1st Half – PHI at HOU
Posted: November 2nd, 2014 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 428 Comments »Time to get back to winning.
Go Eagles!!!
Time to get back to winning.
Go Eagles!!!
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I am nervous. Go Eagles!!!
They should have more commercials before the game.
Man they really squeeze commercials in here
Moose and Goose for today’s game, otherwise known as the announcers in the 9th ring of Hell.
OK. No more Siragusa, please. That was more than enough for 1 day.
Eagles get the ball first. Huff returns to the 27.
“One Arm” Herremans vs. JJ Watt is going to be a rough matchup.
O-Line just got their doors blown off in that series.
Don’t we have any running backs?
We traded for Andy Reid last week.
3 pass plays…
Rip it Fletcher.
OK, penalties their way, that’s the way we like it.
Good run defense so far.
K Foster sideways and we’re in good shape.
Inches short
Yessssssssssss
Whew dodged a probable first down there.
That’s one of the funniest false starts ever.
Trent had a really quick twitch rip move reaction there, kind of fun to watch.
Nice, didn’t bounce off Sproles’ shoulder up over his head and into his arms.
Run the damn ball, Andy!!!!!
pick 6 in dallas… ugh
Ok keep the penalties their way. No slop this week, please.
maclin is money on those corner routes
He is impressing me.
Foles’ throw was on the money. Give him credit, too.
So these refs call the most illegal contacts and last week we had the crew with the most illegal use of hands penalties.
Everyone knew where that ball was going, and it still got there.
Haha, power back Darren Sproles injures Texans DB.
Cowboys pick six…… No me gusta
what’s the o/u on foles pass attempts?
Casey, just because you’re not starting today doesn’t mean you can goof off on Igglesblitz.
Sanchize won’t share his chicken tenders. What am I supposed to do?
75
The better question is, vs this pash rush, what’s the over/under on Sanchez pass attempts after they squish Foles?
Sproles=win last week.
how the heck is the dallas D any good?
Helps when Carson throws it right to their undrafted rookie LB.
They got beat up by the Eagles last week, we probably did Dallas a favor.
Marinelli>>>>> 1,000 year old Monte Kiffin.
MACLINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWEET!
That is beautiful, hope he came down with it.
Mac and cheese it!
Yep, easy.
Wow, Foles has improved the deep ball.
I think its law of averages..eventually they were bound to start hitting
I disagree. Earlier he was overthrowing it. Then he was underthrowing it. I think he’s got the mechanics down and is in sync with Maclin now.
Maclin is tearing it up
Two weeks in a row
Think they should be running more.
Luv it. A coach that goes after the opposition’s weak point.
On the money. The Foles to Maclin connection is coming alive.
Been alive all season
I liked that sultry dance…
Man did he beat that guy.
DeSean who?
Two years ago, Foles couldn’t throw the ball that far.
It would flutter and die.
Remember that Dallas TD in ’12?
Sproles big factor in that drive. Already showed why we missed him last week.
Love ya Nick!
What a deep ball.
New Chryslers look good…
Time will tell whether they have figured out their reliability issues.
wonder shat Sanchez is saying to him…and what he’s eating
Steak. The eagles are eating steak today.
fitzpatrick a student of vick and foles school of sliding
This would be a big stop here. Please.
Damn, Dallas can do a a killer screen
I expect them to do that a lot today. Good blitz beater.
Looks like Eagles screens of old
gotta turn around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
uh-oh texans just discovered our corners
Coverage sack there, nice.
White out sack.
What a stink pass that was.
What the hell was that.
wow
Bad spot. No way.
they just ran for a 18 yard first down…wow.
Run defense is great…until it’s a passing down.
Generous spot
welcome back Kendricks.
Beautiful!
Wow, too easy for Kendricks.
Yeah, that was some poor blocking.
Nice recover on that series.
Texans were really hurt by the regression of Matt Schaub. They have plenty of talent on the roster but Fitz is a really limiting starting QB.
Schaub wasn’t all that good in the first place. Texans care more about butts in seats rather than trying to win it all.
This Defense could be scary.
Y’know what I’d do if I were the Eagles defense, Moose Johnston? Not listen to you.
Post of the day.
I second that.
6th that.
Fitz could get a job as the Burger King in the off season
Moosebag says what?
Ryan Fitzpatick is great proof of the dearth of good NFL QBs.
He keeps getting starting jobs
Maybe we can trade them Sanchez at halftime
On dearth or any other planet.
JESUS CHRIST
Getting too cocky. Where the f is the run?
Wow.
That just looked totally uneccesary. Why!?!?!?!?
That was some good effort there by Cooper.
God.
again.
situational awareness, man
Take the sack there, Nick.
Sometimes too much confidence is a bad thing.
Nick Foles giveth, Dick Foles taketh away.
Interception machine indeed.
dick foles strikes again
RUN THE FUCKING BALL CHIP!
seriously wtf
Didnt think we’d need to be saying that in this regime…. alas, here we are.
What do you do there?…guess take the sack
Take the sack and maybe not throw a pick 6.
One game, one game where my hair stays out of my hands.
Back foot throw, rushed, poor vision.
Want to see a replay of that, looked like the pressure came through Todd’s spot…
Came thru Johnson.
Was that Watt who used LJ as a turnstile?
Yeah Watt beat him to the inside.
That int was terrible, the attempts at tackling, worse.
His trust in Cooper is even worse.
If he had been able to set his feet and lead Coop thats a long gain or a TD. He needs to recognize that setting his feet makes a big difference.
Right down the field now, no worries.
They need to make an in-game adjustment and take out Todd. He is useless against Watt, and it’s already showing.
It was Johnson
Two starting corners out, they should feast. Still have to run though.
JJ Watt is a beast.
Is anyone else holding their breath with every throw?
Yeah, my dog
Yes sir. More like my glutes clench.
I don’t see how you stop passing with this secondary though.
You don’t. You tell Dick to take the sack and not throw a pick 6.
No tell NIck to take the sure easy throws that are all over the field.
You also tell the line to block. =/
True lol
That’s better. If you’re going to throw, throw, throw. Take the easy stuff.
ANDERS . . .
In 1984, NYG WR Bobby Johnson faced off against NO CB Bobby Johnson.
impressive call back!
Huff did something positive! Foles intentionally threw low so he had no chance to fumble.
Cooper goes the wrong way .
Or whoever that was
Maehl I think.
Yes, 88 is Maehl.
Yep, looked like the whole outside was open there and he went inside.
Down with Dick
At least he didn’t lose the ball
They need to hold field position here.
hands to face anyone?
Yeah, 64 was like… wtf refs. lol.
I’m sniffing my fingers, but that’s about all I know right now.
Max Von Sydow making a cameo.
What is the line doing? It’s not Herremans either. Peters is getting abused by Mercilus.
Hello!
Fuck.
Oh no.
We could see chicken fingers if this series is fast.
Apparently getting a helmet ripped off isn’t hands to the face.
wow. that was a serious facemask that they missed.
The announcers missed it too.
Hopefully Nick just got the Dick knocked out of him.
ha!
many wanted to see Sanchez…here you go.
Sanchize…
Damn Kendricks popped Foster.
Sanchize
Hold field position please.
With their qb throwing passes like that, still feeling good about this.
Why isn’t Houston just running on 1st and 2nd down?
Chip even influences other teams play calling. The copy cat effect.
They only run well on passing downs apparently.
The Sanchize (TM) could be a good fit for this offense… I just hate his face….
Mark Sanchez is probably better than Fitzpatrick…
Like I said.
Don’t even have to see Sanchez, Fitzpatrick is doing horrible.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA That’s how you do it.
Kendricks dive was awesome
That was Graham flying through the air.
yeah i noticed that that on replay
I had Dawkins versus Steelers 2008 flashbacks
Nick Questionable to return
Crap, well we held position at least.
B.Grizzle… that was real close to a fumble.
Sproles is lovely. I don’t care what you guys think of that statement.
BG with the superman sack.
Here comes Sanchize.
Who’s up next ….just in case.
James Casey
Welp… Chip says you need 2.
DA BUTTFUMBLE!
Running game and short passes. More running please.
Trent Cole/Dawkins like flying sack by BG
That sack was beautiful
Hopefully Sanchize is an upgrade. I think Foles got lucky on that Maclin deep pass.
Lmao
that Sanchez one floated a bit.
MACLINS!!!!!
CONTROVERSY!
lol
So Kelly is pretty confident in Sanchez…
Underthrown a bit, might have been a TD if he hits him in stride.
OMG what a flutterball that was….LOL They surprised everybody!!!!!!!!! hahhahahahahah
A-hole
Unsportsmanlike conduct? For what?
Talkin shit.
Looked like he had wings on his helmet.
Wearing white after Labor Day?
Old “Front Foot” Sanchez with the completion…
Chicken tenders are good.
Trash talk call? BS.
NY getting these replays like crazy I bet
Now we’re flowing
Cards score TD
smart play to get out of red zone by maclin
Ha!
Let’s see if Chip has learned anything inside the 10 here
There’s nothing “Ironic” about Vick starting today for the Jets and Sanchez playing for the Eagles.
That’s called a “coincidence.”
My thought exactly.
I’ve given up on that word a decade ago. My best advice to people is to not use it at all.
I used to be a copy editor
Another great play call brought to you by Chip.
Jesus, our pass protect is struggling today…
let me just say if Nick threw that ball we would complain it was underthrown
If he lead a few more yards that was a TD
Of course.
I complained it was underthrown…watchutalkin’bout?
MATHEWZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, that was a pretty throw.
WOW BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RZ 1-1 today.
That…
was a nice TD!
Pope on a rope.
Sanchez to Matthews – your pre-season connection.
Dat wuz a purty throw
just like training camp huh
Maclin back to talking shit to the Texans player there on that replay of the celebration.
They can’t cover him, he’s blown by the DB twice already.
If he stays in their heads the underneath stuff will be wide open.
Great throw there, but the long throw should’ve been a TD
Mark looked a little skittish but that was a nice fucking TD throw. Keep it rolling fella, we might need you for a while.
Let’s go!!!
Mac already over 100?
Mac’s like 120 or so already. 2nd beast game in a row.
Eagles 14 Foles 7
The days when the backup came in to handoff and try and manage a win are over. At least here. Heath Sherman won’t be getting 35 carries.
Give Sanchez this – he has a great quick release. The screen to Sproles and the TD throw we’re BAM! out of his hands.
Yep, looked good.
Yeah plus the first throw, was his first throw, so he should get a break on that under throw.
This is good, I think if sanchez keeps it up it can only push foles.. competition is always good in football
Can anyone see what’s going on with O line. I’ve been watching skill players, who’s getting beat?
whoever has watt
I know on the two Mercilus sacks, Watt wasn’t on the field
Somehow Whitney Mercilus has beaten Jason Peters twice. WTF is that crap. And Watt is beating whoever he lines up across from.
Sanchize QB?? lol jk
Keep the running in check, we’ll be in great shape.
WOW Nice Ryans.
No hole for you!
Boyking!!!
great tackle
The boy who would be kin(g).
That was an interesting front on those run downs: Logan-Allen-Bair
There’s your law-firm…
Logan Bair-Allen.
Gonna write that into my Mad Men fan fiction…
Love it. No B story about Betty please.
Fitzpatrick sucks, ugly duck there to Johnson
But that beard! Swoon!
What a tackle. So they run 2 yards on first and second down, and then that happens. Keep it up.
Man, loved that Ryans play on 2nd down!
ahoy, Baloophi
Fitzpatick was better w/out the beard
Let’s keep his personal life out of this.
Good thing Damaris is lighter than Boyking
Thought the same
baloophi . . .
why do you hate betty?
Her stories feel glacial and I question her acting chops. I understand that’s part of her character, but it can be snooze-inducing… or “snooze-ducing.”
NOTE: “snooze-ducing” could also be a terrible slumber affliction.
no disagreement.
i like her in 2-3 minute shots every 2-3 episodes.
such a great counterpoint to Sally
Yeah… that’s really her function at this point.
I feel like Betty kind of lost her way as a character after season 3 or so… She’s only really there to help keep the plot moving for the kids.
Awesome YAC Huff
hey good job Huff. You held onto the freaking ball.
I can see one of these texas OLB in eagles uniforms next season
He should’ve went forward right away. Good play.
He Huffs he puffs.
Sproles rolling like a bowling ball.
Way to stay in the field, nice.
Kelly’s offense apparently works best when a QB takes over in mid-season because of an injury
Or NOT!
Nice jinx Viking.
I Huff and I puff and I blow your drive down!
Goddamnit Josh Huff… you are making it so hard for me to like you.
Bad things happen when you throw to Huff.
Huffing A-hole
Phuk you Huff
Eagles offense vs. eagles offense today. Which will score more points?
Awww, who was the dropper on that Int?
Huff.
Josh Huff. Of course.
This is why I freaked when we drafted him. These types of plays drove me crazy when he was with the Ducks.
So it was Huff, eh?
/me scribbles into his bad books.
You call that the Foles Dossier?
it’s something he should be doing at home instead of playing
Are you kidding me? WTF keep him off the field.
Josh Huff: the antidote to Chip Kelly’s pick your poison offense.
I don’t understand the Huff hype so far. How many turnovers has he been a part of in his very limited number of plays?
The first one (the reverse) he had nothing to do with — Sproles fumbled that all on his own. But last week’s was killer, and this makes two I guess.
3. He fumbled and Foles forced a pass into him that was intercepted. And then there was today’s int.
As soon as you start looking good you make me hate you again Huff
Huff is maddening. He has fucked us countless times.
Oh, I’ve counted them.
Again, we’re outplaying the opposition, but why make it easy??
Classic eagles
The throw from sanchez was high and a bit behind. Not all on Huff.
Was high but gotta make the catch
It hit his hands. You make the catch if it hits your hands.
It wasn’t a great throw but he didn’t even come close to catching it, just clunked off him.
Definitely a catchable ball.
Two turnovers, we’re doing what we do, and they are doing what they do
Without the picks we would be up 24-0
Before they game they had 17 takeaways and we gave away 17.
Trent Cole is not who I want covering the slot guy haha.
THAT is holding?
BG on Hopkins… mismatch
How the hell was that holding on Cole?
Didn’t the Eagles practice the wheel route all preseason?
I mean “train”
I think that was more of an out and up.
i think that’s a wheel route for RBs.
for outside receivers its generally the O&U
You might be right, to me it looked like he flattened to the sideline before he turned it back upfield, rather than running a strait wheel.
Anger is kind of clouding my vision right now though, so I couldn’t see it too clearly.
Does not help when QB gets all day and has super clean pocket
I’m just wondering why we haven’t seen the Eagles running it
No clue
And again…Inferior opponent and we help them stay in it.
fourteen points off turnovers…
Big penetration by Thornton
Obviously Barwin on Foster is not a great assignment, but how slow is Fletcher is to react? Stiff hips much?
wtf is that
Wow. ZERO pass rush on that play.
nothing has changed
I want to see replay again, but Fletcher looked to have half assed his pursuit to Foster. Very nonchalant poor angle
That’s what I saw.
Thought the same. Half-assed the tackle, too. Harder shove and he might not score.
Get some cold cuts, get some cold cuts!!!!!!!!!!
That was on Kendricks
Barwin. 98 was on coverage.
He had the inside/low coverage. Kendricks was in the flat on nobody.
Kendricks is where he is suppose to be
Yea I changed my mind on the reply.
That play was hard to watch.
So when do we get our turnovers?
Practice?
Training.
Longest active streak in the league, just a matter of time with Fitz back there
Really? Didn’t know that.
Broadcasters mentioned it last game, 18 or 19 games I think.
Nice Mathews wide open.
Please don’t get cut inside Matthews. Just go out.
Good looking play fake and toss.
Nice pass to Matthews . . .
but Matthews did not need to leave his feet.
has to break that habit
Good ole stone hands Stephen Hill never did, and can’t manage to get off the practice squad on talent starved Carolina squad.
Chip’s offense though, guys are open.
Honestly all we need is a QB that can hit open receivers.
How fast is Sanchez?
Faster than Foles.
Fast enough obviously.
There you go.
Yeah Dallas losing. Vick is 7/8 for 31 yards. How is that possible?
Brandon Weedon. Jets being awful team.
Go Cardinals! You bastards.
That’s one area where Sanchez is definitely an upgrade to Foles, he is much quicker with his feet.
That’s what I was wondering.
I feel like Foles wouldn’t have made that 1 yard.
There’s going to be a lot of feelings I don’t want to be a part of after this game. lol Edit: But a win still I hope.
Devil’s advocate, but not having to pay Foles 16 million a year gives us a lot of options. Even if we keep him, he has definitely played his way out of a good contract.
I feel like Foles would have run 5-yards backwards first.
Whenever I think about stuff like that, I remember Jared Allen tripping Foles up with a mere swipe at the ankles last year.
After this much time . . . I’m thinking Foles’s suffered some structural injury to his shoulder.
Maybe not. But an x-ray doesn’t usually take this long.
Falling on your shoulder like that is a classic way to pop your collarbone
That’s what I’m thinking.
I do like Foles, but Sanchez is making much better/quicker decisions this game.
This is what happens when Pam Oliver isn’t running the show. No injury update.
They did Pam so wrong
Age has its consequences.
No matter what Fox says.
If nick is hurt that might be what he needs to return to form
Run the clock down, then go for it.
bad read on the option by sanchez
Eagles still have 3 TOs.
Still not used to this
My god, he just got it.
Ran that play fast.
Shady barely got that. Not sure I liked the decision but it worked. We almost bumbled the handoff, disasterously.
They ran that play fast, I’m not sure he got it, but hey that’s life.
Not sure either but it looked good without the benefit of replay.
WTF KIND OF PLAY LEAVES JJ WATT UNBLOCKED?!
He was right in his face. Damn hit him
Did Sproles just go off and leave him there?
Looked like Lane Johnson brain-flatulence.
Yeah I think Sproles was going on a route.
disappointed Parkey’s not kicking from 50+
WTF LANE
That was the weirdest freaking FG attempt ever, half our line didn’t even block.
What’s going on here?
…So O’Brien is going to ice the kicker at the half? OK…
THE PARKEY!!!!!
Even better the second time.
That seems like a good sign for his mental makeup. After almost missing he uses the second chance to make it better instead of panicking.
Legendary kicker Morten Andersen said he loved getting iced, because it meant he got a practice kick to get a feel for the wind etc.
Cody Parkeys!
Thanks Huff.
good from 59.75
75 is a stretch AC, more like 70.
Very nice of O’Brien to give Cody some practice and the opportunity to straighten that out.
I have to believe this “icing” tactic — at least in the NFL — is a net loser.
Particularly when the kicking team snaps the ball and gives their kicker a chance to practice
I could be wrong but I think I read a study once that concluded that icing the kicker improved odds of making the kick very slightly.
I wonder if a completely different tactic would work… like, fake the timeout call, and have your D just stand there… might confuse the kicker / holder. Just sort of delay the blitz.
that’s genius
NFL Gamecenter is officially screwing with me now. After Houston’s timeout it said “D.Sproles to HOU 27 for no gain.” I’m like… he’s not even on the field, wtf?
Turnovers, turnovers, turnovers.
so if w had a game manager like Alex Smith, SB? I mean, the turnovers really aren’t funny any more esp against what I consider inferior teams.
I concur…..looks both ways for post from foles Internet bodyguards to layoff…
Bash foles Loud and proud I do
This isn’t a game manager offense though. I guess you do what you have to do
RGKnee injured already and hasn’t been taken out. DO THEY WANT HIM TO FAIL?
What did he hurt?
I love my Eagles.
Getting an int on your stat sheet is like a pitcher giving up 4 runs in the top of the ninth and then having your offense win in the bottom of the ninth to give you the win. Life is so unfair goshdarnit!
Edit: Sanchez’s type of int I mean
one adjustment I hope we make is shipping Josh Huff to Siberia.
As Al Pacino: are you going to tell me that Johnny Maziel is going to be a NFL quarterback with those chicken arms?
New thread is up:
http://igglesblitz.com/2014/11/half-phi-hou/#disqus_thread