Eagles - Raiders Takeaways
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> QB Terrelle Pryor to WR Denarius Moore for 27 at the end of what we hope isn't a series of ridiculous scramble drills
> CB Brandon Boykin is surprisingly good at tackling for a smurf
> Raiders P Marquise King with the Oscar for drawing a roughing call, and that continued a drive for no football reason
> The once a week, whether we need it or not, LB Trent Cole sighting is comforting
> The defense got off the field without points and a lot of time, but not without pressure
> Bubble screen to WR Riley Cooper is crazy easy for big yards
> Nice mid-ball to Jeff Maehl converts third and long
> Popcorn firing rapid work to RB LeSean McCoy, WR DeSean Jackson and TE Zach Ertz, and hey, I remember this offense
> Foles had more yards passing int he first drive than he did in the entire Dallas game
> Foles to TE Brent Celek, and that's your first offensive touchdown in freaking forever
> The first Eagles drive of the day was positively porny, and Foles is gone back to Good Nick, rather than Evil Nick
> WR Rod Streater with the breakout play and vengeance on Boykin, but Black can't get it done in the red zone, and that doesn't bode well for their chances today
> RB Bryce Brown for 32 on a run that, amazingly, didn't involve the sideline
> The second Eagles' drive of the day was, somehow, more porny than the first
> It's nice to see that being really good and quick on offense isn't something the rest of the league has figured out
> Foles to Cooper on a downright beautiful throw for another score, and it's time for the guys with spikes on their shoulders to feel less good about their life choices
> CB DJ Hayden might as well paint a target on his jersey
> 63-yard touchdown passes don't get any easier than single coverage when the CB falls down, and Cooper has to wonder if he's dreaming this game
> Seats are filling back up on the Nick Foles bandwagon
> Pryor with a big run on a play where RB Rashard Jennings whiffs on the blitz, and that's why he's not a starting RB outside of injury
> Jennings finishes off the drive for a touchdown as McFadden is out with an injury, and his fantasy owners wonder, yet again, why they own the most frustrating back in the game
> That was as bad as the defense has looked in a month
> The next drive is a bad time for the offense to go three and out with a sack, hold, offsides, worst series of Evan Mathis' career... so Foles just hits DJ to convert third and long, and that was probably the last meaningful play of the game
> Foles shows surprising competence and mobility to make another first down with Jackson
> I like this Bryce Brown a lot more than the sad loser who has been in his jersey for the rest of 2013
> Celek with another nice screen and finish to put it in the red zone
> Foles to TE Zach Ertz for the score and that was comically easy, with the field audio catching outright laughter from the Eagles on the field
> CB Cary Williams dropped an easy pick on a deep try to Moore
> On third and 9, Pryor misses and stops the clock at 2:01, which was all kinds of helpful
> WR Jason Avant drops what should have been a conversion, and that's a three and out that's not pretty... or at least would have been until P Donnie Jones gets dislodged
> Instead of re-kicking, Kelly goes for it on fourth and one at mid-field... but it's just an offsides draw attempt, which was something of a relief
> The penalty gives the Raiders 5 yards but less time, as Jones hits a weak one
> LB Mychal Kendricks is the fastest guy the Eagles defense has, and he can't stay with Pryor at all
> Jennings for a draw of 15 as the defense sleeps on the play, and that could be worth a figgie
> Janikowski from 53 would have been good from 70, and it's 28-13 Green
> All five Fox Heads chose the Raiders, with Howie Long going into the most amount of mourning / rooting for the home team; that's always delightful
> Boykin got tripped by the 35, and as that is the first good kickoff return of 2013, that should be the end of the Damaris Jackson Era
> Foles with a backwards pass confuses and amuses Ed Hochuli, with more yards for Cooper
> McCoy with a bounce and burst and Raider Fan is all kinds of upset
> Three flags on one play, with helmet into Foles, is proof that neither of these teams is, well, good
> Foles to McCoy on the most open flat fly you will ever see, and that was 25 yards of joy
> Foles now with five touchdowns on the day, and I think the Raiders just got relegated to the Pac-10
> Pryor slips on third and four, with DE Vinny Curry getting the sack credit, and that's a three and out
> Jackson back to return another punt as Kelly will not take his foot off the gas; King responds with a weak out of bounds punt
> Oakland hasn't figured out how to fake injuries and stop the pace yet
> Foles to Jackson for the second easiest touchdown of the day and ever, as CB Mike Jenkins holds and falls
> Defense gets off the field again with minimal damage, other than Kendricks going down with an injury
> The game is so out of reach, we're talking QB controversy as if one exists
> Jones with a 66 yard punt, all net, so the STs are winning today, too
> Kendricks returns and the defense gets off the field
> Foles to DJ on a deep ball for another perfect strike, and this is borderline run it up territory
> Foles to Cooper, his seventh TD of the day, and he's tied an NFL record -- um, wow
> There's still 19 minutes left in this game, but no time left in the Who Should QB The Eagles For The Rest Of 2013 Question
> CB Bradley Fletcher with the gift pick as Streater deflects a ball into the air
> Amazingly, that's Oakland's first turnover of the game
> Three and out for Green with Kelly looking like he was thinking of going for it on fourth, or maybe bringing in Matt Barkley
> Pryor took the longest sack of the day, with Kendricks finally tracking him down after timewaste
> Up 36 with 13 minutes left, Kelly takes DJ off punt returning
> Foles with an awkward carry and drop for loss, so maybe he does still need reps
> No change in pace with the lead and game situation
> Foles with a throwaway and another three and out; the intensity seems to be lost in garbage time
> Not that it matters, but Pryor with a terrible ball leading to a LB Connor Barwin pick
> Foles and Pryor both depart, and we're into preseason mode now
> 3 and out again for the offense, and they've been really disappointing for a while now
> QB Matt McGloin comes in to pad Jennings' numbers
> The defense made a red zone stand to try to keep that downward trend of points given up to the opposition going
> Watching Barkley derf it up in the fourth quarter is a lot easier to take this week
> RB Jeremy Stewart gets it in for their 92nd play, 20th point, and none of them mattered
> You have to think that Janikowski has made more onside kicks than anyone in NFL history
> Foles had more TDs than incompletions today
> If you look at time of possession and total yards to judge this game, you are an idiot
> Green is now 4-5, feeling a lot better about themselves, and invincible against nautical criminals
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