I think the biggest hurt of being 4-7 right now was watching the Giants fall to 6-5 against the Saints last night, and knowing the Cowboys at 7-4 are about to be tested in the final third of their season… And wouldn’t the Eagles at 5-6 right now look almost do-able?
But no. Instead, we are in the midst of a rare clunker season in the Andy Reid era. And I don’t blame Andy… there is plenty of blame to go around upon the execution and commitment of many players…and a few assistant coaches.
There we are, sweeping off the urine-laden flood waters in our Paris apartment’s patio, just as our comrade Redskins’ fans are doing farther down the street…both of our teams at 4-7 being ridiculed by the national sports media…
We are “Les Miserables”… victims of circumstance… couldn’t get out of our own way as defenses and execution of offensive game plans collapsed around us.
So now we’re off to Seattle to either redeem some self-respect from beating Pete Carroll’s 4-7 Seahawks on a short week… or suffer further degradation and ignominy.
Our Grand Wizard and former Gatekeeper Brizer sums up the most recent debacle against New England by awarding the most Bocce Balls for inept execution he has ever unveiled for one game:
BOCCE BALLS Distribution:
1. #10
2. VY
3. Babin
4. Hans0n
5. Hughes
6. Nate da Skittle brain
7. Coleman
8. Chad Hall
9. Shady
10. Entire Coaching staff
11. Fans….deysuk!
12. Zebras( at least 4 bad calls) helped change the game.
“Playing Thursday,..is a good thing,..in some respects. We usually play better,.after a long rest. However,..sometimes we play kinda good after a short rest,..except when we don’t. It suits us.”
And that Dylan-esque statement kinda sums up the entire 2011 season thus far for the Eagles. “We usually DO,…except when we DON’T”… I don’t think I’ve ever followed an Eagles team that was so maddeningly tantalizing in its “blowing in the wind” response to execution of game plan.
There are many similarities between the Eagles and the Seahawks this year, beginning with both teams not living up to expectations their fans have placed upon them. The Eagles have been far more disappointing in that category, though, as many analysts were picking the team to go all the way to the Super Bowl. Now the Eagles post the same 4-7 record as Seattle, and are trying very hard to stay out of last place in the NFC East. Both teams have likely been eliminated from playoff contention as well, even though this is just Week 13 of the NFL season.
It might surprise some fans to learn that the Seahawks defense has played far better than Philadelphia’s this season, especially with all the former and potential Pro Bowl players that the Eagles have on their roster. The Seahawks defense just allowed Roy Helu to become only the second running back to post more than 100 rushing yards against them this season, but the Eagles will present a challenge unlike what they have seen so far in 2011. Eagles running back LeSean McCoy could force the Seahawks to create new schemes to keep him under control on Thursday night..
Eagles quarterback Mike Vick will likely miss another game due to his injured ribs, and that could force backup Vince Young into another start…although at this point, I wouldn’t mind seeing Mike Kafka get some pressure reps as a starter.
So you know this game is probably gonna be crazy, with some guys already U-Hauling in their efforts, and other guys thinking “Oh yeah, this is my chance to shine for a bigger role in 2012…”
Call it the human element of the sport. Call it the battle of “Les Miserables”… that’s life, as Sinatra once sang… “You’re up in April, shot down in May…” Or, in our case, November…
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