Patriots....Enough Said

This game is going to be the biggest challenge the Eagles have faced all year.

Especially with all of our injuries.

I'm not trying to make excuses here, but anytime you're playing without Michael Vick, Jeremy Maclin, and DRC questionable, it doesn't help. Not to mention the fact that Nnamdi Asomugha is a game time decision. I think you can see my concern here. Brandon Hughes against Tom Brady? Yikes. Luckily for us, the Pats receivers aren't very good. The main focus should be Gronkowski and Welker. The Nnamdi injury wouldn't be as bad if DRC wasn't banged up.

Vince Young. Andy Reid needs to make sure he does a similar game plan as last week. Short passes, with the occasional DeSean Jackson pass deep down the sideline.

This game should come down to our defense, and LeSean McCoy. Our best chance of scoring is with Shady, and the longer we can keep Tom Brady off the field, the better. We need long drives on offense, and turnovers on defense. That is how we win this game. Just don't play sloppy.

Perform.

An Ounce of Hope

Riley Cooper's touchdown catch capped off an 18 play drive in the fourth quarter.

Being 4-6 is no cup of tea, trust me. Especially since we've had the opportunity to close out all but one of our games, and failed each time. Until Sunday night, that is.

Gosh, it sure does feel good to beat the Giants.

All you can do is enjoy this. The Eagles' season is a disappointment, obviously, and the playoffs are looking out of reach. But there is still a chance.

But that chance is slim as Philly is banged up and facing off against Tom Brady and the Pats on Sunday.

But what the heck, let's just enjoy a quality win.

Hop Aboard the Pain Train

This already disappointing season is getting worse.

As if it wasn't bad enough, things seem to just be getting worse. The injury bug has finally bit the Eagles, and it just so happen to bite three superstars.

Jeremy Maclin suffered a shoulder and hamstring injury last week against Arizona. He did not practice Thursday, and most likely will not play against the Giants Sunday night. He's listed as questionable.

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie tore some ligaments last week. He is listed as questionable, but it's almost a guarantee he will not play. It also doesn't help his case that he didn't practice Thursday either.

As I wrote earlier in the week, Vick broke two ribs last Sunday. He was another Eagle that did not practice Thursday. He too is listed as questionable. The opinion of most people is that he will not play against the Giants. However, the Eagles' offensive coordinator, Marty Mornhinweg, said that Vick did not have to practice to play Sunday. It would not surprise me if the Eagles were just doing this as a strategy to hopefully throw off the Giants gameplan. They may hope the Giants over prepare for vick, and under prepare for Young.

No matter who plays, we'll see if the Eagles have given up on their season yet, or still want to play come Sunday night.

Vick Proves Toughness, But Will He Play?

I wonder which hurts more, his ribs, or the loss?

It has been reported that Michael Vick broke two ribs on the second play of Sunday's game, and told no one. He played the entire game with two broken ribs. Now that's tough. Vick has been criticized before for not being tough enough.

I guess he proved his critics wrong.

The injury is most likely the reason for Vick's inaccuracies on Sunday, although he was not willing to put all the blame on the injury.

While his effort seems heroic, what does this mean for the Eagles upcoming game against the Giants? Vick's status is unclear for Sunday night's game. Here's what it means for the Eagles. If he plays, we still have hope. If he doesn't, the season is pretty much over. Why? It's because Vince Young stinks. He is just awful. I, along with the majority of Eagles' fans, believe that Kafka should get the start if Vick is unable to play.

Earlier in the season when Vick went down, Kafka came in and almost led a comeback against the Falcons. If it weren't for a Jeremy Maclin drop, he would have led a comeback against the Falcons.

However, when Vick was "hurt" (London Fletcher, a LB for the Redskins, acted as if Vick were injured), Young came in. What did he do? On his first pass play, he was sacked. On his second pass play? He threw a terrible interception, that put the Skins deep in Eagles territory. Fortunately for him, the Eagles got the ball back and no damage was done.

All in all, the next couple of days should be very interesting.

Fire Andy Reid; Fire Juan Castillo

Now Andy, you of all people should not be pointing fingers.

I hate to even say it. I've always defended Andy, but not this time. I give him credit, the benching of Jackson was gutsy. It was something fresh. But after 13 seasons, this town needs something fresh. A new coach. Sure, we've won a lot under Reid, but that's plagued by all the disappointments over the years. This year especially. However, Lurie loves Andy, so it's a stretch Reid gets fired anytime soon.

Get your pitchforks Philly, because it looks like we'll have to run him out of town.

Next up, Juan Can'tcoach-illo. Er, I mean Castillo. This guy is a part to do with my desire for Andy Reid to be fired. Andy hired him from the O-Line to the defensive coordinator. An obvious questionable decision. At first, I liked the move. Just because I watched Castillo head-butt a linebacker with his helmet on. I liked how firey he was.

Now, I realize it would help if he knew what he was doing.

I'm not entirely against the wide nine. I'm against the constant defensive strategy changes. Also, why was Nnamdi permanently on Fitgerald on Sunday? He can do it better than anyone else on our team, so let him do it.

All in all, this is pathetic. It's time to move foreword.

The Cards Come To Town

The Eagles square off against the Cardinals Sunday at 1:00.

Another week, yet another must win. But this time, it's against the lowly Cardinals. The Cards come into this game with a 2-6 record. They have yet to win an away game. While the Eagles are just 3-5 themselves, these are two completely different teams. The Eagles have won only one of their four games at home so far, but this game is very one-sided.

The key to this game is easily the fourth quarter. The Birds are dead last in the league as far as being outscored in the fourth quarter. That's pathetic. That means they are behind the Colts in that category, a team that has yet to win a game. So expect the Eagles to go up big early, but allow some points late in the game.

I've got the Birds winning this one, 37-23.

Another Painful Day



The look of every Eagles fan right now.

The Eagles blew it, again. Another heartbreaking loss as Philly fell to the Bears 30-24...and people wonder why we are the way we are. I think you'd be irate too if your team always found new ways to lose. This is a never-ending saga.

Seriously.

Sure, the Eagles had turnovers, but so did the Bears. Other than the turnovers, I feel as if we played well. There was more zone coverage by the Eagles than I would have liked to seen, but otherwise the coaching staff did their job right.

It's just disheartening. This team IS good, I promise you that. We've just lost close games to elite teams. Games that we should have one. Almost every single one of those games we blew a fourth quarter lead.

In the words of Kanye West, "Welcome to Heartbreak".

The Eagles will be back, either later this year, or next year. What everybody should expect is for us Eagles fans to be fired up, and filled with even more hate. Just because everyone is hating on us. People that don't know us, don't understand us, or how much this team means to us. We live and die with this team.

All we can do is just tough it out, and wait for it to be our turn again.