Eagles/Saints talk

[PhillyGirl]

Starting safety Harper out for year for Saints

[Seabiscuit36]

Omar Stoutmire will be waiting to spit on eagles on sunday.

[SD_Eagle5]

Hope I'm wrong but this one has the makings of a let down game. Emotional wins always cause a let down the following week. Offensively I think we'll be fine, defensively is where I think we're going to struggle. The Saints have as good a 1-2 punch as any team in the league, McCallister is a physical RB and our D-line didn't rotate much last week. They're also 4-1 and riding an emotional high.

[hbionic]

This season, its not the opposing running games that scare me...its our ass-backwardness when it comes to the big passing plays we give up. Granted our secondary is dinged up...but I'm more than confident about shutting opposing teams rushers down...espcially when we have leads and the other team has one or less receiving threats.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The loss of Harper is huge. He was playing very well for them.

I'm confident this week.

Hollis & Brian Young are the DTs...Simoneau is the MLB. == $$$

[Feva]

Hope I'm wrong but this one has the makings of a let down game. Emotional wins always cause a let down the following week. Offensively I think we'll be fine, defensively is where I think we're going to struggle. The Saints have as good a 1-2 punch as any team in the league, McCallister is a physical RB and our D-line didn't rotate much last week. They're also 4-1 and riding an emotional high.

Yup... that's what's in the back of my mind too.  On top of the fact that the Saints haven't lost in the "New" dome yet.

I do feel however, that outside of a letdown... I don't see the Eagles losing.  Not that it'll be a blowout, but we should win.  Their defense has been playing pretty well and all, but IMO... it's been overachieving and as we all know that Hollis and Sim can't stay solid for too long.  I just don't think they'll be able to stop us.

[SunMo]

Right now, if someone forced me to pick, I'd pick the Saints, just because of the letdown factor like people are talking about.  However, one thing going for the Eagles is that the Saints were home last week, and they won a big game late, so they probably have a bit of a letdown factor as well.

I think no matter what, they split the next two weeks between NO and Tampa

[PhillyPhreak54]

I see 'em beating NO and TB and maybe having a beef with JAX. The whole game before the bye was always a bitch.

[methdeez]

If we are going to factor in a letdown, don't forget about the Saints.
They played a division rival who has killed them recently. It was a very tight, back and forth game, which they won in the last second.
So, what about that, huh? huh?

[SD_Eagle5]

If we are going to factor in a letdown, don't forget about the Saints.
They played a division rival who has killed them recently. It was a very tight, back and forth game, which they won in the last second.
So, what about that, huh? huh?

They're also at home and that win wasn't nearly as emotional a win as ours, we won what was probably one of the most if not the most hyped games in NFL history.

[4and26]

I'd like to think that the Eagles are on a roll and they know it....

[ice grillin you]

'the myth of the letdown game' - by igy

theres no such thing kiddies

[Philly_Crew]

Too bad Stallworth won't be playing because I'm sure he would try to fire up the Eagles against his old team.  No letdown.

[Father Demon]

'the myth of the letdown game' - by igy

theres no such thing kiddies

Maybe not, but Andy Reid is 11-4 against the Cowboys.  He's 5-5 in the week following a win against the Cowboys.

That said, I don't think there will be a let down.  These guys are playing for real.

[Zanshin]

I think the Eagles will win...but McAllister has traditionally given them fits.