Rock bottom? The Eagles can only hope
LANDOVER, Md. -- And so, as they say at the moment the ripcord is being pulled, "Look out beloooooooow."
Rock bottom? The Eagles can only hope
Rich Hofmann, Daily News Sports Columnist
LANDOVER, Md. -- And so, as they say at the moment the ripcord is being pulled, “Look out beloooooooow.”
You would like to think that the Eagles have hit bottom, but there is no reason to believe that is true. That is how bad things have gotten. They just got walloped by a bad Washington Redskins team, 31-6, and there still are six games left to play. There is no telling what depths they might still reach.
The Eagles are 3-7. They have lost six in a row. You have to go back to the mid-1990s, to the days of Rich Kotite before the fall, to recall such a stretch of uninterrupted ineptitude. Think about that for a second. On second thought, don’t.
You forget what it feels like, the pointlessness of it all when two bad teams enter the arena and two bad teams leave the arena, the only difference being that one leaves with a meaningless victory and the other with a loss that validates every terrible thing you have thought about them. Because that is where the Eagles are. Sunday was epic validation.
They could not overcome a myriad of mistakes on offense, some the responsibility of rookie quarterback Nick Foles but many more that could be assigned to others. Foles threw two interceptions, one a bad throw and the other that clanged off of the hands of tight end Brent Celek, who is officially having an awful season. But the bigger problems came along the again-reconstituted offensive line, where every manner of drive-killing penalty was committed along the way.
I mean, who would have guessed that right guard Jake Scott, signed off the street only 6 days before starting the game, would have trouble with the snap count?
On defense, they made a couple of laughingly bad plays in pass coverage that led to two embarrassing touchdowns thrown by Redskins rookie Robert Griffin III. The first, a 49-yard touchdown to a wide open Adrick Robinson -- wide like the width of Tennessee -- came on a play where Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was expecting safety help that never materialized. The second, a 61-yarder to the venerable Santana Moss, came on a play where safety Kurt Coleman was in position to intercept the pass but monumentally bollixed up the attempt. Then, for good measure, Brandon Boykin failed to make the tackle short of the end zone.
But the piece of the play that might speak most to how bad things have become is this: a flag was down on the play in the backfield, and Eagles defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins was mocking Griffin’s touchdown celebration because he assumed the penalty was on the Redskins. Alas, it was illegal hands to the face on the Eagles instead.
Alas.
With 1:45 remaining in the game, running back LeSean McCoy was tackled helmet-to-helmet on a running play and did not get up. He took off his helmet and sat up, but they brought a cart out onto the field to bring him to the locker room. It was an awful bit of punctuation.
Finally, people will ask if Andy Reid should be fired immediately. After a game such as this one, there is only one way to look at it. If Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie fires Reid now, it will only be because he likes him so much that he wants to put him out of his misery.
- Very interesting. What a douch****.
— Jabey - I THINK THAT USAFirst IS REALLY tpizza. BECAUSE NOW THAT tpizza ALONG WITH HIS FRIENDS laughingloud123, tneaglefan and callyouout HAVE ALL BEEN EXPOSED AS KNOW-NOTHING DOPES, THEY (RSPECIALLY THE BIGGEST DOPE tpizza) ARE PROBABLY NOW DOING LOTS OF YARD WORK. — bedpan
- "i don't watch the games. i do yardwork. but then i go leave comments on internet articles about the game; making sure everyone knows that i was instead doing yardwork."
— AlexSp - ACTUALLY THE REAL FUN IS RIPPING THE KNOW-NOTHING, ANDY REID APOLOGISTS (tpizza, laughingaloud123, tneaglesfan, callyouout, etc.) THAT FOR MONTHS WERE ON THIS SITE YAPPING ABOUT HOW THIS EAGLES' SQUAD WAS A SB TEAM. — bedpan
No, Rich. I do not think they have hit their bottom yet. Incredible, but further degradation and humiliation await these sad sacks. I'm so sick and woozy right now that I feel like wandering across a highway at rush hour. For the love of God, put us out of our misery!!- Alas.......the end is NOW! Everybody wanted Nick Foles, eh? HAH! What did he do? Was he better than the Mike Vick Experience? Apparently not looking at that score. Looks like Foles wasn't the answer, was it haters? Looks like the Eagles O line was as bad as advertised, wasn't it you hood waring clowns out there? Oh too bad.....too bad! The Eagles may as well just close it down for the rest of the season due to inability. They no longer want to play for Fat Andy! Good night Jeff Luridiculous......wherever you are!!! HAH!— Panthro2011
- Talk about Philly playing bad.....This isen't even a team! Good job Washington! Really made Philly cry today! The tissues are flying off shelves right now!!!!!!— MRD
- Now....for all you racist out there that continued to rant and rave that Vick was the problem despite ALL EVIDENCE pointing towards the offensive and defensive lines, you got exactly what you deserved. You Philly fans are a bunch of insufferable creeps, point blank period.— Minnesota VICKings
- Andy really should be released. He is not coming back. The longer he stays the more vitriol he absorbs. Better to get on with the future, for all concerned.— Andy in E-town
- They have it the bottom thats for sure! They won't win again this year. I am really glad that I played golf while they were on. No more wasted Sundays watching the Eagles...well until Andy is fired!— JJReid
- It must have been awful. I was going to watch it on the internet. We got the Tampa Bay / Carolina game here. But, when I noticed that the Eagles were losing 7-0 LESS THAN 2 MINUTES INTO THE GAME, I thought otherwise. Glad I did. Surprisingly, the Tampa and Jacksonville games were competitive. And I thought Florida football stunk.
— TexColorado - Hey, if Kotite is the symbol for failure where does that leave Reid? Kotite was 36-28 between 91 and 94 that's a .562 WP. Reid is 32 - 25 between 2009 to today. That is also a .562 WP.— Unstable1
- actually thats not accurate. Kotite at least won ONE playoff game in that time frame while andy has been 0-2. Meaning Kotite was actually 37-28 with Andy an even worse 32-28 with 0 playoff wins. THAT IS PATHETIC. JEFFREY WHY WAIT. TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE. ITS STINKING UP THE ENTIRE PHILADELPHIA REGION. ALSO REMEMBER TO ALWAYS RECYCLE.
- Let the crying begin!!!!!!!!!!!!— MRD
- It's over….we all know that.
Who could and should run this franchise with credibility and dignity?
Ray Didinger.
Join "Just Give The Keys To Ray" on Facebook.
www.facebook.com/JustGiveTheKeysToRay— ArtMooney
