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Accurate or not, these are the kind of sentiments that will be expressed when a team is on a big losing streak. It is notable that Nick Foles, who usually seems pretty positive in his analysis, is more harsh here.
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Eagles legend calls Philly’s culture dysfunctional — Nick Sirianni responds: ‘That crap’ – NJ.com
“There is dysfunction in Philly,” Foles said on his
podcast. “It was little things for me. It wasn’t the execution that got me. It was culture things. The number one thing isn’t scheme, a fancy coordinator, it’s culture. In Philadelphia, for the better of the past couple decades, they have had really good culture. Something is changing.” During the offseason, Foles feared that the Eagles would fall apart after they pushed a legendary coach out of the building. “When they got rid of [former Eagles offensive line coach] Jeff Stoutland, that really pissed me off,” Foles said. “I knew something bad was gonna happen. He is a great coach. For him not to get the respect that he deserves, that frustrates me. When guys are getting hit and offensive lineman are near them, is someone going to pick up the running back? He just got hit in the backfield. That culture with Jeff, that would never fly. When we got hit, we were picked up right away by the offensive line.“
Eagles-Cowboys Film Review: Most annoying defensive performance of the Vic Fangio era – BGN
I have made plenty of excuses for the Eagles’ defense this year. There have been games when I thought this unit fought hard and received very little help from the other side of the ball. There is absolutely no excuse for this one. Monday Night Football. At home against the Cowboys. Most of the defense’s best players were available, including the expensive “superstars” up front. And this was the performance? I can’t remember coming away from a game this annoyed about a defense since the Super Bowl LVII defeat vs. the Chiefs. The Cowboys scored on seven of nine possessions, rushed for 204 yards, and finished with 416 total yards at 6.4 yards per play. The Eagles recorded zero sacks, zero quarterback hits, and zero rushing tackles for loss. After the offense opened the second half with a 17-play touchdown drive that took 9:16 off the clock, the defense immediately surrendered another touchdown. We cannot blame the offense for that. This defense had a long rest and a lead, and still couldn’t get a stop.
NFL Week 8 latest intel, buzz questions, news, fantasy tips: What we’re hearing – ESPN
Fowler: Mystery surrounds the Eagles’ plans. It’s unclear at this point whether GM Howie Roseman conducts a fire sale. But some rival teams are expecting at least mild unloading. Perhaps the most interesting team is the Tampa Bay Bucs, who typically are not subtractors by nature. Normally, this would be a natural time for a roster mini-reset. But despite the 2-5 record, the Bucs are alive in the NFC South, which they’ve won four of the past five years. Win enough divisional games and the overall record doesn’t matter as much. I do believe, had the Bucs lost last week to fall to 1-6, they would be actively discussing dealing players. Graziano: We didn’t really address the Eagles in our trade-deadline portion of this column, but my sense is that things could go either way — or a little bit of both — for them ahead of the trade deadline. They have veterans on expiring contracts (cornerback Riq Woolen, receiver Hollywood Brown and tight end Dallas Goedert) who could be of interest to contending teams and help Philly out with draft-pick compensation. But the Eagles are loaded with picks already thanks to previous trades. They dealt their 2027 third-rounder for Jonathan Greenard but are projected to get a third-round compensatory pick due to the free agent loss of Jaelan Phillips. And they have extra first- and second-round picks in the 2028 draft due to the trades of A.J. Brown and Cam Jurgens. The Eagles aren’t desperate to refill their coffers. But they’ll always listen, in both directions. If they get a good enough offer for a player who isn’t part of their future plans, as was the case with Jurgens a couple of weeks ago, they’ll be open to it. And if they see a chance to add a player who might be more than a two-month rental, as the Texans did with Marvin Harrison Jr., they’ll be open to that as well.
Will the Eagles be sellers at the trade deadline? A look at Howie Roseman’s options – The Athletic
There have been trade deadlines when Roseman was not an aggressive buyer. He was also a strategic seller at times (such as trading veteran Isaac Sopoaga in 2013 when Bennie Logan was ready to take over at nose tackle). But no deadline has looked like this, with a losing record and attractive pending free agents available. That’s why the focus should be on players such as Ojomo, Woolen and Goedert. One factor to consider is whether the Eagles would prefer to keep Ojomo and Woolen and benefit from the compensatory formula. (Goedert, who is expected to be a post-June 1 cut because of a poison pill in his contract, would not qualify for a compensatory pick.) The Eagles have benefited from compensatory picks in recent years, though they also needed those pending free agents to contribute down the stretch. That might not be the case this December. Trading the player at the deadline rather than letting him leave in the offseason could mean the pick arrives as early as April’s draft, and it also lets the Eagles be aggressive in free agency if they choose. (Incoming free agents could cancel out outgoing free agents in the compensatory pick formula.)
Which Eagles players are untouchable at the trade deadline? – PhillyVoice
Nobody is trading for them in their current state. QB Jalen Hurts: Hurts of course has blood clots in his lungs, and his season is over. Depending on how things play out after this mess of a season is over, particularly in the case of a head coaching change, a trade of Hurts should be viewed as a possibility, but not until the offseason.
Selling – Iggles Blitz
The trade deadline isn’t until November 10th so it is interesting that the Colts made these moves so early. They set the market. That should lead to more calls between teams. The Niners and Seahawks just got better. That could cause the Bears, Lions, Rams, or other NFC contenders to feel forced to make a move. Buffalo needs help for their defense. The Chiefs need a WR. There should be plenty of activity. Nick Sirianni talked about the Eagles going 6-2 down the stretch in 2021 and how that helped the 2022 and 2024 teams make the Super Bowl. That’s why the Eagles will keep competing and doing everything they can to win. NFL players also have short careers. You don’t want to throw away a season. You don’t want apathy to set in. You don’t want to ruin good culture. We can debate if that has already started to go. I still think the Eagles have the right kind of guys in the building. We’ll find out more about that over the final 10 games. I mentioned players playing for their jobs. Sirianni will be coaching for his. We’ll find out just how much the players think of him with the way they play for the rest of the season.
What we learned from Eagles-Cowboys: Forget 2021 comparisons, Howie Roseman should sell at the trade deadline – PHLY Eagles
Going back through some of the media scrums I missed while attending Nick Sirianni’s news conference last night, this quote from Cooper DeJean about mentally handling the adversity the team is facing jumped out to me. “It’s been tough, to be honest,” DeJean said. “With the success that we’ve had the last couple years, it’s been tough to lose games, even lose snaps out there on defense. Not to look at the past, but we made a lot of plays the last couple years. There’s been plays that we’ve made that we haven’t made this season. You have to find a way to get past that, though, and learn from it. But I’d be lying if I said it’s easy to just move on from those plays. You get beat, you mess up a fit, whatever it is. It’s tough to move on from that. But that’s the mindset you have to have in this league.” DeJean is seemingly a player devoid of confidence all of a sudden. He gave up a touchdown catch to Lamb in the corner of the end zone Monday night and was at fault for at least one more completion and a few missed tackles. I wrote last week about the sudden leadership void we’re seeing with the Eagles in the wake of Jalen Hurts going on injured reserve and Lane Johnson retiring. Those absences compounded the offseason departures of veteran leaders like Nakobe Dean and Reed Blankenship and help explain how things have regressed so quickly for the Eagles defense. I’d argue that void has acutely affected DeJean as he tries navigating the most turbulent stretch of his professional career and perhaps his entire playing career overall.
Emotional Landon Dickerson pins blame on himself after loss – NBCSP
Landon Dickerson was emotional in the wake of the Eagles’ 38-21 loss to the Cowboys on Monday night at the Linc. It was a loss he pinned on himself. “It’s frustrating,” the left guard said. “I let my guys down. I didn’t play good enough. These guys work their a— off to come in here and compete every day. I just wasn’t good enough.” Dickerson, 28, returned to the lineup on Monday after missing the last five games on Injured Reserve with a bone bruise in his right knee. But he was moving better in this game than the last time we saw him and he did some good things. He just couldn’t stop thinking about a couple bad reps in the fourth quarter. “F—ing the two plays at the end, f—ing losing us the game,” Dickerson said.
Fantasy Football Red-Zone Report: NFL Week 8 – PFF
Edge offense. The Philadelphia Eagles rank sixth in red-zone conversion rate (53.8%) and 17th in RZ EPA per play (+0.057). This week’s opponent, the Commanders defense, ranks 31st in red-zone conversion rate allowed (60.7%) and 31st in RZ EPA allowed per play (+0.422).
Makai Lemon reflects on his first career touchdown – PhiladelphiaEagles.com
“Whatever the team asks me to do, just making sure I do that and (show) up every week,” Lemon said after the game. The first-round pick out of the University of Southern California has seen his role and production continue to grow over the course of the season. After recording 65 receiving yards through the first four games, Lemon ‘s production jumped with a 49-yard performance against Jacksonville in Week 5. Under the primetime lights, Lemon stepped up and produced his best game so far as an Eagle. The rookie caught seven out of eight targets for 67 yards and a touchdown – the first of his young NFL career. Lemon is the first Eagles rookie to have at least five receptions, 50 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in a game since DeVonta Smith did so three times in his 2021 rookie season. Most importantly, he looked at ease in the offense. “The more that I progress throughout the season, I definitely feel like it’s getting more comfortable, more familiar with the game,” Lemon said. “The more you do something, the more you’re going to get comfortable at it. So, that’s where I’m at.”
Ravens sign G Michael Jordan after Vega Ioane injury – Baltimore Beatdown
[Former Eagles guard] Michael Jordan, 28, was originally a Bengals fourth-round pick in 2019. He started 19 games over his first two seasons – due in part to Cincinnati’s offensive line injuries – but was out of the game day picture entering 2021. Jordan was waived in September and later picked up by the Panthers, who badly needed O-line help and installed him as their starting left guard to close out the season. He served as a backup the following year before 11 starts for the Patriots in 2024 and nine for the Buccaneers last year, again as a result of his teammates’ injuries.
Cardinals work out four receivers, sign one – Revenge Of The Birds
The five players included QB Jack Plummer, and receivers Zay Jones, [former Eagles tryout] James Proche, Xavier Guillory, and Ronnie Bell. After the workout, Arizona inked Jones to a contract.
Broncos sign WR Eli Pancol to practice squad, release DB Ugo Amadi – Denver Gazette
The Broncos signed Eli Pancol to the practice squad. To make room, they released [former Eagles] veteran defensive back Ugo Amadi, whom they had signed Oct. 9.
NFL power rankings: Nick’s picks for how teams stack up before Week 8 – Big Blue View
No. 17 — New York Giants (4-2-1) | (20th) 📈 3 spots. The Giants just pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year in Houston as 10.5-point underdogs on the road. The team responded to critical coaching and dominated both sides of the football. Still, overtime was necessary because of two missed kicks, among a few other things. Nevertheless, the Giants forced their fifth three-and-out in overtime and scored three plays later on a 30-yard touchdown run. The Giants are a different team under John Harbaugh.
Flawed Cowboys defense does enough versus Eagles – Blogging The Boys
Final grade: C. This Eagles offense is in absolute shambles at this point in time. They are down one franchise quarterback, two starting receivers, multiple offensive linemen, and too many running backs to count. This needed to be a game where the Dallas defense started fast and never looked back. They eventually got going, but it took too much time against a terrible Philadelphia offensive unit. The Eagles came out and punched the Cowboys defense in the mouth right from the start. The first drive took just four plays in just over two minutes to go 75 yards for a touchdown. A horrendous start that had us pulling out our hair (if you had any left).
How Commanders LB Sonny Styles removed all doubt with stellar start – Hogs Haven
Styles has played just six games to this point, but the evaluation’s pretty clear. This dude is legit. We officially learned that in Week 3, when he covered Seattle running back Jadarian Price like a blanket on a deep route, with the expertly knocked away with an outstretched arm. Price runs like a gazelle. Styles is 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds. Guys that big shouldn’t run like that. The play we recall here wasn’t the biggest stat. We’re talking about a pass defensed on a day where he had five tackles, a forced fumble and an interception.
The Vikings are undefeated, not historic – SB Nation
“Historic” has become one of those buzz words that gets far too overused when discussing players and/or teams. It’s right up there with “generational talent.” If every team is “historic” or if every good player is “generational,” then the word loses meaning, and really no one and nothing is worthy of those classifications. And yeah, I know this sounds like you’re reading another edition of Cranky Blowhard Quarterly, but the discourse around the Minnesota Vikings has become one that has led to a very good defensive unit being put in a class they don’t belong in, and a team that, while 6-0, is being heralded as a real contender when it shouldn’t be.
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