One fan who cares about this game is Mike Catalana, a sports anchor for Buffalo TV station WHAM (Channel 13, ABC)… He’s our guest columnist for today’s live action commentary:
Eagles vs. Bills: My Worlds Collide by Mike Catalana
How many more of these Waterloooooo moments can Andy Reid survive?
Reported by: Mike CatalanaEmail: [email protected]
“I hate when the Bills play the Eagles... I don’t like anything about the game. Because they are in different conferences it only occurs every few years, but it’s not something I enjoy. You know I have been covering the Bills for the last 24 years. But I have been rooting for the Eagles for the last 44. Every week I report on the Bills, always with one eye on what my Eagles are doing. This Sunday I will have both eyes on both teams as they play at the Ralph. It’s like the old Seinfeld episode where George’ girlfriend wants to hang out with his friends at the diner. On Sunday my football worlds collide.
This Sunday the Bills come back to the Ralph upset about letting one slip away against the Bengals. But the Eagles head to Orchard Park flat out desperate to win the game. They are not only getting grilled like a cheesesteak at Pat’s back at home, but are calling themselves an “embarrassment” after these big time flops. The Eagles play like a basketball team that can drain 3 pointers all day, but doesn’t seem to care about rebounding or defense. There will be times at the game Sunday where they will amaze you with their team speed. Then you will be equally amazed and how fast they can fall apart. This Eagles offense can score from anywhere on the field, except their opponents goal line. That’s because short yardage is all about toughness and this Eagles lacks it.
The Bills proved against New England that they can play with anyone, so the Eagles talent won’t scare them off. Buffalo’s short range passing game should move the ball with ease in the middle of the field against the Eagles brutal linebackers and safeties. Fred Jackson should have a field day running the ball against a defense that looks at tackling the way Congress looks at cooperation, with disdain. All that being said I think the Bills will have a very difficult time keeping up with the overall team speed of the Eagles offense led by Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy and Desean Jackson.
I expect this game to be one of those thrilling offensive explosions, with the last team to have the ball getting the points to win it. It will be one of those games filled with big plays and highlights and touchdowns and the Ralph will be rocking. I will split my time between the press box where no cheering is allowing and the stands where I will sit with my dad and a bunch of knucklehead Eagles fans that get together every week to watch their beloved Birds in Rochester. That part will be great. Watching the actual game for me will be painful.”
Thanks for that midnight green confession, Mike!! Wow! Who knew the Eagles have so many bi-conference fans in upstate New York?
LEO’s LINE by Leo Pizzini
So we’ll see how this week goes… its been an up and down first four weeks. The Eagles could have helped me out a little bit. 10-5 (I would have picked the Packers in the first game too… 11-5?) … next two weeks 8-8, 8-8… then last week 13-3… so overall through four weeks… 39-24… not too shabby… I’m not yet embarrassed…
PHI 33 – BUF 20
NO 31 – CAR 24
OAK 25 – HOU 27
KC 21 – IND 17
CIN 24 – JAC 17
ARI 27 – MIN 19
SEA 17 – NYG 28
TEN 20 – PIT 21
TB 21 – SF 20
SD 31 – DEN 21
NYJ 27 – NE 30
GB 39 – ATL 27
CHI 20 – DET 24
On with the Show… Take over, smart people, ye who dominate the Livefyre Network of Philly Phan Greatness…
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