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We've seen this before, eh Joe?
I am reminded this morning of Eagles President Joe Banner’s now infamous quote after the Birds fell on their sword last January in the NFC title game in Phoenix.
A perplexed Banner defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
As for this year’s Eagles, this is just plain crazy.
Once again the Eagles flew across the country to the West Coast and once again they struggled.
It’s the same old cast of characters. Andy Reid shunning the run, eliminating the possibility of controlling the game and instead deciding to match offenses against the potent Chargers. Stupid penalties.
Questionable time management. And, of course, that old standby, an inability to convert on third and short, in particular an inability to punch the ball into the end zone once in the red zone.
The Eagles fell behind early yesterday in San Diego, looking suspiciously like the team that tried to chase away the jet lag earlier in the season in Oakland. Once they dusted off the cobwebs, they got the ball into the red zone on three different occasions.
And what did they have to show for it? Three David Akers field goals.
That includes one galling series that started with first-and-goal from the 1-yard line in which the impotent Birds were unable to cash in.
In the end, that’s what cost them the game against the Bolts. Sure they struggled a bid defensively, but everyone expected that with all the injuries they have incurred and the shuffling they were forced to put in place.
Yes, Donovan McNabb threw for 450 yards. In a loss.
And the Eagles likely now face the immediate future without Brian Westbrook, who left the game early in the third period suffering with another concussion.
The Eagles staged a valiant rally in the second half, but once again found themselves out of timeouts and unable to stop the clock as the seconds ticked away.
They finally got the ball back with about 30 seconds left in the contest.
Did anyone expect McNabb to take the Eagles the length of the field for the win? I didn’t think so. Instead, on the last play of the game, he heaved a ball into the end zone that was intercepted.
We’ve seen that before, too. In fact, we’ve seen all of it before.
Haven’t we, Joe?
A perplexed Banner defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
As for this year’s Eagles, this is just plain crazy.
Once again the Eagles flew across the country to the West Coast and once again they struggled.
It’s the same old cast of characters. Andy Reid shunning the run, eliminating the possibility of controlling the game and instead deciding to match offenses against the potent Chargers. Stupid penalties.
Questionable time management. And, of course, that old standby, an inability to convert on third and short, in particular an inability to punch the ball into the end zone once in the red zone.
The Eagles fell behind early yesterday in San Diego, looking suspiciously like the team that tried to chase away the jet lag earlier in the season in Oakland. Once they dusted off the cobwebs, they got the ball into the red zone on three different occasions.
And what did they have to show for it? Three David Akers field goals.
That includes one galling series that started with first-and-goal from the 1-yard line in which the impotent Birds were unable to cash in.
In the end, that’s what cost them the game against the Bolts. Sure they struggled a bid defensively, but everyone expected that with all the injuries they have incurred and the shuffling they were forced to put in place.
Yes, Donovan McNabb threw for 450 yards. In a loss.
And the Eagles likely now face the immediate future without Brian Westbrook, who left the game early in the third period suffering with another concussion.
The Eagles staged a valiant rally in the second half, but once again found themselves out of timeouts and unable to stop the clock as the seconds ticked away.
They finally got the ball back with about 30 seconds left in the contest.
Did anyone expect McNabb to take the Eagles the length of the field for the win? I didn’t think so. Instead, on the last play of the game, he heaved a ball into the end zone that was intercepted.
We’ve seen that before, too. In fact, we’ve seen all of it before.
Haven’t we, Joe?
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