Debacle in Denver

What a disaster yesterday.

This thing goes far, far beyond McNabb. Reid has a lot to answer for this year. His coaching and decision making have been disastrous.

What happened to the unstoppable offense from last year? Its not just McNabb isn’t mobile. Running plays have been nonexistent. The team has come out disorganized and discombobulated. How can you allow teams to score 20+ points on you in the first 1 and half quarters – twice! How can you be leading the Chargers by ten points through 3 quarters and wind up throwing the ball 50 times including 25 straight?!

McNabb has never been great in picking up blitzes and getting to his hot read. And now that he’s not mobile enough to scramble its become doubly bad. But really, how hard is it to throw it up and let TO or G. Lewis run after it? If he can’t throw across his body or downfield then he needs to sit, get the surgery, let Detmer and/or McMahon play – and get ready for the playoffs.

The saving grace – the only saving grace is that, realistically, the Eagles record is right about where everyone expected it to be. (maybe not how they got to that record, but the end result is in line). Rich Hoffman’s 11-5 prediction included losses at Atlanta, at Dallas, and at Denver. Some even had the Eagles down for a loss at KC. Hoffman also had them losing at NY and at Arizona.

Thankfully, the NFC as a whole isn’t a strong conference this year, but the East is becoming much harder than projected. The Giants defense is still suspect, but Manning looks like the real deal. I still don’t know what to make of the ass kicking Bledsoe…Bledsoe! gave us down in Dallas.

Huge game vs. the Skins this Sunday night.