Say what you will about all the trash talk around this game, and hey, it’s pretty mild at this point, but Vegas calling Philly a home dog (+2.5) speaks to the issues Philly has on defense. Mainly their pass defense. James Bradberry and Darius Slay are not slaying it these days in their defensive backfield. Sure, the defense plays as a unit, but Bradberry has a passer rate of 102.5 against and 8 TDs given up. Slay? 100.5 and 3 TDs. The Iggles are 26th in INTs.
They are 12th in sacks, so they do have that going for them. But the point remains, if our O line does their job, we should be able to light them up in the air. Their run defense is pretty good, but I think that’s mainly because teams simply kill them in the air.
And yeah, they are 10-1. But all their games are close, and their point differential is a measly +65. By contract, the 49ers are +140. the difference seems to be Jalen Hurts. His escapability, especially late in games, seems to be the deciding factor. His 410 rushing yards and his whopping 11 TDs is nothing to be coffed at. They are middle of the pack offensively, but Hurts is most definitely the guy to pay the most attention to.
Hurts and his 18/10 TD/INT ratio is middling as well, so there are ways to slow him down. Mainly keep him in the pocket and not let him run wild. Lane assignments and integrity is vastly important for the defense. Keeping the edges clogged up and the middle filled will do a lot to keep Hurts from scampering all over the place.
Gonna be a fight to the finish. Maybe this is Shanahan’s first 4th quarter comeback. He’s 0-36 so far in his NFL career. Yikies.
San Francisco 49ers Forever 
I wonder what his stat is for losing the lead and the game in the 4th. There was an interesting read in the Athletic this morning about how the team makes sure it gets enough sleep. It makes a lot of sense and not just for football players I haven’t been able to get a good nights sleep for a long time.
Shanahan needs to address that 0-36, this is the regular season, I would like for the Eagles to have. 3 or 7 point lead going into the 4th quarter, He and Purdy need to be prepared for the playoffs
I guess the really good news is that Shawn Hochuli isn’t the head ref for this game. The Eagles are like 5-0 when he refs them.
Reddick’s comments are a joke as they were the ones crying about the slippery field in the Super Bowl. “We woulda played better on defense if the field wasn’t so slippery!”
Interesting game tonight. I guess I want Dallas to win to give them more impetus to beat Philly after we beat the Refereagles. That way we own the tiebreakers with both those teams.
Still hard to root for the fucking Cowboys that being said.
Or the Seahawks.
Fukm both.
I’m hoping they find a way to tie.
Fuck you Jerruh
Fuck you Pete
Rooting for the injuries.
Jesus, halfway thru the 3rd quarter and there have been 15 penalties for 210 yards. Annoying as fuck.
Time for a Dak pick.
Or a McCarthy brain-fart. He just turned dow a chance to take the lead, and instead goes for it on 4th down from the Seattle 28 and turns the ball over.
And Pete returns the favor. Dumb dumb dumb. Coaches have lost their marbles when it comes to 4th and 1.
Both times they go up the middle and both fail. Both lead to TDs the other way.
Never heard this before. Very nice
Wow. Never heard of them. Kinda early pink Floyd sound.
They were from Boston. Kinda one trick ponies but I still like some of their stuff.
BoC’s early albums are vastly different from Agents of Fortune and beyond.
Didn’t know Bolin was ever in the group. Lot of good rockers running around back then.
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“You’ve got to be trusted by the people that you lie to, so that when they turn their backs on you, you’ll get the chance to put the knife in.”
Up there in my fave PF allbums. Meddle is still my fave tho.
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