The 2010 Point and Laugh at the Eagles thread

[PhillyPhreak54]

And now he said that there is not shot and linked Reuben Frank's article that PG posted

[Diomedes]

who shot ML?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mike Vick?

[MDS]

[Diomedes]

Hard to read, but I think it says

"It leaves you with the enhanced sensation of understanding the defining financial scandal of the era."

The last line is just too goddamn small too read.

In related news, I recently played a party game called Munchkins, which was fun.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Les does a good job of capturing the debacle that was Sunday in writing:

The bottom line: Eagles' screwups like clockwork


By Les Bowen
Philadelphia Daily News

Daily News Sports Columnist

There are two ways to look at the delay-of-game follies that kept the Eagles from trying to score a touchdown on fourth-and-goal from inside the taterskins' 1 Sunday, just before halftime.

You can focus on the oddities, such as the fact that the two officials who ran up from each side as LeSean McCoy went down were indicating the ball should be spotted inches from the goal line, but after a long review it ended up (more or less correctly, replay showed) being spotted a couple feet farther away, close to the 1. Also, after the timeout, the play clock started with the Eagles on the sideline, arguing the spot, which is not the norm in these situations.

Or, you can take the longer view, as most fans seem to - another Andy Reid clock disaster, regardless of the spotting of the ball or the starting of the clock.

That's where you encounter Reid at his most stubborn. It was clear from the coach's day-after news conference that he does not regard this as a continuing problem, making him perhaps the only person on the planet with such a view.

"Well, like I said, THIS is my fault," Reid said, responding to a question about repeated problems with time management. "It's completely my fault, so I'll live with that."

Later, Reid was asked if he has ever considered designating someone on his staff to watch the play clock, tug his sleeve when a problem starts to develop. This question brought an annoyed smirk and a quick end to the news conference.

"Yes, we do," Reid said. "We make sure we look at the clock."

Since Reid then got up and walked off the NovaCare stage, it was impossible to discern whether he meant there is, in fact, an assistant charged with that responsibility, or if he was just insulted by the question.

What is hard to picture is the conversation Reid has with meticulous Joe Banner after something like this happens, and why Banner hasn't forced the matter. Is Reid going to resign if management makes him seek a clock reminder? Kinda doubt that.

For a lot of fans, an enduring image from Sunday's fiasco will be Donovan McNabb on the other sideline, making the delay-of-game sign, with an "I've seen this before" look on his face. But of course, McNabb undercut his gloating credentials by burning two timeouts early in the third quarter and running out of bounds instead of sliding to a stop, as he tried to run down the clock at the end.

At least we no longer have to watch BOTH of them work their time-management magic each week.



Developing Story Lines


-- The Eagles' oddly constructed roster bit them in the rear end of their defense, seventh-round rookie Kurt Coleman entrusted with deep coverage on a 57-yard strike. Coleman is one of three safeties on a team that seems to be trying to corner the market on reserve corners.

-- Jason Peters is "working his tail off," Andy Reid said, is not taking lazy penalties, but "we" need to "stay disciplined and focused with hands in the holding category - making sure that we're tight with the hands." Then Reid implied that Peters' penalty-fest this year (five in four games) has to do with the movement of the umpire from near the linebackers to the offensive backfield. But Peters was among the league's most-penalized o-linemen last year, with nine accepted penalties, according to Stats Inc., and that was before the umpire moved. "He'll work through this," Reid pledged.

-- The Eagles exited Sunday tied for second in the NFL in penalty yardage, with 319, proudly sharing the silver medal podium with the Cardinals, behind league leader Tennessee (344). The Birds' total of 34 penalties ranked third.

-- So, all you have to do to make an elite receiving corps less than ordinary is to play Cover 2? Then the game becomes an endless series of dump-offs? Is this a rule?

-- This defense will look much better when Stewart Bradley gets back on the field. What's that? He was?



Who Knew?



That Bobby April could do what opposing coaches couldn't for the past 2 years - turn DeSean Jackson into Reno Mahe?



Obscure Stat



When Owen Schmitt's receiving yardage (43 on Sunday) surpasses the combined total of DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin (34), the Eagles are 0-1.



Extra Point

Sean McDermott tried to tell us how proud he was of how his defense battled Sunday, but McDermott's heart really didn't seem to be in it.

The Eagles' defense looked good in the second half for two reasons: Washington made the correct calculation that it had all the points it needed after scoring 17 on its first three possessions, and Donovan McNabb, after looking great during what should have been the hard part, the first half of his return, suddenly needed GPS to find a receiver in the second half, with a double-digit lead. (That's life with No. 5, Washington media. You guys have fun.)

The Eagles showed their adjusting and improving to be a mirage on the taterskins' final drive. Kevin Kolb had just put them back into the game with a TD pass to Brent Celek. The taterskins then got the ball at their 16, 4 minutes and 4 seconds remaining. McNabb scrambled 18 yards on third and 4. The Eagles burned their three timeouts on the series.

Then, with no possibility Washington was going to pass, former practice squad back Ryan Torain gained 13 yards on his next two carries, and another first down. If Stephon Heyer hadn't false-started (or if McNabb had slid down at the end of his scramble, instead of motoring out of bounds), the Eagles might never have gotten the ball back.

Most disturbing was to hear McDermott after the game, and Andy Reid yesterday, reference "getting off blocks" as if this were some sort of technical adjustment. When a defensive player needs to do a better job of getting off blocks, in layman's terms, that means he needs to stop getting his butt kicked. This isn't something you resolve through film study. Either you have enough sand to get the ball back when your offense needs it, or you don't.

Right now, the Eagles don't.

[smeags]

-- The Eagles exited Sunday tied for second in the NFL in penalty yardage, with 319, proudly sharing the silver medal podium with the Cardinals, behind league leader Tennessee (344). The Birds' total of 34 penalties ranked third.

nice

[Diomedes]

When Owen Schmitt's receiving yardage surpasses the combined total of DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin, the Eagles are 0-1.

ha

[Sgt PSN]

I've been pretty impressed with Schmitt so far, especially as a reciever. 

[Diomedes]

I'd rather be impressed with him as a lead blocker.  But that's crazy talk.

[MDS]

scary thing even if they fire reid all they're going to do is hire someone loyal to bannier inc.

there is no other way to get the job now.

[General_Failure]

Bell does just fine picking up a yard by himself.

[DH]

Lynch to the Seahawks.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Lynch to the Seahawks.

Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the Seahawks have finagled Lynch from the Bills for a fourth-round pick in 2011 and a conditional pick in 2012.

FAIL

[MDS]

haha

too good

can't give up those fourth rounders, much too valuable