Must win the next 4

[links18]

I'm not so sure that they will lose to Seattle, not sure if they will even make the playoffs.

Do you mean Philly or Seattle won't make the playoffs?

 

[links18]

Pretty much this.

The only way we should go 3-3 is if our run game is shut down and we can't pick up the blitz while running our receivers 15 yards down field when being blitzed.

Hmmm, well.......we've seen that before.

 

[skinsscalper]

Do you mean Philly or Seattle won't make the playoffs?

I think he meant the Seahawks.

 

[Wayne02]

Do you mean Philly or Seattle won't make the playoffs?

Seattle

 

[links18]

Seattle

Yeah, I could see that.

 

[Longboysfan]

11 Nov 16 PHI @ GB Lambeau Field 4:25 PM
12 Nov 23 TEN @ PHI Lincoln Financial Field 1:00 PM
13 Nov 27 PHI @ DAL AT&T Stadium 4:30 PM
14 Dec 07 SEA @ PHI Lincoln Financial Field 4:25 PM
15 Dec 14 DAL @ PHI Lincoln Financial Field 8:30 PM
16 Dec 20 PHI @ WAS FedExField 4:30 PM
17 Dec 28 PHI @ NYG MetLife Stadium 1:00 PM

We need to win as many as possible but Philly is most likely going to lose to Greenbay and Seattle so that's going to be 2 more losses for them as well.

Seattle has their beat them up face on now. They know to get to the playoffs - win every game.

 

[Sydla]

How do you figure it's more likely we get swept by Philly than the other way around and if we lose on Thanksgiving so we can't expect to win in Philly. Well I'm glad you have it all figured out. Shouldn't even play the games since you have it figured it.

Because I think Philly is a better team right now, even with Sanchez. Fact is, for all the crap we give them, Kelly has done a fantastic job in generating a very good offense with mediocre QBs. Defensively, I think they are better than we are as well (note, I am not saying they are great). I never said we can't win, but I think it's going to be very tough to win both games against Philly. I am not saying it's likely we get swept by Philly but because I think they are the better team right now, I would say the odds are better they sweep us than of us sweeping them.

The Eagles have now won 9 in a row at home and given our penchant to give games away late, I do not think it's an ideal situation needing to absolutely win that game in Philly in December. That's why I think the T-giving game is a must win.

There is nothing sillier than the old, "shouldn't even play the games" cliche people throw out when someone doesn't blow smoke up their butts. I am just calling it like I see it. I certainly am not the only one who thinks Philly looks pretty good right now.

 

[Sydla]

I wouldn't chalk up a loss to the Packers or Seahawks by any stretch. Green Bay is good but their defense can give up a lot of points and the Eagles can post up a ton of them. Not to mention that Green Bay's O-line is suspect against good pass rushing teams (which Philly happens to be very good at). Seattle can't pass the ball, as it is, to save their lives and Philly can get to the QB as well as any team in the league, right now. I hate Philly as much as anyone but they are a seriously legitimate contender to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl this year. I'll guarantee you that neither Green Bay or Seattle are chalking this one up as a win.

One little caveat. If you look at total sacks, yes, the Eagles are #2 in the league with 32.

But when you dig a little deeper you see that 19 sacks, yes 19, have come in just two games - 10 against NY and 9 against Carolina. In their other 7 games, they only have 13 sacks which isn't great.

 

[DeaconMoss]

gotta win 4 games. Dont care which ones.

 

[Sydla]

The Cowboys have to beat Washington, New York, and the Bears because they are all bad teams. They also have to beat the Eagles once and beat the Colts because I don't believe that the Cowboys will sweep Philly. Gotta win 4 out of the 6 games to get in. I don't think 10 wins will get you in.

If the Cowboys beat Washington, NY and Chicago, then they only have to win one of either the two Philly games or Indy. Not two of those three.

 

[Doomsday101]

One little caveat. If you look at total sacks, yes, the Eagles are #2 in the league with 32.

But when you dig a little deeper you see that 19 sacks, yes 19, have come in just two games - 10 against NY and 9 against Carolina. In their other 7 games, they only have 13 sacks which isn't great.

I would also say Philly has given up more TD passes than Dallas Defense and has fewer ints than the Cowboys defense.

 

[Doc50]

That's true, Dooms, but unfortunately oversimplified. You still have to have a prolific passing attack to go along with that well traveling, weather beating running game. If you can't make teams pay for loading up to stop that running game then you're dead, weather or no. Arizona proved, in perfect weather conditions, that if there is no passing threat then the Cowboys are a very pedestrian team whose running game can be stopped in it's tracks and whose defense can still be picked apart.

That was without Free and Leary.

We should have the best December in many years, coming off the bye rested, healthy, and gaining more cohesion. Most teams get fairly banged up for the last month, but the 'Boys should be ready.

Remember the last SB year for the G-nads? They were almost dead in the water by midseason due to injuries; then everybody came back by December, and they essentially won out.

Will be interesting to see, but I have to agree with Dooms -- this OL will punish some people in the cold.

 

[DeaconMoss]

If the Cowboys beat Washington, NY and Chicago, then they only have to win one of either the two Philly games or Indy. Not two of those three.

Thats the scenario. Gotta take care of the first three.

 

[skinsscalper]

One little caveat. If you look at total sacks, yes, the Eagles are #2 in the league with 32.

But when you dig a little deeper you see that 19 sacks, yes 19, have come in just two games - 10 against NY and 9 against Carolina. In their other 7 games, they only have 13 sacks which isn't great.

That's true but sacks aren't the be all end all. Whether they get there every time or not, the pressure is there on an almost constant basis and a big reason that their defense is racking up turnovers like a slot machine that just hit jack pot. They don't always get home but they are in the face of the QB consistently on almost every play. A majority of the time that's just as effective as a sack, especially when they can force the opposing QB into bad decisions/throws (which they ARE doing consistently on a weekly basis).

 

[yimyammer]

One little caveat. If you look at total sacks, yes, the Eagles are #2 in the league with 32.

But when you dig a little deeper you see that 19 sacks, yes 19, have come in just two games - 10 against NY and 9 against Carolina. In their other 7 games, they only have 13 sacks which isn't great.

Wow, thats a lot of sacks in two games. Everyone loves to hate on the Eagles and I get that but they are good and I think Kelly is good coach. I like his out of the box thinking and how he runs so many plays in practices that even the back-ups get a lot of reps.

I dont recall the Cowboys ever getting that many sacks in a game, does anyone know what the most sacks they've ever gotten in a game is?

 

[mldardy]

Because I think Philly is a better team right now, even with Sanchez. Fact is, for all the crap we give them, Kelly has done a fantastic job in generating a very good offense with mediocre QBs. Defensively, I think they are better than we are as well (note, I am not saying they are great). I never said we can't win, but I think it's going to be very tough to win both games against Philly. I am not saying it's likely we get swept by Philly but because I think they are the better team right now, I would say the odds are better they sweep us than of us sweeping them.

The Eagles have now won 9 in a row at home and given our penchant to give games away late, I do not think it's an ideal situation needing to absolutely win that game in Philly in December. That's why I think the T-giving game is a must win.

There is nothing sillier than the old, "shouldn't even play the games" cliche people throw out when someone doesn't blow smoke up their butts. I am just calling it like I see it. I certainly am not the only one who thinks Philly looks pretty good right now.

Philly being the better team remains to be seen. The Cowboys and Garrett have also done a fantastic job too. And you might as well say we can't win, you've already submitted that we probably won't sweep them and that they are the better team. Based off of what? Their running game isn't better, their oline definitely isn't better, their defense isn't better either. And there is nothing sillier than saying 'well I think it's more likely Philly sweeps us than we sweep them'. And you are basing this off of what? You are dismissing us before those two games are even played so you are damn right I'm going to say we shouldn't even play the game when you are spouting off nonsense like that..

 

[yimyammer]

So if you knew the Cowboys/Eagles were going to split their two games, which game would you want the Boys to win and why?

I think I'd have to say I'd want them to win the 2nd game in Philly. Losing the first one will keep them hungry and motivated and winning the 2nd would be a nice December win.

Of course if I could have my way, they wouldn't lose another game until next preseason

 

[Staubacher]

Dream scenario:

We win our next 4 and the Eagles lose at Green Bay this Sunday. If that all happens we clinch the division with two games left!

I can dream...

 

[supercowboy8]

I'm just glad that we're in position where three or four wins will get us in. I'm not counting on Dallas to win its next four because that's a tall order. Three of six or four of six is reasonable.

4 of six is and I think 11 will get us in the wildcard. But I think we need more than an wildcard.

 

[Kevinicus]

I think you guys are off saying 10 won't get you in. Who are all these teams that will end up with 10+? Seattle plays AZ and SF twice still. And SF and AZ play again. That's a lot of losses for that group of teams. AZ also plays Detroit (who I think has the inside track for HFA). Seattle also has @KC and @Philly. AZ has KC as well. GB has a few tough games left with Philly, NE, and Detroit. Philly has GB, Seattle, Dallas x 2, and two more road division games. SF is already at 4 losses, and Sea, GB are there with Dallas with 3 (but less wins, and Seattle lost to Dallas).