Tampa Talk

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yeah I know the bodies aren't chilled yet after yesterdays slaughter but let's talk Tampa Bay.

They have an extremely leaky OL and a rookie QB. A QB who Andy Reid might've married if he was gay. He was fawning over Gradkowski pre-draft this year. Bruce even mentioned that he thought he was going to Philly because Reid had him doing a ton of playbook and play description stuff.

Cadillac has been starting to heat up lately despite running behind that OL. The guy who is the worst there is Jeremy Trueblood at RT. Howard should have a big game.

The Bucs defense is getting old too. They played well yesterday and a few of their stars are rumored to be on the trading block. Brian Kelly and Simeon Rice as well as Jermain Phillips.

I'm kind of glad they won yesterday because they would've been at 0-5 and even more desperate.

[Diomedes]

Eagles will lose this one too.  farging losers.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'd also classify this as a "must win".

With Jacksonville coming up before the BYE they need to win the final two. If they lose to Tampa and Jacksonville and head into the BYE at 4-4 it's a disaster.

Hopefully Stallworth and Hood are ready to go on Sunday.

[SD_Eagle5]

The Saints was a letdown game, just like the loss to the Raiders at home in '02 after we finally beat the Giants. We'll handle the Bucs easily and win 27-10. Saints were a perfect let down game coming off such a huge win, this will be a perfect bounce back game against an easy opponent.

[hbionic]

Eagles will lose this one too.  farging losers.

Post.Of.The.Year.

[Geowhizzer]

With Jacksonville coming up before the BYE they need to win the final two. If they lose to Tampa and Jacksonville and head into the BYE at 4-4 it's a disaster.

If they do that, finishing the year at .500 will be a pipe dream.

[BigEd76]

Take last year out of the equation and the Eagles almost always rebound well after a loss.  I see a win here.  Jacksonville?  We'll see.  6-2 going into the bye is still possible, although Andy has had issues with 4 types of games in his career:

-- season openers
-- games immediately after Dallas
-- games against Sean Payton
-- games immediately before bye weeks

[Sgt PSN]

Take last year out of the equation and the Eagles almost always rebound well after a loss. I see a win here. Jacksonville? We'll see. 6-2 going into the bye is still possible, although Andy has had issues with 7 types of games in his career:

-- season openers
-- games immediately after Dallas
-- games against Sean Payton
-- games immediately before bye weeks

-- games against Gruden
-- games against John Fox
-- games played in Jacksonville

[Diomedes]

-- games where he needs to run the ball.
-- games where ne needs to adjust the gameplan on the spot.
-- games where he needs to get plays into the huddle with alacrity.
-- games where timeouts don't come bundled by the dozen.

[MURP]

- games where Mike McMahon is lined up under center.

[Butchers Bill]

-- games against Gruden
-- games against John Fox
-- games played in Jacksonville

Isn't Gruden in the last year of his contract in Tampon Bay?

Get Gruden?   

[The BIGSTUD]

Take last year out of the equation and the Eagles almost always rebound well after a loss. I see a win here. Jacksonville? We'll see. 6-2 going into the bye is still possible, although Andy has had issues with 7 types of games in his career:

-- season openers
-- games immediately after Dallas
-- games against Sean Payton
-- games immediately before bye weeks

-- games against Gruden
-- games against John Fox
-- games played in Jacksonville

I guess we are lucky we play the Jags in Philly.

Anything less than 6-2 at the bye is unacceptable.

I think Tampa will be a tougher game than most think. Usually you don't want to play a desperate team, but that win yesterday really fired up Tampa. I'm a tad worried that it might've fired them up and gave them a spark.

[General_Failure]

really fired up Tampa. I'm a tad worried that it might've fired them up

[The BIGSTUD]

Nitpicking is cool.

[MadMarchHare]

I'd also classify this as a "must win".

With Jacksonville coming up before the BYE they need to win the final two. If they lose to Tampa and Jacksonville and head into the BYE at 4-4 it's a disaster.

Hopefully Stallworth and Hood are ready to go on Sunday.

Why?  Can Hood play strong safety?