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8. T.O.'s Revenge?
Three weeks ago, the Eagles were soaring at 4-1. After a disastrous 2005 season, ruined by a pain in Donovan's groin (hernia) and a pain in the organization's *** (T.O.), the Eagles had bounced back convincingly, capped by a stirring win over Owens' new team.
Three weeks ago, the Eagles were soaring at 4-1. After a disastrous 2005 season, ruined by a pain in Donovan's groin (hernia) and a pain in the organization's *** (T.O.), the Eagles had bounced back convincingly, capped by a stirring win over Owens' new team.
Since then, however, something has happened to the Eagles. Something very bad. First, there was a narrow loss to the Saints. Second, there was an improbable defeat at Tampa, where the Bucs stole the game from the Eagles on a 62-yard field goal.
Then, the Jaguars came to town following a 27-7 thrashing by the Texans (the Texans?!?) and stifled the Eagles.
Throw in the fact that the Cowboys are now at 4-3, and suddenly looking like the team they were supposed to be all along, and the euphoria of that victory for the ages over the Cowboys and T.O. seems almost as misplaced as a container of steamed broccoli on Andy Reid's lazy Susan.
It's almost as if the football gods teased the Eagles and their fans into thinking that Owens and his new suitors would pay for T.O.'s antics, before turning the tables around making the Eagles the also-ran . . . and the Cowboys the real contenders in the NFC.
With that said, everything can change in an instant in the suddenly up-and-down NFL. But 4-4 isn't where Philly expected to be at the turn, especially after winning four of the first five games.
10. What Was Tuna Waiting For?
How happy was old-school Cowboys coach Bill Parcells on Sunday after his team came from 14 down to beat the Panthers in their own park by 21?
Well, the guy was kissing more dudes than Paris Hilton in a penitentiary.
And we can understand why. His decision to bench Drew "Limber as Timber"
Bledsoe for Tony Romo was vindicated in the victory, especially after owner/G.M. Jerry Jones suggested last week that the move was a "step back."
And we can understand why. His decision to bench Drew "Limber as Timber"
Bledsoe for Tony Romo was vindicated in the victory, especially after owner/G.M. Jerry Jones suggested last week that the move was a "step back."
But Romo's performance was so strong that we can't help but wonder why in the hell the Tuna didn't make the move sooner. Romo was the talk of the league after his performance in the Cowboys' preseason game at Seattle, in which the youngster took every snap. In turn, Bledsoe opened the season with three picks at Jacksonville, and was battered and ineffective in a loss to the Eagles.
Maybe Parcells knew that, if he'd benched Bledsoe before the trade deadline, Bledsoe would have demanded to be shipped out of town. In the end, is it a coincidence that the former No. 1 over all draft pick was asked to take a seat in the first game after the annual expiration date for deals with other teams came and went?
Now, Parcells has an effective starter in place and a capable (arguably) veteran in the wings in the event of injury. If the team had gone with Romo from the start of the season, Bledsoe might be playing in Tampa or Cleveland or Kansas City or Oakland by now, and Drew Henson would be a broken pinky away from being the guy to run the season into the ground.