21 of the Starters are Getting Better

[Iggloo]

It's crazy how bad he sucks.

 

[Deano]

I'm also ready for Cooper to go away. Can't catch balls that hit him in the hands and stops his routes prematurely. Would have rather kept Rasheed Bailey.

Let's give Hicks credit for another game where he didn't play like a rookie.

 

[skinzfan]

No reason you guys can't make the playoffs. The NFC East is the worst I've ever seen it. You have four tough games, Panthers, Cowboys, Patriots and Cards, the rest .... meh.

In terms of the playoffs, absent Rodgers getting hurt, somebody's got a win in Lambeau Field in January. I don't see that happened on the NFC side.

 

[mklugs]

Sam is gaining confidence every week, every win, every big throw, every hit. He was moving way better out there last night. We haven't seen his best game yet, nor have we needed it. Piece by piece this thing is coming together. If Chip's a good coach we'll be peaking right at the right time.

The team is 3-3. They sure could have used better performances from Bradford in their 3 losses. And they scored exactly 0 points in the second half vs the Jets. Sam has 3 End zone INTs and 5 picks overall in their last two wins. I'm not giving up on him yet but he needs to be MUCH better.

If they were 6-0 Then what you said would've made sense. The Defense is bailing him out time and time again right now.

 

[eaglesnut]

Some of you are watching a much different game then I am. I see a qb that is not comfortable in the pocket, won't step up in the pocket and doesn't follow his progressions, instead his head looks like a bobble head swinging back and forth. He short hops balls and under throws the deep balls because he doesn't plant that left leg and step into his throws. He doesn't throw the football with any velocity either, he was lucky he didn't throw a pick 6 on that bubble screen. He looks to me right now like he is afraid. He also does not read a defense well at all. I see no Moxy, no take charge ability out there. I see a qb that simply does not look comfortable in any way. That presents a serious problem. Had we played a team like the Cardinals, packers, Denver or New England last night we would have lost by 20.

You are looking for the negatives. So that's what you are finding.

Dude hasn't played much football in the last 2 years. This is the NFL. He's not comfortable back there yet, nor should any reasonable person expect him to be all the way there at this point. If you don't think he looked more comfortable last night than week 1 then you are crazy.

 

[eaglesnut]

The team is 3-3. They sure could have used better performances from Bradford in their 3 losses. And they scored exactly 0 points in the second half vs the Jets. Sam has 3 End zone INTs and 5 picks overall in their last two wins. I'm not giving up on him yet but he needs to be MUCH better.

If they were 6-0 Then what you said would've made sense. The Defense is bailing him out time and time again right now.

And we're still 3-3. The Oline started to come together, and the run game. The secondary has stepped it up. Next Bradford and the terrible WRs. You all are really seeing how right I was about paying Maclin the money he earned now, aren't you?

 

[deerpathdave]

Colts' botched fake, Golden Tate catch, more from NFL Week 6 | The MMQB with Peter King

Peter King has the Eagles as 11th best in the league and they have beaten the teams ranked 5th and 13th and lost to the team ranked 9th. So they seem like legit playoff contenders at this point, but also unlikely to get a bye as they would need to overtake the NFC South winner. They could make a big step toward that goal next Sunday by beating the Panthers. But then they would still be 2 games back in the loss column to both Atlanta and Carolina.

Somewhat realistically, I like the improvements I see over the last couple of weeks. The Panthers game is a must win if they are to have any chance of getting a bye. The Cowboys game on November 8th will in all likelihood be an elimination game for winning the NFC East for the Eagles. So in two more games we will know if they are competing seriously for a playoff run or just hoping to squeak in.

 

[deerpathdave]

The Eagles' offensive line is playing much better

Interesting to read the PFF analysis.

Bradford was only a -.8 on their scale which is bad but not awful. The BG commentator points out that 5 of Bradford's 9 INTs were when he was NOT under pressure which doesn't fit with the whole narrative that people have had about how he is a workout warrior that cannot perform under pressure.

If he was folding under pressure consistently and not trying deep balls, I would be more concerned that his problems were internal to his personality and not fixable.

But, when you have all day to throw back there and then launch it into triple coverage downfield and your receiver breaks his route off short? Obviously a horrible, horrible play, but also one that seems to have everything to do with knowing the offense and knowing his receivers and....this is the important part...something that the QB, WRs and coaching staff can work on and fix.

 

[eaglesnut]

If you're playing the right kind of ball in January it doesn't matter how you get in.

The Panthers and Falcons sill need to prove they can do it all year and the Packers have yet to find their running game.

 

[deerpathdave]

If you're playing the right kind of ball in January it doesn't matter how you get in.

The Panthers and Falcons sill need to prove they can do it all year and the Packers have yet to find their running game.

Well it kind of does matter. Home field is a huge advantage and even huger is to have a first round bye. It raises your odds of advancing by alot not only making it a round further without playing a game, but having two weeks to prepare and get healthy to the opponents one. Teams with a bye are usually a 7+ point favorite to win the next round and find themselves playing in the conference championship game.

Of course anything is possible, but it is unfortunate that with 3 conference losses at this point, it seems unlikely that the Eagles would get a bye.

 

[whywork2]

...and then there's Sam Bradford. It's 6 weeks in and I believe this is his ceiling. If he didn't light up this team, he's not going to light up anybody. This is who he is: the bottom 25% of QBs.

We're a QB away from being competitive. Again.

he's the NFL's version of Bobby Brady. He's a deer in the headlights. I actually want to pull for him but he's just so hard to watch. He plays scared.

 

[L.Freamon]

Except that two of the three INTs were overthrows or miscommunications. And its hard to say that a guy that completed 63% of his passes was inaccurate.

I can say 63% is inaccurate when the best QBs are taking advantage of passing rules and hitting 70%. He's mediocre at best.

11 turnovers in 6 games. That's putrid.

 

[L.Freamon]

Some of you are watching a much different game then I am. I see a qb that is not comfortable in the pocket, won't step up in the pocket and doesn't follow his progressions, instead his head looks like a bobble head swinging back and forth. He short hops balls and under throws the deep balls because he doesn't plant that left leg and step into his throws. He doesn't throw the football with any velocity either, he was lucky he didn't throw a pick 6 on that bubble screen. He looks to me right now like he is afraid. He also does not read a defense well at all. I see no Moxy, no take charge ability out there. I see a qb that simply does not look comfortable in any way. That presents a serious problem. Had we played a team like the Cardinals, packers, Denver or New England last night we would have lost by 20.

That's about what i see.

 

[L.Freamon]

No reason you guys can't make the playoffs. The NFC East is the worst I've ever seen it. You have four tough games, Panthers, Cowboys, Patriots and Cards, the rest .... meh.

If we win the other games, we can lose 3 of those 4 and probably win the division with 10 wins. I think we could get 2 of those 4.

 

[L.Freamon]

You are looking for the negatives. So that's what you are finding.

Dude hasn't played much football in the last 2 years. This is the NFL. He's not comfortable back there yet, nor should any reasonable person expect him to be all the way there at this point.

If it was the NBA would could afford all these bad games from Sam. Too bad we only play 16 games and we're almost 1/2 way thru and he's making the same bad throws he made week 1...and before he got hurt 2 years ago.

 

[Wings]

You are looking for the negatives. So that's what you are finding.

Dude hasn't played much football in the last 2 years. This is the NFL. He's not comfortable back there yet, nor should any reasonable person expect him to be all the way there at this point. If you don't think he looked more comfortable last night than week 1 then you are crazy.

I guess I'm crazy and by the sounds of the radio 90% of eagle nation along with the Philadelphia media... all crazy! Because everyone's seeing the guy making the same pathetic throws every week. He is gonna own an NFL record soon most balls picked off in the end zone! Not a record a qb wants to hold.

 

[mklugs]

And we're still 3-3. The Oline started to come together, and the run game. The secondary has stepped it up. Next Bradford and the terrible WRs. You all are really seeing how right I was about paying Maclin the money he earned now, aren't you?

Totally agree that Maclin should have been re-signed. The team has definitely improved their play across the board over the last two games. The receivers are likely to be up and down throughout the year due to their youth and/or questionable hands.

I hope Bradford plays much better. He will certainly have to. But there are no guarantees, more than likely, he'll play about the same or marginally better.

 

[eaglesnut]

Well it kind of does matter. Home field is a huge advantage and even huger is to have a first round bye. It raises your odds of advancing by alot not only making it a round further without playing a game, but having two weeks to prepare and get healthy to the opponents one. Teams with a bye are usually a 7+ point favorite to win the next round and find themselves playing in the conference championship game.

Of course anything is possible, but it is unfortunate that with 3 conference losses at this point, it seems unlikely that the Eagles would get a bye.

I don't need to win an average of historical football games. I just need to win 4 games in a row once.

 

[eaglesnut]

I guess I'm crazy and by the sounds of the radio 90% of eagle nation along with the Philadelphia media... all crazy! Because everyone's seeing the guy making the same pathetic throws every week. He is gonna own an NFL record soon most balls picked off in the end zone! Not a record a qb wants to hold.

You're all crazy. He was running around better and taking hits well. When he gets comfortable he'll probably be as good as we need him to be.

 

[Wings]

You're all crazy. He was running around better and taking hits well. When he gets comfortable he'll probably be as good as we need him to be.

He looks like shit bro.....I hope your right....right now he looks like Bobby Hoying.