A win looked possible.
And then, late in the fourth quarter Sunday night, the wings fell off the Philadelphia Eagles once again.
Rookies Nick Foles and Bryce Brown put up impressive numbers, but Brown coughed up another fumble that sealed victory for the Dallas Cowboys as the Birds fell 38-33.
The Birds made it close at the end with a nifty punt return TD by another rookie, Demaris Johnson.
The Birds secondary once again looked like swiss cheese as Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Tony Romo was able to thread through it, slipping passes easily through to Dez Bryant and tight end Jason Witten several times in the middle of the field for big plays.
While the pass rush was much better and there was some pressure, there were more missed tackles and easy completions. The defense once again gave up a ton of points. It's now six straight games of giving up 20 or more points.
The entire secondary needs to be replaced next year.
And then a turnover clipped the Birds again.
Brown, who had another impressive rushing game filing in for the injured LeSean McCoy, lost a ball that Dallas returned for a touchdown.
Led by the two rookies, the Eagles scored their most points in one game this season. The offense looked sound behind Brown and Foles and the offensive line held together, opening holes for Brown and keeping Foles from taking the pounding that Michael Vick received every game.
Foles played his best game of the season.
Foles' passes were sharp and crisp, there were no late throws -- and no mistakes.
Foles was impressive and poised. In his third start, maybe the game was slowing down enough and he was getting comfortable enough to take his time.
Of course, it doesnt hurt having Brown in the backfield.
Brown sparkled once again, hitting holes for 169 yards and two touchdowns.
The Birds came to play Sunday, and for the most part, the effort was there. Unfortunately, the results weren't.
Eight straight losses. Luckily, this season ends soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z447qc4ZRRA
And it's getting old.
Or do you just hate football and rich people???
Let's see. He served 21 months in state prison (ever been within 50 miles of one Kathleen? It's no picnic). Filed bankruptcy costing him more than $100 million in salary and endorsements. Is using the proceeds of his current contract to pay back debts from his bankruptcy even though he is not legally required to do so. What he did was horrific. But he did not get a free ride by any stretch. I pray for the day that people actually look at facts rather than simply blather on.
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/vick-plea-deal-070824.pdf He is required to repay debts in the bankruptcy because he accepted the proposal to do so. He could have gone through the process and had those debts discharged. He did not. I won't even bother with the other inaccuracies. The way you're ranting, raving and wrong, you're the one coming across like a psychopath. Please take a deep breath and research facts. Remember, just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's automatically true.
You are not correct that he got a 'free pass.' If you want to argue he should have been punished more harshly that's fine. But to ignore facts you don't like and massage others is wrong no matter how morally correct you are.
You might make more progress if you keep to the truth, that's bad enough.