Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
I’ve been lurking Eagles forums/discussion this week. They of course believe they’ll win, and in dominant fashion, but similar to our concerns over Jalen Carter, there is a matchup they’re worried about.
Kelce. I’ve seen multiple Eagles folks argue that Blankenship is the best they have to cover him (otherwise they’re looking at Burks), but we saw Ertz put up 11/104 on Blankenship last week. Eagles fans believe this is still the best case scenario, because similar to Washington, devoting too much attention on our TE then opens up home run potential with Worthy or quick hitters to Brown. Buffalo put a lot of resources into shutting Kelce down, and we burned them time and time again for it.
To add to this, this game screams Noah Gray to me. It seems like the perfect game for him to take advantage of the soft underbelly of that D and give Pat quick outs if the pocket is collapsing on him. This game is primed for receivers who recognize open spots and settle in - something Gray has excelled at this year.
Surprised they aren’t concerned about Jones, especially with the middle of their line struggling. [Reply]
Originally Posted by tredadda:
Surprised they aren’t concerned about Jones, especially with the middle of their line struggling.
They seem pretty confident that Saquon will keep our pass rush honest. There’s also a whole lot of “Super Bowl 57’s field completely neutralized the Eagles D-Line” with no self-awareness about how it may have impacted our DL, too. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
They seem pretty confident that Saquon will keep our pass rush honest. There’s also a whole lot of “Super Bowl 57’s field completely neutralized the Eagles D-Line” with no self-awareness about how it may have impacted our DL, too.
I mean seriously, do they not think their own offense scoring 35 that night maybe also had something to do with the field? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Chiefspants:
They seem pretty confident that Saquon will keep our pass rush honest. There’s also a whole lot of “Super Bowl 57’s field completely neutralized the Eagles D-Line” with no self-awareness about how it may have impacted our DL, too.
Guessing they also don't realize the Chiefs secondary was loaded with rookies in the first Super Bowl matchup. Those guys have gained a ton of valuable experience since then. [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
I mean seriously, do they not think their own offense scoring 35 that night maybe also had something to do with the field?
I shit you not, out of the discussions I’ve seen on Reddit and the other boards I’ve lurked on, not a single person has brought up how Chris Jones may have been impacted playing on the same field their DL played on.
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Guessing they also don't realize the Chiefs secondary was loaded with rookies in the first Super Bowl matchup. Those guys have gained a ton of valuable experience since then.
They seem so confident in Saquon (which, fair enough) and Hurts’ legs that their passing offense has felt like an afterthought to them other than the occasional “Hurts put up 300 last time and can do it again!” Hurts also tore apart the Commanders through the air, but I’m pretty sure Matt Cassel coulda dropped 40 on Washington’s D. [Reply]
