Roob's take

[Maniac]

I'm not a big fan of his oddball stats but fwiw...

Here’s a fact: Teams playing at least 41 minutes on defense are 5-109 in non-overtime games since 1983, which is as far back as Pro Football Reference has time-of-possession stats.

But because of Chip Kelly's uptempo offense — combined with the Eagles’ offense’s inconsistency — this keeps happening.

The Eagles are last in the NFL in time of possession. They are last in the NFL in numbers of offensive plays faced.

https://www.csnphilly.com/football-philadelphia-eagles/eagles-d-finally-breaks-after-41-minutes-79-plays-loss

[Ground_Meat]

That's a stat you can't argue with...hits the nail on the head.

[thegodfather]

I'm not a big fan of his oddball stats but fwiw...



https://www.csnphilly.com/football-p...-79-plays-loss

Roob is right the defense is out of gas by the 4th quarter, anyone can see it.

[Susquehanna Birder]

The hurry up offense is great, provided that you actually move the ball. Otherwise it's a killer for your defense.

[AthensEagle]

The hurry up 3 and out back to the bench no-offense.

At least Sam threw the ball downfield in the .4 seconds the offensive line game him to do so.

[Chief]

It's a wicked brew

The three and outs are brutal. The defense consistently allowing third and long conversions complete the recipe.

[Susquehanna Birder]

It would have been nice if Chip put in some quick throws to at least keep the defense honest.

[Squire]

I tend to agree with Chip that Time of Possession is a flawed stat. Its Offensive Plays v. Defensive Plays. That being said, we suck at that too.

[Susquehanna Birder]

It's a flawed stat only if your offense is able to generate first downs. Otherwise it's completely accurate.

[Squire]

It's a flawed stat only if your offense is able to generate first downs. Otherwise it's completely accurate.

I don't think the defense is any less tired after defending an incomplete pass that stops the clock than they are after stopping a running play which keeps the clock running. Plays defended is the more important stat. Though as I noted, we are HORRIBLE at that too. Yesterday was something like 79-51 which is borderline insane.