September 18, 2007

What a joke


0-2 and going nowhere fast. Look for 0-3 after next Sunday when Roy Williams, Calvin Johnson, MIke Furrey, and Shaun McDonald come in and exploit the defense that might be absent Considine, Dawkins, and Lito.

Anyway, this game was sad. Jason Campbell made the plays that McNabb used to make and outplayed him. The defense did the job for the most part except for the typical end of the first half collapse and lapse in the 3rd quarter. The offense was brutal, and it was supposed to be the team's strength. This offense was like the pre-TO offense where if they make one mistake they can't overcome it. Reggie Brown drop, LJ Smith drop, bad McNabb pass, holding call, Kevin Curtis drop, bad McNabb pass, Reggie Brown drop again, pass in the dirt, and Kevin Curtis drop to end the game. They've have 22 or 23 offensive possessions in 2 games and have scored 1 measly touchdown. McNabb was brutal for large parts of the game then played pretty good when it finally dawned on him that the Eagles were going to lose this game. But by then it was too little, too late. And when ESPN wasn't busy talking about a bunch of crap that had nothing to do with the game, they managed to squeeze in some game analysis that showed the receivers getting no separation. Even Kevin "white lightning" Curtis.

Other notes:
  • Kearse is good for a couple offsides a season trying to cheat on the snap count. Other than that I never heard his name for the rest of the game.
  • McNabb looked better in the preseason.
  • Rocca sucked again except for 1 punt.
  • ESPN's game coverage sucked. No replays and too much Barkley, but they did have some nice black and white still shots to represent Philadelphia instead of the cliche cheesesteak and boathouse row video.
  • Play calling sucked. Again.
  • Avant looked pretty good again
  • Where is Celek, the star of the preseason? The tightends on the field suck.
  • One Eagle that didn't suck - Westbrook.
  • How predictable was the time out on the first 4th down they went for?
  • Pass to Tapeh on a crucial 3rd down AGAIN. I love that play.
  • Where did the slant pass go?
  • Reid seemed shaken in his post game press conference
  • The Phillies outscored the Eagles tonight.
  • Has Reid lost the team? They were somnabulent again for large chunks of the game.

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