It's nice not having any losses but this team needs to go through some adversity in terms of in game stuff. Overall we haven't really been challenged at all. We have a talented roster but my worry is are we just talented enough that we are beating the teams we should do to a softer schedule or are we really for real? I got a feeling special teams come back and bite us at some point. We've been super fortunate on the injury front where so many of the big teams haven't and lost key players or just have an aging roster AKA TB.
We have a few things on our side that usually help. Cohesiveness and no one seems to think they are above the team. I think having Sirianni as a young Coach helps and he can relate to these guys better then anyone. Chauncey Gardner Johnson talked about this aspect on his post interview on CBS on Sunday. They got a very talented defense who has 2 of the best playmakers at either side, one of the top 5 IMHO slot Corners in Avanto Maddox and a starting playmaking Top S in CJGJ. The Defensive front is staked and losing Jordan Davis for the time is gonna suck. I don't think we've played anyone great QB wise this year but the potential for this defense is there to be elite. Special teams has been less then stellar and I don't think this teams really values the return specialist that much.
Offensively we got a top 5 TE and maybe 2 of the best WR combos of X/Y I'd put up against anyone else in the league. AJ Brown is a man amongst boys out there. They have an elite Offensive Line with a ton of depth with at least 3 back ups who could start on any other team in this league and a coach coaching em up everyone else is jealous we have. Our run game has been. Good. Our QB. He's done some good things but I want better. There was quite a few throws he was late on early in the game and the decision on the deep Middle of the field TD to Brown was a good decision but it was a lame duck the defenders should've batted down or deflected. Hurts has shown improvement in a few areas but I still think he lacks in other areas he needs to be good at. Sirianni has done well playing to the strengths of everyone in the offense. He isn't forcing square pegs in round holes here but putting guys in position to succeed. This not only is great for the players on the team but anyone recruited offensively in FA or comes here via draft, trade etc. When you see theres coaches putting guys in position to succeed players love that. Sirianni is also incredible personable with all his guys which bodes well for the coach player dynamic.
My fear is offensively we haven't been challenged and we still at times stutter on offense. I've said before come playoff time defenses scheme to stop the best aspect of a team on offense. Baltimore Lamar Jackson and the team is DOA to the game. We saw last year what happened when TB schemed to stop the run. I'm curious when we get to the post season if we've improved into a better overall team where if our strength isn't there can we still win other ways.
I don't think this is SB or bust either. I want at least a playoff win however like they say no one gives a dam about a record like ours if we don't win the SB either. Taking this from what we Union supporters have said all season even though I think our expectations were much different from the Eagles. No one is gonna remember us for putting up a TD on a bunch of teams on the pitch this year or the fact we broke the Goal differential for a regular season in MLS or the fact we were the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference and got to MLS Cup if we don't win it. Point is we really weren't expected to be title contenders in the NFL this year but no one is gonna give a rats *** about "what we did this year" if we are 1 and done in the playoffs. Fans and critics will say what they've done all year, took advantage of weak schedule, didn't play anyone great, Hurts is a fraud. Hurts is another Lamar Jackson, Eagles won't do good next year, Eagles peaked too early, etc. Then you'll have the hoagie breathers on the sports talk calling for Howie and Nicks heads. Ok maybe I lied there because they'd probably blame Jonathan Gannon before anyone else since he's the flavor of the day for blame since most of these clowns love Old Dinosaur Seth Joyner.
Point is this season won't mean a dam if we get dumped in the playoffs first game we play. Lets at least get to the playoffs though and go from there but not winning at least 1 playoff game will be unacceptable this year still I believe. Our success overall hasn't changed my expectations for this team yet in the slightest. Years ago younger Djax would've said "oh we're the team to beat SB or bust" in a Jimmy Rollins type way but I set myself up for disappointment and didn't understand the game like I do now.
Isn't Minnesota 6-1 and the team to beat in the Playoffs?
If we could see what Philly could do against a real Playoff team, right?
Who did the Vikings lose to because they only have 1 loss and people are talking them up, whoever beat them big feather in their cap.
You are the Philly equivalent to MoP in the Miami threads, I find everything wrong with the team and print it, use historical stories from yesteryear teams in the 70s, 80s, 90s, it's fun.
We're good at it, takes one to know one.
But I still find myself getting caught up in Super Bowl talk and we haven't even won a single Playoff game with Tua under Center
Let's give both Philly and Miami some credit for making 2022 a year where we are even discussing all of this, it's OK to allow ourselves a chance to just enjoy this feeling.
I want to say I understand where you are coming from but you got a Lombardi in 2016 and 6 years later after a slide back to the pack, here you all are 7-0, undefeated.
Cheers!