Eagles @ Cowboys Game Thread

[ice grillin you]

its not that they lost i knew they would...its the way they lost


andy reid playing guys that shouldnt be in the league

positions getting exposed that everyone already knew sucked


donovan shteinting the bed late again

the more things change the more they dont

[TexasEagle]

I'm just tired of feeling like this team has no chance in the 4th quarter of close games. Every year it's the same sinking feeling in a close one: Either the D will give up a LONG drive (which they did all farging game tonight) or the offense (usually McNabb) will farg up during the crucial last drive and blow any chance to win (which he does A LOT!). Not that Reid helps the offense with his ridiculous last drive play calling which has been baffling from day one.

I just them to move on already and start a new era. I'd like to see what some new blood can do. Granted it's only week 2, but it's the same shtein year after year. I'd like to see if a new QB can not take forever to throw the ball and will trying to gain some yards when nothing is open and no one's in front of them.  They play some cupcake non-NFCE teams this year that will let them mask some deficiencies, but at the heart of it all, the philosophy of the team needs to change and it never will with Reid in charge.

[Don Ho]

Did anyone really think they'd pull out a win on that last drive? Seriously?

No and no.

That's the part that's killing me.  Those last three series summed up Donovan in a nutshell.  Good god, you would think after 10 years in the league he'd have some of this crap figured out.  Taking those sacks was inexcusable.  And that stupid botched fumble.  What the hell was that?

[Diomedes]

I swear I've seen that game before last night.

[MadMarchHare]

but still they lost to dallas by 4, cant help but think this is a nfccg preview, hopefully in philly

no chance they beat pitt and then its at chi in prime time

this team could easily be 1-3

Doesn't Roethlisberger have a separated throwing shoulder?  I think saying they can't beat Pitt is a little premature. 

[phillymic2000]

We will beat the steelers next week, we gotta.

When's the last time they played well against a 3-4 D? Seriously asking cause I don't remember.

when was the last time they played well against any of the good AFC teams?

My statement was more of a plea, and I was drinking heavily.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

would it shock you if they were 1 - 3

No, but I'm on the record at 2-2.  They might win against the Steelers and lose to Chicago, but they'll be 2-2.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Their offense played pretty well against a 3-4 last night, granted it didn't result in a win and they farged up when it counted.  The defense was infuriating because they would stop them on first and second and then give up a big play on third.  The thing that drives me insane is their inability to ever stop Jason Witten.  How many times are they going to let that guy beat them?

[Magical_Retard]

I'm just tired of feeling like this team has no chance in the 4th quarter of close games. Every year it's the same sinking feeling in a close one: Either the D will give up a LONG drive (which they did all farging game tonight) or the offense (usually McNabb) will farg up during the crucial last drive and blow any chance to win (which he does A LOT!). Not that Reid helps the offense with his ridiculous last drive play calling which has been baffling from day one.

I just them to move on already and start a new era. I'd like to see what some new blood can do. Granted it's only week 2, but it's the same shtein year after year. I'd like to see if a new QB can not take forever to throw the ball and will trying to gain some yards when nothing is open and no one's in front of them.  They play some cupcake non-NFCE teams this year that will let them mask some deficiencies, but at the heart of it all, the philosophy of the team needs to change and it never will with Reid in charge.

you would need to get rid of the WRs also and bring a coach/FO that understands the importance of a WR who can beat coverage or demand doubles. because kolb is going to do no better with these WRs.

thinking with a cooler head now i guess im happy they fought so well against dallas but i think im more dissapointed in the defense than the offense. for this eagles offense, without 2 starting WRs, to put up 30 pts against the "SUPERBOWL DALLAS TEAM" should be enough. it should not be a shootout. the defense should be able to stop on their own and not only when romo makes a bad throw so the defense catches a break.

still no pass rush and no strategy to stop witten.

[ice grillin you]

totally disagree on the offense...it sounds retarded to say but they scored the quietest 37 pts ever

other than the pimp not a single wr could get open all night...the only time they could complete a pass was either when the oline gave donovan tons of time or he moved around the pocket and made a play

and the run game was a travesty

[Drunkmasterflex]

Well they really only scored 30, but until the last couple of drives they moved the ball with ease.  I agree with you about Pimp, he is the only one that gets open with regularity.  He is gives me a boner every time he touches my balls, I mean the ball. 

[Magical_Retard]

totally disagree on the offense...it sounds retarded to say but they scored the quietest 37 pts ever

other than the pimp not a single wr could get open all night...the only time they could complete a pass was either when the oline gave donovan tons of time or he moved around the pocket and made a play

and the run game was a travesty

not 37 but 30. and it was not quiet. everytime dallas scored, the eagles scored. of course settling for FGs sucks but coming into the season i did not expect much from the starting WRs but now to expect even more from the #3 and #4 WRs?

it also didnt help that WRs again had some key drops. desean on that first drive. greg lewis late in the game. baskett i think had 2.

honestly if someone told you dallas would score 41 would you have expected the eagles to score even 30?

im more dissapointed in the D because apparently it was built to stop offenses like these and it rolled over.

[Magical_Retard]

oh and ill agree with the run game. it was abandoned yet again. buck had 0 carries i believe. westbrook averaged around 3 yds per carry.

[Drunkmasterflex]

The defense was by far more disappointing. 

[hunt]

if you take away those run plays where 5 taps on his left cheek and the entire stadium knows he's changing the play to an off tackle run to the left, westy's ypc would've been decent.