In what was supposed to be a dress rehearsal for the regular looked more like a circus sideshow, the Eagles lost to the Steelers 27-13. From the get go, the hapless Eagles looked like the intention of the game was to miss tackles, not get the other players down. I caught most of the first ½ and lasted to the 3rd quarter before I called it a night, as it was getting late.
The one bright spot was rookie quarterback Kevin Kolb's performance (26/37, 242 yards, 1 touchdown), which was much better than Donovan McNabb's lame performance (5/11, 60 yards). McNabb often looked like a deer in headlights last night, read the same old Donny Mac, taking sacking instead of throwing it away, scrambling around, throwing balls off target and trying to squeeze a ball in between coverage.
I was also pretty impressed with rookie running back, Tony Hunt's performance, and believe he will make the team, as well as Australian Rules punter Sav(erio) Rocca, who made some pretty impressive punts, and continues to perform well.
I know its only preseason, but the Eagles have some work to do if they are to be a Superbowl contender this year. Over running plays on defense, missing tackles, on defense, and not playing smart offense will not win you big games this year. The Eagles are playing a first place schedule this year, so they have a lot of tough games ahead of them this year.
This is the last we will see of the Eagles starters until the regular season, as Coach Reid indicated that the starters will not be playing this Thursday night in the preseason finale against the New York Jets.
--gfo
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