Sunday, November 16th was a bittersweet day. Greg Robinson's time in Central New York ran out, while in Southern Ohio, the Philadelphia Eagles somehow managed to TIE the freaking Cincinnati Bengals 13-13. Andy Reid's game plans now resemble his diet plans -- as he managed to call 56 pass plays versus 18 runs.
This has the Captain and the Russianator (talking in the third person rules) fired up. First, let's get to the Captain:
This game was for the Birds.....
As a resident of Pennsyltucky and a former Central New Yorker, I follow the Eagles. I am confused to how / why there isn't more scrutiny around the coaching/leadership of the organization. Does anyone else notice the similarities between Andy Reid and GRob?
How the Eagles are over .500 is a mystery. What is more of a mystery is why there is a false sense of security around the short yardage packages that are inserted weekly, ( weakly..) The Eagles are not a power running team, and yet 3 of their losses this year were due to the fact that Andy Reid thinks they are (CHI, WAS, NYG).
There were also flashes of this fantasy power running game today at Cincy. A tie, what a joke. High caliber teams get the job done week in, week out....period. Cincy is a team that the Birds should've beat by at least 14. Here are some lowlights from the game ....
- Donovan McNabb is newly colorblind. Apparently he got a memo stating that the new team colors were orange and black, not green and white.
- Also, Philly instituted a don't use your best receiver/runner plan for the day. McNabb had 58 pass attempts when Westbrook, the team's best player ends up with 3 receptions and 14 carries.
- Anyone know how the highest scoring kicker in the NFL is ???? That's right David Akers. Just as long as he's inside 40 yards, he money. 41 yards plus, not so much. What does this show us? Lots of red zone attempts, no few touchdowns.
- Time of possession PHI 33 CIN just under 42.
- Highlight here... The Eagles are the 2nd least penalized team in the league...wait, let me check .... 8 penalties today = 60 yards.. my mistake, lowlight.
It has been a rough sports year thus far for this friend of the idiot, I'm going to drink Woodchuck till I pass out.
- The Captain
Russianator
The Eagles problems are really simple - the league has Reid figured out - and he refuses to change. 10 years into his regime the team still can't run a 2 minute offense, the imbalance between running and passing is something even Mike Leach would laugh at, the receivers didn't have a good day, and I'm as big a fan of Donovan McNabb as you'll find - but he's been pretty bad lately. Today Reid punted with a minute and half left in overtime. It was 4th and 1 and he punted. A tie doesn't do them any good, it's effectively a loss, yet the fat man punted.
I'm sure McNabb agreed with it because I saw Don on Sportscenter and he DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A TIE. I mean come on, did he think they were going to play forever? That game wasn't going to end unless a defense scored. McNabb even
made a comment that he would hate to see a tie in the playoffs or Superbowl.
Uh Don.........in that case they keep playing, but the way things are going, it's not something your team is going to have to worry about. Hey, Greg Robinson is available, maybe he can help...........
This has the Captain and the Russianator (talking in the third person rules) fired up. First, let's get to the Captain:
This game was for the Birds.....
As a resident of Pennsyltucky and a former Central New Yorker, I follow the Eagles. I am confused to how / why there isn't more scrutiny around the coaching/leadership of the organization. Does anyone else notice the similarities between Andy Reid and GRob?
How the Eagles are over .500 is a mystery. What is more of a mystery is why there is a false sense of security around the short yardage packages that are inserted weekly, ( weakly..) The Eagles are not a power running team, and yet 3 of their losses this year were due to the fact that Andy Reid thinks they are (CHI, WAS, NYG).
There were also flashes of this fantasy power running game today at Cincy. A tie, what a joke. High caliber teams get the job done week in, week out....period. Cincy is a team that the Birds should've beat by at least 14. Here are some lowlights from the game ....
- Donovan McNabb is newly colorblind. Apparently he got a memo stating that the new team colors were orange and black, not green and white.
- Also, Philly instituted a don't use your best receiver/runner plan for the day. McNabb had 58 pass attempts when Westbrook, the team's best player ends up with 3 receptions and 14 carries.
- Anyone know how the highest scoring kicker in the NFL is ???? That's right David Akers. Just as long as he's inside 40 yards, he money. 41 yards plus, not so much. What does this show us? Lots of red zone attempts, no few touchdowns.
- Time of possession PHI 33 CIN just under 42.
- Highlight here... The Eagles are the 2nd least penalized team in the league...wait, let me check .... 8 penalties today = 60 yards.. my mistake, lowlight.
It has been a rough sports year thus far for this friend of the idiot, I'm going to drink Woodchuck till I pass out.
- The Captain
Russianator
The Eagles problems are really simple - the league has Reid figured out - and he refuses to change. 10 years into his regime the team still can't run a 2 minute offense, the imbalance between running and passing is something even Mike Leach would laugh at, the receivers didn't have a good day, and I'm as big a fan of Donovan McNabb as you'll find - but he's been pretty bad lately. Today Reid punted with a minute and half left in overtime. It was 4th and 1 and he punted. A tie doesn't do them any good, it's effectively a loss, yet the fat man punted.
I'm sure McNabb agreed with it because I saw Don on Sportscenter and he DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS A TIE. I mean come on, did he think they were going to play forever? That game wasn't going to end unless a defense scored. McNabb even
made a comment that he would hate to see a tie in the playoffs or Superbowl.Uh Don.........in that case they keep playing, but the way things are going, it's not something your team is going to have to worry about. Hey, Greg Robinson is available, maybe he can help...........
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