CasperX22 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 9 hours ago, Nabbs4u said: That is astonishing. Flippin Sad, but astonishing this is going on in week 14 of a NFL season? That's actually infuriating to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downundermike Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Wow, what a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles91 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 22 hours ago, Danger said: Realistically... It can't be any worse. I've never seen a team with this much talent on defense, defend so poorly. Famous last words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Eaglesfan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 12 minutes ago, CasperX22 said: If only they had promoted a certain someone on that staff... I wasn't a fan of promoting Denard Wilson at the time, but that could not have been worse than Desai at this point. Hard for me to look at Gannon's D and want to promote someone from within though. I wanted a fresh look, but as they say sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, eagles91 said: Famous last words. We're too talented to be any worse than we've already been. Something like 444th out of 448 in the last 14 years on stopping teams on 3rd down. The teams behind us were probably full of scrubs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Let's 🙏 Avonte is able to comeback and have a Bob Sanders 2006 Colts type impact come playoffs (only 4 gms he played) that season for our defense. Literally what might be needed for us to make any kind of legit run, like that 06' Colts defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasperX22 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, AZ_Eaglesfan said: I wasn't a fan of promoting Denard Wilson at the time, but that could not have been worse than Desai at this point. Hard for me to look at Gannon's D and want to promote someone from within though. I wanted a fresh look, but as they say sometimes the grass isn't always greener on the other side... Why exactly? He's not a Gannon disciple and came up as a coach in very different defensive philosophies. What he did do was manage to adapt to a defensive philosophy that is probably not is own and was highly successful as the DB coach/passing game coordinator. He showed something neither Gannon nor Desai have shown...an ability to adapt. The proof is in the pudding. The Eagles go from 1 to 23rd in passing yards allowed/game in one year and the Ravens go from 28th to 4th. While Desai has now taken not 1, but 2 defenses and in a year turned them from a top 10 defense to a bottom 5 defense. The players also reportedly wanted Wilson and he was also willing to stay on staff even though he didn't get the job...instead the fired him. The Eagles couldn't have messed this up much more than they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Eaglesfan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, CasperX22 said: Why exactly? He's not a Gannon disciple and came up as a coach in very different defensive philosophies. What he did do was manage to adapt to a defensive philosophy that is probably not is own and was highly successful as the DB coach/passing game coordinator. He showed something neither Gannon nor Desai have shown...an ability to adapt. The proof is in the pudding. The Eagles go from 1 to 23rd in passing yards allowed/game in one year and the Ravens go from 28th to 4th. While Desai has now taken not 1, but 2 defenses and in a year turned them from a top 10 defense to a bottom 5 defense. The players also reportedly wanted Wilson and he was also willing to stay on staff even though he didn't get the job...instead the fired him. The Eagles couldn't have messed this up much more than they did. I mean I agree with everything except for the fact that Wilson wanted to stay on staff. He clearly wanted out once he didn't get the job which is fine, but there was definitely tension there and he wanted a fresh start. In hindsight he clearly should have got the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles91 Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Danger said: We're too talented to be any worse than we've already been. Something like 444th out of 448 in the last 14 years on stopping teams on 3rd down. The teams behind us were probably full of scrubs. It's true that the numbers can't get much worse. The defense has been bad, in a quantifiable way. I'm mostly concerned that things behind the scenes could sour, too. Hopefully, this is the move of an organization that is remaining in control rather than losing it. But the name Matt Patricia does not inspire a lot of confidence. Edited December 18, 2023 by eagles91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downundermike Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 1 hour ago, eagles91 said: I'm mostly concerned that things behind the scenes could sour, too. It does seem odd that Slay has a surgery come out of nowhere, and then Patricia becomes the DC. We all know how fond Darius is of Patricia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, downundermike said: It does seem odd that Slay has a surgery come out of nowhere, and then Patricia becomes the DC. We all know how fond Darius is of Patricia. See, you know the Homer Optimist I apparently am thinks of the other side of that possible coin. Slay could of actually been "gutting out" this knee issue trying to get thru the gauntlet, thru Dallas week with as any wins as possible knowing the next 4 weeks of opponents, is far less impressive then the previous 4-6? I mean he missed our Week 6 loss vs the Jets with a "Knee injury"? Honestly believe if anything, it's the complete opposite and he should probably be commended for gutting it out until now. Healthy for Playoffs 10-3 >> Next 4 weeks? Of course, I'm not in the building and guessing like the rest of you so 🤷♂️ https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/darius-slay-eagles-news-knee-surgery-depth-chart-53-man-roster/ Edited December 18, 2023 by Nabbs4u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Eaglesfan Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Nabbs4u said: See, you know the Homer Optimist I apparently am thinks of the other side of that possible coin. Slay could of actually been "gutting out" this knee issue trying to get thru the gauntlet, thru Dallas week with as any wins as possible knowing the next 4 weeks of opponents, is far less impressive then the previous 4-6? I mean he missed our Week 6 loss vs the Jets with a "Knee injury"? Honestly believe if anything, it's the complete opposite and he should probably be commended for gutting it out until now. Healthy for Playoffs 10-3 >> Next 4 weeks? Of course, I'm not in the building and guessing like the rest of you so 🤷♂️ https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/darius-slay-eagles-news-knee-surgery-depth-chart-53-man-roster/ The idea that Slay is getting surgery because Patricia got a promotion is some WIP level conspiracy stuff. Slay has said he buried the hatchet with Patricia. Are they best buddies? I doubt it. But suggesting Slay is getting knee surgery because Patricia got a promotion is.... ya that is silly. They have been in the same building all year and we haven't heard a peep about them having an issue. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 We just replaced 4 quarters with a dollar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger Posted December 19, 2023 Share Posted December 19, 2023 2 hours ago, EaglesPeteC said: We just replaced 4 quarters with a dollar as if this defense ever played for 4 quarters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesPeteC Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Danger said: as if this defense ever played for 4 quarters. Got ‘em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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