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Re: NFL News and Notes for May 2020!!!

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Agholor is one of those confounding guys. He was horrible as a rookie and second-year guy, then in 2017 he blossomed. In 2018 he regressed a little but was still pretty good. In 2019 he fell off a cliff. What happened?

 

Clearly confidence became an issue. With DeSean and Jeffery out week two with injuries he was suddenly the number one guy and he just melted. Some players grab the job by the throat in those circumstances but he just dropped it. Wentz had him open down the left sideline for the game-winning touchdown in Atlanta in week two. Wentz lofted a perfect pass to him and he dropped it. He dropped two more game-winning passes later in the season also. (JJ dropped one also.) In the first Dallas game, Wentz had him open down the middle of the field for a long completion and he never even reached out for the ball. Ugh!

 

 When a player loses his confidence bad things start to happen. He stops believing he can make the catches and he proves himself right. The Eagles had shown confidence in him after 2017 by picking up his fifth-year option but he didn't play up to the value of that contract.

 

Why would the Raiders sign him? He's fast. Awkward, but awkwardly fast. He consistently times in the top ten of NFL receivers. They also got him very cheap. They may be hoping that with some stability at coaching (he's had a new receiver coach almost every year with the Eagles) that he can regain his confidence and perform at a high level again. The talent is there. The kid is gifted. It's not his body that's the problem, it's that area between the ear holes. Retraining his brain is what's needed and that's not so easy to do.

 

Last year should have been his year to shine. He was in the final year of his contract and entering free agency. He was healthy most of the year. He defaulted into being the number one receiver. He was in a system he knew forward and back. He had a QB who believed in him and gave him chances. Instead of shining, he flopped. And he flopped badly.

 

For the Raiders, he's a low-risk investment. If they can get him back to his 2017 form, they'll be laughing at the rest of the league. If he bombs out, no big deal. They didn't spend a lot to get him. Part of his problem last year may have been drawing the top defensive back of the opposing defense. There was pretty much no other wide receiver who would threaten a defense so he got their top guy where before with Alshon on the field the top defender would follow Alshon. Agholor had made his money going against slot corner or nickel backs, so suddenly going head to head with the number one DB was a bit of an issue for him. With the Raiders he may be back to going against slot corners or nickel backs which may help him. 

 

He's one of those confounding guys. He's a great person. You never hear anything bad about him off the field. He's got tremendous physical gifts. He has played well. He just reverted back to his 2015/2016 form last year when the Eagles really needed him playing at his 2017 level. He just lost his confidence and never got it back. The great wide receivers have confidence, almost arrogance, that they're the best the world has ever seen. Agholor doesn't have that confidence and it kills him. 

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The Eagles schedule is out!!!

 

Week  one we go to DC.

Week two the Rams come to Philly.

Week three the Bengals come to Philly. 

Week four the Eagles go to the Niners.

Week five the Eagles go to the Steelers.

Week six the Ravens come ro Philly.

Week seven the Giants come to Philly.

Week eight the Cowboys come to Philly. 

Week Nine is the bye.

Week ten the Eagles go to the Giants.

Week eleven the Eagles go to the Browns.

Week twelve the Seahawks come to Philly.

Week thirteen the Eagles go to the Packers.

Week fourteen the Saints come to Philly.

Week fifteen the Eagles are at the Cards.

Week sixteen the Eagles are at the Cowboys.

Week seventeen the Redskins come to Philly.

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wooohooooo we have the evening game on thanksgiving......against the STEELERS!

always a great spectacle.

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@sunshine45 wrote:

wooohooooo we have the evening game on thanksgiving......against the STEELERS!

always a great spectacle.


It should be a good game, but not necessarily in keeping with the message behind Thanksgiving. Be thankful, count your blessings, live in peace, and simple harmony with those around us, and let's end the night with a streetfight and bloodbath between two rival gangs. They might have gotten just the teensiest bit off message there in picking that game to end Thanksgiving.

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The Eagles caught a few breaks from the schedule makers this year.  They play no teams coming off a bye with an extra week to prepare to play the Eagles. Last year, almost every week seemed like our opponent was coming off a bye. I think there were four times when our opponent was coming off a bye. The first three games look manageable. Washington, LA Rams, and Bengals should be winnable games. Getting out to a 3-0 start would be nice.

 

The Eagles have a mini-bye to prepare for Dallas in week 8 as we have a Thursday night game in week 7. Those three extra prep days (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) for Dallas can be a help. All in all, it's not a bad schedule this year. A 10-6 record looks likely, 11-5 not too hard, and 12-4 or even 13-3 looks doable.

 

Eagles tackle Lane Johnson says it looks like 16-0 to him. That's the attitude you want from your players. Odds are we'll lose a few we shouldn't and win a few we shouldn't, so those tend to even out. Not a bad schedule.

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@teganslaw 

 

Agholor is one of those confounding guys. He was horrible as a rookie and second-year guy, then in 2017 he blossomed. In 2018 he regressed a little but was still pretty good. In 2019 he fell off a cliff. What happened?

 

Clearly confidence became an issue. With DeSean and Jeffery out week two with injuries he was suddenly the number one guy and he just melted. Some players grab the job by the throat in those circumstances but he just dropped it. Wentz had him open down the left sideline for the game-winning touchdown in Atlanta in week two. Wentz lofted a perfect pass to him and he dropped it. He dropped two more game-winning passes later in the season also. (JJ dropped one also.) In the first Dallas game, Wentz had him open down the middle of the field for a long completion and he never even reached out for the ball. Ugh!

 

 When a player loses his confidence bad things start to happen. He stops believing he can make the catches and he proves himself right. The Eagles had shown confidence in him after 2017 by picking up his fifth-year option but he didn't play up to the value of that contract.

 

Why would the Raiders sign him? He's fast. Awkward, but awkwardly fast. He consistently times in the top ten of NFL receivers. They also got him very cheap. They may be hoping that with some stability at coaching (he's had a new receiver coach almost every year with the Eagles) that he can regain his confidence and perform at a high level again. The talent is there. The kid is gifted. It's not his body that's the problem, it's that area between the ear holes. Retraining his brain is what's needed and that's not so easy to do.

 

Last year should have been his year to shine. He was in the final year of his contract and entering free agency. He was healthy most of the year. He defaulted into being the number one receiver. He was in a system he knew forward and back. He had a QB who believed in him and gave him chances. Instead of shining, he flopped. And he flopped badly.

 

For the Raiders, he's a low-risk investment. If they can get him back to his 2017 form, they'll be laughing at the rest of the league. If he bombs out, no big deal. They didn't spend a lot to get him. Part of his problem last year may have been drawing the top defensive back of the opposing defense. There was pretty much no other wide receiver who would threaten a defense so he got their top guy where before with Alshon on the field the top defender would follow Alshon. Agholor had made his money going against slot corner or nickel backs, so suddenly going head to head with the number one DB was a bit of an issue for him. With the Raiders he may be back to going against slot corners or nickel backs which may help him. 

 

He's one of those confounding guys. He's a great person. You never hear anything bad about him off the field. He's got tremendous physical gifts. He has played well. He just reverted back to his 2015/2016 form last year when the Eagles really needed him playing at his 2017 level. He just lost his confidence and never got it back. The great wide receivers have confidence, almost arrogance, that they're the best the world has ever seen. Agholor doesn't have that confidence and it kills him. 


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And I'm sure Gruden and company thought they could be the ones that could "coach him up".......

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Well my Redskins play the Cowboys on Thanksgiving---already told my sis, brother, and friends what I will be doing in the afternoon.......My sister came back with a sarcastic comment about both teams...(Ill spare you what she said---LOL, like the Giants are all that...)

 

@gardenman 

 

Well if things stay the same----and the virus doesnt upset the plans---- Our respective teams get ready to "rumble" in week one....Should be interesting to see our defense with Chase and new DECENT DC Coordinator (Manusky-should have been fired---he had some good players--Allen, Payne, Sweat, Kerrigan), but the players never played up to their talent level---)....And it will be exciting to see what Ron Rivera will do....Now on the offense, not expecting much coming out of the gate with a new system and new coaches for young Haskins and "friends".....  Should be fun though!!! HTTR!!! Woman Very Happy

 

@teganslaw 

 

Well, if plans stay in place, our respective teams will play each other in pre-season......August 24th in Indy.....

 

 

@gardenman  @teganslaw  @sunshine45  

@redwingsgal 

Oh no.....the NFL has a Christmas game this year....on a Friday....should be an important game too for the Vikings/Saints who should be in the mix for playoffs....so no goofing off!!!!  My Spurs have had a lot of Christmas games and they never played well....they kind of deflated the spirit of the holidays...not good to cuss and swear on Christmas..Woman LOL. So hopefully the game won't ruin the holidays for the Viking and Saint fans...  

 

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No primetime games, one Thursday game @ Tennessee. The Colts start out the season @ Jax. 

 

They play the AFC North & NFC North besides @ Raiders and the Jets at home. 

 

Bye week is week 7. I noticed that the Colts get the Ravens after Baltimore has a bye week. That should be interesting. The ;last time Rivers faced Baltimore was two years ago in the playoffs. 

 

We play the Steelers @ Pittsburgh. That is always a tough game especially at their place. 

 

The preseason games, we play@ Buffalo, Philly, Washington and @ Cincinnati.. 

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@gardenman wrote:

@sunshine45 wrote:

wooohooooo we have the evening game on thanksgiving......against the STEELERS!

always a great spectacle.


It should be a good game, but not necessarily in keeping with the message behind Thanksgiving. Be thankful, count your blessings, live in peace, and simple harmony with those around us, and let's end the night with a streetfight and bloodbath between two rival gangs. They might have gotten just the teensiest bit off message there in picking that game to end Thanksgiving.


@gardenman @sunshine45 

 

Holiday games arent generally good for any teams---any sport....short week for teams....and for the losers....

 

Will our torment ever end, as the announcers re-live the Clint Longley fiasco Thanksgiving game with the Redskins/Cowboys.....Woman Frustrated

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