Eagles Blown Out By Broncos 52-20
The Broncos did what was expected they would do to the woeful Eagles' secondary and slice them up for a 52-20 victory.
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The Broncos did what was expected they would do to the woeful Eagles' secondary and slice them up for a 52-20 victory.
Peyton Manning is exactly the type of quarterback that can take advantage of an Eagles defense that has at times been scrambling to find order on the field. So what exactly are the Eagles supposed to do on Sunday in Denver?
The Eagles will have plenty of problems with what the see on the field itself on Sunday in Denver. The Eagles biggest weakness is their secondary, and the Broncos biggest strength is their passing offense. It's a recipe for more than a couple of problems.
The Eagles were the first team in NFL history to open up the season with three games in 11 days. The last of the three, a Thursday night loss to the Chiefs, was a particularly sloppy effort from the Eagles, featuring five turnovers.
The Eagles played (and lost) on Thursday night, so that meant more free time on Sunday than Chip Kelly and his players would usually have.
The Eagles made many mistakes in Thursday night's loss to the Chiefs, from just about every position on the field. A few of those mistakes seemed to come from center Jason Kelce, who was involved in a few bad snaps, one of them resulting in a fumble and loss of possession.
Whether he's in the pocket or on the move, Michael Vick keeps taking hits.
The Eagles lost a game they could have and should have won last Sunday. They couldn't contain San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers, who threw for 410 yards, completing 36 of 47 passes without an interception. That was their most significant failure. But what the game amounted to was third downs.
Chip Kelly was direct, accountable and right now seems very patient in dealing with the media and something new Kelly very rarely had to deal with at Oregon—losing.
It's almost impossible to prove, and it seems almost impossible to police. But it started during the opener against Washington, and it seems as if it's continued ever since.
The Eagles suffered a disappointing 26-16 loss to Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs last night, falling to 1-2 on the season.
Chip Kelly has only been a head coach in the NFL for two games, but Donvovan McNabb has seen enough.
94WIP's Marc Farzetta says his relationship with fans is why Andy Reid is respected, but not loved.
Andy Reid comes back to town to face his old team and Chip Kelly acknowledges that Reid is familiar with the current roster. Franchise QB Donovan McNabb will see his jersey retired this tomorrow and Eagles fans everywhere will embrace the end of an era and look forward to the next.
All of the Eagles insist they will be all business on Thursday, but many of Reid's former players will take time to greet their former coach before or after the game.
Andy Reid was coach of the Philadelphia Eagles for a long time. His star player thinks he wishes he never left.
It's only natural to compare Andy Reid and Chip Kelly, especially this week. Eagles running back LeSean McCoy was asked to, and said the two are like night and day.
The players spent much of Monday trying to correct their mistakes from Sunday's 33-30 loss to the Chargers. The sting of the defeat was still evident in the locker room on Monday and players such as Kurt Coleman were more worried about winning than beating their former coach.
Chip Kelly addressed a number of things, after the Eagles' last-second 33-30 loss on Sunday to the San Diego Chargers. Kelly admitted there is still a learning process. With him, with his team and the defensive schemes instituted by coordinator Bill Davis.
With the way the Chargers offenses was moving the ball, it seemed close to certain that they could score any time they had possession of the ball.
The Eagles had the offense but the defense struggled in a big way to slow down the Chargers in the home opener. Here's how the grades look for the Eagles for the second game of the season.
Michael Vick threw for a career-best 428 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score. But a porous Eagles defense couldn't stop Rivers all day.
A glaring weakness for the Philadelphia Eagles last season, special teams looks to be a strength under Chip Kelly.
The 94WIP Morning Show announced their Winners and Weasels for the week of September 13th, 2013
It's a giddy time. The Eagles have won one game, a surprising victory, to open their season and to hear some of the talk swirling around Philadelphia and on its airwaves, the Eagles may never lose another game again.
