My thoughts on Eli's game last night...

and Plax and Nicks 200 yard games were better.

He was more successful and animated than he'd been in a couple of seasons not because he was hungrier but because he had time to throw. He could return to being a quarterback rather than a jumpy rabbit.

The offense was very impressive, but the defense set them up in great position most of the WAS game. Let's see if this offense can be consistent and high caliber against the other top offenses that we will see in the next few weeks (ATL, IND, DAL, PHIL).

I think his best game was the 37-34 win at Dallas in 2011. The OL was bad, but Eli constantly avoided the rush and made great throws on the move.

In comment 11886495 nybeast said:

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The offense was very impressive, but the defense set them up in great position most of the WAS game. Let's see if this offense can be consistent and high caliber against the other top offenses that we will see in the next few weeks (ATL, IND, DAL, PHIL).

The defense could have set them up perfectly all day. If our offense was still stalling out and playing poorly that good field position wouldn't mean shit. You still need to move the ball and not shoot yourself in the foot. What the offense did was great for this early in the season. I expected a game like this around game 8 or 9. Thats the earliest. If this season was a shit show then perhaps they click and learn the system next year. However, each game this offense has gotten better. So major props to them.

Agree.

How many times in the past have we seen INTs or fumbles turned into field goals. Last night they were, for the most part, turned into TDs.

will tell us whether everything we need to know. Are we above or below average...or just plan middle of the pack. We get what seems to be a good team in ATL at home, then two division games on the road. We go 2-1 we above average I think. Then shit gets hairy... but these next 3 are important. And I think we can win all 3.

saw all pre season I would not have guessed this team would score one damn TD forget 4 passing TDs and one rushing. Only running I expected was for his life until the OL clicked.

before I could hope for a game like last night. They've improved a great deal every game so far. I'm happy. Much more than I expected.

Of this quick improvement is due to Eli ' s setting up a meeting for the ol, backs, and himself to go over the protection calls.

It can't hurt. Plus, I read that Ben M and Eli talk about what he likes and what he doesn't like. I like that there is so much communication between OC and qb.

offensive game than they have in years.

Other than that, he was Eli. Nothing different, nothing before unseen. This alleged never seen before fire in his eyes has as much validity as the painful whining during the pre-season about how people couldn't see the leadership in him from their couches.

Could not agree more. That game against Dallas in 2011 comes to mind immediately when i think of his best regular season games. He was like a machine in the final 7 or 8 mins of that game.

I think the O-line (especially) got yelled at hard not commit penalties because frankly they're not good enough to overcome screwing up.

The Skins' line has all the marquis names and they thought they were going to run rough-shot over our line. When they didn't have success early, they got frustrated and started messing up. That was the end of them.

In sub zero temperatures might be my favorite Eli game. Never expected him to outplay Favre in those conditions.

In comment 11886541 Riggies said:

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offensive game than they have in years. Other than that, he was Eli. Nothing different, nothing before unseen. This alleged never seen before fire in his eyes has as much validity as the painful whining during the pre-season about how people couldn't see the leadership in him from their couches.

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and maybe we're not, that Eli and this offense was showing itself like this as early as the Arizona game, and against a very good defense so, IMO, the Skins game wasn't to me a revelation, especially after Houston.

Against, the Cardinals, Eli and the offense marched down the field for two td's in good, long drives and were headed for another one or two td's were it not for the Jennings fumble and Cruz's dropped passes. We had that game in our pocket were it not for those miscues.. Houston continued that good offensive play.

The Skins' game was an explosive expansion of what we already saw with Zona and Houston. Anish expressed above what many of us figured -- that the O would start clicking (if at all) somewhere between game six and eight -- but we're giddy as hell that it seems to be here right now.

The next games should be very interesting and tell us a helluva lot more, one way or the other.

Why wouldn't Eli be exuberant? He has an improved OL, there's a running game, his receivers are catching the ball, and he has two TE endzone targets. It's not all on him. He doesn't have to throw the ball up in an effort to make something happen, than look like the fool when it inevitably failed.

A few games does not demonstrate all is well, far from it. Many tough games ahead. There will be growing pains. But Eli has got to be thinking, Chuck and Duck doesn't have to be my go to play.

Eli depressed? Who wouldn't be disheartened if week after week you came into work and found out another one of your coworkers is injured and out for a year. Not a knock on Gilbride but the scheme change has got to be refreshing. With time on the clock, Eli gets to match wits against the defense instead of focusing on where his receivers will be.

My impression of Eli post game - a boy who just got the most awesome present.

Sorry if to long. Not a X and O person. Just thoughts of a fan that's looking forward to the rest of the season.