Eagles - Cardinals Takeaways
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> Anyone who thought that Larry Fitzgerald wasn't going to do well in this game hasn't watched him play the Eagles before
> Thanks to watching this game, I now know that Brian Billick mows his own lawn
> On Michael Floyd's first career touchdown, the Eagles had multiple opportunities for a pick, and the fact that they didn't get it more or less ended the game
> On the first play of the second quarter, the Eagles took a timeout, which might be a new low in wasted timeouts in the Reid Era
> On a simple matter of a hold during a sack, the scab refs took five minutes to spot the ball. No, seriously
> The next instance of Vick having pocket awareness of the rush in 2012 might be the first
> DeSean Jackson lobbied for DPI for several seconds while the play was still going on, which is always, unm, fun
> If you only watched this game, you'd have a hard time imagining why Kolb has struggled in Arizona, or was only starting this game due to injury
> At some point, it's OK to wonder what Nnamdi Asomugha has to do to get benched or cut
> The Eagles actually walked off the field on a 3rd and 20 play, because they didn't know the down; sadly, they came back on the field after that
> You can count on the Eagle defense celebrating sacks no matter what the game situation
> Maybe a wide variety of screen passes isn't the best option for a team with a makeshift offensive line
> If you are looking for a comment about the wisdom of going for a touchdown with 6 seconds left in the half, down 17-0, then giving up the sack, fumble and touchdown... well, I'm sorry, but I have no words that come anywhere close to describing that level of utter and complete incompetence
> I watched the whole game, but I'm not sure why anyone else did
> It was nice to see the defense come back to 2011's form of missed tackling
> As an Eagles fan, I no longer get excited by first downs or drives, since they end in turnovers much more than points
> You have to be impressed how, while down 24 with 24 minutes to play, the offense was still more than willing to huddle up
> As Alex Henery's fantasy owner, I appreciated the multiple third quarter field goals that didn't really make the comeback manageable
> DeMecco Ryans stopping the third and one with 14 minutes left made for slightly less garbage time
> Just in case you thought Reid had learned something in his 14 years about clock management, the second half more or less cured that notion
> Jon Dorenbos limped off with 10:26 left, which means we might need a new long snapper / magician soon
> On 3rd and 17 with 8:20 left, I called "This will be a shotgun draw to run the clock" five seconds before the ball was snapped -- and Castillo's defense still gave up 20+ yards and the first down on it, because Juan Castillo has no business being in the same zip code as an NFL team, let alone a coaching position
> Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie took a 15-yard penalty because he didn't like being blocked
> There were a sizable number of Eagles fans in the stadium, which couldn't have been a very happy purchase for them
> For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Cardinals, they don't actually run the ball well, or score a lot of points
> Kevin Kolb is now 2-0 against his old team
> For some reason that no one can fathom, the Eagles called timeouts while down 18 with 4 minutes left
> If you are looking for bright spots, the Eagles outgained the Cardinals, had more first downs and fewer penalties, and all of that does not matter at all
> The fact that Reid called four straight pass plays with minimal protection with three minutes left tells you that perhaps the coach does want to see Nick Foles
> If the Giants' defensive players don't look at this tape with an excessive amount of saliva, that speaks well to their team discipline
> Somehow, my laundry is still tied for first in their division with 12 turnovers in 3 games, and if they aren't a 7.5 point home underdog to the Giants next week on SNF, Vegas is just giving away money
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