Eagles vs Steelers game

[Sgt PSN]

Did anyone else happen to catch that fat chick passed out in the stands?   

[Eagles_Legendz]

Thoughts on the game:

Positives:

McNabb looked good out there after the miscommunication with Lewis on the first pass, and he seemed like he trusted most of the WRs, something I didn't always think he did with Thrash/Pinkston.

The WRs looked great.  From Brown to Samp, they all caught what was thrown at them.

Short is a freak.  Can't wait to see him smashing wedges on ST again this year.

Moats looked very good.  I know it was against the 3rd team, but he has some power for such a tiny build.  His two TD runs were very nice.

I hope they find room for Perry on this team if he stays healthy.  I love the attitude and he runs with power.

McMahon.  That came out of nowhere for me.   He was brutal at TC when I was there but fantastic tonight.  Hopefully he keeps it up the rest of the preseason.


Negatives:

I thought Roderick Hood got beat a few times after that nice INT.  I'm not too worried about it though.

The DLine didn't seem to get much push throughout the game, but I thought the front 7 played well in run defense, so I guess it really shouldn't be considered a negative.

McCoy was inconsistent, but he'll improve.

ST was pathetic, but I have confidence in Harbaugh.

Overall I'd say the game was positive for the Eagles.  Most of the question marks I had going in were pleasantly answered, and there were no major injuries, and best of all, Eagles football is back.  Can't complain.   

[BigEd76]

yeah 

McCoy stood out.  He was around the ball most of the time he was in there.  I didn't notice Patterson that much though....

McMullen....maybe the light bulb finally lit up.... 

Brown and Moats....impressive and can't wait until Saturday vs another good defense in Baltimore...

After the INT, McNabb and Lewis looked good...

Detmer is so bad, he'll be brutal 3 years after he retires... 

McMahon and Hall looked OK, though McMahon will likely get the #3 spot...

[WEST is GOD]

Detmer is awful. He overthrows and underthrows players by 5-10 yards sometimes. His arm strength is probably the worst out of any QB on an NFL roster. For someone with their fault being arm strength, he isn't very accurate either sometimes.

and I remember when Detmer smoked the Niners on MNF 2 years ago, idiots were saying he should replace McNabb because he just knows the WCO. It just shows you how very little a lot of Eagles fans know about the game. That applies to all fans though. The majority of sports fans out there know very little of what they are watching because most fans are casual.

[BigEd76]

From Yahoo:


"Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, right, listens to official Roderick Hood during the second quarter of preseason action against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh Monday, Aug. 15, 2005."

[BigEd76]

[Don Ho]

McCoy stood out.  He was around the ball most of the time he was in there.  I didn't notice Patterson that much though....

McMullen....maybe the light bulb finally lit up.... 

Brown and Moats....impressive and can't wait until Saturday vs another good defense in Baltimore...

Very impressed with McCoy's hustle.  Sure is a lot smaller than I pictured.

McMullen pleasant surprise.

Brown and Moats = thank you god.

[bobbyinlondon]

Good comments (except for that posting on the EMB part ).

10. Todd Herremans looked OK for his first NFL game and being the #1 LT. He got mixed up on a blitz by PIT and let Farrior get through. He downblocked and Farrior went outside to get to the QB. He did have one good pancake block in pass protection though.

Was this the delayed blitz that got in McNabb's face? I don't recall who got through, but if it's the play I'm thinking of Herremans was already engaged and Westbrook was blocking out when the delayed blitzer took off running. Herremans saw him and got out an arm but he couldn't slow him down enough. Was nice recognition on his part to see the blitzer, but there wasn't much he could do being engaged already. For a rookie playing with the 1st string in his first NFL game he was pretty impressive to me.

No, it wasn't the delayed blitz. The lineman got around him and Westbrook tried picking him up--McNabb stepped up, and he was sacked. But, aside from that, I thought Herremans looked good. That was the only sack, and coming from a small time school to starting in the NFL against one of the best defenses in the league, and playing well has to boost your confidence.

Same with McMullen--his confidence has been shot ever since the first Dallas game in 2003. It's about time he gets it back.

[PhillyGirl]

It just shows you how very little a lot of Eagles fans know about the game. That applies to all fans though. The majority of sports fans out there know very little of what they are watching because most fans are casual.

Wow, this team blows. McNabb is terrible.

Superbowl with this special teams? Ha!

Forget the Superbowl, this team looks awful.

Rod Hood got a pick and our starting corners couldn't? Man, this secondary is so overrated.

My theory is the team just stinks.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I was watching my boy Patterson quite closely, and he WAS double-teamed quite a bit.  He was lined up next to Grasmanis or Marshall for the most part, so it only made sense that the Steelers did give him a lot of attention.

Regardless, he played a very good first game.  Not spectacular, but good.

[PhillyGirl]

From Yahoo:


"Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid, right, listens to official Roderick Hood during the second quarter of preseason action against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh Monday, Aug. 15, 2005."

They have that same caption on FOXsports.com LOL

[MURP]

ESPN made so many errors last night im worried about how much false info about other teams i've taken as fact over the years.

[MURP]

Did anyone else happen to catch that fat chick passed out in the stands?

ha, yeah that was fricken sickening!   I thought she was gonna puke and die if they stayed on her another second. 

[mikey418]

Did anyone else happen to catch that fat chick passed out in the stands?

ha, yeah that was fricken sickening! I thought she was gonna puke and die if they stayed on her another second.

That was great....it woke everyone up that I was watching the game with.  I was very impressed with McMullen and Reggie.  I've known Moats was good so it wasn't a surprize to me - I've rooted for Bruce Perry before and after last night I really hope he knocks off Mahe.

[Zanshin]

Other than the obvious bits about the starters looking good overall, I was most impressed by Reggie Brown and how smooth he looked.  Short was a close second-- he was all over the field. 

Moats had a really nice debut, but I'd still like to see either Buck come back healthy (for real this time), or see the Eagles pick up a bigger back as a pounder/change of pace.  Mahe sucks as an NFL back, and he proved it again last night.  But if you go with a trio of Westbrook/Moats/Perry...it's sort of like having the same sort of guy out there every play.  The problem is, even if Buck gets healthy-- does anyone have ANY faith that he can stay healthy?  It'll be a question mark all year.