With Clock Ticking On Their Season The Eagles Have Gone Soft by Matt Lombardo

With the Eagles issues and losses mounting, national voices are now questioning the heart and character of Andy Reid’s football team. With the clock ticking on Philadelphia’s season, it appears that Reid’s house of cards may very well be collapsing. 

Some time ago Andy Reid built football teams had the hallmarks of toughness, aggressiveness, attention to detail and of being some of the most fundamentally sound in the National Football League. Those days, like the ones where the Eagles actually earned the reputation of contenders instead of having the label slapped on them before the season began, are long gone. Don’t look now, but the Eagles have gone woefully soft in the span of five regular season games.

On the field, the Eagles defense is one that continues to employ a scheme that puts the most pressure on its weakest positions. It has mightily struggled in the most fundamental area of tackling. Worse yet, after reviewing the game tapes of the last two weeks its clear there are now players that are walking around on the field. Offensively the Eagles don’t protect the ball, they carry it with abandon and Michael Vick has become a turnover machine with ten in the first five weeks.