2015 NFL Season-Now with Playoff Talk

[Burkell007]

I hope MOD EDIT . I hate him more than I've hated any eagle since mcnabb. How anyone could possibly trust their team in his hands is beyond me. It's not like they'd be a great team with a different qb, but at least they'd have a chance. They may win this game due to penalties, sloppy Giants play, silly turnovers, horrible ref calls, but they are simply a bad offensive football team and other than the fat stupid coach (though he looks like a Calvin Klein model next to the previous stupid fat ass coach) the biggest issue is the stupid deer-in-headlights qb.

Their front 7 on D, regardless of who is substituting in at LB, is as good as I've seen in a very long time. Has to rank among the best in the league right now.

You're team won 27-7. You guys got 425 yards of offense. You guys are in first place in the NFC East. And the only thing coming out of your mouth is pure anger. You really are a true eagles fan.

BBTV angry about something? Don't be ridiculous. I've been here ten years and I've never seen that.

Lincoln Financial Field is Eli Manning's house of horrors.

The Giants can go 3-13 for all I care cuz' that's as far as they go! They let the omen of 2014 distract them! Let John Mara or Tisch hand Coughlin his walking papers they're dead! They will never beat Dallas or Philly as long as Tom lives!

Once again, no clue what any of this means.

For being a chargers fan he SURE hates them ny giants!

[OnWis97]

When has ANYONE ever said that Kaepernick is that can't miss prospect

Not at the draft, but after his "rookie" season, some people were saying he'd be a great one. I think Jaws said he'd be the greatest qb of all time (though how much of that is ESPN just trying to sensationalize and create a story out of nothing). There was quite a bit of hype for him. Not nearly as much as Luck of course, I'm just saying it was there.

Of course Luck was more hyped and considered more of a sure thing than Kaepernick was. But that's really about the scouts and media more than about the players. In Luck, we see a still young QB who may get a bit better. He should have a solid career but will never be Payton Manning. He's just a guy who's played his best since high school, had perhaps too much hype thrust upon him, and is going to be, in terms of public perception, somewhat "punished" for the hype.

That he's not going to be a top-10 all-time QB does not mean he's not good. He did not ask for or generate the hype. It's too bad that he is going to be considered a disappointment when, if he'd just been picked 20 picks later, he'd be considered a steal. The things that led to where he was picked/projected were out of his control.

[Still MIGHTY]

No, but really, have you seen the Colts O-Line? Have you seen the Indy defense? Week in and week out, they're generally garbage.

Has Luck made great decisions? No, but it's hard when you have little time to make a decision or are being constantly harrassed and hurried. Does he force some things? Yes, but he has to because the team is on his back. The receivers aren't getting open, they can't run the ball, and the defense has trouble stopping almost everything.

Once the GM actually addresses the line and stops mining the CFL or Irsay looks up from his pool of booze and pills, then maybe the Colts can be a LEGITIMATE contender and Luck can ascend the QB ladder.

Until then it's winning a garbage AFC South every year, pulling out a miracle Wild Card win, and getting their asses trounced by the Patriots every year.

[dfwabel]

No, but really, have you seen the Colts O-Line? Have you seen the Indy defense? Week in and week out, they're generally garbage.

Has Luck made great decisions? No, but it's hard when you have little time to make a decision or are being constantly harrassed and hurried. Does he force some things? Yes, but he has to because the team is on his back. The receivers aren't getting open, they can't run the ball, and the defense has trouble stopping almost everything.

Once the GM actually addresses the line and stops mining the CFL or Irsay looks up from his pool of booze and pills, then maybe the Colts can be a LEGITIMATE contender and Luck can ascend the QB ladder.

Until then it's winning a garbage AFC South every year, pulling out a miracle Wild Card win, and getting their asses trounced by the Patriots every year.

GM Ryan Grigson is part of the Colt's larger problem, but he also knows darn well that Luck is only under contract through next season at $16.5MM.

Luck's 2nd contract is going to seriously take up a chunk of the cap, plus, Luck may become the first star NFL player whose contract becomes fully guaranteed and that will really ruin them for the future.

[VikingsNotMinnesota]

Did you watch the game? The team is a train wreck and it starts at the top. None of those numbers mean a thing. All that matters is against a legit team that wasn't also self destructing they lose the game 14-6.

There's some poll going on one of the local sports sites and "do you have any confidence in Sam Bradford" is now at 6%. If there was a credible backup it would be at 0.

Bradford is awful, I agree. But demarco ran well, which is an amazing sign if you're an eagles fan. If he actually starts playing like he did last season, you guys won't need bradford to be amazing in order to win games. Considering how :censored:ty the NFC east is, you might only need 10-6 or 9-7 to win it and go to the playoffs.

And on the subject of Luck, I think it's too early to tell. It's annoying that the media constantly makes excuses for him, but this is only his third year. In another few years we'll actually have a measure of where he fits in the NFL canon.

[dfwabel]

And on the subject of Luck, I think it's too early to tell. It's annoying that the media constantly makes excuses for him, but this is only his third year. In another few years we'll actually have a measure of where he fits in the NFL canon.

This is Luck's fourth season.

And Matthew Stafford is in season 7 and he finally started to be criticized for his lack of results.

[Rockstar Matt]

Did you watch the game? The team is a train wreck and it starts at the top. None of those numbers mean a thing. All that matters is against a legit team that wasn't also self destructing they lose the game 14-6.

There's some poll going on one of the local sports sites and "do you have any confidence in Sam Bradford" is now at 6%. If there was a credible backup it would be at 0.

Bradford is awful, I agree. But demarco ran well, which is an amazing sign if you're an eagles fan. If he actually starts playing like he did last season, you guys won't need bradford to be amazing in order to win games. Considering how :censored:ty the NFC east is, you might only need 10-6 or 9-7 to win it and go to the playoffs.

It's not a matter of Murray playing like last he did last year. That isn't happening this year. The Eagles just don't have the o-line like they used to. Probably a side effect of releasing/not re-signing the top two guards while not going after any other linemen through the draft or free agency. At this point last year, Murray had over 700 yards and this year he has a little north of 200. He's not going to be replicating what he did last year.

[infrared41]

Did you watch the game? The team is a train wreck and it starts at the top. None of those numbers mean a thing. All that matters is against a legit team that wasn't also self destructing they lose the game 14-6.

There's some poll going on one of the local sports sites and "do you have any confidence in Sam Bradford" is now at 6%. If there was a credible backup it would be at 0.

Bradford is awful, I agree. But demarco ran well, which is an amazing sign if you're an eagles fan. If he actually starts playing like he did last season, you guys won't need bradford to be amazing in order to win games. Considering how :censored:ty the NFC east is, you might only need 10-6 or 9-7 to win it and go to the playoffs.

It's not a matter of Murray playing like last he did last year. That isn't happening this year. The Eagles just don't have the o-line like they used to. Probably a side effect of releasing/not re-signing the top two guards while not going after any other linemen through the draft or free agency. At this point last year, Murray had over 700 yards and this year he has a little north of 200. He's not going to be replicating what he did last year.

Yup. Murray was a much better fit in the Dallas offense. Add in the fact that, as you said, Philly's O-line isn't as good and we see the results.

[BBTV]

It's a little of everything. System, splitting caries, missing a game, and crappy guards.

I'd rather see Ryan Matthews get 90% of the carries though, because he just seems to have a faster first step and seems to overcome the ineptitude of the guards. Murray just seems old and can't break any tackles. Definitely a product of a great line rather than being a great player

Not ready to call him a bust, but he's clearly not the answer for this offense. That's all the GM's fault, as are the line problems, as is the QB situation, as is pretty much everything that's wrong with the world.

[VikingsNotMinnesota]

Well obviously he's not going to replicate last year's results, but if he can get more 100 yards games like that, I think the eagles will be fine. 9-10 wins is very realistic. Only guaranteed loses are the pats and the panthers, maybe the cardinals. They even get the cowboys while romo and dez are out. I think you guys are overreating pretty hard. Their only bad loss of the year is against the cowboys. They lost to a really freaking good falcons team in a very close game where they came back, and the washington game was a last second td pass in a game where Bradford actually played really well. They'll be fine.

[FiddySicks]

No, but really, have you seen the Colts O-Line? Have you seen the Indy defense? Week in and week out, they're generally garbage.

Has Luck made great decisions? No, but it's hard when you have little time to make a decision or are being constantly harrassed and hurried. Does he force some things? Yes, but he has to because the team is on his back. The receivers aren't getting open, they can't run the ball, and the defense has trouble stopping almost everything.

Once the GM actually addresses the line and stops mining the CFL or Irsay looks up from his pool of booze and pills, then maybe the Colts can be a LEGITIMATE contender and Luck can ascend the QB ladder.

Until then it's winning a garbage AFC South every year, pulling out a miracle Wild Card win, and getting their asses trounced by the Patriots every year.

GM Ryan Grigson is part of the Colt's larger problem, but he also knows darn well that Luck is only under contract through next season at $16.5MM.

Luck's 2nd contract is going to seriously take up a chunk of the cap, plus, Luck may become the first star NFL player whose contract becomes fully guaranteed and that will really ruin them for the future.

Considering how bad Indy looks past Luck (OnWis basically put into better words what I was trying to say yesterday), what are the chances he looks elsewhere once this current contract is over? I can't see someone like the Cowboys (just as an example), who are currently constructed a LOT better than the Colts, NOT throwing everything but the kitchen sink at him if he ever hits full free agency.

[infrared41]

Well obviously he's not going to replicate last year's results, but if he can get more 100 yards games like that, I think the eagles will be fine. 9-10 wins is very realistic. Only guaranteed loses are the pats and the panthers, maybe the cardinals. They even get the cowboys while romo and dez are out. I think you guys are overreating pretty hard. Their only bad loss of the year is against the cowboys. They lost to a really freaking good falcons team in a very close game where they came back, and the washington game was a last second td pass in a game where Bradford actually played really well. They'll be fine.

You must be watching a different Eagles team than I am.

[BBTV]

Well obviously he's not going to replicate last year's results, but if he can get more 100 yards games like that, I think the eagles will be fine. 9-10 wins is very realistic. Only guaranteed loses are the pats and the panthers, maybe the cardinals. They even get the cowboys while romo and dez are out. I think you guys are overreating pretty hard. Their only bad loss of the year is against the cowboys. They lost to a really freaking good falcons team in a very close game where they came back, and the washington game was a last second td pass in a game where Bradford actually played really well. They'll be fine.

Loss to Washington was pretty bad, and win last night was the worst win you'll see (offensively at least - defense is solid.)

Bradford continues to throw picks in the end zone, seems to have communication issues with receivers that the other QBs never had, and his long TD last night was actually a very poorly thrown ball that two defenders inexplicably missed on and Riley cooper had to adjust to catch.

Not sure how a fan can be happy when you were sold that getting rid of Lesean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, both guards, and Jeremy Maclin was because they didn't just want to be a 10-6 team, but a Super Bowl team.

I said before the season when people were making their picks that they'd either be 14-2 or 2-14, but not mediocre like 7-9, 6-10, or 8-8. Now I actually think that they're probably a 7-9 team that can get lucky and finish 8-8 (which could actually win this pathetic division.)

It's a shame to because they improved the defensive backfield a ton and already had a great front 7 and the defense (albeit they let Kirk Cousins shred them in DC) is the best they've had since Jim Johnson passed away. I want to believe that if they play up to their potential on offense that they could still have a special year, but I'm afraid that they are playing to their potential.

I'd be thrilled to be wrong.

[VikingsNotMinnesota]

I'm not an eagles fan, I just know the eagles have started bad each year chip kelley has been there, only to finish strong, and this is looking like it's going to be the same thing. And looking at their remaining schedule, not a lot of losses are on there. Like I said, only guarantees are the Panthres and the Patriots, maybe Cardinals. Considering the Cowboys are going to play themselves out of the playoffs without romo, and the Redkins are the Redskins, the only competition they have is the Giants, who they already beat once. Go ahead and be mad all you want, but I don't see how you're upset with a team that's very likely to win the division.

[BBTV]

I'm not an eagles fan, I just know the eagles have started bad each year chip kelley has been there, only to finish strong, and this is looking like it's going to be the same thing. And looking at their remaining schedule, not a lot of losses are on there. Like I said, only guarantees are the Panthres and the Patriots, maybe Cardinals. Considering the Cowboys are going to play themselves out of the playoffs without romo, and the Redkins are the Redskins, the only competition they have is the Giants, who they already beat once. Go ahead and be mad all you want, but I don't see how you're upset with a team that's very likely to win the division.

Not really. They started 9-3 last season only to finish 10-6 and out of the playoffs.

The point isn't to win the division at 9-7 or to win a playoff game. They've played in a bajillion playoff games in the past 15 years, and won quite a few. They blew up a 10-6 team that would likely have finished with the same record or maybe a game better if the QB was healthy. They blew it up because a consistent 10-6 team isn't good enough. Well they got something that is even worse.

[VikingsNotMinnesota]

Not really. They started 9-3 last season only to finish 10-6 and out of the playoffs.

The point isn't to win the division at 9-7 or to win a playoff game. They've played in a bajillion playoff games in the past 15 years, and won quite a few. They blew up a 10-6 team that would likely have finished with the same record or maybe a game better if the QB was healthy. They blew it up because a consistent 10-6 team isn't good enough. Well they got something that is even worse.

Huh, I'm not sure where i got the idea that they started '14 badly. Anyways, they started '13 awful and recovered fine once everyone gelled, and that's looking like what's going to happen now. I get having passion for your team and all, but I still think it's kinda silly to rage at a probably 10-6 divsion winning team when they've never even won the super bowl. You guys were what, 4-12 before kelly took over? And now 10-6 is not good enough? Gee, I'm sorry you're a 10 win team every year, I'll just go inform the Lions fans of you pain .

[DG_ThenNowForever]

Agreed. Eagles fandom is in the top half of the league, lack of Super Bowl success notwithstanding. Your team makes the playoffs every other year or so, you always get a Sunday night game, and free agents like to go there.

I view all fanbase complaints through the lens of a Bills fan, and I feel pretty comfortable saying no one has it worse than us. At least over the last 15 years. It's been no playoffs, bad coaches, and an existential crisis during the last Wilson years. It feels like the team turned a corner this year but who knows.

[HedleyLamarr]

2015 is becoming the "Year of the Fart" for the NFL.

First, we learned that Denver's Von Miller gets fined for causing disturbances in team/position meetings. Then, the 49ers coach steps on a duck during a weekly press conference. This past Monday, Mike Ditka tries the old "camo laugh" technique while he lets out a cheek-flapper. Even does the lifting of the leg!

Coach Ditka probably had to change his socks after that one.....

[CS85]

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2580349-why-i-drafted-jay-cutler-and-what-happened-from-there?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=web-des-art-top-16

Pretty fascinating stuff. I particularly enjoyed this:

Shortly after Josh McDaniels moved into his office at Dove Valley, he called in Cutler and his agent, Bus Cook, for a closed-door meeting. The story goes that McDaniels began with a 20-minute dissertation of his resume, how he'd worked his way up the ranks in New England to become Bill Belichick's right-hand man with the offense and how the team would have been nowhere the year before without his tutelage of backup Matt Cassel. He continued on with justification of his hiring by Bowlen.

After the perplexing recitation of accomplishments, McDaniels suddenly shifted gears.

He began to bash and berate Cutler and his game to the tune of a verbal flogging neither had ever witnessed. The expletive-laden diatribe went on for a few minutes, after which Cook stood up and told Cutler they were leaving. As they walked down the long hallway past Bowlen's office, Cutler turned to Bus and said, "Get me out of here. I don't care how you do it."

[RyanB06]

Doesn't change the fact that Cutler's a talentless prima donna. Just ask Bears fans!