NFL 2014-2015

[Philly]

Do we have any Colts fans on this site? I will be a Colts fan on Sunday.

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[Philly]

It was a really stellar game until after you took the final 11 point lead. From there on it was just infuriating watching us dick around as time kept ticking off the clock in the 4th quarter. All the birds fans lost their shit when Sanchez threw the last interception but the game was already over at that point. We were Jeckyl and Hyde out there. Give up 3 consecutive TD drives to be in a 21-0 hole, then we score 24 unanswered to take the lead, then we go right back to doing nothing, plus picks and fumbles this time.

Also we have Romo way too much time in the pocket on a lot of those plays. I know the Cowboys have a great o-line, but our front 7 is f**k beastly. Gotta execute and get to the QB.

[micfranklin]

Look on the plus side, you have the Deadskins next week, followed by the Giants.

[Philly]

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[Aaron]

man we need harbaugh out immediately, and possibly kap, need to get some pieces in before we have to sell off the defense

[Philly]

I think Dallas actually has the more talented roster overall, at least on offense.

A QB who has played like a bonafide pro bowler this year vs a starter who can't do anything if you get pressure on him and his backup who is highly turnover prone and can't make deep passes. Point to the Cowboys
Top 5 WR in the game and a couple serviceable guys on the other side of the field vs a very impressive #1 WR, a promising rookie in the slot and a complete bum on the other side who is only good for blocking. Point to the Cowboys
League leading RB vs a great RB, but one who has a lot of mileage on him and looks not quite as explosive as he once was, plus a 31 year old midget who makes big plays but can't spend much time lined up in the backfield cause of his size and age. Point to the Cowboys.
Best offensive line in the NFL this year vs one of the other best lines...when healthy. Point to the Cowboys
As for tight ends, I think the duo of Zach Ertz and Brent Celek edges out a 32 year old Witten in terms of talent so point to the Eagles but it's an area where the Eagles have failed to utilize them productively.


So in most categories the Cowboys have more talented players, including the QB position and the offensive line, which are both more important than anything else IMO.

I still consider the Eagles the better team since football is a lot more than the sum of your individual talent. I figure out two games would be a split because of the nature of these two teams but if we somehow both made the playoffs I wouldn't be unconfident in a 3rd match up.

The late game failures shut the door on us making another big comeback, but to get to why I think the Eagles are the better team despite being the less talented roster is the culture and character of the two teams. If Dallas had been down 21-0 in the first quarter, the entire game would remain uncompetitive. Dez would start screaming at everyone, Romo would start seeing ghosts in the pass rush and Garret would start panicking as Jerry Jones is inevitably on his way down to the sideline. Actually is he allowed to go down to the sideline at away games? Maybe that's why the Cowboys are so good on the road.

This is not to celebrate some type of moral victory that we got out of a 21-0 hole before giving the lead back, but it's something I'm really happy about with this Eagles team and for future seasons - we rally back from deep deficits, and even though last night was still a loss, a team that puts themselves back in the game over and over is will win some of the games they're supposed to lose. This year, it was week 2 vs the colts when we came back against the Colts and stole one we should have lost. Eagles fans were all ready to accept that game as a loss when the schedule came out but in retrospect, stealing that game was f**k crucial, and we'd be out of contention without it. I can keep gushing about this teams character under Chip Kelly all day, but after 14 years of Andy Reid it's just really...nice.

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[Philly]

Hmmmm. You may be right. Due to the history of the Romo era however, the Cowboys are flimsy until proven beyond a reasonable doubt to be otherwise. If they hold onto the division and win something in the post season I will reconsider my position.