJax is playing not to get hurt? He had 2 passes right in his chest, he heard foot steps, dropped the balls, & immediately went to the ground, to not get hurt. I wouldn’t give him $5 after that game. Did he even come close to catching a ball?
Right tackle can be a hall of famer and wont matter. When you come out in shotgun 90% of the time and run long routes your QB will get killed. The offense has and been predictable. Reid doesn’t get it. Teams will just pin their ears back. When your QB keeps getting smashed, just keep passing morion. Differnet players, but the same old pass happy coach.
OZ, I agree 100%. Reid & Mornindope, needs to go, ASAP!!!
Ozz brings up good pt.
The shotgun. Standing 4-5 yrds Snap…3 steps back and……right to where DEs converging. All the time. Then, a roll out! DEs get up the field against every team…OTs taught to steer DEs out around the ‘pocket”. This seems difficult when Vick is always standing right where they’re steering them to. Its called a pocket because the QB is supposed to be surrounded….step up into it!
On the TD he ran in it went exactly like that. And….there were 3 interior linemen in a perfect line setting a great pocket…but it was run outside time for Vick. When in shotgun he never seems to step-up…only out.
He does step up, and there is much And they changed to a lot more under centre in 2nd Q and pressure subsided. But he’s not an effictive passer there.
Balby’s point interesting in Red Zone…when in close O=line have to create passing lanes ’cause Vick can’t see the endzone.
DD, with all due respect brother, I’ve noticed a pattern. It starts like this – the eagles do something or play a game. It ends like this – you freak out!
Yeah, Desean is playing not to get hurt….hm….what’s the #1 goal in preseason for anybody? DON’T GET HURT. So what we have is a great player doing exactly what the #1 goal for him is. And you see it as a problem – why? Don’t lose track of the context/goals.
And don’t freak out. It’s preseason of a wierd/compressed offseason. Freaking out is unacceptable.
Gents – I have had enough – I am signing off from GCOBB for good – I have never been around such a group of people that consider or say they are eagles fans and then tear the team apart as much as the supposed fans do – I have more arguments with Eagle fans on this site then I do with Cowboy fans in sports bars –
you guys as a collective group are the biggest bunch or whining pussies I have ever met in my life – sad, pathetic losers that really don’t know shit about football but think you do –
and for those of you that think being negative douche bags shows that you are tough, or refuse to accept mediocrity – news flash – you opinions don’t mean shit (and for the most part they are WRONG) it is your way of expressing your frustrations with your own lives – its your team, your city and it is in fact a FREAKIN GAME, you are either all in – or you ain’t
Schill – I am done – I can go get more positive feedback on the Eagles and their chances in Grand Central Station in NYC then you can here. Later assholes
Remember, we get all over arty and Vick for going for the home run too much?
Yesterday, we ran real west coast offense, and the Cleveland back 7 on the defense was giving us space and daring us to run/take what was there.
That’s great, working on something new to us, this is what the Patriots, Colts, and Saints do.
We didn’t get the WRs involved much, but they are usually involved in the gameplan come regular season.
Sometimes boring is necessary, and fundamentals are key (drafting a OL in the 1st rd. and throwing short/checkdowns in preseason).
Our o-line seems ahead in our rush offense than in passing, giving our RBs some decent space last night.
We already know what we have with Vick and the WRs (when healthy), and if teams are going to give us space we have to be patient and take what’s there until they make the mistake of sucking up.
If I’m defending this defense and you’re not a fan of getting beat by the blitz (like McDermott in Carolina continues to show he’s not) then you have you 4 DL rush and drop the LBs back to aid the secondary and hope for a forced pass into coverage (like Vick’s 3 picks vs. Steelers)
Beyond this, any worries or concerns about not playing like last yr. is premature and pigeonhole sighted.
It’s all about the big picture and the ultimate goal, and as fans you either need to develop that understanding or you will be a “prisoner of the moment” and contradict yourself a few weeks later.
navy – if you see this, i agree with you 100% and have been trying to fight the mediocrity.
these guys (the majority) act like kids or some new fan to the game that you have to tell everything to.
wtf happened idk but it sucks and I’m personally giving this site until week one. I wanna see the feedback of the Rams game and if it’s ridiculous like it has been, then I’m out.
this used to be one of my fav. sites and now its average and shitty.
of course philly fans have to ruin a good thing right? PHUCK THAT
@phantastic
I was at the Linc last night, and whenever Vick scrambled he actually did look to get out of bound or on the ground! I’m not worried about Vick getting hit when he’s running…The concern is him getting smacked up in the pocket! That entire right side, has me worried! I’m not making too much out of this, ITS ONLY PRESEASON! Teams do things differently, try things, new things…you’re not going to see a team show their hand in the preaseason…But fact is regardless what time of season it is, protect your franchise QB!
the negativity is born of frustration, years of frustration, and notwitthstanding the new additions, some of us have this sinking feeling itt will end the way it always does, or maybe worse this time, and navy , your attack on the acumen of the fans is not only unwarranted but inaccurate, people like bsm, ddcar, songs, paulman and vinnie publish some insightful comments about this team and where it should be going, just because they can and sometimes should be critical does not mean they don’t care; to the contrary maybe they care too much, always the hallmark sign of a true philadelphia fan, not a fan of the coach or front office like you and your cohorts seem to be
our fellow fans have bought into the own hype which is fine, but they don’t know how to handle it. when in doubt imitate the media and panic? nah, I continue to hold this site and commenters to a higher standard and repeatedly proven wrong.
if only i could confiscate that damn panic button
cant even talk about a starting defense that pitched a shutout, wtf is wrong with you
idc if its the browns itsd a shutout and you didnt expect that
starting offense put up 17 pts in a half on pace for our 27+ ppg avg
we didnt play extraordinarily but good teams win in dif. ways including ugly
starting eagles went 17-0 against a team imo should have done whether preseason or week 8 or whatever
get over yourselves and your empty statements
sure, the OL has some work to do, we are not a finished/polished product
but we do have an advantage over teams that didnt make the playoffs because of the lockout
sure it affects us like everybody else, but playoff teams are less affected and have kinks to work out
you do know (although i dont give a shit about preseason like you drama queens are) gb allowed them to move that chains at will (although only a qtr of football) we didnt.
elite offense or playoff team with a mediocre line, sounds like the Packers, Bears, Steelers, Colts, and lets exclude the Seahawks
Whats the point of being a fan of a team if you’re just going to degrade it and its players all the time??? Judge and degrade when its deserved, not in week 3 of the preseason.
It just makes me sick to my stomach sometimes that I come on here hoping to discuss Eagles football with Eagles fans and all I get is BS logic about how we aren’t going to win the Superbowl and how one guy can’t do this or that.
Shut up and let them play. Judge when its deserved. Support them or find a new hobby.
womell – they just dont get it.
Jakedog – fair enough about frustration, but um…GET OVER IT. That’s life – if you let the frustration of years past weigh you down…. that’s problematic. Move beyond it. If you think this team cannot win games in the regular season, that’s foolish. And if you think that improvement between now and when playoff time comes around is impsosible than you are an idiot. Otherwise, be an adult and get past the frustration to the point that you’re at least capable of enjoying football from your favorite team – or not – I don’t care.
@schiller – that is real talk!
Whoever doesnt like the board should get off….
the negativity can be annoying, but it only annoying as the posters who come here and try to tell others what to think and how they should react as fans….
people are entitled to their opinions, and people who cannot tolerate others opinions shouldnt be here..
Or we can continue to call out bitchy whiney fans like you Rasheed as you continue to annoy us and the rest of Eagle nation.
Good thing about it is, MOST Eagles fans aren’t like some of you, ’cause I gauruntee I would have already swung at some of you with the crap you say if you said it in person.
Negativity? frustration? ok yes at times it has been warranted..its only been preaseason, and I can only imagine when we lose a regular season game how bitchy and whiny some of you cats will be…some of you act like the teams the Eagles had were guaranteed to win a SB…if they were guaranteed to win it, and still loss, then OK, I can understand the frustration and the negativity…alot of these cats on this site, were probably sore losers growing up or just probably loss often, that is why they are so sour about one of the most successful organizations over the past decade.
@jake …I don’t think dudes like navy and cohorts are fans front office or coach per se…I think his frustration stems from posters on this site all seem to be negative nancy already and NO REAL GAMES HAVE BEEN PLAYED YET….Its like these dudes don’t care about the team winning or losing they just want their opinion to be RIGHT or their premonition to COME TRUE so that they can say told you told you told you…
@Navy I feel your pain and I for one would like to see you stick around there are only a couple posters here worth reading everyone else says the same thing just different words and paragraph length
the only one b*tchin and whinin is you
you can get mad if you want, I really couldnt care less…. you wouldnt be swinging on me without getting your jaw broken and landing in ICU so stop the tough talk and stick to your football opinion
you dont know me or what kind of fan I am so save it… You wont be able to intimidate me here so stop it…. Ive been insulted by much smarter people
my opinion is my own and I present it like that.. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion here because it is a public board….
if people can state their opinions and be respectful to each other while doing it? you wont have this problem… but this board has a few punks on it, who can dish it out, but not take it….
I take nothing personal and can dish as well as take…. I’d rather have people be more respectful of each other, but that isnt the case here
sheed – you’re right that you and others, and everyone for freakin sake, are entitled to their opinions. But everyone is also entitled to remark/comment/dsipute eachothers opinions too – it’s a comment board, in America. Got that? Your argument is so strong, it also applies to your own point!
@schiller
I agree…. I dont have a problem with people going back and forth… it is what it is
my point applies to me too…. If I felt it wasnt worth the time to post here? I wouldnt
I dont personally like alot of things said on this board, but I understand that people have a right to voice their opinion.
my only issue is the disrespect posters fling around like a frisbee… then these poster’s wonder why the board is like this? lol
Im civil towards anyone who is civil towards me… I just wanna talk some football and see what other are thinking after games and trades etc…
but if guys wanna fight, and act all tough? its whatever. I wouldnt spend alot of time on it, but I will make sure to return that serve..
the ones complaining are the problem…SHEED
honestly, im just trying to talk about my eagles with supposed die hard fans that dont act like it
if you wanna complain go to nfl.com or profootballtalk and stay there
0-0 record for everybody, so i dont wanna hear/read a great multitude of negativity week 3 of preseason
holes in a team is one thing to talk about
but certain ppl say the same thing in every post
if thats the case write ur own blog and those pessimists will follow you
opinions are one thing, negative/empty statements/overreaction is another
i just wanna talk about my eagles with ppl that want to talk about their eagles
not with ppl that wanna be the center of attention and hear themselves talk
the site has been watered down and its not G. Cobbs fault
moving on, i like that we’re working on different things than we have in the past
actual west coast offense and running game, o-line changes with mudd
and finding an identity on defense with castillo and the unit as a whole
our LBs only have to do so much, sandwiched between that revamped d-line and secondary
also, knowing we scored 27 ppg helps the d out, esp. playing with a lead getting sacks and picks
offensively we havent had our greatest moments but its preseason
but, we get to have vick work on different things and were finally taking whats there
were not going for home runs every play and thats what makes the patriots and colts successful
being patient, taking whats there, and then taking their shots
we have a firm running game and a great QB
we have a great coaching staff that is seasoned, and although were not in midseason form our starters did the job with a 17-0 game
cool, ill take it heading into stl for week 1
and ill tune in next wk against the jets to see how this roster rounds out
If you post/ visit here seeking validation of your beliefs, opinions, you shouldn’t come here, especially if you have thin skin, this is an entertainment source for me, and without the contrary views it sure as he’ll would be boring, I enjoy most of what people say here
I can understand people being frustrated with negativity… this is Philadelphia after all and there is a good bit of negativity among the fan base…
but like I said, its a public board so you sorta have to take the good with the bad like anything else in life…
I just hope guys can pull back on all the insults and sarcastic BS… that would make it alot easier for people to find a common ground on issues that they disagree
back to football
like I said last night…. The defense looked much better and offense still has work to do… they need to get JJ back at center and figure out the RT problem… they also need to make a habit of taking what the defense gives them.. the offense got into a rhythm once the began doing that last night and they should learn from that