I have a new motto for Andy Reid’s desk.

The Eagles’ boss has been filleted in the aftermath of his play-calling decisions with Sunday’s game against the Bears in the balance. With the ball inside the Bears’ 5-yard line late in the game, the usually pass-happy Reid changed his tune, calling four straight running plays.

Correl Buckhalter carried to the 1. Then Tony Hunt missed a hole inside, bounced outside and was swarmed under. No gain. Then back to Buck. He tried the form utilized by Brian Westbrook, who unfortunately was standing on the sideline in civvies. Buckhalter went airborne, but unfortunately came up short. On fourth down, Reid again dialed up Buckhalter, with a straight dive. Apparently as soon as the Eagles lined up in the I formation, everyone on the Bears side of the ball knew what was coming. Buckhalter got stuffed. Four straight runs, zero points. A very aggravating loss.

At his day-after post-mortem, Reid defended the play-calling. No QB sneak, no bootleg, no play action, no fade pattern into the corner.

Reid said he was leery of utilizing the almost-always successful sneak because Donovan McNabb was banged up most of the week. That didn’t stop him from dropping back to pass 41 times, and 9 other plays that were supposed to be passes but resulted in sacks or other mayhem.

Yet McNabb was deemed ineligible to take the snap and fall forward to what would have been a winning touchdown.

Yes, there were two missed David Akers field goals. And Matt Schobel missed a block on fourth down.

But Reid, as he usually is, remains adamant.

Hence my new motto for the Birds’ big guy.

He needs a sign to plop down right there on his desk at Eagles Nation in the Nova Care Complex. Maybe he can emblazon it over the image of that fourth-down play, with his backup running back being swarmed under by the Bears.

“The Buck Stops Here.”

Yeah, tell me about it.