Bad loss for the Eagles in Minnesota on Sunday, a 38-20 drubbing at the hands of the Vikings. Minnesota has won it's last two meetings now against the Birds. It may not make up for the NFC Championship Game but Minnesota is slowly and painfully extracting revenge from our birds.
The secondary sucked big-time again. Rasul Douglas got burned twice. He's too slow to play corner. Why not play him at safety?
Sidney Jones looks like a bust. Another wasted high draft pick. That's the chance one takes selecting damaged goods. Will he ever get back the speed he possessed in college? He seems tentative and unsure of himself on the field. I hope GM Howie Rossman gets on the phone and looks for secondary help this week. Is Arizona star corner back Patrick Peterson available?
Miles Sanders messed up two early kick-offs . One he should've never got out of the end zone and gave the Eagles poor field position to start the game. The other was fummbled and eventually downed for a touchback. I like his explosiveness and speed, and he caught a big reception for a touchdown later in the game.
Another slow start by Coach Doug Pederson. His initial scripted plays aren't working. how much does he miss former offensive coordinator Frank Reich? I'm glad Pederson is rethinking deferring if he wins the coin toss. Maybe taking the ball will jump-start the inconsistent offense. Maybe a no-huddle quick offense would also help. And getting speedy Desean Jackson back this week or soon will pay dividends. The team needs speed, an issue they need to address in future drafts.
What happened to the wide receiver Ortega-Whiteside? he only has two catches for 16 yards so far this season. He dropped a potentially game winning score vs the Lions earlier this season.
More dropped passes yesterday. The refs made some bad calls, but none too earth shattering. Turnovers, penalties and dropped passes were all keys to winning that big game.
The fake field goal attempt at the end of the 1st half was a stupid call by Pederson. Even if Jake Elliot connected on his failed pass try to Dallas Goddard he had to either score or quickly get out of bounds. No inbetween. There was only 12 seconds left in the half, Not enough time for the team to ger back on the field and spike the ball to have one last shot at the end zone.
Linebacker Zach Brown made a statement about former teammate in Washington QB Kirk Cousins during the week which drew his former teammate's ire. Brown called Cousins a "weak link." Cousins threw 4 TDs yesterday. Minnesota is known for running the ball but Sunday they surprised the Birds by throwing often and long, taking advantage of the weak secondary. Brown needs to keep his mouth shut and just play. He refused to take questions about Cousins after the game, proving that the former Redskin can dish it out but can't take it.
The only saving grace was Dallas losing to the previously win less Jets 24-22. The Cowboys have now lost 3 straight after opening the season 3-0 vs bad teams. Both the Eagles and Dallas are 3-3 and play in Dallas on Sunday Night Football next weekend. Time for Carson Wentz to have the game of his life on the prime time stage. Will DeSean Jackson play for Philly and will Cowboy receiver Amari Cooper not play?
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