Eagles @ Cowboys Game Thread

[ice grillin you]

mahe
mccoy
simenou
considine
gocong
just about every wr they have ever had


the next high motor low talent bust will be trevor laws...he stinks


hopefully desean jackson will be the guy that teaches andy to draft talent above all else

[phattymatty]

[SD_Eagle5]

lol

[fansince61]

great game...SOO tired of hearing how much better the birds will be when they get their #1&2 receivers back...the receivers playing now are the strong point of the team this year..at least so far IMO

[Seabiscuit36]

Thanks for the avatar

[SD_Eagle5]

For GF:

[SD_Eagle5]

For everyone else:

[ice grillin you]

she needs to be running by him

[Father Demon]

Don't blame this loss on Donovan McNabb

Those of you out there who have been in such a damn hurry to ship Donovan McNabb out of town and commence the Kevin Kolb era really need to rethink your position.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback proved once again here last night that there's still plenty of life left in his 31-year-old arm and his surgically-repaired knee, wrote Philadelphia Daily News columnist Paul Domowitch.

There are a lot of Eagles whose fingerprints were on last night's 41-37 close-but-no-cigar loss to the Cowboys. A defensive line that was unable to get any pressure on Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. A secondary that allowed Terrell Owens and Jason Witten to rack up 199 receiving yards and two touchdowns. A kickoff coverage unit that made Cowboys rookie Felix Jones look like a Hall-of-Famer. A tight end, L.J. Smith, who failed to catch a pass until late in the fourth quarter. Even normally sure-handed running back Brian Westbrook, who had a momentum-swinging fourth-quarter fumble.

But not McNabb. He was aces in the loss, completing 25 of 37 passes for 281 yards and a touchdown. And those 12 incompletions included five that were dropped by his receivers.

Said Cowboys coach Wade Phillips: "Anybody who thinks Donovan is too old or can't play anymore, they're absolutely wrong. The guy kept them in the game and made great plays."

While I don't put all the blame on McNabb, he certainly doesn't deserve a free ride like Domowitch thinks.  The sacks in the last drive and the two fumbles on handoffs to Westbrook come to mind.

I will say I like what I saw from him compared to last season - I agree he's healthy and strong as ever.  I also like watching him battle for extra yards along the sideline, even though he missed the TD.

All in all, happy to have him and he's going no where, but he still needs some of the blame.

[ice grillin you]

he gets the blame for the loss period....the fumble was inexcusable....how do you not know your own play book

the sack he took at the end was titantically stupid as well

there were other factors in the game like considine....dropped passes...no pass rush that kept the game closer than it should have been but in the end mcnabb lost the game

[reese125]

I criticize McNabb to the fullest for alot of things...and yes he farged up big time with the fumble(s)...but to say he was the blame for losing the game is a bit much.

I dont see how you can put full blame on a qb for a last second drive that comes up short..int, fumble or sack..in any game unless he farged up big time the whole game...and he didnt...he actually looked good

unless I was completely trashed, Im pretty sure McNabb didnt play LB or safety last night..did he?

[ice grillin you]

im pretty sure it wasnt a linebacker or a safety behind center in the fourth quarter


he fumbled the ball in dallas territory on a drive that in all likelyhood should have ended the game...he had a chance to win the game with plenty of time left and due to his own stupidity failed...had he led the team to the victory in the 4th quarter we would all be praising him right now and deservedly so...but he didnt...he instead gave the game away...its not a matter of blame its a matter of fact

[Wingspan]

I'm more pissed that the D Line STILL has not been addressed in that they generate no pressure without a blitz and it's been that way for 4 seasons.

[ice grillin you]

i hate to sound like a broken record but ive been preaching it for about four years...the front seven (not just the d line) is completely devoid of playmakers


where the farg is chris clemons....dook cant even get on the field...

what a horrible signing so far

[ice grillin you]

i also wanna know who was the person who woke up one day and decided that they have three young gifted athletic linebackers who were gonna burst on the scene this year.....and why did so many people (fans and media) go along with it