Ochocinco Thinks the Eagles are Playing Possum and Will Surprise Everyone in the Playoffs
The Eagles playing possum for the last six games of the season would be a bigger surprise than Keyser Soze walking without a limp. Chad Johnson though thinks that’s exactly what the Eagles are doing, and he’s wrong:
Eagles fans i haven’t been wrong all season, stay wit me nah 🦅 pic.twitter.com/owDA2XUp0w
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) January 8, 2024
Ask yourself a question.
If the Eagles were playing possum, would Nick Sirianni look like this right now?
Nick Day After. pic.twitter.com/FoQrl2EcTZ
— Jeff McLane (@Jeff_McLane) January 8, 2024
Love Ochocinco, but I gotta ask, what is in that cigar? If the Eagles were playing possum, A.J. Brown wouldn’t have to hold players-only meetings about trusting the coaches, nor would the Eagles have made a panic move to give Matt Patricia the defensive play calling job. The Birds are probably who we think they are and there’s a better chance we watched a team quit Sunday rather than one lying in the grass ready to catch the Cowboys or 49ers by surprise.
Though this is kind of what Dallas Goedert suggested when he was talking to reporters after the Giants loss, so who knows:
“I know everybody in this locker room is ready to go to work for the playoffs. Ever since 4 or 5 weeks ago when we clinched the playoffs, I think everybody has just been waiting for the playoffs… I think everybody will be ready to go and show the world what we’re capable of”… pic.twitter.com/A5HI5vmURC
— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) January 8, 2024
One thing we’re not going to do though is let Javon Hargrave saying the 49ers practice harder be an explanation for the current position of each team:
Javon Hargrave on the difference in practice style between Philly & San Francisco:
“It’s extremely hard at practice here, more demanding… I think it’s more so like the Golden State coaching & Miami Heat (comparison) — over here it’s the Miami Heat, over there it’s Golden State… pic.twitter.com/FrUcTp9PVu
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) January 8, 2024
Who gives a shit about practice? Practice past the bye week is bullshit. Half the time vets are resting. The other half they’re running through the motions and working on different drills that they might implement into the game plan. Most of the work seems to be done in the film room and off the field as the year progresses. Not to mention, the 49ers just lost their starting corner due to a practice injury. This would be a personal foul for piling on in the NFL. Where were the reports about Sirianni’s weak-ass practices when they were a Super Bowl team last year?