Reid's Judgement

What a brutal game to watch. The only thing that kept it interesting was the knowledge that the Eagles were able to come back from a similarly deep deficit last week. It was not to be.

Hopefully, this was like the Pittsburgh game last year. A game on the road that was an anomaly in being vastly outplayed on both sides of the ball. Still, there are several questions that must be asked of Andy Reid:

Why not challenge the Cowboys' second TD, the one that went to Terry Glenn beating Lito Sheppard? Replays looked like Glenn's right foot landed out of bounds before his shoulder landed in the end zone. A huge play, that might have been overturned. It was the first half, so why not burn a time out in the hopes of keeping the Cowboys from a TD?

This is protecting Donovan McNabb?!@!??!??! Sending an obviously hobbled #5 back out on to the field with 5 minutes to go down by 23 points? Are you kidding me?! THe decision is even more nonsensical when you consider that McNabb finally was pulled with 2 minutes to go.

Speaking of which, why were Westbrook and/or TO in the game at the end either? It's garbage time. Maybe I can understand TO to pad his numbers and to keep him happy, but Westbrook? C'mon! Which reminds me - why did LJ Smith get put back in with less than 5 minutes to go!?!?! Guy has an ankle injury and is supposedly the #3 option in the offense. Why put him at risk when there is so little reward in a game that is totally out of reach.

More broadly, what is it about Reid and playing guys who are injured and exacerbating their injuries. First was the totally incomprehensible Akers debacle. And how about McNabb on a broken ankle and now McNabb with the sports hernia today.

The Eagles ultimate goal is the Super Bowl. Reid better think long and hard about having McNabb get the surgery this week so he's fully recovered for the stretch and playoff drive. What's the point of getting to the playoffs if you don't have a healthy McNabb? There is no breakout team in the NFC so even Detmer should be able to hold the fort and win some games till McNabb gets back.