Monday, September 25, 2006
Good First-Half, Lousy Second
(I promise to return to longer posts once the Phillies season is over.)
Nice 38-24 win the Eagles got in the City by the Bay. McNabb riddled the ‘Niners D for 296 yards and two TDs on 18-of-33 passing. The Eagles D scored a touchdown and did a good job bottling up the ‘Niners offense early before slackening off and allowing some cheap second-half yardage. Here are the 49ers yards by quarter:
1st Quarter: 12
2nd Quarter: 93
3rd Quarter: 177
4th Quarter: 90
The Eagles out-gained the ‘Niners 172 to 12 in the first quarter, and 318 to 105 in the first half.
Mike Patterson made probably the decisive play of the game when he ran the fumble back for a TD, which made the game 31-3 and effectively put it out of reach for the 49ers.
My only gripe … well, my two gripes are that the Eagles turned in another miserable second-half performance and they really didn’t run the ball again.
First, the Birds netted -16 yards in the third quarter while the ‘Niners got 177. Time of Possession in the second half was lop-sided: the ‘Niners held the ball for 21:15 while the Birds had it for 8:45.
Second, the Birds really didn’t try to run the ball. Sure Brian Westbrook had 117 yards of rushing. He also only carried the ball eight times and 61% of those yards came on a single play. Look at what the Eagles did in their second-half drives: run by Westbrook for five yards, McNabb incomplete, McNabb incomplete, Punt. Next drive: McNabb completes a pass for negative one yard, Buckhalter runs for two yards, McNabb sacked, punt. Next drive: McNabb incomplete, Westbrook runs for seven yards, McNabb passes for five yards, McNabb passes for sixty yards, Westbrook rushes for touchdown. Next drive: Moats runs for eight yards, McNabb incomplete, McNabb incomplete, Punt. Next Drive: Buckhalter for three yards, Buckhalter for four yards, McNabb sacked, Punt.
Second-half play selection: ten passes, seven runs. They still need more balance.
Next-up: Monday Night against the 1-2 Packers and Brett Favre, who had his best game in probably a year or two yesterday against the Lions (25-of-35, 340 yards, three TDs). Not an easy game, plus the Eagles have to avoid the temptation of looking forward to October 8th against the Cowboys.
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Nice 38-24 win the Eagles got in the City by the Bay. McNabb riddled the ‘Niners D for 296 yards and two TDs on 18-of-33 passing. The Eagles D scored a touchdown and did a good job bottling up the ‘Niners offense early before slackening off and allowing some cheap second-half yardage. Here are the 49ers yards by quarter:
1st Quarter: 12
2nd Quarter: 93
3rd Quarter: 177
4th Quarter: 90
The Eagles out-gained the ‘Niners 172 to 12 in the first quarter, and 318 to 105 in the first half.
Mike Patterson made probably the decisive play of the game when he ran the fumble back for a TD, which made the game 31-3 and effectively put it out of reach for the 49ers.
My only gripe … well, my two gripes are that the Eagles turned in another miserable second-half performance and they really didn’t run the ball again.
First, the Birds netted -16 yards in the third quarter while the ‘Niners got 177. Time of Possession in the second half was lop-sided: the ‘Niners held the ball for 21:15 while the Birds had it for 8:45.
Second, the Birds really didn’t try to run the ball. Sure Brian Westbrook had 117 yards of rushing. He also only carried the ball eight times and 61% of those yards came on a single play. Look at what the Eagles did in their second-half drives: run by Westbrook for five yards, McNabb incomplete, McNabb incomplete, Punt. Next drive: McNabb completes a pass for negative one yard, Buckhalter runs for two yards, McNabb sacked, punt. Next drive: McNabb incomplete, Westbrook runs for seven yards, McNabb passes for five yards, McNabb passes for sixty yards, Westbrook rushes for touchdown. Next drive: Moats runs for eight yards, McNabb incomplete, McNabb incomplete, Punt. Next Drive: Buckhalter for three yards, Buckhalter for four yards, McNabb sacked, Punt.
Second-half play selection: ten passes, seven runs. They still need more balance.
Next-up: Monday Night against the 1-2 Packers and Brett Favre, who had his best game in probably a year or two yesterday against the Lions (25-of-35, 340 yards, three TDs). Not an easy game, plus the Eagles have to avoid the temptation of looking forward to October 8th against the Cowboys.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
4th & 1
I've been having fun with You Tube.com looking at clips from The Daily Show and the Colbert Report and I found this clip of the Eagles 4th & 1 stand against the Dallas Cowboys in 1995. Great moment in Eagles history. Watch!
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Hold on...
Okay, so here is the deal. I really want to get back to blogging the Eagles and I have a lot to say about the team, especially after last weekend's 30-24 loss to the G-men. But right now all of my energy is focused on A Citizens Blog: the Phillies run to the post-season and some long-term projects I am wrapping up there. Check back in October, and I'll be back full-tilt.
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