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Eagles Lucky

Posted On October 24, 2005 12:53 PM By Phil in Eagles

Let's face it, that game yesterday was awful. There were so many penalties on both teams, no offense from either side that the only thing really missing was the torrential rain or blizzard conditions which would have warranted the unspectacular play of both teams. The Eagles have serious issues they need to address.
First, Reid needs to find a running game, any running game. McNabb has an injury which limits his power on throwing so what does Reid do? He calls throwing plays 50+ times. I don't care if he needs to put 8 offensive linemen in the game to block; he needs to run the ball.
Next, they really miss Chad Lewis and Jermane Mayberry. Both these guys really helped out in the running game and pass protection. Sorry, Spach and LJ Smith are not that great of blockers and you'll almost never see LJ in on pass protection, and that doesn't even cover his dropping of passes on critical plays or not getting out of bounds somehow, someway at the end of the half.
Finally, I think this one was overlooked after the game. The defense did a great job of shutting down LT, much to my fantasy team's dismay, but did anyone else notice that for good stretches the pass was open? Even on the last drive, the Chargers were able to pretty easily move the ball through the air. I don't think this secondary is at the same level it was in the past.

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