The Philadelphia Eagles are struggling with their loss to the Patriots in the Super Bowl. Some are saying that McNabb was sick at the end of the game. McNabb denies that he was sick and, to his credit, refuses to blame anything for the poor performance of the Eagles in the final quarter Sunday.
The fact is, though, that no QB in the league could have won that game for the Eagles in the final minutes the way the Eagles tried to do it. With 5 minutes left in the game and the Eagles down 10 points, Eagles players were huddling every play, walking around the field, and generally acting as though they had plenty of time. They allowed at least 1:30 of additional time to run off the clock by not being prepared at the end.
Who to blame? I don't know for sure, but maybe one of those "genius" coaches on the Eagles staff? How do you send an offense onto the field in that situation without discussing how precious every second is?
Andy Reid should have talked to McNabb, the offensive coordinator should have talked to his unit, and McNabb himself should have taken control on the field. The Eagles could have been trying an onside kick with over 2 minutes left and gotten the ball back with 1-1/2 minutes left at the end if they had done just a decent job of clock management.
Andy Reid is a good coach, but he is not at the level of Bill Belichick. Belichick always sends his teams onto the field prepared for the current situation. And even after their defensive breakdown allowed the Eagles to close within 3, the Patriots were prepared with a perfectly executed onside kick reception.
I wonder if Reid will work on his two-minute drill in the off-season?
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