- Gallery: Saints 48, Eagles 22
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- Les Bowen: Eagles fans: Get used to Wildcat strikes
UPON FURTHER REVIEW, or at least a night of reflection and a session of film study, Andy Reid said yesterday that the Eagles' putrid performance in their 48-22 beatdown by the New Orleans Saints on Sunday wasn't as bad as his initial reaction led us to believe.
- Gallery: Saints 48, Eagles 22
- Eagles Notebook: Eagles' Westbrook says ankle is sore, but hopes to play against Chiefs
- Paul Domowitch: Eagles defense knocked over by strong Brees
BEATING THE New Orleans Saints wasn't ever about Kevin Kolb.
Nobody expected the third-year quarterback making his first start to outduel Saints Pro Bowl quarterback Drew Brees.
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THESE ARE some of those statistical quirks that make you scratch your head - the kind that usually show up during the first couple weeks of a season.
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John Smallwood: Reid between the lines
- Enough was enough for Eagles with Shawn AndrewsTHE COMPLETE picture isn't important right now. There is more to the story of why the Eagles placed wayward offensive tackle Shawn Andrews on injured reserve, ending his season before he played one play from scrimmage.
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John Smallwood: This early in Eagles' season, no need to rush McNabb back
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ANDY REID pegged his quarterback correctly. "I've always said [Donovan McNabb] is wired like a linebacker," Reid said in talking about the broken rib that has put McNabb's status for Sunday's home opener in question. "He always wants to play, so sometimes you've got to pull back some on that."
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OK, PRESCHOOL is over for Sean McDermott, but instead of moving on to grade school, high school or even college, the Eagles rookie defensive coordinator is jumping right to the graduate-school level of the NFL.
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THERE HAVE BEEN years in the past when I've picked the Eagles to go to the Super Bowl based on logical deduction. I can't do that with this team.
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CONTRARY to some opinions, I am not always down on the prospects for an Eagles season. In fact, there were 4 consecutive years when I predicted the Birds would go to the Super Bowl. Twice I said they would win it.
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THE GENERAL perception about NFL preseason games is that they are worthless. And when you get to the fourth preseason game and coaches are afraid to even dress their starters for fear that a grass cut might get infected and cause them to miss the season opener, irrelevant takes on an entirely different meaning.
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John Smallwood: Eagles have safety spot still up for grabs
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QUINTIN DEMPS and Victor "Macho" Harris are learning the same NFL lesson. It's just coming at them from different directions.
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John Smallwood: Time for Vick to make statement with Eagles
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WELL, AT LEAST tomorrow night the Eagles will start to get some answers about their high-stakes gamble. Coach Andy Reid wasn't specific about what role Michael Vick will play in the preseason home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he did confirm that he plans to play the quarterback whose signing has brought so much controversy to the region.
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John Smallwood: It's a no-win situation for Eagles QB McNabb
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I AM ISSUING a disclaimer to start this column. Just so there is no misunderstanding, I am not channeling Donovan McNabb. I'm not trying to read between the lines of his news conference yesterday or interpret his body language.
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