Eagles 13 Titans 31

What an ass-whooping today here in Philly.

When things go wrong here in the city of brotherly love, things do. McNabb goes down with a knee injury, defenders miss tackles, special teams miss tackles and allow a 90 yard punt return, the long snapper snaps the ball too high on a field goal, and most of all the receivers drop balls.

After an amazing game last week, and some excellent play on both sides of the ball. The Eagles came out flat from the get-go.

Losing McNabb for the game doesn't help matters either. Jeff Garcia is a good quarterback, but is not the mobile threat that McNabb is. Garcia was throwing a lot of screens and short out passes, and not airing the ball out like McNabb has been known to do on occasion. Of course the receivers dropping balls that are thrown at the numbers is not the quarterback's fault. Hopefully the injury to McNabb isn't that serious, and he will be able to return next week. The broadcasters during the game were silent as to the seriousness of the injury.

The secondary missed at least two opportunities to intercept the ball and return for TD's but dropped the ball. Seems the dropsy's are contagious on this Eagles team, and its not just on the offense.

What a frustrating game, the Eagles should have blown out the Titans. The Eagles were 14 point favorites. From the first snap to the final whistle, this Eagles team lacked heart, which seems to be a common theme this season. There is a lot of blame to go around for today's loss, to blame one person would be nearly impossible. This was a team loss

Westbrook looked good, and his numbers were good, but he can't do it all alone. He needs support from the other 52 players on the team. Another good player is Sean Considine. Since he has taken over for Michael Lewis at Strong Safety he has performed incredibly and deserves to be in the starting position. I hope the Eagles sign him to a long term deal, since he a young player

Next week the Eagles travel to Indianapolis to play the Colts. If today's game is any indication, the Eagles have a lot of work to do, if they are to beat the Colts, and most of all make the playoffs.

Of course Andy Reid will come out and say its his fault, and he needs to take more responsibility. He can't make receivers catch, defenders tackle, or prevent dumb mistakes. He needs to put some fire in these players. This season is going down the toilet in a hurry, we need a plunger.

Props to Jeff Fisher, he coached a helluva game, and the Titans out played in all aspects of the game. Vince Young is going to be a good quarterback in the NFL, he looked great, better in the first half than the second, but his arm, and scrambling abilities are amazing to watch.


--gfo