OT: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL): When You're Up, It's Never As Good As It Seems, And When You're Down, You Never Think You'll Be Up Again

[JoemAvs]

If the Eagles beat the Bears and atleast do not lose to the Cowboys, there is a decent chance they will have the #1 seed locked up ahead of the Saints game. What do you do then?

Rest the starters and willingly make the Saints pick worse or do you play everyone and just risk them getting injured?

 

[flyguy]

Lol. That was a pitiful fake punt.

I don't think I've seen a team go for it on 4th and short inside their own territory twice in the first half before.

 

[DancingPanther]

I'm never drafting Taylor again

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

If the Eagles beat the Bears and atleast do not lose to the Cowboys, there is a decent chance they will have the #1 seed locked up ahead of the Saints game. What do you do then?

Rest the starters and willingly make the Saints pick worse or do you play everyone and just risk them getting injured?

They’re going to play. You’re not resting your players for what would be four weeks before the playoffs start for the team.

The players themselves won’t care about helping the draft pick though.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Kirk Special.

 

[deadhead]

They’re going to play. You’re not resting your players for what would be four weeks before the playoffs start for the team.

The players themselves won’t care about helping the draft pick though.

They'll play, but fewer snaps than if the game counted - but that depends on locking up the 1st slot and homefield advantage (big in January with a team built for bad weather).

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

They'll play, but fewer snaps than if the game counted - but that depends on locking up the 1st slot and homefield advantage (big in January with a team built for bad weather).

That’s what the entire conversation was about…

 

[DancingPanther]

Kirk gonna Cousins. How much money has he stole? Lol

 

[bennysflyers16]

Prime time cousins is awful,,,,

Saturday Cousins says hold my beer.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

This game has to be fixed. The Colts have done everything humanly possible to blow a 33 point lead, outside of an interception at their own 2 yard line.

This is a complete farce.

 

[JoemAvs]

This game has to be fixed. The Colts have done everything humanly possible to blow a 33 point lead, outside of an interception at their own 2 yard line.

This is a complete farce.

I guess Irsay called down and told Saturday that they really want to draft a QB high in this draft and that he better stop winning.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

And they were going for it on 4th down in Vikings field goal range....

False start "saved" face.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

And they were going for it on 4th down in Vikings field goal range....

False start "saved" face.

I would've gone for it if I were them too after after the Vikings scored on 1 screen pass last drive

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

Hockenson is dog shit, seriously. Great move for Detroit.

... and then there's Kirk.

 

[bennysflyers16]

Colts should fold

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I would've gone for it if I were them too after after the Vikings scored on 1 screen pass last drive

If you've watched this second half, you know there was a legitimately 0% chance they were converting a 4th down there.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

If you've watched this second half, you know there was a legitimately 0% chance they were converting a 4th down there.

Based on the 2nd half, there's no reason to believe anything will stop the VIkings right now in this game. Might as well take a shot like that when it's in front of you. Doesn't look like you're going to win a shootout with their offense, so try to keep them off the field for now.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

Holy shit. Roughing the passer has gotten insane.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Based on the 2nd half, there's no reason to believe anything will stop the VIkings right now in this game. Might as well take a shot like that when it's in front of you. Doesn't look like you're going to win a shootout with their offense, so try to keep them off the field for now.

If they were actually trying to win the game, they needed the end of quarter reset.

This game needs to be investigated.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

I hope we are soon able to watch Justin Jefferson play with a real quarterback.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

I now hope the game ends in a tie.

 

[BrindamoursNose]

I now hope the game ends in a tie.

I want a Colts win (purely for Saints draft pick reasons), but I'd take that

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

Ridiculous. Colts unnecessary penalty means an easy field goal. Edit: only 5 yards. Thought it was going to be 15 for unsportsmanlike conduct.

This game was an absolute joke.

 

[Captain Dave Poulin]

This officiating crew has no f***ing idea what it is doing.

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

They weren't going to spike it in time. That guy is an idiot.