Twitter: DLaw on Hurts: He hasn't played the Cowboys yet

[Jarntt]

Better have a spy or mostly play zone. We have seen worse running QBs run all over us. Make him throw to beat us.

 

[Bullflop]

We keep hearing Philly has enjoyed an excellent offseason.
Let's find out if it's as outstanding the media suggests.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Hurts also seems to be more accurate this year, or could just seem that way because he has some WR's that hang on to the ball now.

It's both.....he's improved and two top 5 WRs don't hurt but as I mentioned in another thread, he runs the ball a lot( leads all QBs with 68 rushing attempts through 5 games). So every time he drops back, teams have to prepare for his running.

 

[blueblood70]

Been saying this for all QBs on our schedule. No idea how fast this D is until game-time. Can't simulate this kind of speed in practice.

simulate?? we beat them 3 straight games, nearly identical offense last year by 20+ i mean not like this is new eagles' team. Outside of AJB who has respectable numbers but 1 Td? this Cowboys team just played that offense last year. as good as those WRs could be Hurts is poor from the packet go check , poor under pressure, must throw on the run in motion makes it easier to defend half of the field as Hes has less options to throw downfield to when on the run.

 

[blueblood70]

We keep hearing Philly has enjoyed an excellent offseason.
Let's find out if it's as impressive their hype suggests.

Heard from the Zoners and the media pundits, Cowboys have historically worst offseaosn .. huh..one game out. Not bad for fielding the worst team in the NFL per person and post-game 1 opinion.

 

[RonnieT24]

If we can’t contain their number 4 rushing attack Hurts may not have to do a whole lot. We won’t get a lot of pass rushing opportunities if we can’t hold up against the run. Our run defense has shown some cracks.

Without Hurts' 50+ yards a game. Their rushing attack would be more like the number 20 rushing attack. Just sayin. The run defense has shown some cracks at times but other than the Bucs game they seem to have been able to shut the run down when they need to. It'll be interesting to see if they can do it this week.

 

[KJJ]

Without Hurts' 50+ yards a game. Their rushing attack would be more like the number 20 rushing attack. Just sayin. The run defense has shown some cracks at times but other than the Bucs game they seem to have been able to shut the run down when they need to. It'll be interesting to see if they can do it this week.

You obviously haven’t been watching them closely Miles Sanders is on pace for over 1200 yards. He’s averaging 4.8 a carry. Philly ranks sixth in rushing. They put up over 200 yards on the ground against Detroit in the opener. Detroit may have their issues defensively but Philly can run the football and we’ve shown some cracks against the run. Washington put up just over 140 yards on us. it kept us from getting a lot of pass rushing opportunities against Carson Wentz who has been the most sacked QB in the entire league. We only got to him twice. If we can’t contain their running game they’ll win by at least 2 scores. No doubt their game plan will be to try and punch us in the mouth on the ground. We’ve had our issues in the trenches against teams that are physical.

 

[ghst187]

#hotboyzforlife

 

[Bullflop]

The Philly Eagles haven't yet dealt with a team with the pass rushing defense that they'll likely be seeing vs. the Cowboys. Good luck in warding off the pressure that we'll have to offer. We may win and we may lose but they'll know they've been in one hell of a scrap! I'm counting on it, and so should you -- don't miss it. I think Rush might show them something that he hasn't displayed, as yet. This game should be a good one to watch.

 

[Ranched]

 

[RonnieT24]

You obviously haven’t been watching them closely Miles Sanders is on pace for over 1200 yards. He’s averaging 4.8 a carry. Philly ranks sixth in rushing. They put up over 200 yards on the ground against Detroit in the opener. Detroit may have their issues defensively but Philly can run the football and we’ve shown some cracks against the run. Washington put up just over 140 yards on us. it kept us from getting a lot of pass rushing opportunities against Carson Wentz who has been the most sacked QB in the entire league. We only got to him twice. If we can’t contain their running game they’ll win by at least 2 scores. No doubt their game plan will be to try and punch us in the mouth on the ground. We’ve had our issues in the trenches against teams that are physical.

I stand by my statement. Without Hurts' contribution their rushing numbers aren't much different from the Cowboys. Take away his 260-ish yards and they're under 540.. which is actually less than what the Cowboys have. Having a QB that the defense has to account for as a runner makes life much easier on a running back because it forces the defense to hold a tick before attacking the ball. Sanders is a quality back but his numbers are inflated by the big outings against JAX and Detroit and as I said, he is helped by the fact that the defense has to worry about Hurts. I don't want to disrespect him because I think he's a good runner, but I think our defense can handle him. It's bigger, power backs that give this defense problems which he is not.

I do agree that their plan is going to be to punch our defense in the mouth. I just think this version of the Cowboys defense won't be so easy to do it to. This bunch is going to punch back.

 

[KJJ]

I stand by my statement. Without Hurts' contribution their rushing numbers aren't much different from the Cowboys. Take away his 260-ish yards and they're under 540.. which is actually less than what the Cowboys have. Having a QB that the defense has to account for as a runner makes life much easier on a running back because it forces the defense to hold a tick before attacking the ball. Sanders is a quality back but his numbers are inflated by the big outings against JAX and Detroit and as I said, he is helped by the fact that the defense has to worry about Hurts. I don't want to disrespect him because I think he's a good runner, but I think our defense can handle him. It's bigger, power backs that give this defense problems which he is not.

I do agree that their plan is going to be to punch our defense in the mouth. I just think this version of the Cowboys defense won't be so easy to do it to. This bunch is going to punch back.

Stand behind your statement all you want but they rank fifth in rushing and we rank 15th. We don’t have a back that’s on pace for over 1200 yards. They run the ball much more consistently than we have. The fact the Cowboys have struggled against mobile QBs makes stopping their running game an even more daunting task. You can’t take away what Jalen Hurts has done on the ground you have to factor it in. He’s been a big part of their rushing attack. It may not be easy for them to punch us in the mouth with our current defense but we have shown some cracks against the run this season.

Washington did a real good job on us in the first half putting up over 100 rushing yards until we slowed them down in the second half. If Philly is able to wear us down on the ground keeping our defense on the field that could have an affect on our pass rush. If they’re able to do that they’ll win by at least two scores on Sunday night and you can mark my words. We lost by 16 points to Tampa on opening day because we couldn’t stop their running game. All the damage was done by Fournette.

 

[zerofill]

3 sacks for the entire year after signing a $40 million contract. Truth hurts.

You realize how much he does for stopping the run? You have to start watching him playing, not just the stats. I been impressed by how valuable he actually is.