Good thing the missed spot didn't immediately have negative consequences.
I've been stuck on the message from the Eagles locker room that @ej-smith.bsky.social and other beats conveyed right before Week 1: the offensive players believed they were going to be a running team, and they planned to run the ball at a dominant level right away.
Hard to find any edge that the coaching staff has given the Eagles tonight, Nick especially and Vic included.
They should consider reacting to second-and-long by trying to get a first down, rather than playing for third-and-medium.
Calling a timeout on that third down would have been useful even if Hurts couldn't come back in. Dalton's coming in cold, game's moving fast, find a play he's happy with.
Hitting Hurts late was a great play for the Bears. They paid no price for it and got an Andy Dalton INT rather than a tush push TD. NFL must be proud.
Notable that there’s no mention of Tanner McKee here. www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
As NFL quarterbacks go down, here are some potential targets for teams in need
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Can't shake the sense that ESPN / NFL media are actively rooting for the Rams.
NFL teams should wear contrasting socks. This Rams getup looks off because there's no white above the waist and only white below it.
Will Shipley carries are wasted downs. (Goedert seam routes are not.)
Lots of negative plays on first down making this choppy.
High comedy to say that right as they gave up and benched Stafford!
Mina Kimes@minakimes.bsky.social · last mo.God bless Kuechly for hard selling the comeback there lol
Fascinated to know how many random Australians took off work on a Friday morning to go to their first ever American football game.
Here is my one Take ahead of this Eagles season. I hope Sean Mannion’s offense is not a pure copycat of the Shanahan/McVay scheme, and it will be a good sign if we see, early on, signs that he is doing some unique things.
The only thing interesting is that anyone could find the random placement of players on an NFL-generated graphic “interesting.”
Ian Rapoport@rapsheet.bsky.social · last mo.Trevor Lawrence and Dak Prescott are right up there. Interesting 👀
The simplest explanation of the McKee thing is that the last offensive staff liked him more (possibly because of their obvious tension with Jalen).
“Tanner McKee” has been a three-year experiment to determine whether the Eagles media corps can be remotely normal about a backup quarterback. The experiment has now concluded.
Knew I would enjoy Reacher S4 when Professor Professorson from Community showed up within the first ten minutes.
Dave Spadaro missed his calling as the editor in chief of Pravda.
Spike hates LeBron, Bryce, Jalen, and (at this point in his career) Joel. Cool guy to have setting the discussion on the largest platform in the city.
treb@treblaw.bsky.social · 3mo agospike eskin's reaction to LeBron signing is one of the most embarrassing Philly sports moments in the last 30 years
Burst out laughing at the smash cut to Animal on the drums.
Let's spend as much time as possible talking about stuff John Smoltz did 30 years ago. Great broadcast.