Tie Eagles Tie...You Don't Get a Victory

This week, the Eagles invented a new way to make themselves look stupid – a tie with the lowly, 1-8 Cincinnati Bengals. The loss, I mean tie, just about puts the nail in the coffin for this Eagles season.

Listen to WIP for five minutes and you’ll realize we’re all pretty sick of the Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb show. This era needs to end now. Ten years is enough. The Eagles won't regain any trace of their early 00s sucess with a coach as stubborn as Andy and a QB as inconsistent as D-Mac. The philosophy of this team is tired and needs a change. That much is plain to see. Now, someone needs to convince Jeff Laurie of this. So much for the gold standard.

Anyway, here are some thoughts on Sunday’s disgusting Eagles tie:

• Where is the logic in throwing the ball 58 times in that kind of wind? I’ve never played or coached a minute of organized football in my life, but I know enough to realize if the wind is swirling around like it was in Cinncinnati the other day, the passing game probably won’t be too effective. Somebody should let Andy know that.
  


• Speaking of bad play calls, Andy Reid pretty much waived the white flag when he decided to punt on 4th and 1 with about a minute and half left in overtime. By punting, Andy proved he has no confidence in the offense and he was content to settle for the tie. I still don’t think he understands how detrimental this tie was for the Eagles.
  


• Once again, Donovan gets off to a slow start and the offense suffers. He kills this team with his erracticness (if that’s a word). Like most fans, I think we’ve seen the end of the Donovan McNabb era in Philly. I volunteer to help pack his bags and drive him to the airport.
  


• As for the D-Mac exit plan, I sit on the fence between starting Kolb now or letting McNabb play out the remainder of the season. On the one hand, I’m anxious to see what Kolb has. And if it turns out he doesn’t have anything, we’ll at least know that heading into the draft. However, I also tend to think sitting McNabb now might lower his trade value. Maybe now that the season is virtually over and the pressure is off, he can go on some kind of out-of-world tear. If so, the Eagles could fool some team into over-paying for him.
  


• The penalty on Sheldon Brown for the hit on Fitzpatrick was ridiculous. Apparently, you can’t even sneeze on a QB anymore without getting a personal foul.
  


• Finally, how do NFL players not realize the game can end in a tie? And if you didn’t know it, why would you admit in the press conference? Donovan just made himself look ridiculous in that press conference.