From: epc1@quads.uchicago.edu (Merlin)
Subject: Re: Eagles Report
Keywords: Eagles 31 Cards 17
Reply-To: epc1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 17:33:50 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.152305.18919@cbnewsm.cb.att.com> jmd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (joseph.m.dakes) writes:
>
>Phoenix.  Cunningham completed 17-22 for 267 yards and 3TDs.  He
>was assisted on offense by Fred Barnett who grabbed 8 balls for
>a career high 193-yards and the ever-consistent [here's a :-) for
>you tormented Vikings fans out there] Herschel Walker's 115-yards
>on 28 carries.  
>
>Randall gets an A- for his performance.  He did everything.  He
>scrambled for a first down when needed, hit the long bombs, put
>touch on the short passes, and read the defense almost perfectly.
>He has got
>to learn to put the ball away when the rush comes.

There is no doubt he is in good shape mentally and physically but
he needs to either scramble or pass when the pocket collapses.
He's taking too long to make up his mind!  I give Randall a B+.

>Herschel Walker gets an A- for his performance, too.  Herschel,
>like Randall, coughed the ball up again.  But he made some good
>runs and allowed the Eagles to dominate the time of possession.

Walker had some good runs and he got stuffed a couple of times.
He did, however, make the short 3rd down conversions in the game.
He did well but I'm beginning to see the flaws which Vikings fans
trumpet.  Basically, Herschel has long runs and sometimes he gets
struffed.  I do not believe that this is a problem because we
have a multi-faceted offense which does not rely on Walker.  However,
I would find a greater peace of mind if he could run 4 yds/carry
instead of 20/-1/3 yds.  Some of the fault is with the offensive
line, of course.  Walker gets a B+ because of his tenacity when things
got tough, he just tried harder.  He definitely is trying.  Hope
he can keep it up.

>The offensive line did a good job blowing the Cards off the line
>on the running plays.  They even did an adequate job with the
>pass protection despite allowing four sacks.  But they still have
>trouble with the quick, hard rushing LBs that both the Cards and
>Saints have.  Antone Davis had another good game and really played
>with tenacity as anyone who saw the play of him clubbing Eric
>Swann could see.  Rate the OL a solid B with the potential to get
>better as the season progresses.

Good analysis of the OL.

>The Eagles receiving corps get an A for their effort.  Fred
>Barnett, IMO, is becoming one of the best WRs in the game.  Nobody
>in the Cards secondary could stick with him.  The Eagles punishing
>rushing attack forced the Cards to move their safeties up which
>allowed Barnett to draw single coverage.  And he just ate 'em up.

Barnett was excellent.  I hope that we get better diversity though.
Relying on just one receiver is dangerous.  I wonder why Williams
wasn't thrown to more often....

>For the second week in a row the Eagles special teams did a very
>good job.  Great coverage, good returns, and no missed PATs!  Give
>them an A-!

They look solid but they're not as strong as the Falcons w/Deion.

>The Eagles defense did an excellent job against the run, but looked
>bad at times against the pass, despite six sacks.  Izel Jenkins was
>burned repeatedly on the corner.  The only saving grace is that Wes
>Hopkins sat out due to injury.  I would like to think that the veteran
>would have been able to help out on 'zel's coverages.  Jenkins is
>without a doubt the weakest link on the Eagles defense and he will be
>severely tested next week when Elway comes to town.  'Zel gets a big
>F for his performance with the rest of the defense getting a B.
>
>For the first time last night the Eagles defense missed Jerome Brown.

The defense missed alot of tackles.  They need to brush up on their
fundumentals.  If Phoenix were stronger, the defense would've looked
alot worse out there.  I would give the DBs and LBs a C.  The DL deserve
a B.  We need better tackling, better push up the middle, better 
blitzing, and a better Izel.  The defense looked average.
I think the Eagle's D needs to try harder because there isn't much of
a difference between a good D and an average one.
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En Pum Cho					
University of Chicago Class of 1994
math & economics major
epc1@midway.uchicago.edu