More Than Just a Foot
Sunday December 21, 2008
Some will say that the Eagles lost their playoff chances by about a foot. That's how close Reggie Brown came to scoring a game tying touchdown with no time left on the clock in today's 10-3 loss to the Washington Redskins. Barring a miracle win of the Oakland Raiders against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next weekend and a loss by the Chicago Bears in one of their last two games, this loss effectively ended the Eagles playoff chances.
It was a lousy game to watch. The Eagles offense did nothing all day. This is sure to once again begin the discussion of the future of both head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Donovan McNabb. Neither did well today. Reid's play calling, once again, reverted to pass, pass and then pass. McNabb was ineffective throwing the ball. That combination is what resulted in the Eagles scoring just three points against a good, but not overwhelming Washington defense.
The Eagles began each drive in the second half of the game deep in their own territory. They could never escape until the final drive when the Washington defense reverted to their own "bend, but don't break" defense. As we've discussed before, all that defense do is give up yardage.
The Eagles offensive woes could partially be blamed on injury. Both wide receivers Hank Baskett and Kevin Curtis missed the game with injuries. Rookie receiver DeSean Jackson played most of the game hurt as did running back Brian Westbrook. Tight end L.J. Smith continued to show why the Eagles desperately need to upgrade that position. Reserve running back Correll Buckhalter was the invisible man with only one touch of the football.
The Eagles just aren't a fun team to watch if you enjoy lots of offense. The Eagles defense put in another solid effort, but, once again, they were on the field too long - over 33 minutes.
So, once again, an Eagles season looks like it will end poorly. Since their Super Bowl appearance in 2004, the Eagles are 32-30-1. In others words, they are mediocre. Mediocre does not fly in Philadelphia and the Eagles haven't flown in 4 years.
It was a lousy game to watch. The Eagles offense did nothing all day. This is sure to once again begin the discussion of the future of both head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Donovan McNabb. Neither did well today. Reid's play calling, once again, reverted to pass, pass and then pass. McNabb was ineffective throwing the ball. That combination is what resulted in the Eagles scoring just three points against a good, but not overwhelming Washington defense.
The Eagles began each drive in the second half of the game deep in their own territory. They could never escape until the final drive when the Washington defense reverted to their own "bend, but don't break" defense. As we've discussed before, all that defense do is give up yardage.
The Eagles offensive woes could partially be blamed on injury. Both wide receivers Hank Baskett and Kevin Curtis missed the game with injuries. Rookie receiver DeSean Jackson played most of the game hurt as did running back Brian Westbrook. Tight end L.J. Smith continued to show why the Eagles desperately need to upgrade that position. Reserve running back Correll Buckhalter was the invisible man with only one touch of the football.
The Eagles just aren't a fun team to watch if you enjoy lots of offense. The Eagles defense put in another solid effort, but, once again, they were on the field too long - over 33 minutes.
So, once again, an Eagles season looks like it will end poorly. Since their Super Bowl appearance in 2004, the Eagles are 32-30-1. In others words, they are mediocre. Mediocre does not fly in Philadelphia and the Eagles haven't flown in 4 years.
Comments
No comments yet. Leave a Comment