Sopoaga barely played for the 49ers last season because they so infrequently were in their base 3-4 using a traditional nose tackle. He played 395 snaps in 19 games en route to the Super Bowl and he didn’t even play well in those snaps. Including post-season, only two defensive tackles graded out worse than him [...]
The Eagles already have Brent Celek, but James Casey isn’t a traditional tight end. He can play fullback and h-back as well and played 668 snaps in 18 games for the Texans last year even though they had both Owen Daniels and Garrett Graham. He caught 38 passes for 379 yards and 3 touchdowns on [...]
Michael Vick was never going to age well. He’s way too reliant on athleticism. While quarterbacks playing at a high level into their mid and late 30s isn’t unheard of, running backs and wide receivers doing so is pretty rare. There’s a reason for that and as Vick aged and lost some of his athleticism, [...]
4-3 to 3-4 Atlanta Falcons This one isn’t confirmed, but Falcons’ defensive coordinator Mike Nolan is a 3-4 guy. He did a great job in his first season with the Falcons, coaching them to a top-5 scoring defense, despite having to run a 4-3, because he wisely realized they didn’t have the personnel for an [...]
After an offseason full of spending, Vince Young proclaimed the 2011 Eagles the “Dream Team.” However, thanks to turnovers, struggles in close games, and general lack of continuity caused by the lockout, that “Dream Team” went just 8-8 and missed the playoffs. Heading into 2012, expectations were still high. After all, they had plenty of [...]
Last week: 29 (+0) Record: 4-11 Net points per drive: -0.50 (27th) DVOA: -19.5% (27th) Weighted DVOA: -23.5% (27th) Studs LT King Dunlap: Did not allow a pressure on 57 pass block snaps, 1 penalty, run blocked for 5 yards on 1 attempt LG Evan Mathis: Did not allow a pressure on 57 pass block [...]
Philadelphia Eagles (4-11) at New York Giants (8-7) The Giants are in a must win game here, but that doesn’t mean that this means more to them. The Eagles would love nothing more here than to play spoiler and eliminate a division rival. That being said, I actually really like the Eagles here. There’s absolutely [...]
Washington Redskins (8-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (4-10) Some situational trends say that the Redskins are the right side here. Teams are 35-19 ATS as divisional road favorites before being divisional home favorites since 2002. Meanwhile, on the Eagles side, divisional home dogs are 23-38 ATS before being divisional road dogs since 2002. That being said, [...]
Last week: 28 (-1) Record: 4-10 Net points per drive: -0.47 (27th) DVOA: -20.7% (27th) Weighted DVOA: -23.6% (29th) Nick Foles showed a little bit of promise there for a few weeks, but he struggled on Thursday Night in a game the Eagles completely fell apart in, turning the ball over 4 times in 5 [...]
Last week: 29 (+1) Record: 4-9 Net points per drive: -0.42 (27th) DVOA: -18.2% (26th) Weighted DVOA: -22.1% (27th) The Eagles got their 4th win of the season this week, but with games against Cincinnati, Washington and the New York Giants left, that could be their last win of the season. Studs WR Jason Avant: [...]
Cincinnati Bengals (7-6) at Philadelphia Eagles (4-9) After the Eagles’ 31-6 loss in Washington week 11, I assumed the Eagles had quit. They were losers of 6 straight, including 4 or more by 13 or more. It was Andy Reid’s first 6 game losing streak of his career and a team that had always gotten [...]
Philadelphia Eagles (3-9) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6) All of the trends say the Eagles are in a good spot this week and should cover. Road dogs off a road loss are 85-48 ATS since 2008 and the Eagles are dogs here in Tampa Bay after losing in Dallas last week. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers are [...]
Last week: 29 (+0) Record: 3-9 Net points per drive: -0.49 (28th) DVOA: -18.9% (27th) Weighted DVOA: -21.4% (28th) Studs RB Bryce Brown: Rushed for 169 yards (91 after contact) and 2 touchdowns on 24 attempts, 5 broken tackles, 1 fumble, caught 4 passes for 14 yards on 5 attempts, 1 drop LG Evan Mathis: [...]
Philadelphia Eagles (3-8) at Dallas Cowboys (5-6) 2 weeks ago, the Cowboys stood at 4-5, but many people still gave them a chance to win this division. The Giants weren’t looking great and the Cowboys, having played a very tough schedule in their first 9 games, had a very easy schedule down the stretch with [...]
Last week: 27 (-2) Record: 3-8 Net points per drive: -0.47 (26th) DVOA: -22.0% (27th) Weighted DVOA: -24.5% (28th) Tier 7: Terrible Studs RB Bryce Brown: 178 yards (108 after contact) and 2 touchdowns on 19 attempts, 8 broken tackles, 2 fumbles, caught 4 passes for 11 yards on 5 attempts LG Evan Mathis: Did [...]
Carolina Panthers (2-8) at Philadelphia Eagles (4-6) I was expecting the Eagles to be favored in this one and I was going to make a big play on Carolina for several reasons. The first and most obvious is that the Eagles appear to have quit. Even if they haven’t, they have really struggled to cover [...]
Last week: 21 (-6) Record: 3-7 The Phillies have won more recently than the Eagles. The Eagles’ 3 wins this season have come by a combined 4 points. They’ve now lost 6 games in a row and appear to have completely quit on Andy Reid. Last week I said that Andy Reid be brought back [...]
Philadelphia Eagles (3-6) at Washington (3-6) This line has shifted 2 points since last week because of Michael Vick’s injury (-1.5 last week to -3.5 this week), which makes no sense because Michael Vick sucks. Nick Foles went 22 of 32 for 219 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception in relief of Vick last week. [...]
Last week: 18 (-3) Record: 3-6 It was a very smart of Andy Reid to “rest” Michael Vick the rest of the way. He’s not making the playoffs, but he can still save his job if Nick Foles goes say 4-3. He can blame their slow start on Vick and his history developing quarterbacks will [...]
Dallas Cowboys (3-5) at Philadelphia Eagles (3-5) Last week, I enjoyed a relatively successful week. I hit 4 of my 6 big plays and went 9-5 overall, but it could have been a lot better. I hit my first 4 big plays and if I had hit my last 2, I would have enjoyed my [...]
I think there are two ways Andy Reid can save his job. If he makes the playoffs or if Nick Foles shows some promise. The former isn’t happening most likely. At 3-5, they’d have to go 7-1 the rest of the way to make the playoffs most likely and while Reid is a great coach [...]
Philadelphia Eagles (3-4) at New Orleans Saints (2-5) Andy Reid’s perfect 13-0 career record off the bye is gone. The Eagles are 3-4 and the sky is falling in Philadelphia. This line has shifted 1 point since last week. That might not seem like a whole lot, but a shift from -2 to -3 is [...]
Last week: 11 (-5) Record: 3-4 A lot of people are saying that Andy Reid should stick with Michael Vick because he gives him the best chance of making the playoffs and that’s the only way to keep his job. Even if it’s true that Vick is their best short term option (I’m not so [...]
Atlanta Falcons (6-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (3-3) The Falcons are 6-0 and they’re underdogs. Easy money right? That seems to be what the public thinks as most of the action is on the undefeated dog. However, that’s not necessarily always the case with undefeated dogs. Believe it or not, there’s no trend associated with undefeated [...]
Last week: 14 (+3) Record: 3-3 On bye.