5 players who Must bring their "A" game
This is just a list of players that I think have to absolutely play phenomenal in order for us to walk out of Philly with another W notched in the belt. I am gonna put them in order of importance (based on my opinion).
1) Beanie Wells- Obviously most people should agree here. The only way we have a chance on offense is to exploit their Wide 9 and make their LBs pay and play the gaps so we can open up our pass attack.
2) Kolb/Skelton- I dont want to see alot of mistakes here. Im not asking for them to play like Brady or Rodgers. All they need to do is make the correct reads, make good decisions with the ball, do not force to Fitz, and try to stay out of the endzone with the ball in their hands. If beanie can open up the run game, I believe we can hit alot of underneath routes and play-action them to hell.
3) Adrian Wilson- Now this may be a bit more controversial, not who i listed but the order in which he was listed. ADub did alot of good things against the Rams. He finished the game with quite a few tackles and quite a few tackles for loss. I saw him playing on the LOS last game more then i have in the past 2-3 years. He can absolutely take over for periods in a game when he gets his game flowing. The best thing is that he can really help to hold LeSean McCoy in check with the inexperience of our young and likely starting OLBs, SCHOCHO, as i have heard them called. And i think Mike Vick may have trouble trying to make plays on foot when ADub is coming off the edge and getting into the pocket. Lets not forget that he will need to play some good coverage in the secondary as well.
4) Calais Campbell- We need somebody that is gonna make the Eagles DLine stay on their toes and send help to block. Enter CC! He has been a menace for opposing QBs this year with 5 sacks so far and that cannot slow down right now. If Dockett is eating up blocks, calais better be chasing Vick to his own endzone, or body slamming him like he is Dan Henderson. His effectiveness is KEY to slowing their offense down.
5) Patrick Peterson- I wanna see him covering Desean Jackson and i want to see him do it well. I have no doubt that he can, as i believe "Fraction Jackson" is overrated and Peterson has the speed to keep him in check. His cover skills are getting better by the week and Im very excited to see how he handles himself this week seeing as how he is sorta in the national spotlight right now and has people really paying attention to him. I just hope it doesnt get the best of him this sunday.
There ya have it thats my list, feel free to make your own lists or rip mine apart in the comments section!
By the way... Its gonna be very interesting to see if Reid has DRC covering Fitz this game and how much. If anybody has a chance against Fitz I would think the guy who knows everything about how he plays and practiced covering him everyday for 3 years would have a better shot then most. Just some food for thought.
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Wells has to perform,
but something tells me the absentee performance he turned in against St. Louis, was due to a lack of the Shermanator than anything else.
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I agree with all of the players you listed
because frankly i think all of our team has to bring their ‘A’ game. The eagles are a fast and talented team, and should not be taken lightly due to their record.
The only player who i would add to that list would be whomever is matched up against Maclin. Be it Jefferson or Marshall, one of those two is going to have to play a terrific game if we want a chance to win. I have faith that PP21 can contain D-Jax, but in order to contain Maclin our #2 cb has to bring their ‘A’ game
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Yup I agree
I was thinking about the Maclin match up alot as well. Honestly he has been their best reciever this season. I think we may see Marshall start the game again and jefferson come in later. With our depleted secondary, its gonna be tough getting all of these guys rest. What do we have 3 corners available to play right now? I wonder if they can and will call up that kid from the Practice Squad.
And I hope Sherman plays.
I dint fully understand the impact he had in games until i watched muaia play lol funny but true
Also
i had a little trouble deciding which option to vote for on your poll. After much internal debating i finally went with Yes
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this is true
i looked over the numbers and 66% of our fans voted `Yes` that we would beat the eagles, while the other 33% voted `Yes.
I summation, i like our chances
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I forsee Maclin having a huge game against us on Sunday
I am pretty confident PP can shut down D Jax. He has been pretty quiet this season and I expect that to continue against the Cards. In order to win this game we have to be getting hits on Vick. Can’t let him get confident and have time in the pocket. Even if he makes the pass I want to see him on his backside because everyone can get to Vick this year with the line they have. This will hopefully lead to some turnovers that the Eagles have had problems with this year. Beanie is going to need to look healthy and have a good game out there in order to keep up with the potent offense for Philly.
completely agree
Campbell, Acho, and Schofield are going to have to have a good game rushing the quarterback. I really don’t want to see Vick beat us with his legs either
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I think Jefferson should cover Jackson
And PP21 should cover Maclin. Jackson is only a speed threat, which I believe Jefferson can cover. Maclin has been more dynamic this year.
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by Jesse Reynolds on Nov 10, 2011 9:09 AM MST up reply actions
interesting idea
I’m not sure how fast Jefferson is, but it could be a good strategy. Maclin would be a good test for Peterson, but i trust he could do it well. He probably won’t shut him down like i think he would against Jackson, but it could be a smart match-up. Either way, whomever PP21 is not covering is the key match-up.
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Also watch out for the Refs
I have watched enough Philly games to know that because Vick is a running threat, defenders get away with hitting him somewhat later then they would peyton manning or tom brady. If our pass rushers or Dline starts getting called for the same plays that they let other teams get away with because “Vick is a special case” and they had meetings specifically to discuss how those plays against vick should be called, i will be really f*****g mad.
My list would be a bit different:
1) Calias Campbell – To stifle Phillys penetration on the ground.
2) Patrick Peterson – To create TOs and INTs by attacking the pass.
3) Skelton – He must flawlessly ignite both ground and passing plays, plus orchestrate quick decisive huddles and snaps. (enough of the slo-mo Offense)
4) Fitz – He must ask for the ball the entire game, to open up other receivers and RBs.
5) Wells – The run plays must be executed consistantly and with total team confidence. 4th and one should have a play or two that the coaches just go for it in the Red Zone.
Bottom line: The Defense must first contain the Eagles Offense and hold them for four quarters to give the Cardinals Offense an opportunity to score 28 points.

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