EAGLES FLY HIGH EARLY, TOP REDSKINS

The Philadelphia Eagles came to Washington with a huge chip on their shoulders.  Everyone had written them off, and pretty much mocked them for Vince Young’s “Dream Team” reference.  And although at times they didn’t look good, the bottom line was they scored enough points to beat the Redskins 20-13.  Washington never got started, and when they did Rex Grossman looked more like Rex Balsom from ‘One Life To Live.’  Now the Eagles are 2-4 heading into their Bye Week, while Washington drops to 3-2, and has a few questions to answer.  Namely, who is the starting Quarterback going into Week 7 for the Washington Redskins.

I have a problem when the media wants to talk bad about the Redskins’ upcoming opponents.  I almost like it better when the media downtalks the Redskins.  I think the Redskins play better.  For the past 7 days, the media was crucifying Michael Vick.  And I remember having a conversation with a co-worker and saying that Mike Vick is going come down here and put on a performance.  And for a guy that is not known for his Pocket Presence, he sure as hell looked good playing from the pocket against a very good Redskins Defense.  Time and Time again, Washington came with pressure and Vick responded well.  In the end Vick completed 18 of 30 passes for 237 yards, and 1 TD pass.  He also had onE INT, but he’ll get a free pass on that one because he was facing pressure the entire game and was bound to throw one.  But as well as he played, his counterpart on the Redskins played poorly.

Rex Grossman did nothing to help his cause Sunday.  It was so bad that the fans started cheering “We Want Beck!”  Rex, if you are not familiar with the Redskins fans, they usually get what they want.  And got it they did.  And John Beck, although not spectacular, made a case for himself and should be the starting QB going forward this season.  Grossman thew 4 illadvised passes that were either picked or nearly picked.  Had the Eagles not dropped a few of them, we could have seen Grossman set the NFL record for most passing INTs in one game (7).  There were missed throws, under thrown passes, and overthrown passes.  Rex looked like an NFL Rookie in his first game.  I am a fan of Grossman’s, but I know when it is time to sit someone down.  Sorry buddy, it is way past that stage.  Take into consideration that Washington lost by 7 points, but Grossman threw 4 INT’s.  If he could have driven down the field and gotten points out of one of those drives, the Redskins my have been able to pull out a win.  Instead the Redskins come out of this game with more questions than answers.  And if Shanny doesn’t get it together soon, we could be looking at a 4 game slide.  The good thing is this is only the 5^th game of the season. 

This weeks game ball goes to Michael Vick, for doing it through the air and one ground.