As we all know the philadelphia eagles suffered a lost to Chicago last nite, now i dont say go into a panic or anything but an area that concerns me is
David Akers inability to make field goals past forty yards. There were many flaws in the eagles loss last nite such as playcalling, the offense not being able to punch the ball in from the one(this is a spot where the eagles missed Andrews) 3rd down effiency and more. So Akers is not the main reason for the loss, but to me he is a big part ,as an nfl kicker and someone the eagles have stayed with and relied on, I expect more from Akers. His leg strength is not my concern it is his accuracy, outside of 40 yards Akers is 2 for his last 10 since 2007. This may not seem like a big concern now but when playoff time comes and were in the NFC Championship again and he misses some more field goals then every eagle fan will be crying. I dont say fire Akers now but if this inconsistency continues the Eagles need a new kicker. Every kicker can hit kicks from under forty yards so if Akers cant make a field goal beyond that what are we paying him for. With Akers I used to feel a sense of relief, a relief that even if the Eagles couldnt score we could at least get three no matter how far the kick is, now when Akers is getting ready to kick a field goal i feel doubt.
