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I would like to see a journalist stand up and throw a sneaker at Andy Reid, just like that Iraqi journalist did last week to show he was fed up with Bush. Who is going to step up? Mark Eckel? Howard Eskin must wear $2000 Bruno Magli’s–they would make for some nice chin music(though I know he’s too much of an Eagles lap-dog to go negative on them–what a nitwit). Print journalists, your newspapers are going down in flames anyway–you have nothing to lose.  Sam Donellon, take off  your Nikes and throw them at the coach. Better yet, hand them off to him. THAT would be the ultimate insult!

I usually don’t rant about the Eagles, but the loss last night pushed me over the edge. Fire Reid. Release McNabb. Start fresh. How about bringing in the coach from Navy? His team passed 86 times this season and ran 667 times. I keep hearing Steve Fredericks’ voice in my head saying, “run the stinkin’ football”.

Last night the Eagles threw 46 times and ran 12 (I don’t count McNabb’s two scrambles–they were pass plays where nobody could get open). I know there were a lot of drops. DeSean Jackson dropped two very catchable balls (one right into his hands in the end zone).  Still McNabb was unsatisfactory. He threw low. He threw behind receivers.

Westbrook is hurt, so why can’t Reid run Buckhalter and Eckel? Look at the Giants. Brandon Jacobs is hurt, so they hand it to Derrick Ward and what does he do? Just rack up 181 rushing yards in the Giants’ overtime victory over Carolina.

The receivers are to blame as well. Why is L.J. Smith running a two-yard route on 3rd and 4? Why is Reggie Brown running a route that ends on the one-yard line in the middle of the field instead of the end zone with 8 seconds left in the game and no timeouts.

Most of all the coaching staff is to blame. A credible run threat gave them three victories in a row. Then they went back to pass, fumble, pass, pass, pass.

As Reid mentioned after the game, they still have a chance to make the playoffs. Maybe they do, but they have no chance off winning a playoff game with an offense that can only put up three points against the non-playoff-bound Redskins defense.

Time to clean house. This team and their coaching philosophy is out of date.  Teams that are running the ball are winning.

Time’s yours.

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There’s something fishy to me about how quick Bush’s reaction is. I know, I know, while Dick Cheney has been carrying out the duties of the President for 8 years, Bush has been in the gym or on his mountain bike, so I have no doubt that the guy is in great shape and probably has quick reflexes. Still, he seems to start ducking before the thrower even raises the shoe. I wonder if this is just another headline-stealing diversionary tactic to avert America’s eyes from the fact that the Bushies are basically emptying out the Treasury as they sneak out the back door.