December 04, 2016
Welp, that was gross. The Philadelphia Eagles were blown out by a team that was 3-7-1 – and missing their best player. As always, win or lose, we hand out 10 awards.
During the week, Pederson said that the Eagles were heading in the right direction. I respectfully disagree.
On a Carson Wentz scramble in the first quarter, Zach Ertz decided that he just didn't feel like being a football player when he simply got out of the way of Vontaze Burfict. Ertz actually helps Burfict here, patting him on the back, like "Go get him, buddy!"
Great block from Zach Ertz! pic.twitter.com/rk3xPcj8K7
— Kyle Scott (@CrossingBroad) December 4, 2016
That's a complete Olé job there.
We're through 12 games this season, and Ertz still does not have a broken tackle.
The Eagles have one sack in the last three games. Yes, yes. I know. Quarterbacks are getting the ball out quickly. Or maybe the Eagles' pass rush just isn't that good?
Over the second half of the Eagles' season, one of the safest occupations in America is playing quarterback against the Eagles' defense.
We saw it in minicamp. We saw it in OTAs. We saw it in training camp. And it took a little while, but we eventually started to see it during the regular season. When Carson Wentz misses, he misses high. In that sense, he's kind of like the Bizarro Donovan McNabb, who used to throw too low.
If Wentz and McNabb had a baby, he'd be accurate as hell.
In his second career game, Turner had six catches for 80 yards. By comparison, Nelson Agholor's career high for catches in any one game is four. His career high for yards is 64.
Paul Turner is legitimately the best receiver on this team. At least he can catch.
Ginger Bowl I was won decidedly by Andy Dalton, who was 23 of 31 for 332 yards (10.7 yards per attempt) 2 TDs, 0 INTs, and a passer rating of 130.0. You know how we mentioned the Eagles' poor pass rush above? Well, the secondary played like crap too.
Carson Wentz is now 0-1 when facing other ginger quarterbacks.
Carson Wentz threw 60 times today, while the Eagles ran the ball just 19 times. That, of course, is a pass:run ratio of about 3:1. Last week, Wentz threw 36 times and the Eagles ran it 18 times, for a 2:1 ratio.
Wentz is on pace to attempt 522 passes this season, which would be seventh-most for a rookie in NFL history.
Nelson Agholor was much better today than he's been for most of the season. I mean, he only had 4 catches for 23 yards, but at least he lined up correctly all game.
With a nearly insurmountable lead, Marvin Lewis and the Bengals' coaching staff thought it would be a good idea to throw to their backup offensive tackle, who promptly fumbled.
Of course, the Eagles lost to a team that thought it would be a good idea to throw to their backup offensive tackle with an insurmountable lead.
Because they sure as hell won't be playing football.
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