Eagles Vs. Seahawks 12/1/11

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savage

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When: Thursday, 5:20 p.m., CenturyLink Field

Record: 4-7 after losing three of their past four, including a 30-20 loss the Patriots at home on Sunday

Where they rank: No. 3 on offense (2nd rushing, 10th passing); No. 15 on defense (15th rushing, 16th passing)

Series: Eagles lead 7-5, including a 26-7 victory in the last meeting on Nov. 2, 2008, in Seattle

Star power: LeSean McCoy. In a season of diminishing returns for his team, the third-year running back continues to produce – 1,050 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing; 38 receptions and two more TDs. His 78 points lead the league for non-kickers. He also leads the league is rushing yards and first downs (77), and is third in combined rushing and receiving yards (1,278) behind the Bears’ Matt Forte (1,475) and the Bills’ Fred Jackson (1,376). After watching the success the Redskins’ Roy Helu (108 yards) and Cowboys’ DeMarco Murray (139) had running outside on the Seattle defense in recent weeks, the Eagles will test the Seahawks with McCoy.

Unsung hero: Brent Celek. In a hit-and-miss season, the Eagles’ tight end remains mostly a hit. He has caught 42 passes for a 10.9-yard average and two touchdowns. It’s just that few have noticed because of all the other options the offense features, and all the other issues with this team.
On the spot: Andy Reid. Really. In a what-have-you-done-for-us-lately move, fans in Philly were chanting “Fire Andy” at the end of Sunday’s loss to the Patriots. Forgot those four consecutive appearances in the NFC Championship game (2000-2003), what they remember in the City of Brotherly – if not head coach – Love is recent history. For Reid, that’s going from NFC runner-up in 2008, to 11-5 in 2009, to 10-6 last season to 4-7 this season. This is not what was expected after the Eagles acquired an array of free-agent talent this season, prompting QB Vince Young to regrettably label them the “Dream Team.”

Burning question: What has happened to DeSean Jackson? Last season, he averaged 22.5 yards on 47 receptions, with six touchdowns; and 11.6 yards on punt returns with a 65-yard TD. This season, it’s a 17.0-yard average on 39 receptions, a 7.3-yard average on punt returns and two TDs total. Rock met bottom on Sunday, when Jackson was benched in the fourth quarter after dropping a couple of touchdown passes.

Number to know: 420.1. That’s how many yards the Eagles are averaging per game. It’s 75.5 more than their defense is allowing, and only the Saints (449.6) and Patriots (429.5) are averaging more. Need more perceptive? The Seahawks have gained more than 400 yards only twice this season.
Familiar faces: DE Jason Babin, who has 10 sacks, played for the Seahawks in 2007-08. DE Darryl Tapp was the Seahawks’ second-round draft choice in 2006 and started 30 games from 2006-09 before being traded to the Eagles last season for DE Chris Clemons. FB Owen Schmitt was the Seahawks’ fifth-round draft choice in 2008, but was released last year. Offensive line coach Howard Mudd held the same position with the Seahawks from 1978-82 and 1993-97.

The last word: “It could be if everyone takes their frustration and we take it out on Seattle.” – defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins when asked if the disappointment of Sunday’s loss can help the team prepare during its short week
 
savage

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2-0-Sixx said:
seahawks are so unpredictable. Beat the Ravens and Giants, but lose to the Redskins and everyone else.

I think they'll probably beat the eagles, though.
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Prime time in Seattle is just like playoffs in Seattle. Seahawks usually play their best football in prime time games at home.

But like you said, they are unpredictable. Never know which Seahawks team is going to show up, the one that beat the Ravens or the one that lost to the Browns.
 
Palmer

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savage said:
Prime time in Seattle is just like playoffs in Seattle. Seahawks usually play their best football in prime time games at home.

But like you said, they are unpredictable. Never know which Seahawks team is going to show up, the one that beat the Ravens or the one that lost to the Browns.
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As long as chucky aint playing I don't see us rolling out another Browns performance. I say we cut and/or murder chuck and use rice as a back up.
 
Meta4iCAL

Meta4iCAL

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I have a feeling Seattle wins this game. I just hope both running backs go crazy since their both on my fantasy team... really the only thing keeping me interested in this game
 
savage

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Rest of the West: 49ers (9-2) vs. Rams (2-9) on Sunday, and 49ers can clinch division title with a victory; Cowboys at Cardinals (4-7) on Sunday

Matchup microscope

Seahawks defense vs. Eagles RB LaSean McCoy: The Eagles’ all-day-sucker of a back will test every element of the Seahawks’ No. 14-ranked defense all night long. McCoy is listed as questionable, but he leads the league in rushing (1,050 yards), touchdowns (13; 11 rushing, two receiving), first downs (77) and rushing first downs (64). He is averaging 5.3 yards per carry, and is the best and most versatile runner the Seahawks’ 11th-ranked run defense will have faced. He has 38 receptions, which will tax the Seahawks’ nickel unit as well as the base defense. He has 236 touches (198 carries to go with the 38 catches), which makes him a front-to-back task that will challenge each and every one of the Seahawks’ defenders.

One to watch

Seahawks QB Tarvaris Jackson: The short week has given Jackson no time to rest his sore right shoulder. He played Sunday, then threw Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will start tonight. His “regular” routine since returning from the strained pectoral he got in the Week 5 upset of the Giants has been to throw on Sunday and Thursday, resting in between. With the Eagles’ offense averaging 420.1 yards and 21.5 points, the Seahawks will need a productive game from Jackson, whose passing yards have been on a downward spiral the past five games – from 323 against the Bengals, to 211 against the Cowboys, to 217 against the Ravens, to 148 against the Rams, to 144 against the Redskins.

Fun to watch

The Eagles defense vs. Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch: The Eagles’ run defense ranks 15th in the league, allowing an average of 110.3 yards. It’s also giving up an average of 4.3 yards per carry, which also ranks middle-of-the-pack. Lynch has had his “Beast Mode” on the past four games, rushing for 135, 109, 88 and 111 yards. He’s also scored a touchdown in his past seven games. The Seahawks’ best option to move the ball, and also keep the Eagles’ offense on the sideline, is to continuing feeding the Beast.

One tough task

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson and Seahawks WR Mike Williams: This isn’t a one-on-one matchup, of course, but their ability to bounce back could be vital because each is coming off the worst game of their equally disappointing seasons. Jackson was benched in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Patriots after dropping three passes, including two that would have been touchdowns. Williams did not catch a pass in Sunday’s loss to the Redskins, and also had a couple of drops – including one in the end zone. He sat out the end of the game because of a sore shoulder, but then admitted, “I wasn’t playing good anyway, so I don’t think it matters of I’m healthy or not.”

Worth noting

The Eagles are minus-9 in turnover ratio and have turned the ball over 25 times, which ties for the most in the league. … Eagles CB Asante Samuel has the most interceptions (38) in the league since 2006. … Eagles DE Jason Babin, who was with the Seahawks but rarely played in 2007-08, is tied for fifth in the league with 10 sacks. … Seahawks DE Chris Clemons played for the Eagles in 2008-09 and had seven sacks. He has eight this season, and also led the Seahawks with 11 last season. … Seahawks P Jon Ryan is averaging 49.6 yards in the past six games, with 13 of his 36 punts inside the 20 and longs of 71, 70, 67 and 65 yards. … MLB Jamar Chaney leads the Eagles with 76 tackles. … MLB David Hawthorne (72) and FS Earl Thomas (71) lead the Seahawks in tackles. … This is Game 4 in the Seahawks’ five-game all-bird-nickname schedule. They beat the Cardinals 13-10 in Week 3, lost to the Falcons 30-28 in Week 4 and beat the Ravens 22-17 in Week 10. They have a rematch with the Cardinals in their season finale.

http://blog.seahawks.com/2011/12/01/seahawks-vs-eagles/
 
savage

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No Motivation Shortage For Ex-Seahawks

SEATTLE -- As the Eagles look to turn things around tonight against the Seattle Seahawks, three players will have extra motivation when they line up against their former team. Darryl Tapp was a second-round pick of the Seahawks in 2006 and spent four seasons in Seattle, notching 18.0 sacks over that time. But when the Seahawks hired Pete Carroll as head coach in the 2010 offseason, the team's roster underwent a significant turnover, including a trade that sent Tapp to the Eagles in exchange for defensive end Chris Clemons and a fourth-round pick.

“I'm a little bit salty,” Tapp told PhiladelphiaEagles.com on Eagles Nightly. “When you get drafted by a team, you always envision yourself staying with that team. So it definitely hurt a little bit when they got rid of me, but I'm very happy to be here in Philadelphia.”

Fullback Owen Schmitt was also let go by Carroll and the Seahawks before the 2010 offseason. He then joined the Eagles in Week 2 of the 2010 season after another former Seahawk, Leonard Weaver, suffered a season-ending injury.

“It was a bummer the way it happened but thankfully I got picked up here and have been able to continue my career,” Schmitt said. “So that's a bit sensitive, but it's a business, that's the way it goes.”

But despite how things ended for both of them, Schmitt and Tapp both have found memories of their time in Seattle. That is not the case for defensive end Jason Babin, who was a member of the Seahawks in 2007 and 2008 but only played in four total games.

“I think if someone was on a team for two years and they didn't play and they weren't upset about it, they should be embarrassed,” Babin said. “Of course I'm (upset). I was there for two years and didn't play and they didn't talk to me and said that we don't want you. It was tough. It was a tough time for the Babin family.

“It's not easy going to a new place, not being wanted and treated badly. Have the head coach tell you, 'I didn't want you.' It was tough.”
What all three former Seahawks can agree on is the vaunted 12th man of the Seahawks home crowd.

“The noise is real,” said Babin, while Tapp called CenturyLink Field “the loudest stadium in the league by far.”

But while Schmitt and the Eagles offense will have to deal with the noise, Tapp and Babin will have relative silence when the Seahawks are on offense. Babin plans to use that time to send a message to the franchise that once mistreated him.

“I'm just going to let them know I didn't forget,” said Babin. “I've still got a chip on my shoulder. If you're a professional and an alpha male like we claim, that's what needs to be done.”

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/n...Seahawks/06153ad1-9e4d-47ee-8389-ce80749d0a85
 
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Is it even considered a upset at this point if the Seahawks win? I think Seattle wins cuz they at home
 
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