My God, do the Eagles SUCK or what?

[kanrok]

They are getting SPANKED by Seattle. I have to laugh. I remember at the beginning of the season some Eagles fans on this board were crowing about how the Eagles were going to win the Super Bowl. There was also a ton of trash talk about how the Bears suck. Where are they now? All I have to say is how do you like the Bears now?

THE EAGLES SUCK!!!

[AlwaysDemocrat]

1. MNF - Not a fun game to watch...

if you are an Eagles fan.

[timber84]

2. Not fun too watch period.

Even for seahawks fans, the tempo needs to change. Hope Philly can come back and make it interesting

second half just stared with another touchdown ohh my sorry philly long night ahead

[joeybee12]

3. I just turned it on--Jesus H Christ! I figured the Eagles would really

test the Seahawks! What the hell do I know?

[Awsi Dooger]

4. I've been betting against the Eagles all year

After losing by 1/2 point last week I almost didn't pull the trigger this week but luckily my friend talked me into it an hour before game time.

The Eagles are a deflated team. Kind of sad to watch, really. The recent Super Bowl losers have followed with miserable seasons, not just missing the playoffs but horrible won/loss record. That was one of the reasons I isolated the Eagles to bet against this year.

Philadelphia has been so close in the last four years it's undertandable they can't get motivated to play games when the playoffs are out of reach. Now they just need to regroup and vanquish this season from their mindset. The base personnel is still very good. They will draft higher than their talent level warrants. But the adjustments are not minor and they better stop pretending a running game is unnecessary. It amazes me offensive coordinator Brad Childress can be considered for head coaching jobs based on his ignorant run/pass ratio the last two seasons.

[kanrok]

9. Nice post

Good analysis.

[joeybee12]

10. Yes, good analysis, and that is good news for Giants fans...

...figured at Philly would be tough for them--doesn't appear as if Philly will even show up for that game!

[friesianrider]

18. I agree..

I think we need to seriously rethink our strategies for games, and Andy Reid needs to reevaluate as well.

The talent is still there, but I still think the injuries have hurt us more than anything. Not an excuse, but just the way it is. These things happen, but at least now we can really look forward to next year.

[pepsirum739]

46. you guys have to remember

what you guys have to remember about the eagles is that TO is gone and Mcnab was hurt. I think next year with Mcnab back they will be a dominate team again

[WilliamPitt]

5. Wow. 42-0 at the start of the 4th quarter.

This is a slaughter.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. Good thing they pulled their starters.

[Robeson]

7. Quick answer: Yes, they suck.

[theHandpuppet]

8. I had to turn off the game at halftime

I'm not even an Eagles fan but that was wayyyyy too ugly to keep watching. I take no pleasure in seeing any team go down in flames like that.

[friesianrider]

11. It happens when you have about 5 veterans on your entire team...

...your star wide receiver is gone, your QB is out for the season, 3/4 of the o and d lines are injured, and 85% of the team are rookies. It's amazing to me that we've managed to win 5 games - I doubt many other teams whose fans say how bad we "suck" would be able to hold it together for as long as we have. The precious few non-rookies we have were desperately trying to hold this season together, and with this many injuries to your players it's impossible. I feel sorry for them. The team has a lot of talent and a lot of heart, but when so many of your starters are out it's just not going to happen. As of yesterday, we'd lost TWENTY ONE of our Super Bowl team players.

I'm so proud of my guys - they want it so bad, and the talent is there, but injuries are part of the game and it's just one of those things. We'll be back next year.

[WilliamPitt]

12. Sounds a lot like the Patriots n/t

[friesianrider]

14. I don't hardly think so.

And last I checked, the Patriots still had Brady and a number of their linemen. And if we played in the cushy division the Patriots played do, we'd be tied for first place.

The only thing that soothes my Eagles not being in the Super Bowl is the guarantee the Patriots won't be there either :)

[WilliamPitt]

15. Well, let's compare injuries

Pats injuries:

M. Light
T. Ashworth
C. Dillon
K. Faulk
D. Givens
D. Graham
B. Johnson
W. McGinest
P. Pass
J. Sanders
M. Stone
H. Evans
R. Harrison
C. Scott
G. Scott
T. Poole
D. Starks
R. Gay
D. Koppen
(T. Johnson, who retired because of injuries)

Eagles injuries:

A. Hicks
S. Rayburn
D. Roper
T. Pinkston
C. Buckhalter
D. Strickland
P. Grasmanis
D. Johnson
J. Short
H. Fraley
S. Considine
D. McNabb
L. Sheppard
T. Thomas

So, by my math, the Pats have 19 players who are either injured or permanently out for the season. The Eagles have 14 players injured or out.

Seems pretty similar to me.

[friesianrider]

16. self-delete

Nevermind, will be pleasure enough watching the Patriots get their asses kicked in the playoffs :bounce:

[WilliamPitt]

28. Good thing I got to read this

before you deleted it.

Why did you hit the chicken switch?

[friesianrider]

31. Because you're not worth arguing with :)

:hi:

[Awsi Dooger]

19. The Pats had a legit shot this year prior to the injuries

IMO, the Eagles did not, coming off the devastation of a Super Bowl loss and with the flawed handicapping that a running game wasn't necessary.

I think it was the Steeler game that crippled the Pats, even though they pulled it out. If I remember correctly Matt Light and Rodney Harrison were lost for the season in that game. That's the enforcer in the secondary plus the blindside protector. That meant playing another rookie on the OL and a depleted and questionable secondary dropped even further.

You didn't even mention Richard Seymour, a terrific player. He missed games including the Colts game on Monday night.

I do think Belichick made some strange mistakes this year, specifically on defense. The cornerbacks are vulnerable and Vince Wilfork although talented is not exactly a run stuffer yet, certainly not to the level of a Keith Traylor who the Pats chose not to re-sign. Traylor has been a revelation for my Dolphins this year, great penetration and disruptive ability even at age 35.

[WilliamPitt]

27. Richard Seymour came back last game

along with a couple of other guys.

[KamaAina]

13. Boo! Booooooo! Boooooooooooooo!

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

With so many people gone due to injuries, free agency, or, um, attitude, they're starting to look like one of those replacement teams the year of the strike. :(

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[Goblinmonger]

17. I'll give it up for the Bears' Defense

But man your offense is miserable. Any chance that gets better by playoff time? :rofl:

[kanrok]

21. I don't know

I'll let you know. You can watch the Bears in the playoffs from your cold, cold home. (BTW, I like Brad Johnson).

[Goblinmonger]

23. I think the Vikes can be in the playoffs

if they win 3 of the next 4. If they win 2 of 4, and the gods smile on them, they could still make it.

I liked Johnson when he was here before and did not think we should get rid of him. He seem anti-climactic after the power of Culpepper but he has such good touch and placement.

[Robeson]

24. If Odin wills it, we will be there.....

...

[kanrok]

43. Looks like Odin is dropping a load.

Just like the Vikings season.

[DaveinMD]

20. yes they do

and its great.

[friesianrider]

26. Yeah, the Yankess did great this year, huh?

;)

[DaveinMD]

29. they did make the playoffs

so I wouldn't say they sucked. I'm also a Giants fan for football.

[eridani]

22. What about "The Seahawks are pretty damned good this year"?

OK, the Eagles have more injuries, but still--

[DaveinMD]

25. nah

the Eagles suck.

[friesianrider]

30. As an Eagles fan, I have to agree with Dave...

Seattle really did nothing spectacular to win the game - it was all the Eagles sucking. Unfortunately for us, Seattle's offense could have just stayed home, that's how bad we played. If the Seahawk's offense had never stepped on the field, Seattle still would have won 28-0.

[DaveinMD]

32. As a Giants fan

I'd have to say I've been through too many seasons like the Eagles are having right now.

[rinsd]

33. They also lost a CB who has a high ankle sprain from the INT return (nt)

[eridani]

38. No, just consistent competence

At 10-2, I'll take it.

[friesianrider]

39. They didn't really win by their own merit...

They won because we sucked so bad. Like I said, when the team in question's offense could have never set foot on the field and still won 28-0, then it's not because they're so good. It's because we're so bad, unfortunately.

[opiate69]

41. Forget it, eridani..

the Seahawks are not gonna get any respect in this league until/unless they win the super bowl..and even then, I'll bet there'll still be a shitload of people claiming they only won because the other team had (insert random excuse here.)

[eridani]

42. Too true

Pacific NW--the land of a national championship of some kind every 20 years or so.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

45. We've always got women's volleyball!

:woohoo:

[MrSlayer]

34. You can't win every year.

I'll take this down year after dominating the NFC for the last 4. It's one of those things that happens. We'll be back next year healthy and hungry again.

[friesianrider]

35. That's basically it..it's just one of those seasons...

I remember when Jevon walked off the field Monday he said "it's just one of those." Happens to every person who has ever played a sport, and to every professional team. We're just so spoiled from being so good for so long.

I'm almost relieved - it would have been horrible to win from here on out and miss the WC by one game or something. Now we can relax a little, get a far better draft pick than we deserve, and look forward to next year :) Our time is coming, we deserve it.

[DaveinMD]

36. your problem

is that my team the Giants will really be peaking next year. Its not the same division you dominated for so long.

[friesianrider]

37. That's true, it is a whole different division...

But, we played a damn good game against New York with McMahon and hardly any of our starters, so I think next season when everyone is back and healthy we won't have a problem. But of course, it's hard to say since being an Eagles fan, I'm partly delusional from the get-go :)

It'll be interesting to see Sunday's game, but if the Giants win as predicted it will be excellent news for you and bad news for Dallas, who need the Eagles to win. I'd rather see New York win the division ANY day over Dallas. :puke:

[DaveinMD]

40. we'll see

the league isn't static. Look at the difference in McNabb from year 2 to 3. You'll see the same thing with Eli Manning. He's good now, but he'll be a whole lot better. The Giants defense will also continue to improve as their young corners get the experience they need. We also have a very young OL that continues to grow. I think the Eagles will be good next year, but the Giants will be the favorites.

[kanrok]

44. Refresh my recollection

how many Super Bowls have the Eagles won?