E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!! Birds - Cowboys, '25 (2nd game) game thread

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Another penalty taking away a big play. Get off the damn field. Ugh.
 

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3rd & 9 for the Pokes, and it's incomplete

Pokes will try a 51-yard FG ...

it's NO GOOD.

Only his 2nd miss of the season
 
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BTW, are you guys picking up all the cheers at the stadium whenever the Birds do something good?

It sounds as though the Birds' faithful took over, or at least have a sizable presence, in Jerry's Palace.

:ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

Hopefully, @Whart is participating in the cheers for the guys in Kelly Green.
 

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The offense is still a major problem. They pulled a complete 180 from what was working. Just awful.
 
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3rd & 7 ...

Birds can't find anything he likes, scrambles, but he comes up short of the 1st down.

Birds will punt

Dallas with a FC at their 10.

Birds need to figure out what stopped working for them on O, and fix it.
 
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Now Blankenship is down, and finally wobbles off the field.

Appears that Sydney Brown is in as his replacement
 

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3rd & 7 ...

Birds can't find anything he likes, scrambles, but he comes up short of the 1st down.

Birds will punt

Dallas with a FC at their 10.

Birds need to figure out what stopped working for them on O, and fix it.
I hate saying this, but they need to give Bigsby more carries.
 

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Dak goes deep to CeeDee Lamb. A flag was thrown against DeJean on the play.

Pokes down to the Birds' 18.
 

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Dak incomplete in the endzone, but a penalty flag against Keele Ringo, makes it 1st & goal at the Birds' 4
 

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TD, Cowpokes, to Spann-Ford (their 2nd TE)

With the PAT, it's 21-14, Birds, with 2:02 left in the 3rd qtr.

 
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Barkley is averaging 2 yards a carry. Whatever they’re doing with him isn’t working.
Hard to get any kind of rhythm going or to break a long one if you only get 6 carries in the first half and 4 in the second. Plus they go entire series without him touching the ball.
 

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The Eagles get too lazy at times. They got the early lead and then let up. The O disappeared. Hurts is still too slow in decision making at times. The D gives up too many yards on 1st down prolonging drives and is giving up too many big plays.

They don’t have the killer instinct today and allowed Dallas right back into the game.

They need to regroup here and get a TD this drive. Reestablish control of the game or they may very well lose.
 

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The Eagles get too lazy at times. They got the early lead and then let up. The O disappeared. Hurts is still too slow in decision making at times. The D gives up too many yards on 1st down prolonging drives and is giving up too many big plays.

They don’t have the killer instinct today and allowed Dallas right back into the game.

They need to regroup here and get a TD this drive. Reestablish control of the game or they may very well lose.
A TD on this drive would go a long way.
 
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Barkley’s only carried the ball 9 times the whole game….they need to give someone more carries.

why would that be a solution? He's had a few decent runs, but most of them were little or no gains. The Birds are down one OL guy, and the Pokes' interior DL is probably their strength on D.

I'd worry more about getting matchups against the Pokes' secondary, and less about how many times the Birds run the ball, against the Pokes.
 

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Birds go from 2nd & 25 to 4th & 5

Elliot to attempt a 56-yard FG.

It just sneaks wide right. smh

Still 21-14, Birds, with 13:09 left.

By not converting the long FG, the Birds give the Pokes much better field position than they likely would have had after a punt -- they take over at their 46
 

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That’s game, I’m afraid. It’s amazing that Dallas will make so many critical mistakes and win. ****.
 

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why would that be a solution? He's had a few decent runs, but most of them were little or no gains. The Birds are down one OL guy, and the Pokes' interior DL is probably their strength on D.

I'd worry more about getting matchups against the Pokes' secondary, and less about how many times the Birds run the ball, against the Pokes.
Nothing else they’re doing is working either and thats kind of for the whole season, their offense is not good.
 

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Wow, Pickens with a great catch on a long pass from Dak. Pokes down to the Birds' 11

 

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ugh, Dak looks to pass, then ends up scrambling 11 yards into the endzone

With the PAT, it's 21-21, with 11:40 left in the 4th qtr

 

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For as great as the D played last week, they are a sieve today. If I’m Dallas I’m just throwing long. The Eagles defenders are not playing well and aren’t covering anyone right now.
 
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DeVonta with a big catch. And, illegal hands to the face on Fred Johnson (Birds' RT), means it's coming back.

13th penalty against the Birds today. smh