Philly/Washington Observations or PLEASE, GOD, MAKE IT STOP!!

[dpierce]

The good:

- B Dub had 17 carries for 96 yards.

- Captain Fair Catch (AKA Reno Mahe) showed Greg Lewis and J.R. Reed how to hold on to punts. Got a nice round of applause. Eaglefan showing the love!

- The O-linemen showed that they're still good run blockers. Too bad they don't get to do it very often.

- Omar Gaither was a beast last night. 8 tackles (including two where he blew up Clinton Portis).

- Avant's getting it done. 5 catches last night, giving him 8 for the year. That's 5 more than Reggie Brown.


The bad:

- There was a lot of talk about Marty Morninwheg calling the plays this year. Guess all the talk was wrong, huh? Wiz attempted 46 passes last night. Typical Big Red playcalling.

- B Dub had only 17 carries for only 96 yards. Why didn't Big Red keep the ball in his hands? He was clearly the Eagles' best offensive player on the field.

- The WRs couldn't get open often, but when they did, Wiz couldn't hit them.

- Reggie Brown took a HUGE step backwards so far this season. I think he just dropped another pass.

- Will James got toasted last night.

- The D-line wore down as the game went on.

- The defense managed just 1 sack for the game.

- Rocca averaged only 39 yards per punt. Where were the booming punts?


The ugly:

- The Eagles can't finish drives. They got into the red zone 4 times and got 9 points to show for it. The other FG was just outside the red zone.

- Wiz clearly isn't anywhere near healthy. His knee's still injured and his mechanics are way off. He threw off his back foot all night.

- While I'm on the subject, will Wiz learn to take something off of those passes? He could compensate a bit for the mechanical problems with that.

- Why did Big Red stop calling for the run? It was the only thing that regularly worked against Washington.

- What's up with the time out just before the half? Freezing the kicker? It apparently worked. He was so thoroughly frozen that Campbell threw a TD pass in place of a FG. With 9 years on the job, Big Red should've figured out clock management by now.

- With the exception of Kevin Kolb, the Eagles looked dejected going into the tunnel at halftime. That's a sign of a team with no heart.

- The Eagles didn't get a first down in the 2nd half until there were barely more than 5 minutes in the 3rd quarter.

- Paging Tony Hunt...paging Tony Hunt. Where was he last night?

- Kearse had 0, that's z-e-r-o tackles last night. What happened to The Freak?


Did you notice...

- Wiz limping at the end of a 3rd quarter scramble?

- This bit of dialogue between Mike Tirico and Charles Barkley.
Tirico: "If the Eagles didn't lose two fumbles last week, they would've beaten Green Bay."
Barkley: "If I didn't eat so much, I wouldn't be fat!"

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

- Paging Tony Hunt...paging Tony Hunt. Where was he last night?

He was rocking the street clothes on the sideline.  Deactivated.

Did you notice...

- Wiz limping at the end of a 3rd quarter scramble?

- This bit of dialogue between Mike Tirico and Charles Barkley.
Tirico: "If the Eagles didn't lose two fumbles last week, they would've beaten Green Bay."
Barkley: "If I didn't eat so much, I wouldn't be fat!"

Yes, everyone watching the game noticed both of those things, I'm sure.  Neither were subtle in any way.

[rjs246]

Here are my observations from last night:

1. McNabb sucks and shouldn't be playing right now. If he's hurt or rusty or whatever he is hurting the team with every snap that he takes.
2. William James is atrocious.
3. Westbrook is good.
4. The defense is better than I thought it was, but is still not good enough to make up for the abortion on offense.
5. Andy Reid is an idiot. To the point where it's almost impossible to believe some of the shtein he does. Freezing a kicker in the first half of a 6-3 game? In fact, I don't even think that he's trying right now.
6. The 'talent' in the return game is awful. They can't block there's no chance of any of the returners ever making anything happen on their own.
7. Neither Reggie Brown nor Kevin Curtis can handle the velocity of McNabb's passes, which hardly matters since his passes are so rarely anywhere near them.
8. Avant has hands. For real.
9. Kearse sucks.
10. Cole sucks.
11. Sav Rocca is the only player I'm actually rooting for.

[ice grillin you]

1. i think dpierce should kill himself

[Don Ho]

Here are my observations from last night:
6. The 'talent' in the return game is awful. They can't block there's no chance of any of the returners ever making anything happen on their own.

couldn't agree with you more.  look like a bunch of guys playing musical chairs and no one wants to be out so they just slowly circle the chairs.  awful.

[The BIGSTUD]

Lost in the disaster last night is how good Buck was returning kicks. He looked better than anyone we've had since Reed was healthy in 04.

[methdeez]

Here's an observation:
That sucked and I am getting a new hobby.

[dpierce]

1. i think dpierce should kill himself

You first.

[Munson]

Good

1. Bunkley and Gaither look pretty good. Bunk/Patterson/Gaither should be a pretty solid middle for years.
2. Gocong. He hasn't made a lot of plays, but he also hasn't been getting exsposed. Not hearing his name called right now could be a good thing.
3. Brian Westbrook and the running game.

Bad

1. Everything else. Play calling sucks. Special Teams blocking is horrible. Reid needs to stop trying to pass so much with a QB who's coming off an ACL tear. icehole.

[Don Ho]

2. William James is atrocious. 

lamar latrelle >>>>>> will james

[PhillyandBCEagles]

Good: First preseason hockey game was last night

[Zanshin]

I observed that it felt essentially like the end of an era.

[MadMarchHare]

Think we can lure Cowher early?

farg it, I'd take Kotite back at this point.  Clueless has to work better than Useless.

[Sgt PSN]

The bad:

B Dub

No. 

[shorebird]

1. McNabb shouldn't be playing. He is obviously not healthy. Stick the ego in a sock and sitdown. Last night was the worst I've ever seen him play. He's not the most accurate passer when he's 100%. Last night the way he was throwing was embarrassing. I guarantee Feeley could have done better, I don't care how open his receivers were. McNabb was hanging them out to dry big time, throwing over their heads and behind them. By the time the fourth quarter came, it was too little too late. Campbell made McNabb look like a high schooler.

2. Reid shouldn't be coaching. Go the farg home. Try to be a father to your incarcerated, and drug addict kids. His gameplan was the worse I've ever seen. His farging press conference was even worse. If he actually believes what he says, fire him now. I can't even stand to look at him and hear his monotone bullshtein. I don't give a farg how many championship games he's been in, or Superbowls. He is coaching like a complete farging idiot, and his drafts are even worse. I couldn't believe what I was seeing last night. Pass after pass. When is he ever going to get it through his thick, fat farging head that you have to run the ball to win?

3. The D could be pretty good if they could play with a lead of more than 6 pts. and weren't getting wore out.

4. Cambell to Moss is a pretty great hookup for the taterskins. Moss is a burner that gets open a lot, and Campbell can drop it right in his breadbasket. Why the farg can't Reid draft a receiver the likes of Moss? I remember when he came out, I wanted him more than any other receiver in the draft. He'd be perfect in this offense.

5. If Andy Reid eats one more cheesteak, he might blow the farg up. DAMN, he's one fat ass bitch. I bet his waist size is closer to 60" than it is 50"