Downed Birds

The Eagles are on their way to yet another mediocre season



If you take a poll and ask people what should be done about a team that's 26-27 in it's past three-plus seasons and just 2-3 this season with a team that should be 4-1, they'd probably agree unanimously that the team needs a major shake-up.

While I think it's premature to say "fire Reid" or "replace McNabb" right now, it's looking more and more evident that this ride is coming to a close. Put it this way; the Eagles won't win a championship with Reid and McNabb. You can pretty much write it off.

They aren't last year's version of the New York Giants-not even close. In order to be that team, they'd need a superior pass rush and while they have great overall sack numbers, it's skewed by the Pittsburgh game when they had nine sacks.

With a better coach, this team probably could go places, but he's totally clueless out there. For DeSean Jackson to be pretty much thrown on the bench during a game when they failed to generate any kind of offensive momentum against the Redskins after the first quarter is abominable.

This organization seems to think they are a lot better than they are. It echoes down through the front office and to McNabb, who can't fathom how the Eagles are losing to these teams that are less worthy than they are. News flash McNabb and front office; your team sucks!

Plain and simple. At the end of the day you are what you are and that's a 2-3 team and a 26-27 team since 2005. No longer can we write off 2005 as an aberration because of injuries and TO. 2006 was headed down the sewer too before the team caught lightning in a bottle with Garcia. And, 2007 was another version of 2006. And, this year is no different.

No longer can we look at the Eagles as a team that "should" win certain games. They're just not that good of a team anymore and the chronic mediocrity that has beset this team rests on the shoulders of the front office and Andy Reid.

They have to play this season out and see what happens, because it's just unrealistic for a team to fire a coach like Andy Reid mid-stream. But, if they have another 8-8 season or 7-9 season then it's beyond the time to cut their losses and start over.

Calling Bill Cowher....