Even Opposing Teams Confused With Reid

Really Lost One · Dec 22, 2008

Fred Smoot, whose heads-up play kept Reggie Brown from scoring the tying touchdown as time ran out, was grateful. He looks over and sees Westbrook and that big offensive line and wonders why the Eagles don't run the ball more.

"To me, it shocks me," Smoot said. "Especially having a guy like 36 back there. My goodness. If I was a coach, I wouldn't have a game where he didn't touch the ball 25 times. I make sure I put the ball in his hands."

The game was well within the Eagles' reach throughout the fourth quarter. They had four possessions before the one that ended on the 1-inch line. Yes, they had bad field position each time. That's partly due to Washington punter Ryan Plackemeier, but it's also due to the Eagles' abject failure to move the ball enough to give themselves some space.

All four possessions: three pass plays and a punt.

"That's them," Smoot said. "When they're backed up, they throw their way out."

Smoot, his defensive teammates and coordinator Greg Blache all knew that. They all knew they didn't have to bother defending against the run. Blache responded with a contained pass rush and dropped seven players into coverage.

It was that easy to smother Reid's offense and, in turn, the Eagles' progress toward a playoff berth.
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Can we please fire this fatass?

Everyone already knows our gameplan before we even step onto the field. That's like Spygate, without the cameras.

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