last team to
lose on the season, that was last week. They bounced back,
although it look like that, might not happen what they were
down, 10 in the fourth quarter. It is the first win for
the Eagles since 2010.
When they were trailing by 10 or more points entering
the fourth quarter. So not a whole lot of comeback wins
for the Eagles in the last decade. Jalen hurts, put
the game on his legs. Yeah, 86 yards. Rushing his most since
week, one, 49 of those in the fourth quarter
was Big at the end, converted. The fourth down and ran into
the end zone, so it wasn't pretty, but I don't know,
in a season, was what 17 games,
you know, how something like this. Exactly, right. You're
right. And it's a cold steam, that's kind of re-energized and
found a new way to play. And I think we saw that again
where you got to give Jeff Saturday,
you know, some respect, their
there, they're still fighting there in Indianapolis and
they're playing the proper way to what their team is. I think
again, we saw another game with Matt Ryan, they got the ball
out of his hands quickly for the most part of the day.
Stayed patient with the Run game.
And I saw basically
the same two, or three runs that I talked about last week
on the podcast where I said, I feel like that's what Jeff
Saturday. Did he simplified things just said wait we're
good at these ones? Let's just keep doing them. I felt like
I saw that again last night,
you know, it was there. It was there to be, had
the Cults messed up some situations. Jonathan Taylor
fumbling has two pockets get you know as the piles being
pushed and all that it was a big moment in the football
game. But yeah, that's I mean,
that's probably in the Eagles right now the
Those are I've gotten to that point where
they're good enough to
turn the ball over maybe one or two times
and still be like, no we're still gonna win this game
and know that that that's where they're special. And then if
you do turn the ball over then it's like oh well they're that
good. You're in trouble now. But yeah, this was a,
you know, a dog fight. And I think you said it right? They
found something. Just at the end of the game because
they're all lined could not dominate the Colts.
And as we've been saying here on the podcast,
Cash. The last week's, the Colts defense
is phenomenal. It's phenomenal. It went into the game.
Yesterday is a top-five defense and like, I've been trying to
say
that offense has been so bad and they're still a top-five
defense. That tells you that was the biggest thing to me.
Eight people, the line of scrimmage
because of that Seattle scheme,
you know, they couldn't overpower them in the Run game
because there's eight people at the line of scrimmage. So often
to, it's hard to, you know, come off the edge on the read
option that times and be free because there's always As
the extra guy there,
and then they play a defense where
they don't let you have big plays, its press bail, Its
Cover 3, press bail, Jam them at the line of scrimmage, then
just get back and do let him go deep. So, those were some
issues for the the Eagles, but the quarterback design run at
an empty
and him just scrambling on a few plays
where the difference in the football game. And
yeah, it wasn't pretty, I'm Not downgrading the Eagles by any
stretch of the imagination they played. I think again like we
were just talking about the Chargers two teams that I think
match up well with them.
A lot of ways and to defenses that
have some Elite things about them
that cancelled out some of the elite - of what the Eagles
usually can do to people. And I think that's kind of how
I assess that game. Yeah, it was tough for them on the ground
yet, Jalen hurts with the 86 yards but Mi Sanders 13 carries
40 City tional. Run game was not there, right working in
the air. I mean Jill
and hurts only through for 190 yards. Everything
was very difficult to offensively and it looked like
maybe the Colts and we talked about this going into the game,
they might be able to run the ball. All yeah, this team,
Jonathan Taylor that first opening drive seven carries, 49
yards and a touchdown
and then after that, 15 carries, just 35 yards, if
I slow down drives and so, how much credit do we have to give
to the newcomers for the Eagles here in Dominican? Siouxland
Vol? Joseph, they combined for seven, tackles certainly
surround the ball,
a couple quarterback hits and here was the big thing. They
played 43 snaps right. So they did play a little bit and that
probably will go up as the week's go on. Ya know, I much
does that change their team? Well,
Gives them more fresh bodies, depth, some versatility to
change. Those are two big guys who understand like
again under sneaking to Gap. Both of them which I think is
very important in this day and age of the running quarterback
and some of the team's you have to play. And then we talked
about it so much these quarterbacks. And what they can
do,
it's like, oh wait and you know, they fake the ball this
way to guys pull the other way and you're like, well you got
your guy short here in this Gap. Now over here.
And that's where the Big D tackles like them can come into
handy because they go, wait, I got to Two gaps. So now we have
an extra gap for this guy out here. And now that play doesn't
gashes as much,
that's where they add a little value along with some depth but,
you know, also to you don't, you don't, you don't sound
like, you think it'll totally. I don't think it's gonna
probably fix them. I don't look at it and go, oh, man, this
this did it,
they got it now.
No, I the to me, the Run game started off strong. Hey we see
this. Every get a lot of games. Right? Defense has its
it's the first 15. The defense is kind of
figuring out like how Attacking us and getting a feel for
the strength and what they need to do for guys blocking them.
And all that I think the other thing that just came to you
know at least to my mind as the game went on as just I feel
like Philly got pretty aggressive as far as
just going wait we're they don't have anybody that really
scares us
you know they're down field passing game. Like we've talked
about doesn't really scare us and I feel like it that allowed
them to play some aggressive coverages and some aggressive
fronts to kind of slow down that run. Game isn't went on
Nick suriani
was All fired up after the game. Of course, spend some
time there coaching with. I love this here. I love. See
reality for this right here. Coach under
Frank Reich. Bright was the oh, see ya, Frank Reich. I got his
big break with the Eagles after that. So he was asked about
Frank Reich talked about him after this game and I think we
have the soundbite there. Kristen. This is what
seriani had to say,
I'm emotional because
I love frank Reich,
I really do and he's the
he's one of the best damn football coach never been around. So
yeah.
I was hoping that him and I were be able to coach against
each other in this game, but he is one of the he he's my one of
my biggest mentors. I got my dad, I got Larry Karis, and
I got Frank Reich, and Frank such a
good football coach. And
yeah, you don't want to know what I think
of if he should be here or not, but
because you guys can probably imagine what I really think.
Dang. Yeah, I love it sticking up for his guy
you know. And again I don't you know we didn't get that
discusses a lot because you were on the beach putting
suntan lotion on your wife but
either way like yeah I mean
I don't think Ryan. Greg should have been fired. I'm one of
those guys I'm with him. I don't think it Justified it and
the ugliness of the year like we talked about was forced on
them by the benching of, Matt Ryan
know. So that's where I just feel for him that way.
I do, but that was a good one for the Eagles. So was I don't
care what, you know, people don't look at the record,
whatever the Colts match up. Again, this is a matchup league
and
with that defense of Indianapolis and the scheme.
You know, that that's the thing to watch for here. That's what
I this is where this is the time of year
where
codes get cracked a little bit and team start. It's a copycat
league, right? You always hear that. So I think that's one
thing to watch here of going forward is,
you know, usually when
It's a great team. Like Philadelphia, we saw this with
Kansas City a few years ago once one team can kind of lay
out a blueprint. A little bit of at least how to slow them
down
now team, the next team look who they did that.
Okay, I like that. I'm gonna I'm gonna take that. I'm gonna
do that. Oh, when I got my own little thing, I think that's
going to help here and then the next team comes along and they
go, oh wait, okay Washington. Did that the Kolstad? That
okay, we can kind of
combine that and do that
and it starts to give people an idea of like all right. Now we
know how to defend These guys a little bit so we'll see if that
goes on going forward here. But you know, to really good
defense of lines or the two things ever in common
slowing down the Eagles. I don't think there's a lot of
teams that have the Personnel that are going to do this to
Philadelphia that often. And if you're rooting for chaos and
Jeff Saturday to get that main head coaching gig get that
interim tag. I there, right? It wasn't hurt by this game. Now,
definitely wasn't want to
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