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We don’t have the All-22 images yet, but ESPN did a good job of providing clear shots of the seven sacks the Eagles allowed in Monday night’s game against the Saints. So here’s one man’s attempt to figure out what in the world was going on with the Birds’ protection schemes.
Eagles general manger Howie Roseman received a four-to-five year contract extension in June, according to a report.
Jeffrey Lurie gave Roseman the deal when Joe Banner stepped down as team president. The timing is significant because it suggests Lurie views Roseman’s performance in a different category than that of Andy Reid. As has been well-documented, Lurie said before the season that an 8-8 record would not be good enough for Reid to remain the head coach in 2013.
But based on the report, it seems likely that Roseman will be part of Lurie’s brain trust in picking a new head coach if he does in fact part ways with Reid after the season.
Here’s a look at snap counts for the Eagles during their Week 9 loss against the Saints. We’ll go position-by-position.
The Eagles are 3-5 again, same as last year.
Sloppy play. Self-inflicted wounds. Questions about whether they care. It’s all there. And, after their fourth straight loss, the talk about the head coach’s job security is again the dominant topic.
And the players, like in 2011, are defending Andy Reid. They say it is motivation to play better.
While the sentiment may be genuine, everything seems much more robotic the second time around. This is history repeating, Monday confirmed. With that knowledge, it’s hard to buy into words that we know won’t prove out.
It has become a familiar sight now: Michael Vick drops back, a defender (or two, or more) breaks free without much effort, and the quarterback gets cracked in a snap. Head on. Sideways. Blindsided. Head. Chest. Ribs. Everywhere.
Seven sacks for the Saints Monday night, and 12 quarterback hits.
“We saw earlier in the week on film that they were giving up a lot of sacks and letting Michael Vick get hit a lot,” said Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan, who tortured Vick all game, finishing with three sacks and five QB hits. “We’re glad the defensive line got together and capitalized on that.”
As Michael Vick was receiving a pounding from the Saints’ defense Monday night, his brother, Marcus, decided to go on a Twitter rant, suggesting that the Eagles trade their quarterback to a team that could protect him better.
Vick was asked about Marcus’ thoughts after the game.
“You said he Tweeted that during the game?” Vick said, clearly unaware of the stir his brother had caused. “I’m sorry. I’m unaware of that. That’s something that I’m really going to have to address once I leave here. We’re out there fighting as hard as we can, giving it everything we’ve got, and that’s certainly not the case here. I love each and every guy in that locker room. If I could make every play right, I would. I know they would do the same, so that’s certainly not the case.”
Listening to Andy Reid after Monday night’s loss to the Saints, it seemed clear that he’s run out of answers.
“Pretty simple synopsis of the game. When you’re 0-for-5 in the red zone, give up seven sacks, and your tackling is terrible, then you’re going to struggle to win football games in this league,” Reid said.
Here’s what we saw during the Eagles’ 28-13 loss to the Saints Monday night.
Another blow for an already injury-riddled offensive line.
Todd Herremans was forced to the sidelines late in the first quarter with a right foot/ankle injury. His return is doubtful.
The veteran tackle was pulling on a LeSean McCoy run to the left side, was tripped and landed awkwardly. He was assisted off the field and after a brief inspection on the trainers table, was carted into the locker room.
Howard Mudd‘s offensive line is already in shambles, missing starters Jason Peters (Achilles), Jason Kelce (ACL) and Danny Watkins (ankle). At the time Herremans left, Michael Vick had already been sacked three times.
Demetress Bell replaced Herremans at right tackle.
The following players are inactive for the Eagles’ Monday night matchup against the Saints: Trent Edwards, Mardy Gilyard, Darryl Tapp, Danny Watkins, Nate Menkin, Vinny Curry and Nate Allen.
Here is the injury report for Monday night’s game between the Eagles and Saints:
In his Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI.com, Peter King notes that Sean Payton returning to the Saints is not a lock. If he was definitely going back to New Orleans, he would have signed a new deal by now, and this story would have never gotten out. King takes it a step further and looks at which teams could potentially be interested in Payton. The two he comes up with are the Eagles and the Cowboys.