Twitter: Todd Archer: Quick thoughts on last drive

[Motorola]

Honest question but isn't grounding way better than a sack in that situation. You burn way more clock and lose field position?

Intentional grounding penalty results in loss of a down plus at least 10 yards.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The refs wouldn't have called grounding if Dak would have just thrown the ball over their head or in the ground behind them.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Yeah, the grounding argument from Archer is dumb. You're at the 10 yard line. Just wing it out of bounds over someone's head and you're good.

Really dumb. QBs in that situation have thrown it out of the back of the endzone with no penalty as long as I've watched football.

 

[Captain-Crash]

I'd probably just blame everybody else on those plays from the 5-yard line. My dakie did his best, and we saw what that is.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Your stupid Todd - 5 yards makes no difference on the last play. The Eagles still set up at the goal line and the ball is put in the exact same place!!!

I know right

They weren’t gonna line up 5 yards deeper

 

[Rayman70]

We are closer 2 being an elite team than we were in week 1. Thats my take. We arent the same team that was blown out by the Niners. I see a determined team that fights hard. We gotta find a way to finish games. Even if we get a wildcard, we will be very hard 2 beat. If we also find our running game, watch out. The bad teams are the ones we need to choke out, starting next week. We will go on a run if we beat the Giants. Our schedule is very favorable. We are getting healthier. A whole lot can change in the division with the Eagles having a brutal stretch of games. The next time we play them night be much more important than Sundays loss. I see the Eagles dropping at least 2 games within the next 4 weeks. That said, we can't afford another loss. We must run the table. A tall task. At best, we win 11. I think realistically, a wildcard. Which is fine, because that means we made the playoffs 3 years in a row under MM. He doesn't get enuff credit. All this team needs is a chance. U never know.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

The better question on that final pass is why not have a trailing player for the lateral?

Or that play the chiefs ran on us once. Before the half. They jsut threw it short and had blockers , at that point it’s almost like 10 on 8 ya know?

 

[JohnsKey19]

Or that play the chiefs ran on us once. Before the half. They jsut threw it short and had blockers , at that point it’s almost like 10 on 8 ya know?

Tyreek Hill ain't walking thru that door. LOL

 

[Runwildboys]

Because they would have had a defender play that. All the Eagles were doing is basically putting they're feet on the goalline and saying "break a tackle."

I thought they should have thrown it shorter to CD so he had more time to try to make a man miss, but that's nitpicking.

Certainly should not have had him catch it from a dead stop with his back to the defenders.

 

[ThatJerryKid]

Your stupid Todd - 5 yards makes no difference on the last play. The Eagles still set up at the goal line and the ball is put in the exact same place!!!

100%. I can’t believe that Archer even tries to make that statement. Just stupid.

 

[_sturt_]

The better question on that final pass is why not have a trailing player for the lateral?

You remind me of this classic...

 

[JohnsKey19]

Because they would have had a defender play that. All the Eagles were doing is basically putting they're feet on the goalline and saying "break a tackle."

I thought they should have thrown it shorter to CD so he had more time to try to make a man miss, but that's nitpicking.

Yeah. Any play would require something of a miracle to work with 8 defenders standing at the goal line.

 

[nalam]

Really dumb. QBs in that situation have thrown it out of the back of the endzone with no penalty as long as I've watched football.

That’s what elite qbs do

 

[john van brocklin]

So many mental errors
This team has a very low football IQ
And is very undisciplined.
Can't be that way in such a competitive league.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

Intentional grounding penalty results in loss of a down plus at least 10 yards.

and 10 second run off

 

[Kevinicus]

Nonsense.

The whole defense would adjust to the ball's flight path.

They didn't adjust to it where it was.
We're not talking a huge difference in path here where they have time to make up ground or something.

 

[Kevinicus]

Certainly should not have had him catch it from a dead stop with his back to the defenders.

I don't think that was the intention.

A better throw and it could have been a walk-in.
But, I'm not going to pick on Dak for last night. I'll gladly take that performance from him every game. Can't expect perfection on every play.

 

[pitt33]

The better question on that final pass is why not have a trailing player for the lateral?

I was thinking that same thing!

 

[tyke1doe]

We had plenty of time to score after the PI.
We're allergic to the red zone.
It always happens.
Just face it.
We were destined to lose.

 

[WillieBeamen]

These reporters will do/say anything to defend the QB

Yea lets take a sack instead of throwing the ball at a receivers feet and live to see another down