I typically root against the Eagles so I spend every Sunday thinking “this team is really not all that good”, then it’s the 4th quarter, I look up and they’re winning 31-20.

So that tells me they’re still a good team despite not looking as great as they did last season.

Stopping the run will be huge. We also need to keep a lid on the deep ball. I’m still undecided on just how good Hurts is but I am convinced he’s got a top 3 deep ball.

And that’s usually how they break away. He chucks up a deep shot and AJ Brown pulls off some circus shit to bring it in for a TD.

Direction has always been a ****ing reerun. No different than Mecca

We are both different teams than we were in the super bowl.

Something is just off about the eagles pass offense. Hurts has kind of just become a "chuck it up QB." They are fantastic on defense vs the run but suspect against the pass. We get the passing game going and we are good. But honestly I could see our defense making their offense look absolutely miserable if we can limit their run game. We may not need to put up a whole lot on offense.

mecca completely ****ing silent today and all yesterday ROFL

Well, Direckshun's football takes are MUCH better (like a couple orders of magnitude) than the stuff he/she/they/it/xe/ze/ey posts in DC.

Chiefs by 69 lmao!

But I'm totally wrong when I happen to notice and point out that people like him only show up and post all week after a loss.

Just a coincidence!

Can't ask for a much better measuring stick game after the bye.

Of course you do, Eyeore.

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And yet offenses more talented than the Commanders scored less than that. Why?

They're a divisional opponent. The Broncos gave up 70 points against the Dolphins, but only 9 points against us. Divisional opponents always know how to take you on.

Very good point.

My central point stands, but you're right.

I don't remember Bolton getting crushed? I seem to remember him looking like a boss all game. Nobody has a better answer for the Jalen Hurts play action than Spags. And I think Tranquill gives you everything Bolton gives you, so I don't expect a lot of that to work for the Eagles in the game, so I'm with you there.

All fair on the secondary observations.

I did. Not all runs are created equal, however.

The Dolphins stretch their runs out towards the boundaries, and the Chiefs are simply too fast and our corners are too strong; that doesn't work.

The Eagles are not the best-coached team in the NFL, but if their coaches were any good, they'd avoid that mess.

Okay come on now lmao

If we gave up 31 points twice to the Broncos, you would 100% hold it against the defense if people were talking about them like you're talking about the Eagles. You wouldn't just handwave it as a divisional game that means nothing.

But fine, they also gave up 28 points to the Vikings offense too.

Now what's your excuse?