Racists Talk II

[ice grillin you]

the worst thing that could have ever happened was for tampa to have won in the early game...the eagles are a bunch of gutless losers and tampa losing that game just made the pressure that much more intense on the team

[pinoyboy2pt0]

forgot to say, the playcalling was great too.

for example, on the play that djax almost got killed, 2 & 7, reid has 3 wr's split to the left, all of them ran 20 yard routes.  it was probably the same example of zesty playcalling and three and outs and pass pass pass punt throughout the entire game.  7 yards to go, have each wr run 20 yard routes.  all of them straight routes too.  on the next play, reid calls a 7 yard route for reggie brown and, low and behold, first down. 

it's so funny to watch this team.  when i'm watching it with other people, and it's like 2 & 5 or 3rd and 3, i'll say, watch all the wr's, they'll all go right off the screen.  so you have 3-5 yards to go, and all of them are told to run 20 yard routes. 

you fat farging genius.  reggie brown is probably on his way out, he should have called reid a "genius", that would have been awesome.

[ice grillin you]

just got finished watching the game again...the eagles passed on 29 of their last 30 plays of the game and the one run was a shotgun draw to westbrook...its just ludicrous....i mean no one would believe you if you told them a team did that

[Magical_Retard]

just got finished watching the game again...the eagles passed on 29 of their last 30 plays of the game and the one run was a shotgun draw to westbrook...its just ludicrous....i mean no one would believe you if you told them a team did that

And that last run was when they had about 3 min left and 1 timeout.

[mussa]

establishing a run game means you will have runs of no gain or under 5 yards. just because when they decided to run and only got 2 yards, doesn't mean its not working. the whole point is to keep at it until you break something. when they decided to run, it was always in bad or typical situations and they were consistently in 3rd and long. at least strive to get 3rd and short if your going to always throw short.

[reese125]

Juan Castillo should get promoted after the year

[Feva]

Please, fire this man...

Phil Sheridan: Beat taterskins? Reid passes


By Phil Sheridan
Inquirer Sports Columnist

LANDOVER, Md. - Last week, Washington's Jim Zorn said he felt like "the worst coach in America" after his team lost to the Cincinnati Bengals. Yesterday, Zorn beat Andy Reid, completing a sweep of the two-game series with the Eagles. Does that make Reid the worst coach in America? Of course not. He's the winningest coach in Eagles history. You can't just discount that. To pin this loss on Reid, you'd have to take a close look at how this 10-3 abomination came to pass.

And pass and pass and pass and pass.

The focus will be on the final 12 seconds, that final oh-so-close completion to Reggie Brown. But it should be on the preceding 59 minutes, 48 seconds, when Reid's offense was bullied and intimidated into its most embarrassing performance in a season full of contenders for that honor.

The Eagles started a three-game winning streak by running the ball more than Reid prefers, taking pressure off the slumping Donovan McNabb and giving his offensive line a chance to dictate the action for a change.

Now with a playoff berth there for the taking, Reid got back to his familiar balanced approach: He called passes as well as throws.

This topic has become as tiresome to write about as it is to watch on Sundays. It's half-tempting to cut-and-paste from the dozens of previous columns addressing the same point. But this game deserves special attention, because of the stakes and because of the sheer bullheadedness exhibited by Reid and offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg.

Consider these numbers: The Eagles called a total of 18 running plays and 29 passes compared to 44 runs and 31 throws by Washington. As a result, Washington dominated the game's time of possession, holding the ball 34 minutes, 45 seconds to the Eagles' 25:15. Washington had more first downs (22 to 14) and much better third-down success (11 of 19, to 5 for 12 for the Eagles).

Shocking? What if I told you those were the numbers from Washington's 23-17 victory over the Eagles in Philadelphia on Oct. 5?

Having lost to Washington 11 weeks ago by refusing to run the ball and control the line of scrimmage, Reid quite logically and rationally came into the rematch refusing to run the ball and control the line of scrimmage. It must have come as a huge shock to Reid and his offensive staff that the same result occurred.

Take away the two junk runs at the end of the first half and the Eagles called just 12 runs while attempting 48 passes (not counting two McNabb spikes). That's an 80/20 split, if you're interested in percentages. That's just stupid, if you're interested in adjective.

"Coach, I'm assuming he saw something that dictated we should pass the ball," running back Brian Westbrook said.

No doubt. The question is whether that something was in the videotape of Washington's defense or inside the coach's head. Washington lost each of its previous three games. The Giants ran the ball 35 times and won. Baltimore ran it 39 times and won. Cincinnati ran it 33 times and won.

The Eagles ran it 14 times - we'll throw in the two time-killers in the second quarter just to be charitable - and scored a total of 3 points and lost.

Fred Smoot, whose heads-up play kept Reggie Brown from scoring the tying touchdown as time ran out, was grateful. He looks over and sees Westbrook and that big offensive line and wonders why the Eagles don't run the ball more.

"To me, it shocks me," Smoot said. "Especially having a guy like 36 back there. My goodness. If I was a coach, I wouldn't have a game where he didn't touch the ball 25 times. I make sure I put the ball in his hands."

The game was well within the Eagles' reach throughout the fourth quarter. They had four possessions before the one that ended on the 1-inch line. Yes, they had bad field position each time. That's partly due to Washington punter Ryan Plackemeier, but it's also due to the Eagles' abject failure to move the ball enough to give themselves some space.

All four possessions: three pass plays and a punt.

"That's them," Smoot said. "When they're backed up, they throw their way out."

Smoot, his defensive teammates, and coordinator Greg Blache all knew that. They all knew they didn't have to bother defending against the run. Blache responded with a contained pass rush and dropped seven players into coverage.

It was that easy to smother Reid's offense and, in turn, the Eagles' progress toward a playoff berth.

Worst of all, it was that easy because Reid made it that easy. He repeated the mistakes that lost one game against Washington and gave this must-win game away. Reid managed to make the self-proclaimed "worst coach in America" the second-worst coach on the field.

Like I said before... it's just cruel at this point that we have to put up with this shtein.

[General_Failure]

Can we get Smoot for a head coach?

[shorebird]

How 'bout Riggo'??

[NC_Eagle]

Sigh, hasn't anyone ever told Reid that the passing game puts people in the seats, a running game (and solid D) wins championships?

[Feva]

Sigh, hasn't anyone ever told Reid that the passing game puts people in the seats, a running game (and solid D) wins championships?

Yes... Jeffrey Lurie... and that's exactly why Andy's getting away with doing what he's doing.

[QB Eagles]

I don't think the style of football exhibited on Sunday would put anyone in seats.

[Diomedes]

It would put the opponent's fans in Linc seats every week.  What does Lurie care as long as the tickets sell?

[NC_Eagle]

I don't think the style of football exhibited on Sunday would put anyone in seats.

I should have specified a WORKING passing attack...this would be hilarious if it was somebody else  team going through this

[MDS]

there are 4 police in full uni standing by danny boys luxury box. i had the great honor of sitting a few rows in front of it. amazing seats.

the other time i had kickass seats was in the first row of the upper level to the linc 50 yard line. that was for the mcnabb injury game in 2006 against the titans.

so two of the worst regular seasons games in recent memory i had great seats to. go jews with 12 inch cocks.