EAGLES NEWS

Ummm, you know what I don't know what to say. I mean the Eagles dominated the Giants in every facet of the game and led 24-7 heading into the 4th quarter, and yet still wound up losing in overtime 30-24. I mean if you can't protect a 17 point in the 4th quarter at your home stadium, then what can you do. It's just inexcusable that Eagles lost this game. I mean it's not even that they lost the game, it's that they gave it away with some really sloppy play in the 4th quarter. Yes, it's still early in the season, but this is still a hard pill to swallow regardless. Think about it, if the Eagles had won they would be 2-0 and all alone a top the NFC East, while the Giants would be in a huge hole at 0-2 and all alone in last place. Instead, the Eagles lost and are now tied with the Giants for 1st at 1-1. Yes, it's true that the Eagles upcoming schedule is somewhat soft other than an OCT 8th meeting with the Cowboys, and that there is still a possibility that the Eagles can get off to a fast 6-1 start, but this one was important. It was supposed to reestablish the Eagles as the beasts of the East, but instead all it did was establish that the Eagles aren't quite all the way back yet. With this loss the Eagles have now dropped 7 consecutive games to divisional opponents. If they want to turn things around and make playoffs this season, or get back to the top of the divison, they are going to have to figure out a way to beat somebody in their division. Now, normally I would talk about the stats, but I don't even want to do that, because after what happened in this game they really don't matter. I mean the Eagles had over 400 yards of offense and sacked Eli Manning 9 times, and still lost so you tell me if the stats mattered today. As for why I think the Eagles lost today, well I am not sure I even know why. All I know is that they missed opportunities early in the game, which allowed the Giants to hang around, and they played just a horrible 4th quarter, losing fumbles, not getting 1st downs when they needed them, and taking stupid penalties at inopportune times. If that's not a good enough explanation for why they lost, then I don't know what is. Anyway, I just hope the Eagles can rebound with a win next week, because if they don't they will be in big trouble.