Resistance is Futile

[mussa]

I agree, Reid farged the whole game up. I was livid pretty much the whole 4th quarter. The offensive play calling was horrible. Not double-teaming plaxico was horrible.  I like dropping Dawk into the box, but leaving M. Lewis to cover the sky...not good, Dawk might of had a chance to break up one of those longer throws.  The defense just looked tried in the 4th, they didn't get the penetration they had all through the game and Eli just pick our weak secondary apart.  UNREAL...but I'm not as upset about it today. I know how good the players are, they all showed that yesterday, but the playcalling was horrific, the decisions made were bad and they put our players in bad situations. The entire coaching staff needs to apologize.

[dis12]

Were you guys standing in the concourse? I ended up sitting with the guy I bought my seat from & his elderly sister, who made me kiss her good luck troll doll.

i decided to get into the shade of the concourse and found D-H pacing back and forth randomly high-fiving and hugging eagles fans, then as the 4th ended i thought i was going to have to stop him from climbing up the reggie tribute and jumping.
kissing an old woman's troll, dude, that is just sick no matter how drunk you were.

it's great that all day drinking creates bizarre stories like this.  gotta luv the sick/stupid alcoholics.

[ice grillin you]

sounds like im the only one but i totally agree with the all out blitz on the plaxico play...you had to do something at that point...eli had completed 150 passes in a row...they could not stop him...and it wasnt like you left hanson out on an island with plax...it was your pro bowler...he didnt make the play...period

also a blitz gives you a better chance at a sack and a longer field goal

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

sounds like im the only one but i totally agree with the all out blitz on the plaxico play...you had to do something at that point...eli had completed 150 passes in a row...they could not stop him...and it wasnt like you left hanson out on an island with plax...it was your pro bowler...he didnt make the play...period

also a blitz gives you a better chance at a sack and a longer field goal

They'd tried blitzes.  A lot of them.

And Sheldon's never made the Pro Bowl.  Sending one extra guy might have been smart... not 3.

[v45]

Do you guys think that Trent Cole may have been a big reason why philly lost?

Had he not kicked McKenzie in the nuts Feely may not have made that FG...

[mahe34]

Once again this game shows us that McNabb is not a big game QB and Andy Reid is useless when it comes to thinking on the fly.  Yes, we all know McNabb can be great, but he's lost us big games in just about every way conceivable.  He's lost it being tired, confused, and now being cocky.  Taunting the Giant's defensive line and then getting a false start penalty was a fantastic idea with only having a 10 point cushion.  Side note...Or Defensive backs are toooooo small and way overated.  If we didn't get the pressure we did today and if eli was more accurate they would've gotten burned a lot more even if Shepard was in there.

I realize that over the years we have won more than many franchises such as the Cardinals, Browns, Bengals, etc., but the plain and simple fact is that this city is more cursed than boston and chicago combined.  We have good sports teams with great fans, but every damn year our teams find a way to let us down.  Especially this Eagles team.  They're good enough to break our hearts every year since there has been an NFL.  I'd almost rather have a team like the lions or cardinals who you know will suck instead of a team that has the ability to win it all, but never does or will.

Losses like this are a tough reality check that this team is not nearly as good as our 2004 ALMOST superbowl winning team!  We'll probably beat the weak teams and squeak out one or two wins against quality opponents which will lead to perhaps an 8-8 year.

glad to hear from you today.  great first post.  i am pissed of to !

[Feva]

sounds like im the only one but i totally agree with the all out blitz on the plaxico play...you had to do something at that point...eli had completed 150 passes in a row...they could not stop him...and it wasnt like you left hanson out on an island with plax...it was your pro bowler...he didnt make the play...period

also a blitz gives you a better chance at a sack and a longer field goal

Hell... that's fine, but why in the hell do we wait 'til we're up against it in OT to make that call?  Plenty of chances to try to stop momentum in the 4th qtr and even the early stages of OT.  I got no problem with the blitz call, but they called a zero coverage blitz leaving a 6'5" WR alone with a 5'10" CB.  Not smart.

[Feva]

Do you guys think that Trent Cole may have been a big reason why philly lost?

Had he not kicked McKenzie in the nuts Feely may not have made that FG...

One of many reasons.

[v45]

sounds like im the only one but i totally agree with the all out blitz on the plaxico play...you had to do something at that point...eli had completed 150 passes in a row...they could not stop him...and it wasnt like you left hanson out on an island with plax...it was your pro bowler...he didnt make the play...period

also a blitz gives you a better chance at a sack and a longer field goal

Hell... that's fine, but why in the hell do we wait 'til we're up against it in OT to make that call?  Plenty of chances to try to stop momentum in the 4th qtr and even the early stages of OT.  I got no problem with the blitz call, but they called a zero coverage blitz leaving a 6'5" WR alone with a 5'10" CB.  Not smart.

yeah and  Manning knew it, did you guys hear the interview after the game? That play was read.

[SunMo]

they ran the same blitz when there was a false start a play before, in fact all Eli did was through a hitch to Plax, instead, it was to the Giants advantage to false start, because Eli got to read the blitz, JJ was dumb enough to call it again, but this time Eli told Plax to run a go route.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Jim Johnson usually deserves more of the blame than he actually gets.  Do the fans just love him because he blitzes?

[SunMo]

i don't know if I'd say 'usually', but he does fly under the radar a little bit.

[ice grillin you]

its only a dumb call because the blitz didnt get there and because sheldon couldnt make the play...again i have no problem with that call..eli was doing whatever he wanted in the second half...blitz or no blitz...the guy was unconcious...something had to be tried

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

And again I say that he tried blitzing unsuccessfully repeatedly in the 4th quarter.

You should have a problem with the call.  Instead of making Eli thread a ball into coverage, he let him chuck it up and make an easy play for the win.

The face that you don't have any problem with the jailbreak blitz on that call and yet want to blame Andy Reid for everything except global warning pretty much sums up your inability to change an incorrect opinion.

[ice grillin you]

again eli completed over 70%...70!!...sitting back would have done absolutely nothing...so he throws deep and beats mike lewis and sheldon brown instead of just sheldon brown...or he throws for an easy first down on hanson

at least with a blitz youre trying to dictate what happens instead of getting disected apart like they were...

plus as i said you have a chance at a sack and put them out of or in deep field goal range