PHI at STL – 1st Half

Posted: September 11th, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 106 Comments »

Protect Vick.

Control Steven Jackson.

Punish Sam Bradford.

Win.

106 Comments on “PHI at STL – 1st Half”

  1. 1 Eric Weaver said at 5:01 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    For some reason this wouldn’t let me sign in with my twitter account all day.

  2. 2 Anonymous said at 5:14 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Not sure why that is. I checked settings area and doesn’t say anything about not letting you sign in that way.

  3. 3 Anonymous said at 5:32 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Me either. It says that Twitter is having a problem.

  4. 4 Anonymous said at 5:03 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Little dusty here in SoCal during the anthem…

  5. 5 Anonymous said at 5:07 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Dion Lewis has the first dumb decision of the day.

  6. 6 Anonymous said at 5:09 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Could do without Brian Billick…

  7. 7 Anonymous said at 5:10 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Michael Westbrook?

  8. 8 Anonymous said at 5:15 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Yeah, off just a bit.

  9. 9 Anonymous said at 5:13 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    That was not a good opening series. Offense looked very rusty. Timing was poor.

  10. 10 Scott Buchanan said at 5:15 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    O-line looked shaky

  11. 11 Anonymous said at 5:14 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Vick had to get rid of the ball there with them bringin the house

  12. 12 Anonymous said at 5:15 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Early yet. Offense tried to establish the run. Some weird running calls.

  13. 13 Anonymous said at 5:15 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Avant pointing at the blitzer probably isn’t the best protection strategy…

  14. 14 Edward Nicholls said at 5:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    O-line didn’t look /great/ but definitely could have had a worse first drive.

    Nice 3-out please D.

  15. 15 Scott Buchanan said at 5:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    R you kidding me?? Jackson 47 yard td on opening play

  16. 16 Anonymous said at 5:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    excellent

  17. 17 Edward Nicholls said at 5:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Oh dear

  18. 18 Anonymous said at 5:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Fokou and Coleman just over-pursued. Gotta play the right gaps.

  19. 19 Anonymous said at 5:18 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Questions on the OL – sack ,5 yard loss, QB scrambles out of the pocket 2 times – check
    Questions on the LB – 1 rush, 1 TD

    It’s early – but first series for each team – Eagles thought areas of weakness are looking very real

  20. 20 Anonymous said at 5:19 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Cue “Growing Pains” theme.

  21. 21 Anonymous said at 5:20 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Wow. This isn’t looking good. I mean if we have super bowl asspirations, is it really smart to go with this much youth? Jamaal Jackson would have made those mistakes?

  22. 22 Anonymous said at 5:20 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    So far we’ve failed on your first two points, Tommy…

  23. 23 Anonymous said at 5:24 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Long game, long season guys. Take a deep breath.

  24. 24 Anonymous said at 5:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I don’t like many of the ticky tack calls for ruffing the passer, but on the replay it was obvious that the defender lowered his shoulder and leveled Vick well after the ball was thrown.

  25. 25 Anonymous said at 5:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I don’t like many of the ticky tack calls for ruffing the passer, but on the replay it was obvious that the defender lowered his shoulder and leveled Vick well after the ball was thrown.

  26. 26 Scott Buchanan said at 5:27 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Shady for the TD…

  27. 27 Scott Buchanan said at 5:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Vick keeps trying to throw into double coverage…gotta make better decisions

  28. 28 Scott Buchanan said at 5:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Vick keeps trying to throw into double coverage…gotta make better decisions

  29. 29 Anonymous said at 5:31 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Have to admit, that is terrifying me.

  30. 30 Scott Buchanan said at 5:27 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Shady for the TD…

  31. 31 Anonymous said at 5:27 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Can we all exhale now? Not saying Eagles will play better or even that they’ll win. But let’ not go all premature on this team. They need time to grow. We all knew that.

    As an aside, I love the draw play. Very clever.

  32. 32 Anonymous said at 5:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I’m definitely exhaling. Shaky start was driving me nuts. Just needed something to go right. Better now.

  33. 33 Anonymous said at 5:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I’m definitely exhaling. Shaky start was driving me nuts. Just needed something to go right. Better now.

  34. 34 Anonymous said at 5:31 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Come on… it’s the Eagles! I won’t exhale until the game is over. And even then it won’t last long…

  35. 35 Anonymous said at 5:27 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Can we all exhale now? Not saying Eagles will play better or even that they’ll win. But let’ not go all premature on this team. They need time to grow. We all knew that.

    As an aside, I love the draw play. Very clever.

  36. 36 Rohan Erm said at 5:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nice playcall to finish the drive. I’ll take this start, not ideal, but team starting to settle in

  37. 37 Ben Brophy said at 5:34 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    How bad is our run defense?

  38. 38 Rohan Erm said at 5:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nice playcall to finish the drive. I’ll take this start, not ideal, but team starting to settle in

  39. 39 Anonymous said at 5:31 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    pretty impressed with the Jackson td run – the Rams had a blocker on every one of our guys

  40. 40 Scott Buchanan said at 5:33 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    D getting gashed on the ground

  41. 41 Scott Buchanan said at 5:34 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I guess the good news is Jackson is out after the big run

  42. 42 Eric Weaver said at 5:34 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    We knew the wide 9 would usually get gashed by the run. It’s about the D getting off the field so the offense can get the lead.

  43. 43 Ben Brophy said at 5:35 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Sjax on the sideline is a relief.

  44. 44 Anonymous said at 5:35 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Jason…why? Penalties on 3rd down are killers.

  45. 45 Eric Weaver said at 5:36 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Asante is getting some good hits/tackles in.

  46. 46 Anonymous said at 5:37 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Parker on offense! Nice call by Reid. Fumbler right for a touchdown!

  47. 47 Scott Buchanan said at 5:37 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Tapp with the strip JPark with the TD!!

  48. 48 Anonymous said at 5:38 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    The old Tapp and Park! That’s how I drive!

  49. 49 Anonymous said at 5:37 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  50. 50 Andrew Moore said at 5:38 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    TD!

  51. 51 Andrew Moore said at 5:38 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    TD

  52. 52 Anonymous said at 5:41 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Defense is getting gashed, but biggest problem is Fokou over-pursuing. Gotta get him to settle down. Stay in your gap.

  53. 53 Edward Nicholls said at 5:43 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Great penetration on 1st down

  54. 54 Anonymous said at 5:44 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Loss of DeSean Jackson is painful.

  55. 55 Anonymous said at 5:44 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Oops! Didn’t mean LeSean. My bad.

  56. 56 Anonymous said at 5:47 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Time to see how Eagle’s backup running backs can do.

  57. 57 Anonymous said at 5:48 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Tommy – You called it on Dion earning snaps. Nice ist down pick up there. I love the way he uses his blockers!

  58. 58 Anonymous said at 5:48 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Gotta say I’m excited to see Dion in there already. I want to mix him in

  59. 59 Anonymous said at 5:49 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Before the game, I would’ve gladly taken 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.

  60. 60 Anonymous said at 5:49 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Before the game, I would’ve gladly taken 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.

  61. 61 the guy said at 5:52 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    So far this is pretty much all the bad stuff I was expecting.

    Vick looks rusty, OL shaky against pass rush, insufficient running plays called and unnecessary trickery when they do, and D looking shaky against run and getting gashed.

  62. 62 Anonymous said at 5:55 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I thought the OL looked decent. Not good when they blitz, but not sure how much is OL then

  63. 63 Anonymous said at 5:52 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Kelce’s got a bad habitual head flinch before he snaps. Will make it easy for DL to jump the snap.

  64. 64 Anonymous said at 5:54 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    That’s done intentionally, not an accidental flinch or tic.

  65. 65 Anonymous said at 5:55 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    I’m learning, Tommy. Thank you.

  66. 66 Anonymous said at 5:52 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Kelce’s got a bad habitual head flinch before he snaps. Will make it easy for DL to jump the snap.

  67. 67 Eric Weaver said at 5:52 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Vick doesn’t look at all confident in his line or his vision downfield.

  68. 68 Anonymous said at 5:53 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    His timing is off. He’s not relaxed at all. Hopefully he’ll settle down as the game goes along.

  69. 69 Eric Weaver said at 5:52 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Vick doesn’t look at all confident in his line or his vision downfield.

  70. 70 Anonymous said at 5:53 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Colt with a Favorite Flop at anything but the ball there…

  71. 71 Anonymous said at 5:56 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    The wide 9 giveth, and taketh away…

  72. 72 Anonymous said at 5:57 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Wow, that was a bad, bad call.

  73. 73 Anonymous said at 5:58 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Good coverage by Chaney.

  74. 74 Anonymous said at 5:59 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nice coverage there by Chaney. Wish we could eliminate those 3rd down penalties (though that last one was iffy).

  75. 75 Edward Nicholls said at 6:00 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    This Washburn D-line is really showing up

  76. 76 Anonymous said at 6:03 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Can anyone recall the last kicker to miss one from around 50 against us? I can’t.

  77. 77 Anonymous said at 6:04 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Two drops bailed us out there. Karmic atonement for the bogus Samuel call?

  78. 78 Eric Weaver said at 6:05 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    They’re not getting any pressure on Bradford. And this is a team with two tackles that are only in their 2nd and third years.

  79. 79 Anonymous said at 6:05 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    My dog’s getting confused because I keep yelling “Sit!” on our kickoff returns. But at least she knows when to sit.

  80. 80 Matt Hoover said at 6:06 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Stop returning kicks, were on the 20 automatically, were hurting the offense

  81. 81 Anonymous said at 6:06 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Geez, I like an aggressive returner, but wow. Two bad, bad runbacks.

  82. 82 James Reynolds said at 6:06 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Looking at the defense so far, I actually see some good potential. That said, I think we’re gonna have to think about some man to man coverage in the secondary against a team like ATL.

  83. 83 Anonymous said at 6:07 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    They drop ’em and so do we. DJax had a TD there ….

  84. 84 Anonymous said at 6:09 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nerves. DJax didn’t need to lunge. Vick overthrows Avant.

  85. 85 Matt Hoover said at 6:09 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Can the Atlanta Vick please go away? Horrible reads, over throwing wide open wrs, poor pacing on his calls, just settle down

  86. 86 Anonymous said at 6:10 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Why does anyone ever go with 3 man rushes on 3rd and long?

  87. 87 Anonymous said at 6:10 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    The stretch plays are looking very odd. Gotta work on those. No rhythm.

  88. 88 Anonymous said at 6:11 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Did we do this many stretch runs last year? Looks like there’s room up the middle versus to the sideline…

  89. 89 Anonymous said at 6:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nice open field tackle or Vick was gone.

  90. 90 Anonymous said at 6:16 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nice open field tackle or Vick was gone.

  91. 91 Anonymous said at 6:22 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Quintin Mikell = Randy from The Wire?

  92. 92 Anonymous said at 6:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    That’s funny. Love that show.

  93. 93 Anonymous said at 6:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    That’s funny. Love that show.

  94. 94 ike said at 6:22 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    blind side blitzes. after 10 months, the eagles haven’t figured out how to block it.

    what’s the deal?

  95. 95 Anonymous said at 6:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Tommy, are Rams doing a good job reading our screens or are we sloppy with them too?

  96. 96 Matt Hoover said at 6:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Tommy: what did parker say to reid on the sideline? odd he would talk to him during a game

  97. 97 Matt Hoover said at 6:26 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Tommy: what did parker say to reid on the sideline? odd he would talk to him during a game

  98. 98 Anonymous said at 6:29 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Nicholas Cage plays Spags in the movie version

  99. 99 Anonymous said at 6:34 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    9 seconds isn’t enough to take another crack at the end zone????? Why can’t Reid understand the concept of time????

  100. 100 Anonymous said at 6:38 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Sorry to type on your wonderful web site multiple opinions about why the Eagles should get a guy who can return kicks, but it gets frustrating to watch the team make the same mistake over and over.

  101. 101 Anonymous said at 6:39 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    that comment was from a while back.. was signing in and all..

  102. 102 Anonymous said at 6:41 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    nice game by Tapp so far.. and the price is more right than it was last week..

  103. 103 Matt Hoover said at 6:46 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    @ian, lewis cannot be any worse then lawson and calvin last season. I keep thinking they will put ronnie back there, but I guess the idea is to put the explosive lewis back there. Does the 2 drops by DJax have anything to do with the contract problem?

  104. 104 Anonymous said at 6:48 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Just added a new thread for the 2nd half.

  105. 105 Michael said at 6:56 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    do we need a dedicated practice on 3rd down flags??

  106. 106 Edward Nicholls said at 7:51 PM on September 11th, 2011:

    Man this line has played so much better than I hoped today. That and Shady looks another step faster /again/ this season. He must have never lifted weights in his life pre nfl.