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Because in between the big play he goes for 1 to 2 yards. Even on punt returns he doesn't seem to have the escapability lately. Idk, I feel like TD yesterday was just a product of having 3 blockers ahead of him with a full head of steam. Maybe I'm over thinking it.
Here we go again....hahaha. he has put up stats the last couple weeks but was a no show for the 1st 2 months, can't stay on the field. Even worse that Mathews.
Guys been one of the most durable backs in the game.Only RB with 300 carries last two years. You're mistaken boss.
Duce handles the rotation
They can come out guns blazing all they want but at this point you have to wonder how many teams are they even more talented than. I don't think they are more talented than Detroit and the bottom line in the NFL is that talent wins games. I thought the defense was a bright spot but not so sure anymore. They've given up too many long , sustained drives to bad QBs. The offense is a hot mess in just about every facet. But it is the NFL so expect the unexpected I guess.
On defense, Everyone except for the superstars are about on the same level. Our defense has enough talent. They happened to have an off game. I expect them to be hearing all week how awful they played. If they have any pride as a man, they'll kick ### Thursday.
The Eagles matchup well vs Det IMO. Their defensive front will give Det's oline fits all game. Still, Det is simply playing better football right now. Plus, they are at home. I'd give a small edge to Det. An important note about the game could be the health of D. Slay. I'm not sure of his status but know he got hurt this week. He's been a top 5 CB since week 4. If he's not in for Det, the Eagles have a great shot.
I heard Jeff Mclane on a sports radio show this morning saying about 95% chance Sanchez will be starting. Even though Bradford might have been cleared by the neurologist, the shoulder is still an issue. On a short week of rest, Mclane doesn't think Bradford will be ready.
good analysis. I agree with all that. Bradford and Mathews are huge losses. At least if Mathews could play, it would help the running game and take some pressure off of Sanchez. I always predict a score each week, and I really hope I'm wrong, but I see it as 24-13 Lions
Shameless bump(with updates!). Foles is hated so much that something like this isn't even worth reporting. Chip actually looks brilliant for trading the guy who won 78.95% of his games and we're cool with the results. In less games, Foles has 8 more TDs and 20 less picks. Chip would probably be worth firing by now if his teams performance w/o Foles held up over 3 seasons. What a joke
Listening to Shurmur right now, this was the first question asked (which QB will be starting). Said 'One of them' and 'We won't learn anything new today as it's just a walkthrough.'
LOL Still on the Foles kick, huh? Talk about being a joke.
I'd be interested in the article you mention, however, it must include the supporting cast each QB had. The skill position players Foles had were far superior than what the other QB's have had. Same with the OL as well. Foles also had the element of surprise with it being Kelly's first season and teams not knowing what to expect. Love or hate Foles, he had a sheet ton going for him when he broke out
You hit the nail on the head. Teams got a year to study both Foles and Kelly's offense. McCoy was still playing great. Cooper had his career year. Everything seemed to work in our favor. Getting upset at home in the playoffs kind of sucked, but I remember how psyched I was going into 2014. Until we fell behind Jacksonville 24-0(or whatever it was) on opening day. Foles never looked the same. Nor did Chip's offense. And McCoy declined a great deal from the year before.
I think that one of the problems with Chip's 2015 offense is that Bradford is no threat to run, whatsoever. Back when Vick ran it, and even Foles to some extent, the first move was always the handoff to McCoy. But defenses couldn't overreact because the QB could pull it back and run himself. It gave the defense two things to be leery of right off the bat. Of course, the QB could also pull back the handoff and throw downfield. So each play came with three options. That's a lot to defend. This year, teams only have to defend two options. Handoff or play action pass.
It all depends if he learns from his mistakes....which is usually the difference between an average coach and a great one. Kelly is supposed to be an offensive guy...well, how does an offensive guy neglect the playmakers like he has over the course of 2 seasons? If he learns from this year and gets a true target, one that teams have to account for, the offense will show back up. As much as I agreed with letting Jackson go, he made it a lot easier for other guys to get better opportunities. Who do we have that does that now? As an outside fan looking in, who do you see on our offense that you have to game plan for? Who is the threat to score from 50-60? Who is the guy that will crush you in a drive with 4-5 catches? We just don't have that guy at all. Riley Cooper is a starting WR on our team and just this past Sunday caught his first pass since 10/19/15. How is that possible in today's NFL?
Agree with everything you said here except your choice of naming Wilson an elite quarterback. He's come crashing down to earth this season. His skillset would be a nice fit in Chip's offense, but I don't believe he's even a top ten NFL quarterback. Even Brady looked average last night when he was under pressure and without a lot of great targets. I would think having Edelman and Dion Lewis, would make Bradford and the offense look much better than it has. Just like it made New England and Brady look much better. It sucks to realize that we had Dion Lewis and let him go. Although that was Reid and not Kelly.
I agree....when I said Wilson I had his peak in mind and should have been more specific. The main point I was getting at is that you cant have an average QB and compound that with bottom 3-5 NFL weapons. No system can maintain success with that mix
thats completely correct. It IS simple. Everyone keeps calling into the radio about them only having 5 plays, but the reality is that there are a few base plays that have multiple options built in. Those wrinkles are what keeps the defense playing back on their heels. Combine that with the super fast pace and defenses really start to make mistakes, especially if you've been effective and wearing them out. By the third and fourth quarter, theoretically, they should be gashing in the run game and hitting for long plays.
Also add in that they aren't going deep. So basically a defense has to play 15-20 yards of field at a time with no fear of a QB running. Pretty easy. The speed is the equalizer.
There actually is one. He would rather post in here as there's more people and he is pretty much begging someone to argue with him at this point.
Yeah, unfortunately the bullets came out of ShaBuck's gun once Foles was benched for Case Keenum., Kind of hard to argue your point when the guy you've been bragging up all year doesn't even have a job anymore. Not sure he'll ever get over that one. :(
And now we're going to win by 11?! Make up your mind man! You change your opinion on this team more then a woman changes her clothes.
I actually see where Insein is coming from, though. I picked Detroit to win earlier in the thread. Philly just doesn't look like it could beat anyone over the last six quarters they've played.
Vick, Barkley and Sanchez played under the same(at times better) conditions as Foles.
You did see where I said I calmed down from the Monday reactions. You can't take what I say seriously after a loss until Tuesday.
I think this about the Detroit game. Not the short week travel thing but just ebb and flow. Sesosn on the line. Guys do have personal pride and Chip probably does adjust a bit.
Fair enough, will remember that in the future
Ya I was going to mention the same thing. The Jets game was the only game this year that I really felt bad going into (Well, I didn't think we'd beat Carolina either because contrary what everyone said, they are a damn good team). Yet somehow, we pulled it out vs the jets when EVERYTHING seemed to point towards a loss heading into that game.
I'm making a Chip Kelly point on the heels of a blowout. Foles just happened to play here, as did McCoy, Maclin and cast. Can't ignore the facts.
You guys have taken a dump on what used to be an informative thread with info on the team. No one wants to hear you cry about a backup quarterback that's not on this team anymore, and I was a big Foles fan. It's just brutally redundant at this point, start a thread specific to it instead of destroying this one.
And no one is arguing with you about that. Is there a point to the exact same theme you've been stuck on for 8 month? One and done in 2013. Didn't make the playoffs last year. Were you expecting a magical breakthrough for Foles this year had he stayed here? A return to 2013 perhaps? Sure doesn't look like he's capable of that these days, does it? Chip wasn't satisfied with a below average QB and not making the playoffs, so he took some chances. I applaud him for that, although not for every individual move. I, to, would have let McCoy go for that money. And liked getting Alonzo in the trade. Not sure we needed to sign both Murray and Mathews. I criticized that move. Thought Maxwell was a good signing based on his play in Seattle. Chip was wrong on that one and so was I. Based on his second half of 2014, I'm sure Chip thought Jordan Matthews was ready to assume the WR1 duties and wanted to use the money elsewhere that Maclin wanted. Matthews hasn't progressed at all since last year. But Maclin hasn't been an all-star in Kansas City either. You're stuck in the past. Two years in the past. 2013 was fun. 2014 wasn't. At some point, maybe you should worry about the present team. Might make you sound less bitter and childish.
now you're just feeding his ignorance. He gets off only on foles talk, don't provoke any more dumb posts by him. We just need less responses to his trolling, and a win this week and he'll go away.
