Boneheaded playcalls courtesy of Andy Reid

[MDS]

does the no challenge on the pimp fumble fall below the 2 random spot challenges last year against dallas?

to my knowledge that had to be single worst andy in game decision which is obviously saying something

it was the worst non challenge call ive ever seen in my life...it would have been a normal bad call if they were down by three....down by 14 in the FIRST HALF its a no brainer...the dooks up in the box have nothing to do with it....the flag flies right away

how much of a nightmare would it have been if the eagles lost this game and all week on espn instead of watching highlites of pimp straddling the goal line and red cheeked coach yelling at punter we instead had to watch andy reids green bay ring put a red flag back in his fat love handled challenged pocket

it was the second half (down by 14 early 4th qtr i believe), but yes ... its somethings were not talking about even though we sort of should be.

[ice grillin you]

yeah it was the third drive of the second half...i dont know what i was thinking...the main point tho is that saving timeouts there should have been the least thing you were worried about....yes they came back and won but no one on earth thought that was gonna happen...you have to try and keep the ball there

[QB Eagles]

Yeah I thought the Eagles had a chance until that utterly MORONIC decision by Reid.

and that's ballgame

farg you andy

Still cant believe the eagles won that shtein. This is the greatest. Forget all of Pimp's other amazing accomplishments, ReidCo owes him huge money for this huge bailout alone.

[ice grillin you]

your quote qb is verbatim what we were sayin at the bar

[Eagles_Legendz]

Yep I turned to my buddies and angrily screamed about Reid and the game being over.

My girl actually got up and left.  Had to go get her late in the game since everyone thought it was done.

[fansince61]

The most amazing game I have seen.  The eagles won in spite of the coach

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Ok, he gets a -1 for the game.  Two missed challenges but a brilliant decision here:

Head coach Andy Reid told April to be ready for the onsides kick after Jeremy Maclin scored the first of his two touchdowns in the third quarter. After Michael Vick's 65-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brent Celek made the score 31-17, Reid sought out April.

"Are we ready for it?" Reid asked.

"I said, yeah. Absolutely. The guys are prepared," April said. "He said let's do it."

[smeags]

gotta admit i wondered why reid wanted to try to drive down the field at the end of the 1st half.

meh.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I was arguing with my dad over that.  He thought taking a knee was the better choice.  I thought it showed belief in the team to make something happen if nothing else.  It backfired, but the non-overturn was complete bullshtein, so I don't blame Reid for it.

[smeags]

yeah i hear that side of it but the eagles couldn't do anything really to that point and i thought it would be better to just call it a half and try to regroup. just get ready for the 2nd half as the eagles were receiving the ball.

but yeah, the non-overturn was complete shtein.

call it a push then ?

[ice grillin you]

yeah cause andy is so awesome at making halftime adjustments

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

yeah i hear that side of it but the eagles couldn't do anything really to that point and i thought it would be better to just call it a half and try to regroup. just get ready for the 2nd half as the eagles were receiving the ball.

but yeah, the non-overturn was complete shtein.

call it a push then ?

I disagree.  It's pretty clear to me that this team can score from anywhere on the field.  Losers take a knee to regroup at halftime.  Winners try to win.

[SD]

yeah cause andy is so awesome at making halftime adjustments

You can't even credit the second half offense to Reid and Morningwood. They basically went with the same scheme but Vick played the X factor.

McDermott deserves credit for his second half adjustments. Why he didn't stick with what worked the first time in the first half I don't know, but his blitzes started to get there and Manning sucks when he has people in his face. Domowitch broke the D's performance down with this article:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20101220_Paul_Domowitch__Between_the_tackles__Defense_takes_aggressive_approach_in_second_half.html

[Tomahawk]

yeah i hear that side of it but the eagles couldn't do anything really to that point and i thought it would be better to just call it a half and try to regroup. just get ready for the 2nd half as the eagles were receiving the ball.

but yeah, the non-overturn was complete shtein.

call it a push then ?

I disagree.  It's pretty clear to me that this team can score from anywhere on the field.  Losers take a knee to regroup at halftime.  Winners try to win.

Truth

[TexasEagle]

yeah cause andy is so awesome at making halftime adjustments

You can't even credit the second half offense to Reid and Morningwood. They basically went with the same scheme but Vick played the X factor.

McDermott deserves credit for his second half adjustments. Why he didn't stick with what worked the first time in the first half I don't know, but his blitzes started to get there and Manning sucks when he has people in his face. Domowitch broke the D's performance down with this article:

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20101220_Paul_Domowitch__Between_the_tackles__Defense_takes_aggressive_approach_in_second_half.html

I wonder if McDermott is so jaded by the secondary that he's scared to blitz when/ as often as he should. In addition to having the corners play the softest coverage I've ever seen they rarely blitz when they should. I'm thinking that's a big part of why the 3rd down and red zone D is so pathetic.