Halftime – PHI 13, DAL 10
Posted: October 30th, 2016 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 969 Comments »The Eagles are winning. It isn’t exactly pretty, but they are winning.
Jordan Hicks made a huge play in Dallas for the 2nd straight year, picking off a pass in the end zone to keep Dallas from taking the lead late in the half. Then Carson Wentz marched the Eagles across midfield and set up Caleb Sturgis for a 55-yard FG. Perfect kick with a ton of leg. 13-10.
The Eagles have struggled with Ezekiel Elliott. He is 8-52 at halftime and has been hard to bring down. He is also 3-42 as a receiver. Right now the Cowboys are winning the battle up front. Marcus Smith has a sack and Brandon Graham has gotten pressure a few times, but there isn’t enough pressure on Dak Prescott. Fletcher Cox has been quiet.
The offense is playing a lot of small ball. Wentz is 17-21 for 107 yards. Yikes. They have got to throw the ball more aggressively. It was good to see the Eagles start to run the ball in the 2nd Qtr. That is encouraging.
This has been somewhat of a sloppy game and I think that favors the Eagles. Dallas has played with a comfortable lead for much of the year. The Eagles played in tough games the past 3 weeks. It is also encouraging that Dallas has been so good in the 1st half and the Eagles have been a big 3rd Qtr team. The Eagles get the ball to start the 3rd. If they could go score a TD, that would give Dallas their first real deficit in a while and it would be interesting to see how they would respond.
Lead or no lead, the Eagles must play better in the 2nd half if they want to win this game.
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Cam – “at times I don’t feel safe…” when a bunch of 300 pounders are trying to crush me. It was a bad hit, but if he wants to feel safe, he chose his career poorly.
I want to hit him for that outfit he was wearing.
He’s like 250 lbs and has great mobility! How does he think the smaller and stationary qbs feel? I dont hear Bradford complaining.
He’s had a number of illegal hits not flagged this season, love him or hate him, he has taken some hits this season that he shouldn’t have had to.
Bradford would have been on IR week 1 if he had played againt against Denver that night
He inspires other playrrs to hit him with everything they got or anything they got … its on him
Idiot
That was so stupid.
wtf huf..
WTH? What the Huff?
C’mon HUFF!
and some of you guys think he’s good
He makes good plays and bad ones. Simple as that.
he mad one good play, and a bunch of bad ones
Better than Agholor. Period.
Kneel every time. The 25 is good
Gotta love that Oregon education and decision making
He was right on the goal line.
sproles is so fucking fast.
we dont have a backup center do we
wiz
He’s playing LG
wiz is already in
Wiz but Tobin would have to play g
Good job Huff.
Stumped me but glad to read it
Just a bit of sarcasm.
Dam sarcasm font not recognized and was hoping it was real
Terrible
great play call there
Tough for Brooks to get over to him on that angle. He’s quick but not that fast
good play Lee. go fuck yourself
How is Sean Lee still playing? It is almost November.
the line is concerning.
Block in the back again.
Holding
thank you Donnie!
Ugh. Lee just ate him up.
Man, Donnie Jones is such a weapon. Their field position is going to be awful considering where we punted from.
When his mom gave him the middle name of f’n, it seemed weird. Now it is crystal clear.
ugh.was hoping for a qb keeper there.
70 yd net. 15 to 15
With the condition of this oline, the D really has to step up. I hope they have something for Elliot this half.
Not digging the playcalling so far.
So who the fuck is playing oline for us right now?
Agholor. At least he won’t hold anyone.
They secretly brought back Andrews at half.
Wtf
That’s bs
Jerry made a donation at the half
Hooooome cookin’
How? Why the hell would you pick that up?
oh picking up the flag. great.
had an ad break – wtf just happened?
Why the fuck would you pick up the flag???
blandino wants in on jerrah’s next party
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3rd and long. Please stop them.
our good friend. third and long.
We gotta get one of those loose balls
way to go
Barwin
nice job d.
Good D set
lol @ barwin
even when we get the stop, the boys were better
Smith is huge.
looks liket he mountain
And he’s like 25 years old
Really??? No sarcasm ??
Tyron Smith, no sarcasm.
Aw shucks.. had hoped MS2 … unlucky
loving the three and out
Love Al Michaels there. “Flag down. What else is new?”
feeling cautiously optimistic here.
*SLAP*
I think Dallas has a flag on every punt tonight….
Think you might be right.
Why not make them repunt?
Agreed. At the very least Dallas would commit another penalty
15 yards from faircatch should be good field position
I agree with a weapon like sproles we should have
If we score 7 I’ll feel so much bettee
Going no huddle.
OK. Credit Matthews with a good, tough catch there.
that was a nice catch
Hands to the face
im amazed any of our receivers made that catch
We need td’s somehow the odds are in our favor today but we need a 2 possession game for me to feel somewhat comfy
Loving that DGB is being used more this game.
Baby T.o
he’s a bust. tells us more about the others, that he’s playing.
I mean, see that horrible drop?
DGB
love no huddle
Well deserved penalty
Realtime I thought he just didn’t pull up in time… replay, he launched at the head. Very well deserved.
if they didnt fucking flag that….
Thank you Anthony
Smart play there. Drop the ball to entice the hit. Play to your strengths, Matthews.
That was stupid AND dangerous.
Contagious
catch the damn ball
Thanks dumbass
That’s what we get for you guys saying good things about DGB.
My bad. I’ll stop. Seriously, fuck that guy.
Fuck that guy.
Say something good bout the Cubs if you need to make any positive remarks
Matthews had the dropsies knocked out of him..DGB happened to be the closest guy. Coincidence?
Ugh, now DGB with the dropsies.
Only criticism until the game is over
Holy shit that was bad
thanks #39
Holy Moly!
Ags pulling a DGB impression
Who is that #17 that caught the ball?
Not sure. Did we make a trade at the half?
I don’t know, but he sucks. (if I say something nice, they’ll stop making plays).
Cubs looking good tonite!
I never lost faith in ya Ags
Pinball sproles off peters bumper
DGB?
faking it to stop clock
Injured Dallas Cowboy with hurt feelings.
Run the ball. Bring in Matthews/Smallwood. Pound it down their throats and wear them down.
We need 7!!!
Nah, fuck Bradford. We have Wentz.
Sproles seems to be the only guy playing with some swagger and zeal on offense tonight.
Very lethargic. Like the call to go no-huddle this drive by Pederson.
they do well in no huddle, leftover from chip.
Where’s the jet sweep and motion to freeze the defenders
Feels like the Eagles are doing to the Cowboys something that they’ve done a lot this season. Playing ball control and keeping the Cowbows off the field. Would like to see them take a shot or two though.
f.
Seems like Agholor is only catching it when he shouldn’t
Maybe throw it to him when he is in double coverage. Bizarro Agholor.
Found Ertz.
BS call
Horrible call
td to ertz
Wow! Just wow! That is balance.
love sproles.
Darren “Pinball” Sproles.
I think the % of passes bouncing off hands is decreasing slightly. Every week. We have actually caught a couple tonight.
Sproles is awesome
TD
We should paint ertz helmet in the Waldo pattern
Woot! A catch for a TD!
TDDDDD!!!
SPROLES BITCH!!!
CHIPPPPPPPP I LOVE YOUUUUU
Screw that. This was not at all like Chip. Chip is fast paced 100% of the time. This was CHANGE OF PACE. That’s when the fast paced stuff can be most effective. Doug Pederson has been so surprisingly impressive so far.
I looked down to type and we scored.
Me too
Great, here’s is your assignment, due by 11;30:
Define the modern interpretation of a catch, citing specific examples and counter examples. How does this reflect our values as a society? 10 pages minimum.
In Ink on parchment for ben franklin
i’ll take the 0
i scratched my balls and we scored.
scratch em raw, buddy. we need this.
SCRATCH EM OFF DUDE!!!
Gotta keep your head on a swivel
Damn I think u guys are like 2 minutes ahead of me I’m still on commercial break
LET’S GO DEFENSE!! PUT.FOOT.ON.THROAT.
That drive all goes to Pederson. Good coach. Have a treat.
That one was a big middle finger to chip
Let’s not be rude to Chip til we have completed the trade for Torrey! K??
don’t sweat it, chip’s gonna cut his fastest reciever anyway
Lol ok
When you hear the torrey smith gang ties reports, just know
well played
Good quick decisions from Wentz, too.
All game long. Only one or two throws I’d like back.
Small ball game plan is making more sense now that it’s actually working. Trying to keep the offense on the field, run the clock. They can’t abuse us with their weapons if they never see the field.
Tip of the cap to Pederson that drive. Put the Boys on their heels a bit with the no-huddle and did a nice of keeping them off balance
2nd half team like always
the up tempo is great.
.. when youre not doing it 100% of the time.
Also when you’re not constantly running stretch left, followed by stretch, and then a route short of the sticks.
Whats a chip Kelly?
ice cream sandwich
I think chips prob was he was trying to be someone he’s not. He didn’t wear a visor so his thoughts were trapped in his hat, he refused to get a mobile qb etc
another term for home wrecker.
Its a roster jambalaya for 6million bucks
Ok just got back from gig. 20-10, no sweat, huh? 🙂
I have no idea why this team just comes out and plays like a different team especially offensively in the 3rd quarter.
Good coaches.
Adjustments are sweet we aren’t used to that
good, make them catch up
Wentz showing very nice poise in the pocket so far and making a bunch of good throws.
If the shitty WRs on this team wouldn’t have 6 drops, he would be nearly perfect tonight
No pressure
Tyron Smith just grabbed BG’s facemask twice.
Hands to the face much?
Maybe a little hands to the face . . . maybe a lot, Chris 🙂
McLeod!
Worth the $$
The highlander!
eagles inside the cowboy’s ooda loop.
Woooooo!!!(! There cn be only 1
Hello rookie!!
beauty.
Yes make him look like a rookie
Grounding???
there is the pressure from Graham!
BG playing great
BG
Dak face
No corner for you Elliott!
Should we put Dak’s hall of fame bust on hold or nah?
oh ffs! fake punt.
Fuck
oops
Eff
unbelievable.
looks like zeke lost his bowl of noodles
Awful just awful
Fipp
Yuck
spoke too soon.
I promise, more criticisms, no compliments from now on.
lol. okay. game recognize game
Gutsy. Hate them for it, but great gutsy call.
Damn. Caught completely unawares.
Mills had contain but wasn’t thinking about it, looks like.
yeah that was just a good call.
First time he’s run in 5 years in the league. Good call, you are correct
for the love of God, Mills!!!
Stay negative everyone!!!!
Graham eat his Wheaties before the game. They haven’t been able to contain him in one-on-one tonight.
mills standing there with nfi on that one
Cox sighting.
Come’on Fipp.
Huge 3rd down here.
bring the heat.
The line is pumped. You can hear it
sucks.
Ouch
Almost….
oh come on
Ugh, so close….
This game is going to the wire
WRAP UP!!!!
Dude is just so fucking strong.
Means missed
We need one more TD
Cut back lanes
Fake punt destroyed the momentum. Ugh
Weather the storm
Tryin’
u know they’re going to run every time here.
or not.
That would be wrong. Bad throw.
Tough sledding getting past the line of scrimmage. Once he breaks that initial wave, lots of room for Elliot or Morris.
Mills put your hand down you were lucky
lol. jalen mills taunting you on shit like that has got to be infuriating,
As long as they only get 3 or less
OPI!
Give ’em three.
needed that pick there.
Very smart offensive interference there.
Smart OPI. #$ @ that should have been a pick.
Three point smart penalty
I hope we break that punters leg
Somebody has got to tee off on Dak. He’s rattled right now.
Watch the fake.
what was he even throwing at. every part of that was awful
I hate to say it, but smart move by the Cowboys WR there.
at least eagles wr can learn from that
dont challenge our WRs to a penalty-off. They will not disappoint.
yep and stupid move not to run Zeke 3 times.
yeah – penalty doesn’t seem harsh enough in that situation… but good on him for taking advantage of the rules i guess
good job D. graham was good there again
Eagles look better against Dak than any other team (so far).
Stop saying positive shit
See above
have they played any decent defenses?
The Eagles are the first team I’ve seen actually get pressure on Dak all year. Making him look like a rookie, but the time he managed to get on that last play made me nervous . . . till he threw the ball right at the Eagles DB.
Dak is rookieing it up!
Did I just curse us?
Boys moving the ball effectively but getting stymied in the red zone. I thought 2 red zone stops and the Eagles would have a decent shot to win. They have gotten 3 now.
they were stopped on a 3 and out in that drive tho
need to go hurry up again, dont fix what aint broke
I haven’t watched a lot of the Cowboys this year, but after this game no one can convince me that Dak is the better rookie QB. He’s pedestrian at best tonight.
He’s not. Just hard to stop their run and get to him
And has so much more help around him on offense.
The luxury of drafting lots of weapons and lucking into a good QB, rather than giving up a draft to try to find one.
Opponent means a ton. Wentz looked awful vs. Minny, but then again, so has every QB. Dak having his day looking bad.
Brandon Graham is our best dlineman right now
Been the Graham show on defense, Sproles on offense. See if those 2 can continue to carry them home.
hope so, I started sproles in fantasy this week
Everyone stay negative!!
Fuck Huff
DGB couldn’t cant the clap from a $20 hoe.
Ahem…there is no chance we run another kick back…
(Waits expectantly)
lol
Not with that attitude!!
Holy shit, it works?!
OK Huff…we can forgive you now.
YES YES YES
Huff!!!!!
LOVE HUFF
Huff!
Fipp trying to redeem himself after that fake punt.
imagine if ertz got yac
he’d be almost as good as gronk
We need to be up by 14 nothing less
Ertz likes getting down as soon as he catches the ball, to make the tackling of him easier.
Self tackling ertzy
Who is this Ertz guy?
guy that cant break a tackle, bring on celek
Anytime I see a reception at or near ground level its Ertz
If he ever breaks one in Philly the crowd will probably roar
Who is John Galt ?
YES YES YES
Will ertz get fined for wearing where’s Waldo socks?
Somebody tie Mathews up
One score game. Nail his butt to the bench.
darn should have ran one more play in our money quarter
G Lewis still looks high
I certainly am
He’s probably confiscating DGB’s stash.
Getting ready to welcome Gordon?
Lol
Nah he doesn’t look high. A bit constipated and uncomfortable maybe.
Boys killing themselves with untimely penalties tonight.
I’m okay with this
And we were worried about the crew calling more on us…
Refs owe us some calls after the last few weeks.
BTW, still don’t know why they picked up the clear block in the back earlier on that beautiful punt by Donnie Jones.
Ahem…there is no way we score a touchdown to open the 4th quarter…
(Sitting on the edge of seat, literally bouncing in anticipation)
Smallwood active?
Not extremely, but he is playing.
They make a pill for that
damn good pass
OK. Its 4th quarter. Ryan Matthews does not see the field again.
ok jordan, ok
Wentz was trying REALLY hard to get DGB’s attention and failing.
Amazing when they catch the ball…
that was scary
scary even
nother drop
Hang on to the !@#$ing ball!!!!
i don’t understand, what does that mean?
Neither do the Eagles receivers.
What is DGB’s ‘Awareness’ rating in Madden? It has to suck.
if dbg makes that catch, we’re up 14
Okay make your kick
wentz did what he had to. just dont have the receivers yet
DGB drop was huge. And awful.
Good on that guy. hard to make Peters look that bad.
Need a stop
i want pederson to drop the nice coach thing this week and have a sit down with the receivers
give some one else a chance to drop the ball
Ugh
Bring Ertz in as well.
He’s tried the carrot. Given them every chance to step up. Time for the whip. Especially if we win. If we manage to lose this game, the receivers will beat the !@#$ out of themselves.
They need new ones, not a talking-to.
power sturge
Two scores up is good. TD would have been huge.
Really hugh!!!
Why do fishing shops like lending to Ertz? because he never breaks their tackle.
Hi-ho!
You reeled me in with that line!
Any chance we take a shot down field this game? Carson throws a nice deep ball, but it seems like Doug wants to dink and dunk.
If we get a 3 and out p/a bomb would be awesome
I’m all about controlling the clock but we need to open up the field
“Can’t Miss Caleb” coming up clutch
Greg Lewis is not doing his damn job with these wrs!
he’s teaching them everything he knows….
Change.org for t.o to coach wrs
another guy known for his drops..
He should just suit up lol
He isn’t an orthopedic surgeon who is capable of doing hand transplants.
Who is 29? Is CJ active?
Not sure and yes.
Just saw a 29 on kick cover. Must be him I guess
Dakota is his middle name? I really hope Dak’s first name is South.
North would be ironic.
Schwarz and co figuring out the oline schemes now
ow.
Cox siting.
lol, mckelvin drove him 10 yards in the air
Good way to get your WR murdered
Graham is an animal pursuit all the way to the other side of the line
williams mouthpiece sucks
I hate 3rd and longs
Third an long, never a good sign.
Hasn’t been nearly as bad this year 🙂
bring the heat.
Ah, 3rd and 15, my old friend
Hicks is a MFer. I love having a good MLB.
dak needs beasely to do the throwing for him. sad!
that was almost suicide worthy.
Whew
Ha nice try
Watch the fake punt shit heads.
holy shit that was close
Enough of this Tomfoolery
Wow. They are pulling them all out
lol wtf was that
garret needs trick plays to beat pederson.
Sign of being overmatched
Meh. I think they understand that familiarity forces a need for surprises.
So, the Cwboys are scared of us? That is when you bring out the tricks.
Makes me really feel like they think we are the better team.
They were both good calls.
Still feels like they are desperate.
They were.
More dumb penalties on the Boys. Not mentally sharp at all
Time to ice the game here.
sigh. I did not complement.
Great field position. Take advantage and let’s get some points.
i’d stay in hurry up, get a td
McKelvin pulled up on the end of that-hammy again?
I don’t think he knew the ball was in the air.
He gets paid to know that. Lol
Don’t even hint that. Coverage has been much more sound this game w/Jalen Mills not starting.
TD ends the game here
Makes it 3 possesions
O.M.G.
We got Dallas resorting to trick plays. That *should be a good sign.
All these trick plays are nice and all, win by any means necessary and all. Feels really desperate though.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/84/99/6d/84996d91c492ce202d243ed8c538374f.jpg
Hell of a call by Dallas to beat our 3rd and long “defend the sticks” defense that rallies to the ball after the catch. Thankfully not a perfect throw
you appreciate Donnie-longball even more when you see punts like that… 39yards… pfft.
that 60yd one he uncorked from our endzone in the 1st half was sweet
Mathews better be a motherfuckin ghost for halloween
funny if you fumble you dont see the field much, if you cant catch……………………………………………….
crap
gah ffs
Smallwood….uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh
Cut him
what the fuck.
Eff
so now down to one running back i guess
FUUUUUUUCK
Like clockwork……
So…Barner?
right, down to two
I mean, I hate overusing Sproles, but there isn’t a RB I trust other than him.
I *really* don’t want our RBs to start having drop problems too…
Really?
Wow. Vaitai… bruh…
just trust wentz with the ball at the end even when ahead
Welp that speculation fantasy add can be chalked up to hirrible forseight. Cutting his ass asap.
Oh brother.
screen coming.
beasley time
Jenkins with the Polomalu impression.
Need a big stop here!
Great job Jenkins
I take that back, fuck Smallwood just give it to Sproles/Mathews
Just sproles
Good tackling continues. Very few YAC tonight.
has been great 2nd half… 1st half was pretty iffy.
Few plays but he has been solid in pass coverage.
Watch the fake.
BEAUTIFUL!!!
SMallwood owes the defense dinner or something.
Leodis!
Wow, that FF sucked.
you’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
Smallwood needs to hold on to the ball for sure, but that was on Vaitai. He got completely demolished on that play.
Had Smallwood run the ball much? It can be a bit tough to come in cold, but holding on needs to be job #1. And I’m guessing our OL backups will allow those from time to time.
ugh, thought it would hit the upright.
thought so too – snuck it in by a bee’s dick
well i checked wikipedia, and wouldn’t you know it, bees have dicks.
ones that explode upon orgasm
i was leaning and everything.
Just needed a little drift right but stayed completely straight.
There must be yellow paint on that ball.
we better get a fg, or dallas will tie this up and win
yeah, play for the winning shot, not to kill the clock
Eagles’ defense feeling it right now
Mr Smallwood, take a seat
McKelvin! stud!
I actually miss Demarco 😛
You’re not the only one right now.
I miss darnell autry
No. No you don’t.
He SUCKED. Worse than Byars when rushing it .
Booo! Jerk. Kick me while I’m down.
I miss LeSean McCoy.
With Smallwood at least he is a rookie. Inexcusable for Mathews or Smallwood, but at least Smallwood may be able to learn. Mathews has been in the league to long to make those mistakes.
Loved mckelvin throwing up the x there…hope somebody does that to zeke after a FF someday
Yea we effed up getting rid of Murray chip was the problem not him
That contract would have been punishing in future years. Though I certainly wouldn’t mind his production this year, that’s for sure.
long wentz run. time for that. dmac special
Sure, the kickoff drinks of the post.
holy ….
Bad pass — well behind the receiver. Throwing on the run and didn’t look like he got a lot of heat on it. But Matthews was open though if he lead him.
ugh
How the hell does he do that?
Need a FG this drive and to eat up at least 3-4 minutes.
Bad pass. Good play by the corner, but bad placement on that one.
SPROLES!!!!
love me some proles.
We need to keep it 2 possessions or we are done
“squirting through the tiniest of holes is sproles” poetry
Seriously, somebody find the fountain of youth and get Sproles there ASAP. I never want him to retire.
I love that little guy
Does Wentz look fast to you?
No
Nope. Overrated. Definitely not close to a playmaker on the ground
Another piss poor route by Matthews. No ability at all to run a route correctly.
think it was just a bad throw.
He stumbled a bit but he needs to come back under more to help his QB.
thought there was plenty more room to throw that towards the sidelines. Matthews was well ahead of the guy.
yeah, Wentz blew that one.
WR needs to position himself and use the sideline correctly. It wasn’t a good throw but the DB took the inside angle.
At worst, it should be an incompletion.
Yeah, it was on the inside shoulder. Can’t do that on the out route.
Yea… ball was thrown late and way behind. Matthews was open if the ball came out earlier.
agreed, granted wentz was running for his life.
Oh of course. Wentz shouldn’t have thrown it at all by the time he was able to gather him. But the point was in regards to the route. If Wentz was standing tall in the pocket, the route was there and Matthews was open.
DB just read that all the way.
false. calm down
bs injury.
Fake injury #2
he’d be getting booed if this were in philly
There were some boos mixed in there.
rightfully so
Is Ced Thorton playing? Don’t recall hearing his name called.
he got beat out by someone
Media Mike furiously stabbing his Barner voodoo doll somewhere.
Tell him to stop. We need someone to carry the !@#$ing ball.
We need 7
miracle of miracles
We need to send sproles the finest girls Dallas has to offer after the game
Make sure he tips them appropriately and doesn’t pull an Ags.
We should all PayPal then
sloppy seconds from blandino…
That’s what we needed. 1st down. Keep the ball. Run the clock.
Can’t believe Matthews got that wide open.
Pretty awful coverage there, thx boys
Take a shot
nope. run the clock. end the game.
Called it seemed to be covered downfield
I think Matthews would be a quite decent #2 if he just caught better.
Oh, Tumtum, I know what RB you should start…
kelce gets an attaguy
what a dumbass call
What was that?!
It should have worked.
we got tricks too guy.
There’s your shot.
Meh. Not what I had in mind
No need for that
Pederson liked that play by Garrett.
so did kirk cousins, but he likes everything
Huff practiced all year for his one throw.
question: can you have a roughing the passer call on huff in that situation?
Sproles, AKA the MicroWestie.
Wilcox did not cover it up at all… he had no idea the ball was in the air!
Doug. wtf?
Get some yards for Sturge here.
Give him a challenge?
Ugh. Think that was a lateral too, so couldn’t drop it.
…
nice block kelce.
wtf are you doing
ugh.
Dumb call. Peterson’s been good tonight, but that was stupid.
Chip kelly reaches out from the grave
BAD play call there
playin sammy balll again, its up to the defense now, dumbass playcalling
Ugh. And that’s out of FG range. Unless they wanna gamble on a really long FG.
Why put yourself in a position for negative yards?
Uhhh that was bad.
That’s a poor decision there by Wentz (or Pederson if that was a play call)
A killer
run up the middle would have been great there….
bobbled snap = too keen to check-down?
-3pts. . . . worse keeps it one possession. Ugh and double ugh.
That may be why we lose. that play. Ugh.
Nope. Jenkins is about to show us why we win…
pederson is def a rookie headcoach, not his best called game
Not his BEST, but I don’t think this was a terribly called game either. He has had some great moments.
Throw. It. Away.
WE just really like to take our own momentum away sometimes.
Stupid trick play ruined the momentum of the drive
2 wasted plays on that drive. Frustrating.
I hate this
Its alright its alright, just need a stop
Another bad snap from kelce there
Jim Schwartz. Your unit has played great this game. We need a big stop here. Put this game away, Jimbo.
Awful playcalling by pederson keeps dallas in the game
what is with some of these dumbass play calls?
We need at least a 2 possession game to win…..
his better be a hold
comin’ aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaall the way back . Aw, sad face
I would be so mad if I played my ass off and that’s why we lost
yes yes yes
He he he he…
They won’t call a hold on Dallas this late will they??? Wow.
blandino says he wants two party buses this time.
That was so scary holy shit
i sense a long one to dez
Mills hasn’t put on his jersey with the big target on the back of it I hope.
Thank you timely penalty call. The Eagles most valuable contributor tonight.
neener neener
Lets hope pederson didn’t blow the game.
Horrible play calling By Pederson. Still should have tried 53 yarder. Reward is too big
Why didn’t the o coordinator and other coaches tell Peterson that was a dumb ass play
Which one? The WR throw or the play after?
Both
Let’s end this game BIRDS!!!
My heart hurts
Turn the TV off.
Im guessing that we are down by 3 with like 2 min left in the game …
23-16
We are up or down?? WHo gots the 23 ??
hows that..
I was at ER w wife.. connectivity was sketchy.. was watching only via comments section … e247 had 2 comments and my 4. Thats total. WIERD how the site has died. Quickly.
BUt igglesnlitz comments were fast & furious.. but no scorr updates, jysy emotions. So reading “Ags SucKs!” 100 times made me feel like we were getting crushed.
I couldnt believe that. .
WEll we got hone in time for the last 3 plays of the game … so i am the jinx
dallas moving the ball
I can feel the nerves for sure
ooooo
DEFENSE!!!!
ugh.
I hate beasley
Rat
Make a play Mills
Great time for our defnese to disappear.
Holding
dallas recievers are wide open and are catching it
No pressure big trouble.
Yup. Pederson blew the game.
This isn’t the fucking time to implode defense wtf
just a matter of time
welp
Carson gets the ball with two mins and we need a fg
And pederson calls acdouble reverse halfback option….
DL is getting mauled….
have been all game
Come on D
COME ON
how was that not a sack
and again the next play
no DLine pressure at all
Pick time.
Jesus
FUCKKKKKK
Fucking pederson
Terrible
maybe the holding not being called wouldnt have been the worst thing…jeez
shit that must be close to an int
thats either a sack or an INT
Neither unfortunately.
The other coaches needd to save pederastic from himself sometimes
Ugh….
His knee was down
its over
Ffffuuuucchhkkk
knew that was coming as soon as we dropped the INT
Thanks Doug.
Now we lose
told ya, dez with a long one
Well it’s all up to Wentz now..
Their offense is a handful.
Fuck you pederson. Blew the gsme
Defense choke job
Power Sturge FTW
Doug better hope so
disgusting
Based Huff please
turnover coming
this is fucking maddening!
Whar a shame, game was in hand.
thats what a great wr does
Superstar WR doing his thing. Wish we had one.
I hate everything right now. WE just blew it.
Um, we’re tied not losing, guys.
oh bullshit! catch the goddamn ball
Our WRs would never catch that.
This is on Peterson for those two play calls. RB pass. Awful
Yup. He blew the game. Gave them momentum. Should have been a 2 score game but moron decided to give huff his first career pass attempt
Guys, cheer up. Three minutes, tie game and possession. This is as good as we could have hoped before the game.
it shoudlnt be a tied game, I cant help but whine
Not for this week.
No we needed the game to be 2 possessions to have a shot
please don’t go three and out.
Give Dak some credit. The DL is getting on him, but he’s getting the ball out. Not bad for a rook.
regardless who wins, that’s all we’re going to hear all week.
I said give him some, not ALL. He has a lot of help. But a shitty QB would have already blown it.
Has Dak even been hit?
Not sure, but they’re all around him. He’s making the right moves, quick decisions.
pederson yousuck
garbage out plays over and over
I hate that play
I could never trust pederson again if we lose
Just awful playcalling
These plays are horrendous
That stupid ass pass again! Dammit Pederson!
I hate that fucking pass play
Throw pStthe line of scrimmage pleSe
UUUUUGH
How many times do we need to lose yards on that before Pederson realizes IT DOESN’T FUCKING WORK.
Oh hey..Mark Sanchez is a cowboy..
Fuck you pederson.
The same stupid calls OMG
Absolutely pathetic play calling
WTF. PLEASE NO more throws to matthews or ertz on yac routes
Stop with the fucking screens.
Almost better if Wentz just throws those away.
His version of the Andy Reid 2nd and 10 halfback draw for 0 yards.
My heart hurts
Too many damned screen plays. Doesn’t make sense with how immobile the line is with Kelce right now and Wies in there.
Awful angle
enough of these stupid fucking 0 yard passes.
I’d rather be a Cubs fan right now.
Give it to sproles every play he wants a damn ring
damnit. another drop.
ball game, its over, dalllas gonna win
this is not good.
And the loss on a FG
We just lost.
Inexcusable
Have a bad feeling…
At least the throw was past the first down marker. The drop on the contested pass wasn’t as nice.
go for it. we’re done either way
game.
What a shitty bounce
This one hurts badly
very difficult now
Pederson fucking blew the game. The whole team knows it. Fucking awful.
Now we can panic…
Said we needed a 2 possession game and wouldn’t ya fuckin know it!
Need an int
to lead all that time and pederson with a bunchof stupid plays on offense to lose is just unthinkable
HOW IS THAT NOT A FUCKING SACK
At least our QB is on the right track.
Now I gotta deal with jackasses at work and try and avoid a call to HR
Oh boy we’re putting the game on the line again..with our awful defense.
he was open. better throw and we get the ball back with time
A pick would be sick
One stop D. Cmon
don’t let up here
Thank you, coach Schwartz!
welcome to the nfl. that is what rookie qbs are used to dak
YES YES YES
Suprised me
How is that not grounding?
Should have been.
He just missed by 30 yards.
Grounding?
Maybe but he was hit on the throw — that affects all kinds of things and the refs rarely call that.
Okay, 3 timeouts left. Let’s go!
cowboys killer
Anyone got some crow for me?
Pederson gets the ball back and immediately calls a double reverse flea flicker pass from Agholor to Wentz streaking down the field.
LOL
Nice work Sproles. Smart block.
ten yard plus throws
Carson you make the calls
Can we PLEASE take another shot
YEAH!
No huddle, lets do it.
They need to pretend it’s the 3rd qtr
OPI I’m sure…
OPI.
just down the ball, and play for OT
DeSean?!
BS
god damn it DGB
Unreal.
hand the ball off pederson, you completemoron of a coach
Uh oh
screen.
no, run the ball
four or five got there
On replay that OPI call looked a little BS, but may not have been the best angle…
o god
Carr gets the acadamey award
draw
pederson this is on you,
Draw. Punt and pray
this is on you , sorry headcoach
Seriously fuck all this.
just holding onto that ball takes some elite skill
This is why hand size is on the spider graph!!
amazed that wasn’t a fumble
Oh man that was terrifying. Amazing Wentz held on to that.
agreed, shocked he didn’t cough up the ball there
Well, he’s not Sanchez
pray for OT.
Why did Wentz not scramble there?
he did
He didn’t take off. He wouldn’t have picked up the 1st down but he would have given them a bit more room.
Nowhere to go. Fuck Vaitai. Trash OL
wasn’t gunna get 19 yards
Why the fuck are we even in this position Pederson??
Pick 6 plz.
rip
I like Wentz, but he’s still a rook.
But why don’t you compliment Dak again
i am carving a pumpkin. not a good time to have a knife in my hand
Thank god another Dallas penalty on a punt. I think that is the 7th one tonight.
BG again!
fuck thats a fumble
Eagles were too stupid to pick it up though.
handoff coming
Holy hell. No one blocked Barwin?
Barwin is great when no one blocks him.
My heart feels like I have 20 red bulls in my system
so much for sleep tonight
it’s almost 4am here.. kinda regretting I stayed up now
UK?
yup
wow…pretty damn entertaining game
Our captains include a rookie backup and a punter?!
this may be vaitais best play of the season
I don’t know about Vaitai, but I love Jones up there as captain.
he is one of their most valuable players including tonight.
Vaitai is from there. Maybe that’s why?
I think they really want to hype Big V up. I like it.
Remember that time we could have won by 3 if not for terrible play caing
Too fresh
Huff can redeem himself with a kickoff return.
You mean redeem Pederson for awful play calling
Only if it’s after a FG
Or we played smart ST and didnt let a lunter run 30 yards?
This game should be over.
should have had dorenbos out there to magic that coin flip
Autocorrect to doorknobs makes it even funnier.
Here comes Dez!!!!
No matter how this ends. Savor this moment. We are going to be treated to years of good Cowboys-Eagles games now that they both have their franchise QBs of the future.
no matter what tommy says, id rather have the cowboys suck
I’m not into savoring sour things
It hurts if we lose, but this is kind of fun. kind of sucks, too.
reported
I’d rather have Dak fall apart and the cowboys be terrible for a decade.
Let’s go defense!!
Should be over 26-23 Eagles. Play call blew it. Ugh.
So our odds of winning are about ten percent right?
WOW the Fourth Quarter REFS SUCK!!
Both offenses got multiple cracks w/the ball after it was tied. Both D’s stepped up big time. Hope that trend continues for one possession anyway.
DID you not see the cowboys o-line hold before we started blitzing?
It’s pretty much guaranteed a loss
Gotta focus on Elliot. If I’m Boys, I run on what must be a tired DL.
As they go empty backfield.
My stomach is a butterfly garden right now
Defense? What defense?
fuck.
Holding
Game.
That was a great navigation of the pocket for that beasley throw…
welp, no fumble.
I tried….
Looked like some holding there.
Eagles should just blitz 4 times in a row again!
good game guys I guess
Hold em to a fg and we get a shot. Not that I have confidence in our offense though.
Ugh . . . just ugh.
All the tears!!!
I feel the anger changing me
I don’t like you when you’re angry!
beasley wakes up
Cmon turnover.
They have to many weapons to go into OT with
ES YES YESY
Look at that hold on Curry! wtf
We needed that 2 possession
what doyou do Garrett
Wonder if they go back to that RB swing pass to Elliot.
you have to kick fg here…
You don’t have to
Or try to draw them offsides
they will
DON’T JUMP!!
shit
Knew that was coming.
ugh.
Let’s stop them
!@#$
Thought that was stuffed for a second then the pile fell forward.
lmao
Really???!!!
We’re just not good enough.
pretty much
Well also pederson gave them new life
The game was over until pederson got cute and blew it.
Fuck you pederson. I hope the next coach is good.
Jenkins with a big boy stop on Elliot.
4-3…0-2 in the division not looking good
I hate everything right now
Defense is spent.
that was a false start…
False start?
False start . . . . c’mon!!!!
The whole line moved
The refs are gassed now
How was that dude by himself?
i hate everything.
That’s on Doug and the WRs and TEs
and rb
Dak to Witten for the win: out past and future hell combined.
That horrible flare for negative yardage when they were in FG range cost them this game. !@#$
absolutely
Yup. Back to back inexcusable play calls.
I”m so goddamn angry right now.
Rookie coach cost us this game
meh, I don’t agree.
We deserved to lose. Some nice moments, but play calling was horrendous, defense was soft at inopportune times and we gave the ball away carelessly.
sigh, I’m tired.
SMH….Fucking terrible. Goodnight!
Fuck you Doug.
Feels bad man.
Imagine what we could do with a weapon or 2 and Doug’s play calling relinquished in certain situations
Yes, Carson Wentz will have the same career as Mcnabb if we don’t…
*sigh* we let them off the hook.
Really tough loss. Played well enough in the 1st half and they just couldn’t put them away in the 2nd half.
oof.
We had a 10 point lead so naturally Doug “Idiot” Pederson calls a wide receiver pass.
that one stung.
Fuck you doug pederson. Get away from my football team.
He was also a big part of why we got the lead. Frustrating though.
Completely meaningless when he throws it all away with awful not good enough for high school playcalling.
Hopefully it’s a rookie mistake he learns from.
Hopefully Lurie doesn’t wait 5 years to fire him
We had that wrapped up…..terrible fumble by Smallwood & idiotic Huff flea flicker killed us
The flea flicker was gimmicky, no question, but the ball hit Matthews in the hands. It was a catchable ball. Pederson had his faults today, but they aren’t nearly as bad as some are making it out to be.
The playcall after that to take them out of field goal range was also brutal, as was the whole next offensive series. Pederson really shit the bed, which seems to be what he does in close games.
This is going to be the first game where the media jumps on Pederson and about his responsibilities for play calling as well as being the head coach.
We’re not good enough as a team to have shitty play calling too.
I wanna punch him in the face
Doug “the village idiot” pederson strikes
I’d say we lost the game more than Dallas won it. But, it’s still a win for them
package whatever pick and Ertz + Barwin for Alshon Jeffrey. I’m done with these overrated players
You’re still not waiting for Ertz to “produce?”
They miss what Celek did in his prime. Ertz still isn’t the same caliber blocker.
Ertz has 1-2 really good games but goes for stretches where he just disappears. Not a bad TE but he isn’t a Top 10 TE either.
Totally agree. Have been waiting and waiting for this guy to take the next step and still nothing. I wouldnt have paid him honestly.
Yeah I wasn’t crazy about his deal but the one I really hated this offseason was Curry.
I’ll admit I really dislike Curry who isn’t even a starting caliber DE but got paid big money for what he did 2 years ago.
I gave up on his “breakout season” last year.
Wentz continued to play really well again. Just didn’t get much help from anyone beside Sproles.
This group of skill position players isn’t the worst in the NFL but it is bottom 5.
We’re now 0-2 in the division and effectively 2.5 behind the Cowboys with the @Giants, Falcons, and @Seahawks next.
Our playoff chances went down the drain with 2 idiot playcalls from pederson.
Playcalling is not the problem, talent is. Only so much you can do with bad skill position players.
Overall you may be right, but there was some terrible play calling tonight.
The drops just have to stop. It’s such a huge issue. I’m not talking about the throws that are low or behind, every team has to deal with those drops… the ones that hit the receivers square in the hands (there were at least 4 tonight) MUST be caught.
Other than that, way too many stretch plays and throws out into the flat…
The difference in this game was the supporting casts. Prescott is not as good a quarterback as Wentz is. But his receivers are better, his backs are better, and his line is better. Elliott makes big plays while Smallwood fumbles the game away. Agholor and Matthews drop potential touchdowns while Bryant makes a contested catch for the tying TD. Etc. If we get even one big play from a skill guy, we win the game.
GM Chip’a moves absolutely devastated the offensive talent base of this team. Roseman’s number one priority now has to be putting the pieces around Wentz to succeed. We’ve got the franchise QB which is the hardest part. Let’s not make the same mistake we did with McNabb and waste the first five years of his career trying to win with him throwing to trash receivers.
Consider that Dak has top 5 at every supporting position. Top 5 outside receiver. Top 5 slot. Top 5 running back. Top 5 line. Maybe not top 5 TE anymore, but still reliable. It’s embarrassing how many weapons he has compared to Carson.
Oh yeah, and as Bob pointed out below, we’re literally bottom 5. That’s not made up or hyperbole.
Indeed. The thing is, I continue to look and Dak himself and think “meh”. He’s better than anyone expected him to be coming into the league and I think he’ll start for a long time. But I see a guy who’s more in the Andy Dalton/Alex Smith class than a true franchise changer. Without the top weapons he has I think he struggles.
It’s an interesting question – would you rather be the Eagles and have a potential top 5 talent at QB, or the Cowboys and have great players at every offensive position EXCEPT QB? Short-term, I’d take the Cowboys’ roster – I think they will go farther this season. But long term I’d rather be in the Eagles’ boat. History has shown it is really hard to win with a good-but-not-great QB.
Yep. I agree
Well, you raise a good point vis-a-vis the question of whether we should have spent picks for Wentz versus get Elliot and then maybe pick up Dak later (who I actually liked pre-draft). There’s an argument to be made there, but I think it would have been disastrous for us, whereas for Dallas it worked. They had more supporting pieces on offense than we did, so that’s why things worked out for them, and why it would have been disaster for us.
We made the right call, though whether empirically or not I can’t really say. But for us, yes, the right call.
Basically, Dak inherited a Ferrari, and he hasn’t crashed it. Wentz got a Mazda Miata, and has done well given the HP.
Good analogy.
The thing with McNabb and WRs, it wasn’t for lack of trying. We drafted WRs in the first 3 rounds every year for a long time, we just kept missing. Hopefully Roseman finds good WRs and hits on a few early picks.
This game also showed me how much DGB lacks. For a guy who talks a big game, he plays small both from a physical and a production standpoint.
He sure can drop a ball though!
Yup and it’s mostly his fault. Barely played in college because of dumb life decisions. Still he’s probably our best WR not that it actually means anything significant..
I still cannot get over the play call to pads the ball backwards 6 yards when we were in field goal range with the chance to go up by two scores in the fourth quarter. That was one of the worst play calls I can remember. The one thing you can’t do on that play is get taken out of field goal range.
Media will jump on him for that play call and rightfully so. Ditto the WR pass from Huff.
I don’t mind the Huff pass as much. At least that was aggressive. But passing backwards on 3rd down and putting us out of field range was terrible.
I thought it was a great “fuck you” to Dallas. Didn’t mind that at all. I was more upset with the backwards passes and the fumble.
Exactly
Not to mention, IT WAS THERE! The ball hit Matthews in the hands and he couldn’t come up with it. We have seen MANY WRs make that play. No, it isn’t an EASY catch, but that play was there to be made.
hell, we’ve seen _our_ receivers make that play, just on stupid down and distance. Make that catch when it fucking means something! And do it more than once in a blue moon!
Im sorry but wentz had two chances to win the game and choked. That’s on him fuck excuses
Doug Pederson deserves to be raked over the coals for his play calling in this one. Just absolutely awful.
Screens that hasn’t worked for weeks, stretch plays to Vaitai’s side, that stupid Huff pass to Matthews and not even putting DGB in for the RZ?
I don’t care if he’s a rookie, those are some mistakes that you can learn from fast.
Yeah it seems like since the Lions’ game the screen pass game has gone to squat although I would like to see some numbers on it.
I think it’s time to kill the screen pass, burn its corpse, and bury it with a steel spike stabbed through its core.
He must of called that play at least 4 times and got negative yardage each time.
I was not super impressed with Dak. He was not very accurate under pressure.
No he’s not but you could put me behind that line with those skill players and I could be serviceable!
This is also the 2nd game this year where Wentz absolutely had to drive the field to get us into scoring position and took sacks instead.
C’mon man this game isn’t on Wentz.
I’m just angry.
I have to say, the pass behind the line of scrimmage was a decision. The play call left it out there, but the decision to lose the yards was his. I know we’re all blaming Doug on this one, but Carson has to take some of the blame. He made the decision to throw in the face of that.
Part of the issue with that play that isn’t being mentioned is that there wasn’t a clean snap. I’d have to watch play over again (oh hell no…) but I would guess the fumble threw off some of the timing of the play. If the ball gets to Sproles earlier, he can cut inside and allow Kelce to get out there to put a block on Lee.
This game is absolutely not on Wentz, but I DO want to see us throw the ball down field more. That’s probably as much on Pederson as anything, but we had barely anything mid or long all game.
Does anyone know what 40 time Dallas’ punter ran? He looked like the fastest guy on the field.
So you still think we don’t N need a proper WR. Keep dreaming.
How many passes of 20+ yards were thrown? He has the arm’ USE IT.
like 3?
Reall? I know the one by Huff but I dont remember the others. Can you recall if they were close? Drops?
I don’t think Wentz threw any passes 20+ yards.
Might have been 15+ yards, they had the stats up during half time.
One. By huff.
New thread is up. Everyone is angry. Even Tommy.