Hey, was anyone surprised to read that Joe Judge was an extremely shitty qb coach and that he alienated other coaches and players on the Pats, especially Mac Jones, his primary responsibility? Word has it he’s been relieved of that job but will stay with the team in a reduced role. The pathetic dude will be coaching high school in five years for sure.

/thanks, I needed to get that off my chest

To The Game!

Niners/Eagles:

-San Fran has not allowed an rb to rush for more than 70 yards in 27 straight tilts. This year they allowed an average of only 79 yards per game-but more about that later.

-In what figures to be a close game it might be noteworthy to mention that the Eagles went for it on 4th down 32 times, converting 22 of them-that was good for second overall. Across the aisle, Baby Shanny leans towards old school thinking in that he likes to turn things over to his D, trying to win the field advantage game as well as trying to get turnovers.

-It says on the intranets that a rook qb has never won a Conference Championship game. One of the reasons that Purdy has been successful is that he is more slippery in the pocket than Jimmy G. This takes me back to the Giants ’91 Super Bowl win and the runup to it. When Simms went down he was replaced by Jeff Hostetler who was much more mobile and defenses weren’t able to adjust in time. I think Purdy is benefiting from the same sort of circumstance.

-When Philly has lost they’ve given up some big rushing totals. The Commies beat them and ran for 152, the Cowboys went for 115 and the Saints had 129.

-Under The Radar Guy: Keep an eye on Niners wr Jauan Jennings-if he’s in on 1st or 2nd down they are likely running the ball because he is an exceptional blocker. If he’s around for 3rd down Purdy will likely be looking for him as his nickname is “Third and JJ”.

-Philly was second in the league for explosive pass plays. (gains of 20+ and 40+ yards) Hurts ended up 4th in deep pass DVOA and 5th in completed air yards per pass attempt. The Niners have given up a pass of 46+ yards in their last five games. Some wr’s have had great games against them-Lamb had 117, Davante 153, JuJu 124 and MVS had 111.

-Since week 13 the Eagles have played only one team that has a defensive DVOA better than 16th in the league-in those games they averaged 33.6 points but vs the Saints (#1 overall) they scored a mere 10.

Have at it.