No Justice

Is there anything more frustrating than watching this crap team? 56 points last week, barely 3 this week. Obviously last week was a fluke.

Of all the pathetic efforts I've watched over the years this one was right up there. Watching McNabb get sacked play after play while Reid and the rest of the offensive geniuses do nothing whatsover to help Reid's brilliant second round pick of Winston Justice put up more resistance than the paper banner teams bust through when they run onto the field at the beginning of a game. With all the sacks they had a grand total of 14 net yards passing. That's getting it done against a defense that was at the bottom of the league (27th) coming into the game. And 15 penalties for 132 yards, just 6 yards shy of McNabbs total passing yards. Are you kidding me? And those yards don't take into account the plays taken away or the plays given to the Giants. Way to be prepared. Way to have your heads in the game.

I predicted the Eagles would win because the Giants would outsuck the Eagles. The Giants did suck - check the stats - but the Eagles offense may have broken the record for sucking set back when Pat Ryan was QB and Kotite was head coach. And did I mention all those penalties?

Other notes:

• The Freakerge egg showed up for a play or 2.
• Is it really that hard to recover a fumble, Buckhalter?
• The ball wasn't even moving.
• So is the offense back to being a hair off, Reid?
• Since the season is pretty much over, what game will Kolb get his first start?
• Is there a rule that there can only be one good team in town at a time?
• Should I become a baseball fan?

And to answer my post ending question from last week, "It means nothing".

Jimmy Was Right

The Fightin' Phils are in the post season! Not only was Jimmy right, but he backed up his words with some impressive stats, thus putting the finishing touches on a solid MVP-type season.

The story continues as NL East Champs host the Padres or Rockies at home on Wednesday. The bittersweet part of it all though, this may mean our ol' pal Charlie will be sticking around another season.

Another must win?

9/30 8:15 PM ET	Opening	betED	Sportsbook	WSEX	5Dimes	SPORTSBETTING
Philadelphia @ NY Giants	47.5 2.5	47.5 3.5	OFF OFF	47.5 3	47.5 2.5	OFF OFF

Matchup

Bonus Question: Which McNabb will show up?

The new Flyers

I hope Steve Downie makes the team.

Domination

Eagles dominated, sorta. Defense gave up a ton of passing yardage but when everything the offense does works (this was a week to finally run a successful end around...) you'll get the final score of 56-21. The offense was the opposite of the previous 2 games. Today it was all TDs and no FGs in the redzone and only the time McNabb got sacked and fumbled did they not score. Amazing how a change in opponent makes everything look easy. All the plays where as soon as an Eagle gets the ball and the defense is right on him were different today. Today the receivers and Westbrook on the dump-offs had a ton a space. And those were the plays where the Lions were actually covering people. The Lions horrible tackling also contributed to the Eagles great success.

Other notes:

• Yea! McNabb with tons of accuracy - 21 of 26.
• Yea! Sticking with the run - 34 plays, 173 yards.
• Yea! Westbrook - 7.9 yards a carry.
• Yea! Play action that worked.
• Yea! Receivers in motion.
• Yea! White Lightning - 11 catches, 3 TDs, 221 yards.
• Yea! Catching the ball.
• Yea! Offensive line.
• Yea! Considine with the pick a the end of the half - big play at the time.
• Yea! All those sacks and turnovers - 9 sacks, 1 pick 2 fumbles.
• Yea! Recovering fumbles.
• Yea! Akers with several kick-offs into the endzone.
• Boo! Jevon Kearse. 2 offsides this week.
• Yea! Andy Reid for pulling him out of the game.
• Boo! Giving up those huge plays.
• Boo! Sav Rocca with a 3rd game in a row of mediocre punts.

So does this huge offensive outburst mean anything or is this just what happens when you play the Lions and it won't carry over?

Did the country not watch last Monday's game?

9/23 1:00 PM ET	Opening	BetED	Sportsbook	WSEX	5Dimes	SPORTSBETTING
Detroit @ Philadelphia	44.5 -6.5	43.5 -7	44.5 -6.5	44.5 -6.5	44 -7	44.5 -6.5

Matchup

BONUS QUESTIONS: Will McNabb get booed because he's playing horrible again or because he's black? Was the 4th quarter a result of prevent defense or did McNabb get some of his skillz back?

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.

Reno returns. Let's hope the team rises from the dead too.

9/17 8:30 PM ET	Opening	BetED	Sportsbook	WSEX	5Dimes	SPORTSBETTING
Washington @ Philadelphia	40.5 -7	39 -6.5	39 -7	39 -7	39 -7.5	39 -7

Matchup

BONUS QUESTIONS: Will Bill Belichick get suspended longer than Dallass QB coach Wade Wilson? Did the Patriots cheat their way to the Super Bowl over the Eagles? If you remember the 2nd half, the defense couldn't stop anything the Patriots did. It's as if the Patriots knew exactly what the Eagles defense was going to do...

Reid's future

It's a little early I know, but I was thinking about this during the preseason and after Sunday's debacle (which can be directly laid at Reid's feet) made me think of it again: Is this Reid's last year as head coach? If the Eagles continue with the play we witnessed yesterday, will he step down and move permanently to management? No one will fault him if he did considering the little crime family he's raising. Chances of this happening I think are low though because Reid is incredibly stubborn and likes to think he is always right about everything. Quitting would be admitting he was wrong.

But let's say this actually happens, who should be coach? Cowher and his mustache? More likely though the Eagles will just promote from within and the great Marty Mornhingweg will be in charge instead. Awesome.

Call Reno, 911

Wow, that was quick. I thought the special teams would blow 2 games this year. And they've already completely blown one with 15 more to go. Way to go Greg Lewis. Way to go JR Reed. Have you ever played football before in your life? How much more brain dead can you 2 clowns be? Rocca was no dinki-di with his punts either.

As for the offense, they weren't much better and struggled all day. It was like it was still preseason. McNabb was a mediocre 15 of 35, of course with some drops. The biggest problem though was only converting 6 of 18 on third down. And let's not forget that the defense did way better than expected and even gave the offense the ball on the Packers 38 with a nice hit via Trent Cole with 4:18 to go. And what did the offense do? -4 on the first play, +2 on the second and then another -10 on a holding call and then incomplete. You only needed to go a few yards for Akers to try a game winning FG and instead you go backwards 12. Pathetic.

The defense played really well, only 3 points can be laid on them. The highlight of my day though was the guy in the stands with the Philadelphia Cream Cheese box for a hat. If I had a Tivo the screen capture would go right after this sentence.

Favre sucks

9/09 1:00 PM ET	Opening	betED	Sportsbook	WSEX	5Dimes	SPORTSBETTING
Philadelphia @ Green Bay	-2.5 43.5	-3.5 43	-3 42.5	-3 43	-2.5 42.5	-3 42.5

Matchup

Don't forget to make your season predictions below.

Predictions

It's that time of the year again where everyone makes a fool of themselves predicting the Eagles season. (See last year.) In the comments make your season long, game by game predictions and whatever notes you might like to add. Also, what teams will be in the AFC and NFC championship games, the Super Bowl, who will win it all, and what teams will be this year's worst?

Sep 9 @ Green Bay 1:00pm
Sep 17 Washington 8:30pm
Sep 23 Detroit 1:00pm
Sep 30 @ N.Y. Giants 8:15pm
Week 5 BYE
Oct 14 @ N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
Oct 21 Chicago 4:15pm
Oct 28 @ Minnesota 1:00pm
Nov 4 Dallas 8:15pm
Nov 11 @ Washington 1:00pm
Nov 18 Miami 1:00pm
Nov 25 @ New England 8:15pm
Dec 2 Seattle 1:00pm
Dec 9 N.Y. Giants 1:00pm
Dec 16 @ Dallas 4:15pm
Dec 23 @ New Orleans 1:00pm
Dec 30 Buffalo 1:00pm

Eagles cuts

From the Eagles website, the real cut list:

Returner and receiver Jeremy Bloom, punter Dirk Johnson, cornerback Rashad Barksdale, fullback Jeremy Cain, wide receiver Zac Collie, linebacker Tank Daniels, fullback Jason Davis, cornerback Dustin Fox, safety C.J. Gaddis, wide receiver Michael Gasperson, safety Erick Harris, center Jasper Harvey, guard Jacob Hobbs, defensive tackle Mauricio Lopez, running back Nate Ilaoa, defensive end Marques Murrell, wide receiver J.J. Outlaw, tackle Jonathan Palmer, linebacker Dedrick Roper, defensive tackle Jeremy Clark, wide receiver Bill Sampy and tight end Lee Vickers.

Well the governor is 0-2. When he was on Macnow's show mid-August in between villifying Vick's cruelty to animals and praising 5 Brothers hamburgers, he predicted Bloom would make a big impact this season. Oops.

I agree with going with Rocca but I hope he works out, because I think he is somewhat of a risk. Wait till it gets freezing cold. I also would have liked to see Jason Davis make it instead of Tapeh. Remember those brainless passes to slow moving Tapeh on 3rd downs in critical situations last year? Davis might have had the quickness to get up field and convert.

How 'bout them Cowboys coaches?

Phils sweep Mets

Most exciting Phillies series since 1993. The fans did not like the Mets. Even the Phanatic got into the act.

Eagles lose

This game was boring and sucked. This game also should have ended with an 11-10 final just like the Phillies game earlier in the day which would have been nicely coincidental, not ironic. But the Jets drove to the Eagles 20 or so in the final minute and won the game 13-10 with a chip shot field goal.

The backup defense actually played better vs. its competition than the starters did last week. The backup offense though muddled around like the starters. They moved the ball but when they got into scoring position blew it. A bad snap and fumbled hold by Rocca, a missed Akers FG and a couple of turnovers added up to a whopping 3 first half points. Special teams as a whole was pretty bad as well. Poor coverage on kicks and Jeremy Bloom had his worst performance yet. I think he'll get cut or sent to the practice squad. Buckhalter will do kickoffs and Greg Lewis, who also isn't any good but is a better receiver, will do punts. One important injury - AJ Feeley broke his left hand.

Anyway, here's the rest:

• I think it's funny the starters have to dress for this stupid game.
• Jason Davis, backup FB, looked good last week in the late stages of the game on a couple or runs and he also broke some tackles and blocked well tonight in his limited chances. I think he has more quickness and agility than Tapeh but Reid will probably keep Tapeh.
• Ike Reese has some nerve busting on Tony Hunt's extra big head.
• Speaking of Tony Hunt, he had a really good game tonight. Can he return kicks?
• Almost every game an Eagle has been destroyed.
  Game 1: Rocca
  Game 2: Jeremy Bloom
  Game 3: Kevin Curtis
  Tonight: Feeley.
• Some refs were wiped out again this week.
• Paraphrased Dave Spadaro: "Celek's red tinted contacts reduce glare and allow him to see in 3D."
• Abiamiri had another decent game and a smart play on a fumble recovery.
• Kolb's dad was all Eagled up and when he was interviewed was funnily harsh on his son's performance so far in the game.
• Reid was 0-2 on challenges.
• Marques Murrell stood out in this game. He's a rookie DE from 1-AA Appalachian State.
• Kolb stood out again, which is good since Feeley broke his hand. His TD pass was a thing of beauty. Ike Reese was getting so excited about Kolb's play I think I heard him tapping his feet.

Hopefully the Eagles can get their crap together in a week and 2 days. Cuts will be announced Saturday. Any shockers/surprises? The Freakerge Egg, expensive and fragile? Darren Howard, another bust? Offseason veteran signee, Ian Scott who didn't play in one game? Bloom? Dirk Johnson? Trotter? Oh wait...