OT: Philadelphia Eagles: 2017 Season (Week Six And Beyond)

[Hollywood Cannon]

buddy "we should really think about making super bowl plans"
me "it's in Minnesota"
buddy "****ing **** **** you're kidding me?!?"

$1,200 round trip flights already.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

$1,200 round trip flights already.

Try Rochester, MN. It's not a bad drive at all, but you'll have to connect through O'Hare.

 

[YEM]

$1,200 round trip flights already.

ridiculous
jinx: we did book a room in philly for super bowl sunday, just in case

 

[Lotusflower]

Yall are crazy. WTF would I pay out the *** to sit in cold af Minnesota, great state just not my cup of tea, when if we win (and I mean IF) you'll be kept warm here in the city from the massive fires that spread as Philly destroys itself.

 

[deadhead]

This isn't Detroit, we'll just auto-da-fe some Cowboy fans!

 

[Lotusflower]

Huh? I lived in South Philly back in '08 and parts of my neighborhood took over 6 months to get back to looking normal. An Eagles win would be 100x more intense because the suburban denizens would flock in by the thousands

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Carson Wentz is only 3rd QB in NFL history to have at least 25 TD passes and 5 or fewer INTs in a team’s 1st 11 games (28 TDs, 5 INTs)
The others:
Tom Brady (2007, 2015)
Aaron Rodgers (2011, 2014)
Carson Wentz (2017)

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Yall are crazy. WTF would I pay out the *** to sit in cold af Minnesota, great state just not my cup of tea, when if we win (and I mean IF) you'll be kept warm here in the city from the massive fires that spread as Philly destroys itself.

Ah they play inside in Minny

 

[Halladay]

The Rams ard helping the Eagles out in terms of a bye.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Rams win.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

Eagles open up as 5.5 point favorites next week against Seattle.

 

[flyguy]

Eagles open up as 5.5 point favorites next week against Seattle.

Should be an interesting game. Seattle's secondary is depleted but they still have Earl Thomas. They have a very good front 7 though, so it should be a good test for the O-Line.

As for the other side of the ball, Seattle's running game is non-existent, but they haven't really faced a QB as dynamic as Wilson (I think he is way better than Cam). This game should be very similar to the Panther game actually. The difference is playing in Seattle should be tougher.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yeah containing Wilson is going to be tough. They are going to have to play a close game eventually.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

The WRs winning matchups against the outside CBs is also going to be key given that they're going up against the best MLB in football, who just so happens to also be the best at diagnosing runs. I don't expect playaction to be as useful as it has been recently.

 

[achdumeingute]

I love that the celebration rules were loosened. The celebrations this year have been hilarious.

Agree, something the NFL 100% got correct.

 

[Hiesenberg]

So I was just looking at QB stats. I'm not sure where anybody gets Wentz is MVP this year.

To me, it's clearly Brady

 

[FLYguy3911]

The leading passer on the best team has won 9 out of the last 10 awards or something like that.

Yards aren't great but 28 and 5 is. Voter fatigue probably plays a part too.

 

[Protest]

Plus the yards aren't great because he's not playing full games. He's 11th in yards in part because he's 12th in attempts, which is because they games have been over by the first drive of the 3rd quarter. He has 2 more TD's than Brady in 50+ less attempts, and he's been obscenely effective in the two most important situations of the game: 3rd downs, and the red zone.

 

[Hiesenberg]

Plus the yards aren't great because he's not playing full games. He's 11th in yards in part because he's 12th in attempts, which is because they games have been over by the first drive of the 3rd quarter. He has 2 more TD's than Brady in 50+ less attempts, and he's been obscenely effective in the two most important situations of the game: 3rd downs, and the red zone.

And I totally get, but I'm not sure how voters will go, if you just look up and down the key stats, Brady has him in every one, you'd have to really dive deep to figure that less attempts and less quarters, I don't give the voters that much credit.

 

[Protest]

And I totally get, but I'm not sure how voters will go, if you just look up and down the key stats, Brady has him in every one, you'd have to really dive deep to figure that less attempts and less quarters, I don't give the voters that much credit.

That's true. The thing he has in his favor is his MNF game against Washington, and if he can repeat that against the Seahawks and Raiders that'll definitely help.

 

[Jtown]

damn. 29th in completion percentage. this is what worries me.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Our offense isn't going to ever produce high completion percentages.

And if you see his field chart; his worst passing percentages are at the line of scrimmage.

 

[FLYguy3911]

Yeah he doesn't throw/complete enough balls to the backs. Everything is beyond the LOS. He was like that in college too. It's probably the next step in his progression. Brees is a 70% guy who just feeds his RBs balls in the flats. He's also played from behind more than Wentz has and teams will give you those throws when they have a lead.

 

[OrangeAndBlackMetal]

So I was just looking at QB stats. I'm not sure where anybody gets Wentz is MVP this year.

To me, it's clearly Brady

Yards and completion % isn't tops, but he's far and away the best in virtually every other category, and arguably ones that matter more than yards and completion %.

He's the MVP in my book, but it's close.

 

[sigma six]

The WRs winning matchups against the outside CBs is also going to be key given that they're going up against the best MLB in football, who just so happens to also be the best at diagnosing runs. I don't expect playaction to be as useful as it has been recently.

We are down to our #4 and #5 corners over here, so I'd agree with your assessment.
SEA fans are wise to be nervous about this one, although it's nice to see the Eagles finally eclipse the other teams in your division.