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To the Droppings!

Carson Wentz

I have no idea how well he played because he threw five yard passes all game!

The defense

It’s hard to pin this on them– they played really well for most of the game and made Dak Prescott look like a rookie for the first time this year. Give credit to the Cowboys on the overtime drive, this game never should’ve got to that point. You can only ask so much. Maybe work on the tackling or something, otherwise keeping doing what you’re doing.

Big V

HAl-a-paul-i-vooti-tada— Chris Collinsworth, still working on it.

Officiating

Yet again here we are talking about penalties. Only five went against the Eagles. Still, there is no rhyme or reason to anything, and I think the rules are way worse than the officiating. Take, for example, the holding call against the Cowboys that negated Ezekial Elliot’s long run:

Technically a hold? Sure. But this is the sort of low-impact, ticky-tack infraction with little impact on the play that zaps the fun right out of the game. Never mind that somehow that’s a hold and this isn’t:

And this is “just a great block,” according to nickeldick Chris Collinsworth, who actually gets more annoying as the game goes on:

And then a late-game offensive pass interference call on DGB, which was questionable, was called on…

Cool.

Penalties are being called by the letter of the law and not the spirit of it, and then other times just not being called at all. It ruins the game. Every play seemingly runs the risk of coming back. Where’s the fun in that?

Doug Pederson’s offense

Slide to the left, slide to the right, one drop this time, right sweep two times, left sweep two times, Charlie Brown.

Forget about his spooky late-game decisions, let’s talk about his East-West offense. Just look at some of these brutal stats:

I don’t get it. I know the wide receivers suck and often drop long passes, but I actually agree with what Ed Rendell said on Postgame Live— just throw it deep anyway, even if it’s incomplete, just to keep the defense honest. Pederson is becoming Chip-like predictable with his screens and sweeps. Everyone know’s what’s coming. Carson Wentz is your best offensive weapon and you’re limiting him by keeping him in the pocket to be a game manager. Roll him out, run a read option, do something to mix it up. I honestly don’t know how this team scores any touchdowns at all. Their last three offensive touchdowns – two last night and one against the Vikings – were more relief than joy. This isn’t how you win football games. Let Wentz throw it. If they can’t catch it, fine, go down swinging. I can’t take this shit.

This guy

I don’t know why, but this picture actually makes me angry.

Other shit

Giants next week. Fly now.