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Week 1 Vs. Philadelphia

It's to early to tell how good they are or are'nt because Oakland looked like ****! Oh Philly still lost though.
 
I thought Oakland just looked unimpressive. I thought Philly looked good and just emphasized that our defense better be able to tackle.
 
IMO you are right their first teams looked realy good. I need to see our team play this weekend to see how our guys are taking to all the new sys. put in place. One player that stood out to me was Westbrook he realy did look good. Mcnabb was only in for what six or seven plays cant gauge him with that. I know thay won the game but the Raiders really looked Bad. Shell has his work cut out for him this year. We'll see how our guys respone to KC this week.
 
yeah lets not get cocky here folks. everyone needs to take every team seriously. i remember back when all of us got cocky when we were "supposed" to beat the chargers in week 1 of 2004, but our defense got owned and the score said so. i do like the makeup of our team, but im not going to say that the eagles stink and that we WILL win.
 
Let us keep in mind that they were playing the Raiders.

Winston Justice looked pretty dang good though, against the fast DE he was playing with.
 
threetoedpete said:
If they come out chunking the ball, they're playing into Richard Smith's hands. The d line has vastly improved. We're lossing DB's like crazy early in camp. Reid will be tempted to throw against them. If he does, the Texan's have an excellent chance in upsetting them.
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Man, that's just about the exact opposite of what I'm thinking. I think that the DLine and stopping the run will be the area of most consistency for us all year.
The depth and quality of our Dline will result in several games this year that we absolutely shut down opposing rushing attacks.
This same line will also give us better than average pressure against the passing game, but the secondary will be exposed with some frequency throughout the season.
This will be one of those times.
I think we pretty much will have to live or die with what we have in the defensive backfield... there won't be much improvement back there until we can bring in some new people next season.

A lot of things hinge on how the LBs shape up. If we can field a good unit, it will have an enormous effect overall, but for this game, there will be inconsistency in this area.
Westbrook will do most of his damage by catching balls. I think we have an athletic enough front seven to limit him on the ground. This is especially true if DeMeco starts in the middle. I think Greenwood will be improved in this system, and he has pretty good speed to bring to the mix. Westbrook will have a lot of trouble getting through the middle, and due to our speed, he will not get outside with much success either.

McNabb will have a pretty good day against us passing (225-250 yds 2tds), spreading the ball around to an average recieving corps, as he has in the past.
Westbrook will account for 70-80 of that with a td. LJ Smith will have a decent day, but here, DeMeco will show us a glimpse of how good he will be in the middle.
Offensively, I think we will struggle a bit in the running game, much to our disappointment. We are all expecting this to be an area of strength, and it will be, but there will be a slow start. The Eagle line will limit our effectiveness on the ground.
DC will show some promise in this game... I think he can match McNabb stride for stride. Putzier will have the best game statistically amongst the receivers (and TEs), as he will serve as an outlet early until David gains confidence to go down field consistently.
Overall, this will be a close game with some very exciting moments for both teams, and some real head scratchers on both sides as well.
I think both teams really show some rust early, and do so sporadically all game.
In the end, I think it will be in the neighborhood of 21-17 or 24-21, but I can't really say who comes out on top. It will be close all game, I think.
 
I only watched half of the game but Philly did look strong but the Raiders didn't have an answer for them, I can't wait until we play this weekend and see how we look.
 
I'm 50-50.

It'll be a good game, I know that much.

And...as has been pointed out by others...the Raiders are an awful team.

I think the game wil be a good one, it'll be decided in the late minutes of the game. Which would be refreshing even if we lost it in the last few minutes.
 
gpshafer_1976 said:
I'm 50-50.

It'll be a good game, I know that much.

And...as has been pointed out by others...the Raiders are an awful team.

I think the game wil be a good one, it'll be decided in the late minutes of the game. Which would be refreshing even if we lost it in the last few minutes.
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No loss is refreshing...We are not an expansion team anymore...Its time to put up a few Ws...
 
Once Philly got their first team off the field, it was a real equal game. Both were crappy.
 
edo783 said:
Once Philly got their first team off the field, it was a real equal game. Both were crappy.
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Thats the my main concern the first team. I just want to see some improvement from last year. If we win, that is excellent:bananasplit:. But if we loose but show we are moving in the right direction, I can live with it.:jumpbanan
 
Mcnabb did well. Hes a pro-bowl Qb. You can't compare Carr to him. Westbrook ran well, and our D was terriffic. No offense, but most of this fan base predictions seem to be out of optimism.
 
Westbrook was running with some power yesterday, I was impressed... either that or the Raider just really suck at tackling.
 
Phiilyphan06 said:
Mcnabb did well. Hes a pro-bowl Qb. You can't compare Carr to him. Westbrook ran well, and our D was terriffic. No offense, but most of this fan base predictions seem to be out of optimism.
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Well, check the website your on, of course we are optimistic...why wouldn't we be. It's early August.

The Eagles have been consistently good, excluding last year but with McNabb injuries and all it was not unexpected. They are very well coached and I think they will have a pretty good season even in very tough division.

It is going to be a tough game that's for sure, the Eagles defense look good last night. But a lot of us feel like our team has a lot to prove and we are up and coming with all the refreshing changes in culture and personel on our team. I look forward to a hard fought battle. I hope we come out hot, we have alot to work on between now and then, and a lot to prove. :cowboy1:
 
Brandon420tx said:
You have to forgive some of us, we're very excited about this year, especially our pass rush. You mentioned Max gean-gilles is he already working with your first team?
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Nothing wrong with beign excited and thinking that. You are suppose to be positive about your team. Good luck to the Texans and I look forward to Week 1.
 
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