ESPN Predictions: Will the Eagles Make the Playoffs?
by Bob_Q on Sep 2, 2010 3:12 PM EDT
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PrintToday, the folks at ESPN polled sixteen football experts on their staff - from Adam Schefter to John Clayton - on what their predictions were for the 2010 division winners, wild cards, individual award winners, conference champions and Super Bowl titlist. Not surprisingly, the Eagles were mentioned a few times. You can check out the full article here or just keep reading to get the breakdown.
- Only two experts, Paul Kuharsky and Pat Yaskinsas, picked the Eagles to win the NFC East. The most common choice was (shock!) the Cowboys, who were picked by 75% of the experts. For the record, no one was brave enough to gamble their credibility on the Redskins. 13% took a shot with the Giants.
- The Eagles were a slightly more popular choice to earn a wild card slot. They were picked about 19% of the time. For those of you who are keeping track, that means that 31% of the experts think that the Eagles will make the playoffs.
- Not surprisingly, no one chose the Eagles to make a Super Bowl appearance. The most common prediction for this year's champion was the Colts at 38%. ESPN.com's Chris Harris picked the Cowboys to win it all. Feel free to boo here.
- We can skip Coach of the Year, MVP, and Offensive/Defensive Player of the Year. Enough said.
- When it came time to predict who will win Defensive Rookie of the Year, 19% of the experts chose Brandon Graham. If Graham looks as good in the regular season as he has so far, they might just be right.
So, what do you think about the experts' predictions?
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Can't argue that much
Like it or not, the experts are going to go safe with their picks the majority of the time. The Cowboys are the safe pick and I can see why so many people picked them. I am not that concerned about it because the players decide it, not the experts.
I like the pub for Graham, hopefully he can keep playing at this level (or beyond).
Feel free to boo here.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Also, did John Clayton vote for the Eagles to do so badly they get relegated to the UFL or even the CFL? That would kind of fit with what he seems to think of us.
On a little more serious note, I kind of don’t see why people would pick the Colts. Yes, Peyton Manning really is probably that good but he can only carry that team just so much. They have no running game to speak of and a defense that I’m always suspicious of. Plus, that O-line isn’t really getting any better.
Let the beasting begin.
Thats wack
Cowboys definitely wont make the Superbowl or even the playoffs because their o line is old and has been getting beat all preseason. I know its preseason but if your starting line is looking bad now what do you think will happen when they play the rest of the blitz happy NFC east. If Kolb plays like how we expect him too then we will definitely make the playoffs or even Superbowl because our defense is a guarantee
Won’t make the playoffs? I suppose its possible, but lets not lose all credibility here and say that due to the Cowboys’ aging o-line it is very possible that they will miss the playoffs.
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JIBTA’s actually Jack Ikegwuonu... and he’s f***ing pissed.
36-5-20-JJ Bleeding Green Forever
You think they have zero chance of making the playoffs? Or is my wording bad?…
I’m assuming its the latter, pretend a put a comma after “here” in the previous comment. I’m saying that it is possible the Cowboys won’t make it, but saying they definitely won’t is foolish.
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JIBTA’s actually Jack Ikegwuonu... and he’s f***ing pissed.
36-5-20-JJ Bleeding Green Forever
Was just kidding around by the way – that was supposed to have a humorous tone but I didn’t include a smiley emoticon.
Oh, alright lol. I kind of figured as much, but i thought I’d cover my bases just in case. No need to make unnecessary enemies!
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JIBTA’s actually Jack Ikegwuonu... and he’s f***ing pissed.
36-5-20-JJ Bleeding Green Forever
You think they have zero chance of making the playoffs? Or is my wording bad?…
I’m assuming its the latter, pretend a put a comma after “here” in the previous comment. I’m saying that it is possible the Cowboys won’t make it, but saying they definitely won’t is foolish.
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JIBTA’s actually Jack Ikegwuonu... and he’s f***ing pissed.
36-5-20-JJ Bleeding Green Forever
That seems about right.
If I was tasked with objectively picking the NFC East winner I’d go Cowboys. I’m leaning towards playoffs for the Eagles, but I’ve been tempering my expectations all off-season, so I certainly can’t fault anyone else for doing the same.
Me too.
I think the order of finish could be
1. Cowboys
2. Eagles
3. Redskins
4. Giants
but with not all that much difference in between them, so I can’t knock any order really. I’ve seen DAL/NYG/WAS/PHI already.
But I honestly think the wise pick is the Cowboys 1st. I agree about the line being their Achilles’ and obviously I hope they tank, but being objective, you gotta like their chances best.
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Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I was hoping that there’d be a quick blurb for each team by each writer so that I could read…
“Kevin Kolb will one day be a really good QB, but expect growing pains this year.”
…sixteen more times.
by JimmyK on Sep 2, 2010 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
You know I was thinking about it and will Reids rep as a top coach hurt him when it comes time to vote for Coach of the Year? If we were to win the division and get double digit wins when people don’t expect us too it will be hard not to give it to him without one of the bottom feeders getting to the playoffs. Maybe I’m just being a homer but one of the things I’ve heard over and over this year is that the losses of McNabb and Westbrook will hurt and if he can overcome that it should help him although in reality Westbrook isn’t a big loss since he isn’t the same player people think he is and it was time to move on from McNabb. Reid could probably care less though about the award at this point in his career.
Coach of the year
I think if the Eagles win the division, Reid will definitely be in the top 3 or so of candidates. The toughest division (most likely) and a new QB will be looked at enough to give Reid the award (as long as nothing else crazy happens).
Aaron Schatz of Football Outsiders posted here on the Cowboys and says their simulations have the Cowboys at 7.5 wins, though he’s adjusting it upwards on likelihood.
Quite honestly, the experts never have and will almost never certainly be more accurate than throwing darts at a dartboard.
Here's what he has to say about the Eagles in that article
“However, the Eagles are going to be good again this year unless Kevin Kolb totally self-destructs.”
Given that the Birds went 11-5 last year with the same line, same skill positions other than QB, a worse DL, a worse LB corps, a worse set of safetys, and a slightly better set of CBs, I’d say that’s a pretty fair summary. The only way the Eagles avoid the playoffs is if Kolb throws 25 INTs this year. If he’s only average, we’ll win 10. If he’s good, we win 12. If he’s great, well….
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
I do like what FO does with analysis ...
… I don’t think a lot of the talking-head types watch nearly as many games as they do.
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Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Pat Yasinskas...
I’ll have to go with his picks being the most accurate…since he chose the Cowboys and the Giants both to not make the playoffs…mwahahahahaa
Adam Shefter
COWBOYS
DIVISION FINISH: 3 The higher the expectations are, the more the disappointment hurts. Dallas usually does well when no one’s expecting it; this season most think the Cowboys could be the first team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium.
I’m surprised Schefter is so down on Dallas, he must’ve seen something when he visited their practice.
by youaretheman26 on Sep 2, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Or he just really wants to rub it in on everybody else if they're proven wrong...
Not many people will remember it if he is proven wrong and the Cowboys do win it all…
That's decent reasoning
expectations do have a way of coming back to bite NFL teams.
Me personally, I’d pick the Cowboys to win the division, but I couldn’t put them ahead of the Saints or anyone to go to the Super Bowl. But I’m also notoriously slow to adjust to the NFL’s rapid changes in team quality.
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Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
Scouts inc. has some BS grading system
Desean is not an elite player?
Trent Cole scores the same 85.
What?
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