Eagles 20, Redskins 12!! Errr… wait a minute…
I mean Redskins 20, Eagles 12. Ugh… I’m afraid this is going to turn into a loooonnnnnggggg season.
I don’t know what the issue is. The most obvious is the same thing that has plagued the Eagles in the past: dropped passes. The Eagles coaches have said (for years) that their system doesn’t require top-tier wide receivers, but I don’t buy it. I know we hate to mention him, but T.O. is a great example of what can happen when a great wide receiver is paired up with McNabb… on the other hand, Garcia did pretty good last year with the same players…
Which brings up McNabb… is this it? I don’t think so. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt since he’s not 100% yet. But time will tell…
Finally, we have Coach Reid. In the news conference afterwards, he really looked rattled / scared. He was giving his usual “it’s my fault. I take full responsiblity. blah blah blah” - but this time it wasn’t quite the same monotone delivery - it was a bit frantic. I think he sees pissed off Philly fans looking at him and he doesn’t have an answer.
I personnally think that he needs to be with his family. I can’t imagine keeping my own head straight if something happened to one of my kids. There is no way he can mentally be in the game with all of the things that are going on with his sons. He should take a leave of absence and let Mornhinweg run the team for this season. They say he has delegated tasks to the other coaches, but come on. Give it up and hopefully we can pull out of this.
