Divisional - Falcons: Over Before It Started

smeags · January 08, 2018, 08:07:02 AM

so, it seems you guys are all pumped for the draft.

MDS · January 08, 2018, 10:49:59 AM

game now meaningless as oprah might be running for president

Don Ho · January 09, 2018, 03:47:46 AM

Quote from: smeags on January 08, 2018, 08:07:02 AM
so, it seems you guys are all pumped for the draft.

see 1972 - present

ice grillin you · January 09, 2018, 11:28:24 AM

i dont know what FPI is but espn's projects the birds to win by 7

Zanshin · January 09, 2018, 11:32:47 AM

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+espn+fpi

Diomedes · January 09, 2018, 12:11:15 PM

Errands gonna farg me... I have to travel (by car) during at least the beginning of the game. Driving to Peekskill. Gonna try to get a radio broadcast and make the kids shut the farg up.

smeags · January 09, 2018, 12:35:44 PM

not to worry, according to some, the game is already decided.

MDS · January 09, 2018, 03:52:09 PM

everyone practiced except for ellerbee, who i guess at this point is the starting mike?

QB Eagles · January 09, 2018, 03:56:20 PM

FPI is the same deal as the 538 Elo score. Those models know what the Eagles have done so far (who they played, how badly they won or lost) and are usually pretty accurate at ranking teams. But there's no input to the model to say that the main guy who was responsible for how the Eagles played all year isn't gonna play this game, so it's going to be wildly inaccurate for this kind of scenario.

I look at the Eagles roster and I still see a really good team. The negatives are Foles (bad but not Nathan Peterman level bad), the dumbass head coach who I am still OUT on, and the overall deflated feeling everyone has over the Wentz injury. Those are three huge negatives but I still wouldn't be shocked if the talented and rested roster pulled out a win at home against a flawed Falcons team. Not likely, but far from impossible.

ice grillin you · January 09, 2018, 04:43:11 PM

the question to me isnt if the eagles will win but instead will they score any offensive touchdowns not greatly aided by a turnover

another question is what do you think has a higher chance of happening...the eagles scoring two offensive touchdowns or none

hbionic · January 09, 2018, 04:53:27 PM

The real question is how many of us are ready to slit our wrists after reading this depressing thread. Should I even bother watching the Eagles until Wentz gets back?

Jesus christ all of you. It's almost as if Nick Foles was going to be the starting QB of the home divisional playoff game or something.

Oh...wait...

SD · January 09, 2018, 05:08:45 PM

Forecast calls for 55 and partly cloudy

DOOMED

ice grillin you · January 09, 2018, 05:10:19 PM

Quote from: hbionic on January 09, 2018, 04:53:27 PM
the starting QB of the home divisional playoff game or something.

this being a divisional playoff game is a bad thing for foles

he played at home against an uninterested not very good dallas defense was trying as hard as he could and was unspeakably bad

PhillyPhreak54 · January 09, 2018, 05:10:32 PM

wtf I leave and it gets warm

SD · January 09, 2018, 05:11:28 PM

Quote from: ice grillin you on January 09, 2018, 04:43:11 PM
the question to me isnt if the eagles will win but instead will they score any offensive touchdowns not greatly aided by a turnover

another question is what do you think has a higher chance of happening...the eagles scoring two offensive touchdowns or none

None

I think they'll get a couple turnovers, maybe score an offensive TD off one if it's deep enough in the Falcons territory. I think Elliot will be really busy.

Playoff tickets are going for $500. I wish I had a pair I'd sell them then bet the $1000 on the Falcons.