Same Old Song and Dance

The Eagles had the bye week. Players got rest. Coaches got to do some self-scouting. Injured players returned to the lineup.

Didn’t matter.

The sloppiest Eagles team in recent memory played another very sloppy game and lost 27-17 to a bad Giants team. Ugh.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, I guess. To be fair, there were different problems. The Eagles didn’t turn the ball over. Can’t complain about that for once. So what happened?

The offense did not have a third down conversion in the game. Not one. The last time that happened was November of 2004 against the Steelers. That would be a big problem in any game, but it was magnified due to the Eagles poor field position. They didn’t have any drive start beyond their own 25-yard line. They had six drives start inside the 20. Ugh.

The defense was awful in the first quarter, giving up 148 yards. They did settle down, but didn’t make any big plays and the Giants moved the ball on them at key moments in the game.

Special teams was a problem area, once again.

This was a team loss.

On a day when the Eagles had a chance to get to .500 and build some momentum, they fell apart and lost. They are now 3-5-1 and things don’t look good.

The Eagles' next five opponents:

– At Browns (6-3)
– Seahawks (6-2)
– At Packers (7-2)
– Saints (6-2)
– At Cardinals (5-3)

Combined record: 30-12 (.714)

They could be 3-10-1 five weeks from now.

— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) November 15, 2020

This is a bad team and the season is just about to get difficult.

When do the Sixers or Flyers get going again?

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Gameday – PHI at NYG

Alshon Jeffery is officially back. He will be active today and that means the Eagles are back to being a legit Super Bowl contender.

What?

I’m joking of course. Wanted to make sure you’re paying attention. Jeffery is active. We don’t really know what that means. If he can catch 3 passes for 35 yards, that might be a good game. Deliver a key first down or even a TD.

I don’t anticipate him being a volume receiver. He can’t be in great game shape so I can’t see him playing 50 snaps. We know who Jeffery is replacing.

#PHIvsNYG Inactives pic.twitter.com/3P2MGWRn5m

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 15, 2020

JJAW sits.

The Eagles will have a lot of OL active today.

Starters: Peters – Herbig – Kelce – Pryor – Johnson

Backups: Mailata – Driscoll – Opeta – Juriga

If someone goes down, it won’t be the end of the world.

The Eagles should be the better team today. They should not be down 10 points in the fourth quarter. But this is the Giants. Weird things happen when these two teams get together. It would be great if that were just a memorable play in a big Eagles win instead of an insane game with an unbelievable ending.

The Eagles need a win, but it would also mean a lot to see them play well. They don’t have one good game so far this year. That has to change.

Right?

More than anything, it would be great to see Carson Wentz have a good game. No bonehead turnovers. Don’t miss wide open receivers 30 yards down the field. Make plays when they are there to be had. But don’t force it!!!

Go win. Get to .500. Give the NFC East at least one week oustide of September to have the division leader with a non-losing record.

How’s that for dreaming big?

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