Eagles midseason grades.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Is there anything lower than an F that we can give to special teams and coaching?

A hard, dry F.

[Sgt PSN]

Is there anything lower than an F that we can give to special teams and coaching?

RJS

[Wingspan]

the offense shouldnt get an F on it's own. the offense, in all but one game, have put the eagles in the lead at one point during the game (twice in the 4th quarter) and put the team in prime position to win.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

the offense shouldnt get an F on it's own. the offense, in all but one game, have put the eagles in the lead at one point during the game (twice in the 4th quarter) and put the team in prime position to win.

Right, I agree.  But since the offense is directly more responsible for the last two losses than is the defense, and those two losses brought the team from a respectable 4-2 to a mediocre 4-4, they certainly don't deserve anything greater than a D.  A big, fat, hairy, smelly D.

[ice grillin you]

the jacksonville game alone should have gotten andy reid sent to military school or something

we all know the factors that existed during the game so i wont go into that but

39 passes
15 rushes


for whatever reason if thats not enough how about these season first half numbers

301 pass plays
161 rush plays


if it wasnt so pathetic it would be laughable

perhaps if the defense was allowed to rest more often the undersized tackles and weak linebackers would get owened like they did sunday

season time of possesion

267
208

so basically the defense has played a full game more than the offense


andy reid = expelled

[T_Section224]

D+ at best, more likely F

[ice grillin you]

this is the half way point of the season, and the eagles have forced ONE 3 and out in the 4th quarter this year. ONE. that...is farging pathetic.

key words are "4th quarter"

im not absolving the defense of any fault cause they havent been good but dont you think theres a reason they are having trouble late in games...because by then they have spent an inordinate amount of time on the field...add in the fact that they are a small to begin with and you have a recipe for disaster

even when the eagles score they do it quickly because they throw it down the field...its not an offense conducive to winning close physical games and its why it will never win a championship

[ice grillin you]

again...the head coach could care less about the defense and does absolutely nothing to help it

[Sgt PSN]

That TOP stat for the year is sick IGY.  Good work. 

I've been bitching about this since the GB game........as "great" as the Eagles offense has been, they are completely incapable of eating clock.  The offense is averaging about 2m30s on TOP on drives resulting in touchdowns.  They're also averaging close to the same thing on drives not resulting in touchdowns. 

I tried dressing up like Andy Reid last night for Halloween but it was a lot harder for me to shove my head up my ass than I originally thought it'd be. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

again...the head coach could care less about the defense and does absolutely nothing to help it

Are you speaking purely from a personnel standpoint?  Because as bad as Jim Johnson's defense has been playing, it is mildly comforting that Reid basically has no influence in coaching them.  That would be even worse.

[ice grillin you]

im saying the way he calls games and his offensive philosophy completely ignores the defense

whats funny is that the DC's philosophy is to go with small quick tackles...guys that more easily wear down...yet the offensive philosophy keeps the defense on the field way too much

contradiction....much like passing 100 times a game with an inaccurate qb who never has good wr's

[General_Failure]

im not absolving the defense of any fault cause they havent been good but dont you think theres a reason they are having trouble late in games...because by then they have spent an inordinate amount of time on the field...add in the fact that they are a small to begin with and you have a recipe for disaster

They start bad. How many opening drive scores has this defense let up? They suck, and it doesn't matter how long the offense is on the field.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It's all part of the gold standard's master plan.  Trust the front office.


I nearly actually vomited just trying to type that.

[Don Ho]

  See me after class!

[Feva]

the jacksonville game alone should have gotten andy reid sent to military school or something

we all know the factors that existed during the game so i wont go into that but

39 passes
15 rushes


for whatever reason if thats not enough how about these season first half numbers

301 pass plays
161 rush plays


if it wasnt so pathetic it would be laughable

What makes this even more sickening is that the Eagles average something like 4.8 ypc... without McNabb's runs.  With McNabb, it's 5.1.