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2017 NFC EAST PRE-DRAFT PREDICTION

Posted by The BEAST on 2017/04/14
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Keep in mind, when these predictions come out, no one knows who will be drafted, and by which team. This is an assessment of the teams as they are staffed by veteran players with track records. Rookies don’t usually shake up the NFC East division, so there’s a pretty good chance that what you see here, will be how it shakes out for the year.

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Yikes! Last year showed a couple exceptions to the general rule cited in the above Preamble. The first example was the Dallas Cowboys. They powered their way to the top of the division behind the play of two rookies, one of which was a QB forced to make 16 starts, when the long-time incumbent pulled up lame. (Again.) The Philadelphia Eagles were the second exception. They thought so much of their rookie QB that they traded away their Starter, and let the rook do his thing all year long. While that may have cost them a game or two last year, it was clear to fans, media and Free Agents alike, that the Eagles may be onto something.

Now we separate the men from the boys:

Strongest Offense: DALLAS

While Dallas is returning all of their skill position Starters, they suffered a couple of hits to their offensive line. Those hits are simple enough to patch over, but where those hits will show up is in depth. Last season when La’el Collins went down, there was a player of Ron Leary‘s caliber to step in for him. This year they have no such luxury.

Will the Cowboys be who they were last year? No they won’t. Teams have film on them now, and the system they run is so simple, it shouldn’t take much to slow them down. That said, each of Dallas’s rivals have some issue that keeps their own offenses from being complete, let alone scary. The Cowboys are the only team in the division who are not suffering from a key deficiency.

Weakest Offense: WASHINGTON

I can tell you firsthand that the loss of WR DeSean Jackson changes the way teams play against your offense. It also takes away a number of easy underneath options that a QB comes to think of as their’s for the taking. Jackson was on the roster when Kirk Cousins became the Starter, so he is coming into a completely new reality in 2017. (Assuming that his mind is on 2017, and not on preserving his body for a long-term contract in San Francisco next year.) Washington’s one-dimensional run game won’t be of much help either, since most of it is derived from what the offensive line creates, instead of what the RB creates when the line gives him an opening.

While they have a good offensive line and a TE situation worthy of envy, they don’t have the glue to hold it all together. Their losses on defense will require them to throw more, and may yield more yards and touchdowns, but if you look under the surface at the end of 2017, you will see a clearly less effective and diminished offense on this team.

Strongest Defense: PHILADELPHIA

Dallas’s junior GM, Stephen Jones is on record agreeing that his team is worse off since Free Agency. Washington was already in the toilet before they lost DE Chris Baker. New York losing DT Johnathan Hankins and not being settled at MLB, puts a hole right down the center of their run defense (ranked #3 in 2016). Also, nothing so far has been done to bolster their 23rd ranked pass defense. Philadelphia on the other hand has added depth up front, but still hasn’t clearly addressed their Secondary concerns. However, their 2016 pass defense was ranked 13th not 23rd. (Note: There isn’t a team in this division that doesn’t have issues with it’s Secondary)

This isn’t a question of the strongest of the weak. There is no doubt about the Eagles strength at every level of their defense. Particularly on the Defensive Line. Better still, they have depth in most places. Last year the Eagles weakness was at CB, and so both starters are no longer on the roster. Patrick Robinson was to added to play slot CB, not as an outside starter. The remaining CB’s aren’t household names, but given the way Jalen Mills played in 2016 (his rookie season), he might become one soon.

Weakest Defense: DALLAS

They literally have problems at every level of their defense, and in every facet of it. Talent, depth, experience, and even health coming into OTA’s. Everything is wrong here. This defense is going to allow too many games to turn into shootouts, and force their offense away from the run just to keep up. Barring every other team in NFC East suffering a rash of injuries, this team has no shot at 12-4 again. The GM responsible for creating this mess should be fi– oh wait… Never mind.

Strongest Special Teams: PHILADELPHIA

This isn’t even close. Kicking, Punting, Returns and limiting return yards, The Eagles are the only team in the division that is good in all of these areas. Not just okay, or passable. Legitimately good. They are proficient across the board, where the other three teams have at least one deficiency.

Weakest Special Teams: NEW YORK

Playing musical Kickers as you habitually post lackluster numbers, while also making no attempt to improve neither your personnel nor your coaching staff… That says in plain language that the organization doesn’t give a damn about this facet of the game.

 

Projected Winner: PHILADELPHIA (10-6)

After being 0-2 these last 2 years picking the Eagles, it scares the hell out me to be picking them again after a second 7-9 season. I kept going over this to make sure I wasn’t overlooking something, or missing something, because I have no interest in wearing 0-3. However, the fact is, right now, before the Draft, as these teams are staffed today, the Eagles are the team best equipped to survive the 17 week meat grinder known as an NFL season.

The Eagles are the only team in the NFC East that didn’t get worse in some regard, during this offseason. While it has yet to be proven that they fixed their 2016 offensive problems, those problems weren’t ignored (like the giants pass defense for example). The Eagles attempted to fix their problems, and so they run the risk of actually improving in 2017.

The same cannot be said for the defenses of the Cowboys, Redskins and giants. Dallas’s defense is so bad that their Front Office is already making excuses. Now that they have definitely lost Hankins at DT, New York’s run defense (ranked 3rd) is likely to fall steeply. Their pass defense was already an issue in 2016, and so far, they‘ve done nothing to fix or even upgrade it. Washington’s defense was already crap in 2016, and now they have offense to match it. In fact, their offense (both in the long and short term), have football pundits shaking their heads from coast to coast.

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Look Out For: DALLAS

I don’t think they stand a chance in Hell, of upsetting the Eagles, but it would h ave been tacky to write “NOBODY” as the team to look out for. Since the Pokes won the division last, I figured they were owed the respect of a write-in.

2017 NEW YORK GIANTS

Posted by The BEAST on 2017/04/10
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LAST year…The giants went 4-2 in the division and improved from 6-10, to 11-5 and a playoff appearance. The 284 points they allowed were the lowest in the division, but they also posted the fewest scored with only 310. Still, rookie head coach Ben McAdoo seemed to hit the ground running.

That was last year. The following is how the team looks today, prior to the Draft….

OFFENSE

QB:
Eli Manning is the unquestioned starter for this team. Last year, (for the seven millionth year in a row) he started all 16 games and threw for 4,000 yards. His 2015 numbers were so close to his 2014 numbers that it borders on creepy. After two consistent years in Ben McAdoo’s offense, it’s safe to assume 4,400 yards, 30 TD’s and 14 Ints from Manning. Behind Manning sits Maytag repairman, Ryan Nassib. (+)

I wrote that about this position last year, and in 2016 Manning posted 4,027 yards. 26 TD, and 16 picks. He’s clockwork. Geno Smith crossed the hallway to what has to be a better situation for both him and the giants That is, provided that Smith doesn’t owe any teammates any money. (+)

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RB:
Okay so at the moment Paul Perkins looks like the guy they’re going with in 2017. They can’t be serious about that because not only is Perkins not built to be a primary back (208lbs), but his longest run in 112 carries last year, was for 22 yards. In 127 touches he didn’t manage to find paydirt even once. Shane Vereen is returning from injuring the same triceps twice in one season. That has to raise concerns about his ability to catch passes, if he can’t reliably extend his arm. FYI: Vereen has more receiving yards and scores, than rushing yards and scores, to this point in his career. Catching passes is the cornerstone of his game. The remaining RB’s are just guys at this point. The departure of Rashad Jennings seems to indicate that at some point N.Y. will draft a RB high this year. (-)

WR:
Last year it was Odell Beckham and whatever was left of Victor Cruz. This year it’s Beckham and whatever is left of Brandon Marshall. Beckham is talented, but is a headcase. Given Marshall’s diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder, you have to wonder if working closely with someone like Beckham is the right thing for him. When you add the pressure of playing in a tougher division, and for the team that New York fans and media actually care about… Given the obvious decline in his durability and skills, it doesn’t seem like a good look for Marshall at all. Slot receiver Sterling Shepard gives Manning a nifty place to go with the ball in the red zone, but he’s less of an every down threat and far more of a situational player. This group can be explosive in one of two ways, and one way could wreck the entire team, not just the offense. (-)

TE:
Last year I said that Will Tye would be a disappointment and that’s exactly what happened. So the giants went out and upgraded, right? Wrong. Well maybe. It depends on what their plan is. They added former Viking, Rhett Ellison. He isn’t exactly a weapon as a receiver, but is an accomplished blocker. His signing may signal that the team is tweaking their expectation of the position. If that’s true then my evaluation of this position may be suspect this year. (Yeah, I can admit that.) I can’t give a position that may be in flux a passing grade, but I am by no means taking a hard line on this overall grade. (-)

OL:
Pass protection improved again as last year Manning was sacked just 21 times, as opposed to 27 the year before. The downside was the yards per rush dropping from 4 yards per crack to just 3.5. To address that, former Charger RT D.J. Fluker was signed. Fluker can be exposed in pass pro, but can be an absolute mauler in the run game. (+)

In a nutshell:

The right side of the offensive line is screaming that something fundamental just shifted in the New York offense. The addition of Fluker and Ellison more than hint at the giants looking to be more physical. One of the last things the NFC East needs is Eli Manning behind a power running game. Currently the giants lack the RB needed to pull this all together, but this Draft is loaded with guys who’d easily fit that role. While this offense is full of holes, it could be patched enough for another playoff berth, despite a tougher schedule this year. That being said, due to a host of personality conflicts, getting this unit on one page may be the hardest part of McAdoo’s job. (-)

DEFENSE

DE:
Jason Pierre-Paul (7.0 sacks) and Olivier Vernon (8.5) are the giants pass rush. I said they would be competent but not great, and that’s what happened. There are a few bodies here, but not much that you would call depth in the event that JPP or Vernon were out for a game or three. (+)

DT/NT:
This position was a pillar for this team last year but without Johnathan Hankins in the middle, they are gonna have problems. It will be easier to consistently double-team Damon Harrison, as Jay Bromely lacks the power to assist there. Not only will they find it harder to defend the run, but the pass rush is likely going to suffer. At the moment Hankins is a Free Agent so he could very well end up back on the team. However if it were that easy, he likely wouldn’t have tested Free Agency to begin with. (-)

OLB:
Jonathan Casillas was his usual, consistent self last year. He made tackles. Devon Kennard also made a few tackles. In fact, you might say that Kennard made too few (61), given that he started 9 of the 16 games he played. Remember Pepper Johnson and Carl Banks? Even today, if you say “LT” everyone knows who you’re talking about. Today if you mention the words “giants linebacker” or one by name, no one even shrugs. (-)

M/ILB:
Unani Unga, Keenan Robinson and Kelvin Sheppard. Last year they were all chasing the starting job. Today only Robinson (who just re-signed) is on the roster. He made 6 starts last year, so odds are that he’ll get the nod over Deontae Skinner. However, the lack of interest Robinson generated as a Free Agent is not to be overlooked. (-)

S:
In 2016 SS Landon Collins had 125 tackles, 5 picks and 4 sacks. Jesus! If they had a second Safety to go with him, this position would be scary. FS Andrew Adams has to be graded on curve due to having been a rookie. They also added a couple guys whose resumes seem to only consist of being cut by Seattle. Other than Collins, there doesn’t seem like much to be excited over. It literally is an “avoid this one, pick on the rest” situation here. Until that changes, there is no way even ardent fans of this team can sign-off on this position. (-)

CB:
The giants started 3 corners for much of 2016 and it seemed to work well for them. “Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is a total flake, but he’ll hurt you if you get careless with the ball around him”. I said that last year, and DRC proved my point with 6 picks in 2016. Janoris Jenkins chipped in with 3 thefts. Native Philadelphian and lifelong Eagles fan, Eli Apple started 11 games as a rookie. This trio gives the giants a measure of depth that they lacked going into last season. This position has come up. (+)

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In a nutshell:

In spite of an appalling lack of depth on this side of the ball, the giants defense played pretty well last year. They established things to build on. Then they lost some key starters to compound a still existing depth issue. They lost their key DT and there is no MLB. You can’t see it, but there is a huge sucking wound in the middle of this defense. Like a black hole, it will negatively impact everything surrounding it. Barring a Draft miracle, a surprise trade, or Johnathan Hankins caving on his salary demands, you can expect this to be a bottom ranked unit in 2017. (-)

SPECIAL TEAMS

P:
For a second straight year Brad Wing made improvements in both his punting average and his net average. His Fair Caught to Returned Punts ratio gives reason for concern though. In 2015 it was 21 : 30, in 2016 it skyrocketed to 16 : 37. That may be why so many of his punts were finding their way out of bounds. Last year he put 12 OOB, which his more than twice what his career total was (5) until last year. He’s still getting the job done, but he looks like he may have been rattled on some level. (+)

K:
Tom Obarski. An untested, 177 pound Kicker, cutting his NFL teeth kicking against NY/NJ ocean wind, in front of NY fans and their rivals. He may one day be a household name, but as of today, he’s a liability. (-)

I wrote that last year, but Obarski didn’t kick for N.Y. last year. Instead that job was split between Josh Brown and Robbie Gould. Neither is a giant today. Today the only Kicker on the roster is Aldrick Rosas. An untested, 195 pound Kicker, cutting his NFL teeth kicking against NY/NJ ocean wind, in front of NY fans and their rivals. He may one day be a household name, but as of today, he’s a liability. (-)

RS:
In 2015 WR Dwayne Harris brought back both a punt and a kickoff for TD’s, while averaging 10.0 and 28.7 yards per return, respectively. Beyond Harris there isn’t much help in either category, and with him also entertaining fantasies of being a real WR, you have to wonder how effective Pinocchio will continue to be as a returner. I have to give this a plus grade now, but that could (and likely will) go off a cliff real fast if Harris splits time as the #2 WR.

I said that last year, and the result was that Harris sucked both as a WR and as RS. Then again so did anyone else they let do the job. (-)

In a nutshell:

The giants clearly don’t think much of special teams and that will likely cost them not only the hidden yardage game, but some games outright next year. There has been no change to their Special Teams coaching since 2007 (Tom Quinn) nor a player brought in to help with a weak unit. (-)

Bottom Line:

The giants went to the playoffs last year, and were quickly shown THE DOOR. They had no business being there and everyone knew it. All indications are that they will fall back to Earth in 2017. They have some pieces on offense, but their defense and special teams are a mess. I always say about the giants, that they will be as good as the rest of the division lets them be. This year it seems every team in the division besides N.Y. has something to prove. So I wouldn’t count on the level of generosity that the giants benefited from last year.

WK16: GIANTS

Posted by The BEAST on 2016/12/22
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NEW YORK GIANTS

THURSDAY 8:25        Lincoln Financial Field,        PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania

NEEDS TO STEP UP:

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RB Byron Marshall: Even before RB Wendell Smallwood was injured, he looked decidedly ordinary. If there was a Hall of Fame for unremarkable players, Smallwood would be a first ballot inductee. So with Smallwood being hurt, RB Kenjon Barner being hurt, and RB Darren Sproles coming back from being hurt, the primary back-up to RB Ryan Mathews this week should be Marshall.
Marshall should get ample opportunity to show that last weeks game (9 – 22 – 2.4 – 0 – 0) was just first game jitters. He didn’t exactly look like a man possessed of RB instincts last week, so this week he needs to do as much as he can to show that he belongs in the NFL. Otherwise he’d better start practicing the phrase “Do you want fries with that?”

WE MUST CONTAIN:

The giants run game: The giants are 30th in the NFL in rushing, averaging 81.2 yards per game. We don’t need to do anything amazing, just don’t get embarrassed by a team doing something they suck at. Not that it matters to the final score, but as a measure of pride…it’d be nice to see some.

EAGLES STORY LINE:

RT Lane Johnson returns this week. It’ll be nice to see him get to work shoulder to shoulder with RG Brandon Brooks so they can work on their chemistry and communication during a live game, and get a jump on next year. (Unless of course, the plan is to move Johnson to LT next year.)

BOTTOM LINE:

I don’t want to be swept by the giants, but we have to keep our eyes on the prize.

PREDICTION:

Eagles 16 – Giants 28

FOUR THINGS: EAGLES/GIANTS

Posted by The BEAST on 2016/12/22
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LAST week we almost fucked ourselves over with a win. If we aren’t careful it will start to look like we don’t know what fuck we’re doing out there. Football is about strategy. The Long Game. Vision for the future. The game is Chess not Checkers, and the NFL is no place for men who think like boys, or pros who think like amateurs.

Head Coach Doug Pederson and his team (OUR team), were flat out not good enough to win the division this year, so he needs to get his shit together, and get his team right. Otherwise next season will see our Philadelphia Eagles fed another fistful of shit in front of national audiences.

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A win here is almost meaningless to us. I can’t say that any plainer. Either you’re smart enough to get that or you aren’t. I have no interest in being swept by the giants, but I can see the long game here. A loss here helps our Draft position.

That doesn’t mean we should roll over for the giants. What it means is we should go down swinging with guys we feel are part of the long term picture. That’s the only thing that makes any sense at this point in the year. In fact, the only way a win means anything to us, is if our young nucleus drives it.

The smart play here is to get a long look at the back end of our roster, to be sure that we A) don’t release any youth that has real potential, and B) that we don’t waste a Draft pick on something that we already have, but don’t realize that we do, because like assholes we never took at real look at guys we keep cutting checks to, for no other reason besides habit. This way we get to focus laser-like on what we truly need, and can build on strengths.

So let’s talk about the Four Things PLAYERS we need to look for, Week 16 versus giants :

1) WR Bryce Treggs: I’ve been screaming for more of him for weeks now. Rumors of possibly signing Free Agent DeSean Jackson next season, only make getting a DEEP look at Treggs so much more important. Why pay more for DJax’s balky, old hammies, when Treggs can already stretch a defense? If he can effectively snag deep balls against a team fighting for a playoff spot, then there’s no need to overpay for a FA, or spend a high Draft pick at the WR position.

2) WR Paul Turner: He should start over WR Nelson Agholor for two reasons. 1) it keeps the fire lit under Agholor’s ass, and 2) we get to see Turner vs starting NFL CB’s, and not just second and third string units. Everyone is screaming that we need to grab a WR early, and maybe we do. However, we should first take a long look to make sure.

3) G Dillon Gordon: G Stefen Wisniewski is a FA after this year, but he played well enough to be brought back. However, given the contract of G Brandon Brooks, and the commitment to developing rookie G Isaac Seumalo, giving Wisniewski an inflated contract to be a back-up, seems unlikely. That makes it imperative to determine if Gordon can be relied upon at all. If he can’t play, at least we know where we stand. If Gordon can play, then we can either improve our leverage with Wisniewski, or move on from him altogether with less doubt.

4) DT Destiny Vaeao: With DT Bennie Logan becoming a FA after the season, it would help to know how Vaeao looks when paired with DT Fletcher Cox. DC Jim Schwartz likes to sub his Defensive Line, 4 guys at a time, so we haven’t gotten to see much of a Cox/Vaeao interior. Even when Logan missed games with a calf injury, DT Beau Allen simply sucked up more playing time. Vaeao isn’t the run-stuffer that Logan is, but he’s a more dynamic pass rusher. Given the fall-off we’ve had in that area, seeing a Cox/Vaeao interior might be the shot in the arm this team has been needing.

If that list looks familiar, it’s because last week we collectively blew it out our asses and didn’t get nary one of these fucking things done. If I seem aggravated and irritated, then you must be fucking psychic, because you’re picking up on my vibe like you suck your tongue in light socket.

This shit ain’t hard or complicated. I’m sitting up here this year watching the Cowboys win the division behind a rookie QB who can only make simple reads, and rookie RB who becomes ineffective if he has to run in anything other than a straight line. Don’t even get me started on the giants falling ass backwards into wins that have more to do with opponent errors, than them being any good. Between that shit and the blank “Who me?” look, constantly on Doug’s face, I feel like I’m off my meds most weeks. It’s like I’m seeing shit wrong or something, because I can’t believe the bullshit, Fisher-Price level strategy that runs our division from top to bottom this year.

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Here’s hoping we do something right for a change this year and start looking farther down the road than the tip of Doug’s cock. Let the kids play. If they win, fine, fuck it, and smooches. If not, the object should be Draft position.

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WE OWN ODELL BECKHAM.

Posted by The BEAST on 2016/05/19
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AS of 5/19/16 Odell Beckham has played the Eagles four times and lost every time. In fact, in three of the four meetings, he’s failed to even reach 65 receiving yards. The only exception was the last game of 2014, when circumstances allowed it to happen. Here’s an except from my game re-cap of our 35-30 victory:

“The only CB who looked good against rookie, WR phenom Odell Beckam was Cary Williams. Whom we’re cutting, by the way! Williams drew Beckham as his assignment for most of the first half, during which Beckham caught 3 passes for 42 yards, with 3 incompletions credited to Williams’ coverage. After the half Jaylen Watkins drew Beckham, who would add a 63 yard TD catch on his way to 12 catches for 185 yards on the day.” 

I just happened to notice this while making the meme you see on this page. So until Cornie Beckham pulls even vs the Eagles, anytime a giants fan brings up his name, just hold up a leash. Because we own that bitch. 

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THE EAGLES 2016 SCHEDULE

Posted by The BEAST on 2016/04/15
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THERE is so much to hate about this schedule that I hardly know where to start. It seems almost as if it was designed to trip the team up, regardless of how well we’re doing at any point in the year. I have to say the schedule makers showed true artistry and absolute mastery in subtly, yet thoroughly, fucking us over this year. I almost have to stand back and admire the job they’ve done.

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Right at the top of the schedule is a home game on 9/11. Granted, most teams are playing on that day as well, but we open at home that day. So basically you can throw out the purely celebratory vibe that would normally accompany a home opener. Nothing throws an air of triviality onto watching sports like a national day of mourning. Thanks NFL!!

After three games (two non-conference), we get a Bye Week for some reason. I hate early Bye Weeks. They occur before the real wear and tear sets in enough for that week off to mean something. Also it means that in the event that we do win the division, we have to do it on a 12 week dead-run, with no chance to get a breath along the way.

Even more fun is not getting to play back to back home games until the last two weeks of the season. The traveling we do during weeks 5 through 9 would be enough to fatigue some teams. Add to that that 3 of those 5 games are road games against division opponents, and you get an idea of how a simple thing like scheduling can de-rail a season, or at least put it in jeopardy early on. See what I mean by subtle artistry?

Since half of our division games are in the last 4 weeks, there is no way for us to run away with the NFC East unless we head into Week 14 undefeated; and with a Seattle, Green Bay, Cincinnati sandwich (Weeks 11-13), that’s not at all likely to happen. So even if the Eagles are 8 – 4 heading into Week 14, the division will still likely be very much up in the air. That means that Head Coach Doug Pederson likely has to run the team into the ground in order to secure a playoff spot.

Look, I expected that the schedule makers wouldn’t do us any favors, but this is almost like they put a contract out on us. That’s not to say that we can’t win the division. We can, we should and we likely will. Especially since our opponents themselves (excepting our recent history vs Seattle and Green Bay) all look very beatable. But gall dang! This year’s schedule is of no help to us whatsoever.

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GIANT PUTO STEVE WEATHERFORD SPEAKS

Posted by The BEAST on 2015/06/28
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THEY GOT MY BLOOD UP! I looked in on some of my Facebook groups only to find that giant puto (giants punter) Steve Weatherford was talking smack about our QB situation. And after what just happened to them at our hands in 2014?!?! Man, I’m just glad I don’t have his nerve in my tooth!

Look here, I don’t think much of our QB situation either, but I’m also not talking smack about a team that by all rights destroyed me last year either.  Look around and you won’t find me talking shit at all about the Packers. People bring up the Pack and I shut up; but when they leave, I be talkin’ again.

But the idea that a guy who plays for a bottom feeder, thinks he can score shots off us in the offseason is crazy. His team started in the basement and then kept digging until they hit RGIII. If not for that, the giants would be at the Earth’s core by now.

This is made worse by the fact that he plays on the same team with the Human Turnover Machine (a.k.a Eli Manning). Aside from being given Super Bowl MVP credit for two miracle catches (on badly placed balls), the HTM leaves his teammates little room to talk about someone else’s QB situation. Yet there was Weatherford with his gums flapping in the breeze.

I guess it was his way of ducking any questions about his own team. You know how haters are, they try to build themselves up, by pulling you down. My guess is that the giant P feels empty inside, and so he hopped on our team to give him that feeling of fulfillment that he isn’t getting at home. Notice how he couldn’t keep us out of his mouth?

But let me rest. Like I said, they got my blood up.

2015 NFC EAST PRE-DRAFT PREDICTION

Posted by The BEAST on 2015/04/18
Posted in: Defense, Draft, NFL, Offense, Preview, Reviews, Special Teams, Uncategorized. Tagged: , , , , , , , , . 6 Comments

NFC EAST

YOU’VE read the reviews. Nothing left to do but make pick and tell you why. 

Last year’s pick: PHILADELPHIA —– Last year’s WINNER: DALLAS —–  My Record: 0-1

NOTE: Rookies don’t usually shake up this division, so there’s a pretty good chance that what you see here will be how it shakes out for the year.

 

Strongest Offense: DALLAS

Like the Giants they tick 3/5 boxes as far as positions being strong. However, unlike the Giants the Cowboys have an offensive line.

Weakest Offense: PHILADELPHIA

I know! I know! But we’re an offensive team! We’ve set records! Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’re also remodeling our Offensive Line, our QB situation is a toss-up, and we have ZERO explosive players at WR.

 

Strongest Defense: WASHINGTON

They have a nice front seven up there, but the secondary is an issue, However Secondary is a problem for every team in the division right now, so this was a pretty easy pick.

Weakest Defense: DALLAS

Greg Hardy may help this team, but there is a real lack of playmakers on this side of the ball.

 

Strongest Special Teams: PHILADELPHIA

Everyone has a decent Punter, and while I gave everyone but Philadelphia a passing grade at Kicker, it was by a razor thin margin and mostly on a technicality. On the other hand Philadelphia has a much better return game, and kick/punt coverage than any of our rivals

Weakest Special Teams: DALLAS

This was a toss-up between Washington and Dallas, but Dallas has lost their KR to New York, so they risk having some of their ST tenets stolen by a division rival.

  

Projected Winner: WASHINGTON

Bottom Line: While they still have offensive line issues, so do 3 out of 4 teams in the division. They also had issues in their Secondary, but so does every other team in the division. When you look at the parts that actually do work among the four teams, Washington can play defense as well as any team in the division right now. They can also run the ball, which is something that a couple teams in this division may have trouble doing themselves, given their offensive line issues and/or lackluster RB’s.

Philadelphia continues (so far) to hemorrhage more talent than we bring in, and Dallas has thrown away the straw that stirred their drink. As a result, both of these teams stand as weaker today than they were when their seasons ended. While New York has a downright scary looking offense returning, they’re doing it without an offensive line they can trust and a run game that’s more rumor than reality.

Heads up:

Philadelphia is rumored to be about to make some moves regarding not just the Draft, but the roster in general. If someone is to take the division from Washington, Philly is the team.

 

 

 

EAGLES/GIANTS PREVIEW

Posted by The BEAST on 2014/12/26
Posted in: Coaching, Defense, Offense, Preview. Tagged: , , , , . 5 Comments

12.28.14-Wk17

SUNDAY 1:00 Metlife Stadium – East Rutherford, New Jersey

 

STUPID. STUPID. STUPID.

SO we’re gonna play our starters, because Our coach wants to put our best guys out there and WIN. Despite the fact that this will likely push our draft position (reportedly at 20th right now) even farther back. And before you say dropping a spot or two is no big deal, let me just say 4 word in dispute of that: Ha Ha Clinton Dix.

Because we missed Dix by one pick, GM Howie Roseman and Head Coach Chip Kelly decided to traded back 4 spots. We drafted Marcus Smith #26 overall. We’re about to deliberately jack-knife our own Draft.

 

EAGLES

Defense

Many fans want to pretend that our pass defense JUST became an issue this year. But last year when everyone (except me) was cheering about playoffs and what a genius Chip Kelly was, we were ranked DEAD LAST against the pass. DEAD LAST. The 253 passing yards per game we’re giving up this year, is down from the 289 per game we were giving up last year. If you’re just now upset over our spotty coverage, shame on you for not paying better attention this whole time.

Since we don’t commit much to playing pass defense, it allows us to play more guys up front so we get decent pressure and shut down the run pretty good. Which is a shame, since the NFL is a passing league now.

Offense

Our pace is slower and we’ve stopped doing certain things like calling for deep routes and calling Bubble-screens to spread out the opposing secondary. We also don’t involve RB Darren Sproles anywhere near as much as we should. None of these can be laid at the feet of execution. What you stop calling and who you stop playing are coaching decisions. These are deliberate moves spanning weeks.

 

GIANTS

Defense

They bleed points and cough up as much rushing yardage as any team in the league. We’re talking total bottom feeders here. But the giants won’t be playing to win, since THEIR coach isn’t an idiot.

Offense

The giants will be playing their starters too, BUT the difference is, Tom Coughlin’s team will be giving work to young guys that they’ll depend on for at least another year. We on the other hand will be allowing guys we don’t want to keep to audtion while guys we need to learn about will sit.

 

BOTTOM LINE

I’m so fucking disgusted, that I’m almost numb. Unless Chip Kelly has a trick up his sleeve (the likes of which no one has ever heard), we’re about to add insult to injury. No! Scratch that! We’re about to add long-term injury to short-term injury. Because Tom Coughlin can recognize the faux value in winning what’s basically the first preseason game of 2015.

PREDICTION

EAGLES 21 – Giants 14

 

 

CHIP KELLY IS AN IDIOT.

Posted by The BEAST on 2014/12/23
Posted in: Coaching, Conversations, Draft, Front Office (F.O.), Players, Rants, Roster. Tagged: , , , . 9 Comments

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FIRST off, I wasn’t a fan of his hiring to begin with. So before your mouth begins to form the word “bandwagon” you can just dry swallow that.

Here is an excerpt from Monday’s press conference when Chip Kelly was asked about playing his back-ups:

“It’s not about trying to see what the future is,” Kelly said. “It’s about we got a game. I would not be fair in any of my beliefs and I would not be fair to any football player right now if I said to some guy, ‘Hey, I know you’re a better player, but I’m going to play a younger guy now.’ That’s not what we’re all about. If you want to go do that, go somewhere else. That’s not us.”

So we’re gonna play to win. That’s right EAGLES faithful; we’re gonna get one more long look at QB Mark Sanchez (expiring deal). “OLB” Brandon Graham (expiring deal). WR Jeremy Maclin (expiring deal). CB Bradley Fletcher (expiring deal). SS Nate Allen (expiring deal). DE Cedric Thronton (expiring deal). Naw. No need to get an extended “live” look at the guys behind those guys though.

So instead of getting a long look at the depth on our roster, we’re going to be playing to win. WHY!? Of what POSSIBLE benefit could a win by our starters be NOW!? If our back-ups can win a game, then maybe we don’t need to draft so high, but starters winning tells you nothing. It nets you nothing. Apparently picking 20th in the Draft isn’t low enough for Kelly’s taste. We’ll be looking to deliberately dig our hole deeper.

Here’s the deal: You get to be an arrogant dick when you WIN playoff games. Not when you get manhandled by a finesse team like the Saints one year, and then utterly fucking face-plant while running away with the division during the following year. He is one more bushel of Oregon bench-warmers away from setting this franchise back 4 years, after his bitch ass goes 8-8 next year and he bails for the comfort of the college ranks.

“It’s not about trying to see what the future is,” is a direct quote. Right out of his mouth. He just doesn’t fucking get it. The future is literally half of this game. It’s what the film study is for. It’s why scouts work year round. It’s why teams trade picks sometimes years in advance. Then again, not looking ahead may be why his draft record is so shitty. It would explain why the EAGLES Draft board was in so much disarray this year, when a couple of guys they wanted were off the board already. For a college coach Kelly certainly has no feel for young players.

Seriously, name one player drafted here in the last two years who developed into an NFL starter with a dramatically better game than they had coming out of college. The closest you get is Bennie Logan. Our last 1st round pick, sucks too bad in practice to even play. He’s making 1.5 million to watch football games. Us they charge for the same thing. But this is who Kelly wanted. Because the future. “That’s not what we’re all about.” You said it, Chip.