Mr. Scot

And every one of them well deserved...

Not dodging at all. I just happen to look at it differently than you do (which apparently seems to be a problem for you, but whatever). And my reply to you was in reference to you using PFF as an authority to say Spanish was wrong when they're pretty universally mocked around here. (with good reason)

Well we've only played them about a dozen times in our twenty-six year existence, so...

"Must regain our trust and respect..." Ouch

You're still missing the point. I don't care. Paradis was bad. Miller was bad. Erving has been good previously, but in this game he was bad. Who was worst? Who gives a sh-t? Just like the people Harry Tasker killed, they were all bad.

Well historically speaking, there was that big comeback against them just a few years back.

That first paragraph is...convoluted And again, you're not getting it. I don't care who gave up 5 pressures versus 7. I care about who I saw doing a good job and who I didn't. Frankly, I'd put more stock in Spanish's analysis from the OP than I would the PFF grades.

Agree on that; not the best wording for what he's trying to say...

Do we have any Eagle fans on here anymore? Johnny Rockets isn't around much. Don't know if he will be this week.

He's not saying he didn't watch it. He's saying that after watching it, he didn't feel like we were outclassed.

Way too many people evaluate draft picks based solely on what they're doing this year. You also have to factor in what the Horn pick allows us to do in future seasons.

From Sheil Kapadia (link) Team that shouldn’t panic: The Carolina Panthers I didn’t watch their 36-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys and think they were outclassed. The Panthers had a 14-13 lead at halftime before falling victim to a disastrous third quarter when they were outscored 20-0. Sam Darnold played well in the first half, but the pressure got to him in the second half. And the Panthers’ defense got gashed on the ground, giving up 245 yards. There were some things that just didn’t go their way. Carolina had two potential forced fumbles in the first half that didn’t get ruled in their favor, and they missed a long field goal at the start of the third quarter. The Panthers are without Christian McCaffrey, cornerback Jaycee Horn and linebacker Shaq Thompson. Carolina’s offensive line is going to be outmanned most weeks. But the Panthers are well-coached. Offensive coordinator Joe Brady has done an excellent job of playing to Darnold’s strengths, and defensive coordinator Phil Snow is creative and aggressive. I loved that Matt Rhule was willing to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Carolina 34 in the third. The Panthers were down 26-14 at the time, and Rhule took an honest evaluation of his team, knowing that they were going to have a hard time keeping Dallas’ offense in check. A lot of coaches would have rushed to punt in that spot. I don’t know if the Panthers are going to make the playoffs, but they look like a group that’s going to be competitive and frisky most weeks. Also, for the Steeler haters... Team that should panic: The Pittsburgh Steelers Amazing sequence in the third quarter of their 27-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Trailing 27-10, the Steelers faced a third-and-4 from the Green Bay 32. Ben Roethlisberger threw a go ball down the right sideline against Pro Bowl corner Jaire Alexander. Incomplete. Then the Steelers burned a timeout because the play clock was winding down. Pittsburgh got lined up again. Roethlisberger took the snap, and it was as if he thought his head might turn into a pumpkin if he took more than one-and-a-half seconds to get rid of the ball. Roethlisberger completed a pass to Najee Harris that was 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage. The Packers were rushing three on the play and swarmed to Harris. It was a loss of 1 and a turnover on downs. The Steelers are now 0-for-5 on fourth downs this season. Their offense had chances to make some plays in this game, but Roethlisberger was off-target all afternoon. Through four weeks, Pittsburgh ranks 28th in EPA per play offensively. At 1-3, the Steelers are in sole possession of last place in the AFC North, with the three other teams all sitting at 3-1. It’s hard to see a scenario where they turn things around.

See the answer from Brian S above regarding a big reason why PFF grades miss the mark. And no, I'm not going to bother to chart stuff because I don't give a sh-t about stats. I see what I see, and I understand what I see because I've been watching and studying the game since I was five years old. My "grading system" has only two categories: "good enough" and "not good enough". Plus if you actually read what I've already posted, you'd have a better understanding of what I saw in this game.

It happens though. That's a "waiit and see" thing of course. My bigger concern is that even if other teams aren't necessarily built to attack us that same way, we're still weak in the middle once you get past our defensive tackles. Middle linebacker and safety aren't positions of strength for us right now. And although I'd love to add an "except for Chinn" disclaimer, I really don't feel like I can. It's very possible that Chinn just needs more time to transition himself to a safety role, but the early returns haven't been great.

I do kinda wonder if Dallas having a successful run would kickstart a cycle shift though. The NFL has always worked that way.

Ouch

Protection has to get better. Frankly, that'd be true regardless of his past status.

Appealing to PFF as authoritative? Ummm...

That, plus I'm pretty sure that's what he's being coached to do. Right now, the coaches want him to get the ball out fast. And sadly, given the makeup of our line it kind of makes sense. The more complex stuff can come as he gets more comfortable. Remember, they're treating him as if he were a rookie. This is how you'd coach a rookie.

Back during the "Greatest Show on Turf" days, Dick Vermeil used to coach his receivers to basically duck and cover if they were about to get hit rather than trying for extra yards.

I could see it, but does he wanna come here or go back to the Patriots? That, plus I think the team believes in Carter.

Without sitting down and looking at the rosters, I'm not certain. As mentioned above, NFL rules over the last several years have favored passing and I think most teams have built accordingly. For what it's worth, that also means Dallas could be set up for a pretty good run because teams have been building their defenses to stop the pass. A good power running team might be able to tear through those defenses like tissue paper.

You're talking about very different running styles though. Darnold isn't gonna run anybody over and he can slide pretty well. Heck, he's hardly been touched the times he has run. Frankly, my bigger concern when it comes to Darnold isn't how much he runs but how much he gets hit behind a porous offensive line.

Truth be told, with the NFL rules being what they are, I don't know that many teams have emphasized power running. It's valid that we'll be vulnerable to teams that can do it, but which teams are those?