Philadelphia Eagles
Week 14 Power RankingsDecember 2, 2008
Previous week’s ranking in parenthesis
32. Detroit Lions 0-12 (32)
At least this is a team for the ages.
31. Cincinnati Bengals 1-10-1
Can’t tell the difference between their starting lineup and injured list these days.
30. Oakland Raiders 3-9 (26)
Hahahahahahahahaha
29. Seattle Seahawks 2-10 (28)
We keep hearing that Matt Hasselbeck is getting healthy. So what?
28. Kansas City Chiefs 2-10 (31)
Not sure we can call their last one a win, but at least they were present for the Raider loss.
27. St. Louis Rams 2-10 (30)
At this point, they’re counting the close losses as victories.
26. Jacksonville Jaguars 4-8 (24)
This defense quit on Monday night.
25. San Diego Chargers 4-8 (22)
Fire him.
24. San Francisco 49ers…
Week 13 Power RankingsNovember 25, 2008
32. Detroit Lions 0-11 (previous rank: 32)
Let’s go ahead and rank them 33rd simply for symbolic purposes.
31. Kansas City Chiefs 1-10 (previous rank: 28)
Not to call out one guy – and a good guy – but where has Tamba Hali been this year?
30. St. Louis Rams 2-9 (previous rank: 31)
If they could lose in practice, they probably would.
29. Cincinnati Bengals 1-9-1 (previous rank: 29)
Is there anyone out there who still thinks they shouldn’t dump Chad Johnson?
28. Seattle Seahawks 2-9 (previous rank: 27)
God bless the Seattle fans. The city is enduring perhaps the worst sports year in history, but Qwest Field was still rockin’ last Sunday.
27. San Francisco 49ers…
Sunday Snide Remarks - Week 12 Early GamesNovember 24, 2008
Baltimore Ravens 36, Philadelphia Eagles 7
- By far the biggest news of the week came when Andy Reid shockingly benching Donovan McNabb. Watching this was like seeing a couple you’ve been friends with for years abruptly get divorced after you thought they had already survived the rocky parts of their marriage. Deep down you’re not necessarily surprised that the divorce came because there was a time, awhile back, that you were certain it would. But now that it actually has (seemingly), you’re absolutely floored. After 10 years, it just seems weird even thinking about Andy Reid ad Donovan McNabb not being together.
- By the way, what in the world is Reid…
Week 12 Power RankingsNovember 18, 2008
32. Detroit Lions 0-10 (previous ranking: 32)
At least they’re forming one heck of a storyline for the Thanksgiving game.
31. St. Louis Rams 2-8 (previous ranking: 29)
The defense has tanked the season.
30. Oakland Raiders 2-8 (previous ranking: 31)
Al Davis’s legendary club is movin’ on up in the rankings.
29. Cincinnati Bengals 1-8-1 (previous ranking: 30)
So bad that even when they don’t lose, they still can’t find a way to win.
28. Kansas City Chiefs 1-9 (previous ranking: 28)
Chiefs fans probably don’t care, but this might all be worth it if they wind up finding a franchise quarterback in Tyler Thigpen.
27. Seattle Seahawks 2-8 (previous ranking: 27)
A classic case of a lost…
Sunday Snide Remarks - Week 11 Early GamesNovember 17, 2008
Philadelphia Eagles 13, Cincinnati Bengals 13
- Tie game – it’s annoying, I know. But one tie every six years isn’t so bad. I’d rather see every overtime game end in a tie than see the NFL ever refer to the ridiculous Kansas City Overtime format.
- The story of this game may be what Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said afterwards: “When the (final) play was called, I kind of figured I guess there’s ties in the NFL. But no, I didn’t know that (before).” What!? For starters, does McNabb watch football on TV? Or, does he listen when the referee explains the overtime rules prior to the fifth quarter kickoff? Or, more…
Podcast: Week 11 SpotlightNovember 12, 2008
Andy Benoit and Russ Bliss discuss some of the coaching blunders that have pocked the NFL in recent weeks, including the 49ers and Mike Martz on the goal-line, Mike McCarthy setting for a long field goal and Andy Reid and the Eagles Sunday.
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Podcast - Week 11 GamePodsNovember 12, 2008
Andy Benoit offers previews on all the Week 11 NFL action.
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Week 11 Power RankingsNovember 11, 2008
32. Detroit Lions (0-9)
More than halfway to history.
31. Oakland Raiders (2-7)
It takes a special team to find a way to lose when the opposing quarterback is 7/27 passing with four interceptions.
30. Cincinnati Bengals (1-8)
If they could have fallen to 1-9 on their bye week, they would have.
29. St. Louis Rams (2-7)
It’d be hard to get down 40-0 at halftime even if you were trying to throw the game.
28. Kansas City Chiefs (1-8)
They don’t win games, but you have to admire the way they’ve competed as of late.
27. Seattle Seahawks (2-7)
Playing Matt Hasselbeck at this point is the bonehead move of the year if the QB’s back…
Sunday Snide Remarks - Week 10 Late GamesNovember 10, 2008
New York Giants 36, Philadelphia Eagles 31
- Andy Reid plain got out-coached by Tom Coughlin in this game. Besides calling failed back-to-back handoffs on Philadelphia’s final possession, Reid made the inexcusable error of wasting his first challenge out of desperation on the first Brandon Jacobs non-fumble near the goal-line. I’ll never understand why some coaches challenge out of sheer hope for a miracle.
- Speaking of Jacobs’s non-fumble, how many guys fumbled after being down by contact in this game? It seemed like every other play there was a non-fumble.
- When Brandon Jacobs gets a full head of steam, he is the most difficult player to stop in all of football.
- Not…
NFL Midseason All-Pro TeamNovember 7, 2008
Offense
The running game has been huge in football this season, but everything still begins and ends with the QB (Cowboys fans know what I’m talking about). The trendy All-Pro pick is Kerry Collins. People love to righteously condemn others for calling Collins a game manager. “He’s much more than a game manager,” they proclaim. Well, no he’s not. Look at the numbers: 154 yards passing per game, three touchdowns, three interceptions. Collins epitomizes the game manager.
I want a quarterback who can carry his team to victory. Give me Drew Brees. The Saints QB is posting huge numbers and making the best and most consistent reads in football. His intelligence and…
