Iggles Blitz

by Tommy Lawlor

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Posted October 7th, 2018 | 1 Comment »

The Eagles lost, again. Three out of five weeks this year, the Eagles have found a variety of ways to come up short.

Penalties were once again costly.

The biggest mistake of the game came when Lane Johnson got beaten to the inside, Carson Wentz was hit and fumbled, and then DT Linval Joseph rumbled 64 yards for the TD. A close second came when the Eagles marched right down the field to open the 3rd quarter only for Jay Ajayi to fumble the ball inside the 5-yard line.

You aren’t going to win many games when the opposing defense scores. You aren’t going to win many games when you have Red Zone turnovers.

Brutal.

The Eagles showed heart in coming back from down 20-3, but they couldn’t make the critical plays when they needed to.

The team now sits at 2-3 with a road game on a short week staring at them. This is not how any of us expected the season to go, but here we are. There are going to be tough questions for players and coaches this week. Those questions aren’t going away until this team finally plays a complete game and looks like the Eagles we’ve been expecting all year.

I still believe the problems on this team are fixable, especially as it gets healthier. At the same time, it is hard to feel any sense of confidence in this team with the way they are playing right now. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me three times in five weeks, shame on me.

A short week may be the best thing that could happen to this team. The Eagles need to get back on the field and play their way out of this funk. I’m not sure talking about the problems and thinking about them is going to solve anything.

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Gameday – MIN at PHI

Posted October 7th, 2018 | Comments Off on Gameday – MIN at PHI

Big game, but not for the reasons we expected. These teams don’t just want a win, they need it.

Both teams will be missing pieces.

We knew Barnett and Sproles were out. Nagata is a surprise.

That means Destiny Vaeao and Treyvon Hester will be the other DTs. They will need to step up. Both guys have some experience and pass rush ability. This is a huge chance for them to impress the coaches and help the team.

Minnesota runs the ball less than anyone in the league so the Eagles could play Michael Bennett inside on some pass plays. The problem with that is Barnett being out. If Josh Sweat can contribute, the team can use him at DE and slide Bennett inside. If Sweat looks lost or ineffective, the coaches have to figure out what they want to do. Huge opportunity for Sweat.

Backups and role players came up big for the Eagles in 2017. We’ll see how these guys do today.

If the Eagles can sustain drives, they can wear down the Vikings DL. That would also rest the Eagles DL and help them out. This is one of the games where Time of Possession could actually matter.

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