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Thread: 486 Yards of Offense
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09-16-2012, 07:04 PM #37Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: 486 Yards of Offense
I don't know, guys. How can you complain about a defensive effort that netted FOUR turnovers? Sure, they gave up a lot of yards, but they also got off the field and handed the ball to the offense four times! The offense did almost nothing with the opportunities the defense handed them.
If the offense could have stayed on the field, the defense gives up a lot fewer yards. But they couldn't. Philly beat us in TOP by almost 10 minutes despite coughing up the ball four times.
This game is down to the offense failing IMO. The defense could not have done a lot more. Only giving up 24 points when you give up ~500 yards is not bad scoring defense. Look how many yards a few other offenses got today, then look at the amount of points they put up.
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09-16-2012, 07:04 PM #38Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: 486 Yards of Offense
A spy is an assigned role. It's not decided by the players on the field. Tough to tell whose job it was from TV but it would probably be Ellerbe. That would leave Ray on the TE but he clearly wasn't there so there was some coverage plan that wasn't working and never adjusted.
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09-16-2012, 07:15 PM #40
Re: 486 Yards of Offense
Philly's D made ours look like really bad. Their coverage was awsome even though the refs made them look better, and the front seven got enough pressure on flacco to make him uncomfortable for most of the game.
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09-16-2012, 07:23 PM #41Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: 486 Yards of Offense
You keep talking about the turnovers as if they're a sign of a consistently excellent defense. They are not. Turnovers are essentially random. When a receiver tips a ball up into the air and a defender comes down with it, that's luck. Yes--you have to be in the right place at the right time. But there's no guarantee that you bring that pass in.
The same is true of a fumble in the field of play--it's essentially random who comes up with it.
Our defense will not be able to collect tipped balls every time they need to be bailed out of giving up 80 yard drives. Just think about it. You're NOT concerned that the Eagles receivers ran wild at will against our secondary? Watching Vick complete pass after pass to uncovered receivers is very, very worrying to me.
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09-16-2012, 07:43 PM #42Pro Bowl Poster
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09-16-2012, 10:14 PM #43
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I think a big problem that i touched on all offseason and it was blown off by posters here was the lack of a nickel LB, especially if BA is not gonna be in that role. Celek is a good player but the day he had was just ridiculous. Hopefully its addressed soon, i was on the road so i didnt see the game but it sounds like the run defense was pretty good. Heard the pass rush was still anemic and besides that nothing else really alarming but Celek's numbers just pop off the box score.
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09-16-2012, 10:18 PM #44Pro Bowl Poster
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09-16-2012, 10:30 PM #45
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09-16-2012, 10:57 PM #46
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...was not the reason we lost. Under the current rules, that Eagles offense is built almost perfectly. They are fast everywhere and have a mobile QB. The defense did a good job to hold them to 24 points.
Long days and pleasant nights.
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09-17-2012, 12:43 AM #47Hall Of Fame Poster
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09-17-2012, 01:44 AM #48
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My guess would be the Jets game the final week in 2000, where they got over 500 yards, but we won because Vinnie threw, I think, 4 interceptions, and Jermain Lewis ran back 2 punts for TDs.
That was a great game because we had nothing at stake with the #4 seed wrapped up, but the Jets needed to win to make the playoffs.
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