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A nice way to start the day reading comedy like this. He blames it on the cleats
? 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."
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."
