Man it's been a while since I posted here. I apologize to all my adoring fans. The thing that invoked my desire to write here for the first time in months is, as you might have guessed, sports. In particular the Eagles loss to the Patriots...

First off, I can't believe we were even in that game. This team might go down as the greatest in the history of the game and we hung with them till the very end. That is not an exaggeration either. This offense is on pace to SHATTER the previous "points in a season mark" and their defense is in the top 5 of the league. We might very well be witnessing the greatest football team this sport has ever seen.

Ok now on to the rant...

If Hanson/Gathier could stop Wes Welker for only a couple of those killer first downs than we probably would've won this game. That guy killed us. (btw...How does Andy Reid not see a little Curtis in Welker. Jesus, sign a top flight receiver in the offseason, make Curtis your slot and develop Reggie at the number 2)

As great as Feeley played, I think if McNabb was in, we win that game. Say what you want, the guy protects the ball better than anyone in the league and he does NOT throw that ball. Granted I don't know if McNabb would've had the touch to throw the first Greg Lewis touchdown, but he also probably doesn't spot them 7 points on the 3rd play of the game. It's a shame the guy turned into some sort of a pansy and couldn't suck it up for the biggest game of the season...remember the 3 touchdowns on a broken ankle game?...yeah, I want that McNabb back.

That whole 2nd to last drive for the Eagles I actually agreed with Madden. We were within Akers field goal range at the 30, there's 4+ minutes left, and you have one of the best backs in the league. WHY THE HELL DO YOU CALL A PASS!?!? The should have run it down their throats, prayed you could eventually get a touchdown, and if not, just kick the field goal with little to no time left on the clock. Cause you know that if Brady gets the ball back with anything more than 1 minute left, he would find a way to win. While watching that drive I kept saying in my head "Ok, worst case scenario is we run the clock down, kick the field goal, and pray we win the coin toss in OT"...turns out, that wasn't the worst case scenario. I know Feeley screwed up and he is to blame, but I put that on Andy. The guys a career backup playing the best game of his career, why would you put him in a position to even attempt that throw? Call a run or a high percentage pass, not a deep route on their best corner. Also, wasn't that practice squader Jackson still in on the other corner? How the hell don't you call a deep route to his side?!?!

Oh, and Nick Cole should be released, much like Matt McCoy was earlier in the year. Every first down on that drive following his penalty, I cursed the TV.

If Feeley leads Curtis on that deep pass attempt in the 4th, we're celebrating a win. That's the difference between career backup and Hall of Famer...Brady doesn't miss that throw.

One last thought, I'm really starting to consider if this team just doesn't like McNabb. How the hell do you explain the difference of precision, heart, and execution between when McNabb has started, or Feeley/Garcia has started?

Besides the Eagles, the Flyers are playing inspired hockey and might actually give me something to be excited about after the football season is done. That's not to say I'm not excited for them now, but the NHL season is so long and it's hard to really get ramped up for hockey until February. It's weird, cause if you take a snapshot of the standings right now, I'll bet they look extremely similar to the final one's in April. It seems to me they should play less games which would put greater emphasis on each game. That's what makes the NFL so exciting, each game means so much, while in the NHL and NBA, if you lose, it's no big deal in the grand scheme of things.

I know most would point to baseball as having an even longer season and each game meaning even less, but that's actually the greatness of baseball. The grind of the baseball season is what makes it beautiful. Never do I get as excited for a Phillies game as I do for a Flyers game, and definitely not as excited as an Eagles game (unless it's September), but there's something special about relaxing on a cool summer night with the windows (<---I'm such a computer geek I almost capitalized that) open and turning on the Phillies game unexpectedly. Baseball is much more about playing well consistency and team chemistry than any of the other sports.

Finally, the Comcast Sportsnet home page had the following poll "Have you ever been more proud of the Eagles after a regular season loss?"...I answered no.