The key thing I can take away from yesterday's 36-7 loss to the Ravens is that the Eagles are a gutless team and it stems from their gutless coach.
I happened to agree with the coach's decision to pull McNabb after a woeful first half. But, for him to have one of his cronies tell McNabb he was being benched is absolutely gutless.
Reid is gutless-period and it's ironic considering the one thing that stands out on him is his enormous gut. Week after week he refuses to answers questions head on and does nothing but speak in doubletalk.
He didn't have the guts to look his quarterback of ten years in the eyes and tell him he was being yanked. That's all you need to know about Reid as a head coach.
And, during the press conference today as the reporters continued to harangue Reid about McNabb's status and his control over the team he eventually walked out on the reporters.
Reid is one thing and it starts with the letter "P" and ends in "Y." Period.
He is an embarrassment to the organization and if he had any respect for the fans he would step down as coach of this team.
But, he won't because he's so full of himself and so committed to proving to us his pass-happy system works that he'll continue to run this franchise down the drain.
Is it any wonder that this team is collapsing further than oil futures? Yesterday you have the franchise quarterback looking like a rookie against one of the elite defenses in the NFL and he's yanked. So, what does this bumbling fool of a coach do? He throws a rookie quarterback out there to pass, pass, and pass some more.
I predict Reid will either be fired or forced to resign as coach at the end of the season. Nothing will save him at this point, not even trying to throw this all on McNabb's shoulders.
Let's not get things confused-McNabb has worn out his welcome too. You can't say he doesn't have the offensive personnel. If this team were run properly and there was a semblance of balance on the offense they'd have at least three more wins. But, the point is they're not because the coach is a gutless madman and he's determined to "do it his way" or else.
McNabb is slated to start on Thursday, but the real story is that Reid has lost this team and is clearly ready to lose it.
If you listened to or watched the press conference today then you witnessed someone on the brink of self destruction.
The Eagles have yet to hit rock bottom. Oh, if you think yesterday was rock bottom think again. The Eagles will lose by at least 3 touchdowns on Thursday night in front of their home crowd. The Cardinals will be hungry after taking a tough loss yesterday to the Giants. And, let's not forget that primetime is the Eagles' kryptonite.
Even when they lose on Thursday night it won't be rock bottom yet.
Rock bottom will occur when this team gets slaughtered by the Giants next weekend and falls to 5-7-1.
And, here's something I thought I'd never say. I actually think George Bush might be better at being a president than Reid is at coaching a football team.
My, my, my how far Reid has fallen.
We'd better hope whoever takes over this new regime knows if Kolb is the answer. Let's not judge him on that one half of football though. Remember John Elway was 1 for 8 in his NFL debut. And, Kolb was thrown to the lions yesterday.
The Eagles will take on the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night. Who cares at this point?
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unfortunately, i'll be attending the game on thursday. i already paid for the tickets and can't even give them away, and i don't want to attend any family functions. but i'm taking the train so i don't have to give them my hard-earned money for parking, and i'm sure as hell not giving them a cent for food/beer.
and i'll be proudly rocking the phils gear, and encourage everyone else to do the same. let's show them who the real 'gold standard' is in this town...
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