will we ever win?

Better late than never

The Eagles rewarded their real fans that sat through the hour lightning delay, the mediocre and ugly play of the first teamers, and a boring 3rd quarter by scoring 24 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to win, 24-13. The obvious focus of the game will be how much the Eagles receivers suck and how crappy the first team offense was. The receivers had 6 or 7 drops of passes that were right on the money. DeSean Jackson had 2 of those, but other than that he played really good again. He does look like the quickest guy on the field at times. A non-issue that will be made into one is the starters returning to the field after the hour delay. Who cares, they aren't made of glass, they're football players. Anyway, McNabb was decent, Westbrook didn't really do anything, Kolb was good, and the defense as a whole was improved. They didn't even give up a TD on the first possession of the game.

Other notes:

• Good to see the special teams issues have all been solved. Nice job FG unit and Booker. Automatic Occasional Akers can't make anything longer that 40 yards any more and Booker can't catch or return.
• On the other hand, Rocca shockingly might have had his best ever performance. Long punt when it was needed and dropped the shorter ones in between the 10 and the goal line, unlike last week.
• Asante Samuels made 1 play then I never heard his name again.
• Lito, if you want your starting job back, how about making a tackle.
• Dawkins may be slower, but if you're unlucky enough to be sitting there like a duck for a hit, you should probably get ready to lay on the ground for awhile.
• Max Jean-Gilles' play depressed me.
• DeSean Jackson had a good punt return but thinks dudes in the NFL give up once he runs by them and was really lucky the Eagles got his fumble back.
• Overall, not just on returns, Booker is completely unimpressive to me so far.
• Tony Hunt had his best play as an Eagle, but he still sucks.
• Quentin Demps made some plays. Better return on a kick-off than Booker's and got the tip on a blitz that led to the interception return that sealed the game.
• What's with Fox announcing "90 second" breaks? Is it some strategy to get people to sit there and watch crappy ads?
• Fox quote of the game: "Reid is in midseason form, the Eagles have thrown the ball 71 51 times this game." I think they ended up with 73 52. I guess it was all to set up Tony Hunt's game winning run.
• Andy Reid is really fat.