Sunday, September 24, 2006

Tennessee?

Been thinking about that loss Sunday and I guess I'm not the only one
that's been thinking back to the similarities to the Tennessee opener in
2002, when the Eagles blew a 14 point lead after Reid started calling a
lot of running plays in the 2nd half (that were working, just that the
RB fumbled). Reid then promised not to make that mistake again and since
that time we've seen 75% pass, 25% run calls (or so it seems). Also,
some defensive breakdowns, etc.

Granted, it was on the road rather than at home, but still a collapse
against playoff caliber teams.

Below is what the philly paper had on the Titans game. Hopefully we can
bounce back and not come out flat against the Niners. Very encouraging
that for 3 quarters we dominated the Giants and moved the ball at will.
But then...

What he meant: "Hey, remember the season-opener in '02 when we blew a
14-point, second-half lead to the freaking Titans? We ended up winning
12 games that year and making it to the NFC Championship Game. And we
had James Thrash and Todd Pinkston as our starting wideouts and
320-pound ocean liner Levon Kirkland playing middle linebacker that
year. Things could be a lot worse."

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