The Undefeated Philadelphia Eagles ...... Jeff Saturday's Super Bowl ???
 

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OK, it's one thing for a team that probably got shot of emotional adrenaline from their new interim head coach to beat another team that is one of the worst in the NFL (the Las Vegas Raiders) ...... and I'm sure that everybody is walking on air right now after that well-played game yesterday, especially in regard to the offensive line having only their 2nd solid game of the season, coupled with the resurgence of Matt Ryan at quarterback.

However ...... it is quite another thing to play like that against a team that is undefeated, and regarded by many as the best in the NFL.


So, the question is ...... can the Colts rise to the occasion and beat the Eagles, or at least play well in defeat and make the Eagles earn a hard-fought victory ??? Most rational people will say "No." A few dreamers with royal blue sun-glasses will say, "Maybe." Either way, one thing is for sure ...... the brief honeymoon phase for Jeff Saturday will end on Sunday, regardless of the outcome of that game. If the Colts get blown out, then the win over the Raiders will be minimized as one bottom-feeder having beaten another bottom-feeder. And if the Colts win and/or lose a close, well-played game, expectations for the rest of this 2022 season will no longer be apathetically low.

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IF the O line comes out and plays to their ability, this team should be able to compete with anyone remaining on the schedule. The D isnt the problem, special teams is ok. The Colts get the run game going, they have a chance.

Jordan Wilkins comes back and played as he had in the past. Gets his nose to the hole, and gets 3-4 yards. The holes were there, all game long. Taylor looked like himself, no contact until he was pass the LOS and got his shoulders squared.

This team is notoriously known for stepping up for teams that should kill them. For whatever reason I worry more about losing to a team like the Raiders than I do a team like the Eagles. Do good teams play down to us for taking us for granted, or do we really fight out of our weight class for what ever reason is puzzling. It has been an anomaly for a few years.

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In 2019, a Colts teams led by Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, lost to a bad Raiders team.


https://www.jt-sw.com/football/boxes...019-04-oak-ind


One week later, that same Jacoby Brissett-led Colts team beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs ...... on their homefield in Kansas City.


https://www.jt-sw.com/football/boxes...2019-05-ind-kc


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One year earlier in 2018, the Colts, led by their all-world quarterback Andrew Luck, were manhandled by the New York Jets ...... that loss dropped the Colts to 1-5 overall.


https://www.jt-sw.com/football/boxes...018-06-ind-nyj


After that embarrassingly disastrous loss to the lowly Jets, the Colts won 9 out of their next 10 games to finish the season at 10-6 overall. That streak included wins over the AFC South champion Houston Texans (11-5), the NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys (10-6), and 2 wins over the Tennessee Titans (9-7) which wound up being the difference between the Colts and the Titans making the playoffs.


https://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/r...Teams/2018-ind


In that 2019 post-season, the Colts went on the road to Houston and again beat the Texans to advance to the divisional playoff round.


https://www.jt-sw.com/football/boxes...ost-wc-ind-hou

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Its because our D is designed to give up all of the underneath garbage but defends the second reaction improvisers well. The QB who tries to extend plays with his legs against us struggles. It actually makes our pass rush relevant, since we usually end up with a sack or simply based on the time to throw factor.
If Mahomes had be disciplined enough to just dump 5 yards passes all game he would have carved us. If Hurts does that, we will lose and lose big.

Didn't that 2018 team go like 6 straight games without giving up a sack? How I long for those days.

Yeah, something like that, which is what made Luck retiring crazy ironic since he was sacked the fewest times of anyone in the league in '18.

Like when Paul Justin out gunned Brett Favre

That game stuck with them, too.

"We are playing the Indianapolis Colts right now. This team is not better than us. They're not even good!"

~Eugene Robinson on the sideline during Super Bowl 32, referencing the Denver Broncos as they're about to upset the Packers.

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(TIME OF POSSESSION)


The Commanders lead the Eagles by a score of 20 -14 at halftime.


And the time of possession is:


COMMANDERS: lllll) 23:49

EAGLES: llllllllllllllllllll 6:11

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Well... WAS stole our thunder of ending the Eagles' undefeated season.

WAS owned the TOP 40:24 to 19:36. 81 fucking plays, 49 of them were runs. Several drives that were a griiiind. Four turnovers, including three 4th qtr fumbles. One was a desperate last play, but the other two were killers: one near their own 30 and especially the one by Watkins after a 50 yard bomb with 5+ minutes left. Thought for sure they were about to steal the game.

And then one of the stupidest fucking penalties I've seen in a while by Brandon Graham iced it.


We'll see if WAS gave them a wakeup call not to sleep on a team like IND... or hopefully we can help snowball this.

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The Commanders wound up winning the game ...... with a huge advantage in time-of-possession, as well as plays run from scrimmage.

I'm sure that any college or professional team's defense is grateful when their offense can sustain long drives, which simultaneously allows them to rest while making the opponent's defense labor.

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How many sacks did he have in the 4 previous years. He suffered a lacerated internal organ behind that line

The worst outcome last night was Washington getting a win over the Eagles! It was already going to be a tall order to beat Philly, now we catch them coming off their first loss....not what I was hoping for!

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I don't buy the "Well, now they're really mad, so they will play a lot better" sentiment.

That thesis is similar to "Don't say anything bad about the other team to the press, or they'll really be motivated to kick our asses."


The Colts' offensive line is either going to play well and give the Eagles a good game, or they will revert back to the way that they have been playing for 8 out of the first 10 games and get their heads handed to them. And as we saw last night, an offense that functions well with long, sustained drives can help a defense by not having them constantly out there on the field ...... a defense constantly being on the field due to a non-existent offense is what happened when the Patriots annihilated the Colts the week before the Raiders game.

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It'll be tough. They're definitely good, but I'm not sure they're quite the juggernaut that 8-0 implies. They've beaten DAL and given MIN their sole loss of the season so far.

Not to downplay them... but the rest of their schedule has been: a split with WAS (5-5) and wins over DET (3-6), JAX (3-7), ARZ (4-6), PIT (3-6) and HOU (1-7-1). Can't control the schedule, but those aren't great teams. Plus, in their past five games, their defense has given up rushing totals of 152, 168, 144, 134, and 124 yards.

Also, our D has been effective in the past at keeping dynamic QB's in the hole. The big issue there is Kwity Paye being injured which will really hurt this week if he's out.

We have a real shot if the OL can string together consecutive games. And more importantly, stop turning the ball over. Because that's one thing PHI has been awesome at. Up until last night, they only had 3 giveaways all season and they were 8-0. Last night, they had 4 and earned their first loss.

Yeah, they might smack us now in a statement game for them. Who knows?

Maybe..... Or maybe they got exposed a little. Can't stop the run and we have the best RB in the game even not at 100%

This could also be a slide for the eagles as in a losing streak..

Well he was sacked 0 times in '17. Obviously he got killed behind the OLs from '12-'16, which is part of the irony.

He got the lacerated organ scrambling around and refusing to slide

I agree with everything you just said. I don't think Eagles are a juggernaut team. They have faced some weak teams for sure and won. Colts have faced some weak teams and lost or tied. Colts beat Chiefs thanks for Jones shooting himself in the foot.

It will come down to can OL hold up to the better DL Eagles team has compared to the other DLines we have folded on. Are Eagles DL great no, but they know how to get at the QB this year.. Is Ryan going to have his earlier turnover stats or is he going to take care of the ball?

I'm rooting Colts no matter what!

Go Colts!!!!

Count me in the minority I suppose but maybe we surprise the Iggles. We did beat the Chiefs when most thought we would roll over and take a beating like a whipped dog... just sayin and I am more or less sober! :D

The defense plays as it can, they have a punchers chance.

Paris Cambell and Pitman give the offense some balance so they cant crowd the LOS for the run.

If they can avoid turn overs, it will be a close game.

Eagles adding Ndamukong Suh. Wonder if he plays Sunday. Can't be, right?

sure he could


colts could have used him

I wonder which of our players he will cheapshot or hurt?

I'm hopping on this bus.... I mean it's not like the Eagles can run around bragging that they beat Washington or anything.

Where? DE?

no. care to guess again

will fries

then pryor will come in and make our lives miserable again

So the smart move for Saturday would be to start Pryor, have him chop block Suh a few times, get his nuts stomped on or something, then bring Fries in.

Suh gone, Pryor gone. Win, win.

We are all playing checkers sir. Well done

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That would fit right in for this season.

wouldn't it?


i almost didn't want to even put it out there

Best idea posted on the board in quite some time. Unfortunately it'll most likely go down like Omaha's prediction :cool:.

NOOOOO....LMAO!!! The smart move keep Pryor on bench or out of the stadium..Suh will destroy and hurt Pryor. Pryor as much is I don't want him on this team. I don't want anyone getting hurt... lol

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The Colts lost, but Colts fans appeared to be pissed off at the loss, more so than when they lost a 1-point game to the Commanders ...... the expectations from here on out should not be as apathetic as they had been 2 weeks ago, after the annihilation by the Patriots.

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Nick Sirianni probably would have let Frank win....Lmfao

A lot of the same old shit, these guys are all talk… play tough until I get hit in the mouth. Bunch of fuckin pussies