Fox 4:30pm EST Sunday
No Line Set
Eagles are a 3-point favorite, O/U 42
Stop Peterson = win game.
wow
Yep, stop AP means you win. Their QB situation is brutal and they have no WRs or TEs that scare you.
and no Visanthe doesn't scare me.
I'm still taking it in that the Eagles are even playing next week, much less who they are playing.
Quote from: shorebird on December 28, 2008, 10:26:25 PM
I'm still taking it in that the Eagles are even playing next week, much less who they are playing.
Could not agree more.....no one shaves this week!
anyone know any good sports bars in montreal? im going up a little after new years with some people. all the frogs aside it should be fun, even though im not sure how to have fun without rjs by my side.
Anyone wanna go? Ticketmaster has tickets available.
I actually thought about going. Then I remembered I had to be in SC for my first day on the job the next day. Missing that probably isn't the first impression I want to make.
Quote from: Father Demon on December 29, 2008, 10:25:16 AM
I actually thought about going. Then I remembered I had to be in SC for my first day on the job the next day. Missing that probably isn't the first impression I want to make.
Been there... done that.
Its scary to think how many trick pass plays is being conjured up in Reids head right now going up against the leagues best run defense
My only concern about this game is that the Vikings slightly resemble the Foreskins - bad QB, good running game, good run defense, average pass defense. We couldn't crack the Skins and Peterson is better than Portis. That being said, Cooley is better than Shiancoe and the Berrian and Wade are worse than Moss and Randle El.
Either way, we have no excuse not to dominate provided we can contain Peterson.
Quote from: Butchers Bill on December 29, 2008, 03:19:49 AM
Anyone wanna go? Ticketmaster has tickets available.
20,000 according to the Vikings. weak
I got mine, going with a bunch of viqueen fans >:D
Peterson likes to cough it up. He's fumbled 9 times this year. The name of the game is GAP CONTROL. Stay disciplined in their gaps and he will not have anywhere to run.
The Eagles should not lose this game. No way, no how.
Hahahahaha, just like the taterskins game.
Peterson is not the problem. They can probably stop him. The problem is that every time Minn goes 3 and out, they will take a minute and a half off of the clock. Every time the Eagles go 3 and out they will take 30 seconds off the clock. If the Minn defense shows up early this game will be a lot closer than it should be based on TOP alone.
locked and loaded free money here we come meadowlands
The Williams twins going up against Herremans-Jackson-Cole could be troublesome.
If they are going to throw, and judging by Minny's pass defense they will, they should work Westbrook on the LBs a lot.
Screen passes.
LJ Smith in the flat.
Klecko in the flat.
Super Bowl.
More gold standard talk please.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 29, 2008, 05:35:00 PM
The Williams twins going up against Herremans-Jackson-Cole could be troublesome.
If they are going to throw, and judging by Minny's pass defense they will, they should work Westbrook on the LBs a lot.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 29, 2008, 05:09:13 PM
Peterson is not the problem. They can probably stop him. The problem is that every time Minn goes 3 and out, they will take a minute and a half off of the clock. Every time the Eagles go 3 and out they will take 30 seconds off the clock. If the Minn defense shows up early this game will be a lot closer than it should be based on TOP alone.
McNabb is going to have to have a stellar game in the air, and their red zone problem are going to have to correct themselves in 6 days for the Vikings are ranked 5th in the league in the red zone
Heres the numbers in case you were wondering how close this game will be..and it will be close:
Eagles run offense-22nd
Vikings run def--1st
Eagles pass offense--6th
Vikings pass def--18th
Vikings pass offense-27th
Eagles pass def-2nd
Vikings run offense--3rd
Eagles run defense--6th
I think Pat Williams has been upgraded to probable for the game now.
:boom
Now that I am getting off from the high of yesterday I am worried that Reid will lay a egg here.
All the signs are there. The Eagles think they should win this. IGY thinks they should win. Reid will pass pass pass punt.
Quote from: rjs246 on December 29, 2008, 05:54:41 PM
LJ Smith Cbuck in the flat.
Klecko Bwest in the flat.
Super Bowl.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 29, 2008, 05:35:00 PM
The Williams twins going up against Herremans-Jackson-Cole could be troublesome.
Pat is out with a broken scapula.
Quote from: Magical_Retard on December 29, 2008, 06:07:30 PM
I think Pat Williams has been upgraded to probable for the game now.
Or not.
or maybe
Vikings NT Pat Williams (shoulder) has been medically cleared to face the Eagles in the NFC Wild Card round.
"Pat Williams is going to try and make the push for this weekend," coach Brad Childress said.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Cortisone for that ass.
One good forearm should re-break that clavicle. Then it's smooth sailing.
paging Mr. Runyan
The bottom line is that if we have a balanced offensive attack then we win. If Reid reverts to type then we lose. I believe it really is that simple. I wish I could be all Woo-hoo and Go Birds, but as much as I will always treasure the Dallas win I am preparing for impending heartbreak.
Quote from: Magical_Retard on December 29, 2008, 06:07:30 PM
I think Pat Williams has been upgraded to probable for the game now.
:boom
Caplan was on DNL earlier and said Williams was cleared but even if he plays it will be in a very limited role.
Quote from: henchmanUK on December 29, 2008, 07:22:17 PM
The bottom line is that if we have a balanced offensive attack then we win. If Reid reverts to type then we lose. I believe it really is that simple. I wish I could be all Woo-hoo and Go Birds, but as much as I will always treasure the Dallas win I am preparing for impending heartbreak.
Such is the way of life for the Philadelphia Eagle fan.
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 29, 2008, 01:39:33 PM
Quote from: Butchers Bill on December 29, 2008, 03:19:49 AM
Anyone wanna go? Ticketmaster has tickets available.
20,000 according to the Vikings. weak
farging disgrace.
Metrodome = Tropicana. I love me sum catwalks.
QuoteEagles run offense-22nd
Vikings run def--1st
If this is true this could very well be pass happy offense day. Reid could justify it.
Quote from: Phanatic on December 29, 2008, 09:23:41 PM
QuoteEagles run offense-22nd
Vikings run def--1st
If this is true this could very well be pass happy offense day. Reid could justify it.
Run offense is based solely on yardage gained. Their numbers are low because they run so infrequently, not because it's ineffective. If Reid doesn't know this (and he might not) he should be lit on fire. Hell, just set him ablaze anyway.
That's true that teams run less against the Vikings, but their Run D only gives up 3.3 yards a pop which ties the Steelers for tops in the NFL.
Looking at all the run stats, I noticed the Eagles D is by far the best in the league regarding big run plays. The longest they let up is only 28 yds, making them one of only three teams never to allow a 40 yard+ gain on the ground
Quote from: Tomahawk on December 29, 2008, 10:34:55 PMLooking at all the run stats, I noticed the Eagles D is by far the best in the league regarding big run plays. The longest they let up is only 28 yds, and never anything over 40 yards
huh?
Long day and I are stoopid
Reid vs. Marty or Mary vs. Reid (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20081230_Rich_Hofmann__Eagles__Reid_might_have_to_take_unbalanced_approach_vs__Vikings.html)
QuoteRich Hofmann: Eagles, Reid might have to take unbalanced approach vs. Vikings
By Rich Hofmann
Philadelphia Daily News
Daily News Sports Columnist
THE CAMERA/LISTENING device was secreted in Andy Reid's office during his news conference yesterday. The tapes and transcripts of his conversation with offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg were available by nightfall.
Andy: We can't do this, can we?
Marty: Look at the numbers.
Andy: But we can't.
Marty: Will you look at how hard it is to run the ball against them? Will you look?
Reid picked up a pile of paper and began to rifle through the stack. A closeup from the camera revealed what Mornhinweg was talking about. The numbers showed that the Minnesota Vikings have the No. 1 run defense in the National Football League. The numbers showed that only the Baltimore Ravens have had to defend fewer running plays this season than the Vikings.
Many teams give up on the run very, very early against the Vikings - that was on another of the sheets that Reid was studying. A couple of teams really didn't even try. And now, with a playoff date against the Vikings coming next on the Eagles' schedule, the angst was writ large on Reid's face.
He shuffled through the papers some more, then looked up.
Andy: But what about the last 5 weeks?
Marty: I know, I know - it's worked out well. A couple of more runs in the first half have made a big difference.
Andy: So we have to keep doing it.
Marty: I agree.
Andy: So what are we arguing about?
Marty: We're arguing about what we should do when the run doesn't work.
Andy: Aren't you the optimist.
Marty: Just a realist.
Reid went back to the paperwork. Again, the camera revealed the numbers. They painted an interesting change in Reid during the course of the season, an evolution of falling expectations for his passing game.
Everything changed on the day the coach benched quarterback Donovan McNabb at halftime in Baltimore. Before that game, the numbers show an offense that tried to function when it called passing plays 69 percent of the time in the first half. It worked great for a long time. The Eagles averaged more than 16 points in the first half of their first nine games.
But then came the disasters against Cincinnati and Baltimore. After that, Reid and Mornhinweg got religion. Their playcalling changed to 57 percent passing plays in the first half in the last five games. That amounts to four more runs in each of those first halves - more than a tweak, not quite a revolution but definitely noticeable. It worked well in four games out of five, the scoring almost returning to the Eagles' pre-Cincinnati level.
The town likes the better balance. The team likes the better balance.
Reid looked up again from the sheets.
Andy: Some of these numbers are pretty lopsided.
Marty: I told you. Look at Arizona.
Andy: I know - 22 passes and four runs in their first half against the Vikings. But they're crazier than we are anyway.
Marty: Look at New Orleans - 32 passes, eight runs. Look at Jacksonville - 29 passes, eight runs. Chicago, 20 to six. Indianapolis, 22 to nine. Even the Giants on Sunday threw it 60 percent of the time in the first half.
Andy: What's the league average?
Marty: It's 67 percent passes in the first half against Minnesota.
Andy: How about the teams that beat them?
Marty: Still high - 63 percent passes.
Andy: But we're supposed to keep running, right?
Earlier, at his news conference, Reid was talking about some of his protégés among NFL coaches, including Baltimore's John Harbaugh and the Vikings' Brad Childress. Both of them run the ball a bunch.
Reid said, "That's what they have chosen to do. That's their little wrinkle to the thing. They have done it more than probably anybody in this [West Coast] system and done it very well. Brad has one of the best, if not the best running back in the National Football League right now [in Adrian Peterson], maybe the MVP of the National Football League. He's given him the ball a lot and I understand that. He's a heck of a player."
But that is not Reid's philosophy. Whatever balance has been added in the last few weeks has only been because of the crises in Cincinnati and Baltimore.
But, well, now what? Will Reid yield to temptation or stay with the recent plan? Will he stick with the run in the first half, even against that No. 1 run defense? Will he stick with it even if it doesn't produce immediate results? Will he stick with it even if the Eagles fall behind? And if he does lean a little more to the pass, will it be only a little more and not what happened in the second half against the taterskins?
These are the questions. Meanwhile, on the video, Reid and Mornhinweg silently pored over the data.
If this conversation really took place, you can't tell me these roles weren't reversed. Get ready for pass, pass, pass, punt. Maybe the defense can get 2 more TD's.
you dont not run because the vikings have a good run defense
you run because they have jared allen
you run because the noise in the dome will be fierce (stay out of the shotgun as much as possible)
you run so that your play action works
you run because you have a great rb tandem
you run because minnesota is not going to put up a lot of pts
no one is saying it has to be 50/50 and the game will dictate which way you lean more but they better have a healthy dose of it in the game plan and they better not abandoned it in the first half if its not working
You only have to run enough so that the run remains a threat... and so that they can't just tee off and charge McNabb every down because their D-line CAN get to the QB.
Gotta run. If the Eagles call more than 20 run plays, they win the game.
NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story?id=09000d5d80db634e&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
QuoteNo. 6 Philadelphia (9-6-1) at No. 3 Minnesota (10-6)
Vikings coach Andy Reid will be facing his former longtime assistant Brad Childress, who served as Reid's offensive coordinator for four seasons (2002-05). Both coaches faced scrutiny about their job security at different points this season but now appear to be in good shape.
Each team needed season-ending victories to get into the playoffs. Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been on a mission the past two months but will be facing the NFL's fourth-stingiest run defense. The key could be Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, who has played fairly well since regaining his starting job a month ago. The onus will be on both Jackson and McNabb to make plays in the passing game since Minnesota and Philadelphia boast two of the NFL's top run defenses.
This will be the Eagles' first game this season in a dome. Minnesota is 6-2 at home with the only two losses coming against dome teams, Atlanta and Indianapolis. :paranoid
Matchups to watch
» Vikings DE Jared Allen against Eagles OT Tra Thomas: NFL sack leader DeMarcus Ware needed three sacks against the Eagles on Sunday to break Michael Strahan's sack record of 22.5. Thanks to Thomas, Ware didn't come close to Donovan McNabb all day.
» Eagles CB Asante Samuel vs. Vikings WR Bernard Berrian: Philadelphia has allowed individual wide outs to have some big games, but that's typically happened when those receivers are on teams playing from behind. Samuel is one of the best cover guys in the business. Berrian is one of the top big-play threats in the league, averaging 20.1 yards a catch.
They HAVE to get off to a good start... get that crowd somewhat out of it early. If they let the Vikes get momentum early... I'm not in love with the thought of the Eagles getting it back.
What crowd? Weren't there 20,000 tickets still available?
for real, you can get tickets on craigslist right now for $35. up to 7 together. if it wasn't the last game of the weekend i'd think about going up for it.
none of their regular season games were blacked out...im guessing since they didnt even know there were gonna have a game until sunday afternoon no one wanted to front money for tickets in this economy....it will be sold out and loud
45% of Minny's season ticket holders passed on buying tickets.That is crazy.Gonna be a green crowd there.
http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/36862649.html?elr=KArksUUUycaEacyU
I wish I could make it up there. I checked flights and it is too late in the week to find deals and for whatever reason Sunday is a blackout day for me to use my OnePass miles. Southwest doesn't start flying to MSP until March 8th.
Hop on the IGY express train?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 30, 2008, 11:35:44 AM
I wish I could make it up there. I checked flights and it is too late in the week to find deals and for whatever reason Sunday is a blackout day for me to use my OnePass miles. Southwest doesn't start flying to MSP until March 8th.
I think Air Tran has flights
cant take a train from houston to minneapolis
cue dio rant
Wonder if Thomas Tapeh's sister is going
I was all set to go, looked up tickets at 3PM yesterday, from O'Hare they were 218+fees. Didn't book until I could confirm with the wife.
Went to buy airline tickets at 9:30 that night: 882+fees. What.The.farg.
It's only a six hour drive
Probably only a few hours by train
Interesting stat I'll just throw in this thread and that is the Eagles D has scored more TDs (3) than they've let up (2) in the month of December
Quote from: Tomahawk on December 30, 2008, 06:24:48 PM
It's only a six hour drive
Yeah, but the guys I was going with are in DC, which was $1300.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on December 30, 2008, 10:02:43 PM
Interesting stat I'll just throw in this thread and that is the Eagles D has scored more TDs (3) than they've let up (2) in the month of December
... and of those 2 TD's... one was in garbage time, the other was an 18 yard drive.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on December 30, 2008, 10:12:13 PM
Quote from: Tomahawk on December 30, 2008, 06:24:48 PM
It's only a six hour drive
Yeah, but the guys I was going with are in DC, which was $1300.
Supply and demand - everyone going to Minny is connecting through ORD. There was a bit on CSN about Eagles fans going after tickets.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 30, 2008, 12:14:34 PM
cant take a train from houston to minneapolis
cue dio rant
for real. what kind of backwoods country is this that you can't take a train between a city with five and a half million people and another 1200 miles away with three million?
I think Africa has better transportation
they do trust me
I can get from Tanzania to Botswana in under 4 hours on the long-neck ostrich
stop.
trying.
Try flying into milwaukee instead of Chicago, I usually find cheaper flights out of there.
Also as of this morning there are still 11,000 tickets left :-D
http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=2361 (http://blogs.startribune.com/vikingsblog/?p=2361)
Is anyone going to the game?
I'm actually half-way between O'Hare and Mitchell (Gurnee). The problem is the cheapest flights from Milwaukee are similarly priced, and connect through O'Hare. :boom
Me and a buddy are driving up early sunday and coming back sunday night, if you want to ride with us it's all good!
First post of 2009! The year the Eagles win the Superbowl!
Or, much preferably, the year you get your johnson stuck in a wheat thresher.
Suck my jagnon
QuoteEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- The NFL has given the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals extensions to sell more tickets and avoid local TV blackouts of their playoff games this weekend.
Arizona hosts the Atlanta Falcons on Saturday, and the Philadelphia Eagles play at Minnesota on Sunday.
The Cardinals have until 4:30 p.m. EST Thursday to sell their remaining 5,600 tickets.
As of midday Wednesday, the Vikings had 11,000 tickets to sell by 4:30 p.m. EST Friday to satisfy the league's sellout requirements and ensure the game will be broadcast. Help from the Fox affiliate and corporate sponsors is possible.
The Vikings haven't been blacked out since 1997.
The Eagles are encouraging their fans to take advantage of the supply and travel to the game.
I don't understand how you can have zero blackouts for 11 years yet still have 20,000 seats available for a playoff game. I could see a few thousand simply because the Vikings don't require season ticket holders to purchase playoff tickets (like the Eagles do, incidentally) but 20,000? WTF?
It's disgraceful.
Yeah, it's a disgrace that these people are more concerned about saving money while still keeping their jobs, or finding work at all in a region that is hit particularly hard with job losses right now.
It's a disgrace that the NFL will not see beyond their own greedy noses and perhaps lift the blackouts in these regions, particularly at this time.
Quote from: Wingspan on January 01, 2009, 12:50:18 PM
Yeah, it's a disgrace that these people are more concerned about saving money while still keeping their jobs, or finding work at all in a region that is hit particularly hard with job losses right now.
It's a disgrace that the NFL will not see beyond their own greedy noses and perhaps lift the blackouts in these regions, particularly at this time.
Grand farging slam!
Bullshtein. They won thier division and it's the first time they've been in the playoffs in years. Get down off the soapbox.
extension (//http://)
QuoteI wouldn't know what that problem is, possibly it's the holidays, and possibly it's a moot point by the time we get to Sunday."
Also, although Minnisota's uneployment rate is up, as they are all across the country, they are still lower than the rest of the nation as a whole. So the thought of that area getting hit
"particularly hard with job losses right now" is crap.
In all fairness though, I didn't realize that the Vikings don't make season ticket holders buy playoff game tickets. That could be your 11,000 right there.
Quote from: Wingspan on January 01, 2009, 12:50:18 PM
Yeah, it's a disgrace that these people are more concerned about saving money while still keeping their jobs, or finding work at all in a region that is hit particularly hard with job losses right now.
It's a disgrace that the NFL will not see beyond their own greedy noses and perhaps lift the blackouts in these regions, particularly at this time.
There's so much wrong with this ridiculous post I don't even know where to begin mocking it.
there is tickects still available for 30 fargin bucks. I creamed myself when I got tickets at face value. This is the 1st home playoff game for them since 2000.
Also the dolphins sold out with the quickness, and all those jews down there got ripped off by Madoff, so no excuses.
Nah. They should just give the tickets away. After all, corporate handouts are in vogue right now.
maybe the vikings organization should ask for a bailout.
Maybe this is why they're having trouble selling tickets (http://www.vikings.com/AkamaiPlayer.aspx?AkamaiVideo=AdrainEaglesTickets)
That might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever witnessed.
That's the best they could come up with?
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 01, 2009, 03:36:53 PM
That's the best they could come up with?
I dunno - Al Franken and Jesse Ventura come to mind...
QuoteEagles 30, Vikings 10: There isn't a worse team in the NFC for the Vikings to match up against than the Eagles. And I'm not saying merely as some sort of retarded reverse jinx. It's true. The Vikings are not a difficult team to scheme against. If you have a QB that's mobile enough to elude the rush of the front four, and you have a well-coached defense that can bottle up Purple Jesus (who's been playing a killer game of Hot Patato with the ball lately. OMIGOD, IS THAT A FOOTBALL?! EW! GROSS! GET IT OFF ME!), you beat them.
Well, the Eagles have both those components. Donovan McNabb may eat empanadas like a farging champ, but he's still fleet afoot enough to run away from Jared Allen and hit his targets on the go. And while Andy Reid's weekly strategy of passing the ball 80 times a game is idiotic against a normal team, it's the exact right thing to do against the Vikings defense. The Vikings farging love it when teams try and run the ball on them just for the sake of running the ball. But they get put on their heels by any team that refuses to play into their hands and deploys the short passing game all day long, as the Eagles and Bucs do.
Also working in the Eagles' favor is the fact that Brian Westbrook is an edge rusher who won't bother with trying to run at the Williams wall (Pat Williams will play in this game). Chris Johnson was able to get yards against the Vikings by running just outside the tackles and then straight up the field, and Westbrook can do the same.
At some point, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb will farg up in these playoffs, but it's not going to be against this team. I assure you, when it comes to clock management and the two-minute-drill, Brad Childress and Tarvaris Jackson make Reid and McNabb look like farging Swiss-engineered models of precision.
(Note: Brian Baldinger did the color for last week's Vikings-Giants game. A lot of people have pointed out Baldy's signature mangled pinky, with Simmons being the earliest. Whenever Baldy makes a point with the camera on him, I can't take anything he says seriously, because it always looks like he's making shadow puppets as he's talking. "I think what the Giants need to do in this half is LOOK KIDS! A DOG! WOOF!")
Quote from: phattymatty on January 01, 2009, 04:06:20 PM
QuoteAt some point, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb will farg up in these playoffs,
Cliff Notes version...
Quote from: Rome on January 01, 2009, 01:27:21 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on January 01, 2009, 12:50:18 PM
Yeah, it's a disgrace that these people are more concerned about saving money while still keeping their jobs, or finding work at all in a region that is hit particularly hard with job losses right now.
It's a disgrace that the NFL will not see beyond their own greedy noses and perhaps lift the blackouts in these regions, particularly at this time.
There's so much wrong with this ridiculous post I don't even know where to begin mocking it.
Hurry up and pick a spot, sparky.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 01, 2009, 03:36:53 PM
That's the best they could come up with?
and they couldn't even spell their best player's name right in the link
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 01, 2009, 06:41:03 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 01, 2009, 03:36:53 PM
That's the best they could come up with?
and they couldn't even spell their best player's name right in the link
:-D
has anyone followed chad greenway? i followed him a little in college, then he blew out his knee and was wondering how he's been since.
looking at his stats he seems to be doing alright. not like we're going to run the ball at him anyway.
Playing the Vikings in the playoff is like having a bye week.
Birds 42
Vikings 0
That's right.
Bring on Peytons cross eyed retard brother.
Quote from: JackStraw on January 01, 2009, 04:23:21 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on January 01, 2009, 04:06:20 PM
QuoteAt some point, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb will farg up in these playoffs,
Cliff Notes version...
in other words 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006.........................
This week they win and easily - next week?
Eagles 31
Yikes 10
Quote from: phattymatty on January 01, 2009, 04:06:20 PM
QuoteEagles 30, Vikings 10: There isn't a worse team in the NFC for the Vikings to match up against than the Eagles. And I'm not saying merely as some sort of retarded reverse jinx. It's true. The Vikings are not a difficult team to scheme against. If you have a QB that's mobile enough to elude the rush of the front four, and you have a well-coached defense that can bottle up Purple Jesus (who's been playing a killer game of Hot Patato with the ball lately. OMIGOD, IS THAT A FOOTBALL?! EW! GROSS! GET IT OFF ME!), you beat them.
Well, the Eagles have both those components. Donovan McNabb may eat empanadas like a farging champ, but he's still fleet afoot enough to run away from Jared Allen and hit his targets on the go. And while Andy Reid's weekly strategy of passing the ball 80 times a game is idiotic against a normal team, it's the exact right thing to do against the Vikings defense. The Vikings farging love it when teams try and run the ball on them just for the sake of running the ball. But they get put on their heels by any team that refuses to play into their hands and deploys the short passing game all day long, as the Eagles and Bucs do.
Also working in the Eagles' favor is the fact that Brian Westbrook is an edge rusher who won't bother with trying to run at the Williams wall (Pat Williams will play in this game). Chris Johnson was able to get yards against the Vikings by running just outside the tackles and then straight up the field, and Westbrook can do the same.
At some point, Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb will farg up in these playoffs, but it's not going to be against this team. I assure you, when it comes to clock management and the two-minute-drill, Brad Childress and Tarvaris Jackson make Reid and McNabb look like farging Swiss-engineered models of precision.
(Note: Brian Baldinger did the color for last week's Vikings-Giants game. A lot of people have pointed out Baldy's signature mangled pinky, with Simmons being the earliest. Whenever Baldy makes a point with the camera on him, I can't take anything he says seriously, because it always looks like he's making shadow puppets as he's talking. "I think what the Giants need to do in this half is LOOK KIDS! A DOG! WOOF!")
That can't be true
I've seen enough Vikings games this season to know that yes, it actually is true. Childress has to be the worst clock manager in the whole league.
Earlier in the year, while losing to the Titans, he punted away with a couple minutes left in the hopes his defense could get a stop and the Vikings could get the ball back. The Titans than kneeled down three straight times and ended the game.
Quote from: phillymic2000 on January 01, 2009, 01:34:38 PM
there is tickects still available for 30 fargin bucks. I creamed myself when I got tickets at face value. This is the 1st home playoff game for them since 2000.
WTF is going up there? My buddy calls on Target HQ in Minneapolis and he said he scored great seats on Tuesday afternoon for face value. Am I missing something? It's not like the Metrodome holds 110,000 people.
Quote from: Rome on January 01, 2009, 01:27:21 PM
Quote from: Wingspan on January 01, 2009, 12:50:18 PM
Yeah, it's a disgrace that these people are more concerned about saving money while still keeping their jobs, or finding work at all in a region that is hit particularly hard with job losses right now.
It's a disgrace that the NFL will not see beyond their own greedy noses and perhaps lift the blackouts in these regions, particularly at this time.
There's so much wrong with this ridiculous post I don't even know where to begin mocking it.
hes just trying to be contridictory....but yes its a ridiculous post
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 02, 2009, 01:05:52 AM
I've seen enough Vikings games this season to know that yes, it actually is true. Childress has to be the worst clock manager in the whole league.
Earlier in the year, while losing to the Titans, he punted away with a couple minutes left in the hopes his defense could get a stop and the Vikings could get the ball back. The Titans than kneeled down three straight times and ended the game.
unreal that game....1:50 something to go in the 4th, you have no timeouts and you elect to punt?
I see why they cant get that place to sell out...faith might have something to do with it
If a Minnesota Vikings game is played in the Metrodome and no one in the Twin Cities can watch it on TV, did it really happen?
The team must sell out Sunday's playoff game with the Philadelphia Eagles by today's 3:30 p.m. deadline imposed by the NFL to avoid a TV blackout. As of noon Thursday, about 8,000 tickets remained.
And that's a big hurdle to clear in the current difficult economic environment.
But late Thursday afternoon, hope emerged the deadline might be pushed back after the Arizona Cardinals received a second 24-hour extension. Minnesota might benefit if the league grants a similar delay.
Steve LaCroix, Vikings vice president of sales and marketing, isn't counting on an assist from the league, though.
"The league office addresses each market individually, so there is no guarantee of a similar extension being granted in our situation," he said.
There's certainly plenty of work to do. LaCroix said the Vikings have hired additional staff and contracted with a third-party call center to get the job done.
Ticketmaster sent an e-mail to a million customers, hoping to entice them.
And the Vikings' call center will make about 10,000 to 12,000 sales calls this week to season-ticket holders and fans.
If the game doesn't sell out, fans won't be able to see the game on TV in the Twin Cities or secondary markets.
LaCroix said fans might have to drive up to two hours outside of the Twin Cities to watch the game because of the way the TV markets are defined.
The Vikings have sold out 114 consecutive home games, dating to the 1997 regular-season finale against Indianapolis.
On Monday, the team announced it had 20,000 tickets left. Over the next three days, 12,000 were sold.
LaCroix said no major corporate sponsors are lined up to buy the remaining tickets.
"They're in the same boat as everybody else," he said. "It's the start of a new quarter in a very tough financial and economic environment. There's no one that's going to come in and save the day at this point. When you have this many seats still available, it ends up being a pretty expensive proposition.
"As that (number of unsold tickets) starts to really tighten down, maybe we can have something like that happen. But at this point, there's nothing lined up."
Some season-ticket holders aren't surprised at the large number of unsold tickets.
"I think it's 50-50," said season-ticket holder Shane Eckes, of Cottage Grove. "I think part of it is price. I think part of it is performance.
"I've been a die-hard Viking fan my whole life, and a lot of my family. We just haven't been impressed with the (coach) Brad Childress era."
Tickets range from $30 to $160, and plenty of the high-end seats remain.
Eckes said the Vikings haven't marketed the team's playoff appearance well. On Dec. 1, the Vikings mailed invoices to their 55,000 season-ticket holders asking them to renew their seats for the playoffs by Dec. 19. Only 55 percent of them renewed.
Some were apprehensive because they didn't know whether the Vikings would make the playoffs.
Some fans, like Eckes, said they believed they had to make a deposit on potential playoff tickets and weren't aware that the team was offering single-game packages.
Longtime Vikings season-ticket holder Dean Hovey, of Stillwater, said he was disappointed his renewal invoice came Dec. 17, two days before a deadline that since has been extended.
"If it had come the first week of December, I probably would have been able to talk my wife into giving me that for a Christmas present," Hovey said.
10,000 eagles fans?
Are Curtis and Baskett playing in this game?
Baskett fully participated in practice yesterday
Curtis is fine as well
phew!
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 02, 2009, 11:37:24 AM
phew!
well since they will pass all day might as well have those guys in the lineup. better than reggie brown at least.
i dont think they are....if the eagles balance the offense and protect the quarterback every wr they have other than pimp is interchangable
if baskett and brown played it would be no different than if curtis and lewis played which would be no different than if avant and baskett played
so the vikings have sold out 114 straight games, yet they can't sell out a playoff game? dumb.
the hard economic times started after game 114, duh
Nah - like Winger said, it's the greedy NFL who's to blame here, not the poor suffering fans of the Twin Cities.
i looked on ticketmaster a few days ago and upper level seats were going for $160. that is a bit retarded.
serves them right for being the gay purple team
the Ravens say hi
Psh, teams named after poems can't be gay.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 02, 2009, 12:58:27 PM
the Ravens say hi
The Ravens are prison sex gay. The Vikings are ABBA gay.
:-D
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 02, 2009, 11:52:20 AM
i dont think they are....if the eagles balance the offense and protect the quarterback every wr they have other than pimp is interchangable
if baskett and brown played it would be no different than if curtis and lewis played which would be no different than if avant and baskett played
WRONG.
Curtis has speed.
Avant has hands.
Baskett has height.
All suck equally.
All are better than Brown and Lewis.
runyan per usual didnt practice and will play
westbrook limited practice
lj smith practiced with the second team...celek will start
samuel hurt his hip yesterday and did not practice will be listed as questionable
According to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, it's looking "more and more" like Vikings NT Pat Williams (shoulder) will sit out Sunday's playoff game.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 02, 2009, 02:03:26 PM
samuel hurt his hip yesterday and did not practice will be listed as questionable
If they can keep Arizona's passing offense in check without Samuel, the vaunted Tarvaris Jackson/Berrian connection shouldn't be too much of a problem. It would be much worse if they were down a DE or LB.
Link (http://footballoutsiders.com/walkthrough/2009/walkthrough-i-am-gm)
QuoteEagles at Vikings
The Eagles don't play against opponents. They play against themselves. When the Eagles are playing well, particularly on offense, the opponent is almost irrelevant. When the are playing poorly, its usually because of their own dumb mistakes -- short yardage futility, an unwillingness to even pretend to run the ball -- not because the opponent played exceptionally or used some clever scheme to stop them.
I used to think that this was just an Eagles fan's perspective. But after watching the Eagles beat the Giants, get swept by the taterskins, tie the Bengals, and perform other feats of bipolarity this season, I'm convinced that it makes more sense to analyze Eagles Success vs. Eagles Mistakes than to really look at matchups.
The Vikings enter the playoffs with Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback and an offense built around I-formation running with Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor. The Eagles defense, which is as consistent as the offense is frustrating, will have no trouble limiting the Vikings to 17 points or less. It's up to the Eagles offense to play the way it did in the last five weeks (minus the taterskins game). With Brian Westbrook, Correll Buckhalter, and Kevin Curtis all healthy, the Eagles have the weapons to drop 31 points on Sunday. The meeting between Brad Childress and former mentor Andy Reid should be a mismatch, unless the erratic Donovan McNabb shows up, or DeSean Jackson drops three passes, or the third-and-1 hitch pass to a tight end returns to the playbook.
The Eagles are good enough to beat any team in the NFL. They are also bad enough to lose to (or at least tie) anyone. I believe the good Eagles will show up on Sunday, but I won't make any promises after that
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3806380
Pathetic.
Damn economy, maybe Minny should get in touch with FHF
I sure hope Samuel will be OK; when I read that I thought of how Vincent always went down in practice the days before playoff games.
If Asante cant play, Salty Lito will go out there and sabotage the team.
The Eagles need Samuel for this game. He's the kind of player that comes up big in big games.
Like when he dropped the game-clinching INT in the superbowl last year?
Game clinching?? No.
You don't think intercepting Eli Manning with 1:15 left in the Super Bowl and the score 14-10 Patriots would have clinched the game?
Yeah, it probably would have. It's just ironic that everyone uses the word 'clinch', when the ball was anything but 'clinched'.
Besides, I'm trying to think positive.
What's positive about Samuels not making a pick, game winning or otherwise?
Yeah..........well, nothing.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on January 02, 2009, 09:31:28 PM
I sure hope Samuel will be OK; when I read that I thought of how Vincent always went down in practice the days before playoff games.
If Asante cant play, Salty Lito will go out there and sabotage the team.
At this point, I'm not sure Salty Lito would start if Samuel's a no-go. Sure seems like Hanson has locked up the 3rd corner. Of course, Lito would be pressed into service as the nickel then.
I'm pretty sure Lito would get the start since he has a ton of playoff experience, Hanson is fine in the nickel role. Makes you wonder what's gonna happen with Lito in the offseason, he certainly has nothing to boast about since he's now a 4th corner, so since he has no leg to stand on he and Drew will come up with some outrageous conspiracy scenario where the Eagles didn't want to play him because he wants a new deal. Personally I'd keep his disgruntled ass unless a team offers a decent pick because his trade value is at it's lowest.
A conspiracy theory such as that wouldn't be so crazy. It will of course be perceived as crazy by the media and much of the rest of the league though.
Lito's stolen money all year long but like SD I'd keep his ass on the team if for no other reason than he's better as a backup than pretty much anyone else they could get.
drew would be right if he thought that
and samuel has more dropped int's this year than munson has faked drunk posts
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 03, 2009, 01:04:31 PMand samuel has more dropped int's this year than munson has faked drunk posts
ftfy
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 03, 2009, 08:36:12 AM
I'm pretty sure Lito would get the start since he has a ton of playoff experience, Hanson is fine in the nickel role. Makes you wonder what's gonna happen with Lito in the offseason, he certainly has nothing to boast about since he's now a 4th corner, so since he has no leg to stand on he and Drew will come up with some outrageous conspiracy scenario where the Eagles didn't want to play him because he wants a new deal. Personally I'd keep his disgruntled ass unless a team offers a decent pick because his trade value is at it's lowest.
I'd just cut him. First round picks eat cap room.
1700 tickets remaining at the final blackout deadline
Fight the power, Minnesota!
I love that there was a huge push to buy up the tickets and that it fell just short. Suckers.
I love the idea of going up to a ticket office on game day and getting seats. To hell with the blackout rules.
cant believe a local business or corporation isnt going to buy them up
blackout lifted (http://www.vikings.com/NewsArticle_gamesoldout010309.aspx) but you can still get tickets
nm
Quote from: paco on January 03, 2009, 06:16:09 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 03, 2009, 03:59:53 PM
1700 tickets remaining at the final blackout deadline
ESPN just called you a liar (http://"http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3807976")
I just called you a suck at teh posting guy.
Did anyone post this yet? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3808201)
Samuel slated to start.
Little interesting stat.
Read somewhere that 16 different players recorded at least 1 sack this year for the Eagles. Strong.
The defense hasn't been this good since the Gang Green days. Top 5 in points allowed, total yards allowed, passing yards allowed, yards per play, third down conversion rate, fourth down conversion rate, and penalty yards allowed.
According to Q, Jim Johnson has about 25 different blitzes ready to go in this game.
this defense isnt as good as the 2001-2003 defense
Gotta be careful of Jackson's scrambling. I hope they have someone set up to spy him. Because he could be like the early McNabb days with those shoddy receivers. RUn around for awhile, make a few guys miss and find someone deep enough to make a play.
I think Peterson gets stopped....but may break a long one for a score.
Eagles - 27
Vikes - 16
Mikell
Westbrook
Those are the two impact players today
QuoteEAGLES EXEC WONDERS WHICH TEAM WILL SHOW UP
Posted by Mike Florio on January 4, 2009, 12:19 p.m.
It might be a motivational ploy. Regardless, it's an accurate observaton.
A member of the Eagles front office has told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, "We don't know which team will show up [on Sunday at Minnesota]. We have no idea."
The statement is a reference to the fact that, while generally playing well since Thanksgiving, the Eagles still have the potential to lay an egg, like they did in Cincinnati and Baltimore in successive weeks prior to the Turkey Night thrashing of the Cardinals, or like Eagles did two weeks ago, scoring only three points at Washington.
My impact players:
Dawkins- coming up in the box and stopping Peterson
Jason Avant--keep the chains moving
Thank God for Mike Florio. Without him I wouldn't know that the Eagles might win or lose today.
Sorry, Andy Reid and playoffs just don't mix. As others have said multiple times, pass pass pass punt.
Minnesota 21
Eagles 6
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 02:22:13 PM
Thank God for Mike Florio. Without him I wouldn't know that the Eagles might win or lose today.
All of my football opinions are based off of what Mike Florio tells me to think.
Quote"Atlanta made a major mistake by drafting Matt Ryan." -- Mike Florio
No Pat Williams today :yay
No LJ either. Celek gets the start.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 04, 2009, 02:43:45 PM
Sorry, Andy Reid and playoffs just don't mix.
???
Reid has the #2 playoff record of the coaches in the playoffs, and has never lost the first game.
Quote from: Cerevant on January 04, 2009, 03:35:27 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 04, 2009, 02:43:45 PM
Sorry, Andy Reid and playoffs just don't mix.
???
Reid has the #2 playoff record of the coaches in the playoffs, and has never lost the first game.
Just being my usual negative self (at least when it comes to sports), C. Always hope for the best, expect the worst.
I'm putting aside all the bullshtein from the season and getting pumped for this game.
E A G L E S!!
pumped = lots of alcohol...
farg,,, injury in warmups
Love the fox pre game coverage:
"There is an injury report from the pregame warm ups, but first, remeber to text XXX for a sneak peak of the next 24!" **cut to commercial**
pisses me off. Reminds me of Hollis getting hurt coming out of the tunnel
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 04, 2009, 04:14:54 PM
farg,,, injury in warmups
I think it was Greg Lewis - which is no big loss
There is a god, greg lewis got hurt
LMAO GREG LEWIS HURT HIMSELF IN THE WARMUP
:-D :-D :-D
That's a positive right?
WIN WIN WIN
QuoteLewis, who was carted off the field, won't play today and may very well be out for the rest of the playoffs.
...as he runs down the middle of the field on a deep pass 5 minutes later
Nice little drive and a good punt to pin the Vikes
I thought they should have gone for it. 4rth and inches...have McNabb sneak it. Keep the drive going.
It would have been a nice little drive if they just didn't squander a second down by throwing deep to Gay Lewis.
Look at the little guy run!
Why decline that holding penalty it would have taken the Eagles out of Akers range.
Nice job of not running on 2nd down. ::)
McNabb is getting tons of pressure. He has been hit 3 times already and had to do a lil magic trick to escape the last two times.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 04:57:20 PM
Why decline that holding penalty it would have taken the Eagles out of Akers range.
Because Brad Childress is the coach...
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 04:57:20 PM
Why decline that holding penalty it would have taken the Eagles out of Akers range.
That's what we said here to.
I'll take the first points...Birds 3 - Vikes 0
Quote from: Magical_Retard on January 04, 2009, 04:58:23 PM
Nice job of not running on 2nd down. ::)
McNabb is getting tons of pressure. He has been hit 3 times already and had to do a lil magic trick to escape the last two times.
Childress knows Reid's tendancy to pass long so he's bringing the heat and it's working. Reid needs to counter that with quick passes and taking what they'll give him till the D backs off a little.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 04:57:20 PM
Why decline that holding penalty it would have taken the Eagles out of Akers range.
That is what I was thinking. CHILDRESS :-D :-D :-D
Quote from: Magical_Retard on January 04, 2009, 04:59:58 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 04:57:20 PM
Why decline that holding penalty it would have taken the Eagles out of Akers range.
That is what I was thinking. CHILDRESS :-D :-D :-D
It's like he coached under Reid or something
Peterson got Dawk'd up
Mikell should be in the pro bowl.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 05:04:15 PM
Peterson got Dawk'd up
He needs to do that against Taylor.
Dawk is dishing it out - setting the tone for the D nicely
Only good things happen when Buck touches the ball.
So I do not expect him to get another carry all game.
Buck has deceptive speed
Wait ta go buck
3rd and short and a crappy call
Another great 3rd and 1 call.
Akers is MVP so far
At least Akers is money today.
Eagles defense needs to begin closing the deal on 3rd downs.
Looks like Samuel's leg just fell off.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 04, 2009, 05:25:28 PM
Eagles defense needs to begin closing the deal on 3rd downs.
Samuel hurt. Lito in?
Why are they giving their receivers such a big cushion? Samuel's down. This drive sucks.
BTW that was a terrible angle Dawkins took on that bomb. He could have had that INT. :boo
That was farging pathetic
There goes the great Defense.
Looks like the garbage play-calling is back on offense.
And great job by the defense on Peterson's touchdown run. :yay
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 05:33:06 PM
Looks like the garbage play-calling is back on offense.
And great job by the defense on Peterson's touchdown run. :yay
Yeah I expect 90% pass now.
Pretty rare a team can hold Peterson down.
Great pass by Donovan to Curtis
Andy's airing it out now, forget anything underneath, in the flat, running the ball, screens
McNabb's gonna end up throwing it 50 times and will probably throw at least 2 picks the way things are going. He almost threw pick 1 a second ago.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 05:40:35 PM
McNabb's gonna end up throwing it 50 times and will probably throw at least 2 picks the way things are going. He almost threw pick 1 a second ago.
That looked like a ideal play to do a double move. Have the corner bite the curl and then go deep.
MADDEN!
The run has officially been abandoned
D Jack = Playmaker
We need six here... not three.
Westbrook just got five ... run the farging ball... or just have donavan roll out.
Farging 3rd down is killing us today (again) :boom :boom
Quote from: bowzer on January 04, 2009, 05:44:14 PM
We need six here... not three.
Redzone offense woes again
3rd & 1: throw it. FAIL
3rd & 2: throw it. FAIL
Awesome game plan.
Another brilliant play call there. ::)
Samuel's leg apparently re-attached, and he's back in.
3rd down has been a fail on both sides of the ball.
ASANTE!!!!!!
GAME OVER!
ASANTE SAMEUL MOTHERfargER
Big third down here. Let's stop them
GOT IT!
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 04, 2009, 05:48:15 PM
Samuel's leg apparently re-attached, and he's back in.
And Ol' One-Leg gets a pick-six.
Asante and his new leg = AWESOME!
thats Why they signed Asante
Chris Clemons just planted Jackson like a motherfarger.
:-D
And Clemons blew up Tavaris hahahahahha
Did Jamal Jackson get hurt?
Must've missed the excessive celebration?????
Regardless they only have it at the 37
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 05:52:33 PM
Must've missed the excessive celebration?????
Regardless they only have it at the 37
i didnt see it either
You didn't see it because there was none.
Sheldon Brown has been the goat today
Pretty good coverage. He's gotta wrap up.
Defense looks like shtein
The Queens already have 100 yards rushing.
I really do not like our RUN D in this game. They are getting about 5-6 yds a pop. Plus there has been no pass rush.
Vikings going through the Eagles' D like a hot knife through butter.
Holding them to a FG here would be big. Hold them and maybe even score 3 themselves.
D needs to get it's 'dawg' back. Lookin at you Dawk
they will score
Third down is killing this team. If we don't start converting them, and stopping them from converting, we will lose.
They're getting punked pretty badly out there.
man that's a dejected look bench.....
The level of hatred I feel for Joe Buck really can't be measured. Just thought I'd mention it.
Dumb call, dumb pass, Dmac isn't Peyton...
Eagles tried to be like Manning last night, but we throw a pick. Another excellent call on 3rd and short.
Another 3rd & 1 and they throw the ball.
And there's pick #1.
I hate this team.
Please fire Reid at halftime
Reid is being outcoached by Mr. Noodle.
Hahaha. Childress just pulled an Andy.
LF maybe but not Childress. Childress is trying to lose this game.
Quote from: bowzer on January 04, 2009, 06:08:07 PM
Reid is being outcoached by Mr. Noodle.
Not during that last Minnesota series.
Eagles should never have got the ball back here
Absolutely unreal.
I posted that before Childress gave the Eagles the ball back...
then Reid just throws swing passes to the outside...
Master v Pupil in the battle of the worst coaches in the NFL.
Horrendous clock management again.
I have never seen a team come so completely unglued with time in short supply. They had three farging guys on the right side and then throw to Westbrook while he has 20 yards to get to the sideline?
farg Andy Reid and his bullshtein.
Andy Reid is trying so badly to lose this game. On the flip side, so is Brad Childress. Hopefully our coach wises up sooner than theirs.
Quote from: bowzer on January 04, 2009, 06:13:03 PM
Master v Pupil in the battle of the worst coaches in the NFL.
yup, and if anyone wonders why Vikings fans are so pissed off at Childress this game is all they need as evidence. The Eagles coaches are calling a zesty offensive AND defensive game.
Bad feelings.
Yep, bad feelings about the rest of the game.
farging Christ.....
Birds bench looks like they're down 30-0. WTF?
Did someone send a fake memo to Sheldon telling him Plaxico is now playing for the Vikings.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 06:07:11 PM
Please fire Reid at halftime
Please. Merry Xmas to us.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 06:05:30 PM
The level of hatred I feel for Joe Buck really can't be measured. Just thought I'd mention it.
Just slightly ahead of my hatred for AR.
one positive, no LJ.
Kleinsausser 16 yards what the farg is the D doing
Turning point of the game right here.
Quote from: Father Demon on January 04, 2009, 06:21:24 PM
Bad feelings.
Yep, bad feelings about the rest of the game.
farging Christ.....
Yep. I felt bad at the beginning of the game, and they've done nothing to allay my fears.
The D is getting shredded by Kleinsausser
7 of 11 on third downs. Flag on the Eagles....
What a season.. We'll lose this game but still have Andy!!
Time to get their farging asses in gear
Luckily for us the Eagles are well known for their ability to make halftime adjusements...
Tavaris Jackson is owning this defense right now.
This is a must stop here.
3rd down again. So do the Vikings score, or do they have to just settle for a first down?
Make a farging play you Hoydas
DAMN, almost a fumble.
:o They stopped one!
Dawk blitz loss of 12
That gay farging horn... I want to shove it up Andy Reid's ass.
Considine with his weekly contribution.
Time for the offense to do something here............
Time for Andy Reid's 4-P Offensive specialty.
Somebody freakishly monitoring CF from their cell phone at the game should distract Andy with a cheese burger so the other coaches can take over and win this game. If this works it should be our plan for all Eagle games.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 06:33:28 PM
Considine with his weekly contribution.
awful call
Avant
BIG PLAY!!
Put Buck in and run the dam ball
Celek > LJ
Celeck is like 10 times the player LJ is.
Westbrook has to get in the mix here.
wow, the Eagles are modifying their offense and going away from Westbrook and throwing it 20 yards to their mediocre WRs
Avant
Is it just me or is Jared Allen the least intimidating looking double digit sack DE in league history.
That's some bullshtein right there
Time to give up another 45 yards rushing.
Gocong makes a stop! :o
Great return but why didn't he just run over the punter.
Eagles' O set up nicely by the defense and DeJax.
I can't wait to see how Reid fargs it up!
Way to go, birds
Ha. Knew that was coming.
hahahahahahahahaha.....
Tra Thomas looks like a turnstile against Jared Allen.
Thomas got beat bad.
Of course running the ball there would have been nice.
Goodbye Tra, we ain't re-signing you. Just got owned by the most overrated pass rusher in the history of the game.
They need to force a turn over to have a chance.
If Andy calls five more running plays in this game I'll be shocked.
LOL at the offense, they farging suck
Gotta get Buck in there. Westbrook has been awful and is clearly gimpy and has no accel.
If Buck was in there would prob me more success running.
Big 3rd and 5 coming here. A stop here and maybe just maybe the offense puts up 3 pts or milks the clock.
Quote from: King Cole on January 04, 2009, 06:59:11 PM
Gotta get Buck in there. Westbrook has been awful and is clearly gimpy and has no accel.
If Buck was in there would prob me more success running.
He has not had much since that big run./
inside the 5, great, safety and the tie is coming
scratch that, got it at the 20, looking forward to driving it to their 40 then farging up
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 07:01:44 PM
inside the 5, great, safety and the tie is coming
Should be. I think the refs blew that call. See if Son of Reid challenges that call.
The retarded zebras finally got one right. I was about to throw my shoe through the television.
They better run here with Buck. :-D
N/m
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:03:14 PM
The retarded zebras finally got one right. I was about to throw my shoe through the television.
I think it gets overturned.
Hahaha. Now they reversed it.
Westbrook looks like a farging cripple out there.
Let's not run Buck .
Avant is the MVP so far.
Avant
Avant?
The white Wes Welker is having a good game too.
Almost a disaster.
Again.
Runyan is playing on roller skates. Terrible.
McNabb's getting hit a lot.
This team is going to kill me.
Where are the screens?
So early in the game they were lining up Westbrook as WR and running with Buck.
And it worked. So now we will not see it.
Maybe the most amazing thing ever is the Eagles are winning this game
In approximately 7½ minutes of game time, this season will most likely be officially over.
fdhtrejcx ktiu ty5ku vytre
SHELDON
whoa, D blitzed and actually made a play
Sheldon's making it hard for me to keep defending him.
Quote from: 4and26 on January 04, 2009, 07:18:15 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 07:16:55 PM
Quote from: Don Ho on January 04, 2009, 07:15:05 PM
Where are the screens?
Up Reids fat ass
Why has Buck not gotten more carries.
He's up Reid's fat ass too.
I mean think about this, the Eagles are winning this game right now. Have you ever seen a team perform worse and win a playoff game? It's amazing to think Childress sucks worse than Reid.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:18:34 PM
Sheldon's making it hard for me to keep defending him.
Where's Philly Girl?
LETS GET SOME POINTS!
Screen passes almost never work.
SCREEN!!
farg YEAH!!
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:21:31 PM
Screen passes almost never work.
HA TD ...............
Quote from: Don Ho on January 04, 2009, 07:15:05 PM
Where are the screens?
There it farging is! Touchdown baby!!!
YAC MUTHAFERS
Great blocking by the Wideouts!
WESTBROOK!
Well what do you know
Just goes to show you, if you keep giving him the ball, eventually he's going to break the big one.
D-Jax literally pushed Westbrook into the end zone.
:-D
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:24:15 PM
D-Jax literally pushed Westbrook into the end zone.
:-D
"No, Brian, you've got to get all the way in. Believe me, I know!"
MOVE IT OLD MAN!!!!!
SeaBiscuit,
I am about to be admitted to the hospital!
god damn that was sick
2nd screen of the game not so much...
Rocca's been absolutely killing it today.
jordon you idiot
Hahaha. Nice penalty call. Not too obvious at all there.
ballgame
JUQUA!!!!!
OK...everyone breath. :-D
HA HA! Game Set Match!
Nice job by Celek to stay in bounds.
No field goal attempts here. Just run the farging ball and either hand it over or the game is over.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:41:26 PM
No field goal attempts here. Just run the farging ball and either hand it over or the game is over.
I agree.
Or not.
Quote from: Don Ho on January 04, 2009, 07:43:27 PM
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:41:26 PM
No field goal attempts here. Just run the farging ball and either hand it over or the game is over.
I agree.
Like I said, I'd go for the FG.
They don't really deserve to win this game, I mean, minus the INT for a TD and Westbrook's TD and they've sucked ass. This reminds me of the 2006 playoffs. I actually think they'll play better vs. the Giants next week but they won't be as lucky with the big plays.
oh, and Childress sucks worse than Reid and that's saying alot
lol at Peterson taking it out at the -9
h8r.
Lito sighting.
Why do they continue to blow that retarded horn? It's embarrassing.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:48:20 PM
Why do they continue to blow that retarded horn? It's embarrassing.
Its like the Eagles game when they're down by 16 and light fireworks after a FG
God I love Dawkins
Dawkins wasn't even trying to hit Berrian yet he still jacked him up.
:-D
Iggles win but offense was horrid. The D did what they had to do and carried the game.
That's actually really encouraging. The defense was stifling in the second half.
Boners all around.
hey I'm happy because a win is a farging win, but if this team has any plans of getting past the Giants at the Meadowlands it needs to get it's shtein together.
that felt like an October game but they're in the final 8.
believe
Season's over. Time to move on.
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 07:58:36 PM
Season's over. Time to move on.
This guy! Who's better than this guy?
Reid:
Klecko = bruised shoulder
McGlynn = strained hamstring
Lewis = rolled ankle
everyone else sore but OK. No idea where Buckhalter went...
I thought before the game that if they didn't play their best, but still win, they'd be alright against the Giants, but if they won easily they'd roll over for Eli.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 04, 2009, 08:06:44 PM
McGlynn = strained hamstring
This guy's on the active roster, and the team's still in the playoffs and actually won a game. Wow.
Childress: "whoever bought those last 30,000 tickets....this place got loud...Seattle loud"
wtf
Childress should take a cue from Andy and not say anything at all. Cough cough.
all this talk about getting a TE, I think Celek just made that point moot in this game
He might not be the Witten type TE we are all looking for that effectively blocks and catches on a consistent basis, but he is about as sure-handed as it gets when it comes to picking up yards and making big plays.
Hes about as good as Jason Avant when the ball is thrown his way, and you really cant ask for much more than that
Great game.
Jason Avant was a stud.
The OL was the goat today. They could not give McNabb much time at all. And the coaching staff plays into that too because they were letting 5 get hit a lot. No chipping on Allen...let let Celek try to man him up once.
Defense was solid. They did their job despite not really getting much pressure. I expected Jackson to run more than he did.
They are going to beat NY.
Quote from: Don Ho on January 04, 2009, 07:25:51 PM
SeaBiscuit,
I am about to be admitted to the hospital!
you'll know where to go
Quote from: Phanatic on January 04, 2009, 07:52:36 PM
Iggles win but offense was horrid. The D did what they had to do and carried the game.
The red zone woes really came back to hurt them again.
They can not have drives stalled like that. Its simple stop throwing on 3rd and 1. Line up Westbrook as a WR, Buck as RB, and Eckel as FB and run that ball no matter what.
Every time something bad happened it was on a 3rd and very short where they decided to pass.
Avant came up big. And McNabb was huge. They had no running game either by design or because of the Vikings D, and there were many times they had the ball deep in their own territory and McNabb almost always drove them out to at least midfield because botching up a 3rd down play.
Akers was money today. So was Rocca.
Quote from: reese125 on January 04, 2009, 08:46:56 PM
all this talk about getting a TE, I think Celek just made that point moot in this game
He might not be the Witten type TE we are all looking for that effectively blocks and catches on a consistent basis, but he is about as sure-handed as it gets when it comes to picking up yards and making big plays.
Hes about as good as Jason Avant when the ball is thrown his way, and you really cant ask for much more than that
Great game.
Celek is Chad Lewis which is fine because he gets 9 yards every time he catches the ball unlike LJ who drops it but is good for an occasional big play once every 4 games
Celek and Avant are the same player. Big white dudes who catch everything and fall back towards the line of scrimmage after they secure the ball. Yards after the catch is not an option for either of them.
Big white dudes!
has there been a worse playoff win ever
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2009, 09:26:19 PM
has there been a worse playoff win ever
Yeah the one against the Packers with the 4rth and 26 play.
Avant is solid. Celek is solid. Even Curtis is solid when playing against a soft coverage. They still need that one guy...since they still refuse to run the ball.
Avant went to Michigan.
White.
some of you people farging amaze me. its like they need to play a perfect game for you all to be happy.
they won. they probably shouldnt even be playing right now but they are, and they are one of the final 8 teams with a chance at winning it all - and some of you cant even enjoy it.
whatever, carry on.
they looked horrible today against a team that had no business being in an nfl playoff game....if that makes you proud then so be it...some of us expect things like championships
Who's not enjoying it? Everyone is enjoying it. I'm just not ready to jerk everyone off over it.
Jerking everyone off will happen a few weeks from now. Get in line, fellas.
I enjoyed the win. Doesn't mean I can't be critical of the way they played, especially on offense. They shtein the bed repeatedly today and will get waxed by a team that doesn't have a complete dumb ass for a head coach.
A team that had no business being in an NFL playoff game played horribly and won against a team that had no business being in an NFL playoff game after plowing a team that was expected to make a superbowl run.
Quote from: Die-Hard on January 04, 2009, 09:38:33 PM
some of you people farging amaze me. its like they need to play a perfect game for you all to be happy.
they won. they probably shouldnt even be playing right now but they are, and they are one of the final 8 teams with a chance at winning it all - and some of you cant even enjoy it.
whatever, carry on.
Dude this is CF.
Don't worry I am pretty pumped up by the win and now will talk crap with the Giants fans at work even though I know better.
how can you say you "expect" a championship when you've repeatedly said they have no shot against the giants? seems a bit contradictory to me...
we expect championships in general not necesarily this year....no one thinks they have a shot at a title right now and thats the problem
so i watched the game in this sports bar in montreal. had more hds than ive seen at any bar in the states. but it had more frogs than i ever want to see.
a win is a win in the playoffs. no they didnt look good, but they move on. thats what counts.
Montreal strippers (and women in general) = the win.
Watching NFL Playoff games in a bar in Montreal = the lose.
my buddy up here doesnt have a tv, so what choice do i have
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 09:41:06 PM
I enjoyed the win. Doesn't mean I can't be critical of the way they played, especially on offense. They shtein the bed repeatedly today and will get waxed by a team that doesn't have a complete dumb ass for a head coach.
I wasnt seeing things was I when Childress declined the holding penalty to bring up 4th down for the Eagles, and the Eagles still kicked the FG?
coaching at its finest
That call made absolutely no sense unless you factor in the fact that no one on earth has any faith in Akers from beyond 40 yards.
Quote from: MDS on January 04, 2009, 10:17:29 PM
my buddy up here doesnt have a tv, so what choice do i have
they have joos in canada?
Clemmons is a manbearpig
Polygamy as a religious standard? Who wouldn't give thanks?
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 04, 2009, 10:35:11 PM
Quote from: MDS on January 04, 2009, 10:17:29 PM
my buddy up here doesnt have a tv, so what choice do i have
they have joos in canada?
Yes. Sometimes they do comedy.
The thrill of victory.
And the agony of reading about it on :CF
Akers has been money the second half of this season. The 51 yard field goal would have been good from 60 and all of them were right down the middle. I thought he was finished this season but he has proven me wrong, thankfully.
Quote from: General_Failure on January 04, 2009, 09:41:40 PM
A team that had no business being in an NFL playoff game played horribly and won against a team that had no business being in an NFL playoff game after plowing a team that was expected to make a superbowl run.
Huh?
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 04, 2009, 09:40:08 PM
they looked horrible today against a team that had no business being in an nfl playoff game....if that makes you proud then so be it...some of us expect things like championships
The Phils couldn't drive in a run to save their lives against Tampa in the World Series early on, but still won the damn thing. Who cares about ugly, just win. You can catch fire at any time.
Quote from: reese125 on January 04, 2009, 10:20:31 PM
Quote from: Rome on January 04, 2009, 09:41:06 PM
I enjoyed the win. Doesn't mean I can't be critical of the way they played, especially on offense. They shtein the bed repeatedly today and will get waxed by a team that doesn't have a complete dumb ass for a head coach.
I wasnt seeing things was I when Childress declined the holding penalty to bring up 4th down for the Eagles, and the Eagles still kicked the FG?
coaching at its finest
I didn't see or follow many Viking games this season but I had heard what a putz Childress was but thought it was isolated to his clock management. I learned a lot today. That was just ridiculous when he declined that penalty.
It was the most beautiful, ugly playoff WIN I've seen in a while from the Eagles.
I couldn't give two shteins about how it happened. They could've won 3-2 and I'd still be over the moon because they get a chance to play again next week and correct the mistakes. There are 24 other teams that would kill to be where the Eagles are right now so it's all motherfargin good.
I don't know why folks expected them to just blow by the Vikings... because they stop the run so well... the Vikings are tailor made to force the Eagles into the pass, pass, pass, punt we all know and love so well and they did just that. That style of offense has lost games against the Bears, the Skins twice and tied the Bengals. Yesterday, it got them a playoff win.
They'll play better against the Giants. It's on.
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
What a great trip, tons of eagle fans, and the host vikings fans were pretty cool tailgating. Stinkin cold, -1 at noon, never had my beer freeze up while I was holding it.
The only issue I had was a jagoff fan who didn't like people standing, she got security, he told us to sit down we did. Then 5 min later he came back and kicked a viking fan out for standing :-D. During halftime I talked to the guard and pleaded my case, sure enough she did it again. The guard escorted me down 14 rows and sat me right next to him, that was cool.
THe westbrook run deflated that place, and set off thecelebration for all the eagle fans in attendance. The locals didn't undeerstand why there were fans in dresses and umbrella's, I did my best to tell them why, but I still don't think they got it.
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Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 05, 2009, 07:17:58 AM
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
They finished like 18th or 19th against the pass. My point is that the Eagles haven't been succcessful this season playing pass, pass, pass... even though Reid won't admit it. The Bengals were 25th against the pass when we played them. Even in playing that predictable, largely ineffective style of offense yesterday... they still got the win.
Quote from: paco on January 05, 2009, 07:32:42 AM
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Chokeslam.
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 07:49:03 AM
Quote from: paco on January 05, 2009, 07:32:42 AM
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Times like this I wish Jim Ross announced NFL games.
"Rock Bottom! Rock Bottom! Oh my gawd!"
She went and got security over people standing?
Wow. That's beyond lame.
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 07:48:17 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 05, 2009, 07:17:58 AM
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
They finished like 18th or 19th against the pass. My point is that the Eagles haven't been succcessful this season playing pass, pass, pass... even though Reid won't admit it. The Bengals were 25th against the pass when we played them. Even in playing that predictable, largely ineffective style of offense yesterday... they still got the win.
and I dont know about you..but when I kept seeing the Birds run with the clock winding down I was getting a little pissed.
as much as we all scream for them to run, it was not methodical to think you can run against this defense. Nobody on our side of the ball was going to wear any Vikings defensive players down. The Eagles were getting nowhere moving a yard at a time, taking a big chance giving the ball back to the Vikings...so they needed to pass and they did
this was the game where they needed to pass much mor,e and should of been in the game plan right from the gip
Quote from: Rome on January 05, 2009, 08:44:44 AM
She went and got security over people standing?
Wow. That's beyond lame.
Sounds a lot like the people in SunMo's section of the Linc. And no, I will never let that go.
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 08:47:48 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 07:48:17 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 05, 2009, 07:17:58 AM
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
They finished like 18th or 19th against the pass. My point is that the Eagles haven't been succcessful this season playing pass, pass, pass... even though Reid won't admit it. The Bengals were 25th against the pass when we played them. Even in playing that predictable, largely ineffective style of offense yesterday... they still got the win.
and I dont know about you..but when I kept seeing the Birds run with the clock winding down I was getting a little pissed.
as much as we all scream for them to run, it was not methodical to think you can run against this defense. Nobody on our side of the ball was going to wear any Vikings defensive players down. The Eagles were getting nowhere moving a yard at a time, taking a big chance giving the ball back to the Vikings...so they needed to pass and they did
this was the game where they needed to pass much mor,e and should of been in the game plan right from the gip
when playing against a team with no offense who is no threat to put pts on the board on the road in a very loud dome you dont want to pass and risk sacks fumbles ints ect which is the only way the vikes were gonna score
run clock play defense and get the hell out of there
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 08:47:48 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 07:48:17 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 05, 2009, 07:17:58 AM
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
They finished like 18th or 19th against the pass. My point is that the Eagles haven't been succcessful this season playing pass, pass, pass... even though Reid won't admit it. The Bengals were 25th against the pass when we played them. Even in playing that predictable, largely ineffective style of offense yesterday... they still got the win.
and I dont know about you..but when I kept seeing the Birds run with the clock winding down I was getting a little pissed.
as much as we all scream for them to run, it was not methodical to think you can run against this defense. Nobody on our side of the ball was going to wear any Vikings defensive players down. The Eagles were getting nowhere moving a yard at a time, taking a big chance giving the ball back to the Vikings...so they needed to pass and they did
this was the game where they needed to pass much mor,e and should of been in the game plan right from the gip
This is insanity. Those 0, 1 and 2 yard runs were the reason that Minnesota didn't have any time for a comeback. They essentially sealed the game. Every one of those seemingly fruitless plays took 35+ seconds off of the clock and took away any chance of a Minn comeback. Don't be an idiot.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 05, 2009, 08:58:34 AM
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 08:47:48 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 07:48:17 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 05, 2009, 07:17:58 AM
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
They finished like 18th or 19th against the pass. My point is that the Eagles haven't been succcessful this season playing pass, pass, pass... even though Reid won't admit it. The Bengals were 25th against the pass when we played them. Even in playing that predictable, largely ineffective style of offense yesterday... they still got the win.
and I dont know about you..but when I kept seeing the Birds run with the clock winding down I was getting a little pissed.
as much as we all scream for them to run, it was not methodical to think you can run against this defense. Nobody on our side of the ball was going to wear any Vikings defensive players down. The Eagles were getting nowhere moving a yard at a time, taking a big chance giving the ball back to the Vikings...so they needed to pass and they did
this was the game where they needed to pass much mor,e and should of been in the game plan right from the gip
This is insanity. Those 0, 1 and 2 yard runs were the reason that Minnesota didn't have any time for a comeback. They essentially sealed the game. Every one of those seemingly fruitless plays took 35+ seconds off of the clock and took away any chance of a Minn comeback. Don't be an idiot.
no slick..Im talking about in the beginning to mid 4th when it looked like they were about to give the ball away AGAIN, running into brick walls every play
Unless you were beating off in the shower, did you see how effective McNabb was in the shotgun and how they were marching down the field? They needed points in a big way.
You have a much better efficiency passing on the Vikings--thats how teams won games against them this year...and the Birds were very close giving it away..so you my friend..dont be an idiot
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 09:12:43 AM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 05, 2009, 08:58:34 AM
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 08:47:48 AM
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 07:48:17 AM
Quote from: MadMarchHare on January 05, 2009, 07:17:58 AM
Wait, weren't they near the bottom of the league in pass defence? And they lost Sharper in the first quarter.
I'd say they were a perfect setup for the Eagles to be successful. They could get away with passing all the time, and Reid could justify it in his presser.
They finished like 18th or 19th against the pass. My point is that the Eagles haven't been succcessful this season playing pass, pass, pass... even though Reid won't admit it. The Bengals were 25th against the pass when we played them. Even in playing that predictable, largely ineffective style of offense yesterday... they still got the win.
and I dont know about you..but when I kept seeing the Birds run with the clock winding down I was getting a little pissed.
as much as we all scream for them to run, it was not methodical to think you can run against this defense. Nobody on our side of the ball was going to wear any Vikings defensive players down. The Eagles were getting nowhere moving a yard at a time, taking a big chance giving the ball back to the Vikings...so they needed to pass and they did
this was the game where they needed to pass much mor,e and should of been in the game plan right from the gip
This is insanity. Those 0, 1 and 2 yard runs were the reason that Minnesota didn't have any time for a comeback. They essentially sealed the game. Every one of those seemingly fruitless plays took 35+ seconds off of the clock and took away any chance of a Minn comeback. Don't be an idiot.
no slick..Im talking about in the beginning to mid 4th when it looked like they were about to give the ball away AGAIN, running into brick walls every play
Unless you were beating off in the shower, did you see how effective McNabb was in the shotgun and how they were marching down the field? They needed points in a big way.
You have a much better efficiency passing on the Vikings--thats how teams won games against them this year...and the Birds were very close giving it away..so you my friend..dont be an idiot
No. Those runs throughout the game were absolutely neccessary, no matter how many yards they picked up. They kept the run a
threat... and prevented the Vikings from simply pinning their ears back and coming after McNabb... which like IGY said, could've lead to sacks, fumbles, INT's.. even more so than it actually did. Not to mention, it shortened the game and kept Peterson on the sidelines.
Even if it's not getting anywhere... you've got to keep the run in the back of the minds of the defense to keep that pass rush honest.
Clown, they were winning and taking time off of the clock. Everyone wanted them to score again to get a bigger lead, but running the ball into that brick wall contributed directly to their success.
And of course, as IGY and Feva said, no threat of a run games means that Jared Allen eats McNabb's lunch all goddamned game. Please stop posting.
I enjoyed watching Minnesota's defense jump up and down and act like jackasses whenever they stopped the run only to look pretty much ridiculous whenever McNabb dropped back and hit 8-10 yard passes over the middle to Celek for first downs.
The screen pass was an absolute thing of beauty, though. They were completely caught off-guard and the reason they were is because they were bunched up in the box defending the run.
Quote from: Rome on January 05, 2009, 09:19:54 AM
The screen pass was an absolute thing of beauty, though. They were completely caught off-guard and the reason they were is because they were bunched up in the box defending the run.
How is that possible? reese told me that the run wasn't accomplishing anything. I'm so confused.
youre clueless reece
the vikings were absolutely anemic on offense...why would you want to stop the clock by passing and more importantly as i said call a higher risk play and possibly turn the ball over on a jared allen sack fumble or an interception...which was the ONLY way they were gonna score
this is all especially true after the westbrook td when they were up two scores
the blocking on that screen was unbelievable. Avant/Djack/Curtis took their men, Nick Cole blew up two different players
I doubt I'll remember much from yesterday's game but I'll never forget Jackson running alongside Westbrook and then pushing his ass into the end zone.
Also - it's funny how both Samuel & Jackson had such a huge effect on the game yesterday.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 05, 2009, 09:21:56 AM
Quote from: Rome on January 05, 2009, 09:19:54 AM
The screen pass was an absolute thing of beauty, though. They were completely caught off-guard and the reason they were is because they were bunched up in the box defending the run.
How is that possible? reese told me that the run wasn't accomplishing anything. I'm so confused.
I love it
You and IGY were so content on giving the ball back on their 40 and 50 yard line because A Peterson sucks so bad he cant break one at any time to set them up for a FG to take the lead? They were not using clock management with a 2 pt lead in the beg of the 4th..they were failing miserably
The Eagles were lucky as shtein to win that game and had they lost you and your boy toy would of been on here screaming for pass because thats how they were Jason Avant/Celek moving the chains and the Eagles couldnt run for jack shtein all game
save the idiot talk kid--youre impressing nobody
True. I'm always screaming for the Eagles to pass the ball. You're very perceptive.
I'd like to ask Brad Childress what he was thinking when he declined the holding call on third down with the Eagles in FG range. I suppose he didn't trust his D to prevent the long conversion? That's some lousy thinking right there.
I think reese is missing the point here. Yes, the Eagles didn't run the ball well at all. But they kept handing it off anyway just to keep the defense honest.
Hats off to tubby & tubby jr. for sticking with it especially considering how woeful it was.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 05, 2009, 09:35:22 AM
I'd like to ask Brad Childress what he was thinking when he declined the holding call on third down with the Eagles in FG range. I suppose he didn't trust his D to prevent the long conversion? That's some lousy thinking right there.
He felt bad for Andy and all of the mean things people say about him. Wanted to help his old buddy out a little bit.
I didn't follow any of the post game pressers. Was he grilled on that point? Did he give a reasoning?
Their prolonged hug and delicate whispers after the game was disgusting.
Quote from: rjs246 on January 05, 2009, 08:55:53 AM
Quote from: Rome on January 05, 2009, 08:44:44 AM
She went and got security over people standing?
Wow. That's beyond lame.
Sounds a lot like the people in SunMo's section of the Linc. And no, I will never let that go.
It was just retarded, even the vike fans started yelling at her to knock it off, but it got me better seats so she can kiss it.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 05, 2009, 09:42:05 AM
Their prolonged hug and delicate whispers after the game was disgusting.
You were touched, admit it.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 05, 2009, 09:42:05 AM
I didn't follow any of the post game pressers. Was he grilled on that point? Did he give a reasoning?
Their prolonged hug and delicate whispers after the game was disgusting.
B Rad said that his Special Teams coach told him he would hit it even from 10 yards more, so rather than risk westbrook or jackson making a huge play, he decided on just giving up the 3 pts
I still cant believe he declined it
Ha I just remembered how Desean was taunting Brad Childress.
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 09:32:30 AM
You and IGY were so content on giving the ball back on their 40 and 50 yard line because A Peterson sucks so bad he cant break one at any time to set them up for a FG to take the lead? They were not using clock management with a 2 pt lead in the beg of the 4th..they were failing miserably
The Eagles were lucky as shtein to win that game and had they lost you and your boy toy would of been on here screaming for pass because thats how they were Jason Avant/Celek moving the chains and the Eagles couldnt run for jack shtein all game
with the 2 pt lead in the 4th they passed the ball six times and ran it three...you wanted more passing than that?
after the westbrook score with a two score lead they ran six times and passed two...they for once played it exactly as they should have...im starting to wonder if you even watched the game
and you saying that i would have complained about not passing the ball enough is one of the most uninformed statements ever
yeah thats great...youre 2 hrs late
grab a juice box and sit over there in the corner
Birds did not deserve that game on paper. They D did a decent job. The offense really never got anything going. They never committed to the run. Next week they better bring their A game, because the Giants won't let them stick around.
Mcnabb really had a quiet 300 yd game.
This thread is absolutely hysterical. You sure the birds won yesterday?
Quote from: paco on January 05, 2009, 07:32:42 AM
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Two straight weeks with Clemons destroying an offensive player on a defensive return.
Quote from: Wingspan on January 05, 2009, 11:07:53 AM
This thread is absolutely hysterical. You sure the birds won yesterday?
Hell, I'm not even sure they played yesterday.
is there a larger .gif of that clemons slam anywhere?
QuoteTwo straight weeks with Clemons destroying an offensive player on a defensive return.
minus the pie though...that hurts
Quote from: Rome on January 05, 2009, 09:19:54 AM
I enjoyed watching Minnesota's defense jump up and down and act like jackasses whenever they stopped the run only to look pretty much ridiculous whenever McNabb dropped back and hit 8-10 yard passes over the middle to Celek for first downs.
The screen pass was an absolute thing of beauty, though. They were completely caught off-guard and the reason they were is because they were bunched up in the box defending the run.
Me too.
The two hicks at DE, Allen and Robison, were celebrating everything.
funny thing is that the minnesota def wasnt even up in the box for that play. the defenders were playing off-man, except for the slot while the LBs dropped back into a zone coverage when the ball was snapped.... which makes the play even more impressive because of downfield blocking
love the heads up by Jackson to get in front of Benny Sapp
they wouldnt be "up in the box" because the eagles went three wide forcing the vikings to spread out which is exactly what they wanted to happen so they could get westbrook in space
I dont know if youre piggy-backing my comment, but my remarks were based off of Romes previous assumption that Minny's defense was playing "in the box".
I assume Reeses is not fan of "playing in the box".
another thing of note that probably was brought up in this thread during the game but was anyone else wondering why the hell westbrook was in the game on that last posession
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2009, 01:05:44 PM
another thing of note that probably was brought up in this thread during the game but was anyone else wondering why the hell westbrook was in the game on that last posession
Yeah.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 05, 2009, 01:05:44 PM
another thing of note that probably was brought up in this thread during the game but was anyone else wondering why the hell westbrook was in the game on that last posession
They're resting Eckel for the superbowl.
Quote from: stalker on January 05, 2009, 12:56:19 PM
I assume Reeses is not fan of "playing in the box".
ask your girlfriend
Retard fight.
Why does Reid keep saying McNabb "managed" the game well?
I have noticed it for the past few weeks. Is there something going on where this is a subtle hint?
Ms Cleo please your abilities to read into everything and explain that one.
Anyone see that retard in the front row holding the sign yesterday? "Eagles Wins"
And underneath it said something like "Wife goes to Tampa".
Like we need any reinforcement of the dumb stereotype.
Even though I have no idea what he meant, I laughed.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 05, 2009, 01:53:51 PM
Anyone see that retard in the front row holding the sign yesterday? "Eagles Wins"
And underneath it said something like "Wife goes to Tampa".
Like we need any reinforcement of the dumb stereotype.
Even though I have no idea what he meant, I laughed.
I noticed that also. The Super Bowl's in Tampa this year, right?
Quote from: phattymatty on January 05, 2009, 01:53:51 PM
Anyone see that retard in the front row holding the sign yesterday? "Eagles Wins"
And underneath it said something like "Wife goes to Tampa".
Like we need any reinforcement of the dumb stereotype.
Even though I have no idea what he meant, I laughed.
I laughed at a couple eagle fans yesterday, at least shoulderpad shawn wasn't there. Some people are just stooooopid.
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Quote from: phattymatty on January 05, 2009, 03:30:35 PM
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#42 Vikings fan: "Hey guys--you want to explain what the farg that means?"
You'd think Ty Detmer could grow a beard for the game even if he can't make a good sign.
Quote from: Diomedes on January 05, 2009, 03:45:05 PM
You'd think Ty Detmer could grow a beard for the game even if he can't make a good sign.
It looks bad because he can only grow it on his neck.
Did you all notice Eskin in just about every shot of Reid on the sidelines? Show Reid; Eskin was always over his shoulder.
BURRELL SIGNS
WIFE GOES TO TAMPA
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LOL!!.............I had forgotten that I was at the game.
By the way, that looks to be one Phat TV there Phatty.
Quote from: shorebird on December 29, 2008, 05:49:07 PM
Screen passes.
Uhhhh, uhyaeyass!
Quote from: EagleFeva on January 05, 2009, 09:17:06 AM
Those runs throughout the game were absolutely neccessary, no matter how many yards they picked up. They kept the run a threat... and prevented the Vikings from simply pinning their ears back and coming after McNabb... which like IGY said, could've lead to sacks, fumbles, INT's.. even more so than it actually did. Not to mention, it shortened the game and kept Peterson on the sidelines.
Even if it's not getting anywhere... you've got to keep the run in the back of the minds of the defense to keep that pass rush honest.
Uhyaeyass againass.
Didn't get to post this weekend because of computer problems, but WOW good overall game! The Eagles sticking to a game plan in a close game and winning in the end? That's UNPOSSIBLE!
I say it's the beard! :paranoid
Did the down-field blocking on Westy's TD reception remind anyone else of the Walsh/Siefert era 49ers? (well, a little anyway)
It's only possible against the pupil (BTW, did anyone see this from Bill Simmons on Friday?)
Quote** Philly's Andy Reid will be battling former assistant Brad Childress on Sunday in a matchup Peter King described as "teacher vs. pupil." Teacher versus pupil???? That explains everything! Do you think Reid tutored Childress in classes like "Screwing Up a Two-Minute Drill," "Hanging Your QB Out to Dry," "Dumb and Possibly Damaging Field-Goal Attempts," "Idiotic Short-Yardage Calls," "Special Teams Collapses," "How To Blow Your Challenges," "Leaving Yourself With No Timeouts" and "How To Remain Calm As You're Getting Booed By Your Own Fans"?
Bill Simmons kills me.
Quote from: reese125 on January 05, 2009, 12:54:36 PM
I dont know if youre piggy-backing my comment, but my remarks were based off of Romes previous assumption that Minny's defense was playing "in the box".
Four defensive linemen, two linebackers playing up close behind the line and another cornerback playing tight on the line of scrimmage opposite Avant. That's not exactly playing a prevent, reese.
QuoteFREROTTE THINKS HE GAVE VIKINGS "BEST CHANCE TO WIN"
Posted by Mike Florio on January 6, 2009, 10:28 a.m.
So despite declaring in September that Gus Frerotte would be the Vikings' starting quarterback for the rest of the year, coach Brad Childress decided after Frerotte was injured late in the year that the team would ride Tarvaris until the conclusion of the season.
Per Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports (via the Minneapolis Star Tribune), Childress told Frerotte that a "gut feeling" drove the decision to keep Frerotte on the sidelines after the 37-year-old signal-caller's broken back had healed.
"I just don't know what to think right now," Frerotte told Silver after Sunday's game. "It was a very frustrating experience, because I felt like I should've been the one playing. That might sound selfish, but I think I would've given us the best chance to win. I'm going home to St. Louis [on Monday] to be with my family and figure out where things stand, but the way things played out at the end really makes me question things."
Citing unnamed team sources, Silver reports that Jackson had a "deer-in-the-headlights" vibe all afternoon against the Eagles, and that the team's sideline was in "total disarray."
Writes Silver of the overall performance of the players in purple: "I have a new nickname for that large block of Vikings season-ticket holders (45 percent) that elected not to purchase playoff tickets: visionaries."
Bottom line? While it remains unclear whether Jackson will be the starter in 2009, Frerotte's name can be scratched from the list. There's simply no way that Childress will re-embrace Frerotte based on his decision to, you know, speak the accurate truth.
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Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 06, 2009, 11:50:29 AM
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LOL - a classic
http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80df9cea
Some locker room footage after the game. McNabb speech + someone yelling "we're in there like swim wear" :-D
Some shots of the tailgate and game. Great people up there!
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Cold as ish, -2 degrees, -30 windchill. I've never had my beer freeze up on me before. One of the host viking tailgaters who invited us in. They fed us, let us get warm in the tent and we watched the 1st game. With two eagle fans I met up there.
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Some crazy but cool Vike fans in our row.
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There she is, the lady in the bottom left standing with the skull cap was the one complaining, and there is the vike fan she had kicked out. LOL Beeeatch
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Bunkley responding to the chants.
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Dawk was possesed as he left the field it was freakin awesome.
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A ton of Giants Suck chants from the faithful
a couple more
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not for nothing bud...but that shtein looked like the worst tailgater ever
It was cold as hell, most were inside their tents until about an hour and a half before game time. They had heaters a nice size flat panel, and good food. So for a free tailgate it was aight
no I hear ya. I know its all about the people your there with and the alcohol/grub thats presented
I guess I was just waiting for a clan of penguins or some sled dogs coming through the parking lot in one of those snapshots
Quote from: reese125 on January 09, 2009, 06:15:25 PM
no I hear ya. I know its all about the people your there with and the alcohol/grub thats presented
I guess I was just waiting for a clan of penguins or some sled dogs coming through the parking lot in one of those snapshots
Now I know why Gander Mountain, and Bass Pro Shops are so popular, it looked like everyone was going ice fishing
Bill Simmons:
QuoteTarvaris "Taint" Jackson