http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen RSS Feed for Les Bowen en-us Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:51:00 GMT http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20081010_Les_Bowen__Eagles_vs__49ers__The_pick.html I THINK I WROTE after the Chicago game for somebody to remind me of what happened there, should I ever again pick an Andy Reid team to beat anybody with Brian Westbrook not playing. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20081007_Les_Bowen__Further_review__The_bottom_line__Time_for_McNabb_to_lead_troops.html IT'S GOOD for a leader to show confidence in his troops, but Donovan McNabb's assertions about the Eagles being better than teams that keep beating them rang really hollow on Sunday. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20081003_Les_Bowen__Eagles_vs__Redskins__The_pick.html HUGE LEAP of faith here. If Brian Westbrook can't play, or if he plays but isn't quite Brian Westbrook, the Eagles could really get pummeled by a Redskins team that just beat the Cowboys. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080930_Les_Bowen__Further_review__Eagles_derailed_by_flawed_calls_on_goal_line.html I'VE WATCHED THAT Bears goal-line stand a bunch of times now, yearning for understanding and enlightenment in the mysterious ways of Zen Master Andy. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080926_Les_Bowen__Eagles_at_Bears__The_pick.html I'm assuming Donovan McNabb plays and Brian Westbrook doesn't. I'm aware that the Eagles have lost five of these Sunday night prime-time things in a row, and that after winning 16 of 17 prime-time games earlier in Andy http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080923_Les_Bowen__Further_Review__The_bottom_line__McNabb_is_one_tough_Bird.html The people who don't call radio talk shows to rail about puking and choking and all the rest of the region's extensive list of grievances against Donovan McNabb finally had their say Sunday. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080919_Les_Bowen__Eagles-Steelers__Les_Bowen_s_pick.html THIS COULD very well be a crash-and-burn game for a team that put a lot of emotion and energy into a close loss Monday, coming home banged up and beaten. When did Andy Reid ever beat an AFC team that made the playoffs, as the Steelers seem likely to do? (Uh, never?) http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080917_Les_Bowen__Further_Review__The_bottom_line__Eagles_defense_must_clamp_down_on_opposing_tight_ends.html The giddiest man in the state of Pennsylvania right now has to be Heath Miller. Miller is the Pittsburgh Steelers' tight end. He has managed an OK but nothing-to-write-home-about five catches for 59 yards in the Steelers' first two games. But Miller surely knows there are better times ahead, as he prepares to visit the Eagles on Sunday. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080915_Les_Bowen__Eagles_at_Cowboys__The_pick.html I'M PRETTY MUCH with Donovan McNabb on this one - nothing that happens in Week 2 is likely to define a team's season, either way. An Eagles win would certainly restore the Birds to their accustomed spot among the top NFC contenders - with nearly 4 months remaining, for whatever that's worth. The giddiest of optimists - and we do have them in Philadelphia, despite everything you've heard - would start looking at Sunday's date with Pittsburgh as a Super Bowl preview. http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/les_bowen/20080909_Les_Bowen__Further_Review__Eagles_linebacker_Bradley_manages_speedy_defense.html STEWART BRADLEY, the Eagles' new middle linebacker, played every snap Sunday. The coaches' film review credited him with nine solo tackles, four assists, a sack, a tackle for a loss, and two pass breakups.