It’s a toothless defense that has players frustrated look no further than Fletcher Cox’s postgame comments following the Raiders loss. But the better ones have been able to consistently drive down the field by taking what the Eagles are giving them. As previously noted, it’s worked against some lesser quarterbacks. Keep doing that over and over and eventually they’ll make some mistakes. Don’t give up the big play, force the offense to go 10+ plays to score. The Eagles’ defensive strategy might sound good in theory. Too many plays are being left on the field. Still, there are throws to be made each week and Hurts just isn’t getting it done. It’s impossible to say Nick Sirianni has done an amazing job at trying to maximize Hurts at every turn. He’s really struggled with accuracy issues, seeing the field well, and holding on to the ball for forever. But he just hasn’t inspired confidence as a franchise quarterback. “Hurts is a rootable player and has some positive flashes. Perhaps he’s cooled off as of late because he’s playing significantly less than 100%.” Then again, Hargrave missed Wednesday’s practice with a shoulder injury. He might be able to terrorize the Lions’ interior offensive line and cause a lot of issues for Goff and the offense as a whole, especially with Ragnow out. Hargrave picked up six sacks, nine quarterback hits, and one forced fumble in his first five games. He’s been kept quiet in the box score over the last two weeks (0 sacks, 1 QB hit) but he did help to force one of just three Derek Carr passes that weren’t completed in Las Vegas (an interception by Avonte Maddox). Javon Hargrave has been having a pretty great season. Seven of their 18 touchdowns this season were scored after the Eagles trailed by 19 points in the second half ( h/t Rob Maaddi).Īs for a more sincere, less cynical answer? It sure doesn’t feel like much. Not exactly in the same category as those dudes.” One can’t merely assume that Jared Goff will wreck this defense the same way that Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, and Derek Carr did. Jonathan Gannon was able to effectively limit the damage that Matt Ryan (six points), Jimmy Garoppolo (17 points), and Sam Darnold (18 points) were able to do. The bad ones, though? They haven’t fared as well.
Philadelphia’s defense has made life entirely too easy for non-terrible quarterbacks.
The Eagles even had a good opening drive against the Las Vegas Raiders last week before the game got out of control. He had success against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 and the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 4. No one should mistake the Eagles for having one of the most talented rosters in the league but they at least have a little more than the Lions are currently working with.ĭetroit’s defense might be bad enough that a struggling Jalen Hurts can take advantage. Key injuries (Frank Ragnow, Taylor Decker, Jeff Okudah, Ifeatu Melifonwu, etc.) have only further depleted their roster. “Well, you’re asking the wrong person! I’m with those Lions fans.īut if I HAVE to make the case for the Eagles? Even though I don’t really believe strongly in what I’m going to present? For some reason, Lions fans have been circulating this game on the calendar saying this is the one the Lions can win. Here’s what he had to say about the Eagles:ġ. How do Eagles people feel about this game, though? To answer that question we reached out to our friend Brandon Lee Gowton of Bleeding Green Nation for answers. With that in mind, I did pick the Lions to win this week, but I can’t help but feel like this is a trap game for a team that hasn’t won a game. But much like the Lions, they appear to have been in just about every game they’ve lost. They’re 2-5 and have lost their last two games.
The Eagles are in pretty rough shape this season.
It seems like for a month now, Detroit Lions fans have been pointing at Halloween as the game where the Lions could get their first win of the Dan Campbell era.
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