2023 Season | Week 14 | Gameday Chatter Thread | Eagles @ Cowboys | 12/10/2023

[Rev]

That's some tasty tears.

 

[bbgun]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

 

[dpf1123]

 

[Cotton]

This has gotten to the point where it's ridiculous. Hopefully, in the playoffs they will finally start calling this consistently.

I'm getting sick of this shit.

 

[dpf1123]

 

[shane]

One thing I really like about this week and how it's developed in previous weeks is the balanced run game. We are obviously not an elite running team, but they still run the ball enough to be effective and balance things out. Dowdle and Pollard complement each other well and it is nice to see them achieve near parity in the amount of carries they received. Ideally I think it should be Dowdle early softening the defense up so Pollard can gash the tired defense later in the games. But it seems like the running game (and pretty much everything else) is coming together for us in December. Young guys like Bell, Bland, Ferguson and Dowdle stepping up and becoming major contributors has me especially excited. If we beat the Bills and Dolphins on the road, I'll be officially guzzling the kool aid.

 

[Cotton]

He needs to spin around more with his hands in the air.

Micah isn't about that life. He is always too busy chasing someone, which makes me love him even more.

 

[son of deadrise]

My hat is off to all those who kept the faith, who believed in the Cowboys, and correctly assessed the Eagles for what they really are.

I had serious doubts about the Cowboys, their record in these kinds of games is not encouraging. But they came up big when they had to.

Season's far from over, but the team crossed some kind of threshold, IMHO.

 

[p1_]

Few random thoughts...

It was good to see the run blocking much improved over earlier in the year. It seems to be getting better each week, obviously depending on the opponent. But we know that's the strength of the Eagles defense, and it still did pretty well.

Huge IMO seeing Rico get more carries and earlier in the game. Pollard had 16 carries and Rico 12. Most of us have been calling for this and they finally did it. I wonder if that's the coaches trusting Rico more or wanting to manage Pollard's workload for later in the year.

Hankins getting hurt has been a concern and it happened. Fortunately it may work out okay that he's back in a few weeks with the rest of his body rested up and healed for the playoffs. I don't think Mazi can even play that spot in important situations right now, and Gallibooze isn't really a 1T. I'd actually like to see Golston in the rotation more -- he's kind of faded into the background this year. I'm sure the vet NT we signed a few weeks ago will be called up, so it'll be interesting to see how much he actually plays.

Gilmore was excellent last night but I think I heard a stat on the postgame that Smith was only targeted a few times while on Bland and only had something like 1 or 2 catches for 9 yards. Seems like despite the bad Seahawks game, some teams are still wary of getting caught in the BLANDER.

How nice is it to have our "overdrafted" young LG from Tulsa pretty much neutralize Mr. All-Everything from Georgia? Glad he's there for the next decade.

Fifteen wins in a row at home and finally a real home-field advantage? Jerry has to be loving that alone about Mike right now after all those years of being barely over .500 at home and opposing fans practically taking over the stajium.

I'll stop there but it always feels good to defeat a Kenneth Gainwell-led team.

So much good even without the name Brandon uttered .

 

[p1_]

My hat is off to all those who kept the faith, who believed in the Cowboys, and correctly assessed the Eagles for what they really are.

I had serious doubts about the Cowboys, their record in these kinds of games is not encouraging. But they came up big when they had to.

Season's far from over, but the team crossed some kind of threshold, IMHO.

Hell hath certainly frozen over.

 

[bbgun]

I'm getting sick of this shit.

If they threw a flag every time he was held, it would affect the continuity of the game. It's unfair to Parsons, but I honestly think that's how the refs look at it. Or they just have a grudge because he's outspoken.

 

[Cotton]

Few random thoughts...

It was good to see the run blocking much improved over earlier in the year. It seems to be getting better each week, obviously depending on the opponent. But we know that's the strength of the Eagles defense, and it still did pretty well.

Huge IMO seeing Rico get more carries and earlier in the game. Pollard had 16 carries and Rico 12. Most of us have been calling for this and they finally did it. I wonder if that's the coaches trusting Rico more or wanting to manage Pollard's workload for later in the year.

Hankins getting hurt has been a concern and it happened. Fortunately it may work out okay that he's back in a few weeks with the rest of his body rested up and healed for the playoffs. I don't think Mazi can even play that spot in important situations right now, and Gallibooze isn't really a 1T. I'd actually like to see Golston in the rotation more -- he's kind of faded into the background this year. I'm sure the vet NT we signed a few weeks ago will be called up, so it'll be interesting to see how much he actually plays.

Gilmore was excellent last night but I think I heard a stat on the postgame that Smith was only targeted a few times while on Bland and only had something like 1 or 2 catches for 9 yards. Seems like despite the bad Seahawks game, some teams are still wary of getting caught in the BLANDER.

How nice is it to have our "overdrafted" young LG from Tulsa pretty much neutralize Mr. All-Everything from Georgia? Glad he's there for the next decade.

Fifteen wins in a row at home and finally a real home-field advantage? Jerry has to be loving that alone about Mike right now after all those years of being barely over .500 at home and opposing fans practically taking over the stajium.

I'll stop there but it always feels good to defeat a Kenneth Gainwell-led team.

I love reading stuff like this from our members WAY more than reading the sports pundits' articles. Good shit, man.

 

[Cotton]

Random Thoughts:

-Hard to say Dak hasn't earned an extension, I just hope he shows us how important winning a Super Bowl is to him by making concessions on a team friendly deal (i.e. a 6-7 year deal where they can push money way out into the future, or taking a lower AAV around $45/year).
-I was shocked at how well we ran the ball in the first half but Steele still looks like a liability in pass protection, good thing is we can get out of his deal after 2024 without much of a hit.
-Martin has either lost a step or he's still not 100% healthy, he's still a good starting RG, just not the all-world guy we're used to. The Cox strip sack was mostly on him, and somewhat on Dak for not getting out of there quick enough.
-We don't have to worry about LB for as long as Quinn is here, Clark and Bell are exactly what he wants in those spots, and Overshown may end up being the best of them all once he's back.
-Does anybody really think Gilmore will leave if we want him back next year? As long as Quinn is back there's no chance this guy leaves a defense like this in what is likely the last year or two of his career just to chase a few more bucks.
-Mukuamu was playing the slot on the 3rd and 4th down stops late in the 3rd quarter, the back to back Gilmore tackles when it was 27-13 and the Eagles had it on about our 30-35 yard line. Having depth like that is why I find it laughable that anybody would think we need to force CB high in the draft next year.
-I'm a little worried at how often Quinn is bringing 6-man pressures on 3rd/4th down the last two games. He really leaned into it hard against Seattle in the 2nd half after we couldn't get off the field in the first half and did it a bunch last night in big spots. So far it's worked out, but I could easily see a few big plays hitting against it over the next few weeks, particularly against Miami where I think he'll have to dial it back a bit.
-That point leads into my next one, which is that Parsons is really the only guy who can consistently win off the edge on traditional type rushes. Lawrence, Armstrong and such are all nice complementary pieces, but most of their pressure is coming off movement, twists/stunts, getting left unblocked on a blitz and so forth. I love Lawrence and I'd like to re-sign Armstrong for the right price, but this is why I'd have no problem taking a guy like Latu or Verse if they somehow fell into the 20's.
-The stats don't show it but I think Osa is rounding into our best DT since probably Ratliff. He'll never be stout holding the POA vs. the run against doubles and such, but he makes plenty of plays shooting gaps with his quickness and is developing into a solid primary interior rusher.
-Thank the good Lord Hankins isn't out for year but it'll be interesting to see if Mazi can improve at all with presumably more snaps over the next few weeks against good opponents.
-Ferguson and Aubrey, both Gods.

Like I was saying. Good shit, man.

 

[p1_]

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TURD!

The Great Flying Turd

 

[UncleMilti]

Yeah the last part about putting up 50 may have been a little too far. We are going to face the Eagles again potentially this year. You don't want that plastered up everywhere by their defense.

Nah. Fuck’em.

 

[dpf1123]

 

[UncleMilti]

This has gotten to the point where it's ridiculous. Hopefully, in the playoffs they will finally start calling this consistently.

If Blowhard Jerry thinks he is still King Shit in the NFL, he should be sitting outside The Commissioner’s office raising holy hell. The holds are so blatant it’s comical.

 

[Cotton]

I know this tweet is about Turd, but Dak is just so damn good against the blitz.

 

[Smitty]

Good win, but I didn't love the way the offense played in the second half.

I'm also muted because if the Eagles win out, they still win the division, and they probably will win out because they have all cupcakes left, while our schedule is difficult as shit.