E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! Birds - Cowboys SNF game thread
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4th & 10 for the Boys, with 1:10 left in the game. Dallas trying a 59-yard FG.
NO GOOD!!!!!
He had the distance, but it was wide right.
NO GOOD!!!!!
He had the distance, but it was wide right.
And that's the game.
26-17, Birds.
The Eagles are still undefeated.
Cowboys made it competitive in the 2nd half, but in the end, the good guys won.
26-17, Birds.
The Eagles are still undefeated.
Cowboys made it competitive in the 2nd half, but in the end, the good guys won.
The Eagles made it a lot closer than it should have been, but they managed to score just enough in the second half to hold on.
6-0 is fantastic heading into the bye week. And their upcoming schedule is favorable to remaining unbeaten for another month or so.
vs PIT
@ HOU
vs WAS
@ Indy
6-0 is fantastic heading into the bye week. And their upcoming schedule is favorable to remaining unbeaten for another month or so.
vs PIT
@ HOU
vs WAS
@ Indy
Living in Pittsburgh I watch or listen to the Steelers every week. I'm mildly interested and it's more fun when they win vs lose, but I really don't get emotionally involved. I can only get emotionally involved once a week - on Saturday, not Sunday. We don't get the Birds on TV too much, I had a little on XM Radio coming back from evening Mass. Merrill Reese is as great as ever on the radio.
The Steelers were pretty good today - they bottled up Tampa and made Brady look old. Pickett started and Trubisky came in after he got hurt. Both guys made some plays, and Chase Claypool came up big when they needed him to.
That said, if the Eagles are solid, they should dispatch the Steelers in 2 weeks. Pittsburgh has Miami down there next week.
The Steelers were pretty good today - they bottled up Tampa and made Brady look old. Pickett started and Trubisky came in after he got hurt. Both guys made some plays, and Chase Claypool came up big when they needed him to.
That said, if the Eagles are solid, they should dispatch the Steelers in 2 weeks. Pittsburgh has Miami down there next week.
It’s an any given Sunday type of league right now. The Eagles have looked vulnerable and the Steelers can certainly beat them.
But those next 3 Eagles games should see them favored by 7+ points each week. That’s a big NFL spread.
I’m trying not to think about last year’s Cardinals right now.
If anyone could put a damper on a 6-0 start it's WestsideLion. He must be fun at parties.
Shouldn’t you be splicing together political ads with selective sound bites? Dr. Oz won’t get elected without you.
Scott Van Pelt and Matt Hasslebeck just did a nice segment about the Eagles RPO on Sportscenter. They showed the same RPO call to AJ Brown in the flat in two spots. One converted a fourth down early and the other went for the Eagles second TD.
They gave the Eagles staff kudos for calling the same twice and not trying to get too fancy. It was also a nice breakdown of how they use their personnel and really force defenses to make choices. On both occasions, Parsons had to commit to shadowing Hurts, which allowed Brown to get open in the flat.
They gave the Eagles staff kudos for calling the same twice and not trying to get too fancy. It was also a nice breakdown of how they use their personnel and really force defenses to make choices. On both occasions, Parsons had to commit to shadowing Hurts, which allowed Brown to get open in the flat.
Parsons was really hung out to dry on both those plays. No matter what choice he made, it would be the wrong one.
It’s super effective against high pressure defenses like the Cowboys, IF you have the QB to execute it. That’s been huge for Hurts this season. He’s seeing the reads clearly and making fast decisions (usually right).
You can see why they moved from a guy like Wentz to a more dynamic athlete. It really opens up the play calls.
It’s interesting that the schedules for the Eagles, Cowboys and Giants all look packed with very winnable games. The NFC East may be back to having 2-3 playoff teams this year!
I saw on Greenberg's show this AM (which I havent watched in years) the one guy who played, and I dont know his name, said the Eagles read where were Parsons was. If he was an off the ball LBer, they threw it downfield. If he was on the ball, they ran it, or RPO'd to his side. He was always in conflict. so how many sacks did he get?
That was Orlovsky.
Zero sacks, and you could see how frustrated he was which I think directly played into his taunting penalty. He got emotional after being constantly out of position in the first half.
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The Eagles once again nearly blew a big lead, but a monster 4th-quarter drive and some timely defense added up to a 26-17 win over the hated Cowboys at the Linc. By Reuben Frank
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I’m sure they all recycle the same lines. I heard orlovsky say the same thing.
you're correct, I had the wrong guy!! sorry but still an interesting point. that discussion is around the 7 mark here. worth a watch
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you're correct, I had the wrong guy!! sorry but still an interesting point. that discussion is around the 7 mark here. worth a watch
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Yeah I thought it was really interesting. And it made sense really. Like I said earlier in the game, Micah really slows down when he has to think. That’s what Sirianni and Steichen were doing to perfection in the first half. Hence my “oh THIS is what gameplanning looks like” comment as well. That was textbook and man it makes me love Steichen and Sirianni even more. What great tacticians
it will be interesting to see how Micah and the Cowgirls respond to this as the season goes on. will they have to rush him from his ILBer position? But that takes away a lot of his game.
Good point and question... Eagles gave a game plan on how to minimize Micah. Now it's up to the Cowboys to make adjustments because no doubt teams will be using a chunk of Eagles plays against the Cowboys defense. Will be hard for some IMHO since they don't have a true threat for RPO like Hurts or and offensive line that can dominate and knock people off the ball.
Exactly.
And he still had 7 tackles (3 solo), 1TFL and 2 PDs. Solid line for the other team gameplanning to defeat YOU
And gave up how many TDs? First time in his career he didn't have a pass hurry in the 1st half. Plenty other 1st's for him last night not in a good way. So we will disagree that is for sure. Compare his stats to the Eagles LBs... Edwards and White... Micah had 0 qb sacks, 0 qb hits. Eagles will take those stats every game against him.
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Valid points for sure. I think he was only responsible for 1 TD (Brown RPO).
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