Those Are The Ones That Hurt Most

Is it time to give up on this man?

There are no words to describe the game last Sunday and the fact that it is Thursday and I am finally writing this post should be an indication of just how bad I felt about that game.  Anyway here are some words to describe the game. (Direct contradiction, I know)  I had a bad omen so I missed the first half to play in my soccer game.  We won 8-0 which means we outscored the Eagles.

When I got home E-Gal said, "You don't want to see this."  I should have just left.  With under a minute to go in the first half the Eagles were driving and in the red-zone.  As I watched E-Gal and our friend Emily recanted that turnovers once again played a major role in our teams destruction.  It was 17-0 and the Arizona Cardinals were beating us like they weren't from the NFC West (I understand the West is much better than it was a few years ago, but I still view them as a terrible division for some reason)  Hope lay on Michael Vick leading a two minute drive for a TD.  Something he had done three times in the first two games.  The Birds couldn't put it in the end-zone and with 6 seconds left I said aloud, "Kick the field goal.  Get the points.  Go into the locker room down 14."  Andy Reid decision was to go for it.  The Result......

Fumble!!!

Vick fumbles and the Cardinals run it back for a TD.  24-0 going into the half.  That was it.  Game over.

Yes, it was a west coast loss to a team that beat the Patriots in Foxborough for a team that had been living dangerously for two weeks.  The D shut them down in the second half which is always a positive sign.  We are still 2-1,  have a chance to beat the Giants to go 3-1 and be up on a division rival.  What kills me though is how everyone and their mother (even mine) can see when we are going to lose a game.  LeSean McCoy is an All-Pro quality running back ran the ball 5 times in the FIRST HALF.  He touched the ball 13 times the whole game.  When he touches the ball 20 or more times the Eagles are undefeated!  Andy Reid doesn't adjust and the Eagles lose.  I know it will be hard for Lurie to let Reid go because he has been so much to the franchise, but a few years ago I resigned myself to the fact that Reid will not get us a Super Bowl.  There will be highs and more lows, but the ultimate goal will remain out of reach as long as this man is coaching our team.  

Look, I bear him no ill will.  He has made the Eagle relevant for over a decade and I recognize that other teams would kill for the years he has given us, but if a few blow outs and a playoff berth is all you can give, then move on to another challenge and give someone else the keys.

Other notes: Sandy is stealing people on Sundays to watch at his place which incidentally used to be my place.  Clearly he is taking the fantasy loss more maliciously than I thought.