OT: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): 2014 Regular Season: Eagles fall to the Niners 26-21.

[SolidSnakeUS]

Great work by the D there.

 

[Sombastate]

Our defense has been great today

 

[Phileeguy]

Shady better buy each guy on D a case of beer after today.

 

[Sombastate]

Is it just me, or has every interception this year been a throwto Maclin?

 

[bennysflyers16]

**** he's brutal at the long throw. Wow

Defense is strength of this team. How pathetic is that

 

[Phileeguy]

Not sure why they want to go over the top when all the intermediate stuff seems to be doing well.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Do Rams have a horrible O line or are we improved?

 

[Halladay]

Nick is playing terrible, yet they are 3-1...

 

[Phileeguy]

Sconces never even turned around.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Williams is so good.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Holy hell is this offense struggling. When is the last Off TD ?

 

[Phileeguy]

I know it's still very early in the season but is anyone else getting a vibe from this team that feels sorta like 2012, or is it just me?

I mean check out the similarities:
O-Line pretty injured
Struggle in Game 1 vs an AFC squad you should've dominated (Cleveland in 2012)
Get lucky with a non-call vs. an AFC squad in game two that helps you win (Ravens in 2012)
Do next to nothing on offense and lose vs an NFC West team (Cards in 2012)
Squeak out a win vs. division opponent because they missed a FG (Giants in 2012)
Have a corner that's pretty useless (Nnamdi in 2012)

 

[Halladay]

Holy hell is this offense struggling. When is the last Off TD ?

sometime early in the 4th against Washington.

 

[Phileeguy]

Where was that effort in the playoff game vs. GB?

 

[bennysflyers16]

That was a nice pass and catch

 

[Schwarbomb]

They did an amazing job improving special teams this year. Sproles, Parkey, Braman, Maragos, Burton, Jenkins, etc.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Shady starting to hit some spots

 

[Schwarbomb]

Jake long messed up big time there.

 

[Halladay]

who needs offense?

 

[Richi]

I know it's still very early in the season but is anyone else getting a vibe from this team that feels sorta like 2012, or is it just me?

Our special teams are probably the best league-wide
Defense is not as bad as it was made out to be, above average IMO
Offense is mostly **** but they have the potential to step up big time

So overall, I don´t see that many similarities after these few games. I think this team is playoff bound and even then I like our chances to make a decent run

 

[Schwarbomb]

Who's worse this year, Foles or Mccoy?

 

[bennysflyers16]

This D.

 

[Halladay]

that was a busted coverage, wide open in the endzone.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Who's worse this year, Foles or Mccoy?

Foles. O line effects both of them but Nick has missed easy throws when having lots of time. Another one right there

 

[Phileeguy]

Our special teams are probably the best league-wide

That's probably the biggest difference between 2012 and this year.

Defense is not as bad as it was made out to be, above average IMO

Statistically speaking, so far this is a bottom 3rd defense. They have been getting timely stops and turnovers (frequently leading to points - as they just did), often late in games, but they're ranked 28th in yards/game and 25th in points/game respectively heading into this game.

Offense is mostly **** but they have the potential to step up big time

Which is what they need to do. Can't keep relying on great special teams and turnovers to win games for you, especially if you run an up-tempo offense.

I think this team is playoff bound and even then I like our chances to make a decent run

Playoff bound? I'd probably agree. Decent run? I can't go that far yet.