Eagles/Panthers talk

[The BIGSTUD]

Not the GDT, just chat about the upcoming game. Predictions, expectations?

I have a very wait and see approach with the Eagles this year. So many questions, and rather than answering the unknown, I think it is best to let it play out and see.

The Eagles run defense is a little worrisome, but Carolina's should be too. Beason is banged up, they lost Kemoeatu to injury and they may have another injury or too as well. Can't remember. The Eagles should be able to establish the run on them with a real FB if Andy decides to actually run the ball. Plus, I'm more confident in the offensive line run blocking with limited reps as opposed to pass blocking.

Establish the run, go play action to Jackson, and work the middle of the field with Celek. Hope for the best with the run defense and don't let Smith get behind you on defense. They don't have much of a TE and Delhomme sucks. Their only 2 real weapons are Williams and Smith.

[Rome]

Eagles 44 Panthers 17

[ice grillin you]

Love this defense.

What's to love?

Two premiere defensive tackles, a stud pass rusher in Cole, the best secondary in the NFL. Mediocre linebackers, but good enough to win football games. This defense isn't all that different from last year and wehad one of the best defenses in the NFL last year. So what changes all of a sudden?

and it will still be good enough to be a top 5 defense in the NFL like it was last year.

[rjs246]

31-28 Carolina.

[The BIGSTUD]

I'll stand by it.

[Eagaholic]

I have no feel for this game at all.

I'll go with 17-3.

It's probably Carolina that gets the 17.

[bowzer]

Jake Delhomme is their starting qb....

31-17 Eagles.

[shorebird]

I feel the Eagles will have no problem scoring 20-30 or more pts. a game, but the D is questionable at this point. If the Eagles fall behind early it could be a very long game.

32-28 Eagles.

[Magical_Retard]

Eagles lose. Pretty confident about it.

[rjs246]

Eagles lose. Pretty confident about it.

Same.

[General_Failure]

Carolina 180
Eagles 2

[PhillyPhanInDC]

I haven't really paid too much attention to it with the Phils being on, but the preseason went pretty fast for me. I was hoping they had some more time to demonstrate they had gotten it together. I think they will look like hot garbage, and the Panthers are going to run the ball down their throats, while the offense looks completely out of sync.


Panthers 24 - Bird 13

[Seabiscuit36]

1000 - 10014 EAGLES

[QB Eagles]

We are all rightly concerned that the Eagles may be mediocre this year, but let's not overlook the fact that the Panthers will likely be at least as mediocre as the Eagles. Their camp and preseason have been downright horrible, and I'm not talking about losing meaningless games. I'm talking about showing no flashes of talent whatsoever for the last month. I think last year was flukey for them, and I think their fanbase is feeling the discomfort. They have star players but they have a shtein QB and a lot of times over the years this team has been unable to put the puzzle pieces together correctly. 24-17 Eagles... a Panthers loss more than an Eagles win.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Too early for a prediction, but I don't have a good feeling.

1. What's going to happen with the OL; are Andrews and Andrews playing? Even if they are, what is the chemistry going to look like? How many sacks will Julius Peppers beat Peters for?

2. They have to force noodle arm to beat them. If Williams gets on track and runs on them, its going to be a long day.

3. Is the offense going to be in sync and have rhythm?

The only thing we can hope for is that they come out with the offense clicking. If they lose this game, they are staring 0-2 right in the face with NO next week.