09-28-2020, 12:48 PM
(09-28-2020, 02:11 AM)J24 Wrote: 1.) Should a offense in today's NFL be able to score more than 16 points in a game?
2.) If the offense scores at least one TD off the two turnovers that the Defense gave them; Do the Bengals beat the Eagles?
If the both of those answers are yes than is the Defense really to blame for the results for either the Eagles game or the Chargers game? Also is it fair to fire someone that's unit has done enough to win 2 out of the first three games? Especially when he has done it without his best player on the field?
No they are not completely blameless but they are no where close to being the main problem on this team. For example when the Defense forces two turnovers(one near midfield and the other in the opponents side of the field) and the offense scores only 3 points off them then the offense deserves more blame for the failures of the team then said Defense.
Here is the the truth about this season; 1.) We should be two and one right now but we have failed to finish off the Chargers and Eagles.. 2.) Even though we are 0-2-1 there have been a lot more positives from this team then there have been Negatives. We are one or two plays from being two and one right now. I think we should be more patient with this team than most on the board are giving them
We just gave up 23 points to the Eagles, who had posted point totals of 17, and 19 the two weeks prior.
The 17 total is what the Eagles put up against Washington. Washington has proceed to give up 30 and 34 since then, to the Cardinals and the Browns. (Not a great D)
The 19 total is what the Eagles put against the Rams. The Rams just gave up 35 to the Bills.
So we just gave up a season high to the Eagles. But I'm sure this can be explained away. ("We didn't give up that much more... The Rams are stacked on D...Chase Young..." Yada, yada, yada)
But consider this...
Players the Eagles played without that they had in their previous two games:
WR 1 - Desean Jackson (left game in first half, only played 28 snaps)
WR 2 - Jalen Reagor (1st round pick, out for game)
TE - Dallas Goedert (Leading team in receiving yards in 2020. Left game in first half)
Going into our machup, these were they 3 leading receiving options in terms of yards.
So not only did we give the most points to a very crappy Eagles team, we did it when they we're down 3 of their 4 best targets, that they had in their two other games.
