Chris Simms Was Finally Right About Something
Chris Simms, best known for being Phil Simms’ son, has quite the history with the Eagles. All of last season he was a Jalen Hurts hater. And instead of acting…
Buccaneers quarterback Chris Simms looks dejected after losing the ball to the 49ers late in the fourth quarter as the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers by a score of 15 to 10 at Monster Park, San Francisco, California, October 30, 2005.
(Photo by Robert B. Stanton/NFLPhotoLibrary)Chris Simms, best known for being Phil Simms' son, has quite the history with the Eagles. All of last season he was a Jalen Hurts hater. And instead of acting like a normal person when Hurts proved him wrong, he doubled down and continued to rip Hurts. Even stooping so low as to say Daniel Jones is better. That continued into this year when he finally crossed the line and said he wanted to see defenses try to injure Jalen Hurts when the Eagles run the Tush Push. Simms has pretty much set new records for being wrong. But recently something very rare happened. Chris Simms was actually right about something.
I know, it is hard to believe. But Simms finally admitted he was wrong, and said the Tush Push should not be banned after being such a big proponent of banning it in the past. This is what Chris Simms said on Pro Football Talk the day after the Eagles used The Tush Push to score the game-winning TD against the Chiefs.
“I’ve changed my thoughts on this play a little bit. I’ve seen enough to know you can stop this. You can’t make it illegal because one team’s awesome at it, and the rest of football is not. There was a time I worried that it wa s a player safety thing... But not everyone can do this, it would be cheap if they took it out of the game.. Because it would only be because the Eagles are too good at it. Screw that. This is the NFL. Big boy football. Either you do it, or draft people who can stop it. But you can’t change a rule because one team keeps kicking the sh*t out of everyone doing it, when the rest of the league has shown they can stop other teams from doing it.”
You know what they say, even a broken clock is right twice a day. And Chris Simms, for the first time maybe in his entire life, is right about something. You can't just ban something because one team is great at it. The play isn't unfair, if it was every team would be able to run it. But we see every single week other teams try, and fail. The Eagles run it so well, because it is a skill play, and they are more skilled.
He is still wrong about 99.99% of the things he says. But finally, we found some common ground with a guy we have pretty much only had reasons to dislike to this point. Now if only he would admit he was wrong about Jalen Hurt's overall
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Philadelphia Eagles Projected 2023 Week 12 Starters
The Philadelphia Eagles enter Week 12 of the 2023 NFL season with the best record in the NFL at 9-1, and they will likely use the same starters in their upcoming game against the Buffalo Bills. They are currently in the driver’s seat to earn the top seed in the NFC and home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Eagles Sneak Past Chiefs
The Super Bowl LVII rematch on Monday Night Football certainly wasn't the cleanest game. The Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs 21-17 in downright bizarre fashion.
Jalen Hurts faced pressure from Chris Jones and the Kansas City defense consistently throughout the game. He found a way to lead the Eagles down the field for two touchdown drives in the second half. The Philadelphia defense held Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs scoreless on six second half possessions.
Nick Sirianni has improved to 32-12 as a head coach in NFL regular-season games. The Eagles are 23-2 in games started by Jalen Hurts since the beginning of the 2022 season.
They can escape potential clunkers in an NFL era that all of a sudden seems defined by trap games.
Projected Philadelphia Eagles Week 12 Starters
The Eagles will return to Lincoln Financial Field in Week 12 to face Josh Allen and the 6-5 Bills. The matchup continues a stretch of legitimate opponents the Eagles will face over the next month.
Their lineup in Week 12 should look similar to the one they used in Kansas City. Dallas Goedert and Nakobe Dean will remain out with injuries. Jack Stoll started at tight end in Week 11. He played 55% of the snaps while Grant Calcaterra and Albert Okwuegbunam both rotated in backup roles.
Nicholas Morrow played an elevated role next to Zach Cunningham with Dean out of the lineup.
Julio Jones and Olamide Zaccheaus both saw some significant playing time at Arrowhead Stadium. While DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown will be the obvious focus of the wide receiver room, the coaching staff has trust in their top four wide receivers while Quez Watkins remains on the sidelines.
Offense
Jalen Hurts
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesQuarterback, #1
Oklahoma University/University of Alabama
4th NFL Season- Drafted in 2nd Round (53rd overall) in 2020
D'Andre Swift
Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty ImagesRunning Back, #0
University of Georgia
4th NFL season- Acquired in a trade from Detroit Lions (April 2023)
A.J. Brown
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesWide Receiver, #11
Ole Miss
5th NFL season- Acquired in a trade from Tennessee Titans (April 2022)
DeVonta Smith
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty ImagesWide Receiver, #6
University of Alabama
3rd NFL Season- Drafted in 1st Round (10th overall) in 2021
Julio Jones
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesWide Receiver, #80
University of Alabama
13th NFL Season, Signed in Free Agency (October 2023)
Jack Stoll
Photo by Rob Carr/Getty ImagesTight End, #89
University of Nebraska
3rd NFL Season, Signed as Undrafted Free Agent (May 2021)
Jordan Mailata
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesLeft Tackle, #68
Jeff Stoutland University
6th NFL Season- Drafted in 7th Round (233rd overall) in 2018
Landon Dickerson
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesLeft Guard, #69
University of Alabama
3rd NFL Season- Drafted in 2nd Round (37th overall) in 2021
Jason Kelce
Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty ImagesCenter, #62
University of Cincinnati
13th NFL Season- Drafted in 6th Round (191st overall) in 2011
Cam Jurgens
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesRight Guard, #51
University of Nebraska
2nd NFL Season- Drafted in 2nd Round (51st overall) in 2022
Lane Johnson
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty ImagesLeft Tackle, #65
Oklahoma University
11th NFL Season- Drafted in 1st Round (4th overall) in 2013
Defense
Josh Sweat
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesDefensive End, #94
Florida State
6th NFL Season- Drafted in 4th Round (130th overall) in 2018
Fletcher Cox
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesDefensive Tackle, #91
Mississippi State
12th NFL Season- Drafted in 1st Round (12th overall) in 2012
Jordan Davis
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty ImagesDefensive Tackle, #90
University of Georgia
2nd NFL Season- Drafted in 1st Round (13th overall) in 2022
Jalen Carter
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesDefensive Tackle, #98
University of Georgia
1st NFL Season- Drafted in 1st Round (9th overall) in 2023
Haason Reddick
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesEdge Rusher/Linebacker, #7
Temple University
7th NFL Season- Signed in Free Agency (March 2022)
Zach Cunningham
Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesLinebacker, #52
Vanderbilt University
7th NFL Season- Signed in Free Agency (August 2023)
Nicholas Morrow
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesLinebacker, #41
Greensville University
6th NFL Season, Signed in Free Agency (March 2023)
Darius Slay
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty ImagesCornerback, #2
Mississippi State
11th NFL Season- Acquired in trade from Detroit Lions (March 2020)
James Bradberry
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty ImagesCornerback, #24
University of Arkansas/Samford University
8th NFL Season- Signed in Free Agency (May 2022)
Kevin Byard
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesSafety, #31
Middle Tennessee State
8th NFL Season, Acquired in trade from Tennessee Titans (October 2023)
Reed Blankenship
Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty ImagesSafety, #32
Middle Tennessee State
2nd NFL Season- Signed as Undrafted Free Agent (May 2022)
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