I still think you're absolving the defense for responsibility over their own actions and instead transferring that responsibility to Fangio. There are a number of blitzes and prevent style coverages Fangio called late in the game that didn't produce sacks or INTs. Is that on Fangio? Khalil Mack was totally neutralized by that offense line. Is that on Fangio? Fangio can call whatever he want. There's no call in his playbook however that makes the Philly o line less talented.

I still think you're absolving the defense for responsibility over their own actions and instead transferring that responsibility to Fangio. There are a number of blitzes and prevent style coverages Fangio called late in the game that didn't produce sacks or INTs. Is that on Fangio? Khalil Mack was totally neutralized by that offense line. Is that on Fangio? Fangio can call whatever he want. There's no call in his playbook however that makes the Philly o line less talented.

I still think you're absolving the defense for responsibility over their own actions and instead transferring that responsibility to Fangio. There are a number of blitzes and prevent style coverages Fangio called late in the game that didn't produce sacks or INTs. Is that on Fangio? Khalil Mack was totally neutralized by that offense line. Is that on Fangio? Fangio can call whatever he want. There's no call in his playbook however that makes the Philly o line less talented.

They held the opposition to 16 points. That should be an automatic win. The offense did not do enough. Period. End of Story.

I'm with you. It didnt come out clearly but I am disagreeing with NME's take on Fangio. His critique assumes you can just press a button as DC and then the other team will just automatically fall down and let you do whatever you want to the QB.

I'm enjoying this newfound vegan/NME beef

I'm enjoying this newfound vegan/NME beef

They held the opposition to 16 points. That should be an automatic win. The offense did not do enough. Period. End of Story.

I'm with you. It didnt come out clearly but I am disagreeing with NME's take on Fangio. His critique assumes you can just press a button as DC and then the other team will just automatically fall down and let you do whatever you want to the QB.

No, that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying you can’t continuously do the same thing in the same situations and expect different results. It’s why I referenced other games with similar situations that his play calling fell short -and why I referenced Lovie’s defensive play calling in similar situations and compared them. Your attaching your own assumptions and hyperbole to what I’m saying.


Of course I acknowledge that Fangio could have attacked more and the defense still gets murked. It’s my opinion, however, that this is how you should handle a potential last minute game winning drive against an immobile QB who had already struggled the handful of times you did dial something up. In other words it’s on the coach to put his players in the best situation possible to succeed.


And imo, neither Fangio (at the end of the game) nor Nagy (for most of the game on offense) did so to the best of their ability. This is a coaching loss.

Where does the talent level of the opposition factor into your analysis? Do you hold it possible that the o line can neutralize whatever you wanted Fangio to do? Seems like that's what they did. Mack didn't get any sacks. Who is that on? To me it seems like you say it's Fangio. If so, that to me is unreasonable.

The Bears get thier ONE touchdown of the game. The D forces the Eagles to punt. The Bears, with 7 minutes left in the game, run for -2 yards, take a sack for -6, throw a screen then punt to the Eagles with 5:30 left.

That is when they lost it.

The Bears get thier ONE touchdown of the game. The D forces the Eagles to punt. The Bears, with 7 minutes left in the game, run for -2 yards, take a sack for -6, throw a screen then punt to the Eagles with 5:30 left.

That is when they lost it.

Thank you.

No need for the offense to score more than one TD in a playoff game. Just count on the D over and over.

4 games played yesterday and scoring 16 points wins one of the four. Ridiculous.