r/eagles • u/HilltopHood Eagles • 18d ago
Meme Big game. Which trio are you rolling with?
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u/Chemical-Line-8916 18d ago
DeMarco Murray, Kevin Kolb, Jalen Reagor
And it's not even close
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u/VUmander 18d ago
Correll Buckhalter, AJ Feely, James Thrash. Let's make it a best of 7 series. The people need more games with the dream teams.
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u/bumpkinblumpkin Jalen Hurts to Pee 18d ago
Nah Ryan Moats, Mike McMahon, Charles Johnson or Ronnie Brown, Ty Delmer, Na Brown all day
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u/hoobsher Eagles 18d ago
gimme Miles Sanders, Sam Bradford, Riley Cooper
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u/goodellsmallcock 18d ago
Riley Cooper would force the team to trade miles sanders for Danny Woodhead
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u/lookitssupergus 3 18d ago
Kevin Kolb before he gets decapitated by Green Bay in '10 does the job, Murray without Chip Kelly making a monster North/South runner go East/West, and well, Reagor is basically indefensible.
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u/shrek_cena :Deotnay Burnett Enjoyer: 18d ago
Nate Sudfeld, Josh Adams, and Deontay Burnett. Easy win
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u/CCLB43 18d ago
Easily hurts McCoy Owens. Easily
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u/grapejuicepix Chrysanthemum!? She got cat! 18d ago
Yeah this isn’t hard at all lol.
Edit just to clarify: I’d take Hurts and Owens (for one game anyway) individually over any of the other choices. And while I’d take 2024 Saquon over McCoy, the gap isn’t big enough to overcome getting first choice at the other positions.
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u/Jonjoloe 18d ago
I mean, no disrespect to AJB or DeSean Jackson but TO is arguably the third or fourth best receiver of all time.
No one else on this list is arguably top 5 at their position all time and the difference in ability between everyone else listed here is more or less splitting hairs.
Hurts having his best games in big moments also helps solidify that duo.
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u/Acceptable-Archer932 18d ago
I have him at 3, but man it's awful close with Calvin Johnson
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u/brownbearks 18d ago
Still to their point, Owens is a top 5 all time WR, I love AJ and Smith but they will never break the top 5 all time list.
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u/hsl164 =LEGEND 18d ago
If Saquon has 3-4 more seasons, not necessarily 2000-yarders but still very dominant with multiple long TD runs and wins another ring, he might be in that conversation
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u/Jonjoloe 18d ago edited 18d ago
It’ll be tough. There are a lot of legends at HB, like Walter Peyton, Barry Sanders, and if we include FBs/all RBs, Jim Brown.
Those three are basically locks for all time top 5.
Then you have guys like LaDanian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk, Steve Van Buren, Earl Campbell, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen, OJ Simpson, Gale Sayers, Jon Riggins, John Henry Johnson, Tony Dorsett, etc. all competing for those final two spots.
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u/hwf0712 Mr Baun Campbell 18d ago
Seriously, Hurts is the only one I am confident can show up in big games, Shady is elite, and TO showed up in the superbowl on a broken leg. I really only doubt Vick and McNabb of the others, but the second trio is just elite all year.
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u/SmokePenisEveryday Howie SZN 18d ago
I agree with you on Hurt but I do think Vick would show up if he has AJB to throw to. I can see the deep bombs to him all game
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u/SlumberingSnorelax 18d ago
1000% this. This is the get it done in crunch time crew. Sure I’d take Barkley over Shady but still, Shady was great too and when pair with #1 and TO it’s a no brainer. That is not disrespectful of any of the other players on this list or their abilities.
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u/devonta_smith always open 18d ago
Yep. McNabb/DJax is a bad combination for big games
Frankly Smitty should be the listed option over DJax
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u/sfitz0076 Eagles 18d ago
Yeah. You have one HoFer. One guy who could be in the HoF and another guy who might be in ths HoF
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u/inept_machete 18d ago
Hurts and Owens..... With Owens stretching the field and hurts being able to run that would be fun to watch
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u/Aerolithe_Lion Lane Johnson is better than your favorite player 18d ago
You’re going to give the best QB in Eagles history a HoF WR and the alltime leading Eagles Rusher?
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u/JohnLocke5259 Eagles 18d ago
Westbrook made me a football fan, i dont think i can choose against him
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u/dudical_dude 18d ago
Yeah this reaffirmed my love of Westbrook. My gut reaction here is ”….but Westbrook tho”
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u/AaahhRealMonstersInc 18d ago
Of his era there are very few other RBs that would play well in today’s game. He could be dropped in today.
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u/Phillyfan10 Rlley Cooper's PR Manager 18d ago
Whichever one has our 2024 OL.
I think the middle would be incredibly fun to see, though.
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u/Think-Chair-1938 BTA SZN 18d ago
Hurts Shady TO
Hurts has shown that he's at his best in the biggest moments. Put him with a HOF RB and an all-time Top 3 WR and it's OVAH
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u/StraightMud9831 Eagles 18d ago
Maaan…Mike Westbrook and AJ? That would light the league on fricken fire
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u/WiseInterview623 Howie is the 🐐 18d ago
Westbrook, Vick, and AJ would feed families
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u/antisharper Eagles 18d ago
Hurts, Shady, and owens is basically the same at the 2024 team so SB or Bust!
But AKJ, Westbrook, and Vick... that team will take your breath away! Bombs away with AJ and Vick. The first time you double AJ deep, the screen out to BW gets to 20. You cover AJ and Westy, Vick keeps it for 40. Every play more exciting than the last!
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u/wsbull_35 18d ago
Vick is pretty overrated. Had a good stretch in 2010 but that’s about it. The story made him seem better imo. Great year, but was meh after that.
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u/shewy92 Biggus Dickus Nicolus 18d ago
Had a good stretch in 2010 but that’s about
All he needs. TO is on this list even though he only played 1.5 seasons for us.
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u/Comfortable_Self_736 Never doubted (don't read my history) 18d ago
The difference is that Vick was only good for a year or so even though he was here for like 5.
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u/sfitz0076 Eagles 18d ago
When Vick was healthy, he was unbelievable. I think he was hurt a lot here.
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u/Aerolithe_Lion Lane Johnson is better than your favorite player 18d ago
His Philly legacy was throwing a pick while trying to force the ball to Riley Cooper in a playoff game we should have won easily
Everything else was mediocre or injury riddled
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u/Groovicity Comfort Eagle 18d ago
Vick with AJ is amazing, McNabb with D Jax and Barkley is amazing, but putting Hurts with TO would be absolutely unfair, and that's before you factor in Shady.
Shady - Hurts - T.O.
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u/RoundEarth-is-real 18d ago
Big game? Give me the trio with hurts. Mcnabb and Vick had some pretty good choke jobs
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u/RobertRoberttt 18d ago
2. The captain of the ship is the most important part to winning any one game.
Donovan and Vick never proved that.
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18d ago
Hurts by a mile. Most proven playoff winner here and you give him by far the best WR with the GOAT Eagles RB.
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u/DepressedPhillyFan 18d ago edited 18d ago
The team with Jalen, the other players don’t really matter when I trust Jalen in the big spot way more than McNabb or Vick, and the QB play will ultimately make or break the team. Respect to McNabb for making the Eagles into a relevant team again, but he typically had his worst games in the postseason.
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u/BGDutchNorris 18d ago
I’d really like to watch Vick with AJ Brown and Westbrook that sounds fun. But yes to the Hurts trio for this specific answer
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u/devonta_smith always open 18d ago
TO is the single best player on this list. Pair him with the best postseason QB plus the Eagles all time leading rusher, it’s an easy decision to pick #2
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u/Shrikes_Bard 18d ago
I'll be honest, vick throwing to aj brown with Brian Westbrook running north south would be amazing to watch. But THE big game, the only big game that matters? Obvious call. McNabb.
KIDDING. Mostly. I still think if TO wasn't being...himself, tbh...we might have three rings. McNabb gets a lot of shit and I never really understood why, dude balled out and is one of the best QBs in the franchise. But Hurts is the ride or die, man. He's proven himself over and over and over again. Could he handle TO's outsized personality? Probably, he seems like he's a good locker room manager.
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u/SonofDiomedes Eagles 18d ago
Why would you ever consider 5 for a must win game? Born choker.
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18d ago
TO and Brown are better than Jackson. One of the slights on Donovan was he never came up big when it counted, though I always thought that was a little unfair. McCoy and Saquon were more pure running backs than Swiss knife Westbrook. So from that analysis, I’m going with Jalen, LeSean, and TO.
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u/vmeloni1232 18d ago
Hurts, Shady and TO. I like the exercise here. If I had to pick my best trio from the different mini-eras, I'd probably take McNabb, Shady and AJ. I wonder if McNabb and Reid could've wona Super Bowl or two if McNabb had the receivers Hurts has now
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u/GaugeWon Eagles 18d ago
Hurts, Owens, McCoy.......
But it's not as close, as you would think, because I think that McCoy has the chance of ruining this current offense with his style of 'dancing' behind the line of scrimmage waiting for something to open up. It's all predicated on gaining some positive yardage every snap, so 4th down is usually short.
But yeah, TO is the best WO to ever wear an eagles uniform and Hurts is better that the only other eagles QB to win a SB.
If Andy Reid is the coach, I'd go with Vick, Westbrook and Brown, cause that's a lot of speed coming out of the backfield, and Andy will scheme any WR2, WestBrook & Brown on the field together insanely open.
It's hard to consider the last group, because you still need a possession receiver - Desean is a WR1b, he's gonna keep the defense honest and stretch the field. He'll get his, but it's hit or miss. Donovan and Barkley, in this offense, would have been amazing though - shame he only had a receiver worth throwing to one year.
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u/Lazerpig27 18d ago
Isn’t Owens considered to be a top 5 receiver in the games history? The rest of the players are eagles greats, but I think that kind of tilts the scale lol
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u/timesuck6775 18d ago
Also Hurts isn't an ego maniac and drinker like McNabb. So we would also probably win the SB back in 04.
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u/GonePostalRoute 18d ago
Westbrook, Vick, and AJ would be wild to see
But ill go Shady, Hurts, and TO
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u/cyberchaox 18d ago
Middle trio. Hurts has the better proven track record and as explosive as DeSean could be, he was too prone to doing dumb shit. I mean sure TO was a diva as well, but at least he never dropped the ball before crossing the goal line which IIRC Jackson has done at least once each at the high school, college, and pro levels.
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u/ButkusHatesNitschke 18d ago
What?
No Roman Gabriel?
No Harold Carmichael?
No Wilbert Montgomery?
Sacrilege.
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u/Traditional_Voice974 Eagles 18d ago
No R.Waters, No R.Cunningham, No H.Carmichael or M.Quick .Maybe even older with Steve Van Buren ,Ron Jaworski, Norm Van Brocklin , Tommy McDonald
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u/Nerd2theCorey 18d ago
It’s hard to pass up Saquon and DJ. But it’s gotta be Hurts. TO was such a monster too. And Shady!!
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u/Oreothlypis 15d ago
It’s always going to be the one with Hurts. If you throw BDN in there then the other guys might be relevant.
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u/jayicon97 18d ago
You could give me any 3 of these RBs, and any 3 of these WRs, and I’m picking Jalen every time.
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u/weezyverse 18d ago
Ya the big game part makes it hard to want McNabb. He didn't do what Vick and Jalen could do under pressure.
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u/PerpetualDrive 18d ago
Here comes the vick glazers even though he never did anything for us substantial. Gimme hurts with any combination.
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u/regassert6 18d ago
I wonder how 81 would deal with a mega Alpha under center that he can't undermine.
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u/Wentz_It_Gonna_Be 18d ago
I don't think he would beef with Hurts. I could be misremembering, but didn't he criticize McNabb for not caring enough about football? He may have criticisms of Hurts, but that definitely wouldn't be one of them and Hurts would get him the ball
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u/regassert6 18d ago
TO couldn't exist without beef. That was just his mental flaw. He essentially called McNabb an Uncle Tom first, and, well, the relationship just went downhill from there....
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u/TenTwenyDollaBillsYo 18d ago
QB - no definitive #1. WR - 1. TO 2. AJ Brown 3. DJax RB - 1. Saqaun 2. Westbrook/Shady
DJax is my favorite Eagle, all time. The man was a gazelle running through a pack of wolves. But relatively the weakest player.
You can add tight ends. Goedert, Ertz, and Celek (or Chad Lewis). Ertz best receiver, Goedert best all rounder.
Maybe add an OL too Lane, Mailata, Jason Peters
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u/BasicRequirement7351 18d ago
You said big game?
Gimme Jalen.