Game Thread: Friday Night NFL - Packers/Eagles from Brazil

[Iggloo]

Bro wants to be an Eagle SO BAD. Don't worry Micah, we will break you out of jail next.

Micah Parsons Calls Out Giants After Saquon Barkley’s Eagles Debut

Micah Parsons is not happy that Saquon Barkley went to a far more dangerous team in the NFC East than the Giants.

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[VikingFan2k2]

Bro wants to be an Eagle SO BAD. Don't worry Micah, we will break you out of jail next.

Micah Parsons Calls Out Giants After Saquon Barkley’s Eagles Debut

Micah Parsons is not happy that Saquon Barkley went to a far more dangerous team in the NFC East than the Giants.

uproxx.com

We will see. He might have to write a book.

 

[PDay8810]

We will see. He might have to write a book.

wait....wasn't this thread about the Eagles and Packers?

 

[Iggloo]

Regarding the Philly pass rush, yes, it is absolutely a concern. Nolan Smith was generally invisible last night, I think we may need to try rookie Jalyx Hunt. And Huff was also totally a nonfactor. It was interesting that Brandon Graham was getting a lot of early down looks, and I think it is because Fangio does not trust Huff to play sound run defense. Fangio is old school and expects these guys to actually execute their assignments and stuff.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

wait....wasn't this thread about the Eagles and Packers?

Yep and I'm sure some of their fans are in a Brazilian jail like Sona from "Prison Break".

And Michael is the lone Bears fan.

 

[VikingFan2k2]

Regarding the Philly pass rush, yes, it is absolutely a concern. Nolan Smith was generally invisible last night, I think we may need to try rookie Jalyx Hunt. And Huff was also totally a nonfactor. It was interesting that Brandon Graham was getting a lot of early down looks, and I think it is because Fangio does not trust Huff to play sound run defense. Fangio is old school and expects these guys to actually execute their assignments and stuff.

Isn't Graham the pro's pro on your defense? Or is he just going on a retirement run?

 

[Iggloo]

Both, kinda. He's a pro's pro but really old and in his final year of what he's billed as a victory lap of sorts. My guess is Fangio pulled him aside and told him he needed him to play a lot early while he gets these other guys to buy in to the way he wants to play etc. Graham cannot continue to lead these edges in snaps.

Brandon Graham Played More Snaps than Bryce Huff and Nolan Smith

Snap counts from Brazil: #Eagles snap counts vs. #Packers pic.twitter.com/K5HlaiysTP — John McMullen (@JFMcMullen) September 7, 2024 Brandon Graham played 32 snaps (48%) while Nolan Smith and Bryce Huff played 31 and 30 respectively. The edge rushers as a group combined for one QB hit, 0 sacks...

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[redskinsfan1963]

how serious is love,s leg injury?

 

[msgkings322]

how serious is love,s leg injury?

No news yet, I was curious myself

Jordan Love injury update: Latest on Green Bay Packers QB

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Actually saw this, avoided ACL injury probably

Packers’ Jordan Love appears to avoid ACL injury, more tests to come: report

The Green Bay Packers may have avoided disaster after reports on Saturday indicated the quarterback Jordan Love did not sustain an ACL injury during the final seconds of Friday's loss.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Iggloo]

It’s speculation but the internet doctors believe Love suffered the dreaded high ankle sprain here, Those famously take longer to recover from.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

It’s speculation but the internet doctors believe Love suffered the dreaded high ankle sprain here, Those famously take longer to recover from.

had several,worse than breaks imo.

 

[jarntt]

 

[Iggloo]

What's the estimated time he will miss then? Hopefully only a few weeks at most. They're going to struggle without him obviously, huge dropoff at Qb.

 

[packerzrule]

 

[Xeliou66]

From what I hear Love is expected to miss 3-6 weeks.

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

It's never good to miss any time in today's NFL, but if Love has to be absent for a handful of games, these comings weeks are about as positive as it gets. The Pack's next five games are against the Colts, Vikings, Titans, Rams, and Cardinals. The Rams look to be the toughest and it will be in their house. But otherwise, it's quite manageable. It's the following eight weeks where they face the brunt of their schedule. But he should be back by then.

 

[redskinsfan1963]

What's the estimated time he will miss then? Hopefully only a few weeks at most. They're going to struggle without him obviously, huge dropoff at Qb.

just heard 6 wks

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

If Green Bay can turn Malik Willis into a game manager, they can easily win more games than they lose without love. They got a nasty defense and Josh Jacobs can be that feature back. Green Bay might look like the 2000s Kyle Orton/Rex Grossman bears for a few weeks, just a much lower quality defense.

 

[fastforward]

Given what actually happened, with the moronic Packer return guy taking it out to the 15 and wasting seconds, it was clearly the right call.

No it wasn't the right call. Being on your 1-yard line and needing a FG to win has an almost identical win probability to being on your 30-yard line and needing a TD. The opposition later making a bad choice doesn't justify the Eagles decision. Had the Packers won the media would have analysed it and then criticised the Eagles, but the Packers didn't win so no-one bothered.

Congrats on the win.