Subtitle: The sad life of an Eagles fan.
We just took an L today against the Raiders. If pessimistic, realist B was a gambling man, I could have walked away with some extra dough today. I knew we were going to lose, when some NFL analysts last week were talking about this game as if was a joke. Oh, they don’t know the Eagles, do they? We can always find a way to put the joke on us. Just ask the offensive line (how many times do you want your broken-ribbed, bad-knee having quarterback to get taken down by dudes who eat whole boxes of cereal for breakfast).
One would think with the new “offensive weapons” (how many plays did Vick get on the field today?), we could get over the ugly game hump. But it seems to be a part of the Eagle’s genetic makeup. Bad throws, dropped balls, QB sacks, inability to stop the run. The Raiders looked like a decent team today (thanks to the Eagles). If they actually were a decent team, this would have been a blowout. Their punter and their D was what did it for them, plus a few key runs and 3rd down conversions. If Akers would have put the ball between the uprights, it would have been an ugly W for us, rather than the annual inexplicable loss to a poor team.
Speaking of poor teams, I think the Eagles play the ‘Skins next week. That oughta be some quality football… (Didn’t we lose to the Redskins last year… twice?)
SPEED ROUND
- Is the wildcat only for when we have the lead, or can it be used to perhaps jumpstart the inept offense? How do you go from 20 wildcat plays to zero, and can this sudden change explain why the team failed to get into the endzone?
- Why is Kerry Collins still on the field?
- Who really wants to see the Saints right now?
- Did all of Philly sports positive karma yesterday go to the Phils (couldn’t you have spread those runs out over a couple of games), and the Sixers (who, believe it or not, are 5-1 in the preseason)?
