What should you emphasize? Should you emphasize the fact that this team is two yards from being undefeated or do you emphasize the fact that this team isn’t far from being 2-3. As currently constructed this isn’t a dominant football team on the offensive side of the ball or the defensive side of the ball. Their best area is Special Teams.
The Chip Kelly offense is struggling and Nick Foles isn’t the same quarterback we saw a year ago. His accuracy is horrible and he struggles to sit in the pocket go through his progressions and get the ball out of his hands to open receiver. He holds onto the football too long and he has been awful with the deep ball.
Defenses have decided to stack the box to stop LeSean McCoy and make Foles beat them. The third-year quarterback has failed to step up and prove that he can move the ball through air and prove that opponents must get out of the stop-the-run defensive alignment. LeSean hasn’t said anything publicly, but it’s got to be frustrating him.
Foles has been a turnover machine, so this season. Eight turnovers in five games isn’t quality quarterback play.
McCoy hasn’t been anything to write home about as well. Too many times now, he’s trying to force things because extra defenders (safeties) are crowding the line of scrimmage to stop him from running the ball. Shady is going to need to patient and take what’s there, meaning if they’re enough room to get three yards, then get the three yards and go back into the huddle.
If he stay disciplined and takes what’s there early in the game, later in the game a defense will tired and he’ll end up breaking the long one, but he can’t be thinking 40-yard run every time he touches the football.
I said all of that, but the fact of the matter is that this team is 4-1, regardless of how they got there. Add to that the fact that they’re missing a Pro Bowl level guard and center. This team has been winning despite all of the injuries on its offensive line.
In truth, it doesn’t matter if Foles and McCoy are struggling, this team is still leading the division and it has one of the best records in the NFL at 4-1.
I would much rather have a team that knows how to win even though they’re not playing their best football, than a team that can only win, when they’re playing their very best. Winning when you don’t play well is the key to being a consistent winner.
There’s no question, Foles has struggled, but he’s found ways to help this team win. In their awful loss to the Niners, Foles did get himself together long enough to take the offense down to the one or two yard line. Regardless of how poorly he has played, it seems that he can step it up to find a way to win the game.
In the end, it’s all about winning.
I know these victories haven’t tasted as sweet as games from a year ago, but in the NFL “a win is a win, regardless of how you get it”.
That about sums it up GCobb. When we get back our all-pro guard our all-pro center to go along with our all-pro LT then maybe Foles can function. lol. Wouldn’t every NFL QB love to have that scenario.
First thing they should do is put Carroll outside for CW and stop playing him in the dime. He is a outside corner and CW is just horrible. Bring Boykins in to play the slot and scrap the dime coverage. I would also move Boykin to free safety and sit Nate Allen he does nothing well. I know he is small but he is as biig as the honeybadger and comparable in size to Earl Thomas. What do you have to lose by trying this? BG is finally playing more and he is making plays. On offense Sproles need 10-15 touches a game. I understand Chip is trying to get shady going but Sproles just makes plays no matter who is on the oline. There are holes and he always gets positive yards. For Sproles not to get more touches after dominating the 1st two weeks is criminal. My hope is the Eagles get healthy in November and make a run with a healthy oline.
Ok to criticize the obvious deficiencies, stupid to make judgements outside of the fact that the CB is atrocities and not getting it done. Something has to happen outside however saying that Carroll hasn’t shown me anything that doesn’t think he will be more of the same.
If we said the team would be 4-2 going into the bye we would’ve been all happy with it. As uneven as they have been they have a chance to go 5-1 and that’s ridiculous.
If in the beginning of the year I told you that Casey Matthews ,Acho ,Tobin, Molk, Kelley Gardner would start or get significant playing time more than likely we would be in trouble.
Foles gets the offensive line excuse for now. It definitely is a factor however the shine is off of him quite a bit. Teams are adamant on taking the run away and he’s leaving far too many plays on the field.
If he makes just half of the plays that he had left on the field this town would be losing their minds on this team. He hasn’t so questions abound.
Better Play-Calling by Chip Kelly is needed as well
We are seeing some of the same head-scratcher calls when in the Red-Zone
Reminiscent of Andy Reid…
Better Time Management also is needed
When have a 2 Score lead late in Game,
Working the Clock down, staying in-bounds
And utilizing the TE’s more on safer routes should be
Used instead of going for the Homerun all the time
3rd and 6 and he’s calling Deep Routes for a QB
Struggling with the Deep Ball makes no sense
Keep the Chains and Clock Moving!!!
Without a running game the middle of the field TE play is not open. Thats the problem with getting beat on the front line by basic fronts. Linebackers arent getting sucked in by that read option.
Uee some Motion with the TE’s & RB’s .. Get Ertz,McCoy,Sproles moving in motion, who likely would be lined up by a LB/Safety or Nickel CB and then have them cut inside or outside depending on Coverage ..
Should be an easy Toss and Catch for 6-8-10 Yards or more if they get by the initial Defender..
If it was that easy Paulman every team in the league would be doing it.
Just like I said last year….and during the DJax fiasco…this team is built on the run game and action that they get off of the read option by the linebackers etc.
The run game has been erratic hence the passing game has been erratic. Linebackers for the most part all year keeping the TEs in front of them. Again, Foles has to make plays on midrange and deep ball.
When we have been open…he has been average at best.
That there is no denying.
I see the Broncos,Patriots,Steelers,Colts do this every Week IJ
Why does every Pass to Ertz have to be a Deep Route for Big Play..
What’s Wrong with him running some Intermediate Routes??
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I watched the Patriots last night and for the most part they use their TEs exactly like the Eagles do and I didnt see much crossing routes etc. They exploited the seams and the middle with the TE.
Not to mention they exploit the middle underneath and out with Maclin and Matthews. So they are trying. Teams are giving the Eagles shots. They arent converting. You hit the shots and everything else softens up.
Again league average on the deep ball and intermediate with Foles would have this offense showing more.
Trying to make this difficult. Foles has to make throws, Wrs have to catch them.
Emphasize the bad play…period.
We will go nowhere with the quarterback playing like crap and it’s disheartening.
Give Tom Brady this same team with it’s faults and we’re still playing in the NFC Championship game.
Hell, if you give Austin freakin Davis this same team we’re better off.
The reality is that Foles is slow.
His screens are slow, his side throws are slow, his deep ball akes forever to get there.
His feet are slow, his mechanics are slow,
He process things slow.
The Eagles won four ugly games against losing teams.
Those are the important stats because there’s no losing teams come playoff time.
The Eagles have to win Playoff games and that won’t happen with a quarteback as slow, and weak as Foles.
/”eagles won four ugly games against losing teams. ”
what about indy?????? they look legit to me
Why there’s so many excuses for why Foles sucks ass?
Can we give any other quarteback these excuses?
A franchise quarterback carries teams regardless of circumstances.
Nick Fole can’t carry this team.
He’s a damn back up quarterback at best.
See the Chicken Little Ass Fool above….proving my point.
4-1.
Lol its KILLING YOU…..
Didnt you have the Redskins winning the division?
CLUELESS.
Songsiskool2…LOL…I love watching you cry and suffer. Admittedly, Foles is playing like crap, however, the TEAM is still 4-1. If we were 2-3 or 1-4, Foles would have much more heat on him. No one disputes Foles’ terrible play right now, but the guys you want to replace him with, Austin Davis who completely crumbled under pressure, until the pressure was removed looked like shit, Butt Fumble will do no better, how’s that johnny football doing? Perhaps Mike Vick could have saved the day like he did for the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets yesterday. Enjoy the ride with the cardiac kids….oh my fault, your team will play tonight..lets see how they do..hail to the deadskins..right songsiskool2…lol! By the way…are you wearing your RG3 jersey tonight? 🙂
bwahahahahahaha, Now shady can’t run the ball because Nick Foles can’t complete passes. The entire offense is Nick Foles. He is throwing the football 40 times a game.
Hey has anyone thought that Foles really misses Bill Lazor and that his mechanics are screwed up because Bill Musgrave his current QB coach isn’t that good?
When the oline gets healthy, you will see the TEs get more involved – opening up the middle of the field and of course opening holes for Shady. Until then, we have to hold on…..
How glad are we that —> ALEX HENERY <— is outta here?
Wow. That Lions game was a real eye opener, eh? He is out of the NFL for sure after that one.
GO EAGLES. THANKS FOR THE WIN.
Special Teams has been probably the biggest reason for us being 4-1. They have scored much needed touchdowns, stopped opposing teams from getting field position, the kicking game is excellent-one missed field goal, blocking field goals, the punting has pinned teams in…every aspect of special teams has been great.
I’m perplexed that the same guys who feel it’s wrong to criticize Foles are critical of when it comes to every other position.
They’ll blast Shady, the corners, etc.
Isn’t the quarterback the Most important position in football?
We can get far with suspect corners but this team goes nowhere with the play of Nick Foles.
A good quarterback have the tools to outplay good defenses in shootouts and that alone covers average corners on defense.
That’s why quarterbacks get the big bucks..so, don’t criticize any other position on this football team if you can not first criticize the most improtant position on this team.
Nick Foles don’t get a pass here!
He’s in his 3rd year in the league and so is Kapernick…So is Wilson..So is Andrew Luck.
Seattle and 49ers goes absolutely nowhere if Kap and Wilson is playing like Nick Foles is right now.
That’s the truth.
The Eagles fan base is not happy with 4-1 because they know how it ends with the poor play at quarterback.
We lose in the first round because the quarterback does not have what it takes to overcome the holes on team late in the season.
Teams are more injured at the end of a season than in the beginning and if excuses are made now then how many more excuse will there be at the end of the season?
I give Chip Kelly credit for putting together a good team that’s good enough to mask our deficiencies at quarterback.
The league can see how Chip covered Foles deficiencies last season and dare him to beat them, and don’t think Shady is not on the phone with Djax talking about it.
Foles is the reason this offense is not hitting on all cylinders.
There’s plays to be made but defenses are forcing him to make throws in areas of is weaknesses by taking the safe throws away.
Foles, will never throw accurately deep because he need air under the ball to get it deep. He doesn’t possess a spiral deep spiral that hits deep receivers in stride.
That’s his weakness and everyone in the league knows this.
Now, imagine him trying to sail balls when the winter comes.
This is the criticism that matters because these deficiencies will stop Chip Kelly’s offenses from being all that we know it can be.
Teams will continue to bring down extra defenders and clog run lanes and continue take away the screens and timing intermediate throws.
Now, do we have issues at the corner position?
Yes.
Would we be talking about those problems if the quarterback hit those TD plays early in games giving his team a 2 TD cushion on top of the TD’s the special teams and defense gives us?
The reality is that a quarterback with the fire and talent to carry a team covers the bad areas of the team….
Not the other way around.
Can someone please implement an “ignore poster” button in the comments section?
If those those ugly wins turn into ugly losses then I will cry about our team like the trolls do after wins…
But until then
Fly Eagles Fly
On the road to victory
Fight Eagles Fight
Score a touchdown
1,2,3
Hit’em low
Hit’em high
And watch our eagles fly
Fly Eagles Fly
On the road to victory
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lane Johnson is legit. This lame johnson nonsense is just some shit to further peoples ego regarding “their” players….
Bennie Logan is outperforming Star Lotulelei and Ziggy Ansah by a landslide this year but doomy and gloomy still think the 2013 draft class was unacceptable.
Kaepernick is playing worse than Nick Foles.
kaepernick is awful
Kaepernick makes plays! 3rd down and 13 to go…we need a big stop and Kap breaks our back with a key first down run. Kaepernick is way better than Foles and his playoff performances and play against good defenses proves it
then fuckin cheer for san fran u fuckin fake ass eagles fab i fuckibg gate u
LISTEN UP BLOCKHEADS
AS BAD AS FOLES IS GUESS WHAT WE ARE 4-1, LEAD THE LEAGUE IN POINTS SCORED
FOLES IS 6TH IN THE LEAGUE IN PASSING YARDS
HE IS BEHIND LEGENDARY DREW BREES, and LUCK , CUTLER AND RYAN IN INTS THROWN
NICK WILL GET BETTER
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT FUCK FACES SO SHUDDAFUCKUP AND ROOT
Again….criticizing Nick Foles is all well. He hasnt been playing well and there is few that wont argue that point.
Going into the year I wasnt sold on Foles…I still am not sold but 5 games in and 5-1 is just fine with me. It will be easy to figure him out at the end of the year. Either his deficiencies are too much to overcome and they will find a replacement or they will go with him. Right now does he look like a franchise guy? Nope. However he has made plays here and there when it mattered. No different than Kaepernick.
he is our qb this year. we live and die with him this year. and you know what? we live and die with him next year too because there isnt some magical peyton manning tree out there… tom brady isnt falling out of a tree into an eagles uniform next year… best FA qb is who next year ? Cam? he is awful wayyyyyyyyyy worse than foles and the panthers will sign him or franchise him anyway… so if we get a qb next year it will be a rookie and he isnt taking over day 1
so thats reality i root eagles i root foles
Chip would give his right arm for Cam Newton.
No he won’t.
I agree. If he was willing to give Vick a shot, I KNOW he’d go with Cam. Cam needs to get out of that Joke of situation in Carolina. If he’s available and after this year Foles shows he isn’t the answer, I’m all for going after Cam.
And I believe Cam is a much better qb than Vick.
Magical Peyton Manning tree….nice one?
meant…nice one!
You guys see the article on PFT about McCoy checking himself out late in the 4th quarter? MeSean 2.0, he’ll be gone next year with that kind of crap.
5 Games in and Offense still sputtering… But a Record of 4-1 is all that matters right now as Yards,Stats, Etc,etc really are irrelevant…
This upcoming Sunday Night game versus the Giants, who have been playing good ball after a slow start, will be a tough game and a good gauge to see how the Eagles have progressed and to see how things begin to take shape in the competitive NFC East…
Home-field Advantage in this Series has meant very little in recent Seasons as the Giants have won in Philly while the Eagles have won in the Meadowlands.. Should be a great Game…
They beat the Giants Sunday they will be just fine. The two road games after the bye will be either a springboard or a struggle down the stretch.
Again I dont understand all the chicken little nonsense. This is EXACTLY what you want from a evaluation standpoint and we are still winning. You have to find out what Nick Foles is about before you can really do anything else with this team.
Barring a trade or suprise release there is nothing out there that is better in FA outside of the draft.
This also gives a chance to see how Kelly can adapt his offense as well. Hes struggled a bit too this year. Yet he has still schemed up some mismatches and his players have dropped the ball…really Foles has.
Rumors are that Eagles like EJ Manuel and have offered Foles for
EJ Manuel straight up … Chip is on the Clock
EJ Manuel’s too laid back personality has not sat well with HC Doug Marrone which is why he made the move to Kyle Orton …Coach Marrone must Win this Season or will be replaced by the new Ownership which is why he made the move.. Marrone does not have the time to groom EJ Manuel and needs to win now…
Dude.
Stop.
how would chip be on the clock if the eagles offered this trade. STEP UR TROLL GAME UP YOU SOUND STOOOOOOOOPIT
I heard Bill Belichick wants Foles to replace the aging Brady and that the Eagles and Patriots will make the trade in the offseason.
Giant’s will blow the Eagles out.
Folds get fully exposed within the division this Sunday.
Youve been saying that all year…shut up already.
Btw didnt you say the same thing before the Redskins game with the best front 7 in football?
FLIPFLOPSRME2
Izzell, yes he did, then he came on after the game and said he believed in Foles and that he showed him something and that he was better than Vick. This dude traded in his eagles card for the redskins when Vick was benched…bought RG3 jerseys and everything. He doesn’t say shit about RG3 now days. The ultimate turncoat. He turned on RG3..lol.
Songsiskoolbreeze2.
We know Nick is playing like crap….next. Every poster on gcobb…even vinny can admit that Foles is playing like crap….next….ok, what does that do…nothing. If it made Chip decide to make a change and magically find someone else, maybe your consistent harpings and babbling about the QB position would mean something. But your haranguing has no end game or goal because those who make the decisions are not listening to you! Next!
I understand, you are mad because the beating and vitriol that MV7 took on here, now you get your chance at revenge, but, 4-1 is still 4-1. We could only be one game better right now. Oh…Cam newton isn’t coming here…sorry. Hail to the deadskins…lol…turncoat!
Early Prediction based on recent Performances by both Teams
Giants 64 – Eagles 56
That high? I think it goes 24-21 but who knows which team gets which score. This’ll be the battle determined by special teams and turn-overs and dominated by defense.
Probably a 35-31 Type of Game
Giants have lost RB Rashsard Jennings for a few weeks due to injured knee/MCL Tear…. This leaves them Rookie Andre Williams and Peyton Hillis as their RB Options …
It’s round 6 coming up in a 16 round fight …we’ve taken many body blows and a few haymakers and yet the scorecard reads 4-1 …the narrative is deserved by the critics ..the obvious questions are there …however a season is likened to a large ocean liner who appears to be imperceptibly moving along and cruising down stream..let’s look at the reality ..one game insertion by Lane Johnson has solidified (and will get better) as Lane gets in game shape..moving Herremans back inside ..it’s little pieces like 2 pro bowl caliber lineman still out…that allows you to put lipstick on a pig …let’s be real if it’s last call and your hormones are flaming ,are you passing on the 7s and 8s ? No..if you score ..it was a good night …sure reeling in the supermodel is the nights outset ,but ,tell that to your little brain ..he s happy..songs ..Kool …TS..are the other dudes in the bar who think she’s too short or her ankles are too big and have a hand puppet to spend the night with…last year matters ..we had an offensive line that was our most cohesive unit,a number one running back in the nfl ,and a quarterback who was being dipped in bronze …all truisms …we also had a special teams who puked on the dance floor …we now are Saturday night fever on the dance floor as special teams are our core ..our defense is emerging …our corners (are a jail break ) —-a true concern..our best offensive weapons in shady and nick foles have looked shaky ,and leaking oil…I fully expect a November -December return to form ,after the final pieces are re-inserted …a more expansive playbook ,with screens being inserted with athleticism back on the field ,when the elements require them most ..the holidays and Xmas lights aren’t even on the honey do list ..sit back enjoy the cruise ,there will be lifeboats for songs ..TS ..and Kool …we are on the Queen Eagle heading towards ,a 3 year plan ..while the 3 stooges would be jumping overboard at the first sight of Ebola..
To all the ‘we need a chip kelly kind of qb’ fans… the ones that many of you wanted to draft are really horrible qb’s… geno smith, missed a team meeting the saturday before a game, had a 7.6 qb rating and pulled at half, ej manuel benched….
meanwhile foles has led his team to a 4-1 record while not playing all that specacular… in the one loss got them to the two with a shot to win with less than 2 minutes to go… and yet some still would rather have geno or manuel or manziel… hilarious stuff on here!
The Eagles team as a whole is better! If the a teams Special Teams and Defense is scoring points it makes it that much easier…So don’t make it about Foles vs other QB’s…if not for the other groups of this team the Eagles could very well be 1-4!
but they are 4-1, our qb has contributed to every win. and the big news is he isn’t a ‘chip style of qb’… he can’t run etc.– chip seems relatively happy with him…
Yea, Chip also mentioned how the ball is being thrown down the field, when he felt there were some opportunities…Chip is happy with the Eagles being 4-1…but don’t get it twisted, Chip has concerns!
isn’t being thrown*
you take Geno Smith……I’ll take Mrk Sanchez over slow, can’t throw deep “Folds”.
There’s a better more athletic QB on the roster named Mark Sanchez.
Sanchez actually took his team to AFC Championships.
Chip need to see what Sanchez can do before Folds put us in a hole.
classic a 4-1 hole!!!!!! love it!
they only have to go 6-5 the rest of the way to be a lock for the playoffs! hey songs how is your favorite team in washington doing?
I don’t think you will see Sanchez until Foles’ poor play cost the Eagles a game or two.
But it’s fun to watch you campaign on here every week.
If you ask me… take Foles poor play and times it by 3 and you will have the results of starting Sanchez…
Songs the lifeboats empty..hop in..take your dual personality Kool with you..mark it down you promised to disappear you troll,with a bet that izzy took you up on ..nick foles is our qb..he’s won more games as the starting qb for this franchise since 2006 …your alter ego Kool wasn’t even born yet ..his upside as a system quarter back will significantly expand and improve as the season and insertion of Mathis ,Kelce re-emerge ..you’ll never see him pulled ,as chip has too much respect for nick foles ,knowing he’s been operating behind a tattered line ,has been put into many 3rd and longs by chips rightfully trying painstakingly to establish shady ,all these are contributing to nick foles lack of development ..nobody who understands the game ,doesn’t not see this ..you’re a fraud ..nick foles is the real deal ..I’ve seen him at Arizona ,I’ve seen him lead my team ,he’s a tough son of a bitch ,his teammates ..are all he talks about ..sometimes the flash factor is over rated ..he won’t be on the cover of madden but he very well may hoist the Lombardi trophy …and a parade down broad street …I still believe in chip vs Andy …I believe we have a plan leaving $$ on the table to make next year our true run for it ..it’s all about instant gratification ,but baby steps take you to broad street …
Mark Sanchez….lmao.
One of the worst QBs all time under pressure. That’s not being dramatic that’s absolute fact with numbers to boot.
Only an idiot would drop Sanchez out of his mouth.
All this negative talk about roles is ridiculous. Y’all won’t admit it but he’s the best player we have on offense. Foles sproles and maclin are the only ones making plays. The reality is we are a run first team and what use to be our best offensive player is player some of the worst football i ever seen. mccoy is just awful. he’s not playing smart football. the fact that our wr corp is not good and play calling has been suspect what do y’all really expect? Cooper is horrible. He’s a better run blocker than wr. maclin is not a number one wr. He runs good routes but doesn’t give u anything else. he doesn’t fight for the ball and never goes up to get the ball. on the foles int he seen one on one coverage and threw a nice ball expecting maclin to go get the ball. maclin looked at the ball the whole time and never made a adjustment to go get the ball. instead he let the corner pick it off. What wr do we have is gonna go do what fez bryant did yesterday to win a game for us? thats what great wrs do. every throw has to be perfect for these soft wrs or else there not gonna make a play. Who’s gonna catch that td that britt caught on us yesterday? yes foles misses passes but so does every qb in the league. they all wish they could have some throws back. no one is completing 75,85,95,100% on throws in this league. give this man some damn credit considering the circumstances. At the end of day we are 4-1 nothing more nothing less. every game is different every sunday. lets focus on our next opponent please
Give him credit for what? What did he do yesterday that we need to sing his damns praises! I’ll sing the special teams praises all day long! You also seem to have all kinds of criticism for everyone else but Foles! even McCoy has played awful, your words….But Foles, all you say is he missed some passes and every QB misses passes….how about jumping in the air throwing the ball, throwing passes oft his back foot, throwing rainbow passes….had that be a mobile QB, we’d be hearing all of what was previously mentioned. At the end of the day the special teams and defense have played better than the offense! The offense needs to start producing, bottom line!
With the #19 Pick of the 2015 NFL Draft
The Philadelphia Eagles Select QB Bo Wallace from the University of Mississippi …. It’s “Bo Time” ……
Are you drunk paulman. Bo Wallace had a decent game against Bama, but he is nowhere near a first round draft choice. He has accuracy issues too. No thanks! They better be thinking CB, OLB or safety with that first pick.
***NFL News****
Detroit Released Kicker Alex Henerey after missing 3 FG’s Yesterday
The Lions have missed 8 FG’s between Nate Freeze and Alex Henerey so far this Season which is a big reason they are 2-3
Miami Dolphins has Suspended DE Derrick SHelby for getting into Trouble at a Nightclub in Ft Lauderdale Sat evening where apparently he fondled some woman, then got into a shoving altercation with their Bouncer & Management.. Shelby has 6 Tackles and 2 Sacks for the Dolphins on a Rotational Basis and now has been suspended from the Team and it’s Facility.. Teams are no longer going to wait until the Legal Process works it way out, they will move swiftly and remove any Player with off-the Field Issues especially if it involves Woman, Weapons and Drugs or Alcohol
Matt Prater in Detroit?
It would be a Ballsy move by the Lions for Prater is coming off his 2nd Offense with Alcohol Issues with the NFL plus 2 Arrests for Driving/Alcohol/Related Incidents in the last 2 Years…
They may bring David Akers in
funny stuff looking at the stats from Vick and Henerey in the box scores. I wish I had the chance to watch the Jets yesterday to see Vick flounder and Geno cheer him on.
Teams will still employ trouble makers like St.Louis, San Fran, Dallas, Cincinnati — New England might not anymore but the win at all cost NFL owners are still out there. By the Way take a look at that Derrick Shelby mugshot, LOL hysterical, he looks like he tried to get fresh with shanaynay from living color ( aka Jamie Fox)
My problem is with the Geno Smith criticism. Foles thrived with 3 All-Pro olineman a All-Pro RB a Pro Bowl WR and a young stud TE and a offensive guru as his coach. I wonder if the Geno Smiths who doesnt have 1 offensive pro bowl player on there roster and is throwing to Greg Salas would do with that talent. I guarantee you if you would stick Foles ass on the Jets today he wouldn’t win a game and if you put Geno Smith on this team we would still win games.
EOS if Foles played for the Jets out in SD yesterday do you think he would of lit them up? Do you think Foles would of won that game ? You think he struggled at home with Peters, Ertz Maclin and McCoy at home vs St Louis what do you think he would of did on the road with the Jets offense? I know what the f*&k would of happened. lol
Fair question Big —
Nick Foles would not succeed in NY for the Jets nor would Russell Wilson. The only 2 QBs I think who could succeed in that mess offensively are Aaron Rodger and Ben Roethlisberger. ( maybe Newton)
No Geno could not succeed here with Chip Kelly. He seems too weak emotionally to handle a big marker fanbase and media.
oh sorry Dag not Big –
Good luck waiting on an unbiased answer. After all Songs and Koolbreeze are posting so OBVIOUSLY all things negative and showing agenda are only coming from them….smdh. Geno should get a pass for having to work with that imbecile Morningwhweg as his OC. What the hell was the Jets FO thinking? And as too receiving talent? With Decker out that corp looks Pop Warnerish.
No pro bowlers?
D’Brickashaw Ferguson 3 time probowler at left tackle. Nick Mangold, 5 time probowler at center. Willie Colon a highly regarded Guard who never misses a game and has a mean streak. And Breno Giacomini has been playing great at right tackle. Chris Johnson, 3 time probowler at RB.
Come on Dag… Geno missed a meeting and played shitty – he is still the starter and his future is still looking positive.
The issue is with his putrid skilled position players outside of Chris Ivory and Decker. Chris Johnson is a shell of his former self. The other receivers are practice squad players. And morningwheg was exposed long ago for the idiot he is. To suggest that geno is in a good place with a GM who dislikes the coach and a OC who wouldn’t know what to do with talent if his life depended on it is laughable.
No need to pick one over the other… Just be real!! This team is talented enough to go deep but it struggling in some areas.
Cb was an issue from last season… I mean the season before…. I mean…. Forever!! This should have been addressed.
I cant believe I’m going to say this but… The D is keeping us in games. It’s great to see this. Been a long time.
Shady needs to take what is given… Stop dancing. If he can’t.. Sproles time.
Foles will find his way… He has not looked good but I’m holding out hope. No need to go to the backup yet.
Here we go with the simpleton crap again. Why can’t this town root for both its qbs? Why must it be one is amazing and the other sucks? If the coach thinks Sanchez is better.. Fine. Otherwise… We are 4-1.. Stop picking one or the other… You guys let vinnie take over your brains.
A Sanchez ascendance would ruin what so many on this site have campaigned for since McNabb was still here. It’s that simple.
Which is what?
Brew- I have no idea what you are talking about here.
Stevo now we both know that ain’t true…lol
yeah right
realtalk i critize foles all the time i just don’t post on here that much and every time i read posts on here i feel i have to defend him. He does a damn good job considering the circumstances in my opinion. those balls he tossed up got a flag in that area. he seen the hold so he threw it up that way to make sure the refs see it too. how can u not realize that? thats smart football. yes he makes some poor decisions and i can’t defend that but more often then not he puts us in the best position to win the football game at the end. we are not winning games by luck. not counting the andy reid season his record under chip is remarkable. we are not winning in spite of foles like san fran does wit kap. foles has done what he had to to in our wins and losses to keep us in the game. i think most of you guys just want a athlete as our qb but that athletic shit only helps when you make smart decisions. thats why foles is better than all most of the athletic qbs in the game. ill take rodgers cam and wilson but thats it
Bfdaking215…are you serious? Stop listening to the stereotypes these guys throw around here. Chip Kelly relied upon the read option play for the running game that’s why he doesn’t have a fullback and a big reason why people want an athletic QB. If Foles was a sharp, accurate passer that can throw into small windows like Brady, Manning, or Rivers….then he could make defenses pay for putting 8 in the box. But he not that accurate, he is not that good and when you look at his stats against good defenses- he is just not that impressive. When Chip got rid of DJax, he should have gotten a fullback to help open some holes for Shady to help the running game and to help Foles with play action passes. Our problem is we got a statue QB who is not a very accurate passer and a running game that depended on the read option…so when you add all of that up you get crossing the 50 yard line only two times and a offense scoring no points! Thank God for special teams!
big dilemma tonight — who does the anti-foles crowd here want to win tonight –Russel Wilson or Desean Jackson?
Richard Sherman doesn’t have the speed to stay with DJax but Djax doesn’t have the size to tangle with Sherman or Chancellor.
I am Pro-Foles, and want the Seahawks to Win to set the Redskins further back in the NFC East….
Its going to be a 3 Team Race in the NFC East with Eagles,Cowboys,Giants are battling it out
The Next 5 Games
Cowboys – At Seattle, Home vs Giants,Redskins & Cardinals and then At Jacksonville followed by their BYE Week
Giants – At Philly, At Dallas then BYE Week, Home vs Indy, At Seattle, Home vs 49ers
Eagles – Home vs Giants, Bye Week, then on Road at Arizona, Houston,
Home vs Carolina and then at Green Bay
cowboys go 2-3 beating skins and jax
giants go 1-4 beating only dallas
eagles go 3-2 losing to the packers and texans
Cowboys:
@Sea L, NYG W, Skins W, Home Cards L (hope), Jax W. That’s 3-2
NYG
@Phil L, @ Dall L, Indy L (hope), @ Seattle L, 49ers W (because you can;t kill off the Giants, they never seem to die).
That’s 1-4 agreed.
Phil
Home to NYG W, @Ariz (toss up), Houston W, Carolina W, @GB L
That’s 4-1…3-2 at worst if they drop either the NYG or Ariz game.
Puts Dallas at 7-3, NYG at 4-6, Philly at 7-3 or 8-2. Best Scenario would be for NYG to beat Dallas, would put Dallas at 6-4, NYG at 5-5.
We should change QB right now. Team is in crisis.
I see the Eagles 4-2 over the last 6.
They get a collapsing Tenny squad for a win, split the Dallas games for 2-1, lose to Seattle for 2-2, then get Washington with RGIII back for an easy win and hopefully the NYG will be dead and buried the last week. (their mid-season murderer’s row should finish them off…..should…….
That would be 11 wins…10 at worst I think. Into the playoffs. Not ready for the SB yet, but some good experience for this young squad.
Through five games, Foles ranks 26th in completion percentage (59.1) and 23rd in quarterback rating (82.5). He threw his fifth interception of the year on a deep ball intended for Jeremy Maclin in the second quarter. He is now 11-of-42 with five touchdowns and four picks on passes of 20-plus yards.
Nick Foles threw the ball 24.4 times per game last year – this year he is throwing the ball 40+ times per game.
The reason Foles is being asked to throw the ball so often is because the running game is non-existent.
Throwing the ball 40+ times per game in a west coast offense that uses short passes to RBs rather than handing the ball off is one thing, but this is an offense that relies on production from it’s running game.
If you want to see some startling stats check this out – the Eagles rushed the ball for 160 yards per game – or 5.1 yards per carry last year.
This year the Eagles run the ball for 98.6 yards per game – or 3.8 yards per carry.
Ask Russel Wilson to throw the ball 40+ times per game and see what it does to his stats. Just for comparisons Wilson throws it 29 time per game, Colin Kaepernick 30 times, Tony Romo 31.8 times… It’s only passing teams that air it out 40+ times per game
So basically you can get most any QB to throw the ball 24 times a game if the running game is getting you 160 yards a game. Theres about 30 other QBs that would love that set-up.
Question of the year would teams play their base defense against the 3 receiver sets if Desean Jackson were one of the three? When I told you guys teams are playing 8 in the box with safeties playing downhill all I heard was no its not that. Check the all 22’s. I don’t need that I got eyes teams don’t respect Cooper or Maclin or Foles. Everyone from Kelce to Peters to McCoy talks about all the helmets in the box. Getting the Oline healthy will accomplish one thing it’ll allow Ertz to get downfield in the receiving game. That will help Foles and the running game immediately.
Big, this is the first team that played mostly “man” defense against the Eagles all season. The Rams had 8 men down low all day… They were the first team to do that consistently.
Go watch Kelly’s news conference from today… he says the same thing.
Redskins as well Irish that’s why they got torched, and the Niners played their base 3-4 with the safeties playing downhill.
With game on the line shady, thanks but no thanks, he wants no part of this o line
I’ve been rough on foles lately, but his bad play has to relate in great part to this o line, no excuses, because guess what you doomsdayers, the birds won
, but foles is getting rid of ball too quickly, not setting his feet, throwing off the back foot instead of stepping in the throw,
Why, because he doesn’t want to get killed
4-1, all considering, great
lol funny jake I think shady took himself out becuz spriles was playing better and he gave them a better chance to win which pisses off all the mccoy haters in here who thinks hes so selfish
Djax is a big loss to this offense , just ask shady and foles, we can spin it and say he was a diva, punk, gangster, cancer, etc, some of which I have said, but the Eagles offense misses his ability to stretch the field and hit a home run on any given play. Defenses now scheme the Eagles differently, crowding the box, throw in a makeshift o line, it’s really remarkable the Eagles offense is productive at all
Maclin is good, but not a home run threat, cooper has been bad, finally worked a td, but there are no big time play makers with this receiving group
privately I bet kelly is regretting this decision to cut djax
Jake ..too early to say ..but one things for certain huff was the anticipated Djax clone..to stretch the defense over the top..Djax isn’t doing a thing in Washington that makes you long for his absence …he didn’t block downfield all the times ,and maclin does..the offense is decidedly behind the stellar play of special teams and even the defensive front …right now assuming Kelce returns ,and Mathis ,we are a shutdown corner away from being amongst the elite teams …I’m assuming when healthy including huff..Kendrick’s ..as well..Adresssing the front office moves ..including cutting desean ,it’s too soon to say ..let’s see what this looks like in December when it matters most to be peaking…paulman just the fact bufallo would move the high pick qb for foles even up,tells you all you need know of foles value around this league ..negadelphia at it’s defined best
Looking at how Russell wilson is ripping the Redskins a new ass, shows Eagles fans how the zone read is supposed to work.
Hope Chip Kelly is watching.
Shut up already.
SongsisKoolbreeze2
Close your eyes, click your heels 3 times. Maybe Russell will magically become the Eagles QB. Stop cream cheesing in your undies!
Yeah, Chip Kelly needs to watch Russell Wilson to be reminded how the read option works….lol….
Songs Wilson is better than 95% of the qbs in the game. Not fair to compare Foles to him. I can think of a lot of very good qbs who aren’t better than him as well. No shame in not playing qb (read option or not) better than this kid.
Sitting in the box watch this debacle at FedEx.
Washington may have one of the worst fan bases I have ever seen.
DeSean has already mailed it in.
Trotter reunion?
Izzell, I thought about Trotter, sometimes the player and coach realize they meant more to each other after they are no longer a tandem.
I can see it. It’s nothing but a relationship. .. sometimes you can both admit you’re wrong or needed each other.
Lol than he does that. …lol that little mfer.
I wish the young boy good….too talented to waste it.
Djax, another big play.
We can sure use a one trick pony!
Now worries because we have Riley Cooper.
Wasn’t he supposed to help the Redskins win the division?
Shut up already
People hate Richard Sherman…. none of these Wrs want a part of him
You have to take shots on Sherman. Hawks play that single high and Earl Thomas doesn’t even bother helping Sherman.
4-1 take it how you can get it doesn’t matter if you were up all game and squeezed it out or came from behind an win is a win is a win. defense played well then took they foot off the gas late. So tired of people complaining about Carry Williams what NFL games are you watching where a CB is not scored on just about every passing TD is on a CB. I swear this town would be booing Patrick Peterson Ariz got torched by NY and DEN. Williams is a solid NFL corner nothing more nothing less he is not getting paid like a shutdown corner you are getting what you pay for. Fletcher needs ball skill but even he is right there. In today NFL CB is an issue when you stop seeing players in the picture, the rules are against you and everybody will get scored on face it.
Nu…Cary Williams sucks man lol.
dam i do miss the big ass plays by jackson makes it look easy
Good morning eagles fans would like to start the day with a quote from mrvdickhead himself per richard sherman “piere garcon doesnt mattervin this league” pure comedy the guy is an ass but backs it up and his quotes are hilarious. with that being said lets start the banter with constant nagging why we should have wilson and foles sucks and begin lol
He eliminated every WR on his side last night. Dude more than backs it up.
What’s up Z, Sherman is good but he sits on one side of the field and teams are stupid enough to not put their best receivers on his side of the field. He has trouble with guys like DJax who had a night and they should have went right at him. He is a true shut down corner? Nah but there is no such thing anymore. Prime Time was the last true shut down corner.
He had no trouble with Djax last night. He had no trouble with anyone last night. Djax made plays when they tried to cover him with Kam Chancellor in the flat. Wrs made plays against Maxwell and Burley
Actually that was just plain busted coverage. Sherman broke off to cover whoever the other receiver was, leaving Chancellor primarily on DJax, then Sherman cut back to help…too late though, Jax’s speed will get you every time.
sup big yea he struggles with speedy guys like djax but the man backs it up
Knew I’d come in here and songs all goo goo ga ga over Wilson and Desean.
Wow. Deseann caught a long bomb in a losing effort. Thanks, but I watched that show for 4 years and never liked the ending.
Wilson wasn’t running read-option plays, they were designed roll-out runs over and over. Have fun with that. Looks good, and will shorten his career by 3 years.
Don’t get me wrong, I think he’s a great QB, but playing him like that only decreases his shelf life.
BTW – Why is it ok for him to run around and loft up floaters off his back foot (at least 3 times) but not others?
I thought the Eagles won the division last year when Desean was here, you mean it was okay the years they won but not when they lost because they won a lot of games with that show.
Vinny, Perhaps if Jackson was here he would run down some of Nick’s overthrows and saving his (Nick’s) ass, like he ran down and stretched for Cousins 57 yard pass that was overthrown, made the pure hands catch then took it in for the TD. It’s ok not to like a guy, don’t hate on his skill set and act like he never benefitted the eagles offense…let’s get real.
I bet you were cringing during that play last night. If he did not play well, you would be on here crowing.
Seattle won by double digits but Washington hung with them last night. Seattle was off a bye week. I thought Washington was going to lay an egg like they did against Eli Mannning and get torched in the secondary. That didn’t happen, they focused Russell Wilson to earn it like they did Nick Foles. Max Unger took a beating like Kelce. NFL teams might beat Washington but they are going to leave you black and blue. Seattle has the Cowboys next. Washington the Cardinals.
Seattle’s toughest opposition was themselves.
Harvin had 3 Tds called back.
There should be a separate room for you
SongsrKoolbreeze2 and TS to go back and forth in….lol
#moth2flame