Skins vs Eagles - Gameday Thread

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Originally Posted by rbanerjee23

Let's be honest, we've not faced good offenses in our first two weeks so the defense has looked pretty damn good. Foles, Sproles, and McCoy will hurt us if we give them the chance. This game is all about controlling time of possession and minimizing turnovers. That sounds trite but there is no way we win if Foles gets time to engineer drives. That offense is too good. Pound the ball with Morris and Helu (200 + yards on the ground) and control the clock

Foles and their offense isn't about engineering drives (that more describes us), they need the big plays to make their offense go. Part of why they do better in the second half, defenses are a split second slower, and they can have fresher legs out of Sproles and McCoy.

Put it this way, the Eagles had 23 minutes TOP last week and still won. That wasn't due to sustained drives, but because of 3 or 4 gash plays. I firmly believe that if Foles is forced to make 12-14 play drives, we win this going away.