Iggles Blitz

by Tommy Lawlor

7 and Counting

Posted November 8th, 2026 | No Comments »

The L train keeps chugging along, with the Eagles losing their seventh game in a row. They are now 2-7. If you love bad football, you must be in hog heaven. Every time you think this team hits rock bottom they pull out a shovel and start digging some more. This might be the dumbest Eagles team I’ve ever followed. That’s particularly frustrating because Nick Sirianni is normally a thorough coach who stresses the importance of details.

The good news is that the season is half over. After eight more games of this brand of “football” there is a strong chance the Eagles will have a Top 5 pick. We’ll be doing more draft talk in the coming weeks. Unless you would prefer to read more about Riq Woolen or Jaydon Blue or Elijah Moore. I’m guessing no.

The Joe Milton era began on Sunday and went about as you would expect. You could see his raw talent at times, but also saw his lack of experience and struggles with accuracy. He didn’t get much help from his OL or skill players. I think Milton showed enough that you can be encouraged for a guy who has been with the team for less than a month. He now has game tape to study and will have the practice time to work on things.

The defense had their best game of the season. The held the Giants to 19 points and 243 yards. The defense had 6 sacks, 14 TFLs, and 9 QB hits. This was the kind of performance we’ve been expecting to see all year. It was great to see them come alive and finally look like the defense we’ve seen the last couple of years. Zack Baun and Jeremiah Trotter both played really well, combining for 17 tackles, 2 sacks, 6 TFLs, and a FF. Jonathan Greenard played his best game of the year. He had a sack and was disruptive on multiple snaps.

If you want to sum up how the season has gone, here is one of the Eagles highlights of the year.

I expect to see the streets of Philly filled with Mann jerseys this week!!!

Aside from that punt, we got to see Milton show good mobility. We got to see Saquon run for a TD. We saw Baun knock JJ McCarthy out of the game with a big hit. Unfortunately the fun plays didn’t come close to canceling out the bad football that was on display.

I can live with physical mistakes, especially by young players who are learning on the fly. That’s just part of football. The continued mental errors and overall sloppiness make this team unbelievably frustrating. I have to seriously question if Elijah Mitchell understands the game of football. He had a couple of mental errors in the game that were mind boggling. He’ll run through  a wall for you, but don’t ask him to stop and have an independent thought before doing so.

Riq Woolen drives me nuts. He had a dumb penalty on STs and had some brain dead moments on defense. Please trade him. Please.

I’m okay with this team losing. They are on their third starting QB. Injuries have plagued the OL and skill players. The defense hasn’t been as bad, but nagging injuries have hurt them. There are seasons when things go wrong. You deal with it as best you can and then move on.

But we need to see some of the sloppiness go away. Teams that play dumb and make this many mistakes are not well coached. Sirianni needs to find some answers if he wants to be back in 2027. That doesn’t mean a bunch of wins. He needs the team to play with better situational awareness and show that they understand the little things. That would show that he knows how to solve problems and has the right messaging to get things fixed.

If Sirianni can’t get the 2026 Eagles to play smarter, do you want him coaching the 2027 Eagles?

The bye week is here. Identify problems. Find solutions. Get this team to play better.

Or else.

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Game Preview – NYG at PHI

Posted November 8th, 2026 | No Comments »

A game between the Eagles and Giants featuring the first and last place teams in the NFC East is not a surprise. The Giants being the first pace team and the Eagles being the cellar dwellers is a big surprise. Welcome to the upside down world of 2026.

NY hired John Harbaugh to bring order to that franchise and he’s done just that. The dysfunctional Giants we’ve loved for so long are gone, unfortunately. They are 4-2-1 and are in the Top 15 in points and yards on both offense and defense. There is a lot to like. At the same time, they are only 26th in DVOA. The dreadful Eagles are 28th. Being the best team in the NFC East is the equivalent of being the sexiest Detmer.

I do give the Giants credit for handling adversity well. They are on their third starting QB (Dart, Winston, McCarthy). They’ve had other injuries to overcome. There have been some issues with the players adjusting to hard coaching. Harbaugh keeps the ship heading in the right direction and the players are doing what it takes to win.

The Eagles will get their first look at JJ McCarthy. He’s played well since taking over for Jameis Winston. McCarthy has a lot of talent and seems to be a good fit in NY after struggling with the Vikings.

Cam Skattebo is doubtful so that will put more pressure on McCarthy. The Eagles run defense has been an issue this year so avoiding Skattebo would be doing them a big favor. If the Eagles can make the Giants one-dimensional, that will help the defense in a big way. The pass rush showed some signs of life last week. It would be great if they could build on that and get regular pressure on McCarthy.

The Giants have big WRs so the Eagles should match up well in that regard. I am curious to see how they defend TE Isaiah Likely, the leading receiver. He’s a really good athlete.

Obviously the huge news in this game is the Eagles going with Joe Milton as their starting QB. He has more talent than experience so this is a risky move, but the offense needed some kind of boost. Nick Sirianni decided the risk was worth it to see if Milton can jump start the offense. It will be interesting to see how he does and how the coaches use him.

Milton is a good athlete so the Eagles could mix in designed runs or just go with RPOs. He has a big time arm so they could try to dial up more deep shots. None of this will mean much unless the Eagles OL does their part. They were not good enough last week. That has to change.

The Giants run defense hasn’t been good this season. They don’t have good DTs. Saquon Barkley isn’t 100 percent, but he should play. He’ll have a chance to be productive if the guys up front do their jobs. A good run game would be a huge help for Milton.

This really is a can’t lose situation if you think about it. If Milton plays okay and the Eagles win, you get to enjoy a W. If he stinks and the Eagles lose, you move closer to a Top 5 pick.

The Eagles haven’t lost a home game to the Giants since 2013. We’ll see if that streak continues.

Win or lose, let’s hope the Eagles entertain us for three hours.

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