Apparently, yes there is. As Eagles fans found out today, the hard way...
Following a week in which the city turned against Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb in a way unprecedented in the past decade, the Eagles went into Cincinnati and played probably their worst game of the year, against the worst team in the AFC. The result was a tie that was every bit as unsatisfying as the one in the baseball All-Star Game a few years ago.
McNabb- the NFL's all-time career leader in percentage of interceptions not thrown- threw three picks, and then made matters worse after the game by appearing to admit that he wasn't aware that NFL games end in ties after a single overtime. Watch that now become a permanent anti-McNabb talking point.
So the Eagles are now 5-4-1, and are by no means eliminated from contention- but considering how badly they played, it's not looking so good. It'll be interesting to see how Howard Eskin spins this one- like I've said before, the day Eskin starts ripping McNabb is the day we'll know Reid and Co. have given the go-ahead to get rid of him.
Meanwhile, we knew the NFC North would be mediocre, but a three-way first-place tie, at 5-5, after Week 11? Really? At least we know the 0-10 Lions are behind the pack.
Posted by Stephen Silver at November 16, 2008 09:42 PM