Eagles vs. Colts - Week 2 MNF

[Sgt PSN]

Biggest WTF to me was colts opening the last drive with two runs after Luck seemed to finally be in rhythm.

exactly

they can blame the refs all they want...but they had a horrid drive there and its not like the 85 bears were on the other side of the field

I thought that throwing on 3rd down (the int) was as bone headed as it gets. Up 7, in FG range with one of the all time great kickers on your team. Hand it off and if it doesn't get the 1st, take the 3 points and go up 2 scores.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Sproles/Kelce combo moving downfield is a sight to behold. It gained big yardage twice. The big man is crashing into guys, absorbing the hits, and Sproles is right on his back like he's in a papoose.

Like Runyan and Westbrook....

Those are my favorite plays to watch..when screens develop and the OL builds a wall

[Eagaholic]

Yeah, I was thinking that tonight. One of these games there's going to have to be a time out while they pull Sproles out of Kelce's butt (which is where they hide the win til the end of each game because they are definitely pulling it out of their ass).

I'm liking their 23 personnel group to just get the WRs the hell off the field.

[Don Ho]

Dilfer has sand in his vadge over the non-call on Boykin and the horsecollar.

Boo hoo hoo.

That "horse collar" was no different than the one called against the Eagles last week. They were both awful calls. And TY Hilton wasn't held or dragged down, it was in thd 5 yard range and there was minimal contact. Boo-farging-hoo.

Agreed.  Was that horse caller call reviewable?  To the naked eye it looked blatant but slow it down ok, it wasn't.  Birds hosed last week so screw it.  Hilton fell like a little bitch.

Dilfer, please shut up already.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Sproles/Kelce combo moving downfield is a sight to behold. It gained big yardage twice. The big man is crashing into guys, absorbing the hits, and Sproles is right on his back like he's in a papoose.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/140691/what-its-like-to-block-for-darren-sproles-lesean-mccoy-and-the-eagles-offense

[Rome]

So that ending was... awesome.

[Zanshin]

Lucky win, but the Eagles have had more than their share of unclucky losses. And speaking of Luck, the Colts deserved to lose for the way they didn't use their best player down the stretch.

I've always been a big Sproles fan. How can you not be? But in the Eagles uniform, watching him is the same sort of fun as it used to be watching a healthy-ish Westbrook, which was, you know, fun.

[Zanshin]

Speaking of Sproles...uh, solid use of a late round pick.

[Zanshin]

Also, was there a better feeling than not seeing Henery trot out there? No idea what the Eagles had in Parkey, but I do know what they had in Henery. I'd have been a lot more surprised if Henery made both kicks than not. This was one of those games when it was painfully obvious how critical the kicker can be.

[Rome]

ESPN's heads reaction to the officiating is hilarious.

11-90

4-70

Which team got penalized more?

Conspiracy!

[SD]

I love Sproles and what he brings to the offense. But they're using him as a safety net too much. Teams are going to catch on. Their receivers have been as bad as advertised the first two games. Maclin isn't Desean no matter how many times they want to send him deep and Cooper ain't shtein without a decent receiver on the other side. Still wish they'd use Maclin more on intermediate routes, he was great in that role under Reid. Still think Matthews will be decent once he settles in a bit more.

Oh yeah, and Lane Johnson can't come back soon enough. Gardner did an ok job considering he's a 3rd string RT but they did a lot of chipping and adjusting and that's going to be an issue once teams break down films and see what they're dealing with.

[Eagles_Legendz]

I am slightly concerned about Mathews at this pt [insert igy comment].  They weren't as obvious as the preseason game but I think he dropped 3 passes last night.

[Seabiscuit36]

I love Sproles and what he brings to the offense. But they're using him as a safety net too much. Teams are going to catch on. Their receivers have been as bad as advertised the first two games. Maclin isn't Desean no matter how many times they want to send him deep and Cooper ain't shtein without a decent receiver on the other side. Still wish they'd use Maclin more on intermediate routes, he was great in that role under Reid. Still think Matthews will be decent once he settles in a bit more.

Oh yeah, and Lane Johnson can't come back soon enough. Gardner did an ok job considering he's a 3rd string RT but they did a lot of chipping and adjusting and that's going to be an issue once teams break down films and see what they're dealing with.

Celek pretty much played Tackle all night. 

[BobbyT]

Sproles - great 5th round pick

[Zanshin]

Can Lane Johnson come back early if the new drug policy is ratified? I know that some players can, but I haven't definitively seen if he's one of them.