TheDude
McLovin
- Messages
- 12,203
- Reaction score
- 10,671
First, I have always been a MAJOR critic of Garrett. The main reason is the mind numbing situational weakness managing the clock, lack of statistically sound risk taking (fakes, 4th down, etc). There was never a game where you could point to and say "Garrett just won this game"
Watching the game, I thought we would continue the trend of mismanaging the the end of half. 1st and goal, Zeke over 60 yards in the first half and not one goalline run. It wasnt so much the play calling, but Philly took TO#1 to stop the clock to try to save time to score. Running the ball (with the best OL and maybe best back) not only was sound, but the downside was he would get stopped and philly would need to burn TO#3 (they burned TO#2 on daks 16 yard scramble for first and goal). They were dictating what they were were going to do. Instead, 2 passes with the final a freshman mistake for an INT. Philly gets to use that TO to get in place for the 55 yarder and get the ball back.
Then, all of a sudden, as Dak finally showed real "Rookie struggles", garrett began coaching to help his team out. The fake punt, the Beasley throw, going for it on fourth down and 1. Garrett seemed to finally understand that he had to be aggressive to fight back against some adversity. I cant recall ever seeing this level of "coaching to win" from him. The calls directly led to this victory. I hope this continues, because I believe it is one more chess piece that helps a team win in the long run. Even a split second of secind guessing from the other team is an advantage. Bravo! The 2nd half was a coaching masterpiece. And really, it isnt hindsight, the calls were sound and appropriate. Even if the 4th down hadnt worked, it was the statistically right call.
For the team, nothing to say but a complete team win. The offense was struggling and the defense really played well. I mentioned in the game thread that Sean Lee may have played the best LB game Ive seen this year - and I watch basically all games. The tackling was sure with the exception of Sproles, but you have to give it up for that guy, he is a beast and a matchup nightmare. The pass rush wasnt great, but Philly is overly protective of Wentz and they play small ball. The defense came up when they were needed. This is not what I expected, and that added to the excitement
Elliot had a great game, Dez had a great game (though would still like to see more slants and crossing routes). Dak struggled mightily and did not see the field and wide open receivers. But, he put it behind him and closed.
This was a complete win on mental toughness and perseverance from the whole org. It was the definition of the defense picking up the the offense, the coaching picking up the team,
I'll bask in this one for a while. That said, the NFL is becoming an less entertaining product with all the flags and inconsistency. That is for another thread though
Watching the game, I thought we would continue the trend of mismanaging the the end of half. 1st and goal, Zeke over 60 yards in the first half and not one goalline run. It wasnt so much the play calling, but Philly took TO#1 to stop the clock to try to save time to score. Running the ball (with the best OL and maybe best back) not only was sound, but the downside was he would get stopped and philly would need to burn TO#3 (they burned TO#2 on daks 16 yard scramble for first and goal). They were dictating what they were were going to do. Instead, 2 passes with the final a freshman mistake for an INT. Philly gets to use that TO to get in place for the 55 yarder and get the ball back.
Then, all of a sudden, as Dak finally showed real "Rookie struggles", garrett began coaching to help his team out. The fake punt, the Beasley throw, going for it on fourth down and 1. Garrett seemed to finally understand that he had to be aggressive to fight back against some adversity. I cant recall ever seeing this level of "coaching to win" from him. The calls directly led to this victory. I hope this continues, because I believe it is one more chess piece that helps a team win in the long run. Even a split second of secind guessing from the other team is an advantage. Bravo! The 2nd half was a coaching masterpiece. And really, it isnt hindsight, the calls were sound and appropriate. Even if the 4th down hadnt worked, it was the statistically right call.
For the team, nothing to say but a complete team win. The offense was struggling and the defense really played well. I mentioned in the game thread that Sean Lee may have played the best LB game Ive seen this year - and I watch basically all games. The tackling was sure with the exception of Sproles, but you have to give it up for that guy, he is a beast and a matchup nightmare. The pass rush wasnt great, but Philly is overly protective of Wentz and they play small ball. The defense came up when they were needed. This is not what I expected, and that added to the excitement
Elliot had a great game, Dez had a great game (though would still like to see more slants and crossing routes). Dak struggled mightily and did not see the field and wide open receivers. But, he put it behind him and closed.
This was a complete win on mental toughness and perseverance from the whole org. It was the definition of the defense picking up the the offense, the coaching picking up the team,
I'll bask in this one for a while. That said, the NFL is becoming an less entertaining product with all the flags and inconsistency. That is for another thread though
