Same Game, Different Result
Never has such a huge win actually meant so little.
The only thing the Eagles accomplished today -- other than not beating themselves -- was paying the cover charge for the portion of the season that actually matters.
Sure, it was a nice win. It was certainly a lot better than losing. But color me unimpressed that the Eagles managed to beat a crappy, one-dimensional team by seven whole points, while making so many of the same mistakes that have killed them all year:
- Stupid penalties:
- Unecessary roughness (late hit) on Quintin Mikell
- Offsides that extended the Vikings' first drive by Sheldon Brown
- Offsides by JT to give the Vikes another chance at 3rd and long
- Offsides on a kickoff
- Unnecessary roughness on special teams, a truly stupid play by Matt McCoy
- Key drops -- Both Curtis and Celek in the first quarter
- Missed opportunities in the red zone -- The Eagles scored all five times they entered the red zone, but it was two TDs and three field goals. Those field goals came from the three, eight and 10 yards lines. Ouch.
Add in no big plays by the defense and an inability to close out the game, giving the other team one last shot at a game-winning drive, and I'd say we've pretty much see this show before.
Now they get to face a red-hot Dallas team coming off its bye. The good news is that the game still matters. That bad news is that that might not matter.
Ugh, the penalties, every single week. Were there two third-down defensive penalties on the Vikings' touchdown drive?
I actually would call McCoy's hit on the punter more "a**hole-ish" than "stupid." No need for that.
Posted by: Cheesesteak Hoagie | October 28, 2007 at 07:14 PM
I'd actually call it more Jose Canseco-ish...
Posted by: Me | October 28, 2007 at 07:23 PM
How did Sav punt today?
Posted by: | October 28, 2007 at 08:50 PM