PHI 31 , CAR 7 – 2nd Half
Posted: November 10th, 2014 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 454 Comments »Wow. I knew the Eagles were the better team, but I sure didn’t expect this kind of butt-kicking. Cam Newton is a mess (3 INTs, 5 sacks) and really should be pulled. The Eagles are playing good defense. Darren Sproles has TDs on the ground and as a PR.
Mark Sanchez has been pretty good. He looked excellent for a while, but some incompletions in the 2nd Qtr hurt his numbers. There are some issues to work on, but there is plenty to be encouraged about.
Expect a lot of running in the 2nd half. Hopefully lots of Chris Polk.
Let’s see some Polk this half!
Vintage Sproles
Damn second time someone got Matthews by his shoestrings. So much for the run
I have no words to describe how important Darren Sproles is to this team.
8-1 one if he played in ARZ
Sanchez was touched! WTF!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!
That Celek completion is something Foles does not normally have the ability to do.
love the way sanchez steps up
No penalty on that ref?
Matthews isn’t 8 feet tall Sanchez
Time for the Defense to really demoralize them!
Two minute drive. The downside of this offense.
I tend to think Sanchize needs the reps. Let Jamtt stat his book. Does Ertz not play anymore? I’m about to put him in MSII territory. It’s his bday after all…..
I know right? Ertz? Wtf happened to him?
who the hell did it come against gruden
A two minute drive usually means 3 and out, not the Eagles though haha Edit add: Hell that could be 3 first downs and out
Okay, now who’s the backup? I think I am seeing Derek Anderson in street clothes, but I haven’t heard about any injury. If he’s hurt, then Joe Webb is the backup…
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hunh
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Nah he’s got a tshirt or something over his jersey. he’s in uniform.
ah, that’s very weird…
Would think that would violate NFL rules on dress.
crap, not joe webb
Think it’s safe to say that Jordan will out play kelvin Bemjamin tonight. Just like he outplayed Desean when we beat skins
Yep. Bet on it GE
Let’s have fun guys.
How can someone watch the eagles and tell me I’m supposed to fear dallas
Respect Dallas. Then stab them in the eye.
Respect Dallas because it’s a successful TV show…love the Cowboys for having Jerry Jones and being in our division. 🙂
Ron Rivera basically said Cam wasn’t hurt, just playing like shit. No deal for Cam you gotta wonder what’s going on there…
This defense is jacked up on Monsters tonight. Have you heard? It’s Satan’s drink.
Acho got bounced out of the hole there.
theres the nice run defense. all right guys
A nice 8 minute drive from Carolina would be nice.
…ending in a field goal blocked and returned for a TD.
Sanchez needs more numbers. Can tell if he’s playing well or poorly.
Fletcher did a good job of getting his head around.
does wonders, i hear
Finally, right?
Easy to do with the lack of speed of the Panther WRs.
ball hit fletcher in his belly
“75 HAS THE BALL! 75 HAS THE BALL!”
Cam is playing clusterfuck football tonight. LOLLLLLL
Chip ain’t forgetting the BCS game.
Yeah Cam should probably just retire after this game.
BEAST
damn really needed that scoop and score for carroll there.
my neighbor: *banging on the wall* keep it down over there wtf?
Invite her over.
HAAHAHAHAHAHAAH oh man. i’m so glad that my first reaction is to just clap a lot
I pump my fist a lot and laugh.
LOL Now throw your ball on his lawn
Tell him to call me. I’ll let him know what’s up.
Jesus, Barwin steam rolled another OL, he is playing like a man possessed.
Chip wants this so bad. Barwin knows
I was still trying to figure out why people were sleeping on Barwin going into the season; calling him “solid” but pointing out that he didn’t have many sacks etc.
I knew Barwin could do this.
Your telling me
That’s because most football fans know far less than they think they do and rely on “numbers” rather than watching and understanding the game.
This game might get us in the plus category in turnovers for the season by itself. But really it won’t, what is out plus minus anyway?
-ALOT.
+5 so far today
For the season I believe we are now -5 including this game.
wow — we were -10??
Yeah worst in the NFC coming in to this game. Which is surprising considering how many turnovers we forced on defense.
You really don’t wanna FOCK with the Eagles defense at Lincoln financial field!!
Brent Celek, ladies and gentlemen.
Massacre. Panthers should just go home.
The sanchize!!!
Damn, that was quick.
What a fucking crazy game this is. Geez
Holy shit, that was a great catch! He one armed it!
That’s for all that blocking he be doing
Not yet. I want to see Polk bang this baby in!!!!!!!!!
Edit: It’s not a TD he was short so they’ll be at the one.
fuck you and your time of possession
Awesome… just awesome
Better believe in this team. Chip is a winner.
Chip? Sanchez has energized this team.
Chip energized Sanchize. Believe.
I honestly think this was inevitable. We were always trending towards getting it together for a big 2nd half run, foles was on his way too
just polk it in
TOP…
CAR 25:40
PHI 11:28
Haha seriously?
according to espn’s game tracker
True story…I read it on the internets
Damn, I really wanted Celek to have that TD. He deserves it.
Celek just got punked
A lot of action going on down there, that was nice
2 and a half quarters: 65-7
6 & 1/2 quarters?
Yep, I saw that it said someone was typing and I realized my mistake. haha
WHY THE F AREN’T YOU RUNNING UNDER CENTER #sarcasm
If Sanchez keeps this up he might actually be able to retire with a positive TD-INT ratio.
So I’m pretty sure Carolina has left the building.
when did they arrive?
*redacted*
How dare you ruin my joke.
I apologize humbly. I have fixed my error.
DAT ORBIT MOTION
Celek deserved it…fortunately Celek doesn’t give a shit. That’s why he is winning in PhIlly why Desean is losing in Washington, and media hacks still don’t get it… How’s that No long ball Article from three weeks ago looking now? In what way do we miss Desean today, last week, or the week before? LOL
But we can’t run the ball without DeSean…Eagles are a TEAM!
Sanchez on the sideline …Suck it Jets!
Time for Barkley.
Every time Cody Parkey kicks a touchback, an angel gets its wings.
Gruden and those squinty beady little eyes.
COX finally got his sack!!!
OK let’s call this thing. What in the actual ?
“This is not competitive.”
Excited to get a look at Barkley tonight. Please put Molk in for Kelce and get jason Peters and Maclin out of the game
This is what WINNERS look like!
Love my D
I imagine this game is equivalent to punching a baby.
lol
This is ridiculous. We’re running them out of the building.
we’re at the point where we are killing bad teams.
Feels good not playing down to the competition.
Boykin and Kendricks closed on that screen so fast.
K we’re going to run, then throw a screen. Ok long stupid pass, etc.
badass tackle from Boykin right there
Trent Cole and B dot Grizzle have become monster Linebackers!
They use switchblades.
Fipp getting name dropped
last time we had a ST coach that was any good he got snatched away from us : ( don’t leave us Fipp!
at least leave your crazy eyes
Braman set the Tone with the big tackle on opening kickoff and Its been a massacre ever since!
The real question is how many fantasy points does Newton have at this point?
i really want to know this answer
Only -0.8. Thought it would be a lot worse.
he’s having a better game than andy dalton?
Yeah I am not quite sure how he has that many points to be honest. Last year I was in a league where you lost a point when your QB was sacked. He would be in serious trouble in that league.
Wanna know what I think?
I think that the offensive favoring that the NFL has done the last couple of years have made unwatchable blowouts more common. If your defense isn’t good enough, your offense never really regains any composure before you’re down seventeen.
True. It also contributed to the ridiculous comebacks in games that should have been over. Neither is good for the product.
38-7 lead and you see special teamers disappointed they didnt get a big gain there?
Hungry!!!
everyone wants a taste when they smell blood!
GET SOME!!!
Polk now please
I hope you are not squeamish. There will be BLOOD. Chip wants 50.
5 T/O 7 Sacks…. Sweet Sweet music
Sanchez only at 55% passing — not great.
passes the eye test tho
Ertz sighting
thats intentional grounding, sorry
if only he could have thrown it like 3 yards farther
I’m so glad we have the 4:30 game on Thanksgiving. I had to look it up when he said Thanksgiving afternoon.
That play was called the Carolina screen.
ugh really needed a FG there.
The way this game was going I really expected Polk to get the first down there.
I was half expecting a first down to Matthews, honestly.
3rd and 32 give it to Polk. Thanks a lot coach.
easy way to pick up a decent chunk of yards, less than 32. probably looks good on his YPC!
Well, didn’t work as well as the last time we had 4th and 26
Wish we could play dallas tomorrow
I prefer to have them off their bye. Romo better stay in traction big boys coming for his back.
Barwin is going to molest Doug free all day!! And then party on Romos back!!!
Does Cam ever go through a progression or does he just toss it to his first read EVERY time?
The general hint is that QBs that don’t go through progressions is that they’ll look like Christian Ponder.
Offense is bad.
and now in the second half, he’s just going through the motions.
Get some Cox!!!
BYAHHHHH!
punt block please
Haha, television finds sad Carolina fan.
Lol kelvin kelvin kelvin
Need a field goal.
Why are they still punting to Sproles? It don’t make no sense.
Only thing stopping Sproles from more PR TD’s it seems is his own players.
Watching sproles is a treat
The Eagles do a better job of stopping Sproles on a return than the Panthers do.
Sit Cam’s ass down.
This is one of the worst OL performances I’ve seen since the days of JaMarcus’ line in ’09.
Just so horrible that nothing can happen. Absolutely nothing.
2012 eagles. Fireman?
aAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaghhhhh!
You fucking meanie!!!!111!
Now coming to think of it? Even the Bills Signing we shall not name wasn’t as bad as whoever is on the right side of the line was. King Dunlap would be welcomed with open arms in Carolina. I bet Levi Brown would be, too.
These guys really have played about as horrible as an OL can play. Bad run blocking, bad pass blocking.
I read somewhere Kelvin’s hands could be an issue.
We Definitely should have drafted Benjamin instead of Matthews guys
You are high
You misspelled “sarcastic”.
I am not completely positive on this because I am not super knowledgeable of Irish culture but it is perhaps a possibility that was sarcasm.
Irish people sarcastic?? Thats unpossible?
It’s awesome when they get it right.
http://cdn.meme.am/instances/55609706.jpg
Well, that must hurt
Shit hate to see Star get hurt…GET JASon Peters, Maclin, Kelce, Sanchez, SProles, Shady, Ertz, Kendrixk, Barwin, Cox, Brnnie Out of the damn game please!!!
Ertzs needs points. Parkey needs a 50yd Fg. #idoitforfantasy.
That was a hand fumble, things are getting better for Sanchez for sure.
Ha!
Kelce has been really erratic with his shotgun snaps since he came back. Wonder whats up with that.
practice makes perfect.
Rust.
Nate Allen with the big hit on Jenkins…
Both primetime games this wee have been unwatcheable.
Three if you count Thursday’s…
nate allen almost took out jenkins
If Nate Allen could be careful to not knock the shit out of his own teammates, that’d be great.
nate allen just rocked someone on our team
Nate did a chung
Wow, I thought Malcom Jenkins might be hurt after taking that hit from Nate Allen.
This is a nice warmup for the packers. Please no injuries!!!!!!!
Put Barkley in.
They should call up GJ Kinne from the practice squad.
Ive not Casey Matthews out there in a long time?
We have been playing a lot of nickle and dime considering we have had double digit leads all game.
Can’t risk an injury. I’m the key to the D.
Lol
Possibly the funniest comment I have seen on this site in a long time.
Feeding frenzy.
that was a creepy graphic
Interesting info though, kind of funny how that worked out.
Let’s see if we can actually move the ball this drive. Gotta keep going until then.
Shady might as well sit down.
fuck it, just kneel.
Why in the name of God are the Panthers leaving Cam in…. They’re looking for trouble
They could still come back. *rolls eyes*.
ok guys. time to get on the bench.
FG please!
FUCK
Celek is making me proud to wear his jersey tonight.
crap celek injured
Can we check on Celek please?
put ertz in celek is too important. Snachez looks great moving around though
helmet to helmet
Another pass to Celek that Foles couldn’t ever had done. Pocket movement, pass placement, everything.
Too be totally honest, this isn’t really the matchup to really estimate just how much better Sanchez is, if any. Remember, this issue generally is that Sanchez does not make decisions all that well when things aren’t going well. In a blowout, with lots of passing choices and not too much pressure…well, Sanchez along with many other quarterbacks, is doing well.
You’re right about no pressure but panthers covering generally pretty well.
The only bad thing that could’ve happened, hopefully it’s nothing
40 burger is coming
You got it!
Breakout game
Carolina’s D is actually playing pretty well. No run game. We’ve probably only scored 20 points on O.
Hopefully we see Maclin and Matthews together for a long time…
Sanchez – Matthews
That was Foles-esque
What a surprise. They practice after hours to get their timing right. They are one. Really, JMatt loves Sanchize. Read the web.
The web?
Link?
Here is one. But search the names. http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2014/06/is_rookie_jordan_matthews_the_best_receiver_on_the_eagles.html
Mac Quiet when Foles not in.
Shady picked that up very well to keep Sanchez clean
Double team kb. It’s so brilliant.
Why is run game sucking?
Doesn’t seem like they’ve tried to establish one, or that they keep scoring and it doesn’t matter.
i think that carolina came in expecting us to run the ball over and over with a backup QB. we are simply attacking what they are leaving vulnerable
Celek . . . Could be a Lis Franc
Grudens written off Foles.
This is Carolina. Looks worse than Oakland
Ugh, don’t say Lis Franc.
Possible for Celek but I would lean more towards just a strain. Unless the defender really put all his weight on Celek’s foot and was cranking on it
The Sanchize’s pocket presence and awareness has really impressed me tonight. He just looks so smooth moving in the pocket.
Seriously, it’s been impressive. Foles was like that last year, but this year, he’s panicked before there’s even any pressure.
So Gruden doesn’t like the running QB. Hmmmm Anyone? Anyone?
Buehler?
Waiting on Shah.
Oh crap, yeah, it took me a second to get the reference. Duh me
The D is kind of relaxing a little
Send in the clowns, er backups
Yeah, but there’s no way they score 5 touchdowns.
JOE WEBB ?!
They can’t afford NOT to put in Joe Webb!
shah8 is coming!!
I bet Maclin didn’t buy Sanchez enough chicken fingers.
I believe Sanchez is partial to hot dogs.
Matthews is no Hot Dog!
No, he likes chicken.
Chicken dogs?
It was a reference to the game he got caught sneaking in a hot dog break in between drives.
He did not work with him after hours like mathews.
Now it feels like Gruden is watching his son on the field
I just witnessed Curry bull rush 3 defenders, at the same time…
No team with a RB named Fozzy Whitaker is going anywhere
I like Fozzy, but that’s a Muppet name
we did have Calvin & Hobbs that one year haha
Tommy, I heard Gruden talk about the Read Option. Maybe you can talk about this a little at some point. They said the Eagles used it early in the game. Maybe you can break it down for us amateurs.
Go to http://chipwagon.typepad.com/. He does at least a post a week on it. If you want to learn about it.
thank Casey Matthews for that TD…
Oh there’s the usual secondary that we see..
Credit Casey Matthews for a good block on Cary Williams and…wait, what?
I was going to say don’t let them make the score look respectable and then I looked at the score on the screen and it didn’t make sense so I wrote this.
I thought Carolina’s run D was supposed to be crappy?
the broadcast takes a turn for the surreal
you know “bring out the blender” was plan b reserved for a blowout
this has got to be Jon Gruden Improv Hour or something
A lot of people were scratching heads at that, let me tell you…
bass-o-matic
http://www.hulu.com/watch/19046
Football Player: I need 10 and a half hours of sleep.
Football Player’s Cat: Not a chance.
Chucky’s protein powder – doesn’t sound as good as turducken
Chip wants 50.
Closing in on my 1st qtr prediction of 50-10.
They should plug in that blender. I would hate to see a whole pineapple go to waste.
Plug it in, find a bathtub and throw all three of them in it.
i’m not much of a smoothie guy, but i feel like they need some kind of a liquid base…. milk… water… anything other than just a banana, pineapple, and a gallon of protein powder. haha
Please Don’t make the defense stay on the field for rest of the game
yeah i’d like to see some drives happen, can’t believe we’re seeing 3 and outs.
I would think that Kelly wants to finish strong going into next week
Yeah, time for practice.
Is it bad that the most interesting thing to me at the moment is whether or not Gruden’s shake is any good?
Based on the large amount of protein powder and lack of any sort of juice I can’t imagine it will taste any better than fruit flavored chalk.
Twisted priorities. Eagles need 50.
i REALLY wanted to see Tirico turn it on without the lid. it looked like he’s never seen a blender before
Hit Jenkins head, nice shot Cam.
Aaaaand Jenkins realizes all he had to do was turn around and it’s an easy interception.
Jenkins is like fuck. It hit me in the fucking head. I am trying to make the probowl over here.
Newton’s lower body must be hurting badly. He’s barely getting the ball 50 yards downfield.
Gotta be a little worried about the run game.
I think it has more to do with the kitty cats keying in on the run knowing we aren’t likely to pass at this point.
Looks like Kendricks is off the field.
wish we could take Barwin off the field too. he deserves a rest!
Marcus Smith sighting.
Beau Allen putting in work
nate allen hits another eagles defender
two Chungs in one game?! wow, c’mon man…
Plus a penalty! Double Chung !!!!!!
Why is any important Eagle still on the field
Truth. Play smart.
This penalty call is going to be weak
Gotdamn!
My boy with a great reception!
aw, flag?
yay
That long miss is why Webb isn’t a WR. Not able to shake Fletcher with any moves..
Wow, Joe is quite the Webbon.
Dear god
Get out.
Its about time refs started protecting eagles from nate allen
They gotta deactive allen
F’ing Joe Webb
Celek had a monster game, looks like he might be ok
yay! Celek is not hurt!
Was that Marcus Smith?
Yeah they got him on the field on the Joe Webb reception.
Who?
Offensive push off there
Fletcher should have had another pick!
I should start watching some doomsday prepping at this point.
Blair is a young 30
sigh. glad we’re up enough that i don’t need to get upset about this
Ugh. Seriously?
Ahhh damn. Cam Newton remembered that Cary Williams was playing tonight.
Maragos was at S on that play
I can’t really imagine the outcome would have been different if Allen was in.
So whos have a better game? Benji or Matthews?
Matthews. He was scoring points when it still mattered.
Benjamin missed an early catch for a first down, which could have kept Carolina in the game. Gotta make plays when the game counts. Making plays later on is nice, though, get work in.
Hard to tell. The whole game was garbage time after the first 2minutes
Good win. Im having nightmares of Aaron rodgers rest of the week though
Don’t our D will crush him.
I guess that’s one way to get the d off the field
Who’s job was it to tell Cary we were going to stomp them?
I was instantly ready to yell at Nate Allen after that TD.
me too!
Joe Webb should be playing qb. He is just too good.
He’s better than Derek freakin’ Anderson, that’s for sure.
Agreed…we should give him a look I. The offseason.
That game may have been the point at which Andy lost his grip on the Phila job.
Barkley will not see the field until there’s only enough time to handoff the ball three times.
Geagle: CARY WILLIAMS RULEZ!!!!!!!!1
Cary Williams: I hope my wife remembered to record Boardwalk Emp-shit, they scored a touchdown!
Hahah they aren’t done with the blender yet
Kelly has kept Huff away from the ball tonight
yeah not sure why. Is this our first 0 turnover game of the season?
He has at least two targets with one reception.
he got one for 6, i think i heard his name before that too
and there haven’t been any turn overs. Coincidence?
So much for finishing strong
What happened to Baloophi tonight?
Carolina was a big enough joke tonight. He probably didn’t feel the need to add to it.
is Barkley in there now? looks like Sanchez on the sidelines
Yup.
Second head hit tonight.
Don’t pass again, Barkley.
Ha!
Umm maybe we should resign Kinne after that pass…
Donnie jones was half way on the field before barkley even threw that pass. Predicting the results no doubt
Not going to look as good with the garbage yards and points
Bradley Fletcher has actually looked like a legitimate NFL cornerback tonight. And to be completely honest it is slightly unnerving.
Is that Demetris bell?
Demetris was better than these guys.
Well played
Half serious. Partially since the fucker got pulled before he could do any more damage.
The fireman?
Perhaps not.
Graham hopping
Man i hope Graham is OK.
Groin.
groin injury for graham?
An opportunity for more playing time for Marcus Smith?
Wow. Carolina is very bad.
And they’re, what, a game out of first in the NFC South?
Or something like that
If they had won tonight they would have been first in the south. The south is that bad.
The Eagles are growing in ferocity.
What is Ron Rivera doing? He must be afraid that he’s gonna get fired or something if they lose big. Totally agree with Gruden, you gotta take Cam out.
Does Kelly allow the players to eat cheese steaks?
Yes, if their PH levels and hydration are OK.
And if they wash it down with a smoothie
Graham ok? Groin or knee? Goddammit I just bought his jersey he better not be injured.
Watching Graham walking near the locker room in postgame he looks good, and happy even.
ahhhh thank you!
I thought it may have just been a nut tap.
Sure hope you’re right… Need him against Rogers
Oh great, starting QB is going to have high cholesterol
Barwin is tied for second in the league in sacks after tonight.
And the Eagles are second in the league in sacks. So much for our pass rush being our biggest weakness.
The only real weakness the defense has had all year is big passing plays especially when their CBs are in one-on-one coverage.
Yeah we need a decent CB it would help are front 7.. Just if it buys them a half second more to get to the Qb
Williams will give up at least one huge play at game if teams challenge him 2-3 times deep in single coverage. Better upside than Fletcher and has probably outplayed him this year overall even if both guys have been average at best so far.
But i think Fletcher is better in run coverage ??
LOL its hilarious to listen to Steve Young and…. what the heck is that bald guys name… argue over Sanchez
Trent Dilfer?
THATS IT!
I was really surprised that Kelly just let Sanchez rifle it time and time again including the 2nd half.
0 turnovers.
Sanchez got away with a terrible decision in the 1st half but yeah. They kicked the Panthers’ a$$ up and down the field tonight and this game wasn’t nearly as close as the score.
Sanchize is learning. Chip will let him make mistakes. If he learns from them. Make no mistake, this is a Chip guy. He has withstood the fire and delivered.
He had very little pressure all night long and had a lot of clean passing lanes. Most impressive thing I thought about Sanchez tonight was getting the ball out quickly on a regular basis. Almost too quickly a couple of times.
pocket mobility. He moved a lot today. I think you can’t undersitmate that. Foles is sort of static.
Missed you gents (and GEAGLE :). Had to work late, bolted for nearst bar only missed first 10 min. Loved what I saw tonight. Another complete game.
Bring on the Pack! Aaron who?
The Eagles are a team that demands RESPECT. They will make you respect them.
It was great seeing our D-Line Man handling the panthers players..
I just wish we were playing them at the Linc.
Watching the replays, and Sanchez was really good at moving around the pocket. I hope that continues.
I hope the Injury’s on Celek and Graham are minor..
I saw someone joking with Graham as he came off the field. Maybe a nut tap?
Hopefully Celek is ok because it looks like we can actually let him run some routes now and not just block. Since are Oline is back to par /crosses fingers
Celek was cleared to return to play but we were winning so big he wasn’t needed.
By far the biggest question at this point… Too bad Chip will give us nothing on this. Concerned that Graham has a groin injury…
Sucks he has been such a force on our D, The way he Hits ppl and wraps them up and slams them down rag doll style
Just destroyed them in the trenches. Doubled KB. Passed the ball all day cause they packed the box.
Only second beat down this year. All other games really close.
Steve Young’s hands look comically oversized for his body.
holy crap. are we really 5-0 at home this year? wow!
the game’s leading rusher is J Stewart … with 36 yards on 11 carries
Crazy thing is that i didn’t think the Eagles OL played that great a game. Struggled to open any kind of running lanes all night long and the pass protection was really helped alot by the best blocking of the season by none OL (TEs and RBs).
Good,observation. Do not,think Peters had a very good game, for,example.
Eagles D and ST got me 31 points! Unfortunately my opponent had Lynch…
Special Teams boyz.
Holy Flip !!
i know that coop is here for his blocking… but 1 catch for 6 yards??? do we just not send him out on pass routes or something?
How many times was he targeted tonight? That was really the only mistake this offseason and giving him big dollars.
waste of $5m that could go toward signing beast mode next year!
Signing Lynch? No thanks. He’ll command more than $5M too including his bonus money.
I’d take $7m for lynch (performance based), extend shady at $8 or $9m a yr. Get Vjax in the offseason + Mac + Matthews. Sanchez will stay and play for a song. Foles doesn’t need a new deal next year.
Why will Sanchez stay and play for a song if he puts up numbers and shows he should be a starting QB next year? He’ll want that opportunity and the $$$ that come with it.
Signing all the big name aging free agents always works. That’s why the Eagles were so good in 2011 and why the Redskins were perennially the team to beat for the last 10-15 years!
I know we have the longest active streak of games with a takeaway but does anyone know the actual record? I tried finding it last week but couldn’t find it anywhere.
Bradley Fletcher ended the day with 5, FIVE! passes defended.
Didn’t miss Foles/Ryans that much at all. Matthews gave up one big play in the Panthers’ first drive but otherwise they (Matthews/Acho) were hardly mentioned.
if that was Ryans matched up on that receiver, i think the result is the same, unfortunately. not a knock on either of the LBs. gotta give credit to carolina for designing the play to take advantage of that
Definitely. It was a mismatch and Ryans wouldn’t have likely made a play there.
just think about how well the defense could have dominated this game (outside of garbage time) if you just ignore that one play
Most LB can’t cover a TE that far down the field. Olsen has 100yds recieving almost every game.
Steve Young would love to change places with Sanchize. The interview was very telling. Sanchize realizes how good his situation is.
Hands down, Fletcher’s best game as an Eagle.
Yeah, earlier in the year, I was pissed with Fletcher and Cooper. Now I’m just pissed at Cooper.
So the only time the Eagles’ offense has completely sputtered under Kelly is when they had the overmatched and underpowered Barkley play at QB last year.
More and more I am impressed by what Kelly does each week because for all of the guffawing about the amount of talent the Eagles have on offense I see it as being a lot more about the scheme than the players.
For sure. Well except on the line. If we get beat at the line there’s not much we can do. You saw what they did to the run game tonight. If the DST wasn’t so crazy it was a close-ish game.
Makes you wonder about Barkley. Is it lack of playing/practice time? He just looks lost out there (albeit in a limited sample set).
Is it just me or did it seem like Sanchez should have run a few of those option reads ?? early in the game..
Looked like he made the right read on the sack, if it was the defensive end that was being read. The DE made a great play.
Definitely agree… Gotta keep ’em honest
Hopefully he will realize how important it is to read it right and keep the D’s honest.
Is Conner Barwin team MVP?
He’s a Baller SON !!
Yikes, tuff question, still have to go with Sproles. He bailed us out too many time early in the year.
It is Sproles. Been the most impactful player all year long and had yet another return TD tonight that took the wind out of the Panthers’ sails and turned this game into a rout.
If he has another punt return for a TD, he will set a record for the Eagles.
Can’t disagree, but Barwin belongs in the conversation.
Another thing is even tonight I didn’t think the Eagles played a mentally crisp game in all 3 phases of the game with the closest effort being the Giants’ game.
Just physically controlled the game tonight especially on defense. It was like watching Gang Green of old where Eagles’ players would eat up OL in one-on-one matchups.
Another observation that I liked a lot. Sanchez moves well in the pocket. Very noticeable difference from Foles. Don’t jump on me – I like Foles, too, but Sanchez appears to have a better feel for sliding and stepping up.
I saw it too. Very skilled moves. I would have covered my head and fell but Sanchize made the pass. Really, he’s a better man than me.
Most striking difference between them. Sanchez had an outstanding feel for the pocket. Frankly didn’t throw the ball as well as Nick has this year, but made up for it in pocket presence.
How did it feel to have 7 catches 138 yards and two touchdowns?
“I felt like Jeremy Maclin”
That was a pleasure to watch. Not perfect… yet adds to the beauty.