Most of us respect the opinion of Brian Baldinger because he’s a former offensive lineman for the Eagles. He gets a free pass due to his knowledge of the craft.
Don’t know if you saw this, but if you didn’t, here’s a short summary from Crossing Broad on his breakdown of the fundamental miscues he observed in last Sunday’s loss to the Patriots:
.@Patriots @Eagles this is so aggravating to watch . Go find a 7 man blocking sled and come off the ball and hit that sled from sun up to sun down. This is ????? You fill in the blank. #BaldysBreakdowns
“This is shocking, the Patriots are standing here, they’re standing in a six-man front.. would you just come off the football and knock him into the dirt?”
He rips Dallas Goedert for half-assing a block attempt while noting that the line isn’t moving anybody at all.
Then he points out:
@Patriots @eagles just whipped the #Birds at the LOS. This is so hard to watch and it’s not how they are coached. #BaldysBreakdowns
“You’re on your own two-yard line, you brought in Andre Dillard, two tight ends, can you just run a simple combo block? This is not how you run a combo block, this is just awful. This is unacceptable.”
That was a pretty hairy play. Thought Miles Sanders might not make it out of the end zone there. Barely avoided a safety.
Then this:
.@patriots v @eagles on first play of 3rd QTR. No need to watch anymore of this. #Patriots whipped the #Birds at the LOS. #BaldysBreakdowns
“This is terrible right here, between Big V and Brooks… Everybody on the Patriots is lower, that’s what’s called being physical.”
Yeah, uh… not the best blocking right there on that play.
Finally this:
.@Eagles on 2-6 try to run a “switch route” between WR/TE. This is awful. Can you telegraph to the @Patriots any sooner what you are doing? Are they coached to run this like they are in quicksand? #BaldysBreakdowns
@eagles offense is hard to watch and harder to understand. Here are 2 shiny examples. @patriots defense hardly broke a sweat. #BaldysBreakdowns
After the New England loss, Kelce spent about 30 seconds talking to the media. He was clearly upset. He didn’t want to talk, a sign of his frustration because Kelce is very generous with his media availability.
“I have one thing to say, I don’t want to dive into it anymore,” Kelce said, “I’m going to go watch the tape. Bottom line, I’ve got to be better and that’s all that matters. I’m going to focus on me because I’ve got to be better, ‘cause I wasn’t good enough to win today. That’s about it. I gotta play better.”
Gonna need 52 other guys in sync with that veiled challenge from a leader to muster up a real chance to beat the visiting Seahawks this weekend.
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