Week 4: @ San Francisco 49ers 8:30pm (NBC)
49ers: 2-1 (Beat NYG 39-6 last week)
Key Injuries:
Jalen Reagor (Thumb)
DeSean Jackson (Hamstring)
Alshon Jeffery (Foot)
Avonte Maddox (Ankle)
Miles Sanders (Glute)
JJ Arcega Whiteside (Calf)
Jason Brown (illness)
John Hightower (illness)
Jason Peters (illness)
Lane Johnson (Ankle)
Fletcher Cox (Abdomen)
The first three weeks of the Philadelphia Eagles season has been anything but what we expected. The first three games were supposed to be three of the easiest game on the schedule, and most expected at minimum a 2-1 start. Here we are entering week four and the Eagles are 0-2-1, after tying the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday.
It’s been a common theme the past couple seasons that Carson Wentz needs outside help. His receiving core will be down to Greg Ward and John Hightower as Reagor, Jackson, Jeffery, and Arcega-Whiteside are all missing from action. The Eagles will also be without Jason Peters as he was the most recent player to be placed on the IR. Luckily for the Eagles, the 49ers are missing pass rushers Nick Bosa and Solomon Thomas
The Eagles aren’t the only team missing players this weekend. In addition to Bosa and Thomas, the Niners are missing QB Jimmy Garoppolo and RB Raheem Mostert, but get TE George Kittle and WE Deebo Samuel back this week. The Eagles defense certainly will have their work cut out for them.
Players to watch:
WR Greg Ward
RB Miles Sanders
Matchup of the Game:
Schwartz vs Shanahan
Prediction:
For some strange reason, I think it’s the confidence I have in Carson Wentz, I feel like the Eagles will come through and get their first win of the season. The Eagles rallied a year ago on the road against Green Bay. This year is slightly different, as they have been ravaged with injuries, but we’ve seen this team come together when their backs are against the wall.
Score:
Eagles 21 49ers 17
Eagles win turnover battle 3-0… that stat is the winning stat. Wentz makes Greg Ward look like a first rounder, dick Rodgers will look like dirk digler,,, Wentz 21-31, 2TD and no INT. Sanders 75 on 14 carries, 3 catches 38 yds. Cox has a sack and is disruptive, Graham (who has played well) with a sack and forced fumble
Eagles will need 4 Turnovers now HAC Since they are -1 so far !!
I think the a Eagles Play their best Game of the Season with energy, passion and urgency…
But in the end, I believe the 49ers Coaching Staff our-coaches the Eagles Staff and the 49ers squeak out a 26-24 Win as the Eagles will have chances for the Win thry desperately need
I’m concerned about the Matchup on 49ers TE skittles and WR B Aiyuk and FB K Juszcyk and RB J McKinnon coming out of the backfield for Passes versus these Eagles LB’s …
I would put CB Slay on Kittles as often as possible if I’m Jim Schwartz when he’s split out wide which he is quite often
Out coaches? You don’t know what that means… if the players make plays then the coaches are genius, if they drop passes, miss passes, miss tackles etc they are out coached.it comes down to that.
Remember in the other thread you talked about QBs making players better? I assume you forgot about Wentz leading the team to the playoffs and that 2 of those WR aren’t in the league anymore?
Hey Paul….this is GMCliff.
Paul, I’d like to see you do your own podcast on YouTube, and profit from your effort, and talent.
It beats conversing with someone who is only interested in criticizing the opinion of others….
Think about it. How long did I say Howie’s Achilles Heel was talent evaluation, now time has passed and now all those that don’t wear rose-colored glasses can see that clearly.
Dan Quinn, should be our next Defensive Coordinator, and two Linebackers on the first round should happen…….long overdue
Hey GMCliff, Hope all are well with You/Family..
I’m Working on the 2021 Draft !!
Offensively, the Eagles should have success thru the Air versus the 49ers Secondary which is depleted with I juriesbit I don’t think the Eagles have enough outside talent playing tonight to exploit them .
Ertz and Sanders will have productive games but is this enough to Win ? Eagles desperately need 2-3 other Offensive skill Players to make Plays, Greg Ward will do his thing and contribute but who else can you count on to make Plays and especially a big play or two ?
No one
Practice squad OL and WR and DBs … holy mackerel,,, this isn’t about “depth” this is a disaster. Shit wake me up spring training 2021….gonna hibernate for the rest of 20. If nfl plays a 12 game season they will be lucky.
Johnson out… I believe they are down to 3rd and fourth stringers at WR and OL
Eagles have a receiver on the field most of the time 13, Fulham or something g like that. This has to be a joke.
Has been cut or waived 6 times since 9/26/19… 6 times by 3 different teams. Players union should be bitching… injuries are insane this year
Travis Fulgham was a good Basketball and went to Old Dominion, has sone hops but hadn’t played a lot of Football
Played with the Lions and Packers and can bring energy and athleticism to the outside for the Eagles.. Can he Catch and Run Routes remain to be seen and maybe like how Greg Ward was last year and surprise some Defenses
Paul Ur the same guy who tried to say this is the kind of guy that Wilson is playing with? Ur insane. Wentz has had 10 different WR run 50 routes since last year. 13 may reach that this or next week… u can’t win with that type of WR turnover
CB Darius Slay with what appears to be a hyper-extended knee as he took that block from 49ers Lineman Helmet right on his knee cap , i imagine he’s out for the rest of the night and hopefully nothing serious
As far as the Eagles current OL
This is what it may look like in future Seasons as Peters is done and Brooks/ LJ bodies are breaking down. Place Issac Seumalo at Center and there’s your 2021 OL for the Birds
Niners playing smash mouth on the perimeter… getting big guys in space to beat up the smaller DBs and LBs… it is masterful and they have the personnel to do it… before the knee Slay did an Ole on that big back …
Eagles are hanging in there and playing hard
D/Line having a sting game , Barnett, Avery and M Jackson have been all over the place
TJ Edwards has sone nice Plays & Tackles and evening Nate Gerry made a play or two
I’m surprised the 49ers haven’t really attacked the outside CB’s much and have gone with a lot of short, quick passes but I e or two they’ll open it up in the 2nd half
Wentz has played pretty well so far while the 49ers backup QB Mullens hasn’t looked too good the longer the game has gone on..
It’s Anyone’s Game.. Turnovers are even 1-1 at the Half… What Teams makes the a Big Play or two or What Team makes the bad Error/Mistake will likely determine tonight’s Winner.,
I like the Eagles chances as Wentz is playing better than the 49ers QB Mullens.
I see the 49ers wearing down the secondary… I see their DL beat up our OL and I see wentz trying to throw to “an athletic hoops player “ from a mid major mediocre program…?i cannot see how in the world they hold on
The old Explorer the Eagles LB Drive right there
Gerry missed tackles, Duke riles not getting his head around to see the ball, just a lack of fundamentals with this position group week in and week out …
LB Coach Ken Flajole has been with the Eagles for a couple years now, (since 2016) Why ?
*exploit ..
Wentz is taking some hits, But hanging tough and making Plays with his legs keeping them in this Game as of now .. bad pass to an open Sanders who looked like he had done open field to run
It had nothing to do with coaching… it’s talent… u can’t teach talent … u just need to be negative… the LBs are exposed. They are small and slow … can’t coach size and speed
You can Coach Scheme. Positioning, Better Tackling and using better Angles
What Young LB’s have actually improved under this Coach the last 4 Years ?
They are small and slow. You don’t have a clue what their scheme is. You also are implying that Jim Schwartz doesn’t know how to teach angles etc… which even you would concede is ridiculous.
Ertz is an excellent TE… Kittle is generational. He’s by far the best player on the field
Big Play by DB Leblanc on the Strip Sack …
Causing a Turnover and recovered by Malik Jackson.. Offense Needs a TD here !!
There my Basketball Guy from Old Dominion!!
Congrats to the Eagles for their 1st Win of the Season and get some Confidence back as a Team and Staff.
Now, get some Players back healthy and take it on the road to Pittsburgh and maybe catch the Steelers a little rusty having this week off due to the Titans Covid situation ..
LESBIANS!!!!!!!!
so fraudman– mr negative- mr. give no credit — lets document:
Wentz made an incredible throw to a practice squad player helping elevate his game- a practice squad linebacker made a game clinching INT- Wentz had a gutty performance with a swiss cheese OL and no Wr’s — Schwartz had his D primed, aggressive and tough as nails-
for the doomsday people- this team as awful as they look– and they do look horrible at times. they score ZERO STYLE POINTS- they play tough- this is a goofy 2020 season-
Between Wentz, Watson and Prescott they are 2 -9-1– injuries happening all over the place- games getting delayed for covid– I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody like the Jets somehow get a streak, make the playoffs and then a run — almost like its not a legit season.
Wentz played well, and it was a gutsy performance with an undermanned Offense versus an undermanned Defense …
Many young Eagle Players stepped up and had big Plays
Fulgham,Hightower, Mailata, LeBlanc,Singleton, Genard Avery, Josh Sweat,
Etc.. which is great to see
Stay with the Young Receivers
I would waive,release JJAW once some of veteran WR’s come back from Injury
The Eagles DL dominated the 49ers OL
So what you didn’t say is the coaches must know a thing or 2 about coaching to get there unheralded players to play like that
I like the New WR Coach (Morehead) & Secondary Coach (Manuel) and believe they are high quality Coaches .. It’s all hands on deck right now for everyone on this Team and Coaching Staff and they played with the sense of urgency and purposes last evening that they will to have each and every week if they want to Win Games.. It’s Not Rocket Science, some Teams like the Eagles, 49ers, Broncos, Titans, Cowboys have been hit extremely hard with Injuries and Illnesses while other Teams have not, but you Play with whom you have and do the best job you can in preparing other Players to Contribute and be ready to go when called upon
I think Jim Schwartz called his Best Game in a long time, I also think the 49ers QB Mullens played a pretty poor game and thought Shanahan didn’t really attack the Eagles Weaknesses on the back end enough, then again, the Eagles DL was getting stronger and stronger as the game went on and their QB Play by Mullens was getting worse as the Game went on but kudos to Schwartz and Staff to having the back end of the Eagles Defense prepared and ready to go..
On Offense- I thought Coach Pedersen stayed aggressive the whole game by going for 2points after their 1st Touchdown to set the tone, The 4th Down Call and Pass to Hightower was a thing of beauty
Isolate one side, a quick slant after a good route by Hightower and a slight pick by WR Fulgham on the 49ers DB and just a perfect pass from Wentz, low, accurate and all in rhythm
A Couple of Calls for RB A Killians lost yardage, the Eagles never really got their Screen Game untracked nd the few plays called for Jalen Hurts didn’t seem to work too well
but I did like the 3-4 WR Sets, some pre-snap motion to help spread out the 49ers Defense and give Wentz a better look for the field and defense coverages
A total Work in Progress but that’s what this Season is going to be about
All in All, I liked what I saw from OT Jordan Mailata who I would keep in and Starting for as long as he’s playing well for I’m not counting on Jason Peters at all,
I like how both Jack Driscoll and Nate Herbig Battle, they are tough guys in there
We’ll see how this OL Performs against much healthier and attacking Front 7 of the Steelers next Week
If the Eagles Defense Plays with the Energy and Physicality that they played with last evening and create some Turnovers, they will be in every game that they Play
The eagles coaching staff- as much as many fans like to yell real loud about how bad they are — they are pretty damn good-Schwartz is an excellent DC and its frustrating to watch his D play but they are built for this fast track nfl (as much as a D can be given the rules)- I will never understand the huge de-valuation of the LB position but somehow it works for them- teams are routinely giving up 30-40 points but he knows how to limit damage.
I think last night signals the beginning of a youth movement- not a rebuild but it is clear Wentz is better with unheralded receivers, i don’t know why- offense will move on sooner rather than later from Peters, Jeffrey, DJAX and ertz– probbably Kelce too– I think the Ertz divorce is happening before our eyes- he wants dynamic TE money- he’s excellent but not dynamic- if they can get a 2 for him take it– probably more like a 3 and conditional 5 or something-
I agree about Ertz, with his Age,
I think you take a 3rd and a late round and run with it
There are so many dynamic TE’s coming into the NFL on a yearly basis, he’s been a warrior and stud during his Career, but the Eagles cannot afford his Salary Demands moving forward , thry just can’t..
elevate Goedart to the Stsrter and Draft another TE next Draft and maybe keep Rodgers around if he’s healthy
The Game is so specialized these days that having to count on 1-2 Highly paid WR’s is not the way to go.. Give me a drop WR corps of 4-5 WR’s at reasonable Salaries that brings g different skill sets to the offense and develop those Players to be productive
3-4-5 WR’s with 35-45 Receptions each instead of 1 or 2 Highly paid Receivers is the way to go
yes i’ve always maintained that “number 1” WR was a waste — I don’t think ‘just anyone’ can do it but you need to keep a stable of young and hungry horses- Reagor better be good! – the eagles have failed in that regard big time- JJAW I would say is at risk of being an all time bust- if the lightbulb doesn’t go on VERY SOON.
I hope Mailata continues to develop- I think its time for peters to be an ex eagle all time great- the damage he’s done to his legacy is pretty huge- but legacy doesn’t pay bills.-
Same at RB Position
3 Solid good backs who bring different skill sets instead of 1 bell cow Back is also the way to go.. it’s the way the NFL is today and for the
Near future
Bottom 5 in the NFL after Week 4
1) Jets (0-4) – Lame Duck Coach in Adam Gase will be Fired soon
2) Texans (0-4) – Brutal opening Schedule but Team Tuned our HC/GM B O’Brien who has made many terrible Trades during his Tenure as GM
3) NY Giants (0-4) – One of Least Talented Rosters with a New HC still finding his way
4) Atlanta Falcons (0-4) – Lame Duck Coach Dan Quinn who also will be Fired soon
5) Washington Football Club (1-3) – Offensively Challenged and Struggle to score points, HC Rivera is currently going thru Cancer Treatments so a very tough first Season for him to change their losing culture
Top 5 Teams
1) KC Chiefs (4-0) Have an Explosive Offense led by the Best QB in the NFL in Mahomes to go along with a Solid Defense. Can Run, Be Physical or Spread you out with 3-4 Dynamic Receivers..
2) Buffalo Bills (4-0) Another well-balanced, physical and smart Football Team who reflect their HC Sean McDermott and GM Billy Beane very well.. A Good Rebuilt OL , Nice Receivers and RB Corps with an improving QB in Josh Allen who has gotten better and better over his Career . An excellent Defense with Playmakers at every level.. This Team is Loaded with Players in their Primes right now wIll be very good for a while
3) Green Bay Packers (4-0) a rejuvenated Aaron Rodgers playing QB with Confidence and a Swagger now that’s been in HC LaFluer’s System for his 2nd Years.. Who are these Receivers on this Roster ? Doesn’t matter for Rodgers as he will sling it to them anyways.. Excellent Running Game and have become more Physical the last couple of Years along both OL & DL
4) Pittsburgh Steelers (3-0) A well balanced and focused Team with Experience and Youth. They’ll go as far as Big Ben takes them but are capable of beating anyone in any given week, OL Play is their Key as they have been running the Ball a lot more effectively in 2020 with healthy RB’s and OL . Defense is Fast, Physical and all over the Field and very opportunistic ..
5) Seattle Seahawks (4-0) Russell Wilson is playing at a whole other level and is this Years MVP so far with 16 Passing TD’s in 4 Games.. They have begun the run the Ball better and still have a Physical Defense though they are lacking in the Pass Rush Department and in Pass Coverages on the outside with their CB’s Injured
Do not belive they are a Championship Team right now , but You can’t them out of any game because of Russell Wilson
6) Baltimore Ravens (3-1) Fast Physical, Experienced and Well-Coached.. Can QB Lamar Jackson improve with his Passing Game when playing from behind or in a shoot-out type of Game… That’s about all that needs to be answered for the ydo everything else very well and generally don’t hurt themselves
7) Tampa Bay Buccaners (3-1) Great Skills Player led by GOAT QB tom Brady with a Chip on his Shoulder.. Will their OL and Running Game hold up over the Season to help balance out Brady’s Passing , The Key top this Team is their Underrated Defense which are very tough to run against and will force opposing QB’s into making mistakes.. a Top 7-8 Defense that will allow QB Brady ease into his transition with Coach Bruce Arians system
Honorable Mention
Indy Colts (3-1), LA Rams (3-1), Tennessee Titans (3-1) and Yes, the Cleveland Browns (3-1)
Then there are all these Teams in the Middle
NE Patriots, Chicago Bears, NO Saints, LV Raiders, Carolina Panthers, SF 49ers, Arizona Cardinals
The other half of the NFL Teams are playing some Bad Football so far in 2020
Eagles Staring OL in 2021
LT J Mailata, LG Nate Herbig, Center Issac Seumalo, RG Brandon Brooks, RT Lane Johnson
(Reserves – Tackle Andre Dillard, Guard/Tackle Jack Driscoll, Center Luje Juriga and Guard Matt Pryor
and or Draft Pick)
Eagles WR Corps in 2021
Jalen Reagor, John Hightower, Greg Ward, Travis Fulgham, Quez Watkins and a Draft Pick
Eagles TE Corps in 2021
Dallas Goedart, Richard Rogers and Hakeem Butler or Draft Pick
Eagles RB Corps in 2021
Miles Sanders, Boston Scott, A Killins and Draft Pick
Eagles QB Corps in 2021
Carson Wentz, Jalen Hurts and a Journeyman QB
Dillard is starting.
But you are mostly correct. The youth movement is starting right now.
I love to hear coaches talk. They try to be diplomatic but I love it when they say, “well the fans have no idea what they are talking about”- Schwartz today says about Gerry, “i guess there are people outside the building (meaning dumbfucks who dont know the assignment) (I include myself) who think he’s not making the right play cuz he happens to be in the neighborhood on a bad play”– meaning he grades out pretty well and those of us that bitch and complain about the LB know nothing- as i’ve said for years on this site those fake GM’s and big time critics have zero idea what they are talking about — one of my favorites was about 6-8 years back the ‘dump Kelce for a big, fat guy so they could run qb sneak”– a superbowl, several pro bowls later the eagles are the best qb sneak team in the league- Kelce is an all time eagle great, the catalyst and leader of a perennial top 5 OL in the league yet the dummies on here wanted him GONE!– they whined when doug got hired, still want him fired, want schwartz fired– its kinda funny
Interesting move Yesterday that the Eagles Released RB A Killins who was in for a couple Plays in Sunday Nights Game.. The Fact that RB Miles Sanders wasn’t out on the field for the final Series vs the 49ers leads me to believe that they will Pick-Up a more experienced RB this week to add depth to the RB Room..
Either Sanders was hurting a little or maybe the Eagles are watching his Snaps but a little concerning that your best RB is not on the Field on a Game that you are attempting to close out.. I wish they would activate Holyfield from the Practice Squad and play him a little bit to give him a chance for Corey Clement just lacks any explosion and has not been effective at all this 2020 Season ..
Paulman Prediction based on Rumor, Innuendo and a Gut Feel
Eagles are going to Release WR D-Jax, who has not played much again in 2020 as he continues to have recurring Hamstring Injuries, but behind the scenes, there are some rumblings that Owner Jeffry Lurie is very disappointed that D-JAx has not completed some of his “Sensitivity Training” that he agreed to do back in July/August when he Posted that disparaging Social Media Post and it also doesn’t look good that D-Jax has enough time to work on the release of his new Album while shunning some his responsibilities that he committed to do to Ownership and now Lurie wants him gone yesterday is the rumor !!
Some have stated that Lurie gave Roseman 2 Weeks to Trade him which is why he’s not been active and they don’t want to risk an injury and Howie’s 2 Weeks are about up .. Expect a Move after the Steelers Game
On a Side Note
The Carolina Panthers Released former Eagles and 2019 4th Round Draft Pick Shareeff Miller, for those keeping score on Ex-Eagles around the NFL… The Panthers Picked him up after the Eagles Released him in late August but apparently hasn’t shown the Panthers too much either who were hoping he could be a Rotational Pass Rusher for them … Miller was a Bad Pick for GM Roseman who was taking a flyer on a kid for a position of need for the Eagles going into 2019
Some Recent 4th Round Draft Pick Flops by Howie Roseman the last couple of Drafts
WR Mack Hollins, RB Donnel Pumphrey who they traded up to get and Now Shareef Miller !!
A couple of 4th Rounders who were nice Selections by Roseman and are producing and playing are
DB Avonte Maddox and DE Josh Sweat
The 2020 Draft 4th Rounders Selections – OL Jack Driscoll I believe will be a solid,versatile Starter/Key Back-up OL in the NFL for 10 Years, while Safety/DB K’Von Wallace is more likely to become a core Special Teamer and backup Safety and back-end DB
Other NFC Least News
Washington FC has moved on from QB Dwayne Haskins and replacing him with Back-UP Kyle Allen as the Future Starter with Alex Smith backing him up so its very likely that Haskins will be on the In-Active list for this weeks upcoming Game and quite possibly the rest of the Season and HC Rivera had Put Haskins on Notice last week and hasn’t seen the improvement or maturity to trust him as the Teams Starter which was the bugaboo and red-flags about Dwayne Haskins coming out of College… His overall lack of Maturity, Work Ethic and Leadership
The NY Jets and Washington Redskins are going all in for the QB Trevor Lawrence battle for the Top Pick of the 2021 Draft.. Jets announced that they are going to sit QB Sam Darnold while his injured Shoulder Sprain heals and will play Joe Flacco for the next little bit …
Who are some of the Coaching Candidates to take over the Houston Texans ? Or should Ownership go hire a real General Manager first and then let the new GM Hire the Coaching Start next Off-Season..
Lots of Drama in Atlanta, NY Jets ,Nashville, Houston and the LA Chargers where HC Anthony Lynn says he stands behind injured QB Tyrod Taylor to return as the Starter when healthy over the emerging, top Draft Pick QB Justin Herbert who has played as well as any Rookie QB has started to a Career in NFL History..
He’s the Future and brings Excitement to a boring franchise that has very little new Fan Base since moving up to LA from San Diego.. Herbert is the only QB in NFL History to Pass for over 900 Yards while having a Passer Completion % Rate of 70 % + (Herbert has 931 Yards with 72% Completion % for 5 TD’s and 3 Int’s)
For a Team that’s 1-3 and trying to find an identity, why would any Coach go back to Tyrod Taylor ? What Confidence or Excitement does this give to the Team and its small Fan Base …I understand that Taylor was injured by the Team Doctor on a missed injection of a cortisone shot instead of to the Ribs went to Taylor Lung and punctured it which is a whole other story into itself, but Coach Lynne, You Draft QB Justin Herbert for a Reason and you may as well play him and speed up his maturation process that much quicker
Ain’t nobody reading that shit. Shuddafuckup
Prediction of Eagles Vs Steelers
Steelers are rested,healthy and pissed off about having last week’s game cancelled vs the Titans due to the Covid-19 ad will come out ready to ball in front of 5,500 Home Fan and stomp all over the Eagles and Win going away 34-19..
Expect big games by QB Big Ben , RB’s James Connor/Benny Snell/A McFarland combination and their WR Corps of JJ Shuster, James Washington, Diontae Johsnon and Rookie Chase Claypool versus the Eagles banged up Secondary in a much more effective way than the 49ers, who just don’t have this type of Talent and Speed,Size and Scheme at the WR Position, The Steelers also have 2 Talented TE’s in E Ebron and V McDonald so the Eagles LB’s will get picked on once again …
Defensively, The Steelers have 15 Sacks and have created 5 Turnovers in 3 Games
They will send in 4-5 Pass Rushers on every Play from different positions and from different Players
so the Eagles Young OL will really have to communicate and shift and help each other out quite often
Steelers have always been tough to run the ball against and have very active LB’s so the Screen Game does not work particularly well against them… This may be a game where you line up 3-4 WR’s and spread their Secondary out and attack them down the field and in the Middle of the Field and play a Hurry up tempo and keep slinging it with the hopes that you poop out their front 7 and then maybe can lean on the running game a little but Sanders and Eagles Rushing attack is in for a Tough Day and will need to Win this game thru the Air and off the arm of Wentz to the hands of Eagles Receivers which will be good practice for the following weeks Games when they play the Ravens and will have to get into a shootout-pass-happy game to have any chance of Winning that one too… We’ll find out a lot about the Eagles Young OL and Young WR’s and how some of these Young Players handle some adversity and just the physicality of playing these type of Teams which will hope them prepare for the 2nd half of the Season ..
So a typical post that leaves Paul flip flop room… set up the negative. So, you point out that Pitt is talented, had a week off to heal plus make any early season adjustments. They should be primed and ready to go for sure… now with all that said, the expectation is low so if they get trounced there is absolutely zero reason to be critical… you outlined before the start of the game they are out gunned… so anything better than 34-19 is a victory I. Your book…. so Sunday will be a positive day
Worst Rumor of the Week
Owner Jeffrey Lurie and GM Howie Roseman are rumored to be bringing in the recently Fired Texans Coach/GM BIll O’Brien to see if he can help out the Eagles Offense and QB Carson Wentz … Good Grief ..
I know most of the Gcobb dummies think it only happens with Wentz but watching tonight I’ve see the goat miss open receivers and I’ve seen Foles miss open ones too. Believe it or not it happens elsewhere
4th and 4 with a minute to go, Brady tries to thread the needle on a well covered Receiver/TE some 12-15 yards down the field when he had a Back out of the Backfield, wide ass open cutting across the middle of the field that would have gained at least 7-8 Yards and the First Down easily and maybe even more yardage ..
Then Brady puts if 4 Fingers to denote that its 4th Down, when in actuality, that missed pass was their 4th Down so the GOAT lost track of the Downs… Inexcusable for a 19 Year old Veteran but goes to show that even the best screw up
Eagles Draft needs for 2021
Defense – CB,Safety,LB & DE
Offense – RB, OL, TE (Trade Z Ertz) & WR (move away from A Jeffrey, D-Jax, JJAW & M Grissom)
The RB Corps Collectively is one of Weakest and least Productive n the NFL , Outside of Sanders, what RB on this Roster has to make Defenses scared or game-plan for .. Most Teams have 2-3 Good Runners who can hurt you, Boston Scott has been very disappointing this far and and Corey Clement has no explosion left and can’t hit a hole anymore.. Eagles lack that Big Back who can get those Tough 3rd & Shorts or down in the Red-Zone and now has to relay on Wentz running the ball more in these situations which is not a smart way to go if you wnat to protect the long term health of your $100 Million QB
The CB Corps Collectively is Weak and lacks Depth and Experience
The LB Corps is the Worst or very close to it in the NFL
Safety Postion is in transition – Aging McLeod, Out of water Jalen Mills and then unproven Players in Epps,Wallace .. Hopefully Parks when healthy can get on the field and show what he can do
The WR Corps is one of the least Productive in the NFL – Keep adding Youth and Talent and hopefully Young WR’s like Hightower, Fulgham and Quez Watkins can continue to mature and get meaningful snaps in 2020 to form a nice nucleus along with Greg Ward for 2021 and beyond..
For any Skills Players that are over 30 Years Old… Dump, Trade,Release, and do not Extend Contracts to Players who will be over 30 or pursue in FreeAAgency.. It’s a Young Man’s Game and always has been, so move on from these aging, often injured, overpaid under-performing Veterans and stop being sentimental with Players because they were good 2-3-4-5 Years ago which means zippo today and in the future ..
Eagles need to take away the Player Personnel, Roster Management & Drafting away from Howie Roseman and let him focus on Salary Cap Management and Players Contracts which the last few years has really shown a slippage on his part with some poor contracts with Players like A Jeffrey, D-Jax,J Mills, B Brooks, L Johnson, F Cox, J Peters, etc,etc and even Paid QB Wentz a Year earlier than they had to
Alshon Jeffery (illness) is out for Week 5 against the Steelers.
Jeffery has a “non-COVID illness” that has kept him away from the team in recent days. DeSean Jackson (hamstring) remains up in the air for Week 5. Greg Ward, John Hightower, Zach Ertz, and Miles Sanders will again be tasked with carrying the offense against Pittsburgh. Jeffery’s 2020 debut will have to wait until Week 6 at the earliest.
Oct 9, 2020, 11:05 AM ET
CAN WE PLEASE CUT THIS FUCKING MUT!!!!!!!!!!!! GUY IS A BABY BACK BIOTCH AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN. HE MILKED EVERY INJURY IN CHICAGO AND NOW HE DOES HERE. WHATS NEW IS NOW HE MILKS SICKNESSES. GOD I HATE THIS BUM.
HOWIE GOTTA GO
I seriously wonder if we will see Alshon Jeffrey, Desean Jackson and Jason Peters ever put on an Eagles Uniform again, It seems like some strange backstage stuff and explanations are going on about these 3 Players..
I think they are all goners which I am totally fine with as they have been “stealing $$” for with over-market Salaries for a couple of Years now ..
Other NFC East NEws
Dallas Cowboys announce that perennial Pro-Bowler/All-PRo LT Tyree Smith will have surgery on his neck and be out for the Season and could jeopardize his future ability to PLay Football
This brings 4 Cowboys OL that are Out for the Season – L Collins, Cameron Irving, Tyree Smith and remember that Center Travis Frederick retired surprisingly back in the Spring.. Frederick’s Replacement – Joe Looney has a MCL in his Knee and will miss the next 3 Weeks or so…
The Cowboys have 2 Healthy OL that have played with them last year – RG Zach Martin and LG Connor Williams who is in his 3rd Season
Here is the likely Starting OL for the Cowboys this Week
LT – Brandon Knight (Undrafted Free Agent in his 2nd NFL Season)
LG – Connor Williams (3rd Season and former 2nd Round Draft Pick in 2018)
Center – Tyler Biadaz (Rookie 4th Round Draft Pick starting his first NFL Game – The Eagles actually swapped 4th Round Picks last Draft and picked up the Cowboys 2021 5th Round Picks for doing so as the Cowboys moved up to Draft Board to Select Biadaz out of Wisconsin as an eventual replacement for the retired Travis Frederick)
RG – Zach Martin – 1st Round Selection in 2014 Draft and All Pro/Pro Bowler in his 7th Season out of Notre Dame and still one of the Best OL in the NFL
RT – Terrence Steele – Undrafted Rookie out of Texas Tech
Here are the Cowboys 2 Backup OL on their Active Roster as of Today
Guard – Connor McGovern – 2nd Year 3rd Draft Pick out of Penn State
Tackle – Greg Senat – 2018 6th Round Draft Pick by the Ravens from Wagner College
No Sympathy for the Cowboys, but they are in very bad shape as the Season continues to move forward.
The one positive about the Eagles Injuries is that they happened so early that replacements have had some time to learn and have practice reps to at least know the Playbook, so Players like Herbig,Mailata,Driscoll & Pryor have preparing since the Summer … These Cowboys are in serious Trouble and will need to add 2-3 OL off the Practice Squad/Streets just to field a Game Day Roster …
The positive for the eagles is that given his faults Howie fills the bottom of the roster very well- it has served the eagles well.
I heard someone on the radio today talking— anyone looking for normalcy or doing ‘power rankings’ this year is insane- teams playing on Tuesdays, not knowing if games are coming- players milking injuries… its a mess- games are for entertainment purposes- the fact that the vice presidents debate behind double plexiglass and football players breath, slobber and bleed on each other is probably the most ridiculous notion EVER ! but of course money talks and bullshit walks
Yes Howie and Player Personnel have brought in some good end of roster Players who have worked hard and taken advantage of the their opportunities, the real Key is the Coaching and Player Development these bottom-end or practice squad Players receive and how quickly they can get up to speed and learn the “Eagles System” so that they can be effective when called upon.. You can bring in dozens of Players every year, but it’s what the Coaches do with them that really counts and the Eagles have done a good job over the Years in this area.,.. Player Development .. maybe the other Philly Sport Franchises can learn a thing or two from the Eagles in this area for it does play a critical role …
A few days after firing the coach and his staff fraudman praises them for the excellent job they do
Not the LB Coach, He needs to go ..
I like the new WR & Secondary Coach and also the Player Development Coach Joe Pannunzio was a Good hire (in 2019) and one who does spend a lot of time with the Scout Team which is where most of the back end Roster and Practice Squad Players practice under
Pannunzio came from U of Alabama as Special Teams,Tight Ends,RB’s Coach and previously worked for the Eagles Player Personnel Dept In 2015-2016
A practice squad LB scored a TD…. but I’m sure you will somehow minimize that contribution
Singleton should be Starting, at 6-2”, 240lbs with Speed and natural LB Instincts that Nate Gerry will never have.. Duke Riley is too small as is 3rd Pick Davion Taylor who won’t last in the NFL thru his Rookie 4 Year Contract
Assessment made from a cage in the Boone zoo….. guys that are working 100 hours per week since they finished college. Everyday work with and evaluate players and u throw shit
Can we fire Elton yet?
Ain’t happening… you can blame him all you want. This problem goes way above brand. The sixers are not set up to win. Years of losing and making buckets of cash has been satisfying to Harris… there is no hard edge. Butler and the heat show u everything u need to know about soft as cotton sixers
Who is this mysterious person not named Elton brand who gave the eastern conference champs jimmy? Miami couldn’t afford jimmy so Elton helped them and took a bag of dicks for him. Does pat riley pay brand? Who gave a back up center 100 mill? Who let jj walk ? Who gave Toby a max ? Tell me who these mysterious people are that made these decisions ?
You sound like an imbecile. It was all Elton
Nope… sorry … he is certainly part of it. The Sixers have a shitty convoluted management structure. Brand is a puppet.
EB gets at least 2 More Years with new Coach Doc Rivers, who signed a 5 Year Deal to Coach the Team, there won’t be many changes to the Roster for 2020-2021 Season for thry will give Doc Rivers at least 1 Seadon with this current group to see what he can do with them…
I don’t believe many Teams out there will take on the current Contract of Al Horford
Tobias Harris has his best Season statistics wise 3 Years ago playing for Doc Rivers while with the Clippers so he’s not going anywhere
Maybe a minor Trade involving Josh Richardson and a Draft Pick to move up in the Draft and that’s probably about it…
76ers have 2-3 2nd Round Picks and may attempt to package 1 or 2 of them along with Richardson for a late 1st Rounder and a Bench Player if they really like a Player on the Board in that 25th -30th Range
eagles receivers can’t get open- its malfeasance to have this receiving corps….
D is actually doing ok- D line coming to play
Hightower should have caught that ball? WTF is going on?
Wentz suckkss put in hurts
No one to throw to… look at the difference in bens WR to ours… this is on howie .
Talent difference is off the charts. Wentz is by himself.
It’s on howie reagor djax and Alshon are hurt ? Makes sense if you got rocks in ur cranium
Funny… great QBs make bad players better… ladies and gentlemen let me introduce…Travis Fulgham
Damn… that was close
Eagles showed up…. they just don’t have many weapons. Ertz is gone ghost… I assume he’s being double teamed every snap. JJAW refuses to step up. Elliot misses by less than a foot
What a Joke, Leaving #47 (N Geary) 1 on 1 versus the Steelers Hottest Receiver In Claypool
Can’t Comment on the Eagles Game as I only saw the final 4 Minutes (After thr missed 57 Yard FG Attempt by Elliot) as Fox Sports switched to the Eagles/Steelers Game after the Panthers/Falcons Game which the Panthers won 23-16 and now move to 3-2 for the Season with their Best Player, RB McCaffrey still out and injured but Coach of Year Matt Rhule has this Team playing hard, for each other and with urgency even though they are awful Young and relatively inexperienced on the Defensive side of the ball where they Start 3-4 Rookies
Back to Eagles, I’m Not sure why you don’t go for the 4th Down and 4/5 Yards Play with 4 + minutes left in the game instead of a Stadium Record 57 Yard FG Attempt
The longest FG ever made at the Steelers Stadium is 54 Yards and it’s always been known around the NFL as a soft loose turf and just not a great surface to kick off of with the plant leg having a tendency to slide out from under you, with the loose soil/turf there
Are the Chances greater for a 57 YRd Stadium Record FG or a 4th and 5 Play..
To be 10” % Honest, Down 2 Points the best % call would be to Punt the Ball with the hopes of flipping the field position and pinning the Steelers down as the Eagles Defense appeared to be playing better in the 4th Quarter and would result in a overall better chance of getting the Ball back with a chance to Win with just a FG
But that’s why Coach Pedersen makes the Big Bucks , I just don’t like the FG call there in this situation given the field position, time left etc,etc
Yes chances are better to make FG…that is t a second gues for Christ’s sake. Make it…then make them drive from the 25 to beat you… second guessing that shows stupidity. Guy had planets of leg…
Not at the Steelers Stadium
Record is only a 54 Yarder made there..
Dummy he had the distance. Don’t be a second guesser. That’s just silly… it’s kind of a pussy thing to do… like a whiny little bitch. Forth and 5 or 57 yard FG to go in the lead. Big balls Doug. You have to live with that. Anything else is just a drunken arm chair sissy..,
Even if he makes it with 3+ Minutes plus Steelers Timeouts, your only up by 1 Point 32-31 in which the Steelers would have had plenty of time to get into FG Position to Win the Game..
If Doug has Balls as you say, he should have went for it to Get the first down, then continue the Drive and eat The clock and be the last Team to attempt to Score for the Win
Poor decision On the Road versus a very good Team that they battled to even get back in the Game only to blow it in the end whether he makes it or not.., Eagles needed to get a TD on that Drive or milk the clock as much as possible to kick a game winning FG not to take a 1 Point lead versus
Big Ben…
On a Side Note, Dolphins and QB Ryan Fitzpatrick are torching the 49ers with mostly the same 2nd Strings The Eagles faced last week with 350+ Passing and 3 TD with 20 minutes still left in the Game…
Get the points whiny faggot.. that’s the worst Paul. Second guessing this once again proves You are nothing but a negative nitwit…. he hits it, eagles hold on for the win you come on here about how gutsy it was. What a pussy. Hindsight is always 100% correct…
so your dolphins comment I guess that’s you minimizing the eagles win..l. You passive aggressive little faggot
I do give Credit for Eagles bouncing back after a rough start to the 2nd Half and falling behind by 17 Points (31-14)
Truly Bad Teams would have folded the tent and gotten blown out 44-20..
They Battles on both sides of the Ball and the Old Dominion u Basketball Player, T Fulgham has earned a starting spot moving forward
in my opinion
If the Eagles were ever to get a healthy Jeffrey,D-Jax and Reagor back , I would still play Fulgham Most of the time as the X-Receiver and Put Reagor in at the Slot and move him around but to be honest, I’m using this 2020 Season to get these 3-4 Young WR’s as many Reps along with the Young OL as much Fame experience to be. Enter prepared for 2021 ..
I attempt to Trade Jeffrey,D-Jax which is very unlikely due to their Recent Injury history our and Big Salaries…and then either move Jason Peters back at RG or flat out Release Him
If he ever returns and get rid of these “Big Elephants in the Room” once and for all
I’m also releasing RB C Clement and looking to Trade TE Z Ertz while he still has some Value,
Maybe the Bears would be interested with Foles playing
Big injury to Dak… what a year… 6 wins to win the east
Andy dalton better than dak
No that is funny!
Take away Sanders Great 72 Yard Run, With nice blocking downfield by JJAW,
the Eagles rushed 15 Times for 24 Yards .. (1.5 Yard a Carry) .. Yikes !!
Good arithmetic
And since ALL rushing attempts count by my arithmetic that’s 96 yards in 16 carries for a 6 yard average…
And probably a good reason why the Steelers ha; almost 10 minutes more in “Time of Possession“ than the Eagles which is no recipe of Winning on the Road against a Quality Team as an underdog, but I regress..
Take away gcobb and paulman has no life !
16 Total Rushes for 94 Yards (5.9 Avg)
1 long Run for 72 Yards
15 Remaining Rushed for 22 Yards
(Less than 1.5 Yards a Rush)
Just Terrible and can’t win in the NFL with this type of Average and especially against a good Defense ..
Why in the hell are the Eagles calling Play-Action Pass Plays when thry cant run the ball for all it does is delay QB Wentz in looking down the field, wasting a good second or more on a fake handoff in which the Steeler D/L is not respecting or slowing up for which just creates less time that Wentz has to react to the rush and survey the field for options ..
Shitty and dumb play-calling when you can’t run the Ball effectively enough to keep the Front 7 honest
Paul I keep saying you should coach you are undefeated in post game coaching critiques…
If u watch football teams have games like that. The averaged 6 yds per carry and that’s a fact. That said they could not get run going… it’s the nfl… happens all the time. They gave a nice effort but finally the defense just isn’t good enough… they seemed to not know assignments etc… I’m not just talking about the game clinching play… there were others,,.
The wide receiver misdirection on run plays has been an Achilles, I’m not sure what the other teams see or why the eagles can’t defend it. To me it seems their d ends crash really hard and there is zero contain… again that’s from the amateur eye but WR are killing them
Offense wasn’t their problem… a stop here and there and it’s a win… Hightower’s miss was costly but tough to point to one play.. offense coming around
Scissors!!
The Back 7 of this Defense is horrible which is why they will not Win many Games against the Good Offenses around the NFL with experienced QB’s, Play Callers
They’ve played 2 Experienced QB’s in 5 Games and were shredded by Rams J Goff and Steelers Big Ben, hell, even Rookie QB Joe Burrow had a strong game versus this Defense
What happens when they Play versus experienced QB’s like Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers & Drew Brees and against balanced Offenses with dangerous QB’s like L Jackson, K Murray and heck, even the Browns Offense is Playing well.
Outside the NFC Least Division Games (5 Games Left where the Eagles should Win 3-4 of these) Who else are they Beating or Stopping with this Defense ?
4-11-1 or 5-10-1 is this Teams Record in 2020 and Its time to get a new Defensive Coordinator with a new Philosophy with the Franchise
Howie took artegA whiteside over dk metcalf. Fire his ass
For 2021 – The Draft and next Off-Season is all about Defense and the Rebuilding begins following the 2020 Season
Add 1 to 2 Safeties – R McLeod is past his Prime, J Mills is not a NFL Safety so move on from them after this Season Marcus Epps has been the Eagles Best Safety by far this Year so Re-Sign him and see how William Parks plays once healthy, and is only on a 1 Year Deal and If he bounces back and plays well in the 2nd Half of the Season then Re-Sign him, But a Natural Safety needs to be Drafted in 2021 to develop
2021 4th Round Pick , K’von Wallace is more of a Back-Up, 3rd/4th Safety and a Special Teamer Type of Player
Add 2 Outside CB’s (Move Maddox,LeBLanc into the Slot) and move away from Robey-Coleman has been very disappointing and will see the door after this Season as he was just on a 1 Year Deal.. I could even see having Maddox shift over to Safety on occasions
2 LB’s — Cut Nathan Geary and Duke Riley after the 2021 Season – Nathan Geary could really be released today as it wouldn’t impact their Team at all this Season . I would start Playing Shaun Bradley and Alex Singleton immediately and even get 2020 3rd Round Pick Davian Taylor on the Field in the 2nd Half of the Season after the Bye Week to gain some experience
DE Positions – Draft a DE in the 2021 Draft
Vinny Curry, Brandon Graham need to go after the 2020 Season and Eagles will have a difficult decision with a contract extension with Derek Barnett who has shown flashes but has missed many games and is coming to the end of his Rookie Deal
DT Position – I look to Trade Fletcher Cox while he still has Value but I know his Contract nearly makes that impossible and most Eagle Fans probably would be up in arms wouldn’t like it but I just don’t see his Production justifying the amount of his Contract. The Eagles still have M Jackson and J Hargrove under Contract for the next 2 Years so I would Extend Hassan Ridgeway and then Draft a Big Young DT in 2021 Draft
Top 4-5 Draft Picks for 2021 Draft — Defense DE,CB,Safety,LB, & DT – on Offense – Add TE,WR & RB
If Eagles would be able/willing to Trade TE Z Ertz and DT Fletcher Cox, they should be able to net at least a 2nd Round Pick for Cox and a 3rd Round for Ertz, with maybe a mid/late Round Picks involved too, so the Eagles need to add to their Current 2021 Draft Selections which stands at 7 Picks right now (1,2,3,5,5,6 & 7th Round Selections)
Who da fuck u think reading that shit ?
Owner Arthur Blank of the Falcons!!
I need a new challenge!
Wentz leading the league in picks
30th in completion %
Tied 20th in tds (5 way tie)
Dead last in qbr
Guys fucking trash