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mooby · 09-21-2014, 05:56 PM

Positives:

Captain Kirk: I think we did enough on offense to win this game. Last drive notwithstanding he looked good most of the day.

D.Jax: way to gut it out, and thanks for the bomb that managed to restore hope for a game that looked like it was going down the drain.

Run defense: Not sure if this was a case of "they're not running because it's so easy passing the ball" or if it's "man they did a really good job of stopping the run" but either way their run game was nonexistant.

I'm sure there's some more silver linings in here somewhere, but they're hard to find for me at the moment.

Negatives:

Defense: I will give credit to the Eagles, 3 games against the Chip Kelly era has shown they are not going to be an easy game as long as they have the Kelly/Foles combo working. But the Eagles looked they were toying with us when they had the ball for most of the game.

Special teams: We had one good special teams day last week against the Jags, how about putting together 2 games in a row now? No need to give extra touchdowns to a team that can score super quick on offense. I'll give a pass to Forbath's shank since his groin is probably still injured, but that field goal definitely would've come in handy late in the game. And shoutout to Haslett for letting Riley get burned for a 2nd td after he looked clueless on Matthews' first td.

Penalties: Can't tell if we are really that undisciplined or if the league is determined to make the players take the refs seriously. Either way I'm growing tired of seeing flags after every play.

Pass rush: I know Foles gets the ball out quick but the Eagles practically put out a backup offensive line and we didn't get a single sack, a week after collecting 10 sacks? C'mon man.

Closing statement: I think the one game against the Jags is starting to look like an anomaly on defense, but I do think our defense is better than last year's. With each game I watch Cousins play, I think he's got some work to do but for the most part he looks like a capable backup. And idk what they need to do to fix the special teams but giving up easy return touchdowns has to stop.

09-21-2014, 05:56 PM	#11
mooby Hug Anne Spyder Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,596	Re: Skins vs. Eagles Post-Game Positives: Captain Kirk: I think we did enough on offense to win this game. Last drive notwithstanding he looked good most of the day. D.Jax: way to gut it out, and thanks for the bomb that managed to restore hope for a game that looked like it was going down the drain. Run defense: Not sure if this was a case of "they're not running because it's so easy passing the ball" or if it's "man they did a really good job of stopping the run" but either way their run game was nonexistant. I'm sure there's some more silver linings in here somewhere, but they're hard to find for me at the moment. Negatives: Defense: I will give credit to the Eagles, 3 games against the Chip Kelly era has shown they are not going to be an easy game as long as they have the Kelly/Foles combo working. But the Eagles looked they were toying with us when they had the ball for most of the game. Special teams: We had one good special teams day last week against the Jags, how about putting together 2 games in a row now? No need to give extra touchdowns to a team that can score super quick on offense. I'll give a pass to Forbath's shank since his groin is probably still injured, but that field goal definitely would've come in handy late in the game. And shoutout to Haslett for letting Riley get burned for a 2nd td after he looked clueless on Matthews' first td. Penalties: Can't tell if we are really that undisciplined or if the league is determined to make the players take the refs seriously. Either way I'm growing tired of seeing flags after every play. Pass rush: I know Foles gets the ball out quick but the Eagles practically put out a backup offensive line and we didn't get a single sack, a week after collecting 10 sacks? C'mon man. Closing statement: I think the one game against the Jags is starting to look like an anomaly on defense, but I do think our defense is better than last year's. With each game I watch Cousins play, I think he's got some work to do but for the most part he looks like a capable backup. And idk what they need to do to fix the special teams but giving up easy return touchdowns has to stop.