Poll: What are your NEW expectations for this team?

by Joe_D on Sep 26, 2011 8:34 PM EDT

Going into the season we all thought a team that was 10-6 and barely losing to the eventual SB champs would be poised to have another solid season with all the solid FA acquisitions. It's safe to say the majority of BGN thought this team was at WORST an 11-5 team with 12-4 not unlikely, and 13-3 a real possibility.

We beat the lowly Rams, who don't really appear to have turned any corners as they appear to be another 1-2 years about still.

We lost to the Falcons, who we probably should've beat by 10-14 points, but in hindsight, this is the same Falcons team who got stomped by what appears to be a mediocre Bears team and outplayed by an even more mediocre young Buccaneers team.

It gets worse, we lose to an injury laden Giants team who had to have the Rams gift them a win the week before. Not to mention they got torched by no name WRs with Rex Grossman at the helm.

As Jason mentioned, the problem is, this team is like a broken record. The same exact mistakes, the same players at fault, the same exact reoccuring themes in each in every game. Poor o-line play, bad LB play, mediocre S play. The run defense, the defense that lets up a TD when it needs a stop. Vic getting crushed every play, Vick holding onto the ball too long, Vick fumbling (not all his fault). There appear to be no fixes even though the level of competition has been very poor.

Rant over....where do you see this team now that they have shown very little in terms as being a consistent team in all facets of the game...

I hope I'm wrong but my brain is saying 9-7

Poll

Your new expectations are?

12-4 We're still the dream team

13 votes

11-5 Just a slow start

46 votes

10-6 We'll drop a few more, but play solid enough for a playoff berth

72 votes

9-7 We will have one of the more disappointing seasons of the decade

32 votes

8-8 The haters will have a field day

29 votes

192 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm not ready to run around like a chicken without a head...

But if we drop the ball against the 49ers, or barely scrape a win, I’ll definitely consider it. The execution on both sides of the ball needs to improve, and fast.

by EaglesForever20 on Sep 26, 2011 8:45 PM EDT reply actions

this

We always get off to a slow start but this is starting to worry me a bit

Reporter: "What have you done for T.O., besides getting him suspended?"

Drew Rosenhaus: "Next question."

by So. Cal Swag on Sep 26, 2011 8:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

If lose to the 9ers

It not only proves we can’t beat mediocre teams (Giants,Falcons,9ers) but we’ll be in a 1-3 hole , and I would’nt be convinced we could get out of it

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Sep 26, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

tru dat

As long as there is evil in the world, the cowboys will have their fans.

by vinniesdad on Sep 26, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I told a friend before the season began...

that we would struggle early and we have (though worse than we thought). I am sticking to that and my preseason prediction of 10-6. I still think the schedule is in our favor.

The linebackers continue to worry me. I think the rest is fixable I am not so sure with linebackers.

As long as there is evil in the world, the cowboys will have their fans.

by vinniesdad on Sep 26, 2011 8:47 PM EDT reply actions

agreed on the LBs

There is just nothing that says these guys can hack it

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Sep 26, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree 10-6 looks like a reasonable pick now, but I still find it hard to understand how anyone could pick that before the season started.

How is a team that
-was 10-6 last season (despite sitting week 17),
-added a bunch of superstar free agents,
-hasn’t had nearly as many early season injuries as last season,
not an improved team.

I mean you replace D Patterson with Nnamdi, add two stars to an inadequate pass rush and currently lead the league in sacks… and yet the D is WORSE? How is this happening???? Sure the LB’s aren’t great, but they weren’t great last year either. This is baffling to me.

by MikeCampy on Sep 26, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions

3 things.

Lbers
Safeties
Juan

All worse then last season

by Easedel on Sep 27, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Have you seen Patterson drop into coverage this year?

Until you do I don’t wanna hear that McDermott was better than Juan.

Formerly DeSean10
36-5-20-JJ -- Forever Bleeding Green

I should have know we were going to lose. We will always be the second class citizens behind the better and historically superior New York Giants. We have no chance of a Superbowl and never will.

Maybe things would have been different if we had Eli Manning. He’s an actual Superbowl winner.

by AnthroEagle on Sep 27, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions

just play with 6 downed linemen and 5 CBs

Problems solved

by a hay on Sep 27, 2011 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions

Changing my expectations

Would let the coaches off the hook. I won’t do that. I expect and demand a Super Bowl.

What do I think will happen: Well, less than 8 wins isn’t out of the realm of possibility if you can’t even clean up trash like the Giants

GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!

by tanman5 on Sep 26, 2011 8:50 PM EDT reply actions

I expected the start of the season to be rough. I’m not making any judgments until after the Dallas game.

AR should have to wear a Flava Flav necklace until he learns how to manage a fucking clock.
I am the proud target of temper tantrums.

by KByars on Sep 26, 2011 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

It seems like 10-6 is our home base

No matter what, we always seem to finish right around 10-6, and I think this year’s no different. Hopefully we see a difference come playoff time.

Formerly DeSean10
36-5-20-JJ -- Forever Bleeding Green

I should have know we were going to lose. We will always be the second class citizens behind the better and historically superior New York Giants. We have no chance of a Superbowl and never will.

Maybe things would have been different if we had Eli Manning. He’s an actual Superbowl winner.

by AnthroEagle on Sep 26, 2011 9:24 PM EDT reply actions

Yea just getting to the playoffs and to the playoffs healthy would be awesome

cause then anythings possible. thats the other scary thing…we’re relatively HEALTHY!!!!

JoeD AKA The Voice Of Reason

by Joe_D on Sep 26, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

14-2 probably

by con-vick on Sep 26, 2011 9:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

aim higher

16-0

by a hay on Sep 27, 2011 2:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I’m just hoping for a playoff berth. As they say, once the playoffs start, its like a new season.

"If I can get you to think twice, I'm in your head."
-Brian Dawkins

"They just tried to do a criss-cross route or something. I just hid a little bit, saw the ball in the air and I do what I do - go get the ball."
-The President CB

Nnamdi, Asante, DRC; The Three Graces...charm, beauty, and creativity.

by immynimmy on Sep 26, 2011 9:43 PM EDT reply actions

A playoff berth sounds nice now...

but I was really setting my sights on a bye week for this season. I’m so sick of being one win away from a bye, and then losing a game we wouldn’t have had to play if it wasn’t for a stupid WTF loss against Oakland or Minnesota.

Seeing how these last two games have played out, and how last season played out (how the Packers barely made the playoffs thanks to an obscure tiebreaker, beat us after Akers missed 2 FG’s, and then won the SB), I’m convinced that in football games, randomness determines the outcome of a game more than anything. And your odds of winning 3 games in the playoffs are much better than winning 4.

I wanted that bye so bad… now it looks like a pipe dream.

by MikeCampy on Sep 26, 2011 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I've decided to suspend all expectations for this team.

I’ve also decided I need at least an additional sixpack for the tailgate.

I'm not drunk I'm just drinking.

by no1pipelayer on Sep 26, 2011 9:59 PM EDT reply actions

8-8? thats the lowest option?

by greenismean on Sep 26, 2011 10:01 PM EDT reply actions

I've said and fanatics hated

this team has a lot of growing from coaches to players. We will be a force at the end of the season but we are green as f..k right now.

Joe Banner is Evil Banners father. Kinda like Luke and Darth Vader.

Juan Castillo switching from the offensive line coach to Defensive coordinator is soooo dumb it might just work.

Our defense will not be a top 10 defense this year.

by MightyJoeBanner on Sep 26, 2011 10:07 PM EDT reply actions

which coaches need growing besides castillo? reid mortinwig, washburn, mudd have been around forever….reid is a putz lets face it.

by greenismean on Sep 26, 2011 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions

Castillo

sorry for the(s). I forget how literal some people are on here.

Joe Banner is Evil Banners father. Kinda like Luke and Darth Vader.

Juan Castillo switching from the offensive line coach to Defensive coordinator is soooo dumb it might just work.

Our defense will not be a top 10 defense this year.

by MightyJoeBanner on Sep 27, 2011 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions

nah not really aimed at you, my point is though for the last 10 years andy reid gives us that bullsh*t response we’ve got to get better as a coaching staff and im tired of it. if i told my boss that for 10 years after i screwed up id be fired. now im sure what he tells the media and what he tells lurie is two different things. im sure andys footprints are all over his staffs back when he meets with lurie. im just tired of hearing him say we need to get better as a coaching staff when hes the longest tenured coach in the NFC. He brought in great talent and has no idea how to put it together,

by greenismean on Sep 27, 2011 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions

well

we’re always green as fuck

GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!

by tanman5 on Sep 27, 2011 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm not ready to back off my early-season predictions

With so much changeover and so many rookies, there had to be bumps in the road.

This is not about having the best team in September in October. They have to be good enough to get into the playoffs of course, and then be healthy and playing well when they get there.

They’ve got to figure out how to mask their defensive deficiencies. It’s one thing to have them and know people are going to attack them, and it’s another to be helpless to stop it.

I think 10-12 wins still very possible, but we have to start seeing the signs of improvement these next few games.

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by D3Keith on Sep 26, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions

14-2

by LegendKnight22 on Sep 27, 2011 12:24 AM EDT reply actions

Don't forget

we once started 0-2 and went to the NFC championship game

Cowboys suck.

by stinkypants on Sep 27, 2011 12:39 AM EDT reply actions

My expectations are always the Super Bowl that hasn’t changed

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by The Legend on Sep 27, 2011 11:45 AM EDT reply actions

Eagles

There was no reason why they couldnt of beat the falcons with a 10 point lead. The giants simply outplayed us but the falcons look sorry this year. But idk it seems to be a trend my highschool coach used to say to us. “everybody plays their best game against us” and im starting to think the same is for the eagles.

Timothy J Christ

by TJC92 on Sep 27, 2011 4:26 PM EDT reply actions