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(Message started by: Philly on Nov 7^th, 2003, 11:52am)

Title: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by Philly on Nov 7^th, 2003, 11:52am

The Eagles have clawed their way back into playoff contention after a miserable start. The interesting thing is that the Eagles, 5-1 in their last 6, have yet to play a good game. But Donovan McNabb has improved. The running game appears to be solid. Playmakers Freddie Mitchell and LJ Smith are getting more looks. The defense is continuing to make plays despite numerous injuries and should see first round pick Jerome McDougle in regular season action for the first time in 2003.

Green Bay comes into the game having dispatched division rivals Minnesota in an exciting Sunday Night Game. They'll be hosting the Eagles on Monday night at Lambeau field and will look to climb above .500 to begin the second half of the season.

The Eagles and the Packers both have QBs with injured thumbs. McNabb's seems to be healing as evidenced by better accuracy and yardage the past couple weeks. Favre's thumb, broken, is hurting him on every play, but he is a tough enough QB to play through that pain and help his team.

The Eagles will need to control the ball on offense to keep their depleted defense off the field. Look for a heavy dose of Correll Buckhalter with plenty of short passes to LJ Smith and Duce Staley. The Packers will look to send Ahman Green through some holes in the middle of the line and complement his running game with some deep passes to Driver and Walker. Both teams should be able to score this week in an exciting offensive game. When the clock runs out, the Packers offense will have proven to be too much for the Eagles defense.

QB:
McNabb's thumb seems to be better, although he is still hobbled by an ankle injury and a back injury, plus he missed practice this week with a stomach flu. He should have a decent game against GB, although it won't be enough to win.
McNabb: 26-43 288 yards, 3 TDs, 3 carries-14 yards

RB:
Correll Buckhalter got 23 carries last week and will need to see the ball that many times again to give the Eagles any chance to win the game. Duce Staley spelled Buckhalter effectively and was able to produce a TD run and some other positive gains.
Buckhalter: 19 carries-74 yards, 1 TD, 3 catches-12 yards
Staley: 6 carries-28 yards, 4 catches-34 yards

WR:
The Eagles WR corps finally found the endzone last week as Freddie Mitchell made it past the goal line with the ball in his hands. Mitchell and Thrash were able to get open across the middle last week and will look to repeat that against unproven Packer LBs. Pinkston continues to struggle.
Thrash: 4 catches-55 yards
Pinkston: 2 catches-12 yards
Mitchell: 5 catches-67 yards, 1 TD

TE:
LJ Smith had a breakout game last week gaining nearly 100 yards in receptions. He has the speed to beat LBs and the size to overpower DBs.
Smith: 5 catches-70 yards, 1 TD
Lewis: 1 catch-8 yards

K:
Akers is a solid start this week.
Akers: 3-3 XP, 2-2 FG

Defense:
Green Bay has an excellent offense and can move the ball efficiently. Ahman Green has stayed healthy and proven to be a top-tier RB this season. The WRs, while unheralded, do enough to get the job done.
Defense: 36 points allowed, 135 rush yards allowed, 185 pass yards allowed, 2 INTs, 1 FR, 2 sacks

FINAL SCORE:
Eagles 27
Packers 36

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by BarnabyWilde on Nov 7^th, 2003, 8:02pm

This is going to be a tough game for the Eagles to win. Monday night at Lambeau.

You are right, if Buffalo can beat Dallas, and both of our predictions come true, we will both be a game back.

Nice job as always Philly!! [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by DirkDiggler on Nov 7^th, 2003, 8:25pm

Good job Philly. I can only hope you are right about McNabb's numbers. They are going to need those numbers to even TRY to keep it close.

I personally think that Ahman Green is going to destroy the Eagles.

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by steelkings on Nov 7^th, 2003, 10:02pm

I like your thoughts. I dont think the pack wins this game though. This time the Eagle d wins one.

Eagles 28
Pack 17

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by Philly on Nov 7^th, 2003, 10:18pm

on 11/07/03 at 22:02:12, steelkings wrote:

I like your thoughts. I dont think the pack wins this game though. This time the Eagle d wins one.

Eagles 28
Pack 17

I hope that you're right and I'm wrong, but I don't think that the Eagles have enough men on defense to slow GB down.

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by captainpurple on Nov 8^th, 2003, 7:30am

on 11/07/03 at 22:18:14, Philly wrote:

I hope that you're right and I'm wrong, but I don't think that the Eagles have enough men on defense to slow GB down.

Way 2 go Philly!

What do you see happening to Buckhalters #s when Westbrook comes back?

You KNOW I'll be a huge Eagles fan this week, but I don't know if the Eagles can slow Farte down enough to win this one.

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by Philly on Nov 8^th, 2003, 12:24pm

on 11/08/03 at 07:30:25, captainpurple wrote:

What do you see happening to Buckhalters #s when Westbrook comes back?

I imagine that they'll bring Westbrook back very slowly since they have the luxury of Buck (and Staley). Once he's back, he should be 100%, but I imagine they'll RBBC them if Buck runs well in Westbrook's absence.

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by DirkDiggler on Nov 11^th, 2003, 12:14am

WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!

UGLY Game. Very Ugly. Ok, it was downright awful. But the outcome is bea-ut-i-ful. The Eagles should be 3-6, not 6-3. They just keep managing to win.

I am getting excited by this team. The strangeness of their season is keeping me glued to me chair.

I really look forward to the Cowboys game. But first, gotta get by the Giants.

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by steelkings on Nov 11^th, 2003, 8:07am

Quote:

I like your thoughts. I dont think the pack wins this game though. This time the Eagle d wins one.

The Swami has spoken again!

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by captainpurple on Nov 11^th, 2003, 9:51am

Way to go Eagles!!!! Thanks for saving at least part of my weekend!

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by Philly on Nov 11^th, 2003, 10:13am

Obviously my projections were done on Friday and were based on dry weather conditions. I think if it wasn't raining, the Pack doesn't fumble the ball so many times and the Pack wins. But the Eagles had to deal with the rain too and managed to play the game turnover free.

Amazing that this team has been outscored, outgained, and out possession-timed by its opponents on the season and is still 6-3. It is a weird season.

Title: Re: EAGLES....................Week 10 Analysis
Post by Philly on Nov 11^th, 2003, 3:15pm

on 11/11/03 at 13:43:56, 5-on-it wrote:

I hope I didn't sound like I was knocking your work, Philly. The weather thing was the first thing I thought of when comparing actual score vs. yours. I don't know how these Eagles are doing it, but they sure are winning ugly. I felt like GB should have been favored before the game also.

What about Duce? He looks like he is on a mission to get his job back every time he touches the ball. What do you think?

No offense taken at all... just making a lame excuse for my projections being so far off.

Anyway, I've always liked Duce. He has always run hard and that one screen pass where he ran over the would-be tackler last night was classic. I was very surprised to see Westbrook at all last night, and I think Reid realized quickly that he didn't have anything to offer. Staley got the bulk of the work because of the rain and Reid couldn't trust Buckhalter not to fumble.

I imagine that Staley may see more work as the season progresses because he doesn't make the mistakes that Westbrook or Buckhalter might. He doesn't have the explosiveness, but he is a bear to tackle.