Eagles Loss Means End of an Era for Vick and Reid

Associated Press The sand is beginning to run out in the hourglass that has been the season for the Philadelphia Eagles. Their season continued to head downward with a 38-23 loss at home to the Dallas Cowboys. Andy Reid’s team has now lost five straight games and their record on the season dropped to 3-6. While it doesn’t eliminate the Eagles from the playoff race just yet, it definitely pushed them closer to that reality. The word of the day in that game was “implosion.” That’s exactly what happened to the Eagles in the second half against Dallas: they imploded. Backup quarterback Nick Foles stepped in for an injured Michael Vick – who received a concussion — and helped get the Eagles to a 17-10 lead in the 3rd quarter. However, the wheels fell off after that as Dallas lit up the scoreboard with a Tony Romo to Dez Bryant touchdown, an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown by Dwayne Harris and then a tipped pass that was ran back 47 yards by Brandon Carr for a touchdown. Implosion completed. This win was huge for the underacheiving Cowboys, who not only kept their playoff hopes alive, they also picked up some ground in the NFC east division thanks to the division-leading New York Giants getting blown out by the Cincinnati Bengals. What’s next for Reid and the Eagles will be interesting to see unfold. Football fans everywhere know that anything short of the playoffs this year pretty much will signal the end of Reid’s tenure in Philly as their head coach. He says Vick is still his quarterback going forward if he’s healthy enough to play and I guess that makes sense because if Reid is indeed out of there after the season, all signs are pointing to Vick being right behind him. Reid is a good coach, however I just don’t see him being able to turn this nightmare season around. Not this year. It’s time to start the process of turning the page and beginning a new chapter in Philadelphia. The post Eagles Loss Means End of an Era for Vick and Reid appeared first on FootBasket.