Your Monday Morning Roundup

I’ve never seen this happen before, but let me offer a theory that Wentz is so GD strong that this is what it takes to bring him down:

Wentz's jersey just a little ripped up #Eagles pic.twitter.com/iuEAMl3yFe

— IGIFRY (@IGIFRY) October 16, 2016

 

DeSean Jaccson was punking it up early:

https://twitter.com/nickpiccone/status/787703375651627012

 

Would it kill Jordan Matthews to keep his feet inbounds on a play like this? I know it would’ve been a great play if he had, but come on man, just once earn that number one spot:

 

The loss wasn’t Carson Wentz’s fault – he was under pressure all day and wasn’t on the field for a full quarter – but this was by far his worst game thus far. Look at a couple of these passes early on– he missed open receivers on at least three occasions:

And his taking sacks late were classic rookie mistakes. No big deal, but I stand by the opinion that he did not play well despite this incredible play that was negated by a dumb illegal blocking call:

DGB, seen here with the YAC, played well and at times looked like the Eagles’ best receiver, which is akin to being the least contagious in leper colony.

 

Hey remember that Avoid 95 At All Costs sign? Now, opposing teams not only don’t avoid it, but they also make it their exclusive expressway to first down town and touchdown city and other assorted bad puns. Here’s Mychal Kendricks making a “tackle”:

https://twitter.com/pcausey3/status/787713687146655744

Nope! And here’s a great play in the backfield that wasn’t actually a tackle:

 

I will never understand why any running back or wide receiver would have long hair in the NFL:

 

I will never understand the NFL. You have Vernon Davis flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for throwing the ball through the uprights, and Odell Beckham gets flagged against the Ravens for removing his helmet after a touchdown, but meanwhile Beckham doesn’t get a flag for doing a full-on Spiderman celebration across the width of the end zone. Whatever, Davis’ penalty was applied on the kickoff, allowing Wendell Largecock to take it to the house:

NOPE.
You're not stopping Wendell Smallwood.

86-yard kickoff return TD for the @Eagles. WOW. #FlyEaglesFly https://t.co/YXNq3c1pLr

— NFL (@NFL) October 16, 2016

 

Not long after, Malcom Jenkins landed a pick six:

🚨🚨 PICK-6 ALERT! 🚨🚨@MalcolmJenkins. Is. GONE. #FlyEaglesFly #PHIvsWAS https://t.co/EhiAkB2RtT

— NFL (@NFL) October 16, 2016

 

That led to the best Tweet of the day– a shot at the NFL’s new social media policy:

EXCLUSIVE highlight of Malcolm's pick. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/AiP7FYe3Nf

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 16, 2016

 

And the runner-up:

2 Redskins fadeaway jumpers lead to 14 Eagles points

— Brody Logan (@BrodyLogan) October 16, 2016

 

And this was good, too:

Odell Beckham Jr. scored and performed an entire three-song sequence of "Hamilton" in the end zone. No flag. The NFL is lost.

— Jay Busbee (@jaybusbee) October 16, 2016

 

Stats:

#Eagles run defense last two weeks against RBs: 48 carries, 287 yards (5.98 yards per carry).

— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) October 16, 2016

EAGLES PENALTIES BY WEEK

1 – 7 (46)
2 – 7 (60)
3 – 10 (99)
5 – 14 (111)
6 – 13 (114)

TOTAL: 51 for 430

Gotta be more disciplined.

— Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton) October 16, 2016

Eagles have most penalties in NFL over last 2 games… 27. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/X1sjCXBgVn

— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) October 16, 2016

Eagles had 13 penalties for 114 yards. That's 27 penalties in two weeks.

— Zach Berman (@ZBerm) October 16, 2016

The Eagles’ 49 penalties are their most in franchise history through five games. They had 48 in 1988.

— Reuben Frank (@RoobNBCS) October 17, 2016

Hey so what happened to that super organized and professional team that came roaring out of the gates? The regression was expected, but the sudden lack of discipline and mistakes were not.

Welcome to Miami:

It’s time the Dolphins cut Byron Maxwell. His effort repeatedly appears to be so minimal. Bad for culture.

— Dave Krupinski (@DaveKrupinski) October 16, 2016

 

Luke Winn explores how the NCAA is truly leading the three-point revolution:

As the Warriors dominated all basketball discussion last season and were hailed as revolutionaries, they took 36.2% of their shots from long-range—the second-highest three-point rate in the NBA, behind the Rockets—and the league as a whole had an alltime high three-point rate of 28.5%. Meanwhile, in college, the national three-point rate hit an alltime high of 35.4%, and three of the four Final Four teams (Villanova, Oklahoma and Syracuse) took more than 40% of their shots on the season from deep. College, with its smaller arc, zone defenses and wider distribution of talent, is naturally a more three-point-conducive environment—and one that may experience a few more seasons of three-point-rate increases before it plateaus and gives the NBA a chance to catch up.

Remember when everyone said Villanova wouldn’t win shooting so many three-pointers? Shoot ’em, sleep in the streets.

 

This is good:

https://twitter.com/WorldofIsaac/status/787740830706589696

 

And here’s Odell Beckham proposing to the net.

 

Zeke doesn’t wear pants:

Another one 😂😂😂 what's wrong with this dude @EzekielElliott pic.twitter.com/SgvChuKdPu

— Kavon Frazier (@Kay_BlackSimba) October 17, 2016

 

Illuminate all future concerns:

https://twitter.com/donovanjmcnabb/status/787790902794280961

 

Donald Trump plans on setting up the Trump TV after he loses the election.

 

Apple is abandoning their car project and wants to focus on just making the software for self-driving cars. Does anyone else feel like we’re getting a lot of Apple can’t do headlines lately? Even as a fan boy, it seems they’ve lost some of their wonder.

 

Dan Steinberg on the NFL’s dumb celebration rules.

 

Temple surprised an elementary school team:

When you think you're playing against another elementary school but the Temple men's basketball team shows up…😂#WWLST pic.twitter.com/4RBTIqMPRo

— Temple Men's Basketball (@TUMBBHoops) October 17, 2016

 

Oh and hey they’re in this list with Villanova– for local star Quade Green:

https://twitter.com/Q_Green1/status/787841819929407489

 

Some evidence that there is other life out there.

 

The Bucks traded MCW to the Bulls for Tony Snell. MCW now becomes the first NBA player to play with both Grant brothers (Jerami and Jerian) and is now with his third team in four years. I’d much rather have that Lakers pick than MCW or Snell.

 

After having Regional Rail be a mess all summer long, a transit strike next month could screw up SEPTA within the city.

 

The Sixers aren’t the only team with a fancy new training facility: The Union just opened theirs.

 

Podcast:

We’re joined by Eliot Shorr-Parks to talk Eagles and more:

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The Stepover Episode 10 talking about JoJo and Dario’s on-court debuts:

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Number 1 Hockey Podcast Episode 1:

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