Two weeks left in a season that felt quite different a mere two weeks ago. From drawing out who the Eagles would play after their first round bye to now hoping that other teams fall for us to “possibly” make the playoffs. Not good Chip, this essentially falls on you.
Nobody saw this coming. It was Thanksgiving, a great ending to a day after hours of overeating. From NFC East leaders to out of the playoff picture; absolutely crippling to Eagle fans.
Sanchez went from a guy that was gaining love from the Philly faithful, to a player who looks like a backup quarterback. McCoy has been below average the last two games.
Has anyone seen Jordan Matthews? He has a mere two catches for twenty-three yards over the last two games. The defensive backfield, absolutely dreadful, and not having a player to replace Fletcher is a welcome invitation for opposing defenses to keep throwing his direction.
Chip has struck out with his adjustments during these last two games, and we are starting to see our offense slowed down a bit. When you are being destroyed by the opponent with time of possession but you are winning football games, you trust in the head coach that it’s more about the number of snaps and not number of minutes you have the football. When you are not winning, you begin to question whether this theory by the coach is something that “was” able to work, but when facing better teams, not so much.
The turnovers more than anything else have caught up to the Eagles. You can beat the Jaguars and other NFL bottom feeders when turning the football over two, three and sometimes four times in the football game. The Eagles were scoring at a record pace on the defensive side of the football, in the return game which helped to carry the offense when it wasn’t scoring.
And so we must win our last two games of the season, and scoreboard watch other teams that are in our way of getting into the playoffs.
There is a significant gap between us and the Packers and Seahawks of the league. Our future quarterback is not on this roster. The free agency class for safeties and cornerbacks minus a player or two is very weak. Minus Matthews, I have lost some faith in talent evaluation with the draft, looking back on the impact of the 2014; I’m not pleased at all.
Study up on the Colts team if you aren’t too familiar with them. Hope that T.Y. Hilton is healthy enough to play, and Murray’s hand is too painful for him to suit up.
The Redskins played good enough last time we played to win the football game. I understand their season both on the field and in the locker room has been a mess; but they are still an NFC East rival and they would like nothing more than to hand us a loss.
” You can beat the Jaguars and other NFL bottom feeders when turning the football over two, three and sometimes four times in the football game. The Eagles were scoring at a record pace on the defensive side of the football, in the return game which helped to carry the offense when it wasn’t scoring.”
Good article Jeff…you have summed up the emptiness that true Eagles fans are feeling.
The turnovers were going to catch up eventually. That’s basically what is happening now. Many of us said, weeks ago, that if the defense and special teams stopped scoring point we might be in some trouble. Those losses would catch up.
Welp. Here we are. Let’s all be Colts fans for a week.
.the honeymoon is over …with chip and bill Davis ….the worst part of the equation is that they both showed kinks in there armor ..chips red zone woes were a complete nightmare from the exhibition season until today .? Is it not cooper who deftly caught the fade last year? Ertz production has been trending the wrong way ,as has Matthews (a rook) ,thus it could be a bunch of things…the goal line decision making in San Fran and Arizona are as much keeping his team from there second playoff chance at home ,as are there defensive maneuvers that are beyond quizzical? As correctly pointed out …why game plan anything other than stopping Aaron Rogers ?. That’s just like trying to reinvent the wheel..you look stupid ..you looked simple-minded when out here in AZ as well ,and were shown the door ..how’s AZ defense since that momentous decision? Let’s be real here …we have 20 large in our pockets ,but we are going to have Nate Allen ..fletcher and williams along with one signee in Jenkins…ok..got it..now the sad truth ..he’s the only one worth keeping of the 4 …you can be wrong on 25% with your back end ??however you crapped out with 75% (your in house evaluation)” Wrong ,that’s not good guys …if you were a baseball player you’d even be taking a pay cut making out 3 out of 4 …times..that’s absurd on your part as an organization..and the front 7 emerges as one of the best in the league …it’s like having a model with a huge ass…you have given us the fans ..beauty and the beast ..maddening …and my memory serves me that the culture ,was important ..however williams cried “I’m tired” and you obliged his sorry ass..not a good guy to ride to the finish line . .? And when does a guy sit down who’s having himself mocked by romo with a thumbs up to dez,as we foolishly single cover dezz one on one with fletch . and watch a pitch and catch for the 3rd score,before we make a switch? I’m stunned by that ? How does that even get tolerated by chip? And then the epitome of stupidity or arrogance ,we single him up with the other guy …look Fletcher’s raw meat out there ..williams must be tired because he has a stiff neck,I know because he can’t move his head when the ball is in flight ….it’s an f ing ..joke…two goal line calls by chip with Polk in game 14 two tds …in San Fran ,and AZ wasn’t Polk on the roster ? Look guys ertz ,took a huge regression ,Celek when healthy balled his ass off ,and helped anchor a depleted line …him fumbling in the Dallas game was the tragedy of that game ..he was fighting and unfortunately he put it on the ground..but that’s another trend .we lead the league in a category ,that football 101 defines as a killer to any successful season …This season was a stage of obstacles …offensively it started before the first snap..we ceremoniously cut our all pro receiver …I’m not questioning the merits of that decision ,I’m just stating what we did ,and how organizationally we were orchestrated …we get zero compensation..in any business that’s never good? IMO a good organization ,knowing what they have in a great talent ,but….baggage …would sell high ? That’s what a gold standard does Jeffrey…We are going to get into the 20 million now…IMO they were aware of there deficiencies at the back end …the defense ranks as one of the cellar dwellers ,yet the front end vs the run ,and pass rushing has been a terrific trending upward unit ..but unless they are on fresh legs …chips 3 and outs and them being hustled back on the field was baffling? Aren’t the opening 15 or so plays your very best ? We had zero offensive production in in the first quarter ..and that’s your very best ? You got out coached …your receiving team shit the field on the opening play …you took more air out of that stadium than ever imaginable ..then we singled on the dezz and romo show ? Chip were you wearing a headset ..how does that unfold ? Brian Dawkins was passionate and spoke of these plays ..he said you gotta give some love..meaning safety help .he said you gotta let your bro know you got his back…that’s fine BDawk when you’re policing the home turf..but this is late the Nate Allen…so we have williams who can’t turn his head ..fletcher who’s waving his arms like an eagle trying to get his prey …doesn’t a guy ever sit his sorry ass down? Is our depth a puddle ,and we can’t make anyone culpable? You can’t run that ship …it may be good culture but it’s boy George …you look foolish …I believe in you ,but you know it’s true …some head scratching moments …where the leadership and the accountability…you have howie on the airwaves like a Pom Pom fool ,speaking about the boy George culture he’s assembled ..and when pressed by a caller how he could in simple terms put those slops out there on the back end ? He went all gushy about the culture …they missed the mark on desean (culture driven) they shit the Linc back to back ..and yet had the conviction to basically use the same strategies in both losses? That’s very disturbing…I’m just saying….wtf is going on with my football team ? How about getting the holes that are apparent filled before putting the 20 away …in this NFC you were a back end away from being a Seattle good defense and an adequate offense …the turnovers would have been your death knell either way …
Desert that post was long as shit but right on the money my friend. Hey can we get another post from that Navy guy who said a bunch of us were complaining just to complain?
STOP with “the quarterback is not on this roster…” You have a strong talent with a young Foles who if continues his development could be a strong player for many years… You really wanna START OVER with another quarterback and take twice as many chances only 3 to 5 years later find out he isn’t the guy and you have to start over???? WHY? Because he isn’t MOBILE enough? STOP already! 1/2 the NFL teams out there would take Foles tomorrow and WE want to get rid of him?
I think much of the Blame for the Eagles lackluster Play
starts with HC Kelly…
1) Turnovers have been an Issue All-Season
2) Penalties have been an Issue All-Season
3) 3rd Down Efficiency has been a Problem
4) Red-Zone Efficiency has been a Problem
5) Game Plans have been predictable
6) Sproles & Polk have been under-Utilized
7) The Team has Regressed this Season
(McCoy,Foles,Cooper,Ertz,Peters,Kelce on Offense as examples)
We all know that the Secondary outside of
Malcolm Jenkins are B-Level Talent and that
The Eagles Offense would have to carry this Team
And collectively from the Coaching,Game Plans,
To the Players, they simply were not efficient,smart
And explosive enough…
The Special Teams and DL were only areas
That improved over last Year… The Rest of Team
Took a Step-Back and thid is the Reality of the
2024 Season..
I am very disappointed in Coach Kelly…
2015 Season will be the make/break point for
Chip Kelly and many of these current Eagles
They have an aging OL, QB Issues,
An aging TE in Celek & RB McCoy who
Have taken a lot of hits over the Years
A WR Corp that doesn’t get down the field
Enough with big Plays meaning opposing Defenses do not have to
Defend or honor the Deep Ball…
On Defense – a new Secondary and ILB
Are needed, Depth along the DL
Lots of Issues facing the Eagles this Off-Season
malcolm jenkins stinks and is c level talent at best. nate allen, cary williams and bradley fletcher are f level talent
Paulman…I have to agree with you on a lot of these issues.
The Coach has to bear a lot more responsibility for the team not progressing towards the next level.
But you cant deny that it begins with his decisions…It was the Coach who decided that D-Jax All Pro skills were no longer needed.
You cant cry now that the WR Corp doesn’t get down the field when you supported getting rid of the main weapon for that.
The defense has also regressed…early in the year we overcame the fumbles, turnovers, and poor QB play by scoring touchdowns on special teams and defense…as the year as progressed against better teams our defense and special teams have not shown up
As a result, despite the improvement at the Quarterback position moving from Foles to Sanchez…the deficiencies can not be masked forever. Its not Sanchez arm strength that is preventing him from throwing the ball down the field…its the zone coverages, the lack of open receivers down the field.. This zone coverage should lead to better running opportunities…but good teams have figured out the Eagles running game…they are setting the edge, they are controlling the gaps…and our finesse running style where we dont physically attack defenses head up…is costing us.
The holes are not there…
So we here is where we are offensively:
No Franchise QB
A average to weak running game with a finesse offensive line
Poor defensive coaching and secondary
A very average receiving corps
good special teams
We are not an elite team. We are not a playoff level team in order to do that we need to do the following:
Get rid of Foles/Sanchez and get a Franchise QB
An Improved Secondary
Better Coaching Decisions
A running game that puts more emphasis on being physical at the point of attack
further proof that paul is completely ridiculous hot air is in agreement with him… paul you should have quit when you were ahead!
Lol…I had the same thought when I read “Pman, I have to agree with you…”
Way too complicated
The season was lost when the starting qb went down like we said in the beginning of the season. You lose your starter, your franchise qb, you are in trouble
Sanchez, with a surgically repaired labrum, has no hose and no leadership
Next year, unless foles can almost miraculously return and eagles get some help
Chip kelly knows this but can’t or won’t say it
It’s about the qb
This Season was lost with that pathetic opening game 1st Half Performance vs the Jaguars which gave us Fans a precursor of what was coming in
2014.. A nobody QB (Henne) Torching the Secondary, a WR (Hurns) looking like a All-Pro.. Turnovers, Penalties, Red-Zone bog downs, crazy play calling
Etc,etc,etc… Rams QB (Davies) almost brought the Rams back
Over the Eagles…
Ugly Football
Eagles played 1 solid good all-around Game
This year and that was Turkey Day vs a tired
Cowboy Team and a stiff, non-mobile Romo
I didn’t buy the hype, I never do.. I just watch the Games
And make my own assesments… This Team
Is far from the Top Tier Teams of the NFC
The Eagles would also not fare well vs the AFC
Teams of the Pats,Broncos,Bengals,Steelers,Ravens & Chargers
They are middle of the Pack…
‘the season was lost with the pathetic first half performance of the first game”– we have a winner of the dumbest thing ever said on gcobb… and thats saying something!
Pure garbage paulman
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers… TS said and its a very simple process. Part 2 is injuries. The eagles over achieved last year because they were healthy all year, same 5 lineman in 16 games, 2 turnovers by your QB… its a simple formula for success– this year the QB;s turned the ball over and the O line was a shambles… its not complicated.
Even tho Foles had too many turnovers, because he has a good arm he was able to overcome them, sanchez is just too limited.. he has to play perfect to win.
Somebody stole the horse shoe that was in Chip’s back pocket. LOL
LOL…Foles overcame his turnovers with his ‘good arm’…
Please…stop the bullshit
Foles turnovers were overcome by the defense and special teams scoring an amazing 7 touchdowns for him…his arm had nothing to do with it.
The defense made game saving plays against the Rams, the Colts, -they kept us in the games against SF and Arizona
The QB play was upgraded with Sanchez but against the good teams the defense totally collapsed.
The defense cost us the Dallas and Green Bay games
Its a ridiculous argument that says Sanchez is not throwing the ball deep because he cant…he threw an excellent deep ball the first time he stepped in for Foles…a 50 yard bomb to Maclin…
The real story is how good defenses have adjusted to the Eagles running attack, Good defenses play with more discipline and gap control…playing zone puts more defenders in position to attack Shady. The Eagles finesse style with the emphasis on getting O-Linemen in space and attacking at angles instead of going man up and pushing people off of the ball is simply not effective when you play a physical, attacking defense like Seattle or San Francisco.
Another problem is our wide receivers, Riley Cooper sucks terribly and has gotten worst has the year has gone on. The Eagles dont have a receiver with the kind of speed that allows you to throw deep against zone coverages!
Sanchez numbers are overall better than Foles…higher completion percentage, the offense has scored more points against tougher defenses with Sanchez than they did with Foles.
An example is SF and Seattle…
Foles didn’t score a single, measley point- could barely get the team over the 50 yard line!
Sanchez put up 14 points against the best defense in the league
The bottom line is clear however, neither Sanchez nor Foles are QB’s that lead this team to quality wins over tough, playoff caliber teams. Foles/Sanchez can beat weak teams but they cant compete with elite teams in the league.
We need a franchise QB with a QB with TALENT..arm strength, mobility, and smarts. We need to get that QB and have him coached up by Kelly.
Foles will start 2015 and beyond no matter how much your stupid ass says otherwise.
Then the eagles better get about the business of assembling a dominant turnover forcing defense. And they better get some game changers on offense to help Foles. Though a nice kid who I believe tries to give his best; he’s average. I always knew he wasn’t as good as last season. Hell even proven superstars like Brady and Rogers didn’t have his statistical prowess. But Foles showed me enough this year to say he isn’t a star game changing elite qb. and I’m fine with that. Neither is Eli Manning or Flacco. Neither was Phil Simms, Hostetler, Brad Johnson, Doug Williams, or Mark Rypien.
Just don’t roll this kid out there pretending he’s something he’s not. You can mask average abilities with superior talent around them. You need another superior playmaker on the other side of Maclin. Either with freakish field stretching ability LIKE WHAT WE HAD or dez Bryant/Michael Irvin/Chris Carter like take the fing ball skills. More physical approach to running. I like Shady, but that dancing shit has long gotten on my nerves.
And the secondary has been a cluster you know what for how many years now? The best db is a nickel star? Matthews is on your team? Let alone playing?
The eagles are tied for third in the nfl with 25 forced turnovers… I guess that’s not because of one dynamic force but as a team 25 is pretty good.
I think the eagles look at players, system, culture whatever you want to call it quite differently than we as fans do. This off season will be very telling IMO as to what they value and what direction they take. I think last years lightning in the bottle kind of got us all psyched into thinking it was a quick turnaround, there is still work to be done.
Your not even mentioning they had an easy schedule the half decent teams in the NFL had little problems beating the eagles last year. Kelly and, his offense was an unknown in the league last year that also factors into the equation. Your missing the fact that teams have had a complete off-season to study Kelly. Teams are flat out defending this offense better which is causing a great deal of problems for the qb no matter who is under center.Can’t you see that Sanchez is throwing pics just as much as Foles.
Eagles Grades After 14 Games
QB’s – C
RB’s McCoy – C + , Sproles a B but underutilized
Polk – C missed 1/3 of Season, also underutilized
WR’s – Maclin A , Cooper D, Matthews B
Huff D+, Smith & Maehl are F
OL – Peters B, Mathis C, Kelce C, Lane B
Herremans,Gardner,Tobin C
TE – Celek B, Ertz C, Casey D
Kicker Parkey – A
Punter Jones – B
Coach Kelly – C
I stated Eagles were slight above average Team
And that’s what thry proven to be…
Playing the AFC South with bad Teams (outside of Colts)
And 5 Games versus the dysfunctionale
Redskins/Giants and Panthers
Meant the Eagles had a nice Path to 11-12
Wins if thru could beaten some Good Teams
But they were unable to do so…
They and Chip Kelly are not ready for Prime-Time
Yet…
They went 1-3 Versus the Physical NFC West,
Got blown out vs Packers, played like crap in their last
2 Home Games vs quality Teams
It is what it is…
I see them beating the Skins and losing their Final Game
To Giants and finishing 10-6 and out of the
Post-Season, and to be honest in calling them as I see them,
They don’t deserve to be a zplayoff Team with all
Their inconsistent play.. Leading the league in Turnovers,
Way too many Penalties and Red-Zone issues
Coach Kelky has a lot to improve on and it’s on him
In my opinion to turn things around in 2015 or his stay will be a short one
With the Eagles…
No kidding, they are slightly above average, but a healthy foles behind an intact offensive line, everything changes, shady becomes shady again Maclin is a deep threat, and there are less three and outs less pressure on defense
The Play Of The Qb Changes Everything
Injuries are excuses, Coach’s have to Coach up and make Scheme changes
When having to go to plan B,C or D..
It’s how it works in the NFL..
They signed and have been working with Sanchez
Since Summer…same with the back up OL
That has been used… Look around the NFL and most Teams have incurred Injuries…
The signing of Sanchez was a mistake, the dude can’t play everybody knew that, getting rid of Djax was a mistake giving Cooper 25 million was a mistake drafting Marcus Smith, Taylor Hart, Josh Huff and Ed Reynolds were mistakes and going an entire draft without drafting a oline back up was a mistake and having said all that, injuries and turnovers destroyed this season and yes I know teams have to deal with injuries but see above as the reason injuries derailed this season.
I agree with all that except sanchez. he was brought here to be a backup please big explain who else would be a good backup. there wasnt much to choose from. my main thing with marcus smith was ok he cant get in on defense but jesus the guy cant make special teams. jesus what the hell can he do. Im not giving up on huff, probally should have gotten a cb instead of him
How was signing Sanchez a Mistake?
What other Back-Up QB’s with Experience in the NFL were out there last
Off-Season… if your Back-up can win you a couple of Games when needed, what more can you ask out of back-ups
How are the Back-ups for Tampa Bay, Tennessee,St Louis,Arizona,
Houston,Buffalo,Cleveland,Washington,NY Jets all working out???
This Team is too undisciplined in too many areas and I put that on the Coaching Staff….
Big, as much as i clowned Sanchez during the signing, he has had his moments. He has been proven to be a back up…nothing more, nothing less. I agree with you on draft picks, I still believe we have to be patient and give them a chance. The problem I do have is that so many draft picks taken after the Eagles first four picks are contributing in a major way with their respective teams.
They have to umm, umm, umm, do a better job!
EHL, Sanchez cannot play period he wasnt a good signing, Thad Lewis would’ve been a better choice to name one, Sanchez barely thrived in s ground and pound defensive oriented system. He is what he is garbage.
Is thad lewis even in the nfl, big sanchez is better then half the backups in the nfl you act like a backup is suppose to be more then a backup
Big, Thad Lewis was like that kid from Green Bay Matt Flynn. He came in and had a couple of good games for Buffalo, once teams got tape on him it was over. The fact of the matter, any backup will come in and have a good game here or there, and that is what is to be expected. Mark Sanchez is what he is, but, he did lead us in a couple of good wins this season. He is more trash than garbage…lol…semantics. We both agree he is nowhere near starter material.
thad lewis? um 30 years old and played in 7 nfl games… yikes
I bet you any capable back up can do what Charlie Checkdown is doing right now with probably less turnovers, that excludes that other stiff Barkley who is worse then Charlie Checkdown.
Big he’s a backup for a reason….we all know he is terrible but in the land of terrible he’s not so bad
Big I agree but really back ups are back ups for a reason….
Foles is a back up who benefited from the All-Star abilities of D-Jax ,defensive coordinators not really knowing how to defend Chip Kelly’s offense, and playing against weak, bad teams
The results of this was Foles going throwing 27 touchdowns-2 interceptions
Take away D-Jax, defenses figure Kelly out, play a few more slightly better teams than last year
The results: Foles leads the league in turnovers and is under 60% as a passer in an easy, QB friendly system…Foles sucks!
Sanchez was only slightly better..even though he was an upgrade…he didnt have the defense and special teams scoring 7 touchdowns for him, he has one good receiver and the rest are rookies and stink ass Riley Cooper
Sanchez played against better teams than Foles yet he has completed over 60% of his passes and the offense has scored more points against the tougher teams than Foles.
Sanchez is not a franchise QB-he is a back up
Foles is more suited to be a back up
If we are going to be a Offensively based team that outscores people to win…we need a franchise QB.
We dont have that
foles is the starter for 15 and beyond
lets go to that franchise qb tree and get one or we could go with your previous plan and get manzeil, boyd, or ej manual, or we can sign vick this offseason
I am a chip kelly fan and he did completely turn this franchise around after the andy reid depression days. we were bad and thats why i give chip so much credit or what you call chip lovers. You damn right we were terrible with no direction after andy got canned. With that being said chip has got to do better with getting the mismatches with ertz sproles and mccoye in the passing game. And i wish chip would take more blame after losses he annoys me with that shit
injuries are part of the game but as your post says fraud… coach starts with plan A (the best plan), goes to B,C,D (in order from next best, to next best and so on)
to achieve high level in the nfl turnovers are number 1 and injuries number two…
I just want to know where the mismatches are this year. I know that articles have been written about how Ertz is a bad blocker, but he is a difference maker on the field.
And why aren’t the RBs involved in the passing game more? Shady used to get how many catches a season? That has decreased a ton and you would think that was because of Sproles, but he doesn’t have a lot of catches either except for those super slow moving screen plays. Brees used to check down to Sproles all of the time getting about 4-6 yards a play. Sproles and McCoy are mismatches out of the backfield. Put them both in at the same time especially if the running game isn’t working. Get these guys in space. I am losing faith in Kelly’s ability to find the mismatches and adjust during the game.
Cardinals HC Brice Arians keeps Winning with 2nd/3rd String QB’s,
with 3rd/4th String RB’s, with best WR Fitz out for a couple Games
Loses best DL Dockett, Loses Best LB Washington to a year long Suspension.. Coach Arians adjusted, changes and simplifies Game plan’s but still remains aggressive with his PLay Calls and takes shots down the field …
Seahawks lose Bobby Wagner, Cam Cancellor fpr a few weeks, have injuries along OL (Okung), Starting TE, then get rid of whiner,distraction of Percy Harvin mid-season for nothing, then go back to basics and start kicking ass again…
Patriots lose 3 Defensive Starters up front & LB, they go out and pick-up some Players off the Waiver wire who help tremendously, Have issues early on with a banged-up OL and now have them playing at a high level
Packers lose NT Raji, their starting ILB, shift Matthews to in the inside
have 2-3 OL banged up, and yet, they keep winning
Cowboys lose ILB S Lee for the Season, Then lose 2 other Starting LB’s
have injuries alond DL, have a QB who has not been 1005 in many Games,
they rely on running the ball, simplify the game plan and pound the rock
to limit Romo’s exposure to taking more hits
Lions lose Calvin Johnson/Reggie Bush for parts of the Season,
lose Starting ILB and Signal Caller (Tulloch), have injuries along OL,TE and Secondary and still manage to Win Games….
Chip Kelly is appearing more and more like Coach Andy Reid Type where it’s
“The System” and the Players have to Adjust to It, instead of creating a Game Plan that best suits your Players who are healthy and available to Play.. Foles has been out for almost 2 months now and everyone know that Sanchez is not going to pass over the Top of any NFL Defense, so where are the adjustments? Where’s the Bootlegs,the Rolling Pockets, have more Running from a 2 Back Set to shorten the games, limit Sanchez exposure to Turnovers… To cry about injuries after the Fact is amatuerish, You move forward with who you have and you adjust schems, formations, game plans accordingly.. Not Genius Coach Kelly, It’s his way or the highway which is looking more and more like Andy Reid with the next man-up mantra…
Bullshit.. The Top Coach’s adjust Game Plans week to week based on who’s healthy, their opponents and how the game unfolds and so far, I am not impressed with Coach Kelly at all as a NFL sideline HC
fraud, I know that you like to ignore facts in your arguments but the cardinals are 3-2 since palmer went down, the eagles are 3-3 since foles went down. the cardinals have seattle in seattle with a back up and chances are will be 3-3 after 6 games of back ups… try again.
mark my words of the 12 teams that make the playoffs (and certainly go deep) they will have the fewest games missed by the qb—
hey…you messed up his latest buckshot theory with …..dare I say…nasty facts….sad to say, but go back and read many posts when Foles went down. We were looking for Sanchez to play .500 ball and keep us in the hunt…pretty much what he has done, but now we need some help to make the playoffs.
Paulman…your points are hard to argue…I made the same argument when the Eagles got rid of DJax! But the biggest game of this season was the Dallas game…and the lack of adjustments were on the Defensive side of the ball.
They sat and watched Bradley Fletcher get burned over and over again before they figured out that he can cover Dez Bryant one on one!
The offense did adjust…Sanchez brought them back from a 21 point deficit and took the lead…
However, the coaching staff has to take their fair share of the blame. Why is Riley Cooper still starting…for what..and please dont tell me he blocks…
Both Foles and Sanchez have thrown a lot of interceptions going Riley Coopers direction.
I remember Vick playoff killing interception in a play going towards Riley Cooper…
Interceptions and Riley Cooper seem to have a lot in common!
Maybe we should have kept DJax and gotten rid of Cooper…and then the Coach with DJax and Maclin can be a lot more creative with play calling…but when you have weak personnel bootlegs, rolling pockets and all of that stuff dont work.
Also, I agree, the Eagles need a power running component…2-backs sets would be nice…but when do they practice it? To employ this you have to establish this in training camp…the offensive line is too finesse…
the eagles record will not change with the absence of DJax and the Redskins record will not change with the addition of DJax. He is not a difference maker.
In case anybody forgets, DJax was a complete FREE AGENT. And there was only a single team that made him an offer…the LOL Redskins. All 30 other teams showed no interest. So the idea that DJax is this once in a lifetime talent is just not the case. The guy has special speed and excellent hands. I wish that he and the Birds were able to find a way that he would still be on the team….this is like a marriage breakup, truth is there was plenty of blame on both sides.
Green they had him under contract there was nothing to make work, the niners were probably going to sign him but with the regression Of Kap he wouldn’t have made a difference there either it’s all irrelevant anyway he’s not here and did his absence affect Foles/McCoy and Cooper is the question that can never be answered.
Big only and agenda laden fool would suggest that his absence hasn’t affected those players production. There has already been a few notable former NFL players like Trotter and Bdawk who have stated such. But too many -especially on this site- can’t bury their hate for him to admit such. Even a qb of Sanchez’s caliber could use a player of Djax skill. We do not have an Andrew Luck or Russell Wilson on this team. We can’t afford the luxury of spewing Kelly’s ‘culture” bullshit.
Classic Post Brewski!!!
Problem is that Chip Kelly does not believe in a 2 Back Scheme
He’s Always Runs from the Single Back – Read-Option Crap since Oregon days.. He needs to mix it up at the NFL Level and remember that he’s playing and coaching against the Big-Boys now…
Eagles noteworthy , negotiating 4 year extension with graham …
They should lock him up and he will be a Full-Time Player replacing Trent Cole who has likely played his FInal Game as an Eagle..
HAC..the truth and reality are that the qb is vital to any teams over all health…there is a leadership quality and intangibles ,that comes into play …I know you would agree ,that ,the coach,knowing he has mark sanchez ,at the helm ,has to reel it in …the results are sometimes vanilla ..but that’s what he is …chip would then have to rely on special teams and his defense ..both let him down miserably ,and the snowball ,roared downhill..
with a backup, 9 out of ten times the team has to play a near perfect game. Its that simple… sanchez has been an average backup which is his ceiling i think.
Thats good and bad will that take them out of the running for justin houston and will that open things up for us to dontari poe instead and move bennie to de and have cox poe and bennie oh boy that would be nasty
M sanchez is a loser ,who needed a drama coach to work with him in ny ….he was lighting it up in pre season ,that’s him …he always looks great in the dim lighting…of pre season..he’s last girl at 2 am at the bar …
Sanchez sounds a lot like Coach Kelly who was always blowing out and running up the Score against inferior Teams while at Oregon, then when Big Games Games and Bright Lights came when Playing against Quality, Physical Teams, the Ducks quacked quietly back to Eugene…
Coach Kelly is the Fraud and the real reason the Eagles will be home this Post-Season, not a back-up QB
you are stupid
Lol hac u cant take pman no more can u the shit he comes up with is like why in earth would you say that. The only thing you could counter with is you are stupid. funny stuff
obvioulsy you can’t use logic in a retort so… you are stupid is all
Coach Kelly is just using the Eagles as a Stepping Stone to the New England Pats Job when Belicheck Retires which will be in 2 Years or so..Kelly could give a Rat’s Ass what happens during his Tenure in Philly… You guys can just keep gulping while he’s here…
fraudman is clearly off his meds this wednesday morning!
I thought your new word was slurping Paul? Now you are calling it gulping?
You must live at the hospital from all of the broken ankles and legs you must have from jumping on…..then jumping off…..then diving back on…..then leaping off the bandwagon. Have you no real conviction in your life Paul?
I have been a eagles fan since berth bitch that’s 28 years well at least 24 years….I watched the history of this team since winning world championships. don’t give me that 40 plus you are use to choking shit. You are a bandwagon flip flop bitch with no back bone and the shit you talk would get your ass beat down at a eagles game….If you said this shit you talk on here to a crowd of 40 plus years eagles fan they would beat the shit out of you…you fucking fraud
Lol pman you know you are right he already knows he has the patriots job wrapped up when bill retires, and he just using us to get there. Dam that’s some evil shit….maybe you should get your chip kelly voodoo doll and stab the shit out of him so he can’t hurt us no more….jesus pman the shit in your mind is nutz
The Truth Hurts sometimes … It’s a Philly Sports thing…
Look I know in the sports world of philly all we have is the eagles due to everybody else rebuilding or just plain terrible, but dude you just like to pile on philly to be a dumb shit…it’s like you want all the teams in philly to suck and have no future….like you get a sick high off of it…..seriously it’s not truth when you make up shit in your own sick head you fucktard
Z…lol….voodoo doll….I would not be surprised to find out Pman plays with dolls.
Yeah, the truth hurts Pman but your constant made up bullshit is just f’king annoying….the next time you type the “truth” will be your first.
pile on pman rewind: chimp, boone zoo, fraudman, flip flopper, bandwagon bitch, voodoo doll of chip kelly collectors edition, anymore I can’t think of any
The Truth is the Eagles Choked and Panicked…
As a 40 Year + Fan, I am used to it and therefore I do not get upset,
so all you younger, newbie Eagles Fans can take it out on me if you want, for it’s doesn’t bother me 1 iota…
This Team is fun to watch, but it’s not talented or well coached enough to play with the “Big Boys” .. I think I have been pretty consistent in this since the Summer… So yeah, take your frustrations out on Posters who follow the Game and tell it like it is…
I ain’t no newbie..we are the same age Paul. Been through the same shit, but don’t flip flop the same. That is not becuase of age, more an insight of character.
Then you should know exactly what I am talking about greenfan..
The Eagles have no CLue about building a Legitimate Contending Super Bowl Team.. It’s been 50 Years already..
Maybe you can’t hide your Pom-Pom’s but I am about sick and tired of these same lame ass excuses from the Front Office to the Coaching Staff… This 2014 Team took a Big Step Backwards
(Outside Special Teams and the DL) and somehow I as a Fan am suppose to be ok with this and the same damn issues that they had a all Season long (Turnover,Red-Zone,3rd Down, Penalities)
I guess am an not a “real fan” because I post my real thoughts about this Team.. I don’t sugar-coat this Franchise like many of you do, It’s an under-achieving Team and Coaching Staff who need to be called out.. So I guess it’s up to me to bring this same garbage out..
Paulman,
I have a hard time connecting Kelly’s college coaching record to his NFL coaching record… If there is some sort of trend that carries over to the NFL then I would have expected Chip’s team to beat Pete Carroll’s team, as he had in college.
How does Pete Carroll’s pro team beat the big boys when he couldn’t beat Chip’s college team? That theory is bullshit
A good coach is important, but it’s not the X’s and O’s – it’s the Willie’s and the Joe’s that win big games.
Because Pete Carroll’s been around and makes adjustments to play to his Player’s Strength’s not the “System” that Kelly seems to be so enamored with.. Carrol’s Background is on the Defensive Side of the Ball, he understands that side of the Ball..
I think Chip Kelly is another ANdy Reid when it comes to knowing,understanding, evaluating Talent on the Defensive Side of the Ball and appears to defer all those decisions and oversight to his DC Billy Davis which may be part of the Problem
I fear that Kelly, similar to Reid is so worried and fixated on the Offense side of things that the Defense never gets their Attention…
Yeah, I don’t agree with any of that.
Pman, spent that final 3 years of the AR pulling my hair out with this organization. Are things perfect now….no. Are things better then when Andy left us with a 4-12 team…yes. Am I frustrated that the team did not address the defensive backfield better this past offseason….you bet. Do I understand some of the outright hatred that some posters seem to have for this coach….nope, I don’t get it.
Csn …bill Davis not sure of Marcus smiths future …having now moved him back to the outside ..really? This dude has 1 tackle for the season on his stat sheet..bill Davis perhaps it’s you…
They need to stop screwing with this kid, put him at a position and allow him to develop. Flip flopping him around only retards his growth. being a rookie is hard enough. He is getting that Brandon Graham treatment.
That’s Funny, about 20 Eagles Players on Defense are unsure of Coach Bill Davis’s Future…
Go ask the Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coach’s (Scott Linehan, Jason Garrett, Bill Callahan) who were giggling when seeing single high Safety Coverage with Fletcher 1 on 1 with Dez Bryant… It was like giving candy out on Halloween..
WIP Mike and Ike show reporting that the Eagles and Brandon Graham are in contract negotiations. Their source..Geoff Mosher.
I am starting to get a bad vibe about the washington game…. damnit RGME and Gruden appear to have kissed and made up, djax is healthy and was openly challenged by his coach, they have nothing to lose– Sanchez is sanchez….
I truly dont think we lose this game a couple of sacks early and rg3 will start to see ghosts. but we gotta go up early cuz u dont want to see djax streaking down the sideline with a game winning td that would destroy us
Originally I figured the Eagles had a cakewalk here, but am now a bit worried…not of the Redskins O, but of the Eagles.
Haslett is going to send 1000 blitzes. And we all know my level of faith in Sanchez. If he gets hit early…….
The same will happen on the other side. Eagles are going to get to RGIII early and often. He won’t be able to handle that either!
0-0 at half??
Best hope is for a nice 1/2 empty stadium (and that’s what it will be….you can get tix on ebay for less than $50 right now)….that building will be a silent mausoleum…..smattering of boos with every RGIII sack or failed scramble….
Hopefully Skins will see that and just lie down like they should…….
Oh yea vinny at my church we have a group package 20 dollars a ticket its pathetic skins fans are done with snyder
Wow, yes, I heard they were literally giving tix away down there. Sham of a franchise…it’s karma!
lol good ole deadskins…I can go to the game but I really don’t want to the people at church are super annoying redskins fans don’t know shit about football they are the most clueless fans
I remember years past where a skin season ticket was gold. the waiting line was like 90 years long. second hand tix were the most expensive in the league… 15 years of winning the off season with over hyped FA has taken its toll….
imagine this what the skins continue to do every 3-4 years is like the 2011 eagles– big gian off season splashes that lead to crash and burn.
For all the real fans that want the eagles to win the off season bowl remember that also remember this… Of the top 15 defensive free agents from last season 12 of them are now on losing teams– the 3 that are not all chose the broncos…
That’s because they are in church, knowledge about the Bible, none about the game.
lol Terrible reason ehl …I know all about the bible in and out and I follow football to a tee…..but then again I played football all my life so I guess i got the upper hand but they don’t even know simple shit
CBS has petitioned the NFL to change the Game from Saturday to Sunday
since no one cares about the Redskins/Eagles Match-up
and are looking to switch to a more meaningful game like the KC Chiefs & Steelers Game …
How Fast the Eagles have fallen from the NFL Headquarters perception
Not due to the eagles cuz the deadskins
Due to Both Clubs
alright anti philly
paul you are stupid… the nfl doesn’t want a high profile game on a prime spot in a half empty, apathetic stadium. shut up
NFL doesn’t want a meaningless Game on Period, they had had enough terrible games this Season on Thursday Nights, Sunday Nights and Monday Nights.. This Thursday its the Jaguars/Titans..
Who the F schedule’s this garbage game for Week 15
again please take you medication….
Jags/Titans is loaded with GMCliff impact players and head coaching choices.
Redskins have a Native American protest problem, they have an army of police and security in the stadium to prevent Native American from getting on the field.
Nerlans Noel might win the NBA rookie of the year.
2 Jabari Parker out for the year with an ACL,
3 Joel Embiid foot injury,
4 Aaron Gordon injured,
6 Marcus Smart injured,
7 Julius Randle out for the year knee inury,
9 Noah Vonleh sports hernia snail pace trying to return,
11 Doug McDermott out for a month,
12 Dario Saric plays in Turkey,
15 Adrian Payne injured all year,
16 Jusuf Nurkic injured,
leaving only two first round picks starting Andrew Wiggins and Zack Lavine ( partial starter because of Rubio injury)
——————
4 person ROY race now between
Andrew Wiggins, and 3 previous years’ draft picks Nerlans Noel and 23 year old Bulls Nikola Mirotic, and 25 year old rookie Nets Bojan Bogdanovic
Trent Cole is undergoing surgery on his broken hand so he is officially out. Brandon Graham will get his first start…ever..I believe. I think he will make the most of this opportunity. Especially with contract negotiations in the works.
a little scared RG3 will sucker him with the read option keeper, Brandon Graham is the perfect stooge for that play since his lack of playing time and excitement to get a start to prove himself.
Trent Cole has played his Final Game as an Eagle.. He’s been a trooper and Wish him well in Future endeavors… He can probably still play in the NFL in a limited role as a Pass-Rushing Specialists Role, but not at the Salary Level that his Current Contract Calls for which is the following
2015 – $11.625 Million
2016 – $12.6 Million
2017 – $14 Million
is marcus smith now a OLB again since the Cole injury or will they put Vinny Curry there to give Barwin and Graham a breather?
Yes..they put him back at OLB. His nick name should be yo yo Smith. he goes back and forth like a pendulum!
MCII is not an ILB and never was projected to be as he is not strong enough to Play the Inside and was only practicing and getting reps there since the Eagles lost 2 ILB’s in Ryans,Goode and Kendricks was banged up also and they needed some depth in case of an Emergency…
make the MSII
EHL I hear you bruh. But I ain’t buying the yoyo theory with Smith. If anything, it was quite apparent to the coaches his ass couldn’t play so they tried to MAKE a position for him. A better example of yo-yoing would be Brandon Graham. The eagles drafted him to play DE in a 4-3; then the geniuses switch to a 3-4 and make him a linebacker.
As much as I would have expected more from the kid, you cannot look at the way that they have moved him back and forth between positions and not think that they have done this rookie wrong. Kelly and Davis need to be held accountable by Lurie as to how they handled this first round pick.
The Goal all along for MSII was to be trent COles Replacement in 2015 and beyond… Especially since the Team was still unsure last Spring about Brandon Graham’s Future.. There was never a indication or expectation from Eagles Front Office an Coach’s that MSII would contribute or even see the field much in 2014…. Who was going to step in and take Snaps away from Veteran LB’s as Barwin,Cole & Graham
Now Fast forward 8 Months time and the Eagles have been very happy about Brandon Graham’s Development at OLB and are in Fact offering him a nice long-term extension… This was no given back at Draft time
Also the Eagles would have to say that they were happy with Trent Cole’s Play this Season, so looking back, anyone can say that MSII Selection was a Mistake, but in reality, his Selection was made for 2015 and Beyond for when Trent Cole is gone and possibly could have let Graham go if he didn’t step up and improve like he did…
Now fast forward to
Allowing myself to envision the Cowboys in the playoffs and not the Eagles makes me sick to my stomach. I’m trying to stay positive with my outlook, but I have so much disgust for how that game played out Sunday night, I’m angry at what this season has become. We never allowed Chip a free pass, but what he did with his replacement of Reid, how new it all was, it really was a different feel in this city and a new brand of Eagles football. Nobody is jumping ship, but fans know how many different players need to be shown the door, not resigned and what will be available when we draft in round one. The names of players who are potential free agents, not enough on the defensive back list to fix the holes we have. Cornerback, there were so many cornerbacks that could have been taken instead of Marcus Smith. With what we went through with “tweeners” or guys with athletic ability who simply need to learn the system, nothing against the rookie, but I feel we have been patient enough over the last decade with these types of failed promises. Fantasy football is coming to an end; the Flyers are what they are and the Sixers aim for the all time worse record in NBA history. The Eagles were our only hope for a solid postseason run in this city. This sucks, absolutely sucks……….
Don’t forget about Reuben Amaro’s Phillies if you want to add a little Salt to your Wounds.. What did the Phil’s get again for Trading SS J Rollins ?
This is good every once in a while for Philly fans Jeff.. consistent success for all Teams makes for a very Spoiled Fan Base which we have seen from about 2007-2012 era around Philly Sports.. A few down Seasons is needed to flush out the fake, homer Fans
Just like the Mafia likes All-Out Wars every 10-15 Years or so to weed out the problems,fakes,corrupted,poser’s,wanna-be’s. etc,etc , the Philly Sport Teams need to Suck every once in a while to show how fragile and hard Winning really is and how difficult it is to Win Championships..
This toughens up the Fans, makes them more cynical and less trusting, but it also makes the Fans stuck in the Pockets of Ownership when they do Win and then the “Ga-Ga Fans and Local Media” go on and treat hte Players/Organizations as “Gods” . It’s a crazy thing that Sports in Philly have always been, generation after generation…
two pretty good pitchers… one a first round pick in 12… thats what…
Do you happen to know their Names HAC,
I have seen nothing posted to whom they got in return in the Rollins Deal…
Zac elfin (20, first rounder in 12) and tom windle 21 or 22 and a third rounder I think. Both in high A with good SO to BB ratio… Obviously trading an established player for prospects is always dicey… Think of all the trades for established players the Phil’s made and so far not many have amounted to anything… Phil’s got HOF Halladay and none of those prospects amounted to anything.
Reasonable return on a one year SS … Let’s say one turns out to be a 2 or 3 and one a 4-5 …
monday night football was knocked off its perch this week as a tv show ” Walking Dead ” beat them in TV Cable shows ratings for the 1st time ever. Whether the NFL over exposed their product on too many time slots per week, fans are sick of the Domestic violence or the political pre game messages by the players. Maybe all three but the NFL took a reality shot to the gut with the ratings this week.
The Thursday Night Match-Up’s have really been a Joke, many Games are lopsided due to a very short week to Prepare and the Product of the Game Suffers..
Sunday Night Games have been dud’s also this Year for the most part and after Games Starting at 1pm Sunday and the last Game starting at 830pm
and finishing up around mid-night is just too many Games in a Given Day…
Scratch the Sunday Night Game
Have 2 on Monday Nights – 1 at 6pm Start Time for East Coast Cities
and then a 2nd Game at 9pm for West Coast Cities…
Scratch the Thursday Night Games all together and keep Games to Sun & Mon
***Breaking NFL News***
49ers Release DT Ray McDonald after a new Report and Complaint of “Assault on a Female” from Monday Night was reported to Police Tuesday
if You Recall McDonald had charges from his Fiancee dropped from a September Incidence that Police decided not to Press-Charges on a difficult
“He Said-She Said” type of Case
The 49ers Organization stood by McDonald though they have caught a lot of flak about doing so.. The once he was exonerated, the 49ers kept their Chest Puffed as doing the right thing and standing by their Player, showing loyalty and understanding and now this happens again ..
GM Trent Balke said it was his Decision to cut the chord with McDonald and to move on from him…
If he is guilty he is the biggest dumb ass on this side of creation!
Yep after they were eliminated from playoff contention it was an easy call, the Niners are just as bad in this situation.
Agreed if they were neck and neck with Seattle would they? If the answer is no (and it is) then I call bullshit
Yahoo! Sports’ Rand Getlin reports Oregon senior CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu suffered a “serious knee injury” — believed to be a torn ACL — in practice Tuesday.
Ekpre-Olomu is believed to be one of the top cornerbacks available in the 2015 draft. He was expected to be a first- or second-round pick. At 5’10/185, he projects as an ideal slot corner at the NFL level. If it’s a torn ACL, Ekpre-Olomu won’t be available until midseason next year. Now-Jaguars CB Aaron Colvin tore his ACL at the Senior Bowl last year and made his NFL debut in November.
Source: Rand Getlin on Twitter
Dec 17 – 3:32 PM
Ifo Ekpre – Olomu…CB from Oregon hurt his knee practicing. The team is afraid that it may be a torn ACL, which would kill his draft status…..Oh yeah, Chip…..uh oh.
two weird plays this week I noticed in highlight replays:
Aaron Rodgers fumbles the football for a safety and the ref stops the play because under 2 minutes a fumble cannot be advanced unless by the player that fumbled.
RG3 end zone TD overturned and they lost the football to a fumble touchback while Santana Moss gets ejected for protesting the call.
**Chip Kelly seen a local Steak House in Ann Arbor,Michigan Monday Evening
Chip Kelly seen at Boone zoo…
For those of you ready to move on from Foles you should pay attention to the nfl QB hell… I don’t know if Foles is THE guy but… Cutler with a huge contract benched, rg me has been benched by two coaches (one a HOF coach), EJ Manuel, benched, smith benched, kap in jeopardy, it goes on and on… Finding the guy is easier said than done
****NFL Reports that 49ers is now considering the
U of Michigan HC position and their Offer of
6 Years $48.5 Million Deal making him the Highest Paid Coach in all
Of College Football… Now that the 49ers have been eliminated
From Pist-Season, Coach Harbaugh is open
To consider their Offer…
Remember that I have stated this all Year that
Harbaugh would move on from the .49ers after this
season and that the Michigan Job would be there
If he wanted it… I hope he takes it and turns them
Around…
Eagles should go really hard after DC Vic Fangio
Who probably would go with Harbaugh but would be worth
Talking to…
If Eagles could hire DC V Fango,
Then they could pursue Free-Agents
CB C Culliver and ILB Dan Skuda as upgrades
For Eagles Defense…
See I am thinking ahead on how to improve
the Eagles..
Davis is going nowhere. the D has improved dramatically, secondary needs one corner and a safety–
Secondary needs 2 CB’s, 1 Safety &a ILB
1 corner and 1 safety??????? cary sucks and isnt an nfl starter, nate allen sucks and isnt an nfl starter, bradley fletcher sucks and isnt an nfl starter, jenkins is below average and is barely an nfl starter.
eagles d improved dramatically?????
we are :
27th in the league in ypg allowed, 29th last year
28th in pass ypg allowed, 32nd last year
18th in rush ypg allowed, 10th last year
22nd in ppg allowed , 17th last year
sacks 16th this year, 8th last year
ints 1st this year 29th last year
only improvement i see is in ints,
this d was shit and an embarassment to the city and nfl last and it remains the same way. we drafted 0 d players then make a difference and signed cheap shit bodies. shouldve drafted denard!
boo hoo they are ok– they have improved because they are making more plays– i get so tired of the would of, should ofs… i will bet unless he gets a head job somewhere davis is back– you people are knee jerk reaction types.
was going conservative… don’t know the contract situation of them– was figuring dump fletcher, live with williams and replace allen–
jenkins would be fine with a better partner back there… i realize we all want 4 pro bowlers back there but then reality strikes.
jenkins had a better partner and new orleans and was awful. he graded out basically the exact same as chung…
i highly doubt billy is fired too and frankly im not sure he should as he has 0 talent in the back 4, zero debth in the middle 4…. and you cant coach up dudes with no talent that arguably shouldnt be in the nfl. still no clue why carroll is starting
not to mention this d is soft as fuck. no leaders, nobody talks, no body is a playmaker (although cox is getting there).
its a fuckin disgrace this D and the way the d roster they put on the field gives me little to no confidence in howie roseman
You are a FUCKING MORON! With every post, you expose yourself more & more, of the know nothing ass-hat you are! You are an irrational, delusional nitwit!
mh, that was meant for the dipshit havenoclue! You are correct, & spot on!
hey dcar how is byrd doing down in NO? whats their record? shut up you unfulfilled shallow man
“Unfulfilled, shallow man”??? Is that all you got, you irrational, delusional, lying, condescending, idol worshipping, lemming, incapable of seeing reality, imbecile? Untrue, unfounded, unwarranted titles & labels, is all you are good for! Totally useless, know-nothing, waste of oxygen, ass-hat, you are! It’s quite comical!
BTW, ass-clown, meat jockey, when Byrd is healthy he is arguably the best Safety in the NFL, & head & heels, 20X better, than anybody we’ve had since BDawk! Also, how is your man-crush, off-season prize signing Jenkins doing? 11 weeks MIA now, with nothing but missed tackles (What he is notorious for), you nitwit! Try again stooge!
Byrd wasn’t playing well before injuring himself. Kenny Vaccaro and Jarius Byrd couldn’t play together. Jarius Byrd was a ball hawk free lancer in Buffalo and NO Saints played him like clean up linebacker safety ( much like Deon Buccannon is playing) and he got dominated. It reminds me of Tampa Bay using Revis as a zone system Rhonde Barber type drop back corner when he is the best man to man player in the game. Byrd is a ball hawk not a 10 tackle Linebacker clean your clock safety.
The saints were 1-3 with Byrd in the lineup.
High profile, sexy FA is not the way to success in the nfl. Ask Dan Snyder, he’ll ask DCAR himself who was happy as a pig in shit on July 30, 2011 when the eagles won the off season bowl and it was disastrous.
The fact is the saints were 1-3 with him in the lineup, whether or not he is the best safety is immaterial, it flat out doesn’t matter. They did not improve as a team with him..
Byrd Struggled big time before getting injured
And was not Playing very well and is nowhere
Near a “Top Safety” in the NFL
Saints have already regretted gutting their Roster
To make Cap Space for Jarius Byrd who I predict
Will not even fulfill his 5 Year Deal due to Injuries & Salary
As soon as his Guarantee $$$ is gone, so is he..
That was a terrible move the Saints made last off-Season
Which has directly led to their downfall in my opinion
I take Safeties Earl Thomas, George Illoka,
A Bethea, D Whitner, Eric Berry (when healthy)
B Church, E Weddle, C Chancellor,E Reid, D Buchhanon,
Ha-Ha Dix, D Norris any day over Jarius Byrd
I agree about Jenkins. He is having to make up for how bad the others are. He will be fine.
Someone mentioned earlier that the Eagles should take a look at Kendricks little brother late in the 1st. I am warming to that idea. The Kendricks bros patrolling the middle.
I still think that they don’t have all of the right pieces to play the 3-4. They need an OLB and an ILB to replace Ryans.
The secondary signings and drafting have been atrocious though. That needs to improve.
They dont have the right pieces to play any type of d bugs!
Sign Free-Agent’s CB Chris Culliver of
the 49ers and Safety D’Norris Searcy from the Bills
Then Draft CB’s M Peters & E Rowe in the Draft
Next Season the Secondary
Starters – CB’s Culliver & Carroll with
Peters pushing as the 3rd outside CB and
Have Boykin & Watkins Play in the Slot
(groom Rowe to replace Carroll in 2016)
Safeties –
Starters M Jenkins and D Searcy
with Wolff,Maragos & a mid-Round Draft Pick to
Battle it out for back-up Safety
So let it be written, so let it be done
Marcus Peters has first round talent but 6ht round character issues. He would be an instant starter and upgrade over the corners on the current roster. Question is the culture factor, does Chip want a player with Peter’s baggage? I think we know the answer.
If Trae Waynes is available, he is the guy when the Eagles pick. If not, look at Quinten Rollins in the 2nd round and Josh Shaw in the fourth round.
Safeties Anthony Harris, Jaquisky Tartt, Cody Prewitt and Gerod Holliman are all viable options to fill in for safety help and depth.
Culture beats scheme and talent, unless you’re playing a team that just has more talent. Except last Sunday when the Eagles lost to the cowboys talent last week. On pure talent alone, Marcus Peters should be the pick, but that is not going to happen.
I would not be surprised to see Eric Kendricks get drafted by the Eagles. I also like OLB/ILB James Vaughters from Stanford and LB Paul Dawson from TCU.
would you take a flyer on Louis Delmas or is he too fragile? I dont’ want the eagles to draft a safety, they have no idea how to find one in the draft ( they keep missing)
I think Louis Delmas is a good safety, but yes, he is to fragile and injury prone. They keep missing on safety because their evaluation approach to it must be flawed. Listening to Howie discuss the safety position, I understand why they keep missing. I think the Eagles overthink things when it comes to evaluating certain positions…..safety being one of them. But, if they take one of these guys in my aforementioned post, they will get it right….FINALLY!!!
eagles have altered DL with OL recently( Graham, Watkins, Cox, Johnson, Smith)
i think the eagles replace Herremans with possibility of finding a future tackle much like the Dallas Zack Martin selection in the first round last year. Then I think they go CB in the 2nd. Safety in Free agency.
Check out Safety Da’Norris Searcy from Buffalo Bills who I think would be a nice pick-up in Free-Agency..
He’s 26 and finishing up his 4th Season in the NFL
Has 47 Tackles, 2 Forced Fumbles and 3 Int’s this Season on a pretty strong Buffalo Bill Defense and also shines on Special Teams… I like his game and style of play.. 5-11 210lbs so very solid..
CB – Chris Culliver (6-0 200lbs) of the 49ers
CB – Byron Maxwell (6-1 207lbs) of the Seahawks
ILB Dan Skuta (6-2 250lbs) of the 49ers
ILB Nate Irving (6-2 245lbs) of the Broncos
OLB O’Brien Schofield (6-3 260lbs) of the Seahawks
If Eagles sign a a nice Extension to OLB Brandon Graham as reported, plus they have OLB Connor Barwin for a few more Seasons along with last Years #1 Pick Marcus Smith II, there is little to zero chance that the Eagles are going to pursue Justin Houston as many Posters want them to do… Where are all these OLB’s going to Play..
I like Dan SKuta too, I know he was injured, is it a season ending injury. The kid from Arizona Scooby Wright reminds me of SKuta as far as playing style and energy.
If the Eagles can Land Safet Norris, one of the CB’s
and one of the LB’s.. then Draft a CB, WR, OL, Safety and DL/LB Depth, they should be in good Shape…
The Eagles can get a very good Guard out of Duke, Laken Tomlinson in the 3rd round. One Oregon duck I do like is the Left Tackle Jake Fisher 6’6″ 300 lbs.
There are some Good Interior OL Prospects in this Draft
2nd Rd Prospect – AJ Cann (South Carolina 6-3 315lbs)
2nd Rd Prospect – Josue Matais (Fla St 6-6 325lbs)
2nd/3rd Rd Prospect – Arie Kouandijo (Alabama 6-5 315lbs)
3rd Rd Prospect – Laken Thompson (Duke 6-3 320lbs)
3rd/4th Rd Prospect – Jarvis Harrison (Texas A&M 6-3 325lbs)
4th/5th Rd Prospect – John Miller (Louisville 6-2 320lbs)
5th/6th Rd Prospect -Chris Lombard (Notre Dame 6-5 315lbs)
I dont like that fischer kid one bit ehl he is soft as shit…one thong u cant have is soft linemen
I disagree zilents, I think Fisher is a good prospect, I like his technique and he is athletic. I haven’t seen softness from him in the pass or run game. I will be watching Oregon in their bowl game so I will scope that out.
pman, the problem with Caan is he gets beat a lot by speed rusher shooting the gap, if it happens in college, what is going to happen to him in the pro’s.
To EHL , Personally from my List of Guards..
I prefer Jarvis Harrison, John Miller or Christian Lombard as NFL Prospects and better suited for the Eagles Scheme..
3 eagles many thought could be cap casualties after this year and/or worried about advancing age are on the IR list: Herremans, Cole and Ryans
yeah bye bye to at least two of them…maybe ryans back?
Draft Eric Kendricks or James Vaughters for the ILB position.
I really like eric from ucla not as gifted athlectic wise as brother but he is a smart player and always around the ball
Brother Eric Kendricks is listed at only 6-0 230lbs which is too small for ILB at the NFL Level for what the Eagles are looking for…
I like the Following ILB Prospects better
1st Rd Prospect- Benardrick McKinney (Miss State 6-4 250lbs)
3rd/4th Rd Prospect – A J Johnson (Tennessee 6-2 245lbs)
4th/5th Rd Prospect – Stephone Anthony (Clemson 6-2 245lbs)
5th/6th Rd Prospect – Trey DePriest (Alabama 6-1 250lbs)
6th Rd Prospect – AJ Tarpley (Stanford 6-2 240lbs)
7th Rd Prospect – Taiwan Jones (Mich State 6-3 252lbs)
I watch a lot of clemson football stephon anthony is raw but a year under ryans and would be a great replacement but ryans only back on cheaper deal. eric is small and with mychal already on the short side you would want counter act that
I disagree on your Eric Kendricks point, he will gain weight by adding muscle, clearly his body weight now is not the body weight he has to play with, remember, he is not a finished NFL product while playing in college.
CJ Mosely was 6’2″ 230 at Alabame, he is 235 pounds now. Ravens run a 3-4, Kendricks can do it.
Bernardrick McKinney is a thumper, but he lacks natural instincts and struggles in pass coverage, I have soured on him. I just do not see him making impact plays. AJ Johnson is caught up on the legal side of things with a domestic abuse case. Trey Depriest is not agile enough for me. Jame Vaughters reminds of Jeremiah Trotter.
Dam is tawain jones really 7th rd prospect he seems more solid then that
You can also add CB Cary Williams and TE James Casey who are both Highly Paid… At least to my list …
cary will be gone and fletch. our corners will be:
cb1 nolan carrol
cb2 fa or draft pick
slot 3 cb boyking
dime 4 cb watkins
I know we probally wont fraft him because we just drafted ms2 but my favorite pick in the whole draft is vic beasley this guy is always around the ball and causes havoc for qbs. he has a knack for strip sacks but hes a top 20 pick of not top ten by time combine is over
Vic Beasley is a very interesting Prospect..
At only 6-2 235lbs, can he disengage from Blockers and NFL OL once they get a hold of him… I see him as a Situational Pass-Rusher his first couple of Seasons for a Blitz Heavy Team and a lot in the Bruce Irving or Dee Ford or Jarvis Jones mold… I am not sure If I use a Top #20 Pick for a Situational Player, though he’s dynamic
I look closer at Hauoli Kikaha from Washington in the 2nd Round
who is 6-3 250lbs, very athletic and strong as an Ox as a OLB Prospect…
or a Trey Flowers from Arkansas – Flowers is a Athletic Freak at 6-4 268lbs and has a unbelievable wing-span, and a verticle leaping ability ..
I see him as a DE in a 4-3 or a Stand-Up OLB in a 3-4 and reminds me a lot of a Aldon Smith/Whitney Mercilus type.. Long, rangy and explosive who will make a nice Selection by someone probably early-mid 2nd Round
**NFL News**
Seahawks Extend DE Cliff Avril for 4 Years $28.5 Million..
The Seahawks are tying up a lot of good Talent for the next 4-5 Years
I know pman we wont draft him, I want hollomon in 1st rd we need to pair jenkins with someone solid and go after a cb in free agency like maxwell who u stated earlier. He is weak at point of attack but he jas a nasty streak smith doesnt have
If we range from 19 to 24 pick the guy I would go after is hollomon a very solid safety who is a turnover machine maker from louisville hes not a hard hitter but with todays nfl just wrap up or cause a turnover
The only starter we keep back there is jenkins boykins and nolon everybody else goodbye and good riddance
agreed zilents. and i think nolan will start next year. i have been told the only reason he is not starting this year is he is needed in dime packages and cary and fletch cant play inside dime cb. BUT this still makes no sense to me, why cant nolan start over 1 of those two looooooooooozers and when we go dime he goes inside and one of the looooooooooooozahs go outside?
very hard for me to understand why nolan doesnt have the cb1 or cb2 job now… every day at camp he made a huge play (so i read) yet he isnt getting snaps. WTF???????????
I hate even talking about it cuz allen fletch and cary shouldnt start for anybody in the nfl. Im so sick of billy d stating yea cary allen or fletch had a bad game but their our guys going forward. Y da fuck would they be anybodys guys going forward. I swear its like they luv seeing them get ass raped on the field
You know whats crazy id rather have this team be in 3rd and 5 or less then 3rd and long all you gotta do is loft the football up and guaranteed a catch or a pass onteference cuz these numnutz cant get their heads turned around. its scaey as shit watching them play if aint sanchez throwing the ball its cary and fletch getting burnt
Damn i didnt know seahawks gave a extention to lb wright to damn they not gonna be able to pay nobody on offense
This will mean that CB Byron Maxwell & OLB O’Brien Schofield hit Free-Agency.. Seahawks jsut can’t resign everyone …
Eagles need to pounce and probably overpay for Maxwell, but must get better at CB to replace Fletcher
Here is my List of my Top 3 – 1st Round Selections – that would be nice fits for the Eagles based on that #19-#24 Range that Zilents44 Suggests
1) DT Danny Shelton (Washington 6-2 330lbs) – A pure Beast inside that would allow the Eagles to slide Benny Logan to DE to replace the moving on Cedric Thornton… (A Base Defensive Line of Cox,Shelton & Logan would be very difficult to run on for the next 4-5-6 Seasons) and would probably be the smartest and safest move to make here if Shelton is still on the Board..
2) ILB Broderick McKinney – (Miss State 6-4 250lbs) was the force and leader of a very good Miss State Defense the last 2 Years, has played against SEC Talent and Size, is a 3 Down LB and stuff the run, patrol the middle of the field in pass-coverages .. I see a lot of Bobby Wagner/CJ Mosely in McKinney and though ILB Prospects usually don;t get selected in the 1st round, If you can get your future signal caller and leader on Defense for the next 10 Years, then you have to consider Drafting McKinney here
3) Address the OT Position
A) La’ell Collins -(LSU 6-5 320lbs) A 3-Year Starter – Good Feet,Very Athletic, and a very long Arm-Reach and a nice replacement for LT J Peters
B) TJ Clemmings – (Pittsburgh 6-5 305lbs) A real Road Grader and probably best suited as a RT at the NFL Level allowing Lane Johnson to go to LT once Peters Retires
C) Ronnie Stanley – (Notre Dame 6-6 310lbs) a Red-Shirt Sophomore who will need to Physically mature a bit, but I see a very good RT or Guard at the NFL Level, Great Fit & Hands, Very Athletic, reminds me a bit of Evan Mathis/Zack Martin
I don’t like your #1 suggestion, Bennie Logan is destroying people at NT. Nothing against Danny Shelton, I see no reason to move Logan when his playing outstanding football.
Fletcher Cox would like the addition of another Miss St defender, McKinney. 250lb is very big can he stay on the field all three downs? How about converting Shaq Thompson to ILB? (That guy is fast, I don’t know how tough he is to take on OL but I know he has speed, which I think is very important in this defense)
I like your 3rd suggestion the best.
Part of my #1 Suggestion is that I expect DE Cedric Thornton
to leave the Eagles after the Season and sign a larger Contract than the Eagles are willing to pay him, causing a hole at RDE in the Base 3-4 Scheme.. Remember that Thornton was a Restricted Free-Agent last year meaning the Eagles could match any offer and and would have received a Pick in Return if he left which means the Player has little to no leverage and they only signed him for an incremental increase for 1 Year which is now up this Year.. there is little doubt in my mind that not only will Cedric Thornton Test the Marker, that he will receive some strong offers and move on from Philly… I see the Patriots,Saints as very Interested Teams in Thornton
Hes a very strong run defender and makes impact plays but he cant rush the passer with that being said he will get over paid
EAGLES GONNA SMASH THE SKINS TOMORROW.
COLTS GONNA SMASH THE COLTS SUNDAY
IM JUST SCARED ODELL BECKAM GONNA SMASH UP THE EAGLES SECONDARY WEEK 17
your not scared of DJax tomorrow, running right by Fletcher?
NO CUZ IF HE DOES SCORE IT WILL ONLY BE ONCE, HE WILL DO HIS DANCE THEN BE DONE FOR THE DAY. POST A COUPLE 100% TWEETS AND SAY HE BALLED OUT AND GOT HIS….
What will Riley Cooper.do?
2 catches 18 yards and a pancake?
I’d also like to say anyone who said colts are gonna pull luck or anyone Sunday has absolutely zero clue football in any way shape or form.
Only sense I can make of someone saying that is that they’re an Eagles hater praying the colts are ran by an embecile that would would fuck over a shot at a bye and fuck over a shot at hosting the afc championship game
I see 3 Scenario’s only for the Eagles to make it in the Playoffs
1) Eagles have to win both Final 2 Games
2) Cowboys must lose 1 of Final 2 Games
OR 3) Lions or Packers must Lose both of their Final Games (they play each other in the Final Game of Season so 1 will lose)
There is no way the Eagles can catch the Cardinals,Seahawks no matter what they do in their Final 2 games since the Eagles lost to then in their head to head match-ups….
If Eagles Lose 1 of their 2 Remaining Games, then they are eliminated
Brandon Graham to tell the Eagles to go fuck themselves. Do you blame him? All of the sudden the Eagles want to sign Graham to a long term deal as he continues to play 30% of the snaps.Vinny Curry and Boykins will follow suit. If I was Graham i would tell Billy Davis enjoy Marcus Smith next year Im out.
Yeah, dag, Graham has the right to tell the Birds to go fuck, because he has done SOOOOOO much in his career so far. Until becoming a serviceable situational pass rusher this year, he did nothing for 5 years. He is a bust & nothing more than another undersized, square peg, in round hole, situational, rotational player! Get your head out of your ass!
BTW, Curry, Boykins, nor him will get any sort of big $$$$. Curry hardly plays, Boykins has regressed, & Graham is as I described! Stop overrating, & overvaluing these stiffs! Other than Cox, Barwin & possibly Kendricks, who on this team isn’t replaceable & can’t be upgraded?
*defense*
I hope we re-sign him. his production or lack there of in the past ain’t entirely his fault. The way I see it, his injuries first and then the eagles yo-yoing him around with different positions and def schemes were the bigger issues.
In normal circumstances I would agree with you. But for the last 2 years fans have been screaming for Graham and Curry to get on the field. They are both rated in the top 5 in the NFL at there position per snaps. Graham would hav 15 sacks and Curry damn near 18 if they played more than 25 snaps a game. Billy Davis and his worst ranked defense vs the psss continues to hand cuff to pass rushers in there prime. Oh by the way Derrick Gunn reported Graham definetly is going to see his options in FA.
i don’t think Boykin is having a good year.
I thought Graham was under contract next year for $3 million a year? He will get 2 starts to increase his price tag. Pittsburgh was force to franchise tag Jason Worilds because they had no better option. Lamar Woodley is done like Trent Cole, Jarvis Jones is unimpressive like Marcus Smith II, so a career reserve like Jason Worilds hit the free agent jackpot similar to what might happen to Brandon Graham.
Graham will be in very High Demand as a Free-Agent as will Maclin
I see the Bears,Colts, Falcons, Jets all going hard
After Graham
Maclin will be pursued by Many Teams like the
Rams,Chiefs,Vikings, Titans, 49ers, Jets & Browns
Thornton will be pursued by the Redskins,
Chiefs,Chargers,Cowboys & Falcons
Nate Allen will be pursued by TB Bucs,Panthers,
Falcons,Texans,& Vikings & Ravens not for big $$$
But a longer deal and more $$ than Eagles are willing
To retain him for
Lions might pluck Thornton, they have Farley and Suh out there in Free Agency.
Yes, Lions will probably let one of them go
For it will tough on them to sign both…
Farley has had a good Season..
I really like this Shelton kid from U of Washington and think
He can be a stud NT/DT in the NFL
6-2, 330lbs with great feet,high motor
I expect him to rise in Draft as the process
Gets closer and also this a not a real deep DT Class