Game Preview – Eagles at Rams
Posted: December 10th, 2017 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 1,332 Comments »This is the Game of the Year.
To this point, anyway. A win gives the Eagles the division title and really helps their case for a playoff bye. A loss delays the division title another week and makes the playoff bye a lot more difficult.
After a rough outing in Seattle, I think you are going to see a much better showing from the Eagles today. Carson Wentz is ultra-competitive. It has to drive him crazy that the offense put up just 10 points last week. Jim Schwartz let his defense know about all the missed tackles, penalties and sloppy play from last week. The Eagles should be a team on a mission.
The Rams aren’t going to be easy to beat, but this matchup fits the Eagles so much better than Seattle did. I wrote my preview for PE.com.
#PHIvsLA Inactives: T Beatty, TE Ertz, WR Johnson, DT Qualls, RB Smallwood, QB Sudfeld, LB Walker
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) December 10, 2017
Zach Ertz is going to miss today’s game. That’s not ideal, but the Eagles can win without him. They had a good day against Denver with Ertz on the sideline. The run game has to be good. The WRs have to step up. Brent Celek and Trey Burton need contribute. All of those things can happen.
I think running the ball will be crucial today. You want to wear down the Rams DL. You also want to keep Jared Goff and the offense on the sideline watching the game. The Eagles will throw the ball plenty, but I do expect the run game to be the focal point of the offense. Jay Ajayi gets his first 100-yard day as an Eagle.
It won’t shock me for the Eagles to win this game by 10 points. The Eagles can run. They can stop the run. They can rush the passer. And I think Wentz will be playing with an edge today.
No matter what, it does feel great to play in such a big game. Haven’t had that feeling much in recent years.
_
After watching Wilson dismantle our defense and watching Metwon make some plays/throws against a great Vikings defense, I’m reminded how important a game changing QB is for playoff success.
Yeah, which is why I don’t fear the Vikings in the playoffs.
Vikings are frauds?
Or is it really hard to beat a good team at home when they NEED the game more than u?
A little bit of both, I think. The Vikings are definitely a legit playoff team, but I don’t think they’re the kind of powerhouse that goes 14-2 and runs away with the #1 seed. And it is hard to beat a good team on the road in a game they’re desperate to win even if you are that kind of team.
It’s hard to win on the road in NFL. Now factor in a team being desperate vs a team pretty much cruising’
The Eagles got bashed big time by every pundit waiting for them to lose. If Vikings lose to Panthers does that make our 1 win against a “winning team” that much more impressive?
Hardly
The truth of the matter is that every team, elite ones included, has more trouble beating good opponents and winning in places like Seattle than they do beating bad opponents and winning at home. Anyone who knows anything about the NFL, if told the Eagles would be 10-2 at this point in the season, would probably pick out @KC and @Seattle as two of the likeliest candidates for the losses.
Why would they be frauds? We know Carolina is legit from that bruising game we played earlier
Wow, the Panthers are completely gagging.
F*cking VaGiants
So glad that Eli is back in. Do we still have to pretend that Eli is a good Qb who can never be benched or is that just a 1 week thing?
Eff Eli if he cant beat Dallas
He’s clearly on the way down, and they absolutely should plan to move on from him this offseason. But he’s had a very good career and it was low class for the team to bench him in favor of Geno Smith in the midst of a lost season.
I agree for the most part. But the reaction to his benching was so over the top.
Ah, I remember pre-Wentz all the people on this site saying we needed ownership/front office more like the Packers and the Giants. Oops!
Underrated narrative:
Foles Revenge
The hope is we get a chance to see that because we’re winning in a blowout and he gets some garbage time snaps.
The best play for the Eagles is Foles taking a knee in the victory formation.
This all became like reverse-true in an awful way.
You jinxed it! You fucker!
On an unrelated topic, to all the plumbers out there, God bless you! Out of all the home improvement projects I have taken on over the years (I’ve completely remodeled 2 houses), plumbing requires you to contort your body into very uncomfortable positions all of the time under a cabinet.
On to the game, Doug please target Alshon early and often and let this be the offensive coming out party for Mack Truck and the Jay Train.
Lions up woot.
crazy that that browns are in OT with the pack
sigh, browns gonna brown
Wow, I feel bad for the Browns.
i feel bad for us if the pack makes the playoffs
First round bye and then in comes Aaron Rodgers in the divisional round.
Rogers has broken his clavicle twice now and has plates/screws. The probability of it happening again is high.
They’re still a long shot even after today, and if they do make it, I think we actually match up pretty well with them.
Quite possibly the hardest team in professional sports to root for.
The only thing saving that city from total sports misery is the fact that Lebron is a hometown boy and wanted to come back.
DeShone Kizer is terrible. Can’t express how bad the QB evaluation acumen of a front office that thought Wentz wouldn’t be a top 20 QB but believed this guy was worth a high draft pick must be.
ALRIGHT BOYS HERE WE GO!!
MINNY GAVE US WHAT WE WANTED NOW TAKE OUT OUR ANGER ON THESE FRAUDS.
Really? Troy Aikman? *Sigh*
Troy I can handle, it’s Joe Buck that makes me want to carve my ears off.
I hate those AR specials with 5 feints for 1 yard.
The hope is that they’re setting up something for later in the game, but yeah, I agree not my favorite type of play at all.
Blount to start the game again??
Ags fucking sucks!
AGHOLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT THE FUCK
ugh
Man, Agholor you can’t be doing that in a game like this.
Great start.
same ol, same ol
That’s it, I’m numb already.
You must be drinking the good stuff.
Two weeks in a row that Ags and Torrey are targeted early while Alshon is not.
thanks for the td, agosucks
Unreal. We are not ready to play.
Looks like they got away with a block in the back there.
Never mind, the defender turned his back while being blocked.
Nice audible by McVeigh
Teams have to find a way to stop them from doing that. Disguise what they’re doing until after the headset communication shuts off.
Oh god kill me now
me thinks we’ve been exposed against good teams
OK, boys. Time to wake up and go to work.
looks like they been smoking dope all week.
Doug has em ready to go again.
Couldn’t have started worse. If they were complacent hopefully this wakes them up.
we thought that’s what last week was for..
Im going to drink myself into oblivion tonight I predict.
This prediction turned out well..
winning record against losing teams, starting to make sense now
lot of time left.
I know, but sheesh after last week you’d think they’d (ags) would be sharp
that pick is against wentz, but it shouldnt be
Eagles need to stop the run and run over the Rams to win this game. Do that and we destroy them.
Off to a great start then.
At least I know that if I mute the game in frustration I won’t miss anything with Buck & Aikman covering things.
On the plus side, the Saints and Vikings both losing means dropping this game doesn’t completely ruin our shot at a first round bye.
It proves we can’t beat good teams
I wish Bill Walton called football games
Not at all worried yet.
It’s a long game, but it’s an understatement to say that’s not the start we wanted.
Oh it was a disastrous start. But we’re the better team and have more talent on both sides of the ball. I’ll start to worry if we can’t score in the first quarter.
Try again. Let’s get the 7 back and reset.
1st 15 plays are scripted. Odds are high that Torrey and Ags will be targeted again.
The false sense of security is a bold strategy
penalty
Wow Brooks just annihilated some poor linebacker there.
He can really move for a behemoth.
LOL AGHOLOR WASNT IN THE HUDDLE!
cause he sucks, not as sucky as last year, but he sucks
The rookie getting a vet into the huddle. I’ve almost seen it all now.
So that screen was a variation off the initial play to smith? They thought we were starting the second drive with that same play?
Agholor was smoking that crack in preparation for this game, what a joke.
ajayiiii
Ajayi is looking good.
Thank god Ajayi, PLEASE stick with Ajayi and less Blount.
Nice, we need to be pounding the ball here. This defense is quick but small. I think we can wear them out.
Ajayi > Blount
Ajayi > Blount
Ajayi > Blount
Ajayi + Blount + Clement > Blount + Smallwood + Sproles?
Yes (even though saying anything that could be construed as anti-proles is sacrilege).
Hate to miss Sproles in the receiving and return game but Clement has stepped up as a 3rd down guy, so yes.
I want Blount getting some carries too. He’s the kind of runner who wears down defenses.
have to score td’s today, fg’s wont get it
On the replay it looked like Brooks knocked Aaron Donald to the ground!
Keep bludgeoning that DL.
flaaaag
punch it in
PI against the old guy.
sneak
Groan…
fuck
Yeah Celek!
In Carson we trust.
ill take it
Hahaha I love the flying geese formation celebration.
better
Old reliable.
Woooo! Love seeing Celek get a TD catch!
Why would an OT jump on a QB sneak? It is the only play in the playbook where he could just not move and the play still works.
Learned from JP
Niiice boys! Back in it. Reset lets goooo
War Celek
Can’t stay long, ’cause got to go to work, but hey! Joe Webb plays his role in another win, and Shady does his thing in the snow again!
What do you want to bet Agholor was visiting his old USC stomping grounds this week. How do you clang an interception and THEN NOT BE IN THE HUDDLE WHEN YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE YOU WANKER!
Growth Mindset at it’s best.
Carson looks much sharper today than he did last week.
Good protection
Rams D doesn’t look remotely capable of stopping Eagle’s O this first drive…
As long as Agholor doesn’t touch it anyhow.
He can touch it as long as it stays in his hands. Now getting into the huddle is another issue.
you’re getting excessive haha he’s not suddenly 2016 ags. He’s our most explosive player
He’s had a hell of a start to the game.
I…missed all the Agholor stuff…
Alright D. No excuses. Shut these guys down and get the ball back.
There might be some room for Wentz to scramble today, the middle of the field seemed quite open on some of the pass plays, on the other hand there was not a lot of pressure on Wentz so might not be needed.
Why do they talk over a penalty?
This crew sucks. one of the worst.
Holding?
We’re getting run on..and I don’t like it even if that run came back.
Definitely a hold there, and one that was pivotal to the outcome of the play. Good call.
That was dangerous.
I thought that was a lateral actually.
It was close, but no replay that was conclusive.
THAT’S MY D!!!!
Goff with the Bradfordesque checkdown throw there.
Curry!!
If Curry is able to beat Whitworth one-on-one consistently it will be a long day for Goff and co.
This announcing crew does suck. It would have been nice to see a replay to see if that pass was backward.
Its not just the announcers. Its the production that makes them more central to the game than necessary. Comment on the game and what’s happening on the field, rather than stroking each other’s egos you fricking clown straps.
“Comment on the game and what’s happening on the field, rather than stroking each other’s egos you fricking clown straps.”
-This should be stitched on a pillow and sent to every announcer.
Agreed.
Troy is getting stale and Buck has stunk for ever.
there u go
One official was ready to call that pass a lateral and turnover. I would have liked to see a replay, if not a challenge. Thanks Fox.
They’ll show it later to stir the pot
On the replay that only showed Goff, it looked like it was going backward, but no replay that showed where it landed.
I think Long was lined over the ball on that 3rd down, was really close anyway
Run the damn ball, Doug.
Smith looks low key hurt.
I’ve said this before, but Wentz throws the slant as well as any QB I can remember.
Definite PI
I like the aggression in the call there.
Yesssss
saved by the underthrow. pocket shrunk to 1yd x 1 yd…
That was there, after the escape.
Overthrew him this time
That’s 7 points we’ve left on the field already.
They should throw more of those 50-50 balls. It seems like Jeffery will either catch it or draw the flag more often than not.
100% agreed.
Or Wentz will badly overthrow it ;(
atta boy ags
I think Ags might be a little overhyped to play here.
It’s a home game why wouldn’t he?
Didn’t look like a false start to me.
Gotta make that catch.
First pro drop?
Concur.
this team’s success seems to track with Wentz’s heat level.
achilles?
yikes
Gotta be.
who?
A Ram.
I though he was a Greek.
Oh Mack ;(
Hollins was bound to drop one sooner or later.
I guess ajayi is out
another missed td
Hollins is going to wait for the second ballot to get in the HOF as punishment for that drop.
Mack sucks, put Smith in! Wait, what?
That’s not how it works. It’s Marcus Johnson’s turn next.
Bring back Paul Turner!
He hasn’t dropped a pass for the Eagles this season!
Mack looked like he wanted to run before he caught it. Rookie mistake.
looks like hollins heard the footsteps
That’s how I saw it.
no he saw the guy coming.
So question: with the Wentz overthrow of Jeffery, and that drop by Mack, does that count as 14 points we left on the field, or is it 7 points we left on the field, went back and picked up, and then dropped again?
None yet.
It’s the same 7
So far 7. If we get a FG, then 4. If we score a TD anyway back to 0. Can only score once on a given possession.
Also factor in that Wentz will throw it to Burton for a TD on the upcoming play. How’s it count?
Freaky
You are a fucking GENIUS!!!!!!!!
Whoa. Respect.
Wow… you’d better go buy a lottery ticket right now.
Well played.
Nostradamus eat your heart out
21. Those two TD passes would definitely have opened up a rushing TD as well.
Damn. Without those mistakes we would have had more than 30 points after this possession. Oh well.
no wonder we’re such a high scoring offense
Points the Eagles leave on the field work kind of like first round picks for the Cowboys I guess.
ajayi?
Told ya 🙂
yep
Nicely played DE!
wentz is the best qb in the league
YEAH WENTZ BABY DO IT
FUCKING YES SHOW THESE PUNKS
nasty 😉
That was a great, but kind of lucky pass. Excellent catch by Burton too.
Only spot it could be caught. Not lucky.
A little lucky Ogletree didn’t turn around though
Reminds you of some ex-Eagles, doesn’t it?
is it illegal to put stick-em on the back of their jerseys?
Agree with this. Perfectly placed. Not many QBs are capable and even less are willing to make that throw. That right there is way Wentz is clearly a top QB already.
Hence why I said great. It was lucky bc there were 2 defenders and the one guy face guarding could have easily moved his arm a foot to the left and batted it away.
Yep, but it is as they say a game of inches. The ability to hit a window that small is what separates a good quarterback from a great one.
favre 2.0
But without the penchant for terrible risk-reward decisions in high leverage situations, so far.
Beauty ball!!!
That looked like a throw into double coverage on first blush, but I think Wentz saw that the defenders had their backs turned and/or weren’t in position to make a play on the ball if he put it there. That is some high-level quarterbacking.
agree
Pretty sure he was also picking on the one armed LB too.
Very similar to the earlier throw to Celek that drew a pi call.
We are at our best when we are aggressive. So different from seattlebgame
Yea. That game was so bizarre.
Shout out to all the Eagles fans in LA that made that timeout necessary.
DB finger wag.
So the guy that got carted off, anyone know how important he is to the Rams defense?
starting cb
Well, at a minimum, it’s not good when you lose a starting DB.
When the Eagles get the ball back I want to see them go after his replacement deep.
Oh boy Mills keeping up with Watkins? Damn never thought I would see that.
Robinson played that really well.
Gurley is a beast.
true
No doubt. Looked like he took a hard hit to the helmetthere
There’s the pass rush!
nice pressure
Either have a beard or don’t Mcvay
Cut him a break, he just started shaving this year.
Cox and Graham love to meet at the QB!
Well played Barner.
NIce KB!
4th and 4 at midfield and you are punting. Hm, just accepting their beating, I guess.
Well, McVey is a coaching genius.
I can’t really blame them the way the Eagles’ D collapsed their offensive line on the third down play.
Do anyone els see the Giants punt on 4 and 3 from the Cowboys’ 37 yard line today? Pathetic.
Big balls is a genetic thing, can’t be learned or so I was told.
Ogeltree tryin to mix things up
hows that not a flag, ogletree getting chippy
ags has turned into anice little waterbug
He’s always been a dangerous, elusive runner in the open field. Until this season he was just remarkably bad at getting himself into it with the ball in his hands.
Mostly second team DL that stopped last Rams drive
Yeah, that was impressive. Keep it up!
That’s what you can do when you have DL depth.
is ajayi out?
This is driving me nuts, PLEASE use Ajayi!
Time to give up hope :/
100 upvotes
Whoa again. You are a wizard.
beauty
That move on Brockers was great! It looked like Brockers was slipping on ice.
Wentz has the same ability to suck the soul out of a defense that Rodgers and Wilson do.
there he is
Damnnnnn
EXHIBIT A for AJAYI > BLOUNT
They’re both good at what they do. But yes.
love it! rollin rollin
Someone give me a box of kleenex. Mack is getting snaps.
Need some yards here at least. Make it easier for Jake.
Go for it.
no brainer..Carson keeper for the first
Or not 🙂
Or…that.
lol
Love it. That’s how you put your dick on the table and say “you’re not beating us.”
Awkward visual, but yes.
Lol
nice pick
Jeez..The balls on Pederson
They’re glorious.
Agressive Doug is back!
Where waz that last werk?
OK. What was that?
Who is the TD going to this time?
FG
BOO
You can blame Ags in a couple minutes.
Should have stuck with Burton!
OH Sorry, that was next possession.
LOL
clement
Carson’s Nick Foles impression. Hopefully we don’t see it again.
Run the damn ball!
you know in old madden, you were always happy to get to 3d down, because the computer would punt or kick?
fuck ys
GET THESE FRAUDS OUT OF HERE THE BULLIES ARE BACK BABY
What if…they aren’t frauds and we are just this good?
But we haven’t beaten anyone good.
Wow just Wow
Fly, Eagles, Fly.
Yes.
That tied Jurgensen’s single season record.
Who is this Burton guy???????
No Ertz, no problem! 3 TD passes to Celek/Burton combo.
So what you’re saying is..Ertz was the problem last week?
Damn that cheer for Burton TD gave me goose bumps! Lets goooo
So who finishes the season with more TDs, Burton or Blount?
I’m having a lot more fun than last week. I like this better.
We have only been stopped by a Nellie bobble which turned into an INT.
Looking good so far. Time of possession is crazy in the Eagles’ favor.
The Negadelphian mind trying to digest this is like the average person trying to grasp quantum physics, but it’s true: we have a superstar quarterback.
He’s already one of the best in the game. And he’s only 24.
HEY DALLAS FANS? ARE YOU WATCHING WHAT A MVP QUARTERBACK LOOKS LIKE!?
Was watching a bit from a PC Richards .. is not on the radio .. think we are doing OK again ….. Seattle v Jags tough D in on the radio
Ugh as someone who works in IT, an iPad is a damn computer. Screw you Apple.
I hate that commercial so much.
So close Graham.
The Rams defense is better than Seattle’s, correct? I know playing in Seattle is a tough task, but our offense is light years better today.
Robinson
Ouch.
Jenkins, wt??!!
Why did McCloud stop?
Holy shit that was bad
Terrible play by McLeod there. Not only does he blow the coverage, he gives up on the play and doesn’t hustle downfield to try to make the tackle.
People call me crazy when I question his effort and wanting to replace him.
He was the guy who ran down that receiver and forced a fumble out of the end zone earlier this season. First time I’ve seen him loaf like that.
He’s very up and down.
He also chased down Baldwin and forced him out at the 1 yard line last week.
McLeod straight gave up after allowing the completion…not a good look
McLeod is such a liability in coverage
Bradham you HAVE to catch that.
Give him a break he had to chase down Kupp.
Terrible pass, WR was wide open in the end zone. But that was a major gift we declined.
Oh shit. Hold on to that Bradham.
Got to make that play
That’s a play champions make.
Bradham still balling, but he should have caught that int
27 owes us. 53 should of paid the debt
JESUS CHRIST DEFENSE WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT (JENKINS, BRADHAM)
The back 7 is looking increasingly sloppy. Terrible pursuit angles, poor job of wrapping up at times, dropped interceptions.
One of the few times this season, poor tackling cost us.
True, but that was some spectacularly bad tackling
You have forgotten 2010-2015.
We’re one center fielder safety away from this defense from being dominant to possibly all time. McLeod is too slow and small to cover WRs.
Douglas next year, mark it down.
I doubt next year. McLeod costs too much to let go next year. In 2 years? I can see it happening unless Mills gets converted first.
Hicks makes that pick easy
Ball was already across the plane when Kupp stepped OB, I think.
That pass was in stride, and that’s a tough tackle for Mills. Previous pass was not in stride, and Gurley had to reach back for it, and got blasted. That was the difference on those two throws.
How frustrating. Had a chance to atone for the terrible tackle by Jenkins with a pick and we drop that. Christ almighty this team.
Its okay. They got a big play, but couldn’t run it and struggled outside of that one.
Eagles have been picking on 43 all game and Rams are targeting MCLeod
that was a frustrating drive.
So tilting. Sloppy play is coming back. Get it together.
Trying to stay positive, but can’t have shit like that from the defense and expect to go far in playoffs.
More self inflicted wounds. Agholor stone hands, Jenkins missed tackle. Bradham dropped int. That’s the Rams entire scoring right there.
FUCK.
Damn gave up a big play due to 2 missed tackles… that was on 3rd and 10…then had a pic opportunity and couldn’t come up with it…
MAKE THEM BEAT US.
It looks like they don’t have any answers for our offense, so I’m confident we can keep scoring if need be. But I’d really like to see the defense play better. The Rams haven’t even been making great plays to beat us, our tackling and coverages have just been sloppy AF.
Clement > Ajayi!
Torrey smith couldn’t catch a cold sometimes.
Or maybe the cold can’t catch him?
Did Doug read Igglesblitz this week? Clement and Hollins getting more playing time???
Vaitai got beat bad again.
That was more on Warmack than Vaitai. Pass rusher went inside, the guard has to pick him up.
Thats bullshit, he beat Vaitai clean on the inside, who else was Vaitai supposed to block on that play? The air? Warmack could have done better but Vaitai didn’t do shit to wash him down the line.
We don’t know what the blocking assignments on the play were, but Warmack was blocking that gap which indicates it was probably his responsibility. The offensive tackle is usually supposed to take care of the outside rush and make sure the pocket remains intact.
Why is Warmack in the game?!?!?
Why is chance warmack in???
Uh, what????
He was in for the sack! ROBERT Quinn split him and Vaitai for the sack
X 2
Don’t throw the screen to Blount, jesus christ it’d take him 5 or 6 seconds just to run the 20 yards. Are they fucking allergic to using Ajayi??
Wiz is out,unspecified injury.
Thanks for update.
Ahhh! No
Ah is that how Quinn got the sack or was it because of the sack
Eskin was saying earlier Wiz had an ankle injury, and it got taped up
Yeah Blount is not the guy you want trying to get 20+ yards on screen…
Seriously, it’s time to relegate Blount to situations and only certain games where we want to mash rather than slash. The stubbornness is killing me.
Duce may have a spot for older heavier backs.
Gibson with the nice special teams tackle.
How about our defense makes a big play? A TO would be nice guys
11 yards running the ball on first play of drive and then Smith can’t come back in the back shoulder throw, then a sack…man hope that big play by Kupp isn’t a spark… need the D to force a 3 and out…
Is Wis injured?
Yes ankle
If Wis is hurt we are in trouble
They’re missing Andrew Whitworth which is a bigger loss.
Wisniewski is our second weakest OL after Vaitai.
Warmack is a disaster is my point
He’s bad, but it’s easier to compensate for a bad guard than a bad tackle.
D’s time to step up
nice job there
YES YES YES
That’s a QB hit.
thats gotta hurt
that much cox on you
Big stop.
Great penetration by Cox.
Cox almost took his head “Goff”—dad joke
Wiz or Warmack? Earn your money stupid Fox crew!!!
chance
Ajayi once again. PLEASE limit Blounts snaps.
Ajayi is greater than or equal to Smallwood.
Understatement.
Yes, more Ajayi please.
Does Troy realize there is a game taking place?
No
Warmack got destroyed on that run block.
He didn’t get any movement at all, but the run wasn’t going anywhere anyway.
That formation was weird there..Celek lined up out wide
Stop trying to make Chance Warmack happen. It’s not going to happen
who would you prefer? Seumalo ?
There’s only Seumalo left who isn’t really good at anything apparently.
I doubt it’s by choice.
It almost like it is by chance.
Grrrr. Take my upvote.
so you’re saying there’s not a ….
they just wont stick with the running game
I hope Wiz can come back because Warmack is a massive step back.
Gibson is playing well as a gunner on the punt team.
It’d be nice to see that speed on offense.
Terrible RPO on the first down after the nice run by Ajayi…
Flipped field position. Take it. Now need a stop.
Bradham with another almost int
bradham again
Bradham needs that Stick’um
Nice punt Doñnie
Omg Bradham… This team is going to give me a coronary.
Great tackle!!!
Get Bradham on whatever Ags did this offseason.
Wiz has an ankle injury, return is probable
If Bradham had hands, he’d be Urlacherzzzzzzz
That is an old school Eagles Message Board reference.
Hey, he’s pretty dominant otherwise…
Wonder how Iron Eagle is doing these days..
mcleod making up for it
Nice play there by McCleod!
Bradham gotta make them pay man
lol what that spot, are you kidding me?
WTF?
Don’t think it was a good spot at all, unless the WR reached out with the ball.
… which he didn’t. Spot should be a half yard back of that.
He didn’t. It was almost a full yard short.
Challenge that shit
Really nice D all around there…was waiting for someone to get picked
That’s an atrocious spot.
That’s utter bullspit
You must be kidding me.
Not even FUCKIGN CLOSE
That line judge is on the dole what the hell lol.
did they judge that spot from the goodyear blimp?
Yes, the one covering the Seattle game
haha what kind of spot is that??
Shouldn’t have to challenge …Basic Officiating 101
At least it won’t cost us a challenge, we’ll win and still have our 2 for the 2nd half.
unless we lose the next challenge.
now what will happen if doug does not challenge this spot…. philarmeggedon?
He can still challenge since the play was before the 2 minute, even though we are at it now, right?
good question…
yes
Yes, I’m not sure if it’s a booth review or a coaches challenge but either way it doesn’t matter.
Pretty sure, you can challenge plays up to the 2 minute warning.
Right, by when the play happened, not when the flag gets thrown. That was my question.
Yes, by the play.
Beat writers saying Doug is indeed challenging it
The call from the official should be; “well guys we fucked up massively, sorry about that, we’re putting the ball back where it belongs.”
Sounds like a Geico commercial.
Ajayi >>> the officials!
And the home crowd cheers the reversal.
You know what I’d really like? A punt returner who was a threat to do anything at all with the ball when he caught it. I really miss Sproles.
Rams are in this game bc of that fluke int and the fluke 65 yard play. Sickening that they have 14 pts
maybe go away from 22
Sorry, Jones, but we do not have the best punter in this game.
Alshon needs to earn that $13 million
Trumain Johnson is good.
We had the one breakdown on the Quinn sack, but for the most part pass protection has been outstanding so far.
Heh Torrey did something
11 needs to tuck and run a couple
god his short touch
It comes and goes. One of the biggest remaining weaknesses in his game.
This offseason he should be doing drills to master those touch passes along with the deep throws.
Let’s convert this and make LA pay for calling that time out
Check
there you go!
Ugggghhhhhh that was Warmack again who blew the block on Brockers.
Nice block, Warmack, damn
why is warmack in? wiz injured?
Yeah Wiz ankle
Yeah. What happened to Wiz? Don’t like taking a chance with Chance.
Oh Yeah!
YES YES YES FUCK YES
FUCKIN A WENTZ IS AWESOME
Smith > Hollins? Just trying to keep track.
Wentz is the man, that was fucking beautiful.
Wentz you the man!
Smithz > Hollinz???
Burton DOING WORK
Another great play by Wentz!
Smith got wheels when he puts it on. He changed gears quick.
Maybe he was dealing with a hammy for a few weeks?
I had flashbacks to the Seattle fumble last week… please don’t do that again Wentz.
Wentz’s pocket awareness and poise is just incredible. It’s part of what separates him from most other qbs.
Yeah, it’s uncanny, and something you can’t teach.
mcleod is the other 23 dummy
Dragon_Eagle – is that what you were talking about?
Okay, let’s just get the figgie. 10 point lead at halftime isn’t bad.
Whatya wanna bet that was Warmack who gave up the pressure on that last play.
I’d like to see them run a few more bootlegs to get Wentz out of the pocket. That would’ve been a perfect play to do it to since the ball was on the left hash.
Yeah they’re going to have to adjust to Warmack. He’s unreliable.
Indeed. Big V has mostly played pretty well but I think it really helps him to have a dependable veteran on his right who will be assignment sound and won’t hang him out to dry or force him to make up for mistakes. Vaitai + Warmack is not a combo I want to have to roll with long if we can avoid it.
Warmack got blown up on two different runs too, like badly blown up.
Yeah. And run blocking is supposed to be his strength.
Seriously, watching the guy I’m mystified as to how he was a top 10 pick.
He was considered a can’t miss prospect too, top guard in the draft, plug and play for 10 years kind of guy.
OL depth is an issue for us that we need to address because once you get to the 7th guy it’s a mess.
Agreed, I’ll be miffed if they don’t draft at least two linemen next spring, one of them in the first three rounds.
OL is the top priority IMO. Gotta consistently invest in it.
One of the best things Andy did was draft offensive linemen every year.
Stop throwing high to Torrey holy shit
I think that was Agohlar
Oh
Yep. Smith was the “target” on third down.
The high throw isn’t bad since it’s likely to either be a TD or an incompletion so the downside risk is low. But Agholor and Smith aren’t the kind of receivers who are ideally suited to it.
Torrey blatantly sucks at it and they’ve tried it multiple times in the past.
Yeah, I can’t disagree.
Smith is as good as gone after this season.
Yes, but it wouldn’t be surprising if the Rams had more coverage on the other receivers.
This is so frustrating. Basically all of the Rams points come down to 3 mistakes. Agholor stonehands, Malcom whifftackle, and Nigel Butterfingers.
Ughh, that was rough watching live…
If Wizniewski comes back in the 2nd half we’re going to smash them. Warmack is a walking disaster.
I want Ajayi to get more touches as well, he’s so clearly superior to Blount.
Why don’t we just use Blount as a closer? Someone to mash on defenses and wear them down.
I’m at the game – this place is at least 50% Eagles fan. Awesome atmosphere for the Eagles!
Yo yell at Malcom about that tackle attempt. Woof!
In other news, Seahawks are getting handled by the Jags. Jags newest team to be feared?
Hawks miss that home cooking.
they seem much more legit than theyve ever been
Seahawks away from home aren’t the same.
That’s true but they’re making him look like very bad.
Curious how hey are plying him. He has owned the eagles.
Their defense is good. They will need to fix the Bortles problem in the offseason though.
Don’t fear them for the Eagles because we can’t play them until the Super Bowl.
There’s a chance. I have them as a dark horse because that defense is crazy good.
Wow just got a John Elway comparison.
High, high praise indeed.
Yeah, I watched Elway play. I can see that.
Same here. I’d always been thinking Favre in Big Ben’s body, but Wentz doesn’t make the boatload of gunslinger mistakes Favre did. He does make some incredible plays with his feet and still gets off great passes. That’s Elway.
When they finally gave him a run game he won two Supes late in his career. Always a great playmaker and passer. Famous for the come back wins.
I also think a bigger Aaron Rodgers is not a bad comparison.
Rodgers and Elway are a lot alike IMO.
From Howie Long. Who was an all-time great in his own right, and played against Elway.
It is indeed high praise.
So I think Hollins had his first drop of the year today. And only the 2nd incompletion when he’s been targeted.
Doug needs to stay aggressive. That’s when Carson and the offense at their best. Can’t get conservative. Team stalls.
Yeah, there’s that too.
Shady in another Snow Bowl, also balled out in said game too.
Happy for him
Goff looks like he has the potential to be a very solid NFL QB, but I don’t see the same special talent that Wentz has.
So we gonna talk about the moment Wentz has a ball clang off someones stone hands it gets picked, but we have 2 of Goff’s passes literally in our hands but can’t come up with a takeaway? It’s like Wentz’s passes have magnets that match the opposing teams gloves.
Who makes the better half time adjustments?
i hope we stay aggressive.
WTF IS THAT.
Once again, Gurley is a beast.
GET YOUR FUCKING HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES>
Contain Currying.
Gurley is a big guy who looks like he shouldn’t be able to get the edge.. but he can.
he fast
Ugh. Gotta make those. Not going to arm tackle Gurley.
Oh come on guys… Come on… Just the sloppiness… Jesus Christ.
Kendricks with a nice play there.
Alright Schwarzie..give them another look
strange coverage.
Can’t let them get the running game going, Goff is much more dangerous if he can work off of play action.
FAWK
What the fuck is happening with the run defense today.
eh…gotta give it to the Rams there…wont be cakewalk the rest of the way
Well, that was not a good way to start the second half.
McVay’s halftime adjustments clearly worked. Ball’s now in Schwartz’s court.
That TD pass was shit.
seems impossible to stop that play
whelp. guess it’s going to be a real football game after all.
That was pukeworthy. The defense is playing like shit today.
Rams made the plays. We need to responds, lads.
I can’t wait until this west coast trip is over. We seem like shells of ourselves out on the coast.
coincidentally when we play our two strongest opponents at their stadia?
Yeah.. people gotta remember the other guys get paid too.
Upvote for stadia.
We knew it wasn’t gonna be a blowout realistically. We need to settle down on both lines and give Carson time to make some back breaking plays to put these assholes to bed for good.
Worst part about that is it could have started with a TFL but Curry whiffed in the backfield, then Mcloed took a shit angle on a chance to limit the gain.
So offense went INT (off Agholors hands) TD TD TD FG, what’s the defenses excuse?
The Rams are good. Todd Gurley is really good. They’re going to make some plays. But yeah, we’ve given some gifts.
Rams have some serious talent and a good player caller. They are not easy to shut down. And if you make mistakes, you pay.
Wentz had 30 PASS ATTEMPTS in the 1st half??
Seumalo in at LG
Oh shit
I think Seumalo is better than Warmack.
goodness..
Stop with the morale-killing plays.
Time to fake one of these short throws and go for the double move.
I hate that play to Ags it never works
NEVER
Got TD on it 2 weeks ago, didn’t we?
I only remember the negative stuff!
I think that was bit different call though
I’m not watching. .so I’ll guess that it was a not done quick enough sideways pass to Ags 1 or 2 years behind the LOS ….
3 and out. Not fucking good.
wow really hung in there.
damn, these bastards are stepping up
Well FUCK
fuck
Goddamnit.
fuck.
didnt clean that shit up
Countess of all FUCKERS
Why do I recognize that name?
What
the
Duck
say?
game on bitches.
interesting, football outsiders has their ST ranked ahead of ours, and it’s showing up
Our ST aren’t very good this year – they’ve been at best a non-liability. They could cost us this game.
fwiw, they have us at 10 and them at 2
Clement fucked up there, but the coaches have to take some blame for that too.
It was 43. Not clement
Doubled the wrong guy
Sproles? I think he is on IR.
That explains why he couldn’t get to the blitzes.
I thought it was Kamu. He doubled a guy and let his guy go free
Gonna be a helluva game if the Rams keep it up
Starting to look not nearly as good as they think they are.
FFS!!!
Well maybe the talk of losing Fipp to a head coach job will stop now. They’ve been very average lately.
The lack of big plays in the return game can be attributed to the lack of a good returner, but stuff like long kick returns and blocked kicks should not happen with a well-coached unit.
Former Eagles make me angry
Byron Maxwell last week and Blake Countess this week. All linked to Chip Kelly.
Give Ajayi the fucking ball
Amen. No passing it 3 downs here
Rally UP Birds!!!!
Who is this loser writer Lawlor?
Run the damn ball, Andy!!!
Seomalo at guard now?
Better option than Warmack.
Wow… huge ST play by rams…on the road and big play on the block… not looking good…
First one to 30’wins
Someone should hire the Rams ST coordinator as a head coach (instead of say DeFilipo or Schwartz).
been there done that.
We aren’t losing because of the lack of running
Putting up 24 points in the first half, and it ain’t fait to criticize how they got there
DBs not having the best game.
this is on the D.
Seattle getting beaten by 14 by the Jags and getting lit up by Bortles… letdown game?
What a throw.
wow that was scary and happy all at once.
Yes
Wow! What a throw!
That is a great throw
COME ON WENTZ
There’s a good chance we’re not yet a complete enough team to win the Super Bowl.
But Wentz is a stud. The future is bright.
play action doesnt work if you dont run
kind of feels like wentz has to win this one for us
esp if we dont run it
and if our defense doesn’t do anything
Seumalo vs. Donald is not a good matchup for us.
anyone vs donald
He’s the closest thing to a human wrecking ball
IS Wiz hurt?
Yes
At some point they might mention it?
Nope.
Yes haha
19 HITS!?!?
Some of that must be Wentz holding the ball but still CRAZY
Wentz is taking a beating
Lots of blitzing by the Rams
Jeffery should catch that
ugh, need to catch that.
on the money, drop
$13 million receiver’s gotta make that catch.
taunting sob
there u go.
LOL.
Wow, what a dumb penalty.
ill take t all day
burton time
Good to know that other teams have players that do stupid things.
aj, you………..
I’ll take it lol
We’ll take it.
That’s pretty cheap…he was just jawing..but Ill take it all day everyday
He must have said something unexpected.
Don’t know what he said. I think there’s some jawing the refs won’t let go.
Make the penalty hurt…
burton time still
waht did he use the n word or sometingg
Only thing I can think of. Something stupid like that.
Good play! Late hit!
LATE HIT
Late hit.
larams are stupid
BLOUNT IT IN.
That was close too, but okay.
You could hear the whistle well before the last guy came in with the hit.
Isn’t that late hit, half way to ejection?
they are trying to gi ve us the game, just like the eagles do sometimes
“let’s go eagles” chants lol
wentz got nailed
got walloped.
God dammit
lanes holding all game
Lane Johnson is not having his best game today.
Nothing there. what hold?
Seriously. Didn’t see a thing there.
No cameras on Wade Phillips? I know he can get pretty red.
I love Wade Phillips. I wish he was in the AFC.
That was a sneaky good run.
atta boy clement, always uses his blockers smartly
Nice Clement..running strong
runt it again, and again
if that didn’t break a rib…
Have said before, I love how Clement runs. He reads his blocks so well, and you almost never see him lose yards.
go for it
WOW
going for it????
DOUG!
Oh boy. Big balls brought them this week.
Get the 3 Doug
goood call here, not really I’d take the pts
WHATTTT
What happened ??? I’m on side of the Long Island Expressway !!
went for it on 4th and goal. jeffrey with a sweet catch
Wentz happened. TD to Alshon that had no business being a TD.
HOLY SHIT!!!!! WHAT A CATCH!
BIG BALLLLLLS
BIG TESTICLESSSSS
DOUGIE BIG BALLS STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Was that actually to Jeffrey?
I knew they’d make it. (sarcasm)
Big Balls Doug.
I would’ve taken the 3, but I’ll certainly take this. That was a huge play by Jeffery.
BIG HAIRY SALTY NUTTTTTS DOUGHGGHGHGHG
hahahaha
Well put!
I love the comment. .. no idea what happened though
4th and goal at the 3-4, Doug goes for it, gets a TD.
BHS Nuts indeed! !!!
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He caught that with like 3 fingers total. Impressive.
Damn! !!! Awesome catch and thumbs up tecology and upvote Sratch for sharing! !!
I wouldn’t have called it, but I’ll take it! WOW!!!
that was close. I decided before the play I was cool with the call. it was close!
Same. Loved the decision.. before the play
Brb adding another offering to the shrine of big balls Doug
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Since they never get their due unless they screw up: great work by the OL there. Wentz could’ve read a book back there before making that throw.
there have been several plays like that. I was surprised CW didn’t take off, actually
Not taking off is part of what makes him special. I think a QB with less poise and mental acuity does take off there.
don’t you think he could have made it? that pass was pretty low% imo
That’s gotta be infuriating for a Ram’s fan..assuming they exist of course
They’ll be Warriors, Yankees, or Russian ballet fans soon depending on next month’s trend.
I think it must be really tough on the D. it probably almost feels like cheating to them
Nothing new for actors.
Wentz is playing out of his goddamn mind, this is some action hero shit.
Reminds me of Russ Wilson last game. In a Wentz kinda way
Oh Shit. Carson, get out of the tent please.
like I said, if that hit didn’t break something he must be made out of rubber
probably would have literally killed me
Oh no
Time for the defense to win us this game. Shut shit down! Especially if Wentz is out.
Wentz will return. This is some statement shit right here.
Joe Buck forgot he is not supposed to be rooting for a team for a second. He just said that it was a terrible call on Trumain Johnson.
FWIW, I don’t think he meant it in a “the refs screwed up” way, I think he was saying it was a terrible penalty for Johnson to take, which it unquestionably was.
Exactly right. He just sounded like a fan when he said it, then at the very end added “for the Rams”.
Anyone see they said 19 QB hits ALREADY?!! What do we make of that?
Wizniewski is out and both Seumalo and Warmack are garbage.
But that’s still like .. unheard of stuff
I’d like to think that with 3/5 above-average (pro bowl level) linemen we dont have our franchise QB get hit 19 hits in 3 quarters
What happened to Wiz
it means Wentz isn’t getting out of bed tomorrow
So, Wentz just set the franchise record for TD passes in a season, correct?
yep
Yip 33 i think now.
yes
Yup, 33 and counting I believe
Fuuuuuuck.
^2
Guess we will run it now…
Nah time for Foles #revenge game lol
WHAT IS THIS RUN DEFENSE
Jesus Christ, you know the run to Gurley is coming. GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER D.
#FolesRevengeGame
With Wentz potentially out, we need the D to step out now.
McLEod has been garbage today
Huge hold on Graham.
Jesus christ, the defense, jesus christ, jesus christ, what is happening out there.
That was a damn hold
Schwartz is getting swirl-eed
Really miss Hicks and playing a base 4-3 against this Rams offense
They’re just moving it without any issues. Without Wentz shit is over. Pretty concerning our defense seems to fall apart towards the end of seasons.
This is so sad, the first half sloppiness, the blocked punt, we should be dominating this game.
You have to give the Rams some credit. They are good.
I’m not going to give the Rams credit for Agholors stone hands, Malcom Jenkins pathetic tackle attempt, Bradhams dropped interception, or Corey Clement forgetting how to block.
How about giving the Rams credit for their DB not having stone hands, Kupp making a nice move to make Jenkins miss, or overloading the line to get a punt block?
Not really. DBs aren’t playing well against a good offense.
looks like Foles is going to have to represent.
This loss is going to be on the defense/ST.
The O guts out an unbelievable drive, giving them plenty of time to rest and adjust, and they just fold like a cheap suit on the ensuing drive.
Infuriating.
Darby has been absolutely useless since he came back
maybe once foles is in, dug will remember about the _three_ good running backs we have
If Foles is in, I think we’re fucked.
I thought this was a playoff caliber defense. Seattle struggling today and rams walking all over us. Bad.
McVay owned our defense when he was with the Redskins and he still does.
The most concerning thing about this is how easily they’re running on us. It’s just way too easy. I have no idea what’s happening.
They are holding.
Just great coaching. McVay clearly has a good sense for how to attack our defense.
Dammit
Oh no
This is embarrassing. What a failure by the defense.
Our Dtackles didn’t show up today
Nobody has shown up on defense today. We had our chances.
Defense didn’t show up today.
Rams OL is just whooping the Eagles DL
Someone please shut Buck up.
That was a terrible angle by 21, like he had no idea Gurley is fast
That was Robinson
gurley’s speed has turned a few plays on us.
You’d think he was Bo Jackson. This is pitiful. Continuation of last week. Sloppy, playing down to standards.
He’s not far from Bo Jackson, honestly.
Our defense should’ve been coached to expect that. They’ve let him get outside on us way too much.
1 yard short. Buck is a piece of shit cheering for the Rams
Where the fu#* are our db’s???
This hasn’t been an issue all season…seriously what is going on with this team??!
Goes back to not being able to play base 4-3 with Hicks or a solid MLB. Too much big nickel
Are you kidding me! Wheres the D at man
nick foles will not be winning shit for us unfort
Merrill Reese is horrible. He makes bad call after bad call.
Mcvay has made some great adjustments and Schwartz hasn’t been able to ciunter
I don’t think we have the tools to stop Gurley.
He has had ridiculous holes all day though. This dL is playing against the run like they did last year
I’m so disappointed. Here’s Wentz gutting it out throwing TD’s while injured, trying to carry the team on his back, and the defense gives up a drive like that. Just gutless.
With Wentz, I like our chances in a shootout. With Foles, I’m not feeling confident.
Lots of attacking the edges on run plays today
why wouldn’t you attack the cbs whenever you can, though?
plenty of time, but the team needs to change the way things are going. looks like the Rams have figured out how to attack this D though. those missed interceptions might end up being the difference.
Why is BG pinching down so far inside??
Gotta guess a little down there.
Wentz our with knee
Whole fourth quarter left.
Graham was single-blocked by a TE, he just bull rushed towards the middle giving an easy cutback
I wonder what T Law is doing now … since i all literally pulled over on the LIE trying to not stresssssss out .. does he go to games or have a split of soft Suu to chuck at his tv …
..
Maybe i should invest soft stuffed animal like stuff for fans to chick Addy their tv .. fake rocks, stuiffed bricks …
I’m not even angry right now, just disappointed. The Rams are making our defense look like fools. Our QB is out there sacrificing his body to get us over the finish line and our guys look like they’re still in preseason.
wentz ruled out
foles time
Wentz won’t return, knee injury.
Wentz apparent knee injury
ug!!! okay, next man up. Let’s see what you got, Nick.
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I think we need to dial back the expectations a bit.
The Eagles are not the clear-and-away #1 team in the NFC. Along with the Vikings, Saints, and Rams, they’re one of four teams that’s about on the same level. The Falcons, Panthers, and Seahawks aren’t far behind.
Gonna be very tough to win a Super Bowl this year. There’s a good chance we don’t even get a first round bye.
Bro Wentz is an ACL
Did you hear that?
“LEFT KNEE INJURY” that’s an ACL
Why couldn’t it be a mcl
can’t walk or bend an mcl
would still be the season
Would be ready for next year though.
At 70%
Mcl is like a 4 week injury isn’t it?
6-8 more likely. I’m telling you I would bet this is ACL.
I’m sticking with MCL and a 4 week recovery time. Call me an optimist
Yeah that’s my take.
How is a left knee injury code for ACL
If it’s a torn ACL, then yeah we’re dead meat.
I was assuming it wasn’t since he was walking.
you can walk with an acl
He didn’t look like he was limping.
Can walk without a limp even. You wouldn’t think, but its true
Lots of people can walk after tearing an ACL. Including me, twice
Wait for real????
Life of an Eagles fan.
Obviously we need to dial back expectations when we lost our starting QB
With the Wentz news, it might be very tough to win anything this year. I hope he will be ok.
So Martinas Rankins with the 23rd pick?
OG?
G/T Miss State. Depends how he measures in
What about the Oklahoma kid
Phillip Loadholt 2.0
I’m not a big fan
Gross
32nd pick
Nick Foles aint winning the ship
Game is not over. Foles can do this.
Season is
not with Seumalo/Warmack at guard vs Donald
If Wentz is out for the year, it doesn’t even matter. We’re not a contender without him.
And 2018 is pretty much fucked too
Not going to go that far. Without knowing how serious the injury is, it’s quite possible he’s back by next September.
An offseason of rehab instead of refining his skills is still a huge setback for next year though.
His mobility will be gone, he will likely be a bit more gunshy, and his mechanics are going to suffer
Sheesh.
Let’s wait until we have a diagnosis, shall we?
I mean let’s just be real
If we’re being real, guys do come back from torn ACLs all the time.
Assuming that’s what Wentz has, yes it’s a huge blow, but no, I’m not going to conclude it ruins him forever, or even for 2018.
Never said forever but he’s going to struggle coming of a december ACL in 2018.
That’s an overreaction. Maybe next year that’s the case, but ACL injuries don’t have super long-term consequences anymore.
Sammy Bradfords knee begs to differ.
There’s our running QB!
Giraffe Power
run… the.. ball
We did
Sure sounds like Wentz out for the season. Ugh.
What what what what what what ?????
Erin whats her name sideline report. Very negative.
This is so disappointing.
So, yes, offseason priority is investment in OL depth.
I mean getting Wentz to protect himself would have made the difference not the OLine but I agree
Just shaking my head. If the defense had done their part Wentz wouldn’t be out there sacrificing his body. Just a tragedy. What a pitiful performance. A blocked punt TD? Really? A dropped interception on the goal line? Malcom Jenkins falling to his knees and praying to Jesus while Cooper Kupp ran right on by? Every single person in the secondary who’s let Gurley run right by them?
Just disappointment.
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Sunshine back in the Sunshine State wher the bom as sssss hemp be ..on a missions for them Greens, tD making machines turned fiends
SEumalo is getting beat almost every other play
nick is doing it
Burton is making a lot of tough contested catches today.
Again…walking off the field with an ACL…not the usual way that happens.. but Erin Andrews reported that the staff checked it out and was shaking their heads…
Could be an MCL, meniscus, sprain, who knows.
Yeah heaps peeps walk with ACL gone.
true
Randall walked off with an ACL tear in 1993.
Maybe they are shaking their head thinking “what the hell, it’s only a bruise but the Eagles won’t let him back in the game this week.” Maybe?
It’s heard of. That’s a tough dude tho
Man wind knocked out of my stomach. Just shaking my head. Wentz damn
The way Wentz’s upper and lower leg got hit separately and in different directions, I can totally believe its the ACL. And that’s about as flukish as it gets, I mean how many guys get hit while diving like that. Jesus the only thing worse would be a non contact move in practice……brutal game. brutal luck.
guys afaik we don’t know wentz is out for the season, right? wait until it’s definitive to get all depressed!
Come on man, you know it. I just hope we beat the Rams to spite them but I have 0 faith the defense can stop anything right now.
I don’t know it. Things look bad now, but things change.
Image Wentz has at least a severe lingament sprain if not a partial tear
A sprain is a partial tear I thought
What do you know, you’re a meteorologist? 🙂
lol
I was upset thinking it was a head injury and that he would be out next week as well. Ugh.
no offsides?
They were offside there. Would be nice if they threw a flag.
no running game?
they were just so shocked we ran it, got 10
I actually think Foles is pretty good. But Wentz injury breaks my heart. 45 Years of this.
I know no-one else around here agrees with me, but I think Ajayi is pretty good.
I’ve been screaming for us to use him more all game. I have no idea why we’re giving Blount so many carries early.
😉
Completely agreed. So much better than blount
Give Alshon a chance
Anyone else think its weird they had Carson walk a mile into the stadium and its being reported as a knee injury?
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug
Nah. Seen it before
He is tough as shit
tearing your ACL is not always a crazy traumatic injury, in many cases simply walking is no big deal at all. It wouldn’t hurt and wouldn’t cause further damage
Just as long as your glutes, hamstring n quads functioning it can carry the load of your knee.
God, Seumalo is bad.
Seumalo is going to get someone killed. What a huge miss on that pick.
I’m no OL expert but I never could figure out why we picked him in the 3rd round. Then again I also despise Big V.
Aaron Donald is something else ..
Guess he saw Cox getting pressures and decided to one up
Seumalo is not something else unfortunately
SEumalo is playing as poorly as he did in the Chiefs game when he was horrible
The only question is who’s worse, Warmack or Seumalo.
And yet, we had to bench Warmack for him. Think about it.
Well it’s about as massive a mismatch as is humanly possible going up against Aaron Donald
We need the D to show up or someone to make a play!
Grade 2 MCL tear
phuck off
SOURCE?
Where’d u hear that
where did you hear that? that would probably be season right
Well people are guessing ACL so I’m fixing their bad karma.
ubtrollin!
I love how the Rams celebrate giving up a drive to the backup quarterback. God we should have been dominating this game. Two weeks in a row critical mistakes kill us.
okay, Foles did pretty good considering. Jake stepped up. Time for the D to make a play.
Hah, that’s funny. The defense couldn’t slow down the Crimson Tide right now. Just a complete no show.
Foles is good enough to win us a game or two.
We’ll still win the division with him. But unless the injury is not as bad as feared and Wentz can come back for the playoffs, it doesn’t really matter.
Looooooooool.
Its gonna be a three and out. 1 screen play for 20+, 1 run play for 30+ and the rest to a wide open WR on a deep pass.
EMBIID OUT WITH BACK INJURY
https://twitter.com/JamieApody/status/940012071198035968
When it rains it pours.
really need D to rally here.
Is Graham out there??
Corey? Nah don’t think so
Brandon
No.
ok ok. good start.
HOW THE FUCK
Space Jam theory
Yeah, thats about right.
Jenkins having his worst game as an Eagle.
Why isn’t that a hold when the O-lineman tackled Curry?
Gurley is the MVP of this game.
hes damn good.
Aaron Donald
Nah. Gurley is the first RB to really take it to our Defense.
defense chants.
fuck.
We need to kill Goff in retaliation
that was bs.
that hasnt been called all game.
Dumb penalty didn’t need it
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fuck Yeah!!!!!
Chris Long coming up huge again!
FUCK YES
So damn overdue!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nothing matters
quiet u
MAMA JUST KILLED A MAN
shut up
nah
Veteran knowing when the team needs him.
Yes!!
I went from being on the edge of my seat about the outcome of this game to almost not caring.. as if it was a random game between the Buccaneers and Titans in October I happened to have $5 on or something.
The truth is, losing this doesn’t hurt us that much if Wentz can come back, and winning it doesn’t help us that much if he’s out for the year.
I want to win because fuck the Rams. But yeah this is pretty much true.
If it is an extended, by not season ending injury, 1st round bye might be huge.
If it’s extended but not season ending I think we’re no sure thing for a first round bye even with a win here.
Our schedule is so weak though.
RUn the ball
With Ajayi
Bringing out the whiskey just in case we don’t score somehow.
Again… Trent Dilfer and Eli Manning won Super Bowls. Buck up Eagles fans
Playing with much more complete teams that weren’t built around the talents of an elite QB.
I know you’re trying to cheer everyone up, but we’ve got to be realistic. Any noise we manage to make in the playoffs with Foles as the QB has to be considered gravy.
It was gravy to me anyways. Just enjoying the ride. We still have several years of #window left
nice, long
fuck.
you dont hear brooks name much.
Matched up against Donald. Obviously not ideal, but fair enough.
I don’t think that is allowed.
well that sucks.
Oh crap. What’s that do to FG range?
We fucked
53 yarder
Dammit, Foles
The sack is better. Thank you zebras.
That’s a bullshit call, he wasn’t down.
Shh, works better for us though.
58 yarder?
I don’t know if that is better or worse, but that call was bs
Yeah, Foles is no Jeff Garcia….
He’s played pretty well given the circumstances.
Yeah, but he can’t keep plays alive with his legs like Garcia could.
He’s also not backing up a black guy so fans aren’t going to love him.
what a guy.
more of that and we’ll be on qb#3. who is our qb#3?
Sudfield
Inactive, I believe.
Nate Sudfeld. Second year guy from Indiana. Got him from WAS after final cuts. Was on PS, got activated when Colts tried to poach him.
Nice!
YES
Man thank godcthe rams players are dumb
RUN THE BALL!!!
LEVERAGE FTW
yes!
run the clock down for the game winner.
yes ref! so… what was the penalty for?
need 7
I thought that if you jumped over the line on a FG attempt you can’t make contact with the line-man. Donald jumped over the guard and landed on him.
Throw behind the first down marker…
I have lower expectations of Foles than of Wentz.
Just happy it wasn’t a turnover.
Nice Sam Bradford impersonation there
up to the d.
Not enough, I fear
Brooks stands up immediately looking for a flag. I thought it was a clear penalty on Donald watching live. Not sure where the confusion is
Yep. Donald clearly tried to jump over Brooks and clearly landed on him. Why are they so confused?
Jake the Snake with another cold killer FG
We need someone to make another play on D.
no QB controversy in this town
Any Wentz intel floating around?
More of that please
come on D.
I’ve been slamming the defense all game, watch them make me eat crow and shut this shit down in crunch time.
Now would be a good time for the defense to show up again.
Finally!!!
Run D showing up at the most important time
Good start but gotta get it done
dont let them dink and dunk down the field
bring the heat.
time to close this shit down!
it is LOUD
Looked like Rams were using a silent count.
LETS GOOOO
Hell Yeah.
YES YE SYES
FUCK YES>
They are punting?!?!?!
2 minute warning, and 3 timeouts. Flip the field hope to get a stop.
This is aging me. I am now 100 yo
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
We need a TD
Or run out the clock
Just like last time in LA
clock or FG should seal the deal
Gonna need that home field advantage (and every other advantage) now
The call for defense was deafening!!!!
You know, the Wentz injury aside, this has been a hell of a game.
If I were a neutral observer I’d feel like I’d gotten my money’s worth.
definitely
Yes. All the injuries have sucked, but damn well fought game.
NBC has to be pissed they didn’t flex this. The two young guns going blow for blow, drama with the injury. Tight high scoring game. WOuld’ve done a big rating.
stepin up
Ugh, left 2 seconds on he clock
Sucks, but can’t blame anyone for that.
Damn if he keeps his feet
would have at least got it to 2 mins.
Hometown clock.
was anyone afraid barner was going to drop it?
I was very very afraid of that
If a fumble counts yes
Not really, actually. One thing I’ll say about Barner is he is sure-handed.
but, Eagles.
Eh. I’m not superstitious. Maybe I should be given that our franchise QB just got hurt, but I’m not.
Yup.
ajayi becoming the #1?
Time for that OL to show up. Defense did its job. We need to pound out two 1st downs to end this.
Come on 7 yards in two plays. Do it for carson
anyone think we can run the clock?
https://twitter.com/MikeLacy_215/status/940019843222458369
That only makes sense if its not season ending.
win here would be huge end the season with Oakland, NY, Dallas could still very well get a bye if Wentz isnt out for the season
huge if though
https://twitter.com/kevinfarmermd/status/940014055967875072
Wow. I had a LCL injury. Wasn’t torn tho. Never hear about that ligament
What does that guy know, he’s a meteorologist. I hope.
I’d be happy to hear that
http://www.12up.com/posts/5894087-eagles-staff-s-reaction-to-carson-wentz-s-injury-will-terrify-philly-fans?a_aid=40241
Looks like LCL
Only x-rays are done on site. Can’t definitively diagnose a ligament injury without a MRI. We can only hope.
If it is torn completely, they can see it fairly quickly. The knee buckles to one side because the ligament is not stabilizing it. They know if this is the case by simply testing it manually.
LETS GOOOOOOO
Nice Catch Ags!
NELLY!
shefty thinks acl
I love the decision to throw the ball there.
You play to win the game.
I take back everything bad I ever said about Ags. He’s fucking awesome. Great catch.
The sure-handed veteran, Nelson Agholor…..!
fuck yea.
AGS!
NO SHOTGUN RUNS DOUG!
One more first down!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/7fadcdd6974f330daf72d6990565156fed1657215c41a1024545a0896bfe13df.gif 😮
Posting this again and I don’t care
oh hell yes, the RaiNMker!
Shit do we punt it?
It’s second down, so I say no.
Lol
OK wait a bit and then answer this question lol
Two hands on the ball at all times gentlemen.
With this defense and running game maybe Foles can be Hostetler. Wishful thinking.
theylll get it with 30 secS?
More like 20 I think.
Less
Fewer.
I think it should be less?
if we dont get a first down a little over 20
? More like 10
well kick it around 20 but after the kick yes less
nvm Im just dumb
this fucking sucks if wentz done…
Yeah even if we win, the loss of Wentz is so brutal that it won’t matter so much.
7 seconds
They do a mean cover of 99 red balloons.
Max protect on punt. Kick out of bounds.
YES PROTECT THAT FUCKER>
You are still Beautiful Doug
Schefter said Eagles fear ACL
His season is over we know
He wouldn’t want us to give up hope tho
Thus sport SSSSSSUUUUUUUCCCCCCCKKKKKKKSSSSSDD
No see you can’t say that or people get mad at you.
With Foles’ speed, a scramble should take more than 7 sec.
Have fastest guy run backwards
Hometown clock.
Watch Tavon Austin – ala AR’s call against the Cowboys with Tareek Hill.
Yep. That works with everyone back.
hail mary time.
hahahahahaaa
Everybody in the NFL is injured
ThisSPORT JUST BLOWS.
Touchdown Graham!!!!
LOL!!!
WOw!
Oh, that’s glorious.
Nothing matters except Wentz’s health.
That is the most important thing, but that was a good win.
It does. We need home field advantage and every other advantage in the playoffs
Winning always matters.
Of course, but we pretty much had the division crown and a decent playoff spot wrapped up prior to this game. We’re in the postseason no matter what, so might as well just hope for the best with tempered expectations.
LEEEEEETS GOOOOO!
Enjoying this away win tonight, then gonna cry about our MVP tomorrow.
Well, overall hellish game, but good ending. God I hope Wentz is not seriously hurt.
How did it end ???
fumble, run in for td
Lateral failed, BG picked it off for pick 6
UN-FUCKING-BELIEVABLY!!! 1 second to go. Rams tried the constant lateral play. But BGraham snagged the first lateral in the air and ran it back for a TD. Eagles win!
Phyrric Victory … since T Law was quoting Alexsbder the Great …
good win. I guess I’m not that excited. We’ll see about Wentz I guess.
Game blouses! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a49fa8eb802ed0a304da31018e4e1613f94c00110400a64a809b206f9c247460.jpg
Also, Chris Long!
God, please help Carson’s knee now…………
I love the game Pederson coached.
Losing Wentz is a terrible blow and at the very least severely reduces our chances to win the Super Bowl.
But he had the team prepared, he had a good gameplan, and he coached absolutely fearlessly.
We’ll win big with him coaching Wentz. Probably not this year, but we will.
Well said.
Conversely I hated whatever it was Schwartz and the defense were doing most of the game.
The Rams have an explosive offense, but that was crap.
They showed back up in the fourth quarter though.
not to get all negative nelly, but injuries are always an issue with this team. randall, donnie, westie…. it just kills things. but yeah, Wentz + Pederson look like winners.
Injuries are an issue for almost every team in most years… the great coaches can overcome them.
See Belichick winning Super Bowls with backup wide receivers and converted rugby players playing defensive back.
I’m not putting Doug on that level, obviously, but I think he has the brains and the mentality to be a great coach.
Well the t-shirts and champagne are gonna be a little bittersweet
I feel like the season is over if Wentz is done for the season. Hello whiskey my old friend.
Super Bowl dreams are probably over, yeah.
But they’ve won the division, and they can still win a playoff game. They can still build the program for the future. I’m not going to turn up my nose at that or refuse to enjoy the rest of the season.
https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/940022217991245830
And there it is.
https://twitter.com/BenjaminSolak/status/940022822163943427
fuck LA, fuck injuries, fuck Dallas even if he’s gone for the season I hope we give every team hell from here on out.
This must be what it felt like as a Raiders fan last year. They were cruising, looking strong, and then lost Carr.
Pyrrhic victory
Funny enough, the only Eagles/football/sports thing I have ever prayed for is for Carson to stay healthy. Just cuz he’s a good guy and deserves it. Forgot to this morning. I accept all blame.
Phyrric Victory … since Tommy Law was quoting Alexander the Great .
I’ve rarely been this depressed after a win (and a really good game). Let’s not kid ourselves, Nick Foles is not anywhere near Carson’s talent. But, he can still win a playoff game, we just need EVERYONE else to step up and carry the team.
Now excuse me while I go sob quietly in the corner.
Been away on a business trip so haven’t been able to comment much. Crazy game, doesn’t mean a thing if Wentz is done for the season. Really sucks. Team gutted it out, can definitely win out to finish the season strong. But I’m about the most despondent as you can possibly be after an incredible playoff clinching win.
So, when we sign Kaepernick to back up Foles, how’s the crowd going to react?
I almost hope we sign Romo just to see the Cowboys on twitter.
Heh heh heh
If only it wasn’t december already
How many teams win on the road with a backup LT,QB,RB,TE? Can’t call this team over rated. This team has heart!
11-2 And all without Sean Lee!!!
and LG
and MLB
Was doing O only
aside from the transcendent talent that is Sean Lee!
Well yea that too
So much adversity can’t point it all out at once !
LG, MLB, best ST player, K, PR/ weapon that Sproles is.
I’m so sad. Make me feel better Tommy.
That’s a lock
Kinda forgot Eagles won the NFCE
We still have several years of #window.
I was already just enjoying the ride this year. The ride continues
We still have the coach of the year
If Wentz is done than I officially hate the rams as in:
1.Cowboys
2.Patriots
3.Rams
4. Everyone else
for me it would be
1.Cowboys
2.Chip Kelly
3. Patriots
4. Nammdi & Bmax tie
5. Rams
Thats a solid power ranking of hate
Cam Newton somewhere on there most weeks too (for me)
1. Giants
2. Cowboys
3. Newton
It wasn’t a dirty play. I can’t really fault Barron or the Rams for it.
It’s a physical sport, shit happens.
I commend u for being rational. I might be depressed right now.
I feel empty
Small sliver of silver lining: at least it’s not Wentz’s plant leg, so may not play on his mind so much within the pocket.
Hopefully this injury is the scare Carson needs to realize he needs to start being smarter about taking unnecessary hits.
I love how tough and competitive he is, but you can’t play in the NFL the same way you do against Eastern Illinois. When he comes back – whether by some miracle that’s this year, or it’s next season – he needs to be much more careful.
Well said
This is the kind of play you are ok with him being a bit reckless on though. It’s late in an important game going for a TD. You don’t want him doing this up 21 against the Broncos.
Agreed, but he has shown a tendency to do it regardless of the situation.
My hope is he’s smart enough to understand the concepts of cumulative probability and risk-reward and recognize that if you do it enough, eventually you’ll get unlucky, so you want to limit how often you do it.
He’s gotten smarter this year overall. I mean Teddy almost lost a leg just taking a snap and Tannehill tore his just scrambling in practice. I think next year is going to be a big learning experience for him too without having much mobility.
Could force him to actually become better at the mental side of the game if he can’t rely on his physical ability to get him out of scrapes.
Let’s hope.
he protected himself pretty well, from the hit he could see, couldn’t see the second guy behind him trying to shear his legs off at the knee
I’d be more ok if the Rams pass rush was neutered by the Eagles having called more runs.
Didn’t have a problem with it on that play though in huge game too. He was trying to get in the end zone. If you don’t want him to scramble, you’re taking a big part of his game away. He has to be smart though.
if I ever wanted something to be FAKE NEWS
I can’t really express myself right now but gutsy job by the team. Which Ram caused it so I can hate him.
Mark Barron.
mark barron that worthless mofo
there were 2 guys, only know Mark Barron got him for the front, guy got him from behind to make a shearing effect, legs would have been fine and been an absolutely harmless hit if not for the second guy
Pederson’s pass happy BS caused it. If the Eagles had established the run, Wentz isn’t forced to go running for his life on all of those snaps.
Nah I want to hate a Ram.
I’m with that too! DIE BARRON DIE!
I’m not watching but Earlier post made it sounds 2 guys hit him. ..one hi one low. .. fuccckkkkers cheap shot artists
what was the run/pass ratio there?
Heavy on the pass. Not official but a quick glance at NFL.com stats shows 52/32 Pass/Run.
thats what it felt like.
One pass too many that got the QB body bagged; nice work simpleton Pederson.
Hoping this is sarcasm but I can never tell with Philly fans…
Not a all. I’m fucking livid our QB is done no favors by this dumb fucking simpleton of a play caller who totally neglected the run all game leaving Wentz as a sitting duck.
I’ll forgive you because you’re emotional at the moment but that’s straight up idiotic bro.
How so? We’ve been screaming at this coach to run the ball more, he never does, the Rams teed off on the QB all day, and the QB got body bagged on a scramble caused by the Rams not having to respect our run at all. It finally caught up with Pederson.
Firstly, they do run the ball plenty. They’re running it 45.7% of the time this season, which is 7th in the NFL.
http://www.footballdb.com/stats/play-selection.html?sort=rushpct
Secondly, when you have an elite QB, you want him throwing the ball. You don’t just put him back there to hand the ball off like he’s fricking Blake Bortles. You use your weapons, and Wentz’s arm has been the team’s best weapon this year.
Don’t be dumb.
They were 5:3 passes to runs tonight, so the 45.7% would have been most welcome. And I’d love to know that % if you take away ends of games when they were up by more than one score. Looking at tonight’s game in a vacuum they were facing a putrid run D, didn’t run it enough, kept pass, kept getting Wentz hit (19 times per a graphic posted at the end of the first half or early in the 2nd), and got the QB body bagged on a called pass. Sure, that can happen any time, but how less likely is that to happen if the Rams are forced to have more guys playing the run because we used it more?
Of course runs called at the ends of games influence the percentages, but that is true of literally every team in the NFL.
They ran the ball effectively at times today, but the passing game was what allowed them to win it. Wentz threw 4 TD passes and their biggest plays were in the passing game.
You’ve got to play to win the game. Sometimes that means having your QB throw a lot. When you have a really good QB and you’re playing an evenly matched game against a good opponent, you can’t just wrap him in bubble wrap.
Your criticisms are classic 20-20 hindsight. If Doug had come out and called 60% running plays and they lost the game because they couldn’t keep up with the Rams’ scoring as a result, people would be screaming about how he was too conservative, like they were about the first half against Seattle last year.
That’ an interesting point about the Seattle game last year, but the Rams running D is putrid to the point we’d all highlighted that running the ball well was a key to an easy win.
They did run the ball, and I think it helped them get the passing game untracked as well.
But it’s the NFL. You’re not going to get an easy win over a good team on the road with a one-dimensional gameplan.
I’d dispute the Rams being good as they got smacked around by the Vikings and Seattle this year and I’d like to see how we’d have done with a commitment to the run.
And the hit was a freak one in the end zone, where defender comes in late. The run was a scramble after going through 3-4 pass protections, so in no way did the coach call a designed run there either.
Sometimes horrible things happen – we don’t control everything and never can. If you took the gamer out of Wentz who dives for those kinds of plays he is not the same QB.
Titans ran the ball more than any team in recent history and it didn’t protect them from Mariota getting his leg broke and missing the rest of the year. It is very hard to sustain a heavy run game without using a QB as part of that and produce high scoring offenses, and that frankly gets QB’s killed far more than passing 40 plus times a game.
The injury rate on QB’s in the pocket is significantly less than outside the pocket, and being pass heavy tends to mean you are passing from the pocket….
Carson should not be running in traffic at the goal line. Just throw that one away.
Might have some quibbles about the run, but once Wiz went down, that was not a great prospect. I wonder if Beatty can play guard.
Interesting question on Beatty. The writers were all saying that Wiz was going back in, so I think he’s likely to be back soon.
Might rather he be active than Warmack though
Warmack appears to be active at meal time.
Way too much passing against a defense that is weak on run defense but brutal as pass rushers. Dougie gets a damn F from me for this game. Truthfully, the run worked but we never stuck to it. I almost thought that when Wentz out, we would run the ball more and win. Honestly, with how many times Wentz drops back and plays Houdini, it was only a matter of time.
Correct
not sure why the rams got away from todd gurley. he shoudl have had 70 carries just by himself and the score would have been 105-0
Ok if true…. Dangit.
https://twitter.com/ByPatrickWall/status/940026098733248512
That’s true for humans…not demi gods
That is much less true than it used to be. 8-9 month recoveries are pretty common with modern medical and rehab techniques, especially for elite athletes.
Still, missing an entire offseason of practice work in order to rehab is not ideal.
PUP isn’t out of the question though
Yeah, definitely not.
The hope is that if it comes to that they can get by with a Foles-type stop gap early and round into shape once Wentz is back.
Would feel much better about that script if he were a 7 or 8 year veteran and not a guy who still has rough edges to his game that need work though.
If there’s one thing we know about Carson already it’s that he will be spending every possible moment studying and preparing himself
Yeah, but I think he needs more physical reps to improve at stuff like the deep ball and the short touch passes, not extra film or playbook study.
Yeah, he’ll be rusty and back game 1 next year. Totally not ideal, but it isn’t 1987.
What was TO’s injury back in 04?
Broken ankle.
And high ankle sprain I believe.
Thought he broke his leg and tore a ligament in his ankle.
Maybe we get a 1st for Foles at end of year?
Multiple firsts.
Don’t just GIVE him away.
Get some draft capita back.
Nah, I don’t think Howie will just throw him away. Especially because how light we are in picks.
He has to play good for this to happen though. His time with the Rams is going to hurt his stock although that can also be attributed to Fisher.
What happened to Wiz? The left side of the line was horrifying with Vaitai and Seumalu side by side
Hurt his ankle. Was reported to be going back in, then never did.
he needs to get back or the run game isn’t coming back. Only hope for the season is
A) Defense gets it’s head out of its ass and plays like I know it can
B) Run game gets dominant
C) That old school style being enough to win out and get the 1 seed
D) Wentz only having a sprain and coming back after the bye
Only need 2 out of 3 for the top seed now.
So, even if Vikings win next 2, we could rest everyone against Dallas if we beat the Giants & Raiders?
Yes, because we now own the first tiebreaker. After last week, it was the other way around (common games tiebreaker was tied, after today, Eagles have it, and that will be the first tiebreaker between the two teams).
yes 13 wins secures it…
Yes it was. Made us look like we did in the 1st 3 weeks. Awful OL play – everyone taking advantage of that weak link.
Aaron Donald really isn’t the guy you wanted that to happen against either
Seriously. Talk about a confluence.
Funny how Seumalo got called for the full arm extended around the neck of Donald holding that Trent Williams gets away with on every snap.
Looked like it was mostly Warmack and Seumalo who were the problem, Vaitai held up better than I hoped he would with a turnstile next to him.
Vaitai made a few mistakes but he was all pro compared to Warmack and Seumalo.
Holy crap, I know. Can you believe Warmack was a top 10 draft pick? Somewhere in a Kelowna, British Columbia firehouse, Danny Watkins is smiling.
Big V has been really functional for sure.
Such a great win…but bittersweet…
Re: The Proverbial Pyrrhic Victory … If CW’s ACL is Shot
Well, with Vikings losing today to Carolina …
The Birds and Vikes have finished games against common opponents
(2nd Tiebreaker after head-to-head games — Best won-loss % and Requires 4 common opponents minimum.)
________________
Birds and Vikes each played:
– Washington (Birds 2-0 / Vikes 1-0)
– Carolina (Birds 1-0 / Vikes 0-1)
– Chicago (Birds 1-0 / Vikes 2-0 [final game of season, I’m giving MN the win])
– Los Angeles (Birds 1-0 / Vikes 1-0)
________________
So, against common opponents, Birds finish 5-0 (1.000 winning %)
Minnesota finishes 4-1.
3 games left in the season …
Eagles can go 2-1 and secure Home Field Advantage.
________________
Of course, if CW’s out with a blown ACL …
it’s just way to upsetting to think about.
A very appropriately Philadelphia circumstance.
Thanks for the detailed breakdown, AC.
If Doug gets this team to rally behind Nick Roles and do some real damage in January, he does deserve HC of the year.
So um, trying to stay positive here you guys…I’m hearing the new Star Wars movie doesn’t suck, people who saw it early are saying it’s actually really really good and….oh man this sucks
Lawlor the dumbass won’t tell you, Wentz is out with a ACL tear.
Re: Championship QBs With ACL Tears
It’s been done before … but just once.
In the 1963 NFL title game — NYG v. Bears in CHI — the Giants’ QB was HOFer YA Title.
Title blew out his knee early in the 1st Q …
Then he finished 11-29 147yds 1 TD 5 INTs .
_____________
Not seeing hope there.
You need to look for the Kurt Warner stories. Starter goes down and the backup plays out of their mind. Like when Michael Vick went down in Chip Kelly’s first year.
I’m looking for a QB with a shredded knee who wins the title …
Have exhausted my memory. Can’t find one.
Yes. My point is your looking for the wrong thing if you want hope.
Brady won one a few years after missing a season with an ACL, right?
Nicky’s already in the Hall of Fame, so……
Hey! No problem! Go Eagles!
It’s obviously meaningless, but Pederson says those reports are only conjecture.
So I rarely ever show my face around the week after a rough loss. Just now really looking in the comments…not seeing any links to comments that our QB has to be amputated at the knee. Am I right? All speculation to this point?
His knee buckled pretty badly walking back to huddle. Nothing’s confirmed but in all likelihood he tore something.
https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2017/12/10/16759952/carson-wentz-injured-eagles-quarterback-tore-acl-philadelphia-knee-video-quarterback-nick-foles-qb
HOT TAKE ALERT
https://twitter.com/EaglesRewind/status/940034759706603527
I wouldn’t mind Kap as the backup to Foles, but I doubt Romo will come out of the booth.
Can you imagine if Romo came from the booth to lead the Eagles to the SB? That might be one of the most unbelievable stories in NFL history
As long as he gets to dunk all over the Cowboys at least once.
cowboys still have his rights no?
Think they released him.
Re: Mid-season loss of Starting QB … SB Appearance
1972 Miami Dolphins … lost starting QB Bob Griese in game 5 (of 14).
Journeyman QB Earl Morrall — signed by ‘phins before the season — took the reins and led Miami to 9 straight wins and undefeated season.
The comparison ends there, however.
Griese returned for the playoffs and replaced Morrall at halftime of the AFC divisional round (only 2 rounds back then) … and let Miami to a SB title.
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Kurt Warner replaced Trent Green as the Rams QB in the preseason.
That team was so loaded, if Green’s not injured, he could be in the HOF.
Re: Mid-season loss of Starting QB … #2
1979 Rams lost QB Pat Haden (also in 5th game).
Hollywood Vince Ferragamo had a career year and led Rams to the SB.
(lost 31-19 in a great game to Pittsburgh).
Re: Mid-season loss of Starting QB … #3
1980 Oakland Raiders started the season with Dante Pastorini at QB …
Also injured in 5th game.
Jim Plunkett … that’s all I’ll say.
pfft. QBR makes no sense to me sometimes. QBR says Goff had a better game today. Get the fuck out of here. Wentz was making bigtime grown man throws into tight coverage all game. Almost half of Goff’s yards came on that travesty catch and run by Cooper Kupp.
This was Wentz’s best game of the year, and certainly his guttiest. It’s a shame the stats don’t reflect that.
Just check Dak’s stats … he’s the greatest ever
Yeah I had a good laugh. He had 1 TD where Dez caught a 10 yard slant, threw down some no name cornerback no one has ever heard of and ran it the other 40. He had another TD that was a 5 yard slant that the running back took 80 yards untouched down the middle of the field because the Giants defense is a joke. His third TD was on a blown coverage to Witten.
The degree of difficulty that he has when he does well is so laughably low.
I hope he continues though, I want Jerry to invest as much fucking money into his bottom 10 quarterback as as possible.
Are you looking at QB rating instead of QBR? While I think both are junk stats, ESPN seems to indicate Wentz has lead the league in QBR so far this week:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/qbr/_/type/player-week
QB rating.
QBR is bullshit because it counts rushing stats and allow subjective judgement about INTs not being the QBs fault; so it’s a scam to over-inflate the value of Scam and Sheli.
I’m not disagreeing at all. His comment was just that QBR had Goff over Wentz, and that doesn’t appear to be close to true.
Hire Romo, get him prepped while Foles holds down the fort.
https://twitter.com/DZangaroNBCS/status/940033624589533186
Hopefully they banned Warmack from the post game meal.
https://twitter.com/JimmyKempski/status/940034069076652035
Love it. The guy is everything you want in a franchise QB from a personality standpoint. You know his teammates will respond to that.
#thatsmyQB;(
NEW THREAD!
Eagles’ record with Foles in non-garbage time in 2013-14, 2017:
15-4.
He’s not Wentz … but he’s not Kolb either
Jump this to the new thread! It’s a good point.
he has some support, it’s a long shot but the dream isn’t technically dead yet.