What concerns you most about this team leading into week 2?

Started by WEST is GOD, September 15, 2005, 11:21:56 PM

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What concerns you most about this team?

Offensive line
11 (28.9%)
Lack of running game
16 (42.1%)
McNabb's chest bruise
8 (21.1%)
Akers' 2 missed FGs
0 (0%)
other
3 (7.9%)

Total Members Voted: 38

PoopyfaceMcGee

Reid only called 13 running plays, because the line wasn't blocking anyone on the first few he called.

PhillyGirl

Quote from: FFatPatt on September 16, 2005, 07:53:15 AM
Reid only called 13 running plays, because the line wasn't blocking anyone on the first few he called.

Sure, so lets just abandon the ENTIRE game plan because of the first few plays in the first game of the year?
"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

PoopyfaceMcGee

Yes, Reid still should have tried to run more, but you also can't blame him for trying to pass when the Falcons routinely had 8 guys in the box and were stopping Westbrook with relative ease.

Again, it all goes back to the offensive line.

rjs246

The O-Line is my concern. I've never seen them perform well against the 3-4.
Is rjs gonna have to choke a bitch?

Let them eat bootstraps.

PhillyGirl

You can't judge the online from one quarter of play...especially in the first game of the season...and Reid knows that.  His plan was to pass pass pass against the blitz and he did. He was wrong.
"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

PoopyfaceMcGee

If McNabb weren't hurt and playing like crap, Reid's strategy would have been good enough to win the game.

McNabb wouldn't have gotten hurt if the O-Line wasn't sucking monkey nuts.


Again, I can see the lack of run game being a concern... but how an informed fan could watch that game and say the area of BIGGEST concern is anything BUT the O-Line is beyond me.  They sucked.  Completely.  Sucked hard.

PhillyGirl

"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

PoopyfaceMcGee

McNabb wouldn't have been speared in the chest if his O-Line could block.

ice grillin you

the line left a lot to be desired...and the run game was non existent...but both these things have happened numerous times over the last few years...the fact of the matter is mcnabb was horrible and thats the concern right now...he needs to get his schwagger back then everything will be right again

the best thing that could happen sunday would be an early touchdown pass to TO...that would do more for this team right now than 5 john hannahs and an earl cambell coached by jim lee howell
i can take a phrase thats rarely heard...flip it....now its a daily word

igy gettin it done like warrick

im the board pharmacist....always one step above yous

MadMarchHare

I went with the O line, because we can run the ball, we just don't enough sometimes.

The O line, particularly Hicks, was beaten badly last week.  And Honeybuns has shown a certain lack of savvy with the 3-4 D.  A monster game from the line will make me feel a lot better.
Anyone but Reid.

Zanshin

The Oline and Running the ball sort of go hand in hand.

PhillyGirl

"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen

Geowhizzer

This team sucks.
No playoffs.
Heck, they won't win a game.  0-17- they'll even lose the bye week.

Love, Merril  :-*

PoopyfaceMcGee

Quote from: Zanshin on September 16, 2005, 08:43:42 AM
The Oline and Running the ball sort of go hand in hand.

Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 16, 2005, 08:44:09 AM
Actually, they don't.

Reid called 13 run plays.

Period.

You're not right all the time, and this is one of those times you're not.

The O-Line played very, very poorly on Monday night and was more to blame than Reid's playcalling.

Period.

PhillyGirl

Not saying I'm right all of the time, however, Reid can't determine that his line sucks from just a few plays. And he started off the game passing constantly. His playcalling blew. Not saying the oline didn't look bad, but they MIGHT have been helped had Reid mixed it up just a tad.

Makes it real easy for a defense to make an oline look like shtein when the playcalling is as predictable as it was.
"Oh, yeah. They'll still boo. They have to. They're born to boo. Just now, they'll only boo with two Os instead of like four." - Larry Andersen