Will the Eagles' inability to sustain long drives hurt them?
"The longer the Eagles have the ball, the more their chances of scoring a touchdown decrease." This just goes to show that the longer the ball is in Donovan McNabb's hands the worse we are as a team. The secret to this teams success will be putting the ball into the hands of someone who can actually do something with it, B-E-F-O-R-E Donovan resorts to throwing it into the ground. That 67-yard end around to Dee Sean Jackson on the fourth play of the game against the 'Skins is a perfect example of this. IT'S REALLY SIMPLE, LET DONOVAN PLAY WITH THE BALL . . . WE LOSE. LET ANYONE ELSE PLAY WITH THE BALL . . . WE WIN. IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
Right, we have seen this many times in the past. Problem is when a team with a good defense makes the Birds grind it out, then it's dropped passes, worm killers and run blitzes that cripple the team. Then the Eagles will have the perfect play called, but smiling Donnie Mac fails to execute a screen pass because he's flustered. He will however find that to be funny. Just hilarious Donnie!!
Donovan has been playing with the ball for 11 years idiot...and we've got the top 3 or 4 record in those years, love to see you defend yourself now.
It's strange because this offense will completely click for a few plays, but then they get into a funk where they even appear bored and certainly not on the smae page. Will it huant them, it has and it will. They can never run out the clock and certainly never seem to overcome a deficit.
Don't you guys think that the fact that the Eagles haven't had a decent running game for years has something to do with the fact that they can't "grind it out"? Tough to run out the clock when an incomplete pass stops it. Dierte is right. The Es have the most wins in the NFC since 2000 [that means millenium, wiff]. Maybe if we had a better QB we could do better than that? Yeah, we could have had a better record than BEST RECORD! Yeah, that makes sense.
O-line and RB determines if a team can go on a grinding drive. O-line, Receivers and QB determines if a team can score quickly. Until the running game pick up, we should be happy that passing game is keeping us in the game. Giants game was wonderful to start with a rushing TD and finish with another rushing TD. Hope that continues.
I like that the 3 and outs are producing some points now but these quick series will wear down the D. A sustained running game in the 2nd half is the only way to beat the good teams remaining on the schedule.
O-line is 75% of offense; QB, RB, TE, FB, and receivers are other 25%. Keep focus on O-line and their health. As long as they are healthy and playing better every week, this offensive is going to stay explosive. Defense will have to do the rest. And special team need to STOP TURNING OVER THE BALL. Special team is on the field 5% of the time, they can not give up field position and points.
High on dope wrote: "LET DONOVAN PLAY WITH THE BALL . . . WE LOSE. LET ANYONE ELSE PLAY WITH THE BALL . . . WE WIN". Dope head McNabb was not an Eagle for 33 years, how much did the Eagles win those years??? Moron!
Bad line. No running game. This causes the defense to be on the field too much and allows for poor field position. Recipe for disaster against a strong team.
The bottom line always gets back to McNabb's inability to function as a classic NFL QB. It's been that way since he arrived. It's why he's lost 3 championship games and a Super Bowl. The longer he has the ball the worse they perform. Good, but not great. It also reflect Reid's total failure to balance an offense. And on it goes....the Cowgirls will show them how to run the ball. The Birds cannot take time off the clock when they have to, and that's why Reid is so poor at clock management. I think the word is INEPT.
Thats right and without Softybrook struggling for 2 yards thats exactly what the offense was in, Full speed.
Seed: Puke has an agenda. Obviously, he is not objective, nor does he know anything about the NFL. I really believe he just enjoys saying controversial things to stir the pot so he can sit back and laugh at us. I hope that's the case because nobody can be that dumb. Well...
WewantaSBring- you need to relax with that softybrook stuff. The guy has busted everything and gave us a hard effort for years, so you can lay on the couch on Sunday and watch the eagles. Look at his career numbers- how can you not be happy with his production
Hmmmmmmmmm. What should i do? Just what, exactly, should i do? Engage in a heated conversation with a grown man who still wears Underoos . . . Or wait for the remainder of the season to unfold & allow Donovan McNabb himself to defend all the points i've ever made about him. Proving once again that all his apologists are imbeciles. Oh My Goodness! It's such a difficult decision. Oh My Goodness! What should i do?
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