CAR at PHI – 1st Half Thread

Posted: November 26th, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 138 Comments »

Are you ready for some mediocre football?  Me too!!!

Inactives:

QB Michael Vick

RB LeSean McCoy

RB Chris Polk

WR Jason Avant

WR Greg Salas

OL Nate Menkin

DE Phillip Hunt

We have 10 active DL.  I sure hope Darryl Tapp loses some snaps to Vinny Curry.  Let’s see what the kid can do.

Big hope is that MNF brings out the best in the players.  This is their chance to show everyone watching that they can still make plays and play at a high level.  Or not.

Go.

Eagles.

I guess.

138 Comments on “CAR at PHI – 1st Half Thread”

  1. 1 Ben Hessel said at 8:26 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Greg Salas is inactive?…. NOOOOOO!!!!!

  2. 2 TommyLawlor said at 8:39 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Settle down!!! We’ll find some way to overcome this. I promise. Who am I kidding? PANIC!!!

  3. 3 lilmc said at 8:29 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Let’s go Birds. Tired of losing.

  4. 4 TommyLawlor said at 8:38 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Agreed.

  5. 5 kaninfaan said at 8:33 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    empty seats! wtf is wrong with some people!

  6. 6 P_P_K said at 8:34 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I’m letting my 10 year-old son stay up and watch the game. Does this count as child abuse?

  7. 7 TommyLawlor said at 8:37 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Yes.

  8. 8 A_T_G said at 8:46 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    There was a warning before the kickoff that some of the offensive line play may be unsuitable for children.

  9. 9 P_P_K said at 8:48 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    My son is cracking up!

  10. 10 lilmc said at 8:42 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Nice run kid!

  11. 11 shah8 said at 8:43 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    much better offense

  12. 12 shah8 said at 8:46 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    dang…two almost interceptions!

    Where is the freakin’ run!

  13. 13 P_P_K said at 8:47 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Did you hear Gruden? “Another horrendous rz set of plays.”

  14. 14 shah8 said at 8:49 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    “the eagles strength on defense is rushing the passer”…he’s an idiot.

  15. 15 A_T_G said at 8:47 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Except for the 3 instead of 7, that actually looked… um… good?!

  16. 16 TommyLawlor said at 8:47 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Good drive. Got the ball to playmakers. Looked crisp. Gotta be better in the RZ.

  17. 17 A_T_G said at 8:49 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Now, if we can do that about 60 more times, we get our parade.

  18. 18 shah8 said at 8:48 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Heh, and reading that earlier blogpost…not a surprise you couldn’t move Seth Joyner off his position. Joyner looks to have my view, and that’s flattering, but it’s just very, very, hard to blame Vick in any objective sense for the poor operation of the offense. It’s not even that the line is weak, but that it was lacking in any sort of consistent cohesion, and give up pressure up the A gap too regularly for any QB to succeed well.

  19. 19 eagles2zc said at 8:48 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Oline opening huge holes for runs. I couldn’t believe my eyes

  20. 20 GermanEagle said at 8:50 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Find the error:

    It’s almost 2am over here, the 3-7 Eagles are playing for the last place in the NFC and I am still watching it live…

  21. 21 P_P_K said at 8:51 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    You’re a true Eagles fan.

  22. 22 TommyLawlor said at 8:53 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Dedication.

  23. 23 Mac said at 8:59 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    #hardcore

  24. 24 eagles2zc said at 8:52 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    DRC giving Smith a lot of respect if that was man coverage

  25. 25 Corry Henry said at 8:53 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I told myself I wouldn’t stay up to watch this turd fest…and here I am…

  26. 26 DamonL86 said at 8:54 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Defense really making a statement

  27. 27 P_P_K said at 8:55 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Yea, the kind of thing usually written on bathroom walls.

  28. 28 A_T_G said at 8:56 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I just wish the defense’s statement wasn’t so offensive.

  29. 29 eagles2zc said at 8:55 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Panthers made it look easy

  30. 30 shah8 said at 8:56 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    They were never that bad. Classic case of losing games in lots of bullX ways. Against an injury-ridden team? **sigh**

  31. 31 shah8 said at 8:58 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Hmmm, TD is partially on Coleman, again…

  32. 32 TommyLawlor said at 8:55 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Well, that sucked. CAR made that look really easy.

  33. 33 lilmc said at 8:59 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    That was just awful. I may need to go on a PBR run. I may not have enough in the house the way we play defense.

  34. 34 phillychuck said at 8:55 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Defense playing at their normal level. No pressure on the QB, no coverage.

  35. 35 ceteris_paribus1776 said at 8:56 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Defense continues to be an utter JOKE!!!

  36. 36 DF587 said at 8:58 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I know Nhamdi is going to get a job next year with some team, but wow does he look lost and uninspired.

  37. 37 P_P_K said at 9:02 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    A huge disappointment ths season.

  38. 38 DamonL86 said at 8:58 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I don’t think we missed a tackle on that drive though so that is a positive.

  39. 39 Corry Henry said at 8:58 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    April’s coaching for Boykin should be to always take a knee in the endzone. Why did he run that out?!

  40. 40 SleepingDuck said at 8:59 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    With the 1st overall pick in the 2013 draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select….

  41. 41 TommyLawlor said at 9:00 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I don’t think we’ll overtake the 1-10 Chiefs.

  42. 42 SleepingDuck said at 9:07 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Are you sure?

  43. 43 GermanEagle said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I was about to write the same! Lol

  44. 44 BobSmith77 said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    No shot. Romeo Crennel would have to be in the pantheon of worst NFL coaches of the past 25-30 years.

  45. 45 eagles2zc said at 9:00 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    After seeing the replay I’m still not sure why he was wide open

  46. 46 shah8 said at 9:01 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    A bit over 3 seconds for that sack

  47. 47 eagles2zc said at 9:02 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Yep, held it a little long there

  48. 48 A_T_G said at 9:02 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    That was good pocket awareness. Foles dropped back and realized there wasn’t one.

  49. 49 TommyLawlor said at 9:04 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Well played sir.

  50. 50 TommyLawlor said at 9:02 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Both OTs got moved back on the sack. Foles had nowhere to go.

  51. 51 Jeppe Elmelund van Ee said at 9:03 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    What is wrong with me?
    It’s 3 am here in Denmark, and I have work in the morning.

  52. 52 GermanEagle said at 9:04 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Rookie.. 😉

  53. 53 Jeppe Elmelund van Ee said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    haha

  54. 54 shah8 said at 9:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    /me is sick to the stomach

  55. 55 DamonL86 said at 9:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Nicely timed blitz there.

  56. 56 eagles2zc said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Was that delayed blitz? They rushed in a little late

  57. 57 eagles2zc said at 9:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Ooohhh booyyy. Long night ahead

  58. 58 TommyLawlor said at 9:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Not good.

  59. 59 A_T_G said at 9:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    See now, by comparison, we made them work for it on the first drive.

  60. 60 eagles2zc said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Lol too funny

  61. 61 BobSmith77 said at 9:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Didn’t think the pass coverage could be worse this year than last but I was wrong. Been brutal to watch these guys the past month.

  62. 62 Corry Henry said at 9:07 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    All 200 fans at the Linc sound upset.

  63. 63 noah heulitt said at 9:07 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    This may be the least inspired performance yet

  64. 64 lilmc said at 9:07 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Well the way Lurie is firing non football people after losses, the cleaning crew better watch their backs!

  65. 65 A_T_G said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Anyone in favor of firing Reid and making Castillo interim HC, at halftime?

  66. 66 TommyLawlor said at 9:26 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I don’t know if I could handle the PCs.

  67. 67 DF587 said at 9:08 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    How does a defense, with a DB coach as a coordinator, have so many blow assignments in the defensive backfield?

  68. 68 eagles2zc said at 9:09 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Double duty I’m guessing

  69. 69 DamonL86 said at 9:09 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    We just need Foles to somehow play against our D and he will be fine.

  70. 70 Corry Henry said at 9:13 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    That’s why the coaching staff is so high on Foles. They see him in practice against this shit during the week. He probably looks awesome.

  71. 71 phillychuck said at 9:09 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    No pride.

  72. 72 DarthBanner said at 9:09 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I’m starting to think Andy might get fired tomorrow.

  73. 73 lilmc said at 9:10 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    What a BS call.

  74. 74 BobSmith77 said at 9:13 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    If the Eagles lose tonight by 21 or more pts tonight and get embarrassed on national TV, I do think Lurie has to plug on Reid tomorrow.

  75. 75 P_P_K said at 9:14 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I think earlier Tommy established the over/under at 20.

  76. 76 BobSmith77 said at 9:15 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Made a bet with a coworker (Reading Terminal Market lunch and loser pays) that Reid gets canned if they lost by 3 touchdowns tonight.

    Just can’t see the Panthers putting up that many points though.

  77. 77 bdbd20 said at 9:14 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Why is everyone so upset, it’s just pre-season.

  78. 78 A_T_G said at 9:16 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Actually… the season is over, so we are playing in the post season now, right? Who said we wouldn’t get there?

  79. 79 P_P_K said at 9:16 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Good one!

  80. 80 A_T_G said at 9:14 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Now that we set them up with the fake twice, they won’t know what to do on the actual bad shotgun snap.

  81. 81 DF587 said at 9:16 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Wish you weren’t right

  82. 82 TommyLawlor said at 9:16 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Losing 14-3 to Carolina at The Linc. Anyone recognize that score?

  83. 83 P_P_K said at 9:17 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    You’re cruel, sir.

  84. 84 Mike Roman said at 9:17 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I think if we give Reid another year he’ll see we have a great 1-2 punch at RB…

  85. 85 DF587 said at 9:20 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I’m not sure splitting 13 carries between 2 RBs qualifies as a 1-2 punch

  86. 86 DF587 said at 9:18 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Yikes. Did you see the Field Goal unit coming off the field. Shouldn’t they be excited that they did their job well?

  87. 87 Mike Roman said at 9:19 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    And Andy is upset that Cox was running on late for the FG. That’s the problem.

  88. 88 GermanEagle said at 9:20 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    at least we will (re) build around our all pro kicker…

  89. 89 P_P_K said at 9:24 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    If the rules committee eliminates touchdowns we’ll go undefeated.

  90. 90 A_T_G said at 9:29 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Yep. When the rules committee eliminates running and touchdowns, everyone will realize just how visionary AR/MM truly were.

  91. 91 BobSmith77 said at 9:29 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Only time the Panthers have scored more than 14 pts all year in the 1st half vs the depleted Saints in Week 2. Hadn’t scored more than 10 pts in the 1st quarter all year.

  92. 92 shah8 said at 9:29 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    W O W

  93. 93 lilmc said at 9:29 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Great run kid!!!

  94. 94 TommyLawlor said at 9:32 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    That was awesome. Great size/speed combo.

  95. 95 lilmc said at 9:36 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Shady and Bryce could be a devastating combination.

  96. 96 bdbd20 said at 9:29 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Damn. Mr Brown wants to be on this team.

  97. 97 BobSmith77 said at 9:30 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I would bet the Eagles are among the league leaders in penalties that have wiped out positive yardage this year. Been a long time that the Eagles have played such consistently stupid football in all 3 phases (offense, defense, and special teams).

  98. 98 bdbd20 said at 9:31 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Nice decision there Andy.

  99. 99 DarthBanner said at 9:32 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Andy needs to start abiding by the Costanza philosophy, and do the exact opposite of what his instinct tells him to do.

  100. 100 P_P_K said at 9:35 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Serentiy now!

  101. 101 GermanEagle said at 9:34 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    I would have gone for 2 as well. Who knows if we ever score a TD again today…

  102. 102 SleepingDuck said at 9:32 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Why did Andy for 2?!!?!?

  103. 103 BobSmith77 said at 9:32 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    First 21 plays – 11 passes, 10 runs (1 Foles scramble)

  104. 104 the midatlantic said at 9:36 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    DEREK LANDRI

  105. 105 A_T_G said at 9:37 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Who is this kid in 94? Laundry, or something?

  106. 106 bdbd20 said at 9:37 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Maybe some of our guys found some PED’s

  107. 107 TommyLawlor said at 9:39 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    If that’s what it takes…

  108. 108 lilmc said at 9:38 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Nice run back DJ.

  109. 109 A_T_G said at 9:39 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Well that’s not going to work for a nickname.

  110. 110 TommyLawlor said at 9:39 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    That was good.

  111. 111 SleepingDuck said at 9:39 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Gruden is already drooling over the possibility of coaching Brown… Pass..

  112. 112 Khidr9 said at 9:44 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    That guy loves EVERYTHING. “every year a star is born.” I accept that he’s probably a very different color commentator than he is a coach, but I can’t imagine that kind of disney-like optimism in Philly.

  113. 113 SleepingDuck said at 9:50 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Neither can I.. Plus I dont like hiring guys who have been out of the job for a while.

  114. 114 bdbd20 said at 9:41 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    It’s really amazing how well play-action works when you actually run the ball.

  115. 115 eagles2zc said at 9:42 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Yep

  116. 116 eagles2zc said at 9:43 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    As good as Brown has been, the Oline deserves some prop for opening up running lanes

  117. 117 Concussed FB said at 9:43 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Nice to see it only taking turning your starting QB’s and best RB heads to mush before you commit to the running game.

  118. 118 BobSmith77 said at 9:43 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    ‘Dink and Dunk’ seems to be the new philosophy with Foles under center. Not even trying to hit anything long on the first reads it looks like.

  119. 119 shah8 said at 9:44 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Remember, Brown is doing this with a OL that has been struggling with run-blocking. The OL does seem better today.

  120. 120 lilmc said at 9:45 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Can’t throw that ball.

  121. 121 Concussed FB said at 9:45 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    He needs that drummed into his head.

  122. 122 bdbd20 said at 9:47 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    He’ll learn. This is why he has to play now.

  123. 123 shah8 said at 9:51 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Young pretty things that are worth anything at all, have enough field awareness such that not throwing three would be interceptions in a half is a reasonable expectations. He’s just a warm body. No “has to play now” to it. Only about surviving. Hopefully, he will end up with a better day than Charlie Batch.

  124. 124 the midatlantic said at 9:45 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Foles needs glasses

  125. 125 shah8 said at 9:45 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Run the ball, Andy.

  126. 126 GermanEagle said at 9:47 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Foles threw already 3 non-ITs with 2 being potential pick 6 in the first half. Do. Not. Like.

  127. 127 TommyLawlor said at 9:51 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    He is making rookie decisions. Gotta stop that. Coaches should settle him down.

  128. 128 shah8 said at 9:48 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Defense is playing better. I think we might win this one. Don’t let the idiot rookie throw the ball, though.

  129. 129 GermanEagle said at 9:51 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Haha, you’ve got a man crush on Foles, haven’t you?! 😉

  130. 130 BobSmith77 said at 9:52 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    My 2 cents – Foles looks confused out there and is going 45 while everyone else is at 75. Looked like that a lot of the game last week too especially in the 2nd half.

  131. 131 A_T_G said at 9:54 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Wow, my feed must be slow. It isn’t even halftime on my computer.

  132. 132 BobSmith77 said at 9:56 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Still doesn’t change the fact that he’s had a pretty bad 1st half.

  133. 133 A_T_G said at 9:52 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Setting up our screen passes has be an example of the brilliant slow con of our staff. After setting it up for weeks, opponents don’t suspect a thing when our linemen let the rushers past untouched.

    Now, blocking in space, on the other hand…

  134. 134 A_T_G said at 9:55 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Wow, no fear from Damarius. Either that, or no vision, but I’m going with no fear.

  135. 135 BobSmith77 said at 10:00 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Cmon MM go play action here on 1st down and try something deep.

  136. 136 Mike Roman said at 10:03 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    Grey Cup highlights! I knew I stayed awake for a reason.

  137. 137 A_T_G said at 10:06 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    How does a safety named Pacino not have a job in the NFL. The name is badass enough to start on most teams.

  138. 138 TommyLawlor said at 10:07 PM on November 26th, 2012:

    New thread is up.