PLAYERS:
Andy Reid,
Kyle Shanahan,
Alfred Morris,
Kory Lichtensteiger,
Perry Riley,
LeSean McCoy,
Bryce Brown,
Michael Vick,
Nick Foles,
Trent Edwards,
Cullen Jenkins,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
I guess we're dealing with Andy Reid's final home game as an Eagle...
This doesn't make me happy. Yes, I know Andy's time has come and gone. He's brought me more good than bad, but we all know his tenure as head coach of this franchise has burned out like a candle in the wind.
So what now?
Welp, we play out the schedule. There's no getting around that. Sure, we could "legally" forfeit both of our remaining two games in 2012 to secure a better draft position...but that's not going to happen.
This is Andy Reid's final episode of "A Football Life in Philly"...and for Andy's sake, I hope it ends up with Big Red's getting rewarded with a final shot of team cohesion and confidence.
Of course we're talking about a team that's badly broken going into this game already...
I just hope the signs in the stands say "Thank you, Andy, for 14 years of Pretty Good"... You have to admit, he had us ...
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