Eagles @ Giants

Eagles head into the meadowlands, under the stars, for Sunday night football. This is a divisonal game, therefore it should be a hard fought battle. Both teams are 1-2 and look to get back to .500. the losing team will drop into the cellar of the division.

The Eagles still have many injurie issues they will have to deal with. Lito sheppard will be out for his second consecutive game. But, even more importantly Dawkins and Westbrook are both questionable. We need both of these players to start in order to have a good shot at defeating the Giants. If Westbrook can't play the eagles will be losing a huge offensive impact.

If Westbrook can not play, the defensive will have to step up their game to keep the ball game close. The defensive line will have to play like they did last week, and put on a ton of pressure on Eli Manning, who is know to struggle when opposing defense can rattle him a little. Even with a depleted secondary for the second straight week, they will still need to step up from last week. Sheldon Brown will have a lot to deal with, when he has to cover Plaxico Buress.

This ball game should be a hard fought battle. If Westbrook plays I believe eagles will have a much easier time winning. If he does play i see the Eagles winning 27-17. If Westbrook can not go I see it being a much closer game, something such as 20-17. Either wasy i believe eagles carry the momentum from last game and find their way back to .500

Detroit @ Eagles Review

What a shoot out. Mcnabb silence all the criticisms with his outing against the detroit lions. Mcnabb went 21 /26 for 381 yards and four touchdowns. He connected with Kevin Curtis 11 times for 221 yards and three touchdowns. It almost looked like the eagles where running an offensive practice drill. Mcnabb told his players the route and all they had to do was run them and avoid the "dummies". This win hopefully will get the eagles momentum going against a big game they have next week against the NY Giants.

The defense looked a little shaky in the secondary allowing Kitna to throw for 446 yards and allowing Roy Williams to net 204 yards. But, the offensive line looked great. They got a tremendous amount of pressure on Kitna all game and ended up with nine, yes nine sacks. Trent Cole alone had 4 sacks.

Westbrook, a possible early MVP candidate had an incredible game as well. Westbrook rushed for 110 yards on 14 carries, punching in two touchdowns. He also caught 5 passes for 11 yards and one touchdown. He did leave the game early with a rib injury, but hopefully he can play in next weeks game.

Detroit @ Eagles Preview

The season is young, and we are only in the third week of the regular season, but this may be a must win game for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles will be hosting the undefeated Detroit Lions(2-0) on Sunday at 1:00PM. The lions will be looking to go 3-0 for the first time since 1980, while the Eagles will try to avoid dropping the first 3 games since 1999. The Eagles will have to try and stop a prolific passing attack the lions bring to the table.

Kitna, the starting QB for the lions, did suffer a concussion last week and had to miss some action. He is probable and should be fine to start. Kitna has started the season off going 49-69 for 534 with 4 touchdowns. But, Kitna is vulnerable in throwing interceptions, in which he has already thrown 3 in this young season. Kitna will look to pass the ball to his stud WR. Roy Williams and an upcoming star Calvin Johnson. Roy Williams is coming off a great game in which he caught 7 passes for 111 yards and 1 TD, his first TD of the season. Playing opposite of Williams is the second overall pick of the 2007 draft Calvin Johnson. Johnson looks like he will be considered an elite WR in the upcoming years. Johnson has started in 2 career games and has caught 8 balls, for 131 yards and 2 TD's. These wideouts should give an Eagles secondary, riddled with injuries, a lot of problems.

Injuries were the questions on everyone’s mind when they spoke about the eagles during preseason. Now it looks like injuries will play a major factor in the upcoming game. Brian Dawkins Lito Sheppard and Brian Westbrook have yet to practice this week. Dawkins and Westbrook are probable, but Sheppard is questionable and probably won't play. This will be a problem since Sheldon Brown will have to cover Williams, leaving Calvin Johnson covered by a committee of inexperienced players. If the Eagles have any shot in winning this game they will need their pro-bowl Qb to step his game up. Mcnabb has looked very poor in his first two outings of the season, going 43-70 for 424 yards,1TD and 1 INT. This game could be exactly what Mcnabb needs. The Detroit lions secondary is ranked 22nd allowing 252.5 yards per game. The eagles Wr should be able to find some open holes in the secondary and if Mcnabb can hit them he should do well.

I believe this game is going to bring Mcnabbs confidence back up, which he desperately needs. The Eagles fan base are on his case about the poor start, and if the Eagles lose their third straight the city will go into utter chaos. I think this game will be a shoot out, but I believe the eagles defense will be able to cause much needed turnovers. I see this game coming down to the fourth quarter,where the eagles pull away and win by a TD, getting their season back on track.

This game the eagles will be sporting their 75th anniversary blue and gold jerseys. Let's hope its good luck.

Redskins @ Eagles Review

After week ones performance, eagles fan didn't think the season could start out any worse. But after the eagles lost their home opener, under the lights on Monday night football, eagles fans realized it just has. How can a team, experts believed were capable of representing the NFC in the superbowl display such a poor outing in front of thier home crowd on Monday night. Monday Night, the night where superstars are suppose to shine. No superstars came out for the eagles, as they lost their home opener 20-12, and are now 0-2 and 2 games behind the Redskins and Cowboys who lead the NFC east.

This loss leaves many questions in the minds of the eagles faithful. Actually, how healthy is Mcnabb. When Mcnabb went down in the middle of the 2006 season, doctors said it would take about 10-12 months to fully recover. 9 months later Mcnabb is back and starting for the eagles. But, in the first 2 games of the season he has looked less then mediocre. Last night Mcnabb completed 28 0f 46 for 240 yards. But numbers can be deceiving. He overthrew and underthrew many balls, couldn't scan the field for open receivers, and barely scrambled when he needed to. This isn't the mcnabb we remember leading us too the superbowl. If he's not 100% and hurting the team as the starting QB is it time to bench him and look towards the future with KOLB?

Also, Andy Reid made many play calls which just boggled my mind. We all know Reid has had a lot of family issues during this offseason. Is all those problems distracting him from the game? I believe if the eagles have a losing season or miss the playoffs, we will see Reid resign from the Head Coaching position.

Eagles will host the Detroit Lions(2-0) this upcoming Sunday. The lions have 2 of the best WR in the game which will be hard for the Eagles to stop. I know it's early but this might be a must win game for the birds, they cannot slip to 0-3.

INTRODUCTION

Each week on this blog i will be posting a preview of the upcoming eagles matchup. After the game I will then follow up with a review of the game.