Saturday, December 27, 2008

The dreaded Saturday Eagles pick

This was supposed to mean something. It was going to be the capper to the holiday week. Eagles-Cowboys at the Linc. Winner take all, or at least a playoff spot.

Only one problem. The Eagles failed to show up on offense at Washington last week. They lost, 10-7, making Sunday's clash with the Cowboys mean a lot less than it might have.

The truth is the Eagles, who held their fare in their hands as they walked onto the field last Sunday in D.C., now are the longest of long shots. And once again, they will know when they take the field if their faint playoff heart beat is still ticking.

It says here they are dead meat. The Bucs' late season El Foldo will not include going belly-up at home against the Raiders. The Tampa win will officially end the Eagles' shot.

It will not, however, end the intrigue surruonding the Birds vs. 'Boys. That's because that while we have spent the week lamenting Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb and the Eagles' inept offense, going unsaid is that all the Cowboys need to do is win to make the playoffs. That's right. Dallas still controls its fate.

And while the Eagles may take the field knowing their playoff hopes are over, they also will take the field knowing they can eliminate the hated Cowboys.

Don't get too excited. The Eagles are not up to the task. Oh, they may be on defense. But when it comes to offense, I'll take a page out of Reid's playbook. I'll pass.

Make it Cowboys 27, Eagles 16.

Turn out the lights, the party's over. Then we can wait for Andy to take to the podium Monday and announce that next year he is going to be need to do a better job of putting player in position to make plays.

Don't wait for Jeff Lurie or Joe Banner to end this misery. They're joined at the hip with Reid. Instead, I think they'll dump this mess of a season in McNabb's lap and look to make a new start with Kevin Kolb next year.

When do pitchers and catchers report?

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