Let the 2005 season begin. GAME THREAD!

[mussa]

my gurl took a picture of me last night as i was watching the game....

i wanted to rip them out of my head 

[shorebird]

how about a real penalty that was blown... that slant pass to TO where he was assaulted about 3 seconds before the ball got there.

Missed it.

[PhillyGirl]

That is disgusting.


PS...last night's game was the Patriots game from 2003 all over again.

40+ pass attempts and fewer than 15 rush attempts.

farging disgusting and Reid should be ashamed of himself. Didn't he learn from games like that and the Tampa game that year? 



MURP...or a few plays later when Hall did it again on another pass to TO.

[mussa]

That is disgusting.

rn't my eyes....dreamy???

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

In Reid's defense, it's not as if running the ball was overly successful.  I would have liked to see him bring in Parry and Gordon on 1st down and do some more power running.  Leave the team with 2nd and 6 or so, and get the OL pumped up and aggressive.

Pass blocking and standing on their heels the whole game is not going to inspire the OL to play better, IMO.

[PhillyGirl]

Your eyebrows aren't that big or dark LOL

Love the sort of unibrow on that dude, btw.

[TexasEagle]

In Reid's defense, it's not as if running the ball was overly successful.

It's hard to run the ball with success when they don't try. As the talking heads pointed out during the telecast, during play fakes the LBs were just bailing out. There's no point in faking a run when the team isn't running.

From the TMQ thread:

Stats of the Week No. 2 : Eagles' coaches called 48 passes and 13 rushes -- though trailing by a touchdown or less most of the game.

This is what botheres me the most about Andy Reid. He's WAY too pass happy sometimes.

On a related note:

Tis Better to Have Rushed and Lost Than Never to Have Rushed At All:  Willis McGahee gained four yards on his first five carries against Houston. When the run doesn't work right away, many teams immediately give up and go pass-wacky. But often the running game starts slowly, then builds steam as defenders tire. Buffalo kept giving McGahee the ball, and on his remaining 17 carries, the gentleman rushed for 113 yards. NFL teams, don't abandon the run.

More on the Iggs.

Pass-Wacky Is Putting It Mildly : When you're way behind, you call lots of passes and end up with crummy rushing stats. But the Eagles were not way behind at Atlanta -- trailing briefly by 14 points, they trailed by a touchdown or less for most of the contest. Yet Philadelphia coaches called 48 passes and just 13 runs. (This counts sacks and a scramble as called passes.) Trying to pass on 79 percent of your snaps in a close game is, as ecologists say, not sustainable. It was especially amusing when the Eagles, making no attempt to rush, called play-action fakes: talk about an empty threat! Contrast to the Falcons, whose play-fakes were credible because they were rushing well and often. The game's biggest play, Michael-Mike Vick's 58-yard throw to Michael Jenkins to the Philadelphia 1, setting up the winning score, was a play-fake. Philadelphia safeties crashed the line when Vick play-faked, because the Falcons were rushing well and often. When Donovan McNabb play-faked, Atlanta safeties ignored it.

[PhillyPhreak54]

yeah, the hit on McNabb was a penalty... just like the hit on Ritchie in the preseason against the Steelers.   

I ain't no NB, but Lavalais left his feet and speared McNabb. He lead with the crown of his helmet. I bet he gets fined for it, but that doesn't matter now. It was a penalty.

[Larry]

In Reid's defense, it's not as if running the ball was overly successful.  I would have liked to see him bring in Parry and Gordon on 1st down and do some more power running.  Leave the team with 2nd and 6 or so, and get the OL pumped up and aggressive.

Pass blocking and standing on their heels the whole game is not going to inspire the OL to play better, IMO.

On Gordon's lone run, Reid had Westbrook split out wide.  Interestingly enough, Westbrook was being covered by a DB, so you'd have to assume they were playing nickel.   That should make it much easier for Gordon to run inside.  I predict Gordon sees at least 10 carries next week, with most from this formation.

[ice grillin you]

the run is especially important against a small quick defense like atlantas...wear them down then come the 4th quarter stick a fork in em

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

the run is especially important against a small quick defense like atlantas...wear them down then come the 4th quarter stick a fork in em

Well, they're not going to "wear them down" running Westy from a single-back formation.

[MURP]

yeah, the hit on McNabb was a penalty... just like the hit on Ritchie in the preseason against the Steelers.   

I ain't no NB, but Lavalais left his feet and speared McNabb. He lead with the crown of his helmet. I bet he gets fined for it, but that doesn't matter now. It was a penalty.

I disagree.   

[ice grillin you]

Well, they're not going to "wear them down" running Westy from a single-back formation.

tru dat

what scares me is they arent going to need the run the next two weeks...but come arrowhead its gonna be a must...and by then andy will probably have forgotten about the atl game

[mussa]

Your eyebrows aren't that big or dark LOL

Love the sort of unibrow on that dude, btw.

im not asian and i have blue eyes too.  i though it would help liven up the thread or make people want to puke.  either way i win.   

[Tomahawk]

yeah, the hit on McNabb was a penalty... just like the hit on Ritchie in the preseason against the Steelers.   

You're not supposed to hit people in football!