Eagles model

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:37 pm

Nobody is chasing the Eagles the league is chasing the Pats the Eagles are nobody until they win it all

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 1:57 pm

Everyone in the NFC East is chasing the Eagles, because everyone wants to be NFC East champion and the Eagles ARE the NFC East championship. To deny that fact would be ignorant.

By the way, as this is an Eagles thread and not a Redskins thread, I am moving it to Around the League.

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:15 pm

Winning the NFC Least title is meaningless the goal of the NFL and it's 31 other teams. is to beat the super bowl champions.

right now the Patriots are the one and only team to beat in this league you should know that by now.

being a Redskin fan and having 3 Lombardi Trophies is more then enough proof of the standard the rest of the East has

wonker · Post by **wonker** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:15 pm

I think the most interesting thing on what Philthy does is that they have certain positions that are "premium". This is DE, CB and OL. WR kinda fell into their lap when TO demanded to go there.

FS may have been a need. But I think I agree with Philthy that we should identify the KEY positions and make sure they are the team's drafting priority.

HTTR

wonker

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:23 pm

It's much easier to make the playoffs and the superbowl if you win your division. If you go wild card, you have to beat 27 other teams to get into the playoffs. If you win the division you only have to beat 3 and you get home field advantage for at least one game.

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 3:47 pm

JansenFan wrote:It's much easier to make the playoffs and the superbowl if you win your division. If you go wild card, you have to beat 27 other teams to get into the playoffs. If you win the division you only have to beat 3 and you get home field advantage for at least one game.

I wouldn't say it's easier I think the Eagles proved that having HFA twice through out the playoffs and losing both
NFCCG's back to back.

shows that road is just as hard wether it's staying at home through out the post season or headin on the road. it's all
about the team that has the best talent to win it all

something I think the Patriots have demonstrated twice in the last 3 years and will demonstrate again this year

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:07 pm

Not arguing that the Patriots aren't the team to beat overall. All I am saying is that it's easier to get to the playoffs if you win your division. Certainly you can concede that much.

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:17 pm

If you win the division yes but it's not a requirement you can finish second and still get in

not sure how ever if a third place team with a 10-6 or 9-7 record could get in. guess we'll have to wait if that ever unfolds

JansenFan · Post by **JansenFan** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:22 pm

Didn't say it was a requirement. Just said it makes it easier. It is not easy, but easier to beat the 3 other teams in your division to get into the playoffs, than it is to get in as a wild card beating the other 27 teams in the league.

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Fri Nov 05, 2004 4:47 pm

It's easy when you have to face the cup cake teams early. but I'd rather get the hard teams out the way first and make it look easy in the NFCCG

funbunchfever · Post by **funbunchfever** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 11:42 am

The eagles "model." Ha

The model is get a good head coach and a great def coordinator. The coaches are the key to the eagles team, not McNabb.

To that end I believe the skins are following the model. The defense is looking great and the best part is we already know we can change the personnel and the defense is still effective. That's what it's all about now in the nfl. The systems. Look at Denver. Look at the West Coast systems out there.

IMO there just isn't that much difference in talent level between teams. Coaching and luck make the difference between the winners and losers.

John Manfreda · Post by **John Manfreda** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:08 pm

Rome was not built in one day. Give Joe time, he has had 3 superbowls and 4 NFC championships. We will win again.

John Manfreda · Post by **John Manfreda** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:10 pm

Eagles model, why don't they win a superbowl than talk about following their lead. They could this year, but I don't think they will. Offense wins games but a dominating defense is what wins championships. Look at last year Carolina vs New England.

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:18 pm

John Manfreda wrote:Eagles model, why don't they win a superbowl than talk about following their lead. They could this year, but I don't think they will. Offense wins games but a dominating defense is what wins championships. Look at last year Carolina vs New England.

Because there ignorant John they still think the way to be a team to beat. is by winning your division but failing to win a super bowl

the media started that division winners are teams to beat crap. since fans in Philly are as dumb as dog crap any ways

they took it to heart and now they think there a team to beat because of what the media said they were.

If we lived by there rules the NFL would have no clear winner at the end of the year. just tie breakers because
of all the teams who won there division

that's why I laugh and love jumpin all over peoples back when. I hear them refer to a team that has not won the S.B.
as a team to beat

It's a joke people refer to teams who failed to win it all as a team to beat. the NFL every year crowns 1 champion all
31 other teams chase that 1 champion next year and make it there goal to take away that crown

nobody has to chase a division winner that is only a champion by name not title

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:32 pm

texas, i edited your post. this ain't the smack forum. no profanity.

wonker · Post by **wonker** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 12:21 am

[quote="TexasCowboy"]It's easy when you have to face the cup cake teams early. but I'd rather get the hard teams out the way first and make it look easy in the NFCCG[/quote]

Who is facing the cupcake teams? I just checked Philthy's sched. They've faced Detroit, Giants, Minnesota and Cleveland. That's not bad.

HTTR

wonker

TexasCowboy · Post by **TexasCowboy** » Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:49 am

I was talking about in the post season were they got the cupcake teams out of the way
first

but when they got to teams like Carolina, St. Louis and Tampa Bay those were the better of the teams they faced and lost to each of them