It’s about that time for a statement game. Welcoming a team like the backup quarterback led St. Louis Rams, you take it to them foot on the pedal, don’t let up, double digit victory no ifs, ands or buts.
How confident can we really be that this outcome will take place on Sunday? The inability to run the football, the ever changing combination of the offensive line, the inaccuracy of Nick Foles and the holes in the defense; it makes sense why every game the Eagles have played could have ended in a win or loss.
The Rams should be just what Shady needs to “break one” this week, get into that second level and make a few guys miss. Lane Johnson will certainly help, not only with the upgrade he provides, but it allows Herremans to slide back over to guard. The Rams are not a great team versus the run, but we have not been a good running team, we should be able to run, run, and run on Sunday.
Offense
Eagles
The Eagles disappeared until the 4th quarter last week. They have been embarrassing at running the football the last two weeks. I look for Chip to attack with the running game, and re-establish what drove his football team to success last season.
Foles has to make all his throws, four games is enough to work out the kinks, he is missing guys left and right, on the deep routes and on the crossing patterns. I think the kid has a lot to offer in terms of his dedication to his craft, desire to win and lead by example, but he is not looking “sharp” at all.
Rams
The Rams will be led with a back-up QB, some familiar fantasy names like running-back Zac Stacy, wide receiver Brian Quick and tight-end Jared Cook, but no skill player is really ultra-talented.
Defense
Eagles
Last week a pass rush, so what is in store for week 5? You never know which defense will show up, and one may never know when the ability to stop the run will show up. Since shutting down the Jaguars rushing attack week one (not saying too much as the Jags are ranked 30th in the NFL), the Eagles have been gashed almost at will be the Colts, Skins and 49ers. There is no defense that by design allows teams to have their way with them. Sure, not having Kendricks is a big loss and the depth at linebacker could very well be the worse in the NFL, but at the pro level, you have to be able to tackle.
Jenkins has made plays three straight weeks in the secondary, but nobody else is doing anything. Blown assignments, poor technique and lack of speed makes the secondary suspect to giving up large chunks of yards and can also be vulnerable to big plays if the receiver has above average speed.
Rams
Talent across the board, at times can be a dominating presence, especially against the pass where they are ranked third in the league. Teams are running at them, and doing so successfully, which is why I predict this game to be a relief to Eagle fans and fantasy football fans with a 100 yard effort by McCoy.
Prediction
The Eagles are going to win this football game, but will they cover the line which is currently a touchdown? I like the Eagles by “4” points in this game, even though I feel they are a much better team than the Rams, the physical offensive/defensive line that the Rams have worries me.
Eagles 27 Rams 23
This should be a easy blowout win! Eagles 37 Rams 14….the Rams stink, a backup weak QB, a linebacker corp that we should take advantage of…no problems here…
Foles 27-35 350yds 4tds
Maclin 6-150 1TD
Cooper gets 2 TD
McCoy Sproles Polk 175-2Tds
Sanchez plays the 4th Qtr
Upset of the weekend
Seattle loses in Washington 24-17.
Hmm…
You’re assuming Cousins goes a game without an interception AND gets over his second half curse.
That’s a tall order.
Oh and Wilson has a complete melt down at QB, forgetting how to run and throw.
LOL, Seattle loses Washington? C’mon did Washington find a new batch of cornerbacks and a right tackle since getting humiliated last Thursday ? Michael Bennett is the premier pass rusher in the NFL against right tackles in the NFC while Tyler Polumbus might be the worst pass blocking RT in the NFL.
Eh..
It’s be more like the Redskins game – 34-37 Eagles.
Seattle has had trouble covering TEs. Reed and Paul are supposed to play. Sherman won’t man up on Jackson the entire game so their will be plays when they go single high safety with Earl Thomas. Skins can run the ball even when they suck.
Seattle doesn’t play heavy 3 4wr sets. Which is Washington’s weakness. They should be able to limit but not stop the run.
They’ve had a week and a half to get eviscerated here. This is basically their entire season on the line tonight. West coast team traveling east. They lose the Redskins will struggle to win 4 games.
I’m not arguing any of that.
I’m pointing out that Cousins has to have a clean game AND not have a second half melt down.
Seattle’s D can have a so so game AND still win ’cause Cousins forgets what color shirts he’s supposed ot throw the ball to.
who is Washington lining up at cornback that makes you believe they can stop anyone? Brandon Merriweather has to cover someone on the goal line and Maclin, Jordan Matthews, and a never seen before NYG TE named Donnel all torched him.
Seahawks in a Blowout- not even close..
Foles throw 2 interceptions and conitnues his deer in the headlights play leading to the boo birds in the first half.
The Rams go into the half with a 10 point lead.
a dead heat to the end because of another poor start from Foles.
Fisher dials up the same game plan stacking the box to stop the dinks and dunks, and the run forcing Foles to beat them down the field.
Wussup Koolbreeze…umm…I mean songs…lol.
Don’t forget guys.
Our Eagles made Jacksonville look respectful.
And that’s why I said 34-37 Eagles.
you act like we didnt score twice the amount of points they did.
If Seattle has trouble with Washington, they will not repeat as champs. Teams fear other teams that dominate. Once the rest of the leagues sees Seattle as being beatable, they will be beat. Additionally, everyone will bring their A game against the champs which makes it that much more difficult.
Kelly will try to get Shady running between Herremans and Johnson early. I know it, Rams know it, so lets see if it works.
Rams 26 – Eagles 20 as their Offense and McCoy continue to Struggle
Rams run the ball 40 times between Zac Stacy and Tre Mason for a al;most 5 yard per carrry avg, and milk the clock and keep Eagles Offense off the Field which is the Strategy all Teams are using to keep the Eagles Foles & Co off tempo and out of rhythm ..
Rams QB Austin Davis throws a very good Deep ball and with weapons like
Brian Quick, Tayvon Ausin and Eagles Killer Kenny Britt, I believe the Eagles Secondary will have a tough time down the field if Rams QB gets time and if the Rams are able to run the ball effectively, then Austin Davis will have the time off of play-action to beat the CB’s down the field
Defensively, the Rams Aaron Donald, Michael Brockers, Kendall Langford, Robert Quinn, Willie Hayes, Ethan Westbrooks will be living in the Eagles Backfield all day with LB’s Laurenitis, Ogletree & Dunbar to clean up
LB A Ogletree is very athletic with long arms and has the type of speed to cover Ertz down the field so the TE Options may not be there this week
The Rams Speed up front will also take the Eagles Screen Game away
Only scenario the Eagles will put up points and win is being able to the Run the Ball and Pass Protecting Foles, and Foles has to be on Target from the get go and work down the Field with the WR’s..
I don’t like this match-up at all this week…
Rams 26 – Eagles 20
I haven’t seen the Rams play yet this year. I am going into the game blind. I seen an impressive Janoris Jenkins pick six Romo pass highlight that may be a concern for Maclin and Foles.
Paulman you are just trolling
Janoris Jenkins is a stud.
Eagles line will have a 5 sack game and force turnovers.
This QB Austin Davis will shred the Eagles Secondary Apart as he becomes more and more the Rams QB of the now and future as Sam Bradford is toast
Like you said Ponder would do last night? Zinggggg!
The Eagles D will allow Davis to have his best game of the year/career, but it won’t be enough.
The Rams RB Tandem Zac Stacy and Tre Mason will shred Eagles Rushing Defense for almost 200 Yards Sunday…
ok pman and you will be right and you can state how you knew all aling and that you told us all week long so u can be fucking right dude seriously u do this shit every damn week this shit getting old quick
Let the Eagles Prove me wrong Zilents, then I will shut-up..
McCoy is running like Puss… CB’s can’t Cover….
I call them as I see them and right now, the Eagles are not as good as a Team many on here or in the media think …
This doesn’t mean I am any less of a Fan than you.. I am just being honest in my assessment of the Game and it’s Match-ups
ok i guess the best front seven in football proved you right u are hopeless
Rams have good Pass-Rush but at 30th in the NFL Stopping the Run.. This game is on Shady McCoy, If he doesn’t man up and have a big game, then the Eagles Prospects for a Playoff Team in the 2014 are not very good… Let’s see McCoy back up his clam of getting 2,000 Yards this Season
Davies will throw 3 picks. He sucks. JAG.
eagles win 34 20 mccoy goes off cooper gets a td
What are we doing bold predictions, with Cooper getting a TD?
I got one too…
Cary Williams gets 2 picks and a sack
haha…must be bold predictions…D Line gets 5 sacks too, Izell?
mike vick will be back in philly and he leads us to a superbowl is that better
for u sych a bold prediction then cooper getting a td
Eagles will blow em out here
Losing this game would benefit the future of this team.
Beating horrible teams has masked the deficiencies at the core of this Eagles team and we can’t win a Superbowl as long as these deficiencies are present, so losing to the Rams will have the Front office and coaches looking to upgrade the quarterback position.
That 27-2 was a damn joke…Hell 7 of the TD’s came against the Raiders for God sake.
I need the Rams to expose this fraud Foles.
Even though I think this will be another close win by the Eagles, the win won’t help solve the Eagles long term.
A loss will.
Losing you as a TROLL / poster would benefit this site.
Why?
He’s no more a troll than many others on this site. He just trolls in the opposite direction. And why should he leave if he loses the bet? Vinnie didn’t he’s still here trolling away.
It’s a blog full of trolls. Songs fits right in.
Just a hater. Look at his post, the guy just hates the Birds. He posts stupid shit to get a reaction, that is the definition of a TROLL.
And like I said…how is that diff from many others on the site?
Strange you weren’t saying that from 2010-2013 with a team that had no chance of winning the SB with your hero at the helm.
This team is not ready for the SB. Everyone knows that. You can’t take a team as decimated as the Birds were, with gaping holes at QB, TE, and with a historcally bad D that required upgrades at every position on that side of the ball, and win th SB the following year, or even the year after that.
This is a long term rebuild aiming at 2015 – 2019 when Foles, Ertz, Maclin, Cox, Kendricks, Jenkins etc will be in their mid-late 20s prime.
So sit back and enjoy the development putz.
Or else keep pining for a black QB.
Whichever you’d prefer.
ok lets for a second say the 7 against oakland ‘don’t count’…then it becomes 20-2, how is that songs?
Let’s count the TD’s Fole threw against playoff contenders.
Oh that’s the new rule? Colts went to playoffs he beat them but that wasn’t enough? Your favorite team the skins, that’s not enough… Asshole
dont forget his rushing tds
After tomorrow we’ll dub the quarterback….’
“NICK FOLDS”.
who is we? You wrote: “we’ll”.
will Lesean McCoy show up tomorrow?
I wonder how many yards and touchdowns Shady is required to have to prevent this ” we” anti-eagle crew led by Songs from creating a derogatory nickname for him?
“LeSean McWon’t” run thru the #3 & #5 Gaps and take
What Rams Defense gives him..he continues to dance around
And turn every Run to the sidelines, then this Game
And 2014 Season is over… This Game is all on Shady…
Rams Defense has had Bye Week and extra time
To prepare for Eagles uptempo scheme, plus Rams Front 7 is about Athletic
And quick as the cone in the NFL
Jeff Fisher has a very strong record coming off a
“Bye Week”
All indicators of rushing the ball, getting after the QB,
Making Plays down the field favor the Rams
Rams 26 – Eagles 20
With both the Cowboys/Giants likely to Win today
The Eagles fall to 3rd Place in the NFC East
With a huge game next week vs the Giants
“They are what I thought they were”
Fipp for president….seriously…I have never seen the Eagles special teams so good. I remember the days of Danny Smith….lmao!
The special teams are AWESOME. I’ve yearned for great STs play cuz of how much it factored into the success of the 2000-04 years.
This STs unit is way better than those teams, and that’s saying something.
Caset Mathews sighting…..damn
D looks solid again taking off from where they left off last week. Turning the corner perhaps!
how ia that pass for being under pressure? Zach Ertz is the man
Redzone woes. McCoy looks a step slow..lacking exolosive first step.
Looks fast running sideways.
How about that terrible free agency for the Birds picking up special teams players only….
new defensive package….Beau Allen at NT and Benny Logan at DE. I stated Beau Allen was going to take Logans snaos and then replace him by years end.
Koolbreeze…Louis Nix still inactive…lol.
Bigger receivers was supposed to fix redzone problems…not. hmm. Lane Johnson is having a good game.
EHL interior of this line is terrible. Foles has no confidence in them.
Izzell….Chip needs to call plays to get his big receivers in the end zone for a fade pass. Foles has had some time. Ertz, Mathews, Celek and Cooper…get them in the endzone for the pass…or go heavy package at the LOS to move the defensive line. We cant keep blaming these woes squarely on o line. I agree with u about Molk though. To light in the pants
EHL if you’re interior is weak you can’t do nothing.
Izzell …..they just did it….Foles to Cooper….that is what I was talking about…..right there!
Did you see the time he had to make that throw. Passing is all about rhythm and time. Foles and this line are WAY OFF BEAT.
Foles has had time to make passes…he has been inaccurate…this pass was on the money…and he had time. It has not always been o lines fault.
I don’t disagree with you EHL. He is leaving plays on the field
This line continues to have problems. Molk is garbage
He’s just too small. The Rams are going to continue to bust pressure right up the gut.
Eagles have to get back to the quick screens they started the game with.
No worse pressure for a Qb especially a pocket Qb than inside pressure
Well never mind. Might be a blow out after all. Wasn’t expecting the Special Teams to go racking up the points.
Crazy Eyes Fipp is ’bout that business.
Hey TS, how’s it going?
Could you explain to me why Cam Newton is struggling again in a big game?
So the Ealges are playing the Rams and you’re talking about Cam Newton?
lol
Typical Vinnie.
Cam Newton and Panthers Suck and are getting thrashed at hone
21-7 with Bears knocking on the door again before half
The Panthers won’t win 5-6 Ganes with the Upcomibg schedule they have coming up (Bengals, Packers, Seahawks, Saints Twice, Falcons twice, Eagles, Cowboys, Giants… )
So the Ealges are playing the Rams and you’re talking about Cam Newton?
You and Vinnie twins now?
I love Shady….but he is killing me!
Casey Matthews has made more plays in 1 quarter than he has made in 3 years.
Yeah I had the exact same thought.
He still sucks moose cock!
Well..yes…but he’s at least earning his pay check today.
There is that defense…Vinny!
Ehl, why he isn’t getting more snaps, is beyond me! Logan needs to be off the field. Allen & Curry need more snaps.
Settling for 2 Short FG’s will come back to haunt and cost the Eagles…
This game shoulda, woulda been over if they convert in the Red-Zone
McCoy is running scared again…
Can’t keep blaming the o-line for Shady’s ineptness. Something clearly is off with him!
Molk can not run block to save his or Shady ‘s life.
Another shit pass by Foles. He’s taking too many chances! Tissue paper down hurt again!
Shady is playing like the most overrated Player in the NFL
He needs to get his ass & legs moving forward….
My boy…Beau Allen
Like I said, Allen & Curry NEED TO BE on the field!
2 bad offenses going against each other. Special teams and penalties and ST Louis inability to catch 3 ints is the difference.
Let Chris Polk get some Carries
Bench McCoy’s ass..
Agreed Paulman. Don’t quite understand Chips thinking on eliminating Sproles from the offensive game plan since week 2. Sproles was clearly the best player on the field the 1st 2 weeks and hasn’t seen theball on offense since.
I’m a big Atlanta and Texans fan today.
lol.
GO Falcons! GO Texans!!!!!
Luckily for everyone Ealges are a second half team.
Jason Kelce should ask for a 8 year 100 million dollar contract instead of Foles because if he is that important that the Eagles cant run, pass or score a TD in 2 games because of his absence and is so dependent on his presence that the whole offense cant function then he should be the highest paid player on the team.
Foles is starting to piss me off!!!!!
Eagles don’t Score TD here b4 half, game will be lost..
Friggin’ relax.
Bout fucking time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There we go!!!! Throw the ball into the End-Zone…
Game should be a “W” now…
Going Hiking, it’s too friggin nice out to stay indoors…
Enjoy…
Paulman…your wishy washy!
you ‘re
Lol…my thoughts exactly….and he caught the ball with his hands. Foles with a nice pass…Cooper finally holds on to td pass.
Was that Cooper?
See what happens when you just one cut and go downhill. Make throws make plays. .. that damn simple.