PHI at PIT – 2nd Half Thread

Posted: October 7th, 2012 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 267 Comments »

We’re down 10-0.

* Vick has a pair of costly fumbles.

* The OL is getting confused by some blitzes.

* Balanced offense so far. No complaints there.

* No big plays for the offense. Could use one (25 or more yds).

* Defense isn’t getting enough pressure on Big Ben. Might want to mix in more blitzes.

* PIT’s short passing game got going in the 2nd half. Need to adjust for that.

* We were down 17-7 at half vs BAL. This is still a very winnable game.

267 Comments on “PHI at PIT – 2nd Half Thread”

1 lilmc said at 2:45 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Let’s start small. How about some good kick coverage to start.
2 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:45 PM on October 7th, 2012:
i would love to see a kick through the back of the end zone
3 dropscience said at 2:46 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That’ll work.
4 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
HOLY SHIT AMAZING KICK & COVERAGE!
5 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
gotta love colt anderson.
6 Daniel said at 2:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
go colt, go!
7 Corry Henry said at 2:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
So colt anderson DOES make a difference
8 Matt Hoover said at 2:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Why are we getting away from Havali as the lead blocker for Shady? That was working why stop?
9 dropscience said at 2:48 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Ugh.
10 bdbd20 said at 2:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Well, it looks like we won’t have to deal with Big Ben scrambling.
Their running game is looking pretty good.
11 Baloophi said at 2:50 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Zero pressure.
12 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:50 PM on October 7th, 2012:
even when we have good coverage in the secondary, they still complete the pass. damn…
13 Baloophi said at 2:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Thank the maker!
14 bdbd20 said at 2:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’ll have to admit that was great chemistry between Ben and Wallace on that play.
15 ACViking said at 2:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Eagles once led 79-1 in yards.
Outgained about 180 – 30 after that.
16 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
oh my guh.
17 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
punt return team is almost laughably bad these days. can’t wait to see the penalty…
18 phillychuck said at 2:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Is Nnamdi becoming a liability? Seems other teams are attacking him.
19 Baloophi said at 2:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Becoming?!
20 bdbd20 said at 2:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Nnamdi is what he is. He is not Revis, but he can be good. No CB is gonna look good when the D-line is getting whipped.
21 DamonL86 said at 2:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Our return game is a joke
22 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
lets try this once again. last return was for a whopping 3 yards. lol
23 dropscience said at 2:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Agreed, and I bought in during the preseason. Shame on me.
24 lilmc said at 2:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
He is averaging 5 yards a return. Why not Desean?
25 Baloophi said at 2:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This will give us a chance to fumble the return…
26 bdbd20 said at 2:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Moten looking good so far. I believe he drew that penalty.
27 TommyLawlor said at 2:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
He did.
28 Corry Henry said at 2:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
There’s always about 7 black jerseys waiting when Johnson catches the punt.
29 TheRogerPodacter said at 2:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
per joe buck – rekick cost us about 1 yard of field position. but hey, we got a nice punt return.
30 ACViking said at 2:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
T-Law:
Has the NFL solved the Eagles’ version of the Wide 9?
31 iskar36 said at 2:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Honestly, if that was against us, I would be pissed, but I’ll take it if we can jump start our offense.
32 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
i’d be pissed at whoever the defender was for leading with his helmet like that. either go in to wrap up or lead with your shoulder.
33 iskar36 said at 3:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That wasn’t the penalty though. It was a “late hit”. In fact, I’m not even sure you can be called for helmet to helmet once the player is established as a runner.
34 phillychuck said at 2:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Clark should get a fine, too.
35 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:00 PM on October 7th, 2012:
interesting that on 3rd & 2, we run behind the two TE. someone on the OL got some awesome push on the left side too.
36 dropscience said at 3:00 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Watkins did something we can be happy about for once.
37 Baloophi said at 3:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Let his man beat him so he could recover the resulting fumble.
38 dropscience said at 3:04 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Touche’.
39 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:00 PM on October 7th, 2012:
omg vick. hold. on. to. the. ball.
40 iskar36 said at 3:01 PM on October 7th, 2012:
For fuck sake. Someone make Vick hold onto the fucking football!
41 Baloophi said at 3:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
He needs some sort of high-powered electromagnet attached to his magical kevlar vest… that way when he tucks to run the ball will stay attached to his body.
42 phillychuck said at 3:01 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Fine him, too. Steelers need to figure out they can’t play like that in 2012. Aikman doesn’t get it, either.
43 rls255 said at 3:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That’s cause Aikman took too many hits to the head, just doesn’t compute to him.
44 A_T_G said at 3:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’d like to see a little no huddle. Maybe it would get Vick into the game.
45 rls255 said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Maybe their saving it for the 4th? I wanna see it too, been working for us.
46 bdbd20 said at 3:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Mundy has a rep as a headhunter. Nice job of Maclin of playing dead there, if that was a flop.
47 phillychuck said at 3:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Whn Vick throws the ball on time, he throws really nice passes. They need to scheme so that he doesn’t have to scramble.
48 iskar36 said at 3:04 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That is 4 times Vick has not had good ball security. If we lose this game, it is all on Vick.
49 Corry Henry said at 3:04 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’m always curious as to why players act shocked when they get a flag after a hit like Mundy and Clark each had. If you lower your head and launch, you’re going to get a flag and then a fine. Refs are erring on the side of caution. Simple as that.
50 A_T_G said at 3:04 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Steelers looked pretty pissed about the TO. Hope that comes back to bite them.
51 lilmc said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Harrison has not gotten his late hit flag yet!
52 rls255 said at 3:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
SHADY!!!!!!!
53 ACViking said at 3:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Run the Damn Ball.
54 ACViking said at 3:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
It felt good to say . . .
55 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
gotta love mccoy. we need to keep getting him the ball in space!
56 TommyLawlor said at 3:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Great play call, great job by Shady. Huge TD.
57 Corry Henry said at 3:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Shady is easily what Brian Westbrook was to this offense. When he’s going, this offense is going. When he’s not, the offense is stagnant.
58 rls255 said at 3:07 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Agree, he cut that back and burst up the seam. Nice work on that one!
59 Baloophi said at 3:07 PM on October 7th, 2012:
A good defensive stop here and there’s cause for optimism…
60 ACViking said at 3:07 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Quick pass to the RB in space . . . a Bill Walsh classic WCO.
Works great when you have a McCoy there.
Now . . . SACKS. We need SACKS.
61 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:10 PM on October 7th, 2012:
no sack there, but again some good pressure on 3rd down.
62 iskar36 said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
At some point though, the “good pressure” should lead to sacks. We have 7 sacks in a little over 4.5 games, that simply is not good enough.
63 A_T_G said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Hmm, those quick passes into the blitz work pretty well. Someone should write that down.
64 ACViking said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
T-Law:
Quick question . . .
What adjustments do you see the offense having made at halftime?
65 TommyLawlor said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Nothing stood out to me there, except for the quick pass vs blitz on the TD.
66 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
aaaaaaaaaaaaand once again, we can’t cover kickoffs.
67 Corry Henry said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
And the special teams just lets the momentum swing right back.
68 Baloophi said at 3:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
RE: kick-off problems. Are we better served just kicking it out of bounds?
69 TommyLawlor said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Guys were right there, just missed on that tackle. Wasn’t like last week when there were huge running lanes.
70 phillychuck said at 3:09 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Who missed that tackle on the kickoff? 57?
71 ACViking said at 3:09 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’m Sorry.
BOBBY APRIL NEEDS TO FOLLOW ROLLE TO THE BREAD LINE
72 phillychuck said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Sadly, I agree.
73 Zachary Kaplan said at 3:09 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Need a TO at some point. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t see us on the right side of the outcome of this game if we stay -2.
74 rls255 said at 3:09 PM on October 7th, 2012:
With this rain our D needs to start trying to punch the ball out. BDawk was awesome at that. First guy make the tackle, second go for the ball.
75 Corry Henry said at 3:10 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’ll take a 3 and out.
76 Ben Hert said at 3:11 PM on October 7th, 2012:
LANDRI!!! Awesome play!
77 Baloophi said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
When you’re a punt returner, what’s the idea behind telling your punt-returners to get away from the ball… but then you get real close to it? Can anything good come out of that?
78 Daniel said at 3:13 PM on October 7th, 2012:
No and I don’t know what the last guy was doing either. Missed who it was, but he was hovering and looked like he went to fake grab it. Really stupid and dangerous.
79 aub32 said at 5:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
it was colt. he was going to pick it up after the steelrs player touched the ball. if the steelers touch the ball first, then it’s a free return. if we turn it over it goes back to the spot it was touched
80 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
such a long punt, i am AMAZED that we didnt even have a chance to return that one. it looks like we are keeping a guy halfway back to block the first guy that gets by on the outside, but it can’t help us if theyre getting by on all sides.
81 phillychuck said at 3:13 PM on October 7th, 2012:
You’ve got to catch the punt to return it. Johnson made no attempt to catch it. Bring back Chad Hall.
82 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:13 PM on October 7th, 2012:
i hear reno mahe needs a job.
83 iskar36 said at 3:14 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I don’t want Hall back. Get Jackson back there. He is an actual weapon as a returner.
84 phillychuck said at 3:18 PM on October 7th, 2012:
At least Hall caught the ball in the air.
85 Daniel said at 3:12 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Guys, other than the TD and Landri being awesome — anyone notice the other team had to burn a timeout before we did!? We’re almost done the third quarter and big red hasn’t blown one yet!!
86 ACViking said at 3:14 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Re: Demarius Johnson
Has he lost his confidence?
87 Corry Henry said at 3:14 PM on October 7th, 2012:
…did anyone else just get the Greenbay-Indy call?
88 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:14 PM on October 7th, 2012:
now FOX starts playing audio from another game? sounds like mike mcglynn is hurt…
89 Corry Henry said at 3:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That was an ugly series.
90 ACViking said at 3:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
A Deion Lewis sighting
91 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
this OL is a mess. mixing up the calls before the play even starts…
92 rls255 said at 3:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
nice coverage on that punt
93 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:16 PM on October 7th, 2012:
gilyard first one down there and didnt give up on the play when he missed.
94 Baloophi said at 3:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Good punt and coverage there.
95 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:16 PM on October 7th, 2012:
was that last drive a 3 & out with 3 passes? sigh.
96 Baloophi said at 3:17 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Perhaps, but just as importantly, 0 fumbles.
97 phillychuck said at 3:17 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Very big defensive series here. Gotta stop ’em if we hope to win.
98 Baloophi said at 3:17 PM on October 7th, 2012:
If you could schedule a turnover, now would be an excellent time.
99 Baloophi said at 3:19 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Last year’s run D making a cameo…
100 phillychuck said at 3:20 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Kendricks has been getting dominated on run plays. “Bout time for play action.
101 Daniel said at 3:20 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Exactly what I just said.
102 ACViking said at 3:19 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Re: Turnovers
Best bit of information I’ve heard in a long time (no offense, T-Law).
The Eagles are really struggling getting TOs the last 2 seasons.
103 phillychuck said at 3:19 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Hit on Griffin should be a fine, too.
104 Daniel said at 3:20 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Pay $25,000 to stay 5-0. Sounds like a bargain.
105 ACViking said at 3:19 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I love watching DRC on running plays
106 rls255 said at 3:20 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Come on D, step it up!
107 phillychuck said at 3:20 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Kendricks high ankle sprain.
108 rls255 said at 3:21 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Damn…I hope he’s ok.
109 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:22 PM on October 7th, 2012:
walking very carefully. hope its nothing severe!!
110 DamonL86 said at 3:21 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Marching right down the field on us
111 rls255 said at 3:23 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Casey Matthews sighting…with the stop on that run.
112 Corry Henry said at 3:23 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Casey Matthews sighting…interesting.
113 Baloophi said at 3:24 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Let’s hope we keep this to a FG…
Fumbling in the end zone was a disaster. Even if we “only” get a FG there, we’d be within one possession no matter what happens here. Remember, the Steelers can easily manage an 8 minute drive.
114 TommyLawlor said at 3:24 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Must hold them to a FG on this.
115 lilmc said at 3:27 PM on October 7th, 2012:
We are getting a lot of Mamulas’ today. We have to finish with sacks.
116 iskar36 said at 3:25 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wow. Miller was open though. We got lucky.
117 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:26 PM on October 7th, 2012:
very lucky!
118 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:26 PM on October 7th, 2012:
looked like it was casey matthews who lost him
119 rls255 said at 3:26 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Yeah, looked like Matthews let him go and Allen came over late. Glad it was an errant throw!
120 TommyLawlor said at 3:26 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Lucky is okay
121 Baloophi said at 3:26 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Ice him, Andy!
122 TommyLawlor said at 3:26 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Jerk.
123 ACViking said at 3:27 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Yardage . . . 268-78 since late in the first Q
124 Ben Hert said at 3:27 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Casey Matthews sighting…on that blown coverage =(
125 CampDracula said at 3:28 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That was bad D, but I can’t helps but hold the previous offensive possession partially at fault. McCoy scores. The defense followed up with a 3 and out… And the Eagles had a 3 and out with 3 straight passes. In the rain. Against a weak run-D.
126 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:29 PM on October 7th, 2012:
only a 17-18 yard KOR. thats pathetic!!
127 rls255 said at 3:29 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Nice to see the I-formation. Keep in coming MM!
128 Baloophi said at 3:30 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Bad spot
129 rls255 said at 3:31 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I agree, I think he had the 1st.
130 Corry Henry said at 3:31 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Forward progress should get him the first down.
131 dropscience said at 3:31 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Don’t think that was the most generous of spots, but I’m not sure I want a challenge.
132 iskar36 said at 3:31 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Definitely need to challenge. At the very least you call a time out for a potentially big play.
133 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:32 PM on October 7th, 2012:
thats my thinking as well. plan for it being short so you are ready to play it if you need.
134 bdbd20 said at 3:31 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Not sure AR’s gonna win this challenge. Refs will probably just take the easy way out.
135 phillychuck said at 3:31 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Bad spot, but you’re not going to win this challenge. Another 3 and out.
136 TommyLawlor said at 3:32 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Was bad. I think they’ll move the ball forward, just don’t know if it will be enough for the 1st.
137 Baloophi said at 3:33 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Right. The goal here should be to “win” that timeout…
138 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:34 PM on October 7th, 2012:
if they move the ball forward, but it is still not enough for a first down, does andy lose his challenge?
139 ACViking said at 3:33 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Where the Hell is Mike Perreira?!
140 phillychuck said at 3:34 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Game on the line.
141 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:34 PM on October 7th, 2012:
holy crap mccoy. amazing work there.
142 phillychuck said at 3:34 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Great run by McCoy.
143 Baloophi said at 3:34 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wow. Dicey.
144 Corry Henry said at 3:34 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wow McCoy!
145 bdbd20 said at 3:35 PM on October 7th, 2012:
AR channeling his inner Switzer.
146 ACViking said at 3:36 PM on October 7th, 2012:
The play worked.
But that’s a BARRY SWITZER!
147 Baloophi said at 3:36 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Nothing but short passing so far this half…
148 phillychuck said at 3:37 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Andy burning more TOs.
149 iskar36 said at 3:37 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Oh come on!!! Keep those time outs!
150 DamonL86 said at 3:37 PM on October 7th, 2012:
good use of a T.O
151 Baloophi said at 3:37 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Timeout????? Yeah, we won’t need more than one the rest of this game…
152 Zachary Kaplan said at 3:37 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Awesome drive. Waste a TO on the challenge. Waste a TO on a 3rd and medium. Good thing this game is a blow out and we won’t need those later.
153 Baloophi said at 3:40 PM on October 7th, 2012:
If you go for it here, at least do playaction and stick it to them.
154 Baloophi said at 3:41 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That’s why I’m a coach!
155 ACViking said at 3:40 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I like both Maclin and D-Jax.
But this offense would benefit immensely by a BIG wideout who can make plays.
156 CampDracula said at 3:41 PM on October 7th, 2012:
agreed. Especially with this o-line.
157 Corry Henry said at 3:40 PM on October 7th, 2012:
No Havili on the field? I do’nt like that on 4th and inches.
158 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:41 PM on October 7th, 2012:
mccoy is a beast on short yardage (goal to go excluded)
159 ACViking said at 3:43 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Haven’t seen Bryce Brown since that 3-yard run where he got clunked in the head
160 Ben Hert said at 3:45 PM on October 7th, 2012:
BIG PLAYS!!!
161 Corry Henry said at 3:45 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Variation of the Brent Celek screen there.
162 Baloophi said at 3:46 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Time for the old Celek slip the other way throw…
163 Baloophi said at 3:46 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wrong play but I’ll take it!
164 TommyLawlor said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Right guy, wrong play. Great result.
165 dropscience said at 3:46 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Fuck yeah!
166 rls255 said at 3:46 PM on October 7th, 2012:
YEAH!!!!!!!!!
167 bdbd20 said at 3:46 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Even if we lose, this has been a great comeback by Vick. Nice to see.
168 iskar36 said at 3:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Fuck yea!!!
169 CampDracula said at 3:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This team is bad for my blood pressure.
170 lilmc said at 3:48 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I swear they are taking more years off my life than my kids.
171 TommyLawlor said at 3:48 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’m a walking heart attack.
172 Corry Henry said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I’m pretty sure being a fan of this team has shortened my life span by a good 15 years.
173 Corry Henry said at 3:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I don’t want to lose, but seeing them come back like this makes me feel better.
I’ll still be a dick to all the Steelers fans I work with regardless.
174 phillychuck said at 3:47 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Leave Vick on the bench for the first three quarters, then bring him in in the 4th. Yeah, I know, never happen.
175 TommyLawlor said at 3:48 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Almost sounds like a good idea.
176 nicolajNN said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Now we need the D to step up again as well…
177 slackerjoe said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
1 point lead – this is our specialty!
178 CampDracula said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Pipe down!
179 ACViking said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
The Eagles were 6 inches from being up 21-13 . . . FUMBLE
180 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:49 PM on October 7th, 2012:
a touchback! way to go ST!
181 phillychuck said at 3:50 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Pretty obvious hold.
182 Corry Henry said at 3:51 PM on October 7th, 2012:
kendricks is back on the field.
183 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:51 PM on October 7th, 2012:
i just noticed on this play (1st and 20), that babin started to rush, realized he wasnt going to get there, and he ran back into coverage. interesting.
184 Thorin McGee said at 3:51 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Who does Cologne keep holding? is that Cox?
185 rls255 said at 3:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
cOME ON d, THIRD DOWN STOP!!
186 rls255 said at 3:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wishful thinking I guess.
187 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
zone defense. nope.
188 iskar36 said at 3:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
We are giving them way to much time to throw though. Our dline has not played well this game.
189 CampDracula said at 3:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
A blitz once in a while helps.
190 dropscience said at 3:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Grr. Get. Off. The. Field. Defense.
191 CampDracula said at 3:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Did we blitz at all in this game?
192 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
yea, i’ve seen it a few times., but not too often.
193 Daniel said at 3:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Our team cannot play zone.
194 phillychuck said at 3:53 PM on October 7th, 2012:
We simply can’t play zone coverage underneath.
195 phillychuck said at 3:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Kendricks back in the game, at least.
196 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:54 PM on October 7th, 2012:
COME ON DEFENSE!
197 TheRogerPodacter said at 3:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I hate it how we hit the guy close to the LOS, but they continue to work for another 3 or 4 yards…
198 onemorebop said at 3:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Feel like we should just let them score the TD and save some clock … sigh.
199 rls255 said at 3:57 PM on October 7th, 2012:
No way, they have too much field to go, if they were at the 5 yard line maybe.
200 DamonL86 said at 3:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
so glad we have 1 timeout left
201 rls255 said at 3:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Ok, second third down….COME ON D!
202 phillychuck said at 3:55 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Blitz here. Run blitz, convert to pressure.
203 DamonL86 said at 3:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This looks like a 2 point loss for us
204 onemorebop said at 3:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Now would be a good time for some D-line pressure, too.
205 ACViking said at 3:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Lots of Steeler football today. Pounding the Eagles.
206 TommyLawlor said at 3:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I am one nervous motherscratcher.
207 lilmc said at 3:57 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I can’t take it.
208 rls255 said at 3:57 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I think I feel a stroke coming on…..
209 Corry Henry said at 3:56 PM on October 7th, 2012:
They’ve only given up 13 points so far, but I don’t feel like this defense has been real sharp today.
210 iskar36 said at 3:57 PM on October 7th, 2012:
With us down to 1 timeout, these next two plays pretty much decide the game. If they get the first, they are basically in FG range and can run out most of the clock before kicking the FG. Need the D to come up big on this play.
211 phillychuck said at 3:57 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This will likely come down to a FG kick by the Steelers…if they get a FD you need to let them score a TD immediately.
212 ACViking said at 3:57 PM on October 7th, 2012:
T-Law:
Philip Hunt’s picked up some of the 2nd half snaps that Graham had in the 1st half.
Have to say, HUNT may be the better run defender.
213 phillychuck said at 3:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Game over.
214 Daniel said at 3:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wow, pick much?
215 DamonL86 said at 3:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
game
216 Baloophi said at 3:58 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Now we’re done. Did Tynes get traded to the Steelers by chance?
217 Corry Henry said at 3:59 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Game.
218 Baloophi said at 3:59 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Get the King ready to block…
219 rls255 said at 3:59 PM on October 7th, 2012:
We NEED a strip!
220 ACViking said at 4:00 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Bunch formation has KILLED the Birds today
221 TheRogerPodacter said at 4:00 PM on October 7th, 2012:
hey tommy, regarding our defense – it seems like opposing teams are doing a lot of ‘pick’ routes when they know we are going to be playing man coverage to get open.
222 Thorin McGee said at 4:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That’s what you do against bump-n-run. The defense has to play off and at different levels against the bunch and other pick routes.
223 DamonL86 said at 4:00 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Great job D
224 Thorin McGee said at 4:01 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This isn’t on the defense. Michael Vick fumbled this game away in the first half. Everything else on the team has worked well enough to win this game but Vick.
225 Baloophi said at 4:01 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Vick fumbling in the end zone was the game. 3 pts. there would have been helpful…
226 ACViking said at 4:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Eagles defense WORN down.
227 TheRogerPodacter said at 4:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
seriously! have they not been rotating the DL as much as usual? or is it just the LBs?
228 rls255 said at 4:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
It all comes down to this kick…
229 iskar36 said at 4:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Regardless of if they get the FG or not, I think it is fair to say at this point, with Vick at QB, our offense is not very good 5 games into the season.
230 rls255 said at 4:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Where is Lavar Arrington when you need him?????
231 ACViking said at 4:02 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Why not let Pittsburgh score.
Too late.
232 phillychuck said at 4:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Had to do that 1:30 ago.
233 TheRogerPodacter said at 4:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
can we pray for a false start on the kick? that drains 10 sec off the clock here, wont it? lol
234 Zachary Kaplan said at 4:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Close games eventaully bite you in the ass, hello 10/7/2012
235 bdbd20 said at 4:03 PM on October 7th, 2012:
It’s amazing that we send an all out blitz and they still get 2 yards.
236 Zachary Kaplan said at 4:04 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This loss can be directly tied to Vick. Cost us a minimum of 3 points.
237 TheRogerPodacter said at 4:04 PM on October 7th, 2012:
well thats that. good day to all of you, gents.
238 Baloophi said at 4:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Garbage. Game lost in the 1st quarter… too bad we had to stick around for the rest.
On paper, I would’ve taken a loss on the road in Pittsburgh, but this one we gave away.
239 Zachary Kaplan said at 4:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
And I believe people told me I couldn’t bad mouth the defense in the earlier post by Tommy. Great performance today….but what happens? They can’t hold the other team when the game was on the line. Steelers, much like the Giants, marched down the field for a chance to win (unlike the Giants, and Ravens, this was on the 1st time they blew the lead).
240 DarthBanner said at 4:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This loss brought to you by a healthy dose of Michael Vick Suck with a pinch of Andy Reid timeout magic and a hint of Juan coming up small with the game on the line.
241 rls255 said at 4:07 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Dude, what’s it with you and the coaches? Sure there was some questionable calls, but this game was CLEARLY lost on the field by the players. Period.
242 DarthBanner said at 4:07 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I didn’t realize Mike Vick wasn’t on the field.. And Juan’s defense has generated 1 turnover and zero sacks in the last 2 games.
243 rls255 said at 4:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I didn’t realize coaches can put on a helmet and get on the field to make plays, my bad. Our players had their chances and either gave it up or got beat by the guy infront of them.
244 Baloophi said at 4:16 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Guys, stop fighting. It’s not the coaches, and it’s not the players. It’s both!
245 rls255 said at 4:25 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I can agree with this.
246 phillychuck said at 4:16 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Coaches put the players on the field, and, in the Eagles’ case, pick the players. If the players mess up, it’s on them, too.
247 rls255 said at 4:28 PM on October 7th, 2012:
We bascially controlled this game but turned the ball over twice in the first quarter. Once in an area where we should have at least gotten chip shot fg. I’m guessing you wanna see Foles in there? Yeah, I’m intrigued by Foles based off the pre-season but once you make that change you can’t go back and I’m not ready to go there.
248 Corry Henry said at 4:05 PM on October 7th, 2012:
That game is on Mike Vick. No way around it.
249 bdbd20 said at 4:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Feels like last year. Vick turnovers and inability to stop teams on 3rd down.
Yay. Time to start looking at head coaches.
250 DamonL86 said at 4:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This game will sum up our season
251 Steag209 said at 4:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This offense is just dreadful. What’s happened?
252 CampDracula said at 4:06 PM on October 7th, 2012:
If he only AR had a timeout, he could have iced the kicker. *sigh*
253 slackerjoe said at 4:07 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Could have used at least one turnover today. Tough to win at -2 turnover differential.
254 Baloophi said at 4:08 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I believe we’re averaging 16 points a game on offense. Not good.
255 nicolajNN said at 4:09 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Easy now everybody, still 3-2. Believe it or not the season is not yet over
256 Corry Henry said at 4:10 PM on October 7th, 2012:
3-2 with a very turn over prone team.
257 bdbd20 said at 4:10 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Maybe we’re just not that good. If our offense keeps this up, we just have to come to the realization that Vick is not gonna be the answer.
258 Zachary Kaplan said at 4:11 PM on October 7th, 2012:
My angry thoughts on this team after another unimpressive game?
PRETENDER
Offense is awful. Can’t block. Can’t pass. Can’t hold onto the ball. Can’t get open. Just a awful offense. I don’t care about the yardage, this team isn’t a “high powered” offense.
86 points through 5 weeks. 17.2 PPG. No team is “real” that averages 17.2 PPG.
The Defense? Very sold. But comes up small in key spots….all the time. 3 – 4th quarter leads blown in 6 chances (yes the shitty offense bailed them out two times, but point remains). You would like your “great” defense to come up with the stops more than 50% of the time.
Turnovers? -2…Both on Vick – could have lost 2 more (cost on one the Vick non-slide) and DeSean Jackson fighting for more yards. You don’t win in the NFL consistently when you give the ball away.
I’m sure I’ll read how this was a tough game, wasn’t a “should” win. But you know what, this isn’t a good team ,don’t cover up the poor performance because the Steelers are hard to beat at home. This Eagles team should have won, but they have bad QB play and make stupid mistakes.
259 rls255 said at 4:16 PM on October 7th, 2012:
I agree to an extent, but it’s October. Still plenty of times to turn this thing around.
260 ACViking said at 4:11 PM on October 7th, 2012:
This Eagles defense is NOT the 1991 version.
And the NFL in 2012 is NOT the NFL of 1991.
Reid needs to get the offense untracked.
Or this season is going to be very long.
261 Baloophi said at 4:13 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Wasn’t the old goal for a defense to keep teams under 17 points? We’re averaging 16 on offense – even an outstanding defense couldn’t win games for this team.
Obviously the red zone turnovers need to stop, but it does seem like we’re missing something else this year… big plays, maybe?
262 phillychuck said at 4:15 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Exactly–no long TDs, no defensive TDs. Need a few game-changers next week.
263 phillychuck said at 4:13 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Pretty badly played game by Vick. Difference in the game was the Steelers’ superior QB.
264 iskar36 said at 4:42 PM on October 7th, 2012:
My take aways from this game were:
1. Vick is a turnover machine. At some point, the coaches need to bench him with his continued turnover issues. I don’t care if they bring him back a game later, but the message needs to be sent to Vick.
2. Our offense in general is simply not very good. Maybe it is all on Vick, but we simply are not scoring enough. Yards are great, but you win based on points, not yards, and we are not scoring them.
3. Our defense is better than last year, but our dline is overrated. We have 7 sacks on the season. That’s 1.4 sacks per game. Sure, sacks are not everything, but when you are using the Wide 9 which is supposed to thrive on getting sacks, you are not getting the job done when you have 0 sacks in two games.
And just to compare how other teams are doing against the QB/Olines we have faced, here are a few statistics.
Browns – 9 sacks total allowed; 2 by the Eagles. Averaging 1.8/game
Ravens – 9 sacks total allowed; 2 by the Eagles. Averaging 1.8/game
Cardinals – 23 sacks total allowed; 3 by the Eagles. Averaging 4.6/game.
Giants – 8 sacks total allowed; 0 by the Eagles. Averaging 1.6/game
Steelers – 9 sacks total allowed; 0 by the Eagles. Averaging 2.25/game (had a bye week already)
So outside of the Browns & Ravens games, our dline (and blitzers when we blitz) have simply not put up the numbers other teams have.
265 DarthBanner said at 4:45 PM on October 7th, 2012:
3-2 is a mirage. The Eagles are dead last in offense, don’t have a sack in two games and Vick is leading the league in turnovers.
266 slackerjoe said at 4:52 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Glass half full much?
267 ceteris_paribus1776 said at 5:41 PM on October 7th, 2012:
Any confidence left in Vick? Offense just isn’t very good with him behind center right now. They even did a lot of 3 step drops to ease the pressure. Vick wasn’t awful, but he’s not good enough to lead a SB contender..