The Eagles made a mockery of the NFL last night

[dbldwn711]

Last night the Eagles showed the rest of the league just how unprofessional an organization they are. With playoff implications on the line they literally threw in the towel and played only 3/4ths of a game despite the game having very serious implications.

This is PROFESSIONAL football. Teams and players are expected to conduct themselves professionally. Yesterday, you had teams literally playing for nothing in the Pats/Jets game but both teams left their starters in the entire game and competed. They gave fans what they paid for. The jaguars played hard the entire game even though it was meaningless to them because they recognize that they are professionals. The Eagles on the other hand made a mockery of themselves and the league by simply giving up and not playing hard for the entire game.

They are by far the biggest joke in the NFL today. The league should dock them a draft pick and give them a fine for what they displayed in a very meaningful game played on national television.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Um, it was a competitive game.....if anybody made a mockery of the NFL.....it was the Dolphins.....see that great defense yesterday?

 

[ericd7633]

Last night the Eagles showed the rest of the league just how unprofessional an organization they are. With playoff implications on the line they literally threw in the towel and played only 3/4ths of a game despite the game having very serious implications.

This is PROFESSIONAL football. Teams and players are expected to conduct themselves professionally. Yesterday, you had teams literally playing for nothing in the Pats/Jets game but both teams left their starters in the entire game and competed. They gave fans what they paid for. The jaguars played hard the entire game even though it was meaningless to them because they recognize that they are professionals. The Eagles on the other hand made a mockery of themselves and the league by simply giving up and not playing hard for the entire game.

They are by far the biggest joke in the NFL today. The league should dock them a draft pick and give them a fine for what they displayed in a very meaningful game played on national television.

The players played hard the whole game. Pederson for whatever reason wanted to play Sudfeld. He sucks really bad. Thus the Eagles looked like shit. If anyone Pederson is at fault, not the players. Hell it's amazing that Eagles only lost by 6 with what they threw out there.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

They still had a chance to win it in the final minute. Maybe that says something about what a mockery the Washington Football Team is

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

The players played hard the whole game. Pederson for whatever reason wanted to play Sudfeld. He sucks really bad. Thus the Eagles looked like shit. If anyone Pederson is at fault, not the players. Hell it's amazing that Eagles only lost by 6 with what they threw out there.

But Hurts was awful. I don't know that they really lost anything by playing Nate over Jalen. And honestly both teams looked like the keystone cops for much of the game.

 

[SteelersPride]

there were pre-game rumors he'd play sudfeld.........

but how is this different than the steelers resting guys? both allowed a team to secure a playoff berth

 

[EKA]

The Eagles players didnt quit. Their head coach quit on them.

The defense played hard despite playing with practice squad guys due to injury or covid. They only allowed 20 points.

The offense just wasnt good enough. That was what we watched all year whether it was Wentz or Hurts in there. They've stunk all year.

The head coach should've been fired walking off the field for what he did. If you're gonna move on to Hurts, why not let him finish the game and see what he could've done. It was a disgrace to put in Sudfeld who you knew what you had. Nothing. Pederson threw in the towel at that moment.

That said, the Giants have no one to blame but themselves. Maybe, just maybe, they should've won a couple more games and not allowed the Eagles to "screw" them. Its their own fault they were in that position to need someone else to take care of their business. Just like teams bitching about a bad ref call should never let it come to that, neither should a team that only won 6 games bitch that a 4 win team didn't do enough to help them at the end.. Be better.

 

[dbldwn711]

there were pre-game rumors he'd play sudfeld.........

but how is this different than the steelers resting guys? both allowed a team to secure a playoff berth

it’s different bc the Steelers have something to play for next game. There is no next game for the Eagles. They are a joke

 

[_phiLLies_]

end result is always the same; if you have to rely on another team for your own success.. it's no one's fault but your own.

 

[dbldwn711]

The Eagles players didnt quit. Their head coach quit on them.

The defense played hard despite playing with practice squad guys due to injury or covid. They only allowed 20 points.

The offense just wasnt good enough. That was what we watched all year whether it was Wentz or Hurts in there. They've stunk all year.

The head coach should've been fired walking off the field for what he did. If you're gonna move on to Hurts, why not let him finish the game and see what he could've done. It was a disgrace to put in Sudfeld who you knew what you had. Nothing. Pederson threw in the towel at that moment.

That said, the Giants have no one to blame but themselves. Maybe, just maybe, they should've won a couple more games and not allowed the Eagles to "screw" them. Its their own fault they were in that position to need someone else to take care of their business. Just like teams bitching about a bad ref call should never let it come to that, neither should a team that only won 6 games bitch that a 4 win team didn't do enough to help them at the end.. Be better.

im certainly not defending the giants. This isn’t about the giants. This is about the league as a whole and what should be expected of teams.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Only one thing for me to add to this thread...

 

[dbldwn711]

end result is always the same; if you have to rely on another team for your own success.. it's no one's fault but your own.

this isn’t about the giants. It’s about what is expected of a PROFESSIONAL football team.

 

[DJ Fieri]

But Hurts was awful. I don't know that they really lost anything by playing Nate over Jalen. And honestly both teams looked like the keystone cops for much of the game.

This.

Hurts was 7 of 20 for 72 yards and threw an INT. He ran for 2 TD's but he wasn't throwing the ball well at all.

 

[redseat]

This is GREAT!!!

 

[dbldwn711]

This.

Hurts was 7 of 20 for 72 yards and threw an INT. He ran for 2 TD's but he wasn't throwing the ball well at all.

he gave them a chance to win. Sudfeld did not.

Did you see him on the sidelines after they took him out of the game? He was all smiles. He certainly didn’t look like a player who had been benched for poor play

This wasn’t exhibition season. There was a lot at stake. The Eagles organization owed it to the league to compete at its very best. They were unprofessional and selfish last night. They made a mockery of the league.

 

[EKA]

im certainly not defending the giants. This isn’t about the giants. This is about the league as a whole and what should be expected of teams.

OK, but what did you expect them to do? Not to defend the decision, but Pederson DID say b4 the game he wanted to get Sudfeld some reps. The defense played hard all game. They didn't quit. The offense played hard the whole game. They just werent good enough and werent all year. That was a normal performance for them.

Pederson is the only one who quit and he should be fired yesterday for that. But, he did tell you that was his plan to play Sudfeld. Right or wrong (and the way it played out, way wrong), he stuck to his plan.

 

[_phiLLies_]

this isn’t about the giants. It’s about what is expected of a PROFESSIONAL football team.

no one will care about professionalism after washington loses and the season is over. not many care now. however, the eagles moving up 3 spots in the draft could be of importance for a decade or longer.

 

[dbldwn711]

OK, but what did you expect them to do? Not to defend the decision, but Pederson DID say b4 the game he wanted to get Sudfeld some reps. The defense played hard all game. They didn't quit. The offense played hard the whole game. They just werent good enough and werent all year. That was a normal performance for them.

Pederson is the only one who quit and he should be fired yesterday for that. But, he did tell you that was his plan to play Sudfeld. Right or wrong (and the way it played out, way wrong), he stuck to his plan.

the fact that he told everyone BEFOREHAND makes the entire organization culpable. He didn’t go rogue. This was a decision that was approved of by the entire organization because they didn’t say “bullshit... you compete for 60 minutes!”

You’re making my point for me.

 

[dbldwn711]

no one will care about professionalism after washington loses and the season is over. not many care now. however, the eagles moving up 3 spots in the draft could be of importance for a decade or longer.

selfish douchebag eagles fan.

 

[Caliskinsfan]

Hurts was 7 of 20 for 72 yards and threw an INT. He ran for 2 TD's but he wasn't throwing the ball well at all.