I met Jermichael Finley today

[j-off-her-doll]

and how many times, over and over and over have i said this?

AGAIN, if someone, before last season started said that irelands draft would not produce one guy with any significant time on the field, that the o-line was going to be the WORST in franchise history, the qb wouldnt be able to hit the money maker wr, no run game and a HUGE scandal with racial over tones and 2 starters on the line gone. a massive power battle in the front offices that spilled down to the coaching field and then the same person tells you that we will have an 8-8 record at seasons end. bwahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!! bwahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!

YEAH!! RIGHT!! YOU WOULD LAUGH THAT PERSON OUT OF TOWN!!! i would have.

but, thats EXACTLY what happened. just as finnely said, a guy who was coached by philbin for years, he is SURPRISED the team didnt crumble under all that weight. that philbin is a stay the course guy and thats why we ended up an 8-8 record. as have said also, that is a damn fine coaching job to me. not a lot of coaches, maybe only billichek could have made that happen. but the hate on him is at critical mass!! un f-in real.

and he pointed out how detailed and prepared coach philbin always has been. and thats great, but, NO COACH, NO MATTER HOW DETAILED CAN WIN if he doesnt have talent. he can come up with all the game plans, all the i's dotted and t's crossed but if the players dont execute or they are just not talented enough, no amount of coaching can stop that.

coach philbin is a damn good coach and a good guy. the finz fans at this point do not deserve him. or dennis hickey. and i am sure we are now going to hear the haters say all about how jermichael finley sucks and he was just being sarcastic, blah-blah....... .

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..................... and HEEERE WE GO.

I've never been critical of Philbin's temperament, and I liked the hire at the time. My primary concern is the general direction of the team. We're a much less physical team than we were two seasons ago. Now, if we're to make this thing work, I think Lazor is a potential excellent hire (depending upon how much he really learned from Chip). We were at the bottom of the league in rushing attempts, and Philbin didn't mind. I believe that Lazor will emphasize the running game. The Eagles were top five in attempts and first in rushing yards, and I expect that season to weigh heavy on his mind as he proceeds. I still believe we made a mistake by letting Soliai walk, and our LB's are a legitimate concern. And this seems to be the path we've taken since hiring Philbin. Smaller, less physical.

Anyway, I'd love for Philbin to succeed. I was a big supporter, and no one likes admitting he's wrong. I'm just concerned with our general direction. Again, the (potential) silver lining is the Lazor hire.

 

[roy_miami]

We were at the bottom of the league in rushing attempts, and Philbin didn't mind. I believe that Lazor will emphasize the running game.

I wouldn't say he didn't mind, because for us a lack of rushing attempts is a symptom of a problem, not the problem. Sometimes I'll play a session of poker where I never get good opportunities to bluff and at the end of the day its not the lack of bluffing attempts that upsets me, its that I couldn't soften up my opponents by getting maximum value when I had the opportunities with the best hand.

That is how Philbin views playcalling imo -- if the defense is unbalanced and there is more value in the passing game then you should be able to pass, and eventually you'll soften the defense up for the running game.

 

[uk_dolfan]

We didn't rush much... maybe because we didn't have a decent rb on the roster and couldn't block for ****

Just a thought