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One more week for Gang Green
Don’t stick a fork in those Eagles just yet.
Yes, I know we were all tempted to include their giblets with the rest of our Thanksgiving feasts. But like Lazarus, this team refuses to go away, or make just about anything easy, either on themselves or their fans.
The Eagles gave us all another reason to be thankful Thursday night when they ran roughshod over the Cardinals. In the process they managed to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive.
The key word there in that last paragraph is run. It might as well be a foreign word to the pass-happy Andy Reid, but that is the reason they dominated the Cardinals, and all too often have been dominated this season. The Eagles actually established a running game Thanksgiving night with Brian Westbrook. More importantly, they stuck with it.
Mix in a few well-placed runs by Donovan McNabb, and you have the ingredients that make for winning football.
Of course, the next day Reid was up to his old tricks with the media.
The coach was coy when it came to talking about the Eagles running the football, and his penchant for abandoning the run if it is not successful early.
Hopefully, Reid had a chance to watch yesterday’s Giants-Redskins affair. The Giants continue to literally run roughshod over opponents.
Jumbo running back Brandon Jacobs had another big day.
The good news is that the Redskins are now just a game ahead of the Eagles in the Wild Card race.
The bad news is that the Giants are up next for the Eagles, 1 p.m.
Sunday at the Meadowlands. It will provide a true test for the Eagles on both sides of the ball.
It will be interesting to see if Reid continues to at least try to run the ball. And if McNabb will continue to take off when his receivers are covered. It also will provide a much truer test of the Eagles defense.
My thoughts on the Birds’ “D” is that they’re a bit of a fraud. The Cardinals, much like the Eagles, didn’t even try to run the ball.
The Eagles won’t have that luxury against the G-men. They know they will come out and try to run the ball down their throat. Just as they did the first time the two teams tangled.
The Eagles are alive for at least one more week. And it means fans will have to invest one more Sunday afternoon in Gang Green.
A loss Sunday might finally kill them off. And a win? Well then just about anything might be possible.
Yes, I know we were all tempted to include their giblets with the rest of our Thanksgiving feasts. But like Lazarus, this team refuses to go away, or make just about anything easy, either on themselves or their fans.
The Eagles gave us all another reason to be thankful Thursday night when they ran roughshod over the Cardinals. In the process they managed to keep their flickering playoff hopes alive.
The key word there in that last paragraph is run. It might as well be a foreign word to the pass-happy Andy Reid, but that is the reason they dominated the Cardinals, and all too often have been dominated this season. The Eagles actually established a running game Thanksgiving night with Brian Westbrook. More importantly, they stuck with it.
Mix in a few well-placed runs by Donovan McNabb, and you have the ingredients that make for winning football.
Of course, the next day Reid was up to his old tricks with the media.
The coach was coy when it came to talking about the Eagles running the football, and his penchant for abandoning the run if it is not successful early.
Hopefully, Reid had a chance to watch yesterday’s Giants-Redskins affair. The Giants continue to literally run roughshod over opponents.
Jumbo running back Brandon Jacobs had another big day.
The good news is that the Redskins are now just a game ahead of the Eagles in the Wild Card race.
The bad news is that the Giants are up next for the Eagles, 1 p.m.
Sunday at the Meadowlands. It will provide a true test for the Eagles on both sides of the ball.
It will be interesting to see if Reid continues to at least try to run the ball. And if McNabb will continue to take off when his receivers are covered. It also will provide a much truer test of the Eagles defense.
My thoughts on the Birds’ “D” is that they’re a bit of a fraud. The Cardinals, much like the Eagles, didn’t even try to run the ball.
The Eagles won’t have that luxury against the G-men. They know they will come out and try to run the ball down their throat. Just as they did the first time the two teams tangled.
The Eagles are alive for at least one more week. And it means fans will have to invest one more Sunday afternoon in Gang Green.
A loss Sunday might finally kill them off. And a win? Well then just about anything might be possible.
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