Eagles beat Redskins with second straight 4th quarter comeback

i heard DeSean has a concussion

Period.

It’s another “we control our own destiny” at this point. The schedule is favorable we just have to start playing better

Still too many mistakes and too many injuries. If the Eagles hold to form and get better in December, this team can go far. Not sure if they can beat Indy, NE, NO, or Min at this point, but luckily they don’t play them yet.

If they can just play who they have and win, it’ll fall together.

Up coming game: Atl, NY, SF, Dev, and the Boys at the end.

I see W, W, W, L, W… and Division champs.

had an unusual performance today…hopefully he can rebound next week

But I still have faith in him. Just please don’t watch anymore Braylon highlight films Celek. Stick to watching Jason Witten. DeSean had a concussion but judging by the reaction it didn’t look too serious. I mean he was squirming but that was a good sign meaning he had no neural damage. It looked like more mild since he seemed to pick up on everything around him. Jeremy did a good job stepping in for him and made that crucial 3rd down catch. I still love Asante and still love McNabb no matter what anyone says. But by the time of the season end….Avant, Celek, and Weaver all need to be extended. My jury is still out on Jones since he has been good but not great. I still like him and think he can be good, but we are coming to the stretch and we need him to step up. That game saving INT at the end of the Bears game can’t be his signature play of the season.

Less than impressed by the defense…if Reid continues to play relatively balanced football, we will make the playoffs. If he decides to revert to his idiotic pass-happy crapfest, we’ll lose 4 of the remaining 5.

This is exactly the kind of game where the Eagles have generally folded the past two years. Reid gets pass crazy and McNabb gets happy feet. For as much crap as Reid gets for his play-calling today, his calls in the 4th quarter were solid. McNabb also made the throws he had to today.

- O-line generally played well today. Peters did a decent enough job on a guy who is having a good year at DE (Andre Carter). It really helped though that Haynesworth missed the game though. I have a feeling that he would have helped the Skins to generate a bit more pressure up the middle and help close some of those holes that McCoy had to run through.

- Where’s the pressure? Besides Cole who has either double-teamed or chipped on almost every passing play, this defense should be able to generate more pressure against a mediocre offense line. Also didn’t do a good job of containing Campbell in the pocket either as a couple of broke plays turned into big gains. Worst performance by a unit today was by the D-Line. LBs weren’t far behind though.

- Rookies on offense are contributing bigtime. The rookies on defense are really hurting this team. Everybody is talking about what McCoy and Maclin are doing but the rookies on this team are really hurting them. Harris is clueless. Makes mistake after mistake out there. Out of position constantly, can’t cover, and takes his share of stupid penalties. Jones isn’t a playmaker but he generally makes the plays he is supposed to. Fokou also has been brutal too. This team can’t get Jordan back fast enough to put Fokou back on the bench/special teams coverage only.

- Special teams continues to be a weak spot overall. Akers is very quietly having another strong season and Jackson is electric on punt returns. Continue to make too many mistakes with dumb penalties and inconsistent coverage. Rocca continues to be one of the most erratic punters in the NFL. I have a bad feeling that special teams are going to play a big role in a loss yet this season.

- Liked Reid’s aggressive play-calling including the onside kick. Everybody was questioning why Reid decided to go with the onside-kick to start the game. I actually liked the call even if the result was less than ideal. Also, liked coming out in a the no-huddle again in the 1st quarter and the play-calling in the 4th quarter with a nice mixture of run/pass.

- Everyone says that Avant is the most underrated player on this team. Nah. The most underrated guy is Weaver. Really impressed by what I see out of him. Just a sound overall player who actually is a legit option to run the ball. Without Westbrook in the lineup, Reid need to make sure that Weaver is carrying the ball 5-6 times a game instead of just 2-3 times.

It was also nice to see McNabb not getting that frustrated with all of the drops today. I counted 6. If you are being generous, it was 7-8. That 21-35 looks more impressive considering the numbers of drops.

Still don’t understand why most of the ’Skins fans are such haters of Campbell. He has improved since he first game in the league in terms of his ability to not panic at the first sign of pressure and read the field. Made a couple of nice plays today on plays that broke down scurrying outside of the pocket.

This is absolutely NO time to celebrate. Had the Gmen or Cowboys played like this the past two weeks we would be saying “these guys fucking blow and are easily beatable,” not “man they’re winning in the clutch!.”

We need to get shit going or if we do make the playoffs it’ll be a really quick exit

From unbiased announcers left an impression that the eagles receivers weren’t getting open in the second half, that the eagles safeties didn’t play well and the use of vick in a tight game and Buckley on the goal line don’t make much sense.

Where have Bunkley and Patterson gone? Starting with the Chargers game, I have been really disappointed by the line’s performance besides Trent Cole. With such a weak linebacking corps, we need these guys to step up.
The more Sean Jones, the better. He is our best safety right now. His coverage leaves something to be desired, but Harris isn’t too much better and Jones is an enforcer.
We need to get better in the red zone, but the offense did well when it mattered. Defense really needs to play better.

Jason Campbell isn’t by any stretch of the imagination a bad QB. Look at what he’s playing with. His offensive line, when healthy, is sub-par. That sub-par offensive line is missing its best players. Their running game is, likewise, non-existent. With Cooley out, he has one legitimate receiving threat. For them to put up 3 TDs on our defense is embarrassing and we should feel extremely lucky we walked away with the win.

if so, is it really bad?

The biggest thing I can take away from the past two games is this … we usually lose these types of games, especially close games to the Bears and Redskins. We don’t often come out on top in character building games, I’m impressed.