Nine Rushes

[MadMarchHare]

Again, despite the 9 rushes, which is truly ridiculous, McNabb just missed Lewis and Westbrook for sure TDs.  If he was on his game, it might have went differently (i.e. 40-38).  The real problem was giving up huge chunks of yards on ST and the defense's inability to guard anyone bigger than my 3 yr old son.

[Diomedes]

One two three four five six seven eight nine.

[MURP]

thats part of the problem.  No QB in the NFL is on every game of the season.  hence the need for a rush game.  If Mcnabb isnt playing great the offense just stops. 

[rjs246]

Again, despite the 9 rushes, which is truly ridiculous, McNabb just missed Lewis and Westbrook for sure TDs.  If he was on his game, it might have went differently (i.e. 40-38).  The real problem was giving up huge chunks of yards on ST and the defense's inability to guard anyone bigger than my 3 yr old son.

Right, but what's the best way to slow down an opponent that's having its way with your defense? Control the ball on offense. Keep their O off of the field. Running the ball helps that, especially when your QB is playing like open ass.

[Larry]

That half-roll out from McNabb is the remnant of the play Reid drew up 3 years ago.   He put it in the playbook because McNabb was struggling with his thumb; I remember the game it was first used -- against the Jets. 

I don't even think it's purpose is to make the defense think playaction; I believe it's nothing more than a rhythm procedure.

[Wingspan]

if each of those 9 rushes went for 80 yards...i bet no one would be complaining.

which that very well could have happened if you gave TO his contract.

[rjs246]

if each of those 9 rushes went for 80 yards...i bet no one would be complaining.

which that very well could have happened if you gave TO his contract.

This post makes no sense.

[shorebird]

the play action isn't respected by anyone other than defense that totally blow ass chunks I think Reid uses the playaction to get McNabb moving around instead of having him drop straight back. Either way, its stupid.

Our playaction sucks because McNabb couldn't play fake my 14 yr. old JV player. He just plain doesn't look like he's trying, at all. And I agree with RJS in the respect that you could tell McNabb was hurting on the first offensive series, and maybe we should have tried to establish the run more to take the pressure off Dmac.  At least it looked like he was hurting to me. He threw in the dirt almost every pass on that first possesion, one to a wide open TO. Then, later in the game he's overthrowing TO, Bwest and Lewis for what would have been big gains. After seeing him yesterday and this being a buy week, I'm starting to hope McNabb has changed his opinion on having surgery now or after the season.

I agree with MURP that the run isn't gonna' be established with Bwest, and Gordon should be running between the tackles if thats the kind of running plays your gonna' call. Why keep trying to run Bwest up the middle for 1 and 2 farging yards every time you try to run? IT AIN'T FARGING WORKING GODDAMMITT!!

[Rome]

Is it just me or does the title of this thread sound like a really cool name for a rock album?

[Larry]

I think the Cowboys caught wind of our super-secrety gameplan to pass the ball 80% of time when they realized we had no FB:  Parry was inactive for the game.

[General_Failure]

So who was back there for the obligatory singleback Westbrook-wide play? Spach?

[MURP]

I know some of you guys want to run the ball a lot, but all it does is force us to pass on 3rd down because if we run on 1st and 2nd down then we end up at 3rd and 8.

just wondering how many times that has happened?

well I went and did a little waste of time research.   Considering we all know they need to rush more Im not sure these stats really show anything other than continue that....


I looked at the last 11 games the Eagles starters have played (didnt bother with the Rams and Bengals from last year).    So last 11 are:  Dallas, KC, Oak, San Fran, Atl, NE, Atl, Minn, Dallas, Wash, GB.

I did not count a drive where McNabb scrambled, only called handoffs from Reid. 

• In those 11 games Reid has started an offensive drive with two consecutive handoffs a grand total of 13 times.



• Of the 13 total times, 7 were in the 4th quarter. 



• Of the 7 times in the 4th quarter,  5 were under 3  minutes to go in the game.  In other words about 40% of the times Reid started off a drive with two consecutive rushes, the Eagles were running the clock out in the last few minutes of the game.



• Of the 13 times, the same RB had both of the carries only 6 times.   If Reid does use consecutive rushes to start off a drive, he usually rotates who will get the second carry. 




• as far as yards are concerned: 4 of the 13 times the Eagles got a first down within the first 2 rushes. 
                                            4 of the 13 times the Eagles had 3rd down and 4 or less yards to go.
  

there is some worthless trivia for ya. 

[Sgt PSN]

the play action isnt respected by anyone other than defense that totally blow ass chunks. I think Reid uses the playaction to get McNabb moving around instead of having him drop straight back. Either way, its stupid.

I think Reid uses the play action to set up the run.  When the defense see McNabb going to hand the ball off they drop into pass coverage because they know better.  So on those 2 or 3 plays a game when he actually does hand it off the defense is totally suckered.  Yeah, that's it.  That's the ticket. 

[Diomedes]

So how did you figure all that out, MURP?  That ginormous book from that uber football nerd?

[MURP]

just went to NFL dot com and scanned through each games play by play write up.