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FMIA Week 6: Chiefs-Patriots Leaves Expectations in the Rearview - FMIAI think I’ve got the offensive slump/revival of the Eagles figured out. It’s the Alshon Jeffery factor. The reasons: Jeffery’s the favorite wideout of Carson Wentz. They went nine months and two weeks without playing in the same game. Wentz needs a big and reliable target downfield Youth Cameron Johnston Jersey , because he’s always going to take chances downfield, and his coach is going to call plays for the big and reliable wideout. They didn’t practice full-speed much at all in the offseason because of injuries and rehabs of each. Wentz returned in Week 3 and struggled against Indianapolis. Jeffery played his first game of the year in Week 4 at Tennessee, and Wentz hit him downfield in the middle of two cover men for a touchdown. Chemistry began to happen in that game and then in practice. In the fourth game back for Wentz and third back for Jeffery, against the Giants the other night, Wentz rolled right on a scramble play two minutes into the game, seemed to motion for Jeffery to follow him, stared a hole through Jeffery, and threw across his body on the run to Jeffery for a perfect back-of-the-end-zone touchdown. Eagles scored 34. I believe Wentz now has his two aces in the hole, Zach Ertz and Jeffery, to always rely. I think the Eagles’ slump is probably over.NFL Trade Rumors: Latest on LeSean McCoy, Amari Cooper, Patrick Peterson, Karl Joseph - BGNNFL trade rumors are heating up with the October 30 deadline just a little over two weeks away. Here’s a look at the latest buzz out there.The Kist & Solak Show #27: Eagles-Giants Film Review - BGN RadioMichael Kist and Benjamin Solak are refreshed after a relaxing weekend and they have some observations about the Eagles-Giants coaches film. Is Wentz fully back? He is. Are Michael Bennett and Fletcher Cox really good? They are. Is Jim Schwartz owed an apology? Maybe not yet but he’s on the right track PLUS much much more!Trade Talk Update - Iggles BlitzWe’ve talked about this for a while now. The Eagles would love to add a talent like Le’Veon Bell, but cost is certainly an issue. It seems like he would cost at least a 2nd rounder, and that’s an issue since Bell is a free agent at the end of the year. You could let him walk in free agency and get a comp pick in 2020, but that would mean you couldn’t sign any big free agents. The Eagles like to be aggressive so dealing with a constraint like that wouldn’t be ideal. Bell is supposedly going to report to the Steelers this week. Will his teammate welcome him back? Does the organization really want him? If the price tag lowered somehow, Howie might get real interested real fast.Upon further review: Carson Wentz’s improvisation, replacing Sidney Jones and a dominant pass rush - The AthleticSo what will the Eagles do going forward? They could go with the same plan: move Maddox to nickel in three-receiver sets (or for the whole game) and play Douglas at safety. Or they could bump Jalen Mills inside in sub packages, play Douglas outside and keep Maddox at safety. The third option would be to move Maddox to nickel full-time and have someone else entirely play safety. That might be someone they trade for or Tre Sullivan (unlikely). I thought that Maddox looked pretty good at safety last week. If I were the Eagles, I’d have Douglas play outside in sub packages, bump Mills inside and keep Maddox at safety. We’ll see if Jim Schwartz feels the same way.’This Is Exactly What We Wanted To See’ - PE.com“This is exactly what we wanted to see,” Grugier-Hill said. “This is the first time we put together a complete team effort and look at the score, man. That’s what happens.” The Eagles were frustrated in last week’s game against the Minnesota Vikings by their inability to create opportunities on defense as well as mistakes hurting efficiency. All of those problems were solved against the Giants http://www.authenticsphiladelphiaeagles.com/cheap-jason-kelce-jersey , starting with the opportunity created at the outset.Solak’s 2019 Mock Draft 2.0 - The Draft NetworkPick: Gerald Willis III, DT, Miami. Both Jeffery Simmons and Willis are available for Philadelphia among the interior penetrators — I think Jim Schwartz will find Willis’ frame and play style a bit more reminiscent of Timmy Jerningan. Jernigan suffered a back injury in the early 2018 offseason, and Philadelphia and Jernigan agreed to a restructured contract that released all of Jernigan’s guaranteed money — that’s a clear sign that Jernigan’s path to 100% is a long and narrow one. Philadelphia’s trotting out stop-gap veteran Haloti Ngata and 2016 UDFA Destiny Vaeao in Jernigan’s place, while also getting quality reps out of tweener DT/DE Michael Bennett. But with Chris Long and Brandon Graham both uncertain to return in 2019, Bennett will be needed more on the outside. Enter Willis, who’s resurrected an unsteady career in Miami with violent hands, a quick first step, and a developing arsenal of pass-rush moves. His penetration opposite elite DT Fletcher Cox will flummox offensive lines for years to come.Carson Wentz is back to making those classic Carson Wentz plays - NBCSPComing off a serious knee injury and subsequent ACL and LCL surgery, I had some real concerns about the type of player Carson Wentz would be upon his return.Would he be as mobile? Would he be able to buy time in the pocket?Would he be able to make the signature plays we all grew accustomed to during his near-MVP season in 2017? Yes. Yes. And yes.Tom Brady Shows Patrick Mahomes and the Rest of the World He’s Still the Boss - The MMQB The old master and the young phenom went toe-to-toe down on Sunday night, and in the end the Patriots veteran demonstrated to the football world why he’s the G.O.A.T. Oh, and that Mahomes kid is pretty amazing, too. Plus, covering the rest of NFL Week 6The Winners and Losers From NFL Week 6 - The RingerThe Patriots may have emerged from Sunday Night Football with a win, but the Chiefs’ ability to dictate the style of the game was a win for Patrick Mahomes II, too. Plus: Nathan Peterman’s very bad day, the Vikings’ questionable dance moves, and Jon Gruden’s miserable U.K. trip.Refocused, NFL Week 6: Washington Redskins 23, Carolina Panthers 17 - PFFDevin Funchess struggled to create separation, but he was able to use his huge frame to come up with two critical grabs. The first was a touchdown he caught by going over the top of the defender, and the second was another contested catch in the fourth quarter. The offense couldn’t stay on the field for the first three quarters of the game due largely to Carolina’s inability to run the ball. Christian McCaffrey had little in terms of room to operate, and Cam Newton didn’t help matters with a couple of incorrect reads on option plays.Are The Redskins And Josh Norman Headed For A Painful Break Up? - Hogs HavenI work in an environment where myself and my colleagues constantly wear headphones. Music http://www.eaglesauthorizedshops.com/authentic-destiny-vaeao-jersey , Youtube, podcasts help get us through the day as be build things on our computers. If our Senior comes into our space and demands our attention to address us the headphones come out without question. I can’t see any reason why Josh Norman, a 7-year veteran, would not pay attention to what the Head Coach has to say during halftime unless he simply didn’t care. We all have our opinions about Jay Gruden but I don’t think any of us would condone a player being so cavalier and disrespectful toward him during a game.Jets 42 Colts 34: Sam Darnold Has His Breakout Game - Gang Green NationSam Darnold: I think Darnold has played quality games up to this point, but today was the first time he was THE driving force in a victory. In the Jets’ other two wins to date Darnold has been effective, but he has been able to lean on a strong run game and a stout defense. He was really in caretaker mode and only asked to make the periodic play. In this game, the burden was on his shoulders. He responded in his big play, playing a nearly flawless game aside from an ugly first half interception. Darnold was 24 for 30 for 280 yards, 2 touchdowns, and that 1 interception. He did this on a day where the Jets were held to 3 yards per rushing attempt. He led his team to a win on a day where his defense allowed 34 points. He produced without his top receiver for most of the game. [BLG Note: Lol Giants.]What the hell happened to the Jaguars? - SB NationAbout a month ago, it felt safe to anoint the Jacksonville Jaguars as the best team in the NFL. On Sept. 16, the team bullied the New England Patriots in a 31-20 win in which the defense held Tom Brady in check and Blake Bortles shredded the Patriots defense. Four weeks later, the Jaguars look like a disaster. After getting resoundingly defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs, 30-14, last week, things got much worse on Sunday with a 40-7 demolition at the hands of the previously struggling Dallas Cowboys. During the first five weeks of the season, the Cowboys couldn’t top 26 points or keep opponents under 13 in a single game. But against a Jaguars defense that’s supposed to be special, the Cowboys ran wild. So what gives? Are the Jaguars frauds?...Social Media Information:BGN Facebook Page: Click here to like our pageBGN Twitter: Follow @BleedingGreenBGN Manager: Brandon Lee Gowton: Follow @BrandonGowtonBGN Radio Twitter: Follow @BGN_RadioThe Eagles’ win against the Falcons WAS impressive At some point during virtually every post-game press conference former Eagles coach Andy Reid conducted after a Birds victory during his tenure in Philadelphia, he uttered a phrase that went something like...“Any time you can get a victory in the National Football League, it’s a good win.”I’m paraphrasing, of course, but no matter what the wording actually was, the implication was the same — winning games in the NFL is really really hard Nate Gerry Jersey , and all of them are impressive.While I don’t necessarily subscribe to that theory all the time, some Eagles fans have been questioning whether Thursday night’s 18-12 victory against the Falcons was “impressive,” or “unimpressive.” Not that it matters, because the Eagles are 1-0 and history won’t remember too much how they got there. But there are a number of reasons why last night’s big victory should be labeled as nothing less than “impressive.”Back-up QBMake no mistake, Nick Foles was not good last night. He threw the ball 37 times and gained 117 yards. He averaged an astonishingly-bad 3.4 yards per attempt and had a 50.7 passer rating. Those numbers are cover-your-eyes bad.But this came after a preseason in which he didn’t play much, and when he did play, had none of his regular receivers or running backs around him, and no Jason Peters. There was no time to develop any rhythm or consistency with anyone. Foles and Mike Wallace may still be introducing themselves to each other, and with Zach Ertz having what may have been his worst game in three years and missing two of his top four receivers (Alshon Jeffrey and Mack Hollins), the fact Foles was able to lead the team back in the second half wasn’t nothin’. It’s also fair to note that, on Jay Ajayi’s second touchdown run, Foles called for an audible, sending Ajayi off the left side away from his protection, for the eventual game-winning score. It was a savvy, veteran play, one that Nate Sudfeld probably doesn’t make.Winning a game against a quality opponent with your back-up quarterback, even the reigning Super Bowl MVP, is damn impressive.DefenseWe tend to focus a lot on the offense when looking back at a football game, but what we saw last night was an Eagles defense that may be even better than they were last year.The defensive line ate all night, especially Fletcher Cox in the middle and Chris Long on the outside. Linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill made a few huge plays, including the crucial 4th-and-goal stop on Atlanta’s first possession of the game. Ronald Darby was ridiculous in helping to tamp down the Falcons’ passing game, and the return of Jordan Hicks in the middle was a revelation.That they were able to be so dominant against one of the league’s best quarterbacks, Matt Ryan Authentic Corey Graham Jersey , perhaps its best wide receiver, Julio Jones, and two outstanding running backs, Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman, was also damn impressive.Red ZoneThere’s no doubt Atlanta’s offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian deserves a lot of ridicule for his play-calling near the goalline. After all, how do you get just one touchdown out of five trips inside the 20? How do you score just nine points on those five trips inside the red zone?The Falcons were 23rd in red zone efficiency last year, so their struggles close to the goal line are well documented. However, that doesn’t lessen the Eagles’ impressive ability to not only keep them out of the end zone but to generate turnovers as well.The defense looked elite last night against a football team that many think can be a Super Bowl contender. That too, is damn impressive.Philly Special v 2.0Doug Pederson showed he remembered how to gamble. And even more impressive, he continues to gamble and win.That Pederson ran the exact same play the Patriots ran in Super Bowl 52 but failed to execute properly shows the Birds’ coach is not going to slow down here in 2019. And it was just the play the Eagles needed to energize their flagging offense. Calling that play, in that spot, and the players pulling it off is super duper damn impressive.No HangoverThe Eagles came out on fire last night and, specifically on defense, never let up. The offense’s struggles weren’t due to an emotional hangover, it was due to a lack of reps, players out of the lineup, Foles’ known tendency to be hot or cold, and, to be fair, some quality play by a good Atlanta defense.But all the worries about this Eagles team suffering a post Super Bowl hangover should be vanquished. The team played hard, they played with energy, and they played with emotion.If anything this game showed there will be no letdown this season. If the Eagles lose, it’s because they are either out-coached or outplayed. Overcoming ObstaclesLike Atlanta Youth Corey Clement Jersey , the Birds had to overcome a ton of penalties last night, 10 of them for 101 yards, and some killer turnovers. Derek Barnett negated two sacks when he lined up in the neutral zone. The Eagles gave the Falcons the ball deep in their own territory when special teamer Tre Sullivan kicked a punt while he was engaged with about six Atlanta players. They gave up a touchdown after Dallas Goeddert was throttled a millisecond after hauling in a pass from Nick Foles that resulted in an interception.And on what should have been the final play of the game, a 4th-and-goal from the 10-yard-line, an incomplete Ryan pass that would have ended the game was wiped out because of a suspect illegal contact penalty, giving them one more shot.Oh, and they had to overcome a rain delay that pushed kickoff back about 45 minutes and truncated their pregame celebration.Yet, in the end, the Eagles prevailed. The OpponentThe Eagles didn’t struggle to beat the Cleveland Browns. This wasn’t the Arizona Cardinals or the Detroit Lions or some other also-ran they barely squeaked by. This was a Falcons team that met them just a few months ago in this same building, a team that came within a whisker of beating Philly for a trip to the NFC Championship Game, and a team many believe will win the NFC South and be a Super Bowl contender.The Eagles went from being 5 1鈦? point favorites when the lines first went public down to 1 1鈦? when it became clear Carson Wentz wasn’t going to start. Essentially, Vegas was telling everyone Atlanta was the better team, as home teams generally get a 3-point cushion. It’s entirely possible this game could determine seeding in the NFC playoffs at the end of the year, giving this game a playoff-type atmosphere in prime time.When people say a win is “unimpressive,” generally that means that team didn’t deserve to win the game, or that they didn’t do anything special to win it. It means the other team lost the game more than they earned it.That wasn’t the case last night. The Eagles and Falcons played a sloppy, messy, ugly football game, but Philadelphia came out on top because they made more plays and their defense played like a crazed pack of wolves.To me, that’s awfully impressive.