2018 Playoffs

[pbmax]

Refs are giving the game to New England.

Gronk with veteran shoulder shrug well after contact for holding Call was especially cute.

[Maxie the Taxi]

But there were 2 teams in that game. The falcons are wasting Matt Ryan. OMG...OMG...EVERY team should be built to win the superbowl every year.

I agree. Atlanta should have won it last year and they were one catch away from winning today. Plus, they have a top ten defense.

[pbmax]

Huh. Dick LeBeau defense getting torched in Foxboro. Some things never change.

[Joemailman]

Mariota does not look like a guy who should have been the #2 pick in the draft.

[pbmax]

I agree. Atlanta should have won it last year and they were one catch away from winning today. Plus, they have a top ten defense.

Philly D players in locker room said they knew what they would run on 4th down. Steve Sarkisian is apparently no Kyle Shanahan.

[Bretsky]

How many games did Wentz miss?

How many games did Sam Bradford miss ?

[esoxx]

How many games did Sam Bradford miss ?

BURN

[Pugger]

That's exactly the point. It would be nice to have a TEAM that isn't entirely dependent on 1 player having to perform at an all-world level just to be competitive. One thing the playoffs tell me year after year is that you still need a good to great D to win the Superb Owl. Teams with video game offenses and pathetic D's just don't win it.

Well, perhaps now with a new DC and a GM who isn't allergic to FA maybe we can finally field a decent enough defense so AR doesn't have to play out of his freaking mind for us to win.

[denverYooper]

There is something to be said for having a backup QB who has played before.

And the Eagles defense. That's the dumb part of this "Backup X" has been successful discussion. The Vikings are also playing a journeyman backup but they have a top 3 defense. Blake Bortles has a lot of QB Winz this year too but I'm not ready to say he's a successful QB.

Foles has started a few seasons' worth of games and he did enough to not lose. That's usually what it takes on a team that does not have to worry about the defense's inability to get off of the fiel.d

The recent Packers have relied on their offense to win games. That's not an ideal scenario for any journeyman to step into.

[denverYooper]

Foles vs Hundley

Cmp% 	Yds 	       TD 	TD% 	Int 	Int% 	Lng 	Y/A 	AY/A 	Y/C 	Y/G 	        Rate 	   QBR 	Sk 	Yds 	NY/A 	ANY/A 	  Sk% 	
56.4	537	        5	5.0	2	2.0	35	5.3	5.4	9.4	76.7	        79.5	  31.4	5	44	4.65	4.75	  4.7
60.8	1836	        9	2.8	12	3.8	55	5.8	4.7	9.6	166.9	        70.6	  40.5	29	197	4.75	3.71	  8.4

[pbmax]

Player	Cmp% 	 Yds 	 TD	TD% 	Int 	Int% 	Lng 	Y/A 	AY/A 	Y/C 	Y/G 	  	
Foles	56.4 	 537 	 5	5.0	2	2.0	35	5.3	5.4	9.4	76.7
Hundley	60.8 	 1836 	 9	2.8	12	3.8	55	5.8	4.7	9.6	166.9

Player	Rate 	   QBR 	Sk 	Yds 	NY/A 	ANY/A 	  Sk%
Foles	79.5	  31.4	5	44	4.65	4.75	  4.7
Hundley	70.6	  40.5	29	197	4.75	3.71	  8.4

Double the sack percentage REALLY hurts Hundley.

I think tex really overplays this point in blaming the Packers O line as one of the worst, but we do need to remember that Rodgers makes them look better than they are.

[Carolina_Packer]

The Eagles already had a good D when Wentz got hurt. If your D plays well enough, the backup QB just needs to be the "game manager" and not turn the ball over. They didn't need Foles to be as good as Wentz.

When A-Rod got hurt, MM knew that his D was mediocre for multiple reasons, so he still needed his QB to carry more of the load. When that didn't work out so well, and there were a lot of three and outs on the offense and inconsistent play by the D, that was a recipe for having the overall talent-level of the team exposed.

Fix the D this offseason. Priority #1.

[denverYooper]

Double the sack percentage REALLY hurts Hundley.

I think tex really overplays this point in blaming the Packers O line as one of the worst, but we do need to remember that Rodgers makes them look better than they are.

It looked like the offense for Foles last night was designed to get the ball out of his hands, mostly RPOs and runs. They mixed in a handful of dropbacks but those were a lot more of an adventure.

[pbmax]

It looked like the offense for Foles last night was designed to get the ball out of his hands, mostly RPOs and runs. They mixed in a handful of dropbacks but those were a lot more of an adventure.

Yep. I am going to be forever curious whether the Rodgers offense is because of Rodgers wish to get big plays has gone well beyond touchdown then check down or if McCarthy thinks being as hard to bring down (or quick to release) as Farve or in tune with the Matrix of pass protection (Rodgers) is a normal trait for a QB.

If Peyton Manning had been his QB, I think there would have been a homicide. First Manning would have died on the field, then Archie would have run M3 over with a truck.

[ZachMN]

Per the 'How many Games did Sam Bradford miss?'- I hate to say this but Keenum is the better qb for what they are doing. And let's be honest- a little or in their case a lot of luck has been a part of their success. Little things that go their way like injuries to key players on other teams. Hundley exposed something and that would be McCarthy.