Okay, seriously, you’re on the road. You need 40 yards, at least. You’ve got less than 3 minutes. You have 2 TOs. AND YOU CALL A F#@$!$^$#@^@%Q@#$!$!$$#@%$% Screen pass?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Now, you’ve got 2 TOs, still 40 yards for a field goal to tie. You’re still on the road. Dick Stockton is trying his damndest to undermine you from the commentator’s booth. AND YOU CALL A HANDOFF?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
One penalty - blowing away a first down - later, its 3rd and 15, but who cares that its only your season on the line.
Now, you’ve STILL got 2 TOs (the clock is running so you have less than 3 minutes now). YOU STILL HAVE F#@!%$^@!ing 40 YARDS TO GO!!!!! And you CALL A GOD$@!%$# SCREEN PASS AGAIN!?!?!?!?!?!
Ah, 4th and 15. What do you do? Right! Punt. THere’s a minute and a half left. Our defense can hold, right? WRONG! WHO GIVES THE BALL BACK!?!?!?
No, seriously. Andy Reid, you are the worst end-game coach ever!
January 14th, 2007 at 12:07 am
It sucked to lose the game, and I didn’t understand some of the calls (on third and short, you have to sell out against the run, not hold 3 linebackers back), but if we had to lose to a team, this one was a good one. They’re a good team, and I’m looking forward to next week’s game. If the bears win, this is going to be an interesting game.
Thanks Eagles for a great season.
January 14th, 2007 at 12:01 pm
PS. Thought of something else last night… I can’t remember the exact sequence, but the Saints were selling out blitzing everyone. The screen was a way to get the ball out without getting Garcia killed. But, I remember being disappointed about the play calls, so maybe it didn’t make sense.
January 14th, 2007 at 4:39 pm
Oddly, I generally agreed with the offensive calls. Screen passes were checkdowns, not pure screen pass calls. Garcia needed them and used them.
The 4th-and-15 call was horrible.
Defensive calls…the Eagles lost the game through their inability to stop the run. Not just at the end of the game. Every play. Every play. That’s a personnel issue, not playcalling.
January 14th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Yeah, I had a bad, bad feeling after watching Deuce run for the 5th time through the defense. But, on the 3rd and short to end the game, the linebackers didn’t sell out. Yes, they need to see which gap to attack but dammit, bring the safety up, bring everyone, and give up a big pass…