Eagles-Chargers report card
The Philadelphia Daily News - Eagletarian
Eagles-Chargers report card
Paul Domowitch, Daily News NFL Columnist
RUSHING OFFENSE
The Eagles only ran the ball 13 times, averaging just 2.2 yards. They were ineffective when they ran in the red zone and they were ineffective when they ran on third-and-short. Grade: F
PASSING OFFENSE
Donovan McNabb’s 450 passing yards were the second most of his career. But he was inconsistent in the red zone.
Grade: B
RUN DEFENSE
The Eagles became just the third team the Chargers managed to rush for 100-plus yards against. LaDainian Tomlinson, who had been averaging just 3.2 yards per carry, had a season-high 96 yards on 24 carries. Grade: C-minus
PASS DEFENSE
Philip Rivers had just five incompletions (25 attempts) against a patchwork back seven. The defense couldn’t get off the field in the fourth quarter, giving up two killer third-down completions that kept the ball away from Donovan McNabb and the offense. Grade: D
SPECIAL TEAMS: The return game was unproductive. The Eagles committed two penalties on first-half punt returns. Sav Rocca shanked a punt that set up the Chargers’ first touchdown and their kickoff-coverage unit gave up 24.5 yards per attempt to Darren Sproles. Grade: F
OVERALL
The Eagles’ red-zone impotence, particularly in goal-to situations, was inexcusable. The injury-ravaged defense took an early beating, but kept battling until the fourth quarter when it couldn’t get off the field. Grade: C-plus
To read our earlier post with Andy Reid's comments on the game and Brian Westbrook, click here.
To read Les Bowen's in-game report, click here.
Groundhog Day each week...Father of the year Andy Reid, press conference..."Weezz...I have to put them in a position to win like I have been saying for the last 11 years...times yours"— Dr. Michael- why does McNabb keep taking the Red Zone blame; the reality is the play calling is predictable and garbage!! 1st and goal; 3 passes and a fg....seems to me helping the QB and team out would be a few runs......the end zone is 10x50 (approx) with about 11 players running around (6-dime DB's) and 4-5 offensive players.........I know McNabb is not a 75% passer but the plays STINK! The anouncers kept mentioning the crowded end zone vs. pass logic all day..the Eagles kept ignoring the truth; I hope they have a seat on NBC for Big Red cause he sure ain't coaching squat....— RoastedBird
- Coaching F-— mikecreich
- they stink, period— lukebonbon
- I think Reid need to find a way to put his players in a better position to make plays. I really do.— Vituperator
- How do you average an F, B, C-minus, D and an F to come up with a C-Plus average??? Maybe D-plus.— Bobphxville
- How the hell do you add up that report card, with all those F's and D's, and come up with a C-Plus average? Sounds like some fuzzy math to me Les! Use a calculator next time pal. Oh...McNabb can throw for 1,000 yards in a game and it doesn't matter if he can't throw touchdowns in the Red Area!— knowak
- D— philsfan417
- Offense: C (passing A- / running F) Defense: D Special Teams: C-— TripleOption
let's face it. The eagles are not a major league team. Every week, new excuses. Vague comments from the coach. Unmotivated. Overpaid. Underachieving. The more things change, the more the Eagles remain the same. Never going anywhere. The best running back forced to play with a fresh concussion(two weeks). Management is out of touch and out of time. Get rid of Reid, Send him to some undeserving high school team. Draft a few running backs. phrustrated in Phoenix, phlash
Comment removed.- It's always the same story w/ Reid....."I need to do a better job...blah,blah!" How long do we have to hear this? The team is undisciplined and plays dumb football. ANDY MUST GO!— Tar Heel 1
- Yes they struggled to score initially which included 2 different possessions at the 5 yard line but at the end of the game they still had a shot and the defense once again let a team march down the field. They had a perfect comeback setup down by 5 with 7 minutes with 1 timeout and the 2 minute warning and what did the defense do? Not only did they give up 3 points to make it a 8 point deficit they allowed a San Diego to convert 2 3rd down plays and effectively kill the entire clock.— Nothing but the truth
- The Eagles are a team with just enough talent to be a tease.— CarpGuy
- At least we have the best roster in the NFL....— DerbyBound
