NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
In Roob’s Bonus Observations: Why do the Eagles get blown out so much? originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
It takes a truly ugly loss to warrant a set of bonus obs. But that’s what we’ve come to.
Ten just wasn’t enough.
So here we go with a rare Roob’s 10 Random Bonus Eagles Observations presented free of charge!
1. One of the most concerning things for me is the number of recent games in which the Eagles were simply non-competitive. It’s one thing to lose on a last-second field goal or a big play in the closing minutes or by a point or two after a tight battle. No loss is a good loss. But it’s these games where the Eagles are simply not ready to play and get clobbered early and are never even in it that are becoming more and more common. They’ve now lost five games by 17 or more points in their last 11 games – 49ers, Cowboys, Giants and Bucs late last year and the Bucs again on Sunday. Those are all games they just haven’t been ready at kickoff. Games where it was more about not being ready mentally than physically. They haven’t scored a 1st-quarter touchdown in their last six games, getting outscored 36-0. They’ve led only four of their last 13 games at halftime (and lost three of them). They’ve now gone 15 straight games without winning a game by two possessions – the first time that’s happened under the same head coach since 1969 and 1970 under Jerry Williams. Every team is going to have a dud here and there, a game they’re just never in it. But five blowouts in an 11-game span? Last time that happened to the Eagles was 1998, a season where they went 3-13 and were the laughing stock of the NFL. Everybody in the organization plays a role in that, but ultimately it’s a reflection of the head coach and his inability to have his team prepared to play football on a consistent basis.
2. The frustrating thing about Jalen Carter is how dominating he can look one game and how invisible he is the next. Vic Fangio said something…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/roobs-bonus-observations-why-eagles-024739419.html
Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-10-01 02:47:39
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
