Hard to believe the Eagles played so awful down the stretch of the season and got blown out against Tampa. I wonder what the backstory is there? They were arguably one of the best teams most of the season. Then one of the worst. I was really impressed with Green Bay this last weekend. Love was slinging the ball. Not sure if Dallas is that awful or he is that good. SF will be a huge test.
Dallas had a bad day. "Any given Sunday", right? Not to take away from the Packers, either. They played a good game and anticipated every move, shut the Cowboys down. In Arlington, too. I figured Dallas would win, at home, but I was also very happy that they lost. I am an Eagles fan, after all. I hate Dallas, New York, and Washington and want them to lose, lose, lose.
I rooted for Detroit, too, though I don't have a dog in that hunt.
The Iggles are a huge mystery. Two different teams-the one that was 10-1 two months ago, and the one that went 1 and 6 in its last 7 games, including last night's fiasco. Is Sirianni a bad coach? He took 'em to the Super Bowl, though they lost it. The usual calls for his head are being made. Is it that Jalen Hurts perhaps isn't that good of a quarterback? Is it that the team has been phoning it in for 2 months, especially the younger players? The call-in shows are currently chewing this one over. Their Philly Phade is much more incomprehensible than Dallas' loss.
I do think the Eagles came to rely on the ground game too much, especially Hurts scrambling, and that defenses watched for it.
So we'll see. Their focus now is "What went wrong?" and "What is our strategy in the draft?"
Meanwhile, I'll root now for the Chiefs. Andy is a former Eagles head coach, after all.
Prost!
Brad
A postscript...
The Phade reminds me of the 1964 Phillies, too. The Year of the Blue Snow. I think Philadelphia has been cursed ever since the capital was moved.