Official NFL Thread 2009-2010

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Bond

Yeah, that looked horrible. WTF happened?

What happened was the Eagles were finally exposed. I'm a homegrown Eagles fan, but I have no idea how they have as good a record as they do. Their offense, while able to go the distance at any time, is horribly inconsistent and has been all year. They don't put together drives as much as eat up 40 yards at a time when it works, or go 3 and out when it doesn't.

Meanwhile, the defense is pretty average, especially against the pass. They are beat up and I think are worn down from spending so much time on the field this season (a side effect of a dangerous but inconsistent offense).

Personally, if they do get out of Dallas next week, I don't see them going any further.

[ZebraRampage]

Originally Posted by Professor S

What happened was the Eagles were finally exposed. I'm a homegrown Eagles fan, but I have no idea how they have as good a record as they do. Their offense, while able to go the distance at any time, is horribly inconsistent and has been all year. They don't put together drives as much as eat up 40 yards at a time when it works, or go 3 and out when it doesn't.

Meanwhile, the defense is pretty average, especially against the pass. They are beat up and I think are worn down from spending so much time on the field this season (a side effect of a dangerous but inconsistent offense).

Personally, if they do get out of Dallas next week, I don't see them going any further.

You sound just like my Dad. Andy Reid always likes small agile defensive players who can make plays (Asante Samuel making lots of interceptions), and like you said, they aren't good against the pass. Dallas also made them look awful against the run. Being small and agile also means that the defense always gets beat at the line of scrimmage.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by ZebraRampage

You sound just like my Dad. Andy Reid always likes small agile defensive players who can make plays (Asante Samuel making lots of interceptions), and like you said, they aren't good against the pass. Dallas also made them look awful against the run. Being small and agile also means that the defense always gets beat at the line of scrimmage.

My main concerns are with the size but that the defense is so beat up. They've had SIX different players start at MLB this year. Seeing that the MLB calls the plays, thats a big issue.

The far larger issue is ball control. The offense eats up no time, whether successful in scoring or not. This obliterates a defense over time, and I think you're really starting to see the defense drag. They really needed the bye...