Unbelievable

Words cannot explain the ridiculous nature of the game I just witnessed....the Eagles lost 23-21 on a last second, 62-yard field goal..the second longest in NFL history...62 fucking yards....from a limp dick, short-legged kicker? That is tough to swallow.

You know, a lot of fans following a loss don't give enough credit to the other team, usually its true...they overvalue their own teams' mistakes and don't take into account the efforts of the other team...but TODAY...its not true...(with the exception of Ronde Barber and that asshole kicker, who appeared to be the only two Bucs to show up ready to play). The Eagles gave this game away with two quarters of stupid play, and two really retarded gaffes in the second half (after they'd finally woken up and started playing)....

Here are some of the key retardations that cost us:
***- not one, but two interceptions returned by CB Ronde Barber for touchdowns...JFC
**- on the first drive, rookie WR Jason Avant fumbles inside the 20 (if we managed to score, perhaps the Eagles show a different pep or tempo in the first half)
****** - Eagles get inside the Bucs 10 with 10 seconds left in the first half...and somehow come away with NO POINTS...special attention needs to be paid to this one...
*****- hmmm, 4th qtr, Eagles showing life, having just made it 17-14, and first round bust and little used DE J. McDougle LOOKS like he just came up with a momentum-killing sack....but the refs see it differently, and even though NO replay shows a foul of any kind, he gets whistled for a penalty...THEN he pulls one of the bonehead plays that are quickly becoming the hallmark of a coulda, woulda, shoulda season for the Birds....HE KICKS THE PENALTY FLAG....tack on another 15, and instead of the Bucs booming a punt, they're 30 yards further down the field....they use that to convert a FG and make it 20-14....AGAIN remember those points....
****- just after a woohoo inducing Westbrook scamper for the go-ahead TD (21-20) and there are 33 seconds left....boom goes the kickoff....and there goes the Buc return man, zipping his way out the 36 yard line after Akers kicks it into the end zone....Great coverage fellas...way to pin the Bucs deep....

these last two instances are examples of how the Eagles appear to be just enough to turn a season fulls of ups and downs into one predicated on downs....This team has yet to put together a complete four quarter game...but you know, if they do, they look like they'll be competitive with anybody...but they have just enough flaws in their game to screw it up, somehow....

This is a team with some unfulfilled promise. I've said it before and I'll say it again, there are four to five little plays on which momentum/opportunities turn....Yes games can swing on big plays, and the Eagles got their fair share this game (including providing the Bucs with their only big plays)...its the LITTLE plays that letting this team down....ST coverage, the dumb penalties, letting the other team convert key third and longs....It all adds up folks....

Unfortunately for Eagles fans, we came up on the short end of the ledger for the second week in a row....