The battle is lost, and the war is again over.
We wave our flag of Eagle surrender for the 50th consecutive year. Here are 10 reasons why the Lombardi trophy will be paraded down a thoroughfare other than Broad Street in 2011.
1. We let a team ranked near the bottom of the NFL in rushing gain over 100 yards on the ground using their 3rd string running back.
2. Marty Mornhinweg gave up on Shady McCoy and the Eagles ground game far too soon.
3. Eagle's defense could not get heat on Aaron Rodgers without blitzing and exposed an undermanned secondary.
4. David Akers mysteriously turned into Scott Norwood.
5. Normally sure handed Jason Avant and mercurial DeShawn Jackson dropped crucial passes.
6. Eagles offensive line could not protect Michael Vick. Any other QB might have gotten killed.
7. Does Andy Reid need to burn a timeout from the one yard line when you are down by 11 near the end of the game and then call a quarterback sneak?
8. Too many penalties....especially on the offensive line.
9. Sav Rocca turned into lightfoot Louie.
10. Too many injures.
In the end--it was a valiant effort by the Birds in a year when really no one expected them to compete. In the coming weeks and months, we will hear the spin about the draft and how the team is preparing to make 2012 their year.
My request to Lurie, Banner and Reid is to take a no. 2 lead pencil and work on correcting this list. It's the least we can expect from the gold standard....isn't it?
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