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End of an era
I have just one word for you this morning.
Actually, It’s more like two letters.
T.O.
Just as I feared, the Eagles got smoked last night in prime time, before a national TV audience.
And the guy wearing No. 81 had a field day. Or I guess it would be field night.
Terrell Owens caught 10 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown. He was, as he almost always is when he’s on the field, a difference-maker. A star. Something the Eagles have very little of these days.
Owens strikes fear into opponents. He’s someone you have to game-plan for. Think any defensive coordinators stay up at night trying to figure out how to stop Reggie Brown?
Of course, for one magical season, Owens made that kind of a difference here. That also happens to be the year the Eagles went to the Super Bowl. It also was Donovan McNabb’s best year as a pro.
The Eagles had something they only talk about now: Swagger.
They knew they were going to beat you. Their opponents knew they were going to beat them. They just didn’t know how.
A big part of that was Owens. He was something that could not be contained. He was a threat every time he took the field.
After the Super Bowl season, the unity between Owens and his teammates, his coaches, and front office gradually cracked. Owens was driven out of town.
The Eagles have not been the same team since.
Now they are something that couldn’t even be imagined when T.O. was lining up for the Eagles. They are mediocre. They are a yawn. They are an after-thought.
They play a plodding, boring style, even with an outstanding talent like Brian Westbrook in their lineup.
What’s missing is the sizzle, the show, the anticipation of what Owens might do.
This has nothing to do with Andy Reid’s kids. It has everything to do with Andy Reid the coach and general manager.
This team no longer has the talent that used to overwhelm inferior foes and put them on an even playing level with the league’s elite teams.
After watching the Patriots-Colts, then seeing the Cowboys dismantle the Birds, anyone think the Eagles belong in that lofty grouping?
They are the epitome of average.
Yep, T.O. doesn’t play here anymore.
Actually, It’s more like two letters.
T.O.
Just as I feared, the Eagles got smoked last night in prime time, before a national TV audience.
And the guy wearing No. 81 had a field day. Or I guess it would be field night.
Terrell Owens caught 10 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown. He was, as he almost always is when he’s on the field, a difference-maker. A star. Something the Eagles have very little of these days.
Owens strikes fear into opponents. He’s someone you have to game-plan for. Think any defensive coordinators stay up at night trying to figure out how to stop Reggie Brown?
Of course, for one magical season, Owens made that kind of a difference here. That also happens to be the year the Eagles went to the Super Bowl. It also was Donovan McNabb’s best year as a pro.
The Eagles had something they only talk about now: Swagger.
They knew they were going to beat you. Their opponents knew they were going to beat them. They just didn’t know how.
A big part of that was Owens. He was something that could not be contained. He was a threat every time he took the field.
After the Super Bowl season, the unity between Owens and his teammates, his coaches, and front office gradually cracked. Owens was driven out of town.
The Eagles have not been the same team since.
Now they are something that couldn’t even be imagined when T.O. was lining up for the Eagles. They are mediocre. They are a yawn. They are an after-thought.
They play a plodding, boring style, even with an outstanding talent like Brian Westbrook in their lineup.
What’s missing is the sizzle, the show, the anticipation of what Owens might do.
This has nothing to do with Andy Reid’s kids. It has everything to do with Andy Reid the coach and general manager.
This team no longer has the talent that used to overwhelm inferior foes and put them on an even playing level with the league’s elite teams.
After watching the Patriots-Colts, then seeing the Cowboys dismantle the Birds, anyone think the Eagles belong in that lofty grouping?
They are the epitome of average.
Yep, T.O. doesn’t play here anymore.
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