That L doesn't sting like I thought it would

Certainly we have to come up with an answer for when teams drop 8 guys into coverage on 90% of the snaps

Hmm… I don’t know…how about RUN THE FRIGGIN BALL ANDY. Jesus Lesean had just 16 carries (and managed a respectable 4 per). Mike Bell is completely useless Eldra Buckley is much better. McCoy should have gotten 25 carries this game (and don’t tell me he’s too small Westbrook once had 33 carries in a game).

Teams will think twice about dropping 8 into coverage when you let them know you can burn them for it by running a guy and guards onto the second level.

Also, Kolb needs to take more shots downfield. Part of me thinks that being benched has shaken his confidence. He is not the kind of guy to check down so much.

Between the Eagles and Michigan, running qbs’ injuries are giving me near-heart attacks.

Also this is not an Eagles defenses. Corey Simon, Darwin Walker, Hugh Douglas, Troy Vincent, Axeman and of course Dawkins…WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?!

But I feel ya that it’s not as severe as one might have expected.
Kolb, who I still have faith in, looks like a deer in headlights right now. I mean has Reid played with his technique so much that he won’t attempt any risky pass beyond a hail mary? When we are down like we were dump offs to McCoy and Schmitty just aren’t gonna do it, by the way was this Schmitty’s career game or what? I almost would have rather he forced something into Jackson and try to at least get the ball in his hands for a big play. Another thing was he didn’t look outside mid to deep barely at all. Most of his throws were to the flat or stayed center field.
A couple of drops that were what the fuck moments. Celek, I know he was adjusting but it still hit his hands. Avant, while that would of been a fantastic grab did anybody else cry out that with the fact he didn’t drop a pass last year, this year he already has 2, and one that was mucho critical? It was another hands on the ball, ya gotta bring that in. DeSean had one as well on an out route. I am hoping if Kolb gets more playing time he will settle down and really show us what we seen last year, a confident thrower.
The O line didn’t help any of course. We got Peter’s 2 customary holding penalties. To be fair blocking Orkapo one on one is a tall task (going into last nights game he was the most held defensive player in the league). Everybody else was also mismatched. We’re lucky Haynesworth wasn’t playing like we know he can else it might of really got ugly.
Now the defense was just turrible. I had flashbacks to Deuce McCallister pounding us into submission in the playoffs a few years back. Torain was like a damn jackhammer and Portis looked like he might have a resurgence until he got hurt. We held the passing game in check so that was good to see. Was Heyer getting help all day? Cause Cole was damn near non existant. Maybe that O line is better then originally predicted because until the second half it did not seem like we got any pressure on McNabb. Shore it up guys. Next week is a new game and we are going against a winless 49ers team. Hopefully the Vick situation is clear after today and we can get the proper reps for the proper players and come out firing on a different level.

it would’ve stung worse if mcnabb played well but i feel like the refs really changed the outcome and of course we had to have an injury to Vick..

we cant drop games to bad teams like this. the defense can’t just decide to show up for half he game.

This felt like our annual stinker: The Oakland game from last year, the Cincy tie (and Balt debacle) the year before. I don’t even think I was as pissed about this loss as I was in our loss to the skins where freakin Reggie Brown caught the ball a yard shy of a score. That catch seemed to sum up our offense that whole game.

Kolb played like garbage!!! I keep wanting to give him the benefit of the doubt because the coaches convinced me he was AWESOME. All the John Harbaugh: He used to pick our starting defense apart in the redzone with the 2nd team offense… All the Tom Heckert: I’d give two 1st rounds for him… I believed, but dammit, SHOW ME SOMETHING!!!!!!

VIck is absolutely the spark of our offense, we need him back!

I know it’s only week 4, but I really would have loved to gain a little ground in the division…instead we lose while Skins and Giants win, and the Cowboys rest on their bye and come back only a half game out of it.

That said, why does Reid always have that one game where he just looks completely inept and unprepared? Is this the weekend the in-laws come the visit or something to throw him off?

What bothers me is Washington is one of the worst defenses in the league and you can only manage 12 points? I don’t care that Kolb had to play, the team’s confidence in him was he was the reason they traded away McNabb. You still could not find a way to get the ball to Maclin, Jackson, and Celek? If Reid was wrong about Kolb, it further proves that Reid is good but far from great as a talent evaluator. Not to mention how wrong Peters is making them look.

That debacle at the end of the first half was Reid’s equivalent of Rich Kotite not knowing when to go for 2 because the chart was wet.

The defense got trucked in the first quarter. Mikell got raped on that first drive. Then they could not get off the field at the end of the game when they needed a big stop. With all the high draft picks they’ve spent on that defense, it has to be better. Yea I know they only gave up 17 points, but they couldn’t get off the field fast when needed.

I’m still not sure what we have in this team

I was really down about it last night, every loss hurts, especially to the Redskins, who are both terrible and a division rival.

After I slept on it, though, it doesn’t really sting nearly as bad. We lost the game, and everything we did to lose it is easily fixable. Penalties can be worked out, Kolb just needs more confidence to look downfield (I know we only have a week, but Andy and Marty can do great things with QB’s, so I’m not TOO worried) and can probably keep the team going fairly well until Michael Vick’s all right to come back, and our defense did much better after the half.

Also, I agree with this being our annual stinker, at least it wasn’t the freaking Raiders and at least McNabb played really poorly.

Side note: I laughed pretty hard when the announcers mentioned his tendency to throw wormburners and said that that was the type of play we definitely didn’t miss, because that was exactly what I was thinking.

1. You said the Eagles were “abnormally” ineffective. I don’t think this level of ineffectiveness will be abnormal with Kolb back there. Reid distrusts Kolb and is afraid to give him the reins. Reid has always needed a big-play mobile QB to bail him out, and this year is no different. I really fear a 6-10 season if Vick isn’t back (and for me to write that is serious business).
2. The clock management/playcalling issues are unfixable unless Reid is fired and replaced. He will not change.
3. Vick needs to be signed to an extension and Kolb needs to be traded.
4. I am not sure that Reid knows how to fully utilize Desean Jackson’s talents. Yesterday proved that.

You’re right on about the Philly fan nonsense. Yesterday put that stuff to bed. I’m glad that Donovan got an ovation and that he was booed later on. That’s the right play. He played here for 11 great seasons. Give it up to him for that. He is also the QB for the Redskins. Give him hell for that.

but does anyone see it as pathetic that a Rookie was out best defensive player on the field yesterday?? And that our RB was the only thing that kept us in the game???

If McCoy keeps playing like he has been he’ll break 1200 yards combined.

I would say another reason to not sweat this loss much is that up to this point no one in the nfc really looks any good. Heck, almost no team in football looks dominant this year. We will see if that changes, but currently that is what is happening.

Personally, I’d rather lose to a team that played well than to one that played badly.

NFC East- Washington
NFC North- Chicago
NFC South- Atlanta
NFC West- St. Louis

AFC East- New Jersey
AFC North- Pittsburgh
AFC South- Houston
AFC West- Kansas City

Looking at this, A) It has been a crazy season so far B) since this very abnormal I fully expect things to work themselves out and though I want to see improvement I am not ready to call it a year yet.