OT: Good thing Brady wasn't suspended
rickdugan
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He's on fire. Over two games, he's thrown for over 750 yards and 7 touchdowns - against two good team. He obviously has a point to prove and he's doing it. Normally, I would be more of a good sport about my team's wins, but after this shady attempt by the NFL to do behind the scenes what they cannot do on the field, fuck it. Brady has a point to prove and he's doing it. Going 4-0 in the first 4 starts, which is looking increasingly likely now and which would not have happened if Brady was suspended for those games, would be a great start. .
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I'm glad he wasn't suspended too.
Now, when the Pats lose, their fans won't have the excuse that they didn't have Brady at QB.
And, it's pretty widely acknowledged that he didn't have to cheat to win, esp. in that game with the Colts.
But, it's pretty obvious he did cheat anyway. Even with his remarkable skills, he's a cheating douche bag.
He's also a borderline future hall of famer to me. In his prime manning was a better player on a worse team. Rodgers is a better QB now. Brady is still easily top 10, probably top 5. But he's borderline elite.
JamesSD just lost all credibility on NFL talk
they beat us
thanks for reminding me :-(
dude, chip won 20 games in his first 2 seasons with the eagles..........that's VERY good
you're just overreacting like the rest of the eagles fans
Kelly has a system that's predicated on speed, which works effectively at the college level. You just outrun the opponents on defense. Problem is, this is the NFL, EVERYBODY is fast.
Coaching staffs around the league have figured Kelly out. Force the O into 3 and outs, chew up the clock and tire the defense out. My birds were on the field for almost 41 minutes last night, and somehow only gave up 13 points. I tip my hat to them.
Yes Kelly may have won 20 games in his first two seasons, a formidable task. BUT, what you may not know is that this offseason he was appointed director of personnel, essentially making him a GM. Bad decision making at the GM position can cost him his coaching job, remember what happened to Andy Reid before Kelly was brought in.
I can go on for days about why the Chip Kelly experiment is in a downward spiral. He's been getting GRILLED mercifully by the Philadelphia media for his player personnel decisions. He trades away Nick Foles and draft picks for Sam Bradford. Are you kidding me? Sam Bradford?
All he does is talk about the culture of the team and believes any player can be inserted into the system for instant success. Hell, McCoy is better suited for Kelly's style of offense than DeMarco Murray is. I'm not saying McCoy is better than Murray, but Murray is a downhill runner, and doesn't have the lateral ability or agility that McCoy has. Leads back to poor decision making as a GM. Jeffrey Lurie gave Kelly too much power, and now he may be starting to realize it.
While it may be a bit of an overreaction from your perspective, us Eagles fans have been down this road before. It's still only week 2, but this organization as a whole has to get their head out of their ass. Remember the Vince young appointed "Dream Team" from 2011? I know you remember how that turned out for us. If things don't turn around next week when we play the Jets, things will get ugly..
rholder55- great post. but yeah, we might learn that all the drastic moves chip made over the off-season turn out to be a terrible decision. but at this stage of the season, we still don't know. its only week 2. you didn't see me jump off the bridge after the 9ers game on MNF, did ya?
Joking, I hope. No way you can compare the QB pussies of today with the real men that played the game years ago. As an example...
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Look at all the years he helped pull the Pats to a winning season even when the team had serious deficiencies, including marginal defenses, no name receivers, etc.
Look how many different receivers came out of the scrap heap, became brand names and then left for big contracts because Brady was throwing to them.
Look at how many headcases the Pats took on (Randy Moss and Cory Dillon among others) who became good corporate citizens, in part, because Brady was the undisputed leader of the team.
Look at how he has handled adversity. He's one of the most mentally tough and agile QBs in the game and he never quits. He even makes adjustments to his throwing style and timing when his offensive line is having trouble protecting him, unlike some QBs who whine like little pukes when conditions aren't perfect. And speaking of conditions, he has played many of his most critical games in harsh New England winter conditions, unlike so many of the QBs who play most of their games in domes or in warmer weather climates.
His tremendous talent, leadership and toughness are all reasons why the Pats have been in so many Superbowls in this century and have earned 4 rings since 2001. Name 1 QB that has done as much as Brady under as many challenging conditions.
RHolder55 is definitely right that Chip Kelly will get the ax at the end of the season if the Eagles don't make the playoffs. Good riddance too, he's such a arrogant pompous ass.
No they won't. They were both non-events, the former being something that many teams were doing up until then and the latter not even being true. Only the press and other dramatic bitches would even still put a "gate" on either one and neither will be remembered as a serious event or "black mark" on the enormous accomplishments of Brady, especially if he puts an exclamation point on them this year.
We now know that the deflation itself can't even be proven, nevermind the wild speculation surrounding it. And until a year or so before so-called "Spygate"around it.
Govikings you have to look at the whole picture. If the Eagles don't make the playoffs this year, that will be two straight years of not making the playoffs. The one year they made the playoffs they got bounced in the first round. Not to mention they got rid of all their playmakers (Jackson, Maclin, McCoy etc). Chip is now in control of player personnel, so that's all on him. Not to mention all the controversy surrounding Chip, the fact that it's Philly, and the NFL is not a patient business. Yeah he's definitely gone if they don't make the playoffs, that's pretty easy to see.
It's interesting you say that coaches are judged by their overall body of work and not one season. If that's the case then why isn't Jim Harbaugh still the coach of the 49ers? Took them to 3 NFC Championship games and a Superbowl appearance in his first 3 seasons. Last year (his 4th as 49ers HC) he goes 8-8 and is let go.
It's not solely based on what happens on the field. If a coach loses his grip on the locker room or players begin second guessing him and lose their confidence in their coach, it can go downhill in that fashion as well..
Bradshaw, see my post above.
"No way you can compare the QB pussies of today with the real men that played the game years ago."