Countdown to Bradford
Posted: August 22nd, 2015 | Author: Tommy Lawlor | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 782 Comments »Are you ready to see Sam Bradford finally play? I know that I’m excited.
When is the last time there was this much buzz about an Eagles QB? You might have to go all the way back to Donovan McNabb in 1999. There wasn’t much buzz on Kevin Kolb. Mike Vick was more of a mystery since he was coming to the Eagles from prison.
The initial mystery with Bradford was why the heck Chip Kelly traded for him. That narrative changed during the OTAs and minicamp as we started to hear good things about Bradford. Then came Training Camp, where Bradford really stood out. He threw the ball well. He was accurate. Kelly looked a lot smarter once people actually saw Bradford play in the Eagles offense.
The question with Bradford now is about his health and durability. Is he ready to be on the field against a live defense? Can he take a hit? How will he move around?
It finally looks like we’ll get answers to those questions tonight.
I do wonder if the hype might be a bit much. If Bradford doesn’t throw a TD tonight, that doesn’t mean he’s been overrated and it’s time to panic. Bradford re-tore his ACL last August. He might be a bit rusty in his first game action in a long time.
I’ll be focusing on a few things. I want to see how he moves and how he responds to pressure. Players coming off a major injury can be skittish at times. Bradford needs to show he can deal with the rush and stay focused on his receivers. I’m excited to see how he throws the ball. Bradford can be very accurate and has a good arm. Let’s see that.
OTHERS OF NOTE
* John Moffitt will likely play a lot of RG tonight. He was very rusty last week, but did get better as the game went along. He needs to take a big step forward this week if he’s going to challenge Andrew Gardner for the starting RG spot.
* Josh Huff didn’t have any passes come his way in the opener. Let’s hope the coaches call his number tonight so we can see how much Huff has progressed since last year.
* I thought Matt Tobin and David Molk were the only backup offensive linemen who played well last week. The Eagles need some other players to emerge and push for roster spots. Could be a veteran like Dennis Kelly, a second year guy like Kevin Graf or a rookie like Brett Boyko.
* Raheem Mostert was good last week. He just needs to do more of the same. He wasn’t able to bring back a kickoff last week and I hope that changes.
* Someone please throw a good pass to G.J. Kinne.
* Walter Thurmond didn’t get much of a chance to show what he can do last week. The starters will play more tonight. I hope we get to see him make a tackle or two. Would love to see him make a play in coverage.
* It will be fun to see Vinny Curry play some OLB.
* Please let Bryan Braman play with the 2’s. He was banished to the 4th quarter last week and dominated. We know he’s better than scrubs. Let’s see how he does against better competition. Is there some reason he couldn’t be the #3 OLB?
* Someone needs to step up in the battle for the Nickel spot.
* Ed Reynolds had a good game. He still needs to play better to seriously push for a spot. He must make his presence felt on STs. He needs to be an active run defender. Picking off passes that thrown to you is a good thing, but he still needs to be better.
* We get to see new players Dasman McCullum (#49) and Deontae Skinner (#54). Both players are linebackers. We’ll have to wait and see how they are used.
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I have to admit, this is kinda funny.
Something tells me Eagles fans won’t miss Cary Williams too much (via @JohnBarchard) http://t.co/6K2CMopO3U pic.twitter.com/N5ZdTLPDUT
— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) August 22, 2015
The only inactives for the game are Ertz and Marcus Smith. I’ve heard the top 3 ILBs might not play but if that was the case, one would think they’d have made them inactive.
People were speculating on that because they were warming up with the strength and conditioning coaches. But I really hope they play.
Yeah, I’ve seen that. I’d guess they’ll sit out and just be available to help in case of injuries.
We haven’t missed them thus far.
People must be really hyped for Sam and the Eagles in a friggin’ pre-season game. I put up a Megan Fox pic in the prior thread and got zero response.
megan fox? shes like so 7 years ago
and getting divorced. Apparently Tommy’s fault.
well she was married to brian austin green, so she clearly doesnt try all that hard
As glad as I am that Cary is gone, I don’t remember his tackling ever bring an issue. I’m guessing that was just a preseason type of effort.
Well, lack of effort or shying away from contact was and issue here. One of the things that Tommy has mentioned that bothered him is Cary having a big mouth and getting into fights, but not really backing it up on the field
The only time Cary wasn’t a tough guy was during the actuals plays.
Per Caplan, we gave an injury settlement to Wolff so he won’t be stashed on IR. Looks like his tenure in Philly is finished.
Adam Caplan
@caplannfl
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#Eagles S Earl Wolff was officially waived today with an injury settlement. Eligible to be claimed off waivers on Monday.
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frank gore made a fool out of earl. lmfao glad earl is gone.
Im not worried if bradford throws a TD, id rather just see him move the team, and show chemistry with his WRs. Oh and see a couple strong accurate anticipation throws.
I just hope bradford doesnt get pulled down by a defender by his sleeves lmfao whats up with how he wears his sleeves doe? am right? wtf?
I’m still catching up having shut down Eagles news to avoid a padded room at Arkham. So i just put it together and realized Bradford is wearing #7 and Agholor is wearing #17. The history of that connection bodes well.
I DO NOT like Bradford in Sleeves. At least, the Seahawks were smart enough to put their QB in elastic sleeves that cannot be grabbed.
Guys we are putting Bradford at risk with a takedown that hurts him. This is very, very bad. We should NOT be doing this!!!!!!!!!!!
STUPID is as STUPID does. Chip, don’t do stupid!
I’m so excited.
and you just can’t hide it.
I’ve been telling people all day. Don’t bother me at 7.
T-Law:
I’ll be surprised if Kelly doesn’t have Bradford at least looking deep on the first play. At a minimum, that deep crossing route to JMatthews where he runs through 3 zones out of the slot.
Think back to Sanchez’s first regular season play last year: The deep post to Maclin against Houston. (Can’t remember what his first play was in pre-season 2014.)
And last week, the offense opened with Sanchez throwing the deep seam route to Burton.
So, despite his ground-chip preference, I think Kelly’s a showman at heart . . . . And he has a weapon to show-off in Bradford.
You may be right, but that call will have a lot to do with how Chip feels the OL did in practice the last 3 days.
He should channel Andy and line up Bradford under center, hand off to Murray, flea-flicker hits Agholor deep.
Chip likes to break the will of an opponent AC. Matthews could be the one to do it, since no one could cover him in practice.
Matthews / Mathews 1-2 punch
Kiko and Mychal are not playing tonight. Meco might get a few snaps
Zach Berman
@ZBerm
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Sounds like Hicks and Acho will start at ILB tonight.
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oh well, good for hicks and acho, also hopefully goode will do some tihngs.
The whisky is already gone. I may not last through the 1st Quarter!
That’s great . . .
But you must have depth on the shelf.
A Ukrainian vodka is there. Wonderful buy at $18, it’s called Bilenka Vodka in English.
Type that again in one hour.
You’re a bad, bad man…..
No. I’m a very good man, that just does bad, bad things.
Heeeeeeheeehee brother, I fear that I am too.
Blah Blah media going gaga on Tebow again
yeah, i’d almost prefer silence.
Praise the Lord. Well praise Chip’s decision on #3.
looks like dm will play today. cant tell who i like better him or matthews. hopefully andrew gardner can find another level.
Gardner is clearly the favorite. But he damn well better protect Sam.
Yup. We don’t want a RG3 reenactment from last night.
I’m afraid of a “Nut Stunt”.
Oh good, NFL Gamepass has given me the Ravens broadcast. Two Eagles home games and no Eagles broadcast so far. I hope this team of broadcasters aren’t as god awful as the Colts ones were..
You can always watch online with the Eagles broadcast.
Really? Nice! where?
http://www.gofeed2all.eu/watch/364726/1/watch-philadelphia-eagles-vs-baltimore-ravens.html
not sure if it’s allowed but that’s where most people who don’t get Eagles coverage watches it at.
bramen is beast!
dont want to see too much of that…
not good run D there…
Ravens have a great o-line
Forsett has good vision too.
Found somehting on that right sid ethere
RT is controlling Ced very well.
Nice tackle, Graham.
not that time!
BIG STOP!!!!
Better…
Needs to be said, Graham looked like T. Cole.
thats what i was thinking
good stop
3x the charm on that right side
ballsy
Damn
Nice.
hahahahaha
WTF?? Are CBs allowed to look back and find the ball?
They are now that we have corners good enough to run one direction and look another.
Did Carroll tip that to him intentionally?
ala Sherman
We got a D BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
weird to see someone other than cole wear #58, same way i felt when i saw barkley wearing akers’ #2
One reason I am glad they retired #20.
Or Margos wearing Coleman’s 42.
Okay, not so much there.
haha nice
too many commericals
welcome to a nfl game
Kinda wished that Thurmond had more hustle with the ball in his hands. The whistle wasn’t blown.
I couldn’t tell if he’s just a long strider or if he wasn’t running as hard as he could
He looked like he was jogging to me.
same
BTW — that was the slowest INT return I’ve ever seen. Not sure if Thurmond was confused or what
Ravens – Prepare for Pain and Disappointment.
whats up with Peters’ eyebrows
Bye bye Brad Fletch, Hello Nolan!!!
Cooper looked like he hurt his arm
Hope so! Lol
That was a laser lol
He was afraid.
Bradford is sort of holding onto the ball…
Offense looking like a slow pace in Sammy B debut.
Hit on Bradford
suggs is such a piece of shit
This scumbag piece of shit… JP better Bury Suggs
CHEAP ASS FUCK
MOFO.
WTF!
i’ve seen enough sammy b
Glad Suggs did that. Bradford got hit. Got up. We good.
Good for bradford tho
Hit them Murry. HARD.
Uh oh.
Bradford is just way out of sync right now.
Yes, but that was a dart for not using his legs at all.
He’s getting hit.
Okkk put in Sanchez now.
this is exactly what i meant when i said i wasn’t sure if Bradford should play the dirty birds
Because other teams aren’t going to be pinning their ears back to hit Bradford? Bradford is going to get hit, and if he is paranoid about getting injured after every hit, he will not be effective.
Huff sighting
That was sort of nice what Huff just did.
Yellow flags everywhere/
They can’t defend,our skill players
so many flags, yeesh
Bradford needs to do a keep or two, here.
Bradford might be fighting through a few jitters.
Thought he hurt his jaw on that Suggs hit
Yes he is. But not playing scared.
Good test of Eagles. Can we arise?
There we go. Just a tiny tiny bit late, but well good enough.
great drive!!!
Mathews is so explosive even if this goes back.
I hope he fuckin trucks one of these Ravens,
Putting Suggs on his ass and that’ll make my night.
He will.
E A G L E S EAGLES!
Bradford leads us to his first TD drive… LETS GO!!!!
and he didn’t spontaneously combust when he got hit!
he got Crushed, took a cheap shot to the Legs… I’m sure they,knocked the jitters out of him now
Parkey Perfect.
My god, Bryce Brown could have found that hole.
I’m so proud of this QB and Team.
Good way to start it off!
Guts and determination to WIN. Gotta love it!
very nice, Suggs had 4 flags on that drive lol
Ok i’ve seen enough of Sam for one night
How many penalties did Suggs have on that drive? 3?
Hope BG takes a cheap shot at Flacco… Teach Suggs a lesson!
No. I hope Peters takes a full-weight-behind-it-right-hook swing at Suggs. I’ll pay the fine.
Nah, we are better than that.
Just hit Suggs standing on the sideline.
Sometimes your pitcher needs to peg someone..
Game starting off well..i was worried that we would get ravens commentators and no mayock, but glad i wae wrong. Wanted to see bradford make some throws, wanted to see the secondary make a int and ive been blessed with all my wishes so far.
Now hopefully i can see couplin flash!
Coops gone…
you could say he’s…re-cooper-ating…
Flew the coop.
one flew over the cooper nest?
All riled up.
Bradford is finding his groove, and the run game looks very good
Sam’s throws look effortless.
I understand if they decide to take Bradford out, but honestly, I would love to see him get one more drive. You can see the talent is there, but he is still rusty. He isn’t going to play in the fourth preseason game, and likely to play no more than a half in the third, so I wouldn’t mind just a bit more time for him to knock off that rust before it actually matters.
Doubt Chip takes him out. Chip Doesmt play scared
Except for you know… not playing him last week.
But generally I agree. Seems like Chip wouldn’t play the “let’s play not to get injured” mindset.
Welp… guess not.
Jinxed the shit out of that didn’t i? DAMN!
I don’t fault them for pulling Bradford, but I think Bradford would have benefited slightly with at least some additional work.
Can anyone help with this, please? Watching on NFL international gamepass and I’m stuck with the Ravens commentary! It’s painful, even for a preseason game! The eagles radio feed is way out of sync. Any ideas? Thanks
I’m getting it even on local NBC…
Well that sucks. cheers for the response though…
I posted a link where you can watch it online down below. Most of the streams there are Eagles commentary.
Cheers mate – onto it now 🙂
just got here. what did i miss?
2 picks by flacco, sammy b td drive despite getting clobbered
bradford got clobbered? does that also imply that the OL has been struggling?
no dirty play first time, second time later hit. he survived, though was a little banged up. suggs went low.
They were definitely aiming for his legs.
Suggs took a cheap shot at his legs just hitting bradford pretending he was a risk to run on a ZR when he handed it off and had no intention of running..
..
Then Suggs blasted him hard on his chest after SAM threw it
.
Suggs literally was flagged 4 times on 1st drive
so they were all flagged? well thats good, i guess…. hopefully RG brings down the Fine Hammer on him.
The one to his legs was a penalty, but Suggs got flagged 4 times total
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They tried to throw 40 yard pass to the ENDZONE Nolan turned around, saw then ball tipped it and Thurmomd caught it and ran it back like 40 yards.. And you prob saw the 2nd INT, That Byron Max came up with..
yep, saw that one. thanks for the recap!!
It may be that Bradford’s going to have a target on his back all season.
Superbowl!!!!
Flacco is faster than Ced it turns out lol
not faster than maxwell though!
That was a gift.
Flacco just gifted that to Maxwell lol.
Secondary is alive!
Now now, don’t copy Jeremy Lane, Maxwell! Good enough that you got that interception!
looks like at least one of those ravens are hurt after the end of that INT
yea collided with his o-lineman
If you saw how Suggs was hitting Bradford you would have types a smiley face at the end of ypur commemt
Kill ’em, then skin ’em, then leave ’em for dead!
So Byron Maxwell and Thurmond already have INTs as Eagles… Secondary looks different :)… Only DB not to make a big play yet is Jenkins,,. He’s next,
sammy is done
I’m happy..
Mixed feelings.
Would have liked one more drive. He looks like he needs more time to calm down and get his timing right.
That will come next week. Usually 2 QTRs for starting QB.
Yea, but usually they also get a full quarter in the second game. Chip is clearly playing things very cautiously with Bradford, and while I understand it, I think Bradford could have benefited from working out the rust a bit more.
He can do that next game. Feet are wet, Ravens taking questionable shots.
agree i thought it was questionable he’d play in this game at all. be interested to see sanchez next drive.
yea fine with me
Bradfords out? Come on Chip!!!
noooo, good call chip!
After he ate those two hits, I would think the jitters would be gone, would have liked to give him 1 more drive… Oh well…MURRAY!!! THURMOND! MAXWELL! Ryan MATHEWS! All our new players are making plays
Cooper getting his thumb x-rayed apparently
looks like mathews is the goal line back
nice blocking from huff
Man, I hope this RB rotation is what we will get in the real games. Murray, Mathews, and Sproles are all getting their touches. Love it.
So good.
Yep. That will just demoralize the front 7 of opposing Ds
Exactly. Fresh legs, different styles, keeps the D off balance.
Based on reading the DE, I think Sanchez should have kept all three of those.
agree
If he were a smart QB… okay, never mind.
probably right, i’m guessing it wasn’t really a ‘read’… don’t want to risk qb injury
Yeah, probably.
This is frigging great. We have two great running backs and we’re using them.
sanchez should be starting! really selling that RO, he needs to keep it at some point.
careful what you wish for, could be a very real possibility with sam’s injury history
“look at the blocks from the C and the RG!!!!”
* RB runs between LG & LT…
Good observation. Dominate performance by those two.
it was a good block, but i was more mocking the commentary as he seemed to think they threw key blocks, but that was the other side of the line!
mmmm power
Guess that Cowboys’ line wasn’t the only reason Murray was successful last year.
Yeah, but he left meat on the bone…..
yeah he should have run out the back of the endzone!
like forest gump did.
Right through Broad and followed however you get to the Rocky steps from there.
Oh poor Emmitt
But this year, Mathews is getting all that extra meat.
Cooper is back. That may or may not be good news.
This team has so many weapons, Cooper may be afterthought after it’s all said and done.
acho hurt his hand? maybe knocked the wind out of him?
HIT ’em, and HARD!!!!!
Good play by these guys.
I’d like to see a sack, been a while
if this were any other site, i’d be worried that you’d get a bunch of inappropriate pictures posted in reply.
I thought of that too lol
Less sacks, more cans and jug comments.
wait, so the Ravens starting Right Tackle was an undrafted free agent?
ah, he’s their 3rd string guy.
Bummer for Wesley, hate to see it in the preseason, and the rumors of Coopers demise might have been exaggerated.
At least the official could laugh at himself when his voice cracked like a little girl.
no pass rush, flacco has all day but looks terrible.
all part of the plan, can’t get picks if you go sackin the QB all the time 😛
Great d-line play there!!!
Thornton makes the play before that,if he didn’t get held.. Atill drew a flag..
The DL starting to take over
We will hurt you then bring more pain.
loco-logan, just keeps on chuggin’
He has a Mean Streak in ’em. Having trouble typing already!!!!
mean stream? better than a weak stream i guess;)
Refresh, I fixed despite my inebriation.
i fixed my “week” to “weak,” nobody’s purFicT
mean stream? that what happens after a 6 pack of bud light?
How much vodka left?
it is so much fun to watch this DL play.
It’s a special group, MORE VIOLENCE!
No this is rated pc for kids. Must shake hands and kiss after hit.
Wait Til we get to see Kiko n Kendricks fly around behind it, and our secondary is done playing games #NoFLYzone!
VINNY curry n cox
Light EM up Sanchez!!!
God, I am toast. This game is going as I expected, and I am celebrating too much. Help!
i no it’s preseason, but could we go shut out of ravens in first half?
help, you say? you’re “to” should be “too.” help administered. also if you need more beer money i can hit you up on paypal
Bradford knocking off the rust I guess, I saw only 1 good throw, couple uglier ones. I think it was smart to take him out though with the Ravens taking cheap shots.
Flacco reacted to that rush very quickly, started scrambling before it all went to hell. Dunno to call that skittish or early recognition.
lol Tobin pats the ref on the back.
Ravens are a penalty machine… good thing harbaugh is a guy who coaches his team not to commit penalties lol.
So excited about the Defense this year… Me thinks Bennie Logan will become a household name
hope you’re right jar jar
Was Barner ahead of Mosert last week too?
i think so…
Yes
oof, Trey
Plenty of time for both Bradford and Sanchez
ravens look sloppy as shit
geez. you guys weren’t kidding about this game being a flagfest
Ravens please
I can’t explain how much I hated both Ryan Mathews and Demarco when they weren’t eagles… Now I just wanna watch them run over everything in the way…
Shady and Westbrook were awesome, but a bruising run game just fits this
That was Agolicious
love that little juke there from agholor.
holy shit that looked good
spoke too soon
…..aaaaaaaaaand its coming back. no TD : (
very good call. vandervelde held the crap out of him.
Agholor is getting open with great routes.
Sanchez keeper i say
The Baltimore and philly media was right, the Ravens can’t match up with our skill players.. And we weren’t even using our tempo against them in practice.
…
If Sanchez would keep it once and run with it, our run game would really slaughter this team
61 with the bear hug
Advantage Molk.
Ugh
another sanchez stinker
not a great throw from Sanchez, but i think that any WR other than Maehl makes that catch. ok, maybe not coop.
Seriously, Sanchez is just bad.
here comes schaub…..more picks?
I really would have liked to see him,go to Barner on that route earlier that he drew a penalty on…
..
Agholor is going to be awesome
That was our 2nd team + JMatt who just drove down to the 3 on the Ravens, and I think they still had their starters in on D
Who just made that tackle for us?
i don’t know. i thought i saw #80….
maybe it was 90 – MS2 or 30 – Reynolds?
Reynolds, MS2 is out for the preseason with his hamstring injury
riiiiiiiight. forgot about that
Was that reynldsL
Is reynolds in the game? If so he made a tackle
..
Yeah that’s him,..
So, their starters were shut out.
Let’s extend that shutout to the whole team.
papa Bair
No way Hart takes Bairs spot.
They both make it. Keep 7, only dress 6
Maybe/probably
He Bairly missed that.
Almost pulled the Watt
if the OL didn’t hold Bair, he would have had the INT too
Hands to the face too
And he smells bad.
once a ball’s tipped, isn’t it fair game to hold and stuff
i think so, not saying the OL *shouldn’t* have done that 😛 just that Bair got jipped out of an INT haha
Legal hold after the tip.
I wanna see Baeu, My cousin VINNY, and Hart take this game over, with Reynolds getting another pick…
Oh good. Muppet is in.
i swear the announcer is calling him Moppet
Hopefully he’s more Animal than Elmo.
yeah, Barner is stafting to look like he belongs
oof, i dunno. i don’t think thats a catch.
and if we were cowboys fans, we’d spend the next 6 months bitching about it
6 months? Have they stopped bitching already?
Considering they lost the week before…
I see Barner’s high top is in mid season form
Mini Nerlens
Was watching that punt in the air, wondering if we’ll miss Boykin here. Question answered.
tutu should have been able to down that one. got focused on the returner and lost the ball
Yeah annoyed me
steve smith was funny
how many catches did he get tonight anyway?
We still miss Boykin on punts… Someone step up and start downing balls.. This front 7 will eat teams alive if Donnie backs them up this year
I think that would be Mostert’s best route to a spot on the roster.
Think Shepherd would have been good at that. Maybe Rice.
Ravens very sloppy
Shwabb the scab…. Makes you appreciate the Sanchize
counts as a sack, though! haha
go back to bed Ravens
Think the Ravens are frustrated from being beat in practice all week. They are hardnosed.
When will the Ravens score?
Nevermore.
nice coverage by Watkins.
is that devin hester?
wow
Well it’s official, Barner is making the team
Barner pretty much made the roster with that return
Wow, special teams are looking like they will be fun to watch once again.
Sorry Mostert fans,,, Barner belongs on this team
NO WAY
I think he has a job.
Yup
Reynolds with a pretty key block on the return
Maehl makes the Key Block and Barner gets the TD. Ducks Rule!!
http://prod.static.eagles.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/imported/PHI/Fipp.jpg
gonna do this every time
Yep, he bad.
Barner just earned a nickname from Chip.
No you don’t need to “reel it in.” They can crown them now.
I was just thinking, “That punt looks a little long…”
curry almost got there
no one gets off the ball like Vinny, I swear every snap he is offsides
good coverage, better throw, better catch
How the fuck does the special teams score every single time we play? I say this every single week, “I NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THIS!”, and they will score next week and I will say it again… Fipp and Chip have created a MONSTER ST unit!
This is a Chip team! Get use to it!
Looks like another Duck has made the roster.. Hello Barner..
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What’s funny is we could probably trade him for like a 4th round pick if we wanted to, but I’d rather be greedy pigs and keep him
Do you believe Bitches????
I believe you are drunk.
I am moderately inebriaated but coherent somewhat.
Reynolds has a tackle and a block on Barners TD… ROWE and Biggers also have shown some good coverage..
Marlon Brown was a guy that I thought we should have taken a shot on 2 years ago. Good possession receiver.
Again!!! The CB looked back for the ball. They must have changed the rule in the offseason
In all seriousness, if this is an effect of new CB Coach Undlin, pay the man.
When I played little league, there was a girl on the team that was afraid to swing the bat. The coach told her to stand as close to the plate as she could, lean in, and wait. She would walk 90% of the time. The pitchers were afraid to hit a girl.
Last year, the coaches were searching for an imperfect solution to a bad situation.
Bad Goode, bad Goode!
that was a Baade catch.
i’ll see myself out
Watkins looking good so far in coverage especially when he’s going up against 6’4 and 6’6 guys in Brown/Waller. His tackling needs some polishing though.
Some?
At least he’s getting his hands on guys!!
Sheldon Brown he’s not.
Two minute drill! Fuckin’ Score Points!
Attaboy Jaylen… Biggers, ROWE, they all are Balling… It’s not just our starting corners, this entire secondary is better in coverage then last season… Heck, just the fact that they turn their friggin heads makes them better
…
Lol we haven’t even seen our playmaking ILB’s yet
Curry has been getting such a sweet jump on the snap, starting to get some decent pressure too
On some doubles, too
What score do you want 36, 45, 55?
0 – injuries, that is.
Yep, that’s the objective.
62 sounds about right.
Barner might have the job on lock, but Mostert can really move when he gets the ball.
Yeah but he needs to look back for the ball to get it…
Hope they can sneak him onto the practice squad
Tutu is Cooper
Cooper is Tutu
Tooper? Cootu?
I thugt they said Cootu.
DONT LET THEM SCORE… Halftime shutout!
curry killing em
So many penalties on the ravens!
Possibly both. Sorry wrong person. Commenting on phone.
I think you missed.
Man, this is domination. I’m dreaming or drunk.
No, it’s pretty bad.
Attaboy Gos!!
nice play from biggers keeping him in bounds
was a sweet combo between him and Maragos
Nice throws from Sanchez on that drive, that was pin point to Mostert, dude wasn’t even looking to make an adjustment
curry beasting right now
“my cousin Vinny”
Curry is hot.
Biggers is solid… I’m shocked
yeah glad one of those guys finally stuck
Yeah. Making last season look like a mirage.
I’m shocked as well. I thought he was garbage when we signed him. He has not only looked good in coverage but has made some really tough tackles.
one minute drill!
Watkins really bouncing back from last game
In his defense he was good in coverage last game, it was just the missed tackle that was bad.
Still clutching and grabbing instead of tackling. Agree on the coverage.
I was told he was beat nadly by a big WR last week.
sheesh. if that guy had been blocked, i think Barner was taking that one to the house too.
yea, i realize how that sounds… if one guy had been blocked changes a lot on every play lol
I’d like to see,Sanchez get us at least 3 points here
I’d love to hit 30 before the half 😀
Ya, hopefully Agholor learned a lesson there
very much so.
Sheeeeed
Sheeeeeed!!!
I approve this message!!!
sanchez runs it FAST
you can see some of the guys on D huffing like theyve been doing wind sprints for the last half hour
The depth on the offensive skill positions is going to kill defenses.
What is the problem? Obviously Agholor saw the flag, gave the defender the ball, then tackled him, just for fun.
Cool. Let Parkey boom it.
Come on Cody!!
Bring out the SNIPER PARKEY!!!
If we stay healthy we are gonna MURK DallAss!!!
Grrrrrff Parkey
That looked like a Henery kick.
Eh, he actually had distance.
It hooked so badly
Minus twenty yards of distance
? It had plenty of distance.
Henery’s kicks started wide and only went wider, Parkey’s tend to go fairly straight, he’s just not got his aim quite right yet.
FG no good. though i didn’t really expect him to make that one
He made those last year successfully.
how far was this kick? wasn’t it like 60-something? i wasn’t listening
55 yards.
yeah that was a bad shank
oh. yea. my bad.
Long kick for sure, but certainly makeable.
https://twitter.com/ZBerm/status/635249932065239040
SHUTOUT
Oh god half time show. Tebow mania coming again.
Okay, in the second half, who is the one player you most want to see flash?
Couplin and huff
You didn’t follow directions.
My bad..couplin
They were both good answers.
Anyone but Tebow.
Reynolds
Moffit, and Reynolds to continue success from previous week.
Agreed. OL depth is huge.
Wa? Seriously?
I have almost given up hope on him.
I think giving up on Moffit is really premature. He was a solid G for Seattle and Denver. Hasn’t played in 2 years so he is expectantly rusty. The issues he is having look alot like poor technique. That is fixable.
Having him come around would be HUGE for OL depth.
True. Very true.
I’ll take Braman.
Parkey, Braman
Tomlinson
Reynolds
Eagles tweet that team dazzles with bradford and sanchez. UMMMMM with sanchez they scored a rushing TD on a short field, got a FG, and a punt return TD. With sanchez, the offense did next to nothing. wake up eagles. Dude sucks. He had 2 chances at a 2 minute drill that half and didnt score on either of them. And has failed to sustain any long drives. Has not thrown down the field at all. Terrible.
Wasn’t all on him as his receivers let him down several times in the 2nd half. Mostert never looked back for a great pass. Tutu drops a sure 1st down. Ugh, my stomach hurts, I’m defending Sanchise 😛
here i thought he looked “OK”. had a few dropped passes.
sure, he made some mistakes, but i think he’s playing like a serviceable backup QB.
he has a way of looking OK without getting the offense to put up any points. Because he throws only short passes. Even in 3rd and long situations. Dude sucks.
i would think thats pretty good for a backup QB. i remember a number of his throws going 10+ yards downfield, though. by no means do i think he played a good game. just saying that he looks like a backup
not very good STs there. only ~18 yards on the return out to the 16.
awesome stiffarm from Mostert!
Hmmm, Im a little surprised Barkley is ahead of Tebow
yea, i figured they would want to see Tebow with 3rd string O vs 3rd string D instead of with the 4s.
Why? We talked on the forum about maybe switching them, but nothing from the team indicated they were going to do it.
Hospital ball.
Barkley is throwing too high.
god barkley you couldnt see that guy right up the middle and get it out>?
c’mon barks. dump that off.
Barkley has no trade value right now
He never had trade value. If he did, he’d be gone by now.
ew. barkley looks as bad as sanchez did last week
Hasn’t missed quite as bad as Sanchez was last week, but he’s been off target.
Moffitt followed up a good run block with a terrible blitz pick up.
Backup oline sucks again
barner has been unimpressive as a runner. Great at returns. Solid on catches. Mostert is much better as a runner. About equal as a receiver. Has not had an opportunity on returns. Id love to see him have a chance to even it up.
Barkley making the throws a QB is expected to make as a pro,not doing much more than that though.
It is going to be sad when Mostert and Bailey get cut.
yes
They won’t go quietly
i still have hope that we keep Mostert over Barner, but i don’t know if the coaches are going to
No way after tonight. I think the hope is he makes it to the PS in a league that doesn’t value RBs, and there is a spot for him next year when Barner replaces Sproles.
Why would you want Mostert over Barner at this point? He isn’t going to play RB in the regular season. Barner has only housed 2 punts so far, and has also been effective while playing RB.
Bailey should make the practice squad…fingers crossed
I hope we can stash Mosert somehow
Sheeeed is a beast
Sheeeeed over Cooper
I wish
tutu with a drop and an offensive PI. Has he stood out on STs? I havent noticed him. I think a lot of people had him penciled on to the roster as a STer. Im not sure he makes it.
I’m hoping we keep Mosert over him. He has potential and looks like he’s willing to do anything.
good idea. thats a way to make room for Mostert. Im all for it.
Wouldn’t make sense. That would mean 5 RB. Not only would he take Tutus spot but that would mean you would go light at WR.
Why have 5 RB when you have the talent we have at RB? Tutu led the league in ST tackles last year and is a good blocker on PR and KR. He would also be good for the ST hands unit.
The only spot Mostert would be able to see any action at would be KR and you have other viable options there. Tutu would take Smith’s spot on STs.
It makes no sense to keep Mostert on the 53. He is going to practice squad. Keeping him for the 53 is not looking at the big picture.
Whoa slow down here. Preseason is half way done. Barner looked okay as a RB. Mostert looked slightly better than Barner and never had a chance to return anything. He had an overall better game than Barner with the exception of a bad rookie mistake of not knowing he was getting thrown to by Sanchez. Not to mention Mostert can get bigger and fits that Chip’s bigger N-S RB preference. What would you even do with Barner when Sproles will probably do all of the returning anyway? Lets not jump to conclusions yet about roster bubble guys.
FYI, Tutu has done nothing for us yet. He’s down there with Taylor Hart with disappointments.
No, I think it’s you guys that need to slow down with the Mostert talk.
You are right in that it has only been 2 pre season games. Therefore you are willing to discount a proven NFL player at ST over someone that has done nothing on ST yet. Your own logic defeats your statement.
PR is more valuable then KR simply because there is more of it as evidenced by Mosterts 0 opportunities at returning a kick and Barners multiple opportunities at returning punts in which he housed 2. Part of the reason as to why Barner was able to return 2 kicks was due to blocking in which Tutu is good at and was involved in.
As noted above there are other viable KR options on this team. One of them is Huff who did flash at it last year and by using him would mean you don’t have to hold a spot open for someone that is only going to perform KR duties.
You speak of Kelly’s N/S running style that he prefers. When and how do you possibly see Mostert playing RB this year? Only after and if one or two of our top RBs go down?
Roster building isn’t really about your best 53, it’s about getting your best 53 on the actual field.
Mostert wouldn’t play RB. He would just end up taking the space of specialist so he could maybe return kicks in which again somebody else can do.
You say Tutu hasn’t shown anything. I don’t think you know how to evaluate ST play 100%. He has indeed done good things on ST. Good blocking and downfield coverage. No he did not down the punt but he was downfield first which is a feat in its own and does grade out as points on the ST point chart. Yes there is a thing. All things which did contribute to our historic ST last year, and in order to keep that up players like him are needed since good ST players have departed or been promoted.
Just like Brad Smith last year or the numerous other ST players like Braman, they are not here to play O or D, they are here to fill pieces of the puzzle to ST. So you can knock on his drop or offensive PI but that is not why he is here.
So exactly what do you see Mostert doing that another player cannot do? He can always go on the PS.
And do you really think Barner isn’t going to return any punts in the regular season after what we have seen?
Proven NFL player at ST? He had 2 good punt returns in his career in preseason. Slow down bud. People like Mostert because he has a high ceiling and looks like he can replace Sproles. Barner just looks like a typical Oregon scatback that really is just suited for ST so far. It’s not like we know Mostert can’t play STs either. That’s why you need another 2 game evaluation before labeling Barner a lock over Mostert.
I said he is a proven commodity at ST due to the fact he is widely considered one of the better ST players in the league and also led the league in ST tackles last year. That is a proven commodity.
Barner doesn’t just seem suited for ST he is excelling at it. The vision he showed on the return last night was impressive.
Furthermore I don’t see him as a replacement to Sproles in the sense of him doing the same things as Sproles. I don’t see Mostert having the ability to split out wide or move into the slot.
If Kelly does view him as someone that will take over the third RB spot then the PS would make sense.
he was in on a punt earlier that he should have downed inside the 10. instead he was more focused on the returner and didn’t see the ball land 5-10 yards behind the returner until too late. so, yea. from what little i’ve seen, he hasn’t impressed me on ST
I hope you’re right. Id rather his spot go to Bailey or Tomlinson
Let’s go Parkey! 1 shot, 1 Kill!!!!
Full blown panic avoided for now. Thank you, Cody.
Parkey just gotta stay confident..much easier said than done however
wish he made that 55 yarder to inflate his head a bit
sure would have helped
tutu not having a good day, 2 drops, whiffed on downing the punt
Tutu might start being called Ajirotutu again.
I want to see Tebow.
I’m glad the Eagles played well in the first half to build a 24-0 lead. At the same time the Ravens have looked like crap. Sloppy, unprepared, and indifferent.
You’d think they’d be better prepared, given they’ve spent the week practicing against us.
Yeah, that being said, been watching a lot of preseason and that’s pretty much par for preseason week 2. We’re way ahead of a lot of these teams right now
Reynolds is in
pretty sure i saw him with a tackle earlier in the game. insignificant play, but i thought it was him
It must have been on STs or you’re confusing him with Maragos.
wow. Shaub still out there.
Watkins showed up a few times last week. There he is again.
“D Watkins” still scares me.
Yea, He should change his name. haha
Couplin really flew up to make that play
Couplin with a nice hit
ineffective if not for the sideline. But, good to see him show up out there. How to see more. And wrap up next time.
If undreafted Watkins becomes something, does that make up for 1st rounder Watkins?
a little
He was a 4th rd pick. Oh wait diaheem Watkins hahaa
That is the third Watkins. There is still hope for that one. You obviously blocked Danny from your memory. Sorry to rip off that scab.
What about Jaylen?
I’d say he is right on schedule.
i think i’d rather have Barkley over Shaub. goddamn that was an ugly pass
Matt Schaub…greatest qb in texans history
If anyone is griping about Sanchez as our backup QB, please look at the Ravens.
All NFL teams have that problem.
Nice pressure by the d-line preventing a completion. Nice D overall there. Only concern I have this game so far is the run D has been surprisingly porous.
Nah, Ravens can run the ball, and top 3 MLB were out.
True, but even with our top LB’s out last year, run d remained solid. It was the horrible job in pass coverage by the backup LB’s that really stood out. This game, Raven’s have been getting 4+ a little more than I’m used to seeing.
We never had both of our starting ILBs out for a game last year.
Our run defense will be more then fine.. We haven’t even seen our two playmaking ILBs behind them yet.
..
The last thing we need to worry about is run d
Ravens count on running much better, thus the scoreboard.
Should have bet $500 on the first two games… Our depth is too much for these teams in the second half .. Next year I’m gonna bet heavy on chips backups and I don’t even gamble…
They are still in gel mode. Look out NFL.
There are still two to go…
A – Lines will probably catch up with the way they’ve been playing.
B – 3rd game sees more starters than any other. Depth advantage is less of a factor.
C – It’s your money, GEAGLE. Wanna risk it, go for it, but don’t expect me to commiserate if we unexpectedly lay an egg.
As far as B it’s been our first team that has garnered us leads in both PS games.
and, surprisingly, Barkley. Sanchez was really mediocre both games.
Wonder why Mostert doesn’t get shots at the return game, must not have a nack for it?
KR.. They have to score for him to get a shot lol
he was the KR last week and idiot kicker never gave him a shot.
I wish he was still in at KR this week but Barner took it to open the 2nd half.
with kenyon making hay, why would you take him out.
because it’s the preseason, evaluation is worth more than points?
you make a good point
Damn it, put in Tebow. We have seen enough of Barkley.
You may be the only poster on this board who feels that way 😛
Lol I have seen enough of tebow
Heehee, just jerking your chain. But I would like to see Timmy with the 2nd team.
Go home OD, you’re drunk
But we’re still winning….
Really nice attempt by Pratt. Too bad he dropped it.
Every summer we are going to see a “Moster” or a “Josey” looking good in chips offense
murray, mathews, sproles, kenyon, where does mostert fit in. he’s looking awfully good out there
U think Dallas will try and poach him if we PS him? I can’t see us keeping Kenjon AND Mostert. #backfieldproblems
#goodproblemstohave
definitely a good problem
#it’sagoodproblemtohave
idk man, hopefully not. i mean kelly loves these swiss army knife players.
Practice Squad unless he gets poached
Practice squad.
There’s still 2 more weeks left. Barner vs Mosert isn’t settled yet if Mosert shows something on returns.
It’s not about what Mostert isn’t doing… The only chance I think he has of making the 53 is if we decides to accept a trade offer for Barner…I can’t see chip cuts Barner to keep Mostert, especially when if he keeps Barner there is a decent chance we can get Mostert on the Practice squad and keep both…pathetic Cowboys would pick up Barner with the quickness
..:
How much more impressive is Mostert then Josey?
The one thing Mostert really has on Josey and Barner is size. 5’11 and only 190 pounds but has a frame to add 15 pounds.
Mostert is a fast little tank..
Mostert is more impressive in the fact that he is more physical and is surprisingly good in between the tackles. Josey was more of a run around you guy that wouldn’t be nearly as effective going up against the ones and twos.
I think Barner takes the spot due to ST. Mosert is physically better but Barner has very good vision on PR.
The 4th RB spot isn’t going to be won by who looks better at RB due to the extreme depth and talent at the position but who is better on ST. Barner is clearly ahead on that front.
When I responded I didn’t notice you mention Mosert and returns.
We really haven’t seen Mostert return anything yet.
And that is why I think Barner takes it. With how kickoffs are now a PR is arguably more important and takes place more often.
They are just marching on them.
scamchez is out. offense moves.
ehhhhh
still no TD though.
But I like that Barley will throw beyond 10 yards from time to time. He just makes better reads. Sanchez never sees those guys even when theyre wide open.
Sanchez doesn’t see the open man alot, but I am not ready to say Barkley is better in his progressions then him untill I see Barkley with the second team.
I will say that Barkley has vastly improved.
easy to move on someone’s third team
with his 3rd team- all relative.
exactly
Ehhh, some teams third string is heads over heals better then other teams. Eagles have much better depth then most teams at alot of positions and it is showing. Particularly the farther down the depth chart we go.
When the scrub we are complaining about went 14/20, it is a good night.
Where’s the FLAG!!!
Barkley looks like he can play QB if he gets protection. Really scares me though when he gets pressured. Arm’s always gonna be an issue.
Yep, I thought Barks could be a starter when we got him. Now I am just disillusioned.
Parkey is butter. As opposed to Parkay.
Parkay – “tastes like butter”.
You know what’s great so far? I haven’t seen that awful NFL shop family commercial yet.
If they do play it, i blame sanchez.
We got our DL “snowflake” package out there
damn hicks got to make that tackle
he casey mathews’d it
that’s a very accurate statement
Why did we take Hicks in the third?????
We wanted Agholor in the first.
Sorry to whine, but Hicks was the only wtf pick we made this year. Between watching him suck and watching our lack of OL depth, can’t help thinking there would have been better people to take.
with kelly, every year you’re going to have a “marcus smith” pick
Couplin just missed tackle
defense needs to lock it down here
Rowe tried to strip it while making the tackle.. Love the attempt
rowe gets crushed in the slot
Yeah, I do not like him in the slot. His weakness will be against smaller quicker WR and that is exactly what he will be facing on a continual basis. I love what Kelly has done with this team but I think trading Boykin may have been a mistake.
Good chance Biggers is our slot CB. Fortunately he has looked ALOT better then I thought he Would.
Another brilliant tackle by Jaylen Watkins . . . oh wait.
just be glad we don’t have fletcher/williams out there
Cut him! I’m not happy with Jaylen’s play or lack thereof.
He’s been decent, not great, in coverage. Matador routine is getting old.
Last week Jaylen was a liability. Things have not changed.
Our starting free safety was one of the worst tacklers in the league before he got here. I wouldn’t give up on Jaylen just yet.
Nate was actually a decent tackler under Kelly. Watkins has been here two seasons and is making Asante Samuel look like Steve Atwater.
Nope I’m talking about Jenkins. Nate would have been the “strong safety”.
hey what happened to tackling?
Does it really matter if Racini misses a tackle?
yes. and the rest of the defense.
Yes! Cut him!
Yeah it does, after all that’s why they play these pre season games. To evaluate talent and have the young depth guys try to make the team.
The Eagles are winning the preseason.
Do they give Lombardi trophies out for that 🙂
Only Racini trophies
Lions were 4 -0 preseason then 0-16 regular season. Be careful with expectations.
True but there is a difference between dominating in the first 2 quarters of preseason games and doing so in the last 2. Eagles have been at their best in the first 2 quarters which is a very good sign against 2 likely playoff bound teams so far.
What has happened so far is a good sign! I’m pleasantly surprised.
Let them score so Mostert can get a KR opportunity
BOOOOO!!! I want a shut out!!
they had Barner there to start the half. Pissed me off.
Come on Reynolds!!
Stop that Td!
last week was a mirage. hes back to being Reynolds.
Actually had a nice tackle earlier and a block on Barners PR TD
..
Better then Couplin
we have Maragos for STs. We need some backup to show he can actually play on defense
Truth. I don’t wanna see Prosinski or Maragos ever on the field unless it’s for a ST play.
He really hasn’t gotten a chance to do much though
The RB did a good job of hiding behind that OT
put the starters back in!
Mostert gets a KR!!
or maybe Barner again…
He is done for the night
oh good
shame he didn’t get a chance to return
so is the a 40 yard PAT now?
Yup. Glad they didn’t make things weird with the new rules…
Hah, if they opt to go for 2 they should get stuck with it 12 yards out in the event of a penalty
33 yards. They had a penalty as well.
nah I was just wondering how that penalty would be applied, just damn odd for the line of scrimmage to be going all over the place
Is it Tebow time yet?
what the actual F. Whos the a hole that told him to stay put?
Barf
That is a very biased summary of last week for Tebow.
DAMMIT KEVIN
I’ve seen enough. Put Barkley back in.
Put Kinne in
Put anybody else in
we dont need monangitis. put Mostert back in
Sounds like something you take antibiotics to cure.
yeah. monangai reminds me of meningitis. so I add the itis to his name.
Yikes
Ugly….
Garbage
So, this is the “see how good you have it?” part of the program?
thats tomorrow when fear the walking dead premiers.
Alfie Hill time!
Friggin Mongoloid.. I’m no Tebow fan, but at least give him Mostert out there.. I wanna see a Mostert/Tebow zone read..,
I wanna see coach Azz lineup and take a few snaps on the DL
Nice little story about Azz from Mayock.
you are correct about that.
guess that’s why he’s at practice
Don’t screw with Azz or his players. Otherwise, he’ll own your Azz.
gotta say Terrence McGee isn’t too bad. He’s playing hard
Ryan Mathews rushed three times for 19 yards. last week was 2 for 18yds
and a touchdown, 5-37 and TD I think you could call a fairly hot start in Eagles Green
DL depth hasn’t impressed as much this week. Taylor Hart invisible. Starting to look like another wasted pick.
I didn’t even know he was playing.
DAMMIT!!!!
Monangaitis is holding him in!
Kevin is ruining everything
This looks silly after that last run 🙂
Oh man I haven’t seen Chip do that since we had Vick.
lol I didnt think it reached!
Who the hell kicked that FG?
Backup punter, Kip Smith.
Wow.. Why do we even waste a roster spot on a backup Punter? Did Cody get hurt? I stopped watching for 5 minutes and come back to that hideously looking FG?
No clue on that part, Geagle. I’m with you though.
Lol spadaro said Cody Parkey is fine. Gave me. Heart attack
Back up punter
Parkey’s job is safe if that’s his only competition.
bro, it went in!
Style points matter 🙂
That’s what she said.
thats what she said?
hey now
I cannot believe that went through the uprights
first phil niekro reference of the preseason, i win this week’s pool!
to follow up Jimmy’s original tweet, the score is now Kip Smith 6, Ravens 7
Edit: ravens hit a FG, right? they have 10. Kip can still do this.
Wish I could multiple upvote this 🙂
Bailey getting xray on his shoulder? i didn’t see him get hurt
Just heard Dallas signed Ray rice, thre
e years
They get all the winners.
hahahahhahahahhahahaha
No way!! Hahahahah those fuckers have No Shame! Wow
was wondering when this was going to happen. The Jones’ are trying to sell their soul for a SB, football gods will not stand for it
I wonder what happens if Hardy and Rice end up in an elevator together with a pile of guns?
Nuns*
Where’d you hear this? Not finding it on Google news. If true, well, Jerry once again displays what’s most important to him and what he just doesn’t give a !#$ about.
Because it didn’t happen.
Was actually hoping it had 😛
Good – I want our 7 to give him some Pain.
2 women beaters
1 team
Long live Jerry.
The Dallas Felons rise again.
3 years $12 million
Wtf? They gave him that much? He would have worked for the league minimum… He sucks!
Shhhhh!
well, i mean, we’ve overspent on RBs before…
He would have worked for circus peanuts
Garbage Time – Eagles rule in spite of the play of 3rd/4th string.
spuds confirmed it, nothing wrong with parkey
well just watched the jurrah jones presser on rice, says bc he got signed so late rice is ready to quote, “hit the girlfriend, i mean ground, running.”
you can’t be serious
not at all
ahh man. was really hoping to watch a video of that hahahaha
Funny how just recently both McFadden and the underwear theif are cleared for Sunday’s game and they didn’t even have enough faith to see them in a preseason game before they signed that bum ray rice .. Long live jerruh
I am not sure it is true… i don’t believe anything till i see Schefter tweet it to confirm.
Why am I up still watching this game…just can’t turn it off even with under 3 minutes left
true fans watch the whole preseason game!
Can’t make out the site, a friend sent it to me
This news is as real as Manti Te’os girlfriend then.
But it’s sooooo dallas
I wish but there’s no news about it anywhere else
Can’t find it anywhere else either, my bad guys
That is a fake news site.
Clearly you want attention, but I don’t like your Method, man.
woof #22
More like Cleopatra
I thought he got called for a YOLO block.
Jesus, 48 yard extra point
anytime there is a penalty on the PAT, it turns into a SERIOUS kick.
Actually making me wish they’d gone with the Eagle’s proposal.
Not sure if that’s legit tho
Mostest back in
damn. monangai just leveled some dude
Please put Barks back in, Chip. Pretty please!!!
Tebow has a guy WIDE OPEN in the endzone and chooses to run it in himself. : /
Don’t care that’s a TD, he missed a wide open WR in the back of the endzone. Horrible QB play.
glad Mayock (?) is ripping into him for this play too. i don’t feel like a crazy person.
You’re lucky. I’m stuck with the Raven’s broadcast. They’ve pointed it out too.
they really go after Tebow when he hands off now
why do these guys care if the ball crossed inside the pylon?
That is how you get a touchdown.
used to not matter…
If that is not the epitome of the Tebow vs Barkley argument, I don’t know what is. WIIIIIIIIDE open WR and he doesn’t make the throw, but at the same time makes a play.
I don’t want Mr. Magoo playing QB, even if it’s 3rd string.
I can’t stand Tebow and want no part of him on the Eagles, but it isn’t my choice. If you are a Tebow fan though, while that is a bad play (especially since he didn’t score now that the review is over), it is Tebow doing Tebow things. If you like him, you have to be ok with that kind of play IMO. He is a skilled runner, not a good passer.
Kind of my point, though. I don’t hate Tebow, but I never thought he was a pro-caliber QB either. If he was a rookie and was making these kind of decisions, I’d be ok with it, but not happy. He’s 28 if I remember correctly, he’s never going to improve. Barkley can make plays if he’s protected and makes decent decisions. Will never have a great arm, but for our 3rd string QB, don’t really care. I’d rather have Bryan Bennett who stunk it up late last game. He’s both an athlete and has a live arm. Needs tons of polish, but at least he’s a baby.
Probably coming back
when did that rule change?
Didn’t
BS. The goal line ALWAYS extended indefinitely. All you had to do is get past it. As long as no part of his body touched out of bounds first…TD
You are right. The goal line used to extend indefinitely as long as the ball crossed the extended goal line before the player stepped out of bounds. A few years ago, they changed the rule so the ball had to be inside the pylon.
Thanks. I knew it. These people are making me feel crazy. I missed the change.
Never. That is why they have pylons.
honestly Ive seen so many TDs called the other way and always heard the explanation of the goal line extending indefinitely.
are you sure those aren’t cases where the ball hits the pylon? the pylon is an extension of the endzone, so if the ball hits the pylon it is the same as crossing the line.
pretty sure man.
hah! i was thinking the same thing on his TD in the last game – his plan seems to be to just knock the pylon over with his arm
Lol doesn’t trust himself to throw such a simple pass?
i’d like to see a replay of it to see when the guy came open and when Tebow tucked it to start running.
Tebow missed a TD throw. Needs work.
Needs to work on his broadcasting skills. He’s not a pro QB.
agholor has been having like 4 catch 50yarda in his first two games only playing about a quarter per game
Monongai… Who are these people?
Kip Smith now has 7 points, right? lol
They watchin lol….
http://boards.dallascowboys.com/topic/51829-sam-bradfords-first-game-backmurrays-first-game-as-an-eagle-7pm-est-sat-aug-22/
LOL why are they letting him kick these special Olympic FGs?
No, seriously. Why are they doing this? Its not like Parkey is some 10 year vet.
can’t miss ones you dont’ kick
Wait till they put the Frisbee dog in on offense
good thing for him scorecards don’t have pictures rofl
For our entertainment
Making us appreciate Parkey?
Sproles just stands their looking like a mini thug in the middle of all these Giants… id pay good money to see Sproles dress up like 2pac for Halloween
Forget Barkley and Tebow, get this guy throwing for the Ravens.
reynolds could have wrapped it up there.
Reynolds just missed his 3rd pick of the preseason.
Watch Chip use up his time outs
He’s running. lol
Only scored 40. Eagles suck. Supposed to be in the 60s every game 🙂
Tommy, is it time to be concerned about how invisible Taylor Hart has been?