Bring on the Giants!

This is the matchup we Eagles fans want! In past meetings Plaxico was the difference maker. He killed the Eagles. Now his absence will kill the Giants. Look for the Eagles to remain balanced in attacking the Super Bowl Champs. A healthy mix of Westbrook to keep the D-Line of the Giants honest is the key. Don't be shocked if Westbrook breaks some long runs against the G-men and their blitz happy scheme. BRING ON BIG BLUE!

McNabb

I hate this benching. McNabb deserves better. He has played poorly the last two games, but this is a great defense they were playing against. The whole thing stinks of Reid looking for a scapegoat.

Close Game, Eagles Lose - What Else is New?

The Eagles lose another close game. The Eagles can not convert in short yardage. Over and over again this is the case. The run defense was disappointing early. This is a discouraging loss. Thank goodness the Phillies won the World Series!!

What we must do to beat the Jints!

1. McNabb has to be on from the first snap. We can't afford to throw balls into the ground or miss open receivers early. Likewise, the receivers can't drop balls we which we have done at a record pace.
2. STOP BURRESS!!!! Plaxico kills us. He cannot be allowed to have another 100 yard receiving day against us. He kills us more than any receiver in the league.
3. Get to Manning. The Giants protect pretty well. Jimmy Johnson has to dial up the blitz early and often.
4. Stop Boss! TE's in general have hurt us, and it seems Boss has been more active lately. Don't lose track of him

All the cliches apply - no turnovers, play great special teams, get good field position, etc., but we need to take care of the above three points in order to win this game.

2 solid wins

The win over Atlanta was a win over a solid football team. Michael Turner and Jerious Norwood are good running backs and Matt Ryan is the real deal. I think he is going to be a good quarterback in the NFL for a long time. How nice was the bad call in favor of the Eagles at the end of that game?? How nice was it to have a bad call go against someone other than the Eagles!?

Seattle stinks. Having said that, the defense was stellar forcing 12 straight punts. After a bad start, McNabb was awesome. 349 yards is impressive against anyone. Maybe we should start Brent Cellek rather than LJ Smith! It was nice having a TE involved in the offense.

Giants this week!

Bye Week

The Bye week could not have come at a better time. Before the season began, I really thought we would be 5-1/4-2 going into the bye. However, all is not lost. the NFC East has come down to earth, and the Eagles have survived without Westbrook. Atlanta is a much tougher opponent than I thought they would be. Turner is a stud, and Ryan has shown a lot of moxy. Roddy White is an emerging star, and the Atlanta defense has been solid.

On another note, I am rooting hard for these Phils to end our 25 year championship drought. I should mention to those fans of Philadelphia sports - Seattle has gone 27 years without a championship (with no relieve in sight) and Cleveland has gone 44 years since their city was the best at anything! Have faith!

Tight End????

The hot rumour is the Eagles are in on the Gonzalez talks. I am 100% for Tony G. landing in Philly. As I may have mentioned in past posts, LJ is a huge disappointment. We don't have a stud number 1 receiver (Dejean is coming, however!) so we need someone to take people out of the box. Who better? Gonzalez creates match up problems for teams that want to blitz (i.e. Giants), Cover 2 teams, and teams that want to gang up on Westbrook (I.E. EVERYBODY!!). The Chiefs are asking for a 3rd rounder. The Eagles have an extra number 1 that, we all know, the Eagles will trade on draft day for numerous picks. Spend now, and we are right there this year. We are in great shape after Giant, Redskin, and Cowboy losses. Make the move!