north falcon Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Tough to say who it'll hurt more. Obviously we're used to the cozy confines of the dome, but Philly is the faster team which could be slowed down with the weather.It could be a very ugly and sloppy game for both teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peyton Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Apparently the East coast is about to get hit with one of the most devastating storms ever, but the media doesn't seem to be hyping it that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwarzenegger321 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Turner might get 25 carries this weekend. That is fine with me in that kind of weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM12 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 dammit....kinda ruins my predicitons somewhat. Could be a lot tighter.Now about that run blocking.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north falcon Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Which team, if any, do you guys think terrible weather would benefit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Post on this subject posted earlier...I'll paraphrase my observations here.Eagles are stronger up front, Turner may be more suited to run straight ahead that McCoy. Wet turf can get slick. I like the Eagles better if we have to keep the ball on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SativaSam Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (edited) Post on this subject posted earlier...I'll paraphrase my observations here.Eagles are stronger up front, Turner may be more suited to run straight ahead that McCoy. Wet turf can get slick. I like the Eagles better if we have to keep the ball on the ground.The Eagles are definitely not stronger up front. They're on 2nd string linemen pretty much across the board and Vick is getting absolutely killed out there every single drop back. McCoy is an outside guy with world class speed so it makes the line look a lot better than it really is.Edit: To clarify, I'm not saying we're strong up front by any means, I'm just saying the Eagles have a lot of work to do up front as well. Edited October 25, 2012 by SativaSam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 LINK to game forecast...should update the page with time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north falcon Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Post on this subject posted earlier...I'll paraphrase my observations here.Eagles are stronger up front, Turner may be more suited to run straight ahead that McCoy. Wet turf can get slick. I like the Eagles better if we have to keep the ball on the ground.Sorry, I scanned the first page and didn't see it.I think the Eagles are clearly better on the ground in any condition. Reid never runs the ball as much as he should though. I'm wondering about both teams aerial attacks and CB's and DE's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 The Eagles are definitely not stronger up front. They're on 2nd string linemen pretty much across the board and Vick is getting absolutely killed out there every single drop back. McCoy is an outside guy with world class speed so it makes the line look a lot better than it really is.Edit: To clarify, I'm not saying we're strong up front by any means, I'm just saying the Eagles have a lot of work to do up front as well.Yea, I do like the Eagles better on the ground though. Partly because we pass the ball so much better. Matt is from the there, so I can't help but think he's played in worse conditions somewhere along the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north falcon Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 LINK to game forecast...should update the page with time.Weather.com says it's a little worse than that. 70-80% of rain and 18-20 mph wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SativaSam Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yea, I do like the Eagles better on the ground though. Partly because we pass the ball so much better. Matt is from the there, so I can't help but think he's played in worse conditions somewhere along the line.I'm personally not worried about Matt's play in tough weather because he's done it before, I get more worried about our receivers and running backs. They're so used to turf and already this year we've seen games where one receiver will just disappear the entire game and not get any production, bad weather or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0D3RNW4RR10R Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Apparently the East coast is about to get hit with one of the most devastating storms ever, but the media doesn't seem to be hyping it that much.That's the issue. But heavy rains sounds like fumbles to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sorry, I scanned the first page and didn't see it.I think the Eagles are clearly better on the ground in any condition. Reid never runs the ball as much as he should though. I'm wondering about both teams aerial attacks and CB's and DE's.I deleted my thread to keep the discussion consolidated. It was in reference to "Sandy." However, Sandy is all that is being talked about in Update New York. The good folks of GA probably don't know what that is!They are comparing this to "The Perfect Storm," only it appears to be settin up inland as opposed to out at sea. The northern and western areas may even get snow. That is insane in the mid-atlantic this time of year. This looks much more like an early spring storm if it develops as it is looking now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fibonacci/Mashburn Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I thought the storm was not hitting until monday/tuesday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butudontseeme™ Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sounds like a good reason that Mr. Mexico will have some turnovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcndave Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I thought the storm was not hitting until monday/tuesdayIt is not supposed to fully develop until that time period. It is due to be affecting the area (outer bands and winds) by Sunday afternoon. Big concerns up this way are the tides. Forcast to hit around a full moon high tide. That could be epic if it really does happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskokas finest © Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wind might be a factor, Lincoln Financial Field faces pretty much north/south, but 1/3 mm of rain is trivial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlsport Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I've thought all along that this game would be decided by whomever wins the turnover battle. I see this forecast as affirming that view. I generally regard bad weather as helping the home field advantage, plus it's going to be windy and that can really affect the kicking game, enough to negate the Bryant advantage.However, it seems that weather affects teams that aren't as good or are not playing very well more so. Even though the Falcons haven't playing that well themselves these past few games, they have been a more effective team than Philly. So even though we're the road team, I think bad weather will hurt their game more than ours - this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_D Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'm betting that the storm veer away from our coast by the time it gets in the vacinity of causing any issues to this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_D Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wind might be a factor, Lincoln Financial Field faces pretty much north/south, but 1/3 mm of rain is trivial.And the 10-11 mph wind is no more than a comfortable breeze. The kind that puts me to sleep when I'm in my hammock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Chief Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Short passes and Turner takeover here we come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ7000 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 git the mudder out !!! (Turner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north falcon Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 I deleted my thread to keep the discussion consolidated. It was in reference to "Sandy." However, Sandy is all that is being talked about in Update New York. Whoops! I'm on Long Island and I didn't know it was called Sandy Anyway, I just heard on the radio that it was supposed to be pretty bad on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOEinPHX Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I've seen a lot of computer generated storm track predictions. Only one had the storm veering inland. About ten had it moving out to sea. I've seen rain predictions that ran from 20% to 70%, and wind predictions that ran from 6MPH to 29MPH. The reports are just all over the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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