Jason Wood
Zoo York
Criticisms aside, can't we take a moment to celebrate yet another win that moves us to 9-4 and positions us to control our own destiny for not only a division title but quite possibly a first round bye?
Sorry, my comments were not meant to be delusional in nature, just thoughts I had about last nights game.I am very happy we won that game (I was expecting a loss because of Asante's absence). I love beating the Cowboys, especially in Dallas.Players that I am glad are Eagles and enjoy watching: Vick, McCoy, Herremans, Avant, Maclin, Jackson, Dixon, Cole, Parker, and Allen.I thought Harbor made some great blocks last night in the second half, Taking out Ware on several runs. McGlynn and Herremans also wereblocking well to open up holes for LeSean. Collinsworth was right that the young corners played much better last night. That was good to see.If the Eagles can win out, we should get a bye. Not probable, but definitely possible if we can get by the Giants this week.Go Eagles!Criticisms aside, can't we take a moment to celebrate yet another win that moves us to 9-4 and positions us to control our own destiny for not only a division title but quite possibly a first round bye?![]()
Wow, horrible night yesterday for injuries.ACL tear for Graham. Damn shame, the kid will bounce back though. He's a got a great work ethic.
Tough loss here, but recoverable considering Tapp's on the roster.Filling in for Bradley is the bigger loss.I think Keenan Clayton better start getting ready. Whatever happened to the other DE they drafted? Daniel Te’o-Nesheim?Wow, horrible night yesterday for injuries.ACL tear for Graham. Damn shame, the kid will bounce back though. He's a got a great work ethic.
Sad part is, Eagles won't see him on the field until the 2012 season. He is pretty much going to miss all of next season. It takes a while for ACLs to heal, especially on DEs who need that movement off the edge. I hate to say it but that was a wasted pick. Wait...I have said it already. Just looks even worse now that he is injured & didn't produce at all this season considering they traded up for him. They need to stop drafting DEs in the first few rounds as they seemed to be cursed.---Does this push Chaney or Gaither into the starting MLB role? I would assume Chaney since Gaither was deactivated. Without Bradley, this has to be the smallest LB core in the league. I think some high school teams have more weight at LB.---While on LBs....Is Clayton healthy? Its a shame he hasn't gotten some time at WILL this year because frankly, I think Sims just isn't good...as I said before the guy can hit, but that is about all. He hasn't played good this season and last night didn't help his cause at all.---Back to MLB...do they look to upgrade MLB in the offseason? I know it was a fluke injury but this is two seasons in a row where Bradley has gone down and this season, he has been up and down alot in terms of performance. I don't have faith in Gaither or Chaney to be starters, depth? Sure but not a starter at MLB, important position there---I guess Te-o & Tapp get more time now. Hooray ?---The RIGHT SIDE of the OL just sucks ###. They really need an upgrade at the RG position. I mean they need to look high in the draft for a RG. Also need someone to push Justice at OT too, that will at least mean we would have quality depth in case of injuries. Peters & Todd played damn well last night, I think Peters is going to the pro bowl.---CBs played pretty good I think. Were a few moments where they got lucky. Still it is a position of concern, same with SS. Mikel, I don't know man.Sadly, the position problems I listed that I think most people can agree on, were the same positions that should have been addressed last season.ACL tear for Graham. Damn shame, the kid will bounce back though. He's a got a great work ethic.
I thought I heard Reid mention something about a hamstring injury, wasn't sure how serious though. LBs right now are Sims Chaney? Fokou...with Gaither as the lone depth since Clayton has the hammy?...Good lord you would think they had 2 draft picks last season or something.This losing Graham thing is really a sucker punch to the Eagles though, I don't think people realize it either. Hope next weeks game they come out relatively injury free.isn't Clayton out next week with a hamstring as well
Pretty sure it has been moved to 8:30 pm Sunday night.ETA: thought you meant the Birds-Vikings game.Is the Giants game really still a 1 p.m. game? Thought for sure it would get bumped to 4.
not according to the eagles site. and the commercial last night was packers-patriots on SNF next week.Pretty sure it has been moved to 8:30 pm Sunday night.Is the Giants game really still a 1 p.m. game? Thought for sure it would get bumped to 4.
Ruptured patella tendon. Done.Anyone here about the injury to Nate Allen? Looked like he just went down clutching his knee. Unfortunately, I am thinking ACL/MCL and done for the year, but haven't heard the official reports yet. Another huge blow to our defense if he is out.
Yep, done for the season.Amazingly though, he toughed it out and was back out there on the final defensive stand that got the Eagles the ball back.Ruptured patella tendon. Done.Anyone here about the injury to Nate Allen? Looked like he just went down clutching his knee. Unfortunately, I am thinking ACL/MCL and done for the year, but haven't heard the official reports yet. Another huge blow to our defense if he is out.
Hey Rocky Bernard,I guess when a team's beaten you 6 times in a row you tend to get a little whinny. Giants Rocky Bernard complaining about the Eagles offensive line.
Last month, it was Chris Canty saying Eagles guard Todd Herremans plays “dirty.” Sunday, after the Giants’ collapse in a 38-31 last-second loss to the Eagles, it was another defensive tackle crying foul against the entire Philly offensive line.
“It’s just that team, they like to play dirty. Same (stuff) they did in the first game and the refs don’t do (anything) about it,” Rocky Bernard told The Star-Ledger. “Just taking cheap shots, after the whistle, tackling, holding, whatever. It’s ridiculous.”
Bernard, who sacked Michael Vick once Sunday, was grappling with Eagles players a few times. He was battling guard Max Jean-Gilles after one play and also mixed it up with tight end Clay Harbor after the whistle. Neither he nor any Eagles players were flagged.
“I’m usually a pretty cool guy, but when they start doing stuff like that, taking cheap shots, that’s when I have a problem with it,” Bernard said. “You try to complain about it to the ref, and they don’t call it.”
Asked what the officials told him after he complained, Bernard replied, “ ‘Oh well, we didn’t see it.’ How could you not see somebody 360 pounds tackling another man or punching somebody in the face? It’s unbelievable.”
But if his case isn’t being heard, should these teams meet again, Bernard realizes there’s only one solution.
“Just take it, I guess,” he said.
http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2010/12...fensive_li.html

But our run defense is pretty solid. That will come in handy. Trevor Laws has been a beast this year.An absolutely stunning, mind-boggling, fantastic outcome. It was my birthday yesterday, and I still can't believe that comeback. Felt like the football gods were doing me a solid.That said, we're really now in a position more than ever of having to win shootouts, which I'm never happy about when it comes to playoff time. No Bradley, no Graham, no Allen, maybe no Kurt Coleman (he got hurt but I haven't heard if it's significant), no Hobbs. Ugh. Dmitri Patterson was a feel good story for a few weeks, but opposing teams have figured out he's awful in man-to-man. Still super fun to watch and that game was one I won't forget for a long, long time.
That's a violation. Hand in your fan card immediately.So funny story from yesterday. I'm at the bar with my buds and after we all got done screaming to the high heavens for Andy to throw the challenge flag (literally 60-70 people in a bar all screaming), I decided I was leaving after the Giants scored the TD. I had a 45 minute drive home ahead and figured I'd get started. So literally the moment I get into the car and turn on the radio, Brent Celek catches the TD pass. Merrill was saying how we finally had something going and I thought "yea right." Then the onside kick. So I'm a bit more optimistic but still skeptical. Then Vick starts ripping off big gains. Then he scores. So now w'ere down 7 and I'm starting to think "no way." We get the ball back, drive down and score again and I'm completely giddy at this point. I'm calling my buddies in the bar and telling them it was all part of my plan to get us back in the game. Then just as I'm about to pull up to my house, Jackson fumbles and my heart stops for a moment. Then, he goes off. Mike Quick was hysterical on the radio. Screaming behind Merrill "He's Going! He's Going!" and I'm laughing hysterically in my car at the ridiculousness of the whole thing. How did that possible happen. From the time I get into my car to the time I reached my house, 45 minutes away, the Eagles scored 28 points. Most ridiculous game Ive ever experienced.
Hey I helped us win by being in the carThat's a violation. Hand in your fan card immediately.So funny story from yesterday. I'm at the bar with my buds and after we all got done screaming to the high heavens for Andy to throw the challenge flag (literally 60-70 people in a bar all screaming), I decided I was leaving after the Giants scored the TD. I had a 45 minute drive home ahead and figured I'd get started. So literally the moment I get into the car and turn on the radio, Brent Celek catches the TD pass. Merrill was saying how we finally had something going and I thought "yea right." Then the onside kick. So I'm a bit more optimistic but still skeptical. Then Vick starts ripping off big gains. Then he scores. So now w'ere down 7 and I'm starting to think "no way." We get the ball back, drive down and score again and I'm completely giddy at this point. I'm calling my buddies in the bar and telling them it was all part of my plan to get us back in the game. Then just as I'm about to pull up to my house, Jackson fumbles and my heart stops for a moment. Then, he goes off. Mike Quick was hysterical on the radio. Screaming behind Merrill "He's Going! He's Going!" and I'm laughing hysterically in my car at the ridiculousness of the whole thing. How did that possible happen. From the time I get into my car to the time I reached my house, 45 minutes away, the Eagles scored 28 points. Most ridiculous game Ive ever experienced.
Not like I stopped paying attention to the game. 
Plus you beat the traffic and got home early.Hey I helped us win by being in the carThat's a violation. Hand in your fan card immediately.So funny story from yesterday. I'm at the bar with my buds and after we all got done screaming to the high heavens for Andy to throw the challenge flag (literally 60-70 people in a bar all screaming), I decided I was leaving after the Giants scored the TD. I had a 45 minute drive home ahead and figured I'd get started. So literally the moment I get into the car and turn on the radio, Brent Celek catches the TD pass. Merrill was saying how we finally had something going and I thought "yea right." Then the onside kick. So I'm a bit more optimistic but still skeptical. Then Vick starts ripping off big gains. Then he scores. So now w'ere down 7 and I'm starting to think "no way." We get the ball back, drive down and score again and I'm completely giddy at this point. I'm calling my buddies in the bar and telling them it was all part of my plan to get us back in the game. Then just as I'm about to pull up to my house, Jackson fumbles and my heart stops for a moment. Then, he goes off. Mike Quick was hysterical on the radio. Screaming behind Merrill "He's Going! He's Going!" and I'm laughing hysterically in my car at the ridiculousness of the whole thing. How did that possible happen.
From the time I get into my car to the time I reached my house, 45 minutes away, the Eagles scored 28 points. Most ridiculous game Ive ever experienced.Not like I stopped paying attention to the game.
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Root for whomever the Bears play. Start with the Jets this week.Yes, if PHI wins 2 and ATL loses 2, PHI is #1.So if Atlanta loses twice and the Eagles win out, I figure the Eagles will get the #1 seed. If Chicago loses once, then we would be tied with Atlantaat 12-4 and we would win the tiebreaker because we beat Atlanta. If Chicago wins out, it will be a 3-way tie at 12-4 and the tiebreaker would goto strength of Victory which the Eagles lead in over both Atlanta and Chicagf course there is no way Atlanta loses their last game of the season at home against Carolina, but I can dream, can't I?What sucks is that if Atlanta wins one of their last two games, we will most likely end up the #3 seed and have to play a tougher wildcard game (most likely against the Giants) then the top wildcard team does (at St. Louis or Seattle). I think all division winners should make the playoffs, but be seeded according to their record.
So if Atlanta loses twice and the Eagles win out, I figure the Eagles will get the #1 seed. If Chicago loses once, then we would be tied with Atlanta
at 12-4 and we would win the tiebreaker because we beat Atlanta. If Chicago wins out, it will be a 3-way tie at 12-4 and the tiebreaker would go
to strength of Victory which the Eagles lead in over both Atlanta and Chicago.
Of course there is no way Atlanta loses their last game of the season at home against Carolina, but I can dream, can't I?
What sucks is that if Atlanta wins one of their last two games, we will most likely end up the #3 seed and have to play a tougher wildcard game (most likely against the Giants) then the top wildcard team does (at St. Louis or Seattle). I think all division winners should make the playoffs, but be seeded according to their record.
On which he apparently suffered a concussion.One thing I love about the Eagles is they always seem to get WR's who like to block downfield. Even though Maclin and Jackson are small, their
downfield blocks allowed Celek to score on the TD that started the comeback.
And wasn't it Avant who had the "Decleating" block on the winning punt return?
I love watching great blocking.
No, me saying that Chicago would lose once was just to show that there are two different ways for the Eagles to end up in a tie for the #1 seed. In a two way tie with Atlanta, or a three way tie with Atlanta and Chicago.Also, the head to head does not apply in a three way tie unless one team has swept the other two or been swept by the other two. That does notSo if Atlanta loses twice and the Eagles win out, I figure the Eagles will get the #1 seed. If Chicago loses once, then we would be tied with Atlanta
at 12-4 and we would win the tiebreaker because we beat Atlanta. If Chicago wins out, it will be a 3-way tie at 12-4 and the tiebreaker would go
to strength of Victory which the Eagles lead in over both Atlanta and Chicago.
Of course there is no way Atlanta loses their last game of the season at home against Carolina, but I can dream, can't I?
What sucks is that if Atlanta wins one of their last two games, we will most likely end up the #3 seed and have to play a tougher wildcard game (most likely against the Giants) then the top wildcard team does (at St. Louis or Seattle). I think all division winners should make the playoffs, but be seeded according to their record.you admit the possibility of Chicago losing once in your first scenario, but not in the second?
and wouldn't Chicago win a tiebreaker with all 3 at 12-4, since they would be 1-0 in head-to-head games, as compared to 1-1 and 0-1?
It was still a great block and shows how far the Eagles WR's are willing to go for the team.On which he apparently suffered a concussion.One thing I love about the Eagles is they always seem to get WR's who like to block downfield. Even though Maclin and Jackson are small, their
downfield blocks allowed Celek to score on the TD that started the comeback.
And wasn't it Avant who had the "Decleating" block on the winning punt return?
I love watching great blocking.
hmm, ok. What you are saying does seem like what I have seen in my experience, but I had gone to NFL.com before posting (http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakingprocedures), which says:To determine home-field priority among division-titlists, apply Wild Card tie-breakers.No, me saying that Chicago would lose once was just to show that there are two different ways for the Eagles to end up in a tie for the #1 seed. In a two way tie with Atlanta, or a three way tie with Atlanta and Chicago.Also, the head to head does not apply in a three way tie unless one team has swept the other two or been swept by the other two. That does notSo if Atlanta loses twice and the Eagles win out, I figure the Eagles will get the #1 seed. If Chicago loses once, then we would be tied with Atlanta
at 12-4 and we would win the tiebreaker because we beat Atlanta. If Chicago wins out, it will be a 3-way tie at 12-4 and the tiebreaker would go
to strength of Victory which the Eagles lead in over both Atlanta and Chicago.
Of course there is no way Atlanta loses their last game of the season at home against Carolina, but I can dream, can't I?
What sucks is that if Atlanta wins one of their last two games, we will most likely end up the #3 seed and have to play a tougher wildcard game (most likely against the Giants) then the top wildcard team does (at St. Louis or Seattle). I think all division winners should make the playoffs, but be seeded according to their record.you admit the possibility of Chicago losing once in your first scenario, but not in the second?
and wouldn't Chicago win a tiebreaker with all 3 at 12-4, since they would be 1-0 in head-to-head games, as compared to 1-1 and 0-1?
apply in this case.
You're right if NO wins out (Better conference record to win the division and to gain the #1 seed) but the Yahoo playoff generator I used shows the Eagles as #1 seed if there is a three way tie between them and Atlanta and Chicago. Check your settings on your generator. If you actually picked all of the games in the last two weeks and they were significantly different then mine, then that could affect the strength of victory enough that yours shows Atlanta as the #1 seed and mine shows the Eagles.Jeff above was right, we have to root for Chicago to lose.hmmm, playoff scenario generator shows ATL getting 1, CHI getting 2 and Eagles getting 3 if ATL loses out and CHI and Eagles win out. That's with NO losing their last game.If NO, CHI and PHI win out and ATL loses out, NO gets the 1 instead.