Just the reports - Dave's Madden Tracker Thread

[dave]

PLEASE - Do not post anything in this thread.

It is for my game reports only.

Houtz or Mobb will delete any posts that aren't game reports.

I am going to continue to use my regular Tracker thread - I am just using this so guys can read the reports without going through all the drama that ensues in my Tracker thread.

[dave]

Eagles offensive stats after 12 games
PASSING:
McNabb
142-231 2081 10-27 61.5%

RUSHING:
Westbrook 118-609 5.2 yds
McCoy 40-205 5.1 yds
McNabb 20-120 6.0 yds
Weaver 6-31 5.2 yds
Jackson 8-52 6.5 yds

RECEIVING:
Westbrook 36-478 13.3
Maclin 34-450 13.2
Curtis 23-569 24.7
Jackson 18-355 19.7
Celek 11-88 8.0
Brown 9-106 11.8
Weaver 2-32 16.0
Avant 2-22 11.0
McCoy 2-13 6.5




McNabb is accurate, after all

Dave (Eagles) 24 MorenoKing (Falcons) 0
5-min, All-Madden

Just one of those games where everything went right for me on offence ... other than the damn run game which is pretty hard this year.
McNabb hit eight different Eagles receivers, including a 58-yard streak to Brian Westbrook.
Neither team could get a rush game going. It was awful.

GG Moreno.

Sidenote: Who the hell is Moreno?


KEY PLAYER STATS:
McNabb 17-19 307 2-0
Ryan 7-17 111 0-1

Westbrook 11-20
Turner 8-10

Maclin 4-51
Curtis 3-101
Westbrook 3-79
Jackson 3-47

8 Eagles with receptions

Gonzalez 2-37
White 2-25

TOP: Philly 13:31 Atlanta 6:29

Tracker record: 1-0








Maclin the real deal

Dave (Eagles) 17 TimsGiants (Giants) 14
5-min All-Madden

Game report: Bizarre game. Tim's offence was really good in this one, but a few sacks, a key INT and him being out of timeouts on the last play killed him.
Eagles got a huge game from Jeremy Maclin, which was a good thing, because Tim's D shut out every other receiver. Eagles didn't have one of those games where a ton of receivers had catches.

Scouting report on Tim: A) Very balanced on offence - will start out with heavy doses of Jacobs, but mixes it up from there.
B) Uses all of his receivers. You simply can't focus on one.
C) Against me, he tended to play a somewhat conservative defence, preferring to rush only four guys. At times, it left me with too much time to throw the ball.
D) Good in the defensive backfield.

Key player stats:
McNabb 9-18 131 0-0
Manning 13-17 192 1-1

McCoy 5-52
Westbrook 5-26
Jackson 1-15
McNabb 2-12

Jacobs 15-63
Bradshaw 2-3

Maclin 5-109
Westbrook 2-8
Curtis 1-14
Jackson 1-0

Hicks 4-43
Smith 3-52
Jacobs 2-56
Hixon 2-27
Bradshaw 1-7
Boss 1-7

Big INT by Mikell

Sacks: Eagles 3 Giants 0

Total offence: Giants 241 Eagles 238

TOP: Giants 12:21 Eagles 7:39

Tracker record: 2-0









Cowboys crush hapless Eagles

StuDawg (Cowboys) 28 Dave (Eagles) 13
6-min All-Madden

Game recap:
Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb had a game for the ages, throwing not one, not two, but six interceptions. To be fair, on two of those INTs, the beer-fueled coach yelled the wrong button into his headset ... but, no matter, the other four counted and the Birds got their asses kicked.
Coach Dave is not deterred and will continue to run his high-octane passing offence.
"Shit happens," said coach Dave after the game. "Coach StuDawg called a solid game, Keith Brooking was outstanding in pass coverage (how many pass deflections did that Cowgirl have?) and the Cowboys didn't make any mistakes."

Scouting reporting on StuDawg:
A) Very vanilla playcaller on offence, keeps his passes short and pounds the rock religiously.
B) Doesn't use Jason Witten enough. Great tight ends can create incredible mismatches in this game, but Coach StuDawg didn't take advantage of that IMO.
C) His pass defence is first rate and I was stunned by how good his linebackers were in pass coverage, especially Brooking.
D) His kicker sucks. Folk missed two FGs he should have made.

McNabb 13-25 175 1-6
Romo 9-16 104 2-0

Westbrook 8-29
McNabb 3-18
McCoy 2-10
Jackson 1-0

Barber 14-50
Jones 3-11

Maclin 5-75
Westbrook 4-38
Jackson 2-31
Curtis 1-23
Brown 1-8
Cowboys D 6-327

Williams 4-44
Witten 2-33
Crayton 1-13
Barber 1-10
Bennett 1-4

Hamlin, Scandrick 2 ints each, Brown, Brooking 1 each

Stunning 98-yard kick return iced this game. It was 21-13 before the kickoff.

Total offence: Eagles 213 Cowboys 131 (Cowboys D 327)
First downs: Eagles 12 Cowboys 6
TOP: Eagles 12:39 Cowboys 11:21

Tracker record: 2-1 (so much for my undefeated season)






Lions win "Fight for the Fumble!"

Krulmichael (Lions) 21 Dave (Eagles) 14
6-min All-Madden

Game recap:
The Lions scored 14 points in the 4th quarter to win the game 21-14.
Eagles' coach Dave officially despises "fight for the fumble" which cost him the game. McNabb fumbled on a key drive when the score was 14-14. In coach Dave's opinion, fight for the fumble is almost, but not quite, as bad as the QB cone. Let's reward the great playcallers, not the fags who have faster joystick hands.
That said, two thumbs up for coach Krulmichael. A great player with an awful team.

IMO, games should never, ever come down to fight for the fumble.

Scouting report on Krulmichael:
A) His entire offence, understandably, is set up around Calvin Johnson. You absolutely must give Johnson double coverage all game. You don't do that, you die. Everytime he runs the ball, it's simply a disguise to set up his next Johnson pass. On a key play, I fumbled on the joystick trying to playmaker my safety to double cover Johnson. I couldn't get it on time and he got the first down. ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO SET UP YOUR DEFENSIVE MATCHUP BEFORE THE GAME TO GET YOUR #1 CORNER ON JOHNSON. Krul moves around Johnson. Remember to make sure you set your defensive matchup. If you're in zone, make sure to playmaker your corner and safety to man cover Johnson.
B) Defensively he has nice stick skills and mixes up his plays. He tends to overuse cover 2 which makes him weak on the deep passes. Try to make sure to check for that.
C) I like his playcalling, very diverse. When he saw the over emphasis I was giving to C. Johnson, he was hitting Northcutt (too effectively IMO) and throwing screens to Johnson. As young kids go, Krul is more a Wendy's worker than a McDonald's worker.

Tracker record: 2-3


McNabb 10-14 215 1-2
Stafford 18-29 215 1-0

Westbrook 6-18
McNabb 3-21

Smith 15-63
Morris 3-10


Jackson 3-66
Maclin 3-54
Westbrook 2-11
Curtis 1-83

Johnson 6-76
Northcutt 5-62
Morris 5-56
B. Johnson 1-14
Pettigrew 1-7

Total offence: Lions 286 Eagles 250
Rushing: Lions 89 Eagles 39
Passing: Eagles 211 Lions 197
First downs: Lions 15 Eagles 5
TOP: Lions 16:40 Eagles 7:20
Turnovers: Eagles 3 Lions 0

Tracker record: 2-2






Cardinals cruise to easy win

TomatoKetchup (Cardinals) 24 Dave (Bills) 3
All-Madden 6 minutes

Game recap:
From the opening drive to the end of the game, it was all Cards in this one.
Steve Breaston was a beast, starting the game with a 71-yard TD after at least four broken tackles. The hapless Bills' D was no match for wily veteran Kurt Warner or Cards' head coach TomatoKetchup.
Bills tried to play conservative at the start of the game, but that plan was pretty much thrown out the window early because their D couldn't stop Warner and the Cards.
Bills' offence was a nightmare in the red zone, going 1-for-4 with only a field goal. Trent Edwards was injured for two plays on the 8-yard line and Ryan Fitzpatrick decided he liked the colour red on his only pass of the game.
"I want to go back to Philadelphia," said Bills' coach Dave. "The Bills just aren't my kind of team. The offensive line is terrible, the defensive backfield (save for Terrance McGee) is a nightmare, the tight end runs about as fast as I do. Enough already."

Scouting report on TomatoKetchup:
A) Takes way too long to call plays and then extends the pain by audibling and motion players for another 20 seconds. This game was more painful than a tooth extraction - not because Tomato did anything wrong on the field, just the painful length of time it takes him to do anything. Hell, he ran out of time calling defensive plays every second play. I guess what I'm saying is "Hurry the fuck up".

B) Balanced playcaller on offence. While Breaston had most of the work, Tomato spread the ball around. It was simply a case of Buffalo's #3 corner being badly overmatched and the lack of a good pass rush.

C) Solid defensively. In the second half, he stopped blitzing because he knew I pretty much had to throw for the rest of the game.

D) The little engine that couldn't with his run game. If he's a Cards' user, he should pretty much stick to a 70-30 pass/run ratio.

Key player stats:
Edwards 15-28 154 0-1
Fitzpatrick 0-1 0 0-1
Warner 16-19 221 2-0

Lynch 8-28
Jackson 2-8
Wells 15-39
Hightower 2 (-2)

Parrish 4-36
Owens 3-38
Reed 3-34
Evans 2-34
Lynch 2-5
Hardy 1-7

Breaston 7-141
Boldin 4-52
Urban 1-15
Hightower 1-12
Becht 1-3
Wells 1-2
Fitzgerald 1 (-4)

Team stats:
Tot off: Cards 258 Bills 177
1st downs: Bills 11 Cards 9
Turnovers: Bills 2 Cards 1
Red zone: Cards 3-3 (2 TD) Bills 1-4 (1 FG)
Possession: Cards 12:19 Bills 11:41

Dave's Tracker record: 2-3







Johnson left, Johnson right, Johnson to the flat, Johnson deep...

BigHerm (Titans) 20 Dave (Eagles) 7
All-Madden, 5 mins

Game recap:
It was pretty much the Chris Johnson Show. 17 of 31 plays were Johnson touches. Johnson left, Johnson right, Johnson to the flat.

Scouting report on Big Herm:
A) Passes to the flats extensively, whether it's Johnson or the tight end Bo Duke.
B) Rarely if ever throws 10-yards or deeper, unless it's to Johnson on a bailout or Britt in the slot.
C) Good pass defender ... God knows he saw enough of them in this game.
D) If you're gonna play Herm, assign your best corner to Britt. Expect Johnson all the time and especially on 3rd and long situations as a receiver.

Johnson is a prime example of Madden cheese IMO. Yes, he's a speedster, but they should just corrupt his receiving ratings so he can't be abused like this ... at least until he's a proven receiver.
I should have backed out of this game and asked for 6-minute quarters. 5 against Herm is pretty stupid, given his ball control mentality.

The likelihood of a rematch is pretty close to zero. Erase that line, I was probably overreacting.

Key stats:
McNabb 18-27 168 1-3
Collins 12-14 151 1-1
Young 1-1 14 0-0

McNabb 2-23
Westbrook 3-5

Johnson 14-30
White 2-9

Maclin 5-63
Brown 4-61
Westbrook 4-10
Celek 2-5
Avant 1-14
Jackson 1-13
McCoy 1-2

Britt 4-69
Scaife 4-23
Johnson 3-58
Cook 1-19
Gage 1 (-2)

TOP: Titans 10:18 Philly 9:42

Tracker record: 2-4







Move over Lombardi, there's a new sheriff in town...

Dave (Packers) 22 Krulmichael (Lions) 19
All-Madden 7 mins

Game recap:
If everyone played like Krulmichael I would never complain ever. Krul is the definition of class. Seriously.
A great player manually, but more importantly, a great player from a class point of view.
Mixes his play up religiously, cut me slack on our second "fight for the fumble".
If I played every game the rest of this online season vs. guys like Krul, I'd be a happy man.
We have great, str8, fun games.

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/8496691

Scouting report on Krul:
Already did one.

Key stats:
Rodgers 13-22 221 2-1
Stafford 17-26 270 1-1

Grant 14-24
Rodgers 3-32

Smith 10-32
Morris 4-11

Jennings 5-100
Martin 2-35
Driver 2-29
Finley 2-17
Grant 1-16
Nelson 1-12
Jackson 1-12

Northcutt 5-128
C. Johnson 4-69
K. Smith 3-14
B. Johnson 2-33
Pettigrew 1-13
Morris 1-8
Brown 1-5

Woodson 101-yd INT TD

Tracker record: 3-4









Coach Andy Reid (errrr. Dave) fined after Eagles loss

Strahanfan (Giants) 36 Dave (Eagles) 32
All-Madden, 7 mins

Game recap:
Eagles' coach Dave was shaking his head after this one. "Why the fuck can't my 80 and 90 rated D stop the pass?" asked a bewildered coach. "That was unbelieveable."
The Eagles - no joke - led 19-7 going into the 4th quarter. They gave up an Izzy-like 29 points in the 4th quarter!
"The game makes me sick to my stomach," said coach Dave after the game. "This is just unreal."
A huge play for the Giants came early when linebacker D. Clark intercepted one of those balloon passes that hits the line. It just seemed to change everything.
While McNabb had two INTs, the second was simply a hail mary, so coach Dave isn't that uptight about that.
It was a strange game that coach Dave would rather forget. "I still can't figure out if I lost the game or he won it. It's time for some heavy drinking," coach Dave said to a group of depressed Philadelphia reporters.
Commissioner Roger Goodell fined coach Dave $50,000 later in the week for using the word "fuck" in his press conference and refusing to drink NFL sponsor Coors after the game.
"I hate that shit," said coach Dave. "Get me a damn Sam Adams!"

Scouting report on Strahanfan:
A) Always manual, sometimes probably too much so. His insistence on being overly manual cost him the Jackson KR TD and at times his bafflingly stupid play with Ahmad Bradshaw cost him touchbacks.
B) A tale of two halves - he tried to be methodical and pound the ball in the first half. It simply didn't work. His run game was very weak in this game ... then again, mine sucked too.
C) Once he opened up his offence, the Eagles' defensive backfield seemed to go into retarded mode. He relies heavily on Brandon Jacobs as a receiver, even deep. I wish EA could set up ratings so guys like Jacobs were a non-factor as receivers. Did a good job using his smurf receivers, especially Smith
D) On defence, he was bringing eight guys in the box early and often - and paid for it. You can't play that way against coach Dave's Eagles. Strahanfan should have read Dave's Madden tracker for early scouting. Dave thinks the run is something you do when you're up 35. But, again, I can't stress this enough - there's a time to be manual and there's a time to think about not being manual. Strahanfan needs to find a balance.

Key stats:
McNabb 19-27 387 3-2
Manning 22-30 387 4-1

McCoy 3-13
weaver 1-10
Westbrook 13-12

Jacobs 10-19

Curtis 6-151 2td
Westbrook 3-112 75yd td
Maclin 3-45
Celek 3-32
Weaver 2-32
Avant 1-8
Brown 1-7
Jackson 0 (1 big drop)

Smith 6-160
Jacobs 6-82
Nicks 3-99
Bradshaw 3-10
Boss 2-18
Hixon 1-16
Hedgecock 1-2

Huge INT TD for Giants D. Clark

Jackson 107-yd kick return TD

Total offence: Eagles 404 Giants 403
Rush: Eagles 35 Giants 19
Pass: Eagles 369 Giants 384
Turnovers: Eagles 2 Giants 1
Posession: Eagles 14:56 Giants 13:04

Sacks: Giants 3 Eagles

Tracker record: 3-5





TheSecondComing (Dolphins) 31 Dave (Seahawks) 0
6-min All-Madden

I quit this particular game because SecondComing showed poor sportsmanship up 28-0, refusing to punt, even though it was clearly 4th down after a fumble ,,, but the game, for whatever reason, gave him a first down.

And it was 28-0! The game was over. (Though I would have kicked regardless of the score) I clearly sucked all game and make no excuses. He won fair and square.

I have no issues with his gameplay otherwise. He played straight.

Please count this game to the Tracker. He won legitimately. I am just pissed off that he showed poor sportsmanship in that case.

I will not spend any time or effort on a game post here if guys are going to do this.

Damn. Now I wish I waited for Tim. What a waste of time.

Dave's Tracker record: 3-6










Ooops ... I dropped it again
(Copyright Britney Spears songwriting team)

Aug. 21/2009
OnlyOneBeer (Raiders) 30 Dave (Eagles) 3
All-Madden, 6 min

Game recap:
A four turnover differential usually tells the tale of a game and this one was no exception.
The Eagles were essentially demoralized all game long. Coach Dave needs to get his team on the field more often. Playing two or three times a week not good practice. At times, coach Dave wonders if being reporter Dave after the game is such a good thing because of the time involved.

Scouting report on OOB:
Keep in mind, this guy uses a lot of different teams, so this scouting report is essentially a scouting report on how OOB used the Raiders. I simply can't guarantee he'd use other teams the same way.

A) Like Izzy and a few others, it's obvious he's playing this game to death and knows its ins and outs already. You have to keep that in mind.

B) Everything with the Raiders was short passing. Only two passes over 10 yards (yes, I counted). The Eagles were simply unable to stop the short pass game - as the player stats will show - and were deathly afraid of McFadden's speed.

C) Used his tight end a lot in this first half, probably worried old Dave was gonna flame him for it and essentially stopped using him in the second half ... or the coverage improved (unlikely)

D) All his drives were long and playcalling methodical. He wanted to play 5-min quarters at first - I declined and told him 6. Frankly, playing a guy like this, you need 8 minute quarters. He's not a big audible guy at the line, but takes a long time to call offensive plays. I'm guessing he likes substitutions - which are painful clock killers.

E) Hitsticks very effectively. You must cover up the ball anytime you have it.

F) Forgot to assign #21 to my best WR in this game in defensive matchups, which surprised me.

G) On defence, he mixes his plays and, like I said, is deadly with the hit stick.

In closing, I don't consider OOB an elite player, but he's above average no doubt. I had a hard time gauging his play, because I was too busy turning the damn ball over.


Player stats:
McNabb 12-21 157 0-3
Garcia 11-11 134 2-0

Westbrook 7-41
McFadden 19-72
Fargas 3-3
Garcia 1-5 TD

Westbrook 4-68
Maclin 3-41
Celek 3-22
Brown 2-28

Miller 5-61
Murphy 2-42
McFadden 2-24
Heyward-Bey 2-7

Janikowski 3-3
Akers 1-1

Game stats:
Total offence: Raiders 190 Eagles 187
Rush: Raiders 80 Eagles 42
Pass: Eagles 145 Raiders 110
1st downs: Eagles 9 Raiders 9
Turnovers: Eagles 4 Raiders 0
TOP: Raiders 14:35 Eagles 9:25





Wrong venue and old photo. Just use your imagination.

Eagles' nightmare slump continues

Mcstl25 (Rams) 27 Dave (Eagles) 17
All-Madden, 6 mins

Game recap:
Eagles decided to bring out a smash-mouth offence for the first time this season.
For the Birds to run 25 times and pass 12 is just strange and the results were disastrous. Three Fight For the Fumbles lost, two interceptions.
For some reason the game didn't record the third fumble.
Anyway this was ugly beyond belief.
An 86-yard KR TD for Rams' Tye Hill on the last play of the first half was tough for the Eagles' morale. They just tied the game only to have that happen. Of course the Rams got called for a holding penalty on their next kick return at the beginning of the 2nd half. LOL.

Scouting report on Mcstl:
A) A rarity in these parts - he uses a lot of 3WR sets and runs out of them.
B) Hella diversified on offence, which obviously is highlighted by Stephen Jackson
C) Outstanding playaction caller. Does it at the right times and is never cheesy about it.
D) Terrific defensively, a true manual player who knew how to handle his MLB and defensive backs.
E) Plays more zone than man, but given my history on MM he knows that can frustrate me at times.
F) Doesn't blitz a ton

If Mcstl used a better team, his record would probably put him in the top 10 of the power rankings. He's that good, but crippled by a nightmarish team. Players like mcstl are a credit to the community - a very diversified playcaller.

First game on "slow" speed online:
Hate it. It just feels wrong. It might be a matter of just getting used to it. Why EA forces decisions on us like this baffles me. We're unranked players - let us play how we want.

Fight for the Fumble:
Way too much of a factor in this game. I'm sorry, but this should have been an option in unranked online games. This one feature may make me quit Madden online this year, because I'm always behind the eight-ball before a game even begins.

Player stats:
McNabb 7-12 81 0-2
Bulger 7-15 134 0-2
Boller 1-2 8 0-0

Westbrook 12-48 3 fumbles
McCoy 5-31
McNabb 3-27
Weaver 4-9
Jackson 1-8

Jackson 13-67
Karney 1-3

Westbrook 3-27
Maclin 2-33
Jackson 1-19
Brown 1-2

McMichael 2-38
Avery 2-31
Jackson 1-39
Burton 1-19
Robinson 1-8
Curry 1-7

A. Samuel 2 INTs - best game he's had this season
O.J. Atogwe 54-yd INT TD


Team stats:
Total offence: Eagles 189 Rams 187
Rush: Eagles 123 Rams 70
Pass: Rams 117 Eagles 66
1st downs: Eagles 9 Rams 9
Total yards: Eagles 409 Rams 350
Turnovers: Eagles 5 Rams 2
TOP: Eagles 12:16 Rams 11:44







Mason Crosby kicks the game-winning field goal vs. the Eagles Saturday.


Packers win in overtime

The Buddha (Packers) 10 Dave (Eagles) 7 OT
All-Madden, 6 mins

Game recap:
Mason Crosby's 46-yard FG clinched the overtime win for The Artist Formerly Known as FalconBuddha's Packers. It was a strange game with both teams getting defensive offence, but not scoring very much. Coach Dave was determined not to throw an interception in this game. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell coach Dave that throwing the odd touchdown is not against the rules.
Solid game from Aaron Rodgers, though his TD pass still baffles coach Dave. "How could Driver be so open in man coverage vs. a decent corner like Sheldon Brown?" coach Dave asked. "That just seemed surreal."
Packers' receivers held on the ball. Eagles' receivers, for the most part, did not.
Packers did what few defences have done all year, shut down Jeremy Maclin. This was Maclin's first game at the top of the WR depth chart, so the kid may have been a bit nervous.

Scouting report on The Buddha:
A) Very conservative on offence
B) Needs to mix up his run game more and sub Jackson in more often. Straight ahead slams by Grant all game, almost always on 1st down, never on 2nd and longs, no pitch outs, sweeps, counters. Simply dives and slams. That ain't gonna cut it against the Eagles.
C) Loves his slot receiver James Jones, but after overusing him in the first half, decided to stop using him in the second ... I suspect he didn't want to cheese Jones.
D) Good passer, stays in the pocket. At times took reckless chances throwing when he was getting sacked, but it never hurt him.
E) Needs to get Jennings more involved in his offence
F) Manual player on D who is solid with the hit stick
G) On D, he tends to over commit to either the run or the pass. Quick audibles are you friends vs. The Buddha.

Note to The Buddha:
Do not use "Ask Madden" for field goals. That's why you got two holding penalties. I declined the OT FG penalty because I knew that's why it happened. That's how we roll in the Eagles Online Room.

Fight for the Fumble:
Buddha and I came up with an arrangement via AOL Messenger before the game. We agreed not to let FFTF ruin the game, so we did this - we agreed not to touch any buttons during FFTF if it came up. As expected, it didn't come up at all. LOL. Only fumble was an out of bounds fumble.

Player stats:
McNabb 11-19 150 0-0
Rodgers 13-17 176 1-0
Flynn 0-1 0 0-0

Westbrook 14-68
Jackson 2-19 (18-yd wildcat TD)
McCoy 6-16
McNabb 2-15

Grant 15-21
Jackson 2-2

Jackson 4-56
Curtis 3-50
Westbrook 3-40
Celek 1-4

Jones 4-44
Driver 3-73 (42-yd TD)
Grant 2-20
Hall 2-13
Lee 1-16
Jennings 1-10

Team stats:
Total offence: Eagles 253 Packers 195
Rush: Eagles 118 Packers 23
Pass: Packers 172 Eagles 135
1st downs: Eagles 14 Packers 9
Total yards: Eagles 365 Packers 273
TOP: Eagles 14:24 Packers 11:48
Sacks: Packers 2 Eagles 1

[dave]

Eagles end slump in
first annual Turnover Bowl!

Dave (Eagles) 24 NWSaints (Saints) 14
All-Madden, 7 minutes

Game recap:
NEW ORLEANS - The Philadelphia Eagles ended a long losing streak in the 1st Annual Turnover Bowl with a 24-14 win over NWSaint's New Orleans Saints.
A real up and down affair. Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead, thanks to Desean Jackson's 9-yard wildcat TD run, but then McNabb throws an INT and the Saints come marching back, heading to the half with a 14-10 lead.
Eagles rebounded in the second half thanks to a huge 95-yard WR TD by Jackson.
Coach Dave was happy with the play of his run game, especially considering most of it came out of the shotgun formation. Brian Westbrook finally had a big run day for the Birds, putting up 104 yards on 14 carries.
Akeem Jordan got the INT that sealed the win for a grateful coach Dave.

Scouting report on NWSaint:
A) Conservative on first downs, but a mad man every other down. (I mean that in the nicest way, Saint)
B) Uses many different formations, especially the 4WR set
C) Will occasionally run no huddle during a game, so if you don't match up personnel you could pay
D) On defence, he likes to play very aggressively, lots of blitzes, safeties up, bump and run
E) Just loves to pass the ball - and who can blame him with that offence.
F) Needs to use Reggie Bush more as an RB. He is letting Bush's speed go to waste. Same goes for Jeremy Shockey - Shockey is a mismatch against most LBs in man coverage. Saint has to take advantage of that.
G) Professor Saint is one of those guys who plays so differently than most guys at VSN. You feel like you're actually trying to match wits with him.

Player stats:
McNabb 12-18 218 2-3
Brees 18-32 219 2-2

Westbrook 14-104
McCoy 6-12
Jackson 1-9 (TD)
McNabb 2 (-4)

Thomas 5-24
Evans 2-6
Bush 1-2

Westbrook 4-29
Jackson 3-123
Curtis 2-30
Celek 2-25
McCoy 1-11

Bush 6-38
Meachem 4-56
Henderson 2-39
Moore 2-19
Arrington 1-42
Shockey 1-13
Thomas 1-7
Bell 1-5


Team stats:
Total offence: Eagles 332 Saints 223
Rush: Eagles 121 Saints 32
Pass: Eagles 211 Saints 191
1st downs: Eagles 14 Saints 11
Total yards: Eagles 418 Saints 314
Sacks: Eagles 4 Saints 1
Turnovers: Eagles 3 Saints 2
TOP: Saints 14:17 Eagles 13:43

[dave]

Matt Ryan celebrates an easy win over the Eagles. "Fuck you, coach Dave," said the normally classy Ryan during the handshake after the game.


Falcons dine on deep-fried Eagle

Hasselbeckfan (Falcons) 31 Dave (Eagles) 14
All-Madden, 6 min

Game recap:
At one point this game was 14-14 ... oh, the memories.
Another stellar performance from Donovan McNabb - 61 yards passing and 3 INTs. To be fair, Donovan is off the hook for the third INT. The coach slipped on his controller. "If this game ever gets voice recognition, you bastards are in trouble," said coach Dave to a throng of bewildered reporters.
"He's a very sexy, charismatic guy," said reporter Erin Andrews of coach Dave. "But he's a complete fruit loop. It wouldn't surprise me if it was that perv who taped me in the hotel room."
Coach Hass' Falcons had a great passing game - something the Birds simply couldn't stop.
A great day for Brian Westbrook - 130 yards on 7 carries. Too bad it felt like the Birds were never on offence. Westbrook added 41 yards receiving to the cause.
"I am sending Titans' coach BigHerm a box of cigars," said coach Dave, after the game. "The fucking Johnson cheeser was right - why the fuck shouldn't I use Westbrook?"
In a game against Hasselbeckfan, a guy like yours truly has to stay mistake-free. Sadly, that was not the case.


Reporter Erin Andrews gave coach Dave a supportive pat on the bum, then a slap in the face.

Scouting report on Hasselbeckfan:
A) Very good on the sticks - I figured this out on the first series. He's very hands on. Frankly, I find beating guys with his hand skills and good strategy nearly impossible to beat. I need my opponent to be weak in one of the two areas - he wasn't.
B) Diverse, diverse playcaller. Uses all his receivers, runs the ball a lot.
C) Very patient in the pocket.
D) Very, very aggressive on D. Loves to blitz, always has control of the middle of the field manually. An excellent pass defender, though the third INT had nothing to do with his skills
E) Over-commits his lineman. Has to learn to stop doing that. His run D needs a lot of work. I think it's a manual player thing - they tend to over-commit and run into other players
F) Good sportsmanship. Down 31-14 I punted on a long 4th down since I had no hope of winning. With 1:24 left, Hass made the old man happy by just kneeling. Thanks.

Hasselbeck has to stop using Seattle and start using better teams. This guy IMO is a very under the radar player who could crack the top 10 power rankings if he stops using Seattle.

Player stats:
McNabb 5-12 61 0-3
Ryan 17-24 265 3-1

Westbrook 7-130
McCoy 8-28
Weaver 1-12
McNabb 1-9
Jackson 1-6

Turner 14-73
Mughelli 1-0
Ryan 2 (-4)

Westbrook 2-41
Curtis 2-12
Maclin 1-8

Jenkins 5-77
Gonzalez 4-42
Turner 3-42
White 2-62
Finneran 2-41
Mughelli 1-1


Team stats:
Total offence: Falcons 325 Eagles 227
Rush: Eagles 185 Falcons 69
Pass: Falcons 256 Eagles 42
First downs: Falcons 14 Eagles 7
Total yards: Falcons 430 Eagles 376
3rd down conversions: Falcons 6/7 Eagles 5/7
Sacks: Falcons 3 Eagles 1
TOP: Falcons 13:19 Eagles 10:41

[dave]

Dolphins' scrub CB Eric Green was all smiles after his game-winning INT TD vs. the Eagles.


Dolphins stun Eagles in OT

Houtz (Dolphins) 29 Dave (Eagles) 23 OT
All-Madden, 7 minutes

Game recap:
PHILADELPHIA - Eric Green's 18-yard INT TD gave the Miami Dolphins a 29-23 overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday in NFL action.
"It's on me," said quarterback Donovan McNabb after the game. "Terrell Owens was right - I am an overweight, out of shape fuckface who will never win a Super Bowl."
This may have been the strangest game of the Dave Tracker series ever. Frankly, it should have ended in a tie, but coach Dave is too stupid to let things end that way.
Dolphins came back from what seemed like an insurmountable 23-12 deficit.
"No lead is insurmountable vs. my Eagles. Just ask that little fag Strahanfan," said coach Dave. "If I can give up 29 points in a quarter vs. that weiner, why shouldn't Houtz make a comeback too."
Playing coach Houtz's Dolphins was like playing the real Dolphins - always a good thing.
Eagles' run game continues to improve, which pleases coach Dave.
"If we fix our turnover issue, we are going to be a solid team," said coach Dave. "I am about to put my offensive co-ordinator in a maximum security prison with a tag "I rape young children" on him. That should solve my issues."

Scouting report on Houtz:
A) Loves trying to be his Dolphins - you will see a ton of gadget plays, wildcat about 3-4 times a game.
B) From a strategic point of view, I felt he used Pat White too much. I am not complaining, I just feel by taking Pennington out, he's taking out the better player
C) Ronnie Brown is his wildcat QB most of the game, but he snuck White in there too.
D) Defensively, he uses New England's playbook and a ton of that 2-4-5, 1-5-5 stuff. It was a little unnerving to coach Dave, because he didn't expect it. First time he's faced it. IMO, he overuses it and it makes him weak vs. the run.
E) Persistent with the run, but not very good with it. Needs to vary his run game more - and like Buddha - remember to sub in his backup for a change of pace. Draws, sweeps and pitches work this year if you time them right.
F) Uses the hitstick a lot but really isn't a great manual player. OK, nothing special.
I like the way Houtz plays, because I felt like I was playing the Dolphins. I just didn't play good enough in the end to win.

Note to Houtz:
Sorry about choosing the all-white uniforms. Never even thought about it. My bad.
Sorry about the two beer pee pauses - but you knew the risk.

Note to future opponents:
I don't play similar uniforms. If I or you accidentally choose a white uniform vs. a white uniform, I will quit immediately and get you or I to re-challenge.

Player stats:
McNabb 9-19 181 0-3
Pennington 15-26 277 1-1
White 3-4 24 0-0
Brown 0-1 0 0-0

Westbrook 21-108
McCoy 5-43
McNabb 4-21
Jackson 2-10

Brown 17-46
White 2-24
Williams 3-3
Polite 1-1

Curtis 4-105
Maclin 3-61
Westbrook 2-15

Brown 6-71
Fasano 5-48
Ginn 4-159
Bess 2-19
Williams 1-4

E. Green 18yd INT TD to win game

Team stats:
Total offence: Dolphins 360 Eagles 347
Rush: Eagles 182 Dolphins 74
Pass: Dolphins 286 Eagles 165
First downs: Eagles 12 Dolphins 12
Total yards: Eagles 549 Dolphins 523
Turnovers: Eagles 3 Dolphins 1
3rd down: Eagles 5/12 Dolphins 4/13
Possession: Dolphins 18:13 Eagles 16:20

[dave]

Reggie Bush celebrates in da club after win over Eagles. Photo courtesy tmz.com

Bush leads Saints to win

Izzy (New Orleans) 30 Dave (Philadelphia) 22
All-Madden, 6 minutes

Game recap:
Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb went down with a game-ending injury on the first series of the game while, not so surprisingly, throwing an interception. From that point on, it was all Saints ... or was it?
In his first action of the season, backup QB Kevin Kolb proved to be a true warrior. Down 27-7 at one point, the Eagles clawed all the way back to 30-22 thanks to 2 TD throws by Kolb. The Eagles never quit in this one, despite the fact that their coach left the field after the McNabb injury and plunged head-first into a keg of beer.
"I have no clue where the fuckface went," said Eagles' assistant coach Bart (Dave's cat). "I'd like to say it's not like him to disappear in a drunken haze, but I'd be lying."
That said, the assistant coach did a nice job at least trying to compete in this one with the 68-rated backup QB.
Saints played good on both sides of the ball, but their special teams need serious work. KR Desean Jackson had 7 KR for 298 yds including a 103-yd touchdown.
Reggie Bush was the story for New Orleans, doing his best to be like Brian Westbrook, gaining 91 yards on the ground and 35 in the air.

Scouting report on Izzy:
A) Loves the corner pass deep. You must account for it.
B) He was trying to be the first guy to get 100-yds rushing on me ... so I think it altered his offensive gameplan somewhat.
C) Zone D is his primary pass defence.
D) Blitzes a lot and the Eagles' O-Line did not respond.
E) Knew about coach Dave's penchant for throwing in the middle of the field and covered it accordingly.
F) An absolute retard on the sticks on special teams. Should go get a pop or whatever it is he drinks after every kickoff and just let the CPU handle it for him. :D

Note:
Izzy could have tried for one more TD near the end of the game, but let the clock run out. Very rare for coach Izzy, but much appreciated by coach Dave. The Eagles worked their ass off just to make this a game after McNabb went down. A cheap late TD would have pissed coach Dave off.

Note 2:
Coach Dave no longer lacks confidence in Kevin Kolb. While Kolb will never take McNabb's job this year, the Eagles know Kolb can do the job if necessary. As always, Michael Vick will only become the Eagles' #2 QB if he's the #2 in real life.


Player stats:
Kolb 10-18 179 2-1
McNabb 0-2 0 0-1

Brees 15-24 205 2-1

Westbrook 8-40
McCoy 1-7
Jackson 1-0
Kolb 1 (-3)

Bush 18-91

Brown 2-94 77yd TD
Celek 2-20
Jackson 2-9
Curtis 1-24
Maclin 1-19
McCoy 1-8
Westbrook 1-5

Shockey 4-31
Henderson 3-69
Bush 3-35
Colston 3-13
Moore 2-57

Desean Jackson 7KR /298 yds 103-yd TD

Team stats:
Total offence: Saints 282 Eagles 173
Total yards: Eagles 488 Saints 377
Rush: Saints 91 Eagles 44
Pass: Saints 191 Eagles 129
1st downs: Saints 11 Eagles 6
Kick return yds: Eagles 298 Saints 95
Turnovers: Eagles 3 Saints 1
3rd down: Eagles 4/9 Saints 4/9
Poss: Saints 13:24 Eagles 10:36
Sacks: Saints 7 Eagles 2





Nate Washington rests after miraculous play for Tennessee Titans.

Titans' QB Collins avoids sack, throws miraculous pass to set up OT win

BossAZ (Titans) 13 Dave (Eagles) 10 OT
All-Madden, 6 mins

Game recap:
An unbelieveable 33-yard reception by Titans' Nate Washington set up the game-tying field goal which eventually led to a 13-10 Tennessee Titans' overtime win.
On the play, the Eagles had Titans' QB Kerry Collins sacked, but he somehow evaded the sack and made the improbable throw.
Of course the Titans won the OT coin toss and did enough to kick the game winning FG.
The Titans' run D was the best the Eagles have faced by a wide margin this season.
"I think that fag BossAz knew when I was running because we live so close together," said Eagles' head coach Dave, after the game.
Titans' RB Chris Johnson had the first 100-yard + game vs. the Eagles all season, though it was only because of a 97-yard run from the 3-yard line in the 1st half. Eagles' D did a good job on him otherwise.
Funny thing about that big rush TD - coach Dave called 46 outside rush and Johnson rushed outside. Damn.
Eagles simply didn't capitalize on turnovers and played way too conservatively on offence.
"Next game, fuck it," said coach Dave. "Boss AZ's run D played a great game. I refuse to let his run D dictate our next game. He better hope like hell his defensive backs are healthy for our next game."
Eagles have nothing to apologize for in this game other than being too conservative on offence.


Scouting report on BossAZ:
A) As noted, his run D is unreal. I can't remember the last time I've ever been stopped like this when I've concentrated on the run.
B) Plays more man D than expected
C) Focus of offence, understandably, is Johnson. But he will use White every so often to try and be sim.
D) His pass O weak and can be exploited with blitzes. Never ever play 4-3 in 2nd and long situations or you put a LB on Johnson in pass.
E) A fine player on both sides of the ball and uses the hitstick religiously.

Player stats:
McNabb 12-22 214 1-1
Collins 9-18 115 0-4

Westbrook 19-23
McCoy 3-6
Jackson 1-4
McNabb 1-1
Weaver 1 (-1)

Johnson 12-132 97-yd TD
Hall 1-8
White 4-3

Westbrook 4-39
Jackson 3-46
Maclin 2-110 85yd TD
Curtis 2-10
Brown 1-5

Gage 2-40
Johnson 2-28
Scaife 2-9
Britt 2-5
Washington 1-33

Team stats:
Total offence: Titans 254 Eagles 232
Rush: Titans 143 Eagles 32
Pass: Eagles 199 Titans 111
1st downs: Eagles 10 Titans 8
Total yards: Titans 410 Eagles 283
Turnovers: Titans 4 Eagles 1
3rd downs: Eagles 6/13 Titans 2/7
TOP: Eagles 15:59 Titans 11:23
Sacks: Titans 3 Eagles 1

[dave]

Portis runs wild

Quietstorm (Redskins) 24 Dave (Eagles) 6
All-Madden, 6 mins

Game recap:
WASHINGTON - Clinton Portis ran wild on the Eagles to lead his Washington Redskins to a convincing 24-6 win over Philadelphia.
From his first carry of the game - a 70-yard TD - you knew bad things were going to happen in this game. Portis had 145 yards rushing on 17 carries and was a beast in this game.
The score really wasn't indicative of how good this game was. A late hitstick fumble by Desean Jackson on a punt return gave Washington a late TD. After the game, Jackson felt bad about the poor judgement deciding to return the punt rather than call for the fair catch. "We were down 17-6, I wanted to make something happen. Plus that stupid coach of mine told me to," Jackson told a throng of reporters after the game.
Eagles' two fumbles killed them in this one. A fumble by Kevin Curtis early in the 3rd quarter was a sure challenge, but coach Dave lost his red flag on this one and mumbled somewhat strangely "I didn't want to challenge, because I didn't want the game to disconnect." Reporters were baffled by the statement, but are getting used to incoherent statements from the coach.
Redskins' coach Quietstorm felt vindication with the win. "I owed that fag Dave. How dare he bash yours truly in the power rankings. I took that scrub to the woodshed."

Scouting report on Quietstorm:
A) Very, very manual with Portis. It's one thing to control your runner, it's another to make him to do the funky chicken. I wasn't ready for it on the first run and prematurely tried to tackle him. Lesson learned. I AM NOT COMPLAINING. I am just saying be ready for Quietstorm's runner. Don't try to tackle prematurely.
B) Never uses 4WR or 5WR sets. Completely understandable, he wants to keep Cooley in the game. He might consider using some of those sets with "TE slot" formation sub ... just to add more routes to his game.
C) Very solid on D and adjusted nicely in the second half to my pass game. To be fair, I was focusing too much on the middle of the field in this game, because outs are a bitch against zone.
D) Solid on the sticks defensively, not spectacular, but solid.

Akers on a short leash:
I simply can't hit any FGs beyond 48 yards with Akers this year, even when I max out the meter. He missed a 53-yarder with full meter not manipulating the trajectory or wind.
From this point on, if I'm outside the 31-yard line, I'm going for it every time. I have to. It's a wasted series if I don't.

Challenges:
I declined to challenge Quietstorm early in the 3rd quarter because I consistently get disconnects with challenges. I'm not telling anyone to do the same, but be warned challenges are problematic vs. me, so you better think twice before using them. I won't use challenges until I know they're safe to use. Can't do anything, obviously, about the booth reviews.

Player stats:
McNabb 15-25 203 0-0
Campbell 8-13 96 0-1

Westbrook 12-43
McCoy 4-1
Jackson 1-2

Portis 17-145 (70 yd TD)
Sellers 1-4
Campbell 1 (-2)

Westbrook 5-40
Curtis 3-42
Maclin 2-43
Brown 2-42
Jackson 2-18
Celek 1-18

Moss 2-16
Cooley 2-13
Thomas 1-30
Mitchell 1-25
Sellers 1-11
Portis 1-1

Team stats:
Total offence: Eagles 236 Redskins 235
Rush: Redskins 147 Eagles 46
Pass: Eagles 190 Redskins 88
First downs: Eagles 11 Redskins 9
Total yards: Eagles 372 Redskins 329
Turnovers: Eagles 2 Redskins 1
3rd down: Eagles 3/10 Redskins 1/5
TOP: Eagles 13:30 Redskins 10:30
Sacks: Eagles 2 Redskins 2

[dave]

Bronco Nagurski came out of his grave to say "great game, guys. That's how football is supposed to be played." He then followed up with "Dave, you fucking putz, quit throwing so many interceptions."


Jets' defence wins old-time battle

GangstaEStyle (Jets) 16 Dave (Eagles) 0
All-Madden, 6min

Game recap:
PHILADELPHIA - By far the most defensive Eagles' game this season, but one they'd like to forget.
"I am embarassed by my offence," said coach Dave. "That was disgraceful, letting a great defensive performance like that go to waste."
That said, it was also a brilliant defensive performance by Coach Gangsta's Jets, who cover the short pass better than any team the Eagles have faced this season.
Jets took a 9-0 lead into the half after a 56-yard FG by Jay Feely. Kerry Rhodes' 51-yd INT TD closed out the scoring.
Eagles' QB Donovan McNabb was bewildered throughout this one and his receivers dropped a few they shouldn't drop, but 3 INTs is 3 INTs and two of the three were legit. One, a pass to Maclin, McNabb swore was a catch but magically ended up in Calvin Pace's hands.

Scouting report on GangstaEStyle:
A) First and foremost - you should change your PS3 gamertag. Terrible. When I saw you in the room, the first thing I thought was "balla". Houtz vouched for him, so I gave him a shot. Other than the fact I lost, I'm glad I did. This guy is 100% str8, legit. I would play him 1,000 more times (hopefully with better results).
B) Ultra conservative on offence. He loves to pound the rock. Can get too predictable running the rock. He always runs to the left ... it's worse than a poker tell.
C) Uses all his receivers, but had trouble with my constant pressure. My guess is he doesn't play guys who play like I do on D very often. Rushing three guys is not my style.
D) On defence, he's first-rate in both areas of the game. His short pass defence was unreal in our game. Passes that are usually automatic, weren't. His run D was stifling.
E) Funny part about this guy though is he really isn't that manual a player. His schemes caused me way more headaches than anything he did manually. His hitstick was OK, but nothing he did manually made me worry. He just ran a great gameplan and didn't beat himself.

Game note:
Just a question for anyone - have you ever noticed the game not giving your guy a stat? The first play of the game, I hit an 18-yard catch to Jeremy Maclin (sadly, the highlight of my offence). Anyway, on his next catch, they said he had 1 catch for 10 yards. I was baffled.

Player stats:
McNabb 10-19 119 0-3
Sanchez 7-15 65 0-0

Westbrook 11-35
McNabb 2-8
McCoy 1-2
Jackson 1-0

Jones 10-34
Washington 4-26
Sanchez 1 (-2)

Westbrook 3-8
Maclin 2-28
Avant 1-23
Curtis 1-22
Jackson 1-18
Brown 1-10
McCoy 1-0

Stuckey 2-25
Washington 2-24
Wright 1-18
Jones 1-2
Clowney 1 (-4)

Team stats:
Total offence: Eagles 120 Jets 98
Rush: Jets 58 Eagles 45
Pass: Eagles 75 Jets 40
Total Yards: Eagles 254 Jets 181
Sacks: Eagles 5 Jets 4
Turnovers: Eagles 3 Jets 0
3rd downs: Jets 1/8 Eagles 1/9
TOP: Jets 12:45 Eagles 11:15