Agree with a lot of it, including Reid. I probably would've given him a D, but yeah, F makes the point plenty well.
Eagles Report Card
by Les Bowen
GRADES
QUARTERBACK: A. A couple of rough weeks and bad decisions don't erase an exceptional start by Donovan McNabb.
RUNNING BACK: B. You can't blame Brian Westbrook or Correll Buckhalter for unwillingness to call running plays.
OFFENSIVE LINE: B. Grade would have been higher a few weeks ago.
WIDE RECEIVERS: B. Way too many drops, not enough success over the middle and on short routes, not enough battles for the ball won.
TIGHT ENDS: C+. L.J. Smith needs to step it up. He and Matt Schobel need to pick up the blocking.
DEFENSIVE LINE: C. Most disappointing unit during the three-game losing streak.
LINEBACKERS: C. Teams seem to be game-planning to fool Jeremiah Trotter, and sometimes, he's out there by himself.
SECONDARY: C-. Healthy corners should improve this grade in the second half. Strong safety is a big concern.
SPECIAL TEAMS: C-. Coverage has really started to slip, return game has been consistently pedestrian. David Akers isn't getting enough field goal work. Dirk Johnson has been disappointing.
COACHING: F: When your team loses three games it should have won, dominating the foe in two of them, then loses a fourth by getting smacked around its own stadium, this is where poultry settles down for the night. Bad penalties, turnovers, botched time management, the lack of a commitment to the running game - did we leave anything out?
Eagles Report Card
by Les Bowen
GRADES
QUARTERBACK: A. A couple of rough weeks and bad decisions don't erase an exceptional start by Donovan McNabb.
RUNNING BACK: B. You can't blame Brian Westbrook or Correll Buckhalter for unwillingness to call running plays.
OFFENSIVE LINE: B. Grade would have been higher a few weeks ago.
WIDE RECEIVERS: B. Way too many drops, not enough success over the middle and on short routes, not enough battles for the ball won.
TIGHT ENDS: C+. L.J. Smith needs to step it up. He and Matt Schobel need to pick up the blocking.
DEFENSIVE LINE: C. Most disappointing unit during the three-game losing streak.
LINEBACKERS: C. Teams seem to be game-planning to fool Jeremiah Trotter, and sometimes, he's out there by himself.
SECONDARY: C-. Healthy corners should improve this grade in the second half. Strong safety is a big concern.
SPECIAL TEAMS: C-. Coverage has really started to slip, return game has been consistently pedestrian. David Akers isn't getting enough field goal work. Dirk Johnson has been disappointing.
COACHING: F: When your team loses three games it should have won, dominating the foe in two of them, then loses a fourth by getting smacked around its own stadium, this is where poultry settles down for the night. Bad penalties, turnovers, botched time management, the lack of a commitment to the running game - did we leave anything out?
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