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LeSean McCoy: Packers aren't better than we are

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A nice way to start the day reading comedy like this. He blames it on the cleats
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? Why werent the Packers slipping around?

Take a look at the wins the Eagles have had since coach Kelly took over. When playing teams with losing records the team is 15 - 2. When playing teams with winning records the Eagles are 2 - 7.

It is pretty easy to see from this info that they feast on losing teams and dont have enough talent to beat teams with winning records.

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LeSean McCoy: Packers aren't better than we are

LeSean McCoy: Packers aren't better than we are | Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia

GREEN BAY, Wis. — LeSean McCoy had the end zone in his sights.
On the final play of the first quarter Sunday at Lambeau Field — when the Packers' lead was only 17-0 — McCoy caught the ball in the flat, burst upfield, eluded one Packers defender but, before he could juke another, skidded on the Lambeau turf and was taken down after gaining 18 yards to the Packers' 13.
"I think I score if I don't slip, I make the second guy miss also, but I didn't," McCoy said after the Eagles' dismal 53-20 loss.

McCoy, who earlier had skidded on the Packers logo at midfield, took running backs coach Duce Staley's advice and changed his spikes.

"Yeah, Duce actually told me to change my cleats. I changed it, kind of get the screw in tight, get some grip," McCoy said. "It made a difference."

Problem was, the Eagles' spikes were the least of their problems. This game was billed as two of the top teams in the NFC. It was flexed from 1 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. By 5:25, the Packers showed they were clearly superior.

At least, according to McCoy, on this day in this stadium.

"I don't think they're a better team than us," McCoy said. "They were today and that's all that matters. No reason to talk about it. They were a better team today. I think overall, we're a good team — we really are. Just didn't play like it today."

After averaging just 1.6 yards a carry last week against Carolina's 26th-ranked run defense, McCoy fared better Sunday against Green Bay, which entered the day 30th against the run.

He rushed for 3.8 yards per carry, finishing with 88 yards rushing on 23 carries (not including one botched handoff), but those numbers were good for fantasy owners and not much else.

"Just how the game went, it got so wacky. I thought we could run the ball on them, that was the plan," he said. "The game just got out of reach.

"It's a loss. No matter what the score says, it's a loss. It just got out of hand. I don't think we played the way we've been playing lately. We've just got to go back to the drawing board, look at the tape, get refocused and get back to winning football, and then we'll get this game past us."

And look forward to another shot at Green Bay when they can prove McCoy right.

"That's how this thing boils down, and if we continue to do what we're supposed to do," he said, "we'll have another shot at them."
 

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GB made Philly look like a JV HS team.
 

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That guy is a knucklehead. nothing sounds more like sour grapes than bad mouthing someone who just beat your ass in ever facet of the game.
 

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don't think they're a better team than us," McCoy said. "They were today and that's all that matters. No reason to talk about it. They were a better team today. I think overall, we're a good team — we really are. Just didn't play like it today."

Oh, what audacity. How dare he!.. :L
 

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Pittsburgh said the same thing many times after getting beat in the playoffs.

NO CLASS!

GB is the better team and will continue to be as long as they have Rodgers and Jordy Nelson...
 

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The difference between the teams is not as big as it was last night (the Packers have been beaten up this season as well), but overall the Packers are probably the better team (they are definitely a bad match-up for the Eagles).

Mind you, last year - apparently - the Seahawks feared the Eagles the most as a potential play-offs opponent. And I would argue they did so much more because of how the teams matched up than because of the Eagles being a better team than San Francisco, Carolina or Green Bay.
 

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"We've just got to go back to the drawing board"


This may not be a trend for the Eagles (yet), but it is for the Packers' opponents.
 

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Shady running his mouth better than he is the football. He looks like he is not amped up when he gets the ball like last year.
 

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If Philly and GB meet in the post-season he and the Eagles will get another chance.

Yeah sometimes players have a hard time believing they just got their butt kicked. They have pride.
 

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Kids say the darndest things
 

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He sounds like all the Eagle fans....
It was the refs, It was the cleats, It was divine intervention, etc. Maybe somebody should tell them excuses don't get you wins, they just make you sound whiny.

The fact that they beat two winning teams in two years under Kelly speaks volumes.
 

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I don't think he said anything overly egregious.

Sometimes teams have a bad game.
 

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Troy Aikman and Joe Buck mentioned this during he broadcast, apparently they use the same turf in Philly, so I'm not sure how that could be an excuse.

Also, if you notice slipping during warmups, why wouldn't the equipment people advise the players to, or directly make the changes themselves.

Say what you need to, to keep your and your teammates confidence, but sometimes it's okay to acknowledge that you got your asses kicked.
 

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Troy Aikman and Joe Buck mentioned this during he broadcast, apparently they use the same turf in Philly, so I'm not sure how that could be an excuse.

Also, if you notice slipping during warmups, why wouldn't the equipment people advise the players to, or directly make the changes themselves.

Say what you need to, to keep your and your teammates confidence, but sometimes it's okay to acknowledge that you got your asses kicked.

"No way. If it wasn't for the officials, the Eagles would be 10-0" -DutchBird
 

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You're an ass Scooby. Lesean McCoy said the Packers were better today. Nothing like ommiting everything else McCoy said. What's he supposed to say when interviewed. "We really suck and our season is over at 7 and 3? Scooby you're the worst troll on this board. Not one Eagle fan said the Eagles would have won that game. They said we played terrible and the refs were bad too. Why do you go on and on about how bad the Eagles are. They are 7 and 3. They lost 3 games on the road this season to good teams.
 

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That guy is a knucklehead. nothing sounds more like sour grapes than bad mouthing someone who just beat your ass in ever facet of the game.

No, we blocked a Punt, blocked a FG and sacked the kicker. We friggin dominayted in that face Fordy. Hahaha. That was one serious beat down. But McCoys words weren't really that. He was saying he thinks the Eagles are good and the Packers were better that day. I disagree cause GB is MUCH better but people forget they are asked questions. What's he supposed to say? Its not like after the game McCoy was posting "We are better then GB".
 

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You're an ass Scooby. Lesean McCoy said the Packers were better today. Nothing like ommiting everything else McCoy said. What's he supposed to say when interviewed. "We really suck and our season is over at 7 and 3? Scooby you're the worst troll on this board. Not one Eagle fan said the Eagles would have won that game. They said we played terrible and the refs were bad too. Why do you go on and on about how bad the Eagles are. They are 7 and 3. They lost 3 games on the road this season to good teams.

What's up with the personal attacks?

If I was McCoy, I would start with not bringing up "cleats" and then maybe move on with "We got our butt's kicked and that is all there is too it."

Again, you are putting words in my mouth to try and make a point. You need to relax.
 

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What's up with the personal attacks?

If I was McCoy, I would start with not bringing up "cleats" and then maybe move on with "We got our butt's kicked and that is all there is too it."

Again, you are putting words in my mouth to try and make a point. You need to relax.

But that's not all there is to it. When the Eagles go in today and watch the tape, they are looking for their own mistakes (and there were plenty of them), because that is really all that should matter to them. They're not looking at how the Packers played so well, they're looking for what they could have done to prevent the Packers from playing so well.

He wasnt disrespectful like its being made in to, he is just only concerned with how the Eagles are playing compared to how they are capable of playing. I don't know if I would want my team to have any other approach.
 
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