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Eagles At Seahawks
At 4:15 this Sunday the Eagles will look to continue their winning ways in Seattle, against a team that isn't very good when healthy, and comes into the game reeling from a string of injuries.
After the jump we'll take a closer look at what the Eagles need to do to get to 5-3.
Seneca Wallace, huh? Matt Hasselbeck is out with a serious back injury, meaning Seneca Wallace will join the growing list of horrible quarterbacks the Eagles have faced.
If you had told me going into the season the Kyle Orton wouldn't even be among the 5 worst QBs the Eagles would face this year I would've laughed at you. At this point, he's probably third from the bottom and rising fast.
Winning this week won't be a matter of what the birds need to do, but what they need to avoid. It's a simple formula, and honestly, if this isn't a blowout win for the Eagles, something is wrong.
The Eagles need to put this team away as quickly as possible. I'd love to see a game where they don't have to lean on Brian Westbrook for 25-30 touches. Get this win and escape Seattle with everyone healthy, that's all I ask.
If you had told me going into the season the Kyle Orton wouldn't even be among the 5 worst QBs the Eagles would face this year I would've laughed at you. At this point, he's probably third from the bottom and rising fast.
Winning this week won't be a matter of what the birds need to do, but what they need to avoid. It's a simple formula, and honestly, if this isn't a blowout win for the Eagles, something is wrong.
- Take care of the ball. The defense should be able to bury Wallace and the rest of the Seahags, but, given a short field, anyone in this league can put points on the board. As long as the offense doesn't cough the ball up, I don't see the Seahawks scoring nearly enough to win this game.
The Eagles need to put this team away as quickly as possible. I'd love to see a game where they don't have to lean on Brian Westbrook for 25-30 touches. Get this win and escape Seattle with everyone healthy, that's all I ask.
The Eagles can't afford to look past Seattle at this point. No team they are playing is a guaranteed "W". If they take this team for granted, some insignificant QB (see Kyle Orton) is going beat them.
One game at a time. Stay focused on the Seahawks and don't let them hang around.
I'd like a repeat of the St. Louis game, for sure.
Looking ahead, if Andy remains in control of the draft, Do you think he'll use both his #1 draft picks to pick up an Offensive Tackle and Guard? I had been very wrong on what he'd do in the draft, but with the age of Jon Runyan and Tra Thomas, isn't this one a given?
And don't they have a couple of second and third round picks too? Any chance they'll pick up a kicker in maybe the fourth or fifth round?