In the words of Roy Jones Jr. “Y’all Musta Forgot”, but I damn sure didn’t. Those who know me best can attest to my glass-half empty personality. With that being said, let me commence to raining on the parade of the Philadelphia Eagles and Coach Andy Reid. As an Eagles Fan, I am ecstatic about Sunday’s win against the midgets. But I haven’t forgotten about the things that pissed me off though.
(1) Andy Reid’s gross misuse of the red flag makes me want to scream. We witnessed this dude challenge a play in the first quarter of a game because he didn’t like the spot, yet on Sunday he didn’t challenge a play where DeSean Jackson was clearly down before he fumbled. That play led to the Giants’ final touchdown. I don’t get it. It has bothered me for years. We all know that if the Eagles had lost that game, Birds fans everywhere would have been calling for everyone’s job, especially Big Red. Everybody says, it’s not his fault. He has someone up there looking at it. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t Andy Reid the H.N.I.C., The Lord and Savior, and The Alpha & Omega in the organization? That means he had to hire whoever the chump is telling him when to throw the flag or not. Andy Reid is a hell of a coach, I won’t deny that, but when it comes to that challenge flag he makes me want to throw things at him.
(2) Dimitri Patterson. It’s still hard for me to say his name without cursing. After the game and celebrations ended, Dimitri Patterson should have visited the nearest police station to file assault charges on Mario Manningham for the abuse he endured during that game. Towards the end of the game, Eli stopped looking for open receivers and started throwing wherever Patterson was positioned on the field. It was embarrassing. The Eagles defense has been depleted and it seems they lose another key player every week. Therefore, we get left with the Dimitri Patterson’s of the world. He played better in the second half than in the first (that ain’t hard to do but still…), but if this is what they’ll be going into the playoffs with, I hope the offense is ready to light up the score board.
(3) Why no adjustments? When Dimitri Patterson was getting burned, toasted and scorched by Manningham, did it ever occur to Andy Reid to make an adjustment?
(4) Mike Vick and DeSean Jackson are making plays that are out of this world, but can Shady and Maclin get some love? While Jackson is an electrifying player, Maclin is more consistent. He leads the team in touchdowns. The speed of Jackson makes Maclin look like a pedestrian, but he is fast as well. The Eagles have long since been identified as a passing team, but McCoy has been playing well in the running game. Now he won’t be mistaken for MJD or Jamaal Charles, but he’s doing what’s asked of him and in my opinion, he is the Co-MVP of the team.
(5) The Eagles have given up an average of 24 points per game, that‘s more than the 4-10 Detroit Lions. If the playoffs began today the Eagles would be a (3) seed and they would face the Midgets who would be the (6) seed. Based on what I saw during the two match ups between these teams, big mistakes by the Giants have been the difference. As a Birds Fan, I want nothing more than to party on Broad Street, but as I said before, I have a glass half-empty personality and on top of that, I haven’t forgotten the first 3 ½ quarters of Sunday’s game…have you?
Monica Pierce, Guest Blogger for War Room Sports. Read more of her writing @ monicasthoughts.com.
