Does Colin Cowherd Have a Point About Eagles Fans?
After the Eagles disappointing, frustrating, horrible loss to the Falcons Monday night, Philadelphian’s were expectedly emotional. We may not have all agreed on what we were emotional about, but regardless, we all recognized that the Eagles lost a golden opportunity to improve to 2-0 not only on the season, but also in the conference.
During his show Tuesday, Colin Cowherd of FOX tried to get a message across to Eagles fans. The video is attached, but I will react to everything that he had to say in this story (politics aside). Does Cowherd have a point?
“If Saquon catches the football, the Eagles are 2-0.”
Well, Colin, he didn’t, and it isn’t that simple. I know that the play was there, and if he does catch it, Colin would be correct. But because he didn’t, the clock stopped and gave the Falcons enough time to go down the field, score a touchdown, and win. They did all that with 0 timeouts remaining. Because Saquon didn’t catch the ball, the Falcons gained 25 seconds on the clock.
“Kirk Cousins is good, it happens, it is football.”
I watched Kirk Cousins look like an old man in week 1 against the Steelers. You know why he looked “good” Monday night Colin? Because the Eagles do not have a pass rush. Bryce Huff is looking like Byron Maxwell, Josh Sweat remains to be just a guy at times, and Jalen Carter is double and triple-teamed because Jordan Davis does nothing against the pass. Kirk Cousins didn’t beat the Eagles, the D-Line killed them.
“Divisions a mess.”
Yes. The Eagles should still be on top of the division when all is said and done. But is that all we are aiming for this season? No! Home-field advantage still matters in the NFL. The other major sports, not so much. Having the 1 or 2 seed still means something and the Eagles gave away an opportunity to be 2-0 in the conference.
“Nick Sirianni is not Andy Reid. Who is? There is one.”
Don’t compare Nick Sirianni to Andy Reid. Don’t compare Jalen Hurts to Patrick Mahomes. They are on a level of their own. The question is, is Nick Sirianni winning or losing games for the Eagles? He made decisions on Monday that lost them the game. He coached a good game week 1 against the Packers. Which one is more of the norm with Sirianni? For the majority of times over the last 10 games for the Eagles, it has been the latter.
“AJ Brown did not play.”
This may be the most important note of his entire diatribe, but what I said before the game Monday night, and how I still feel today, name me a team that loses their number one wide receiver and still has another receiver that is considered in the top 10 at their position.
The Eagles had DeVonta Smith, they had a top 5 running back in Saquon Barkley, they had a top 10 tight end in Dallas Goedert, they had a quarterback that is argued as a top 10 at his position, and they have a top 5 offensive line. Yes, the loss of AJ Brown and how late in the week it was is an important part of the story, but lets not act like the Eagles had to rely on Na Brown and James Thrash.
“For most of the game you were the better team.”
What does this do for me? This just tells me they choked away the game. This tells me mistakes were made at the end of the game. This tells me coaches and players came up small against an inferior team. Was this supposed to make me feel better?
“You have a high-priced offense.”
He says this and makes the point about the defense taking a hit because of it. Colin! Except for the pass rush, the defense wasn’t the problem! If they kill the clock and the Falcons don’t score the game-winning touchdown, Atlanta leaves the Linc with a loss and just 15 points on the board. And with your point of the high-priced offense, see my response to point number 5. They had enough to win, and they didn’t.
Does Colin Cowherd Have A Point?
So, does Colin have a point that we need to relax, take a deep breath, and not freak out after every single loss? Maybe. But after this week? No. This week allowed people to bring up last season and ask if similar issues are still with the Eagles. If they lose on Sunday to the Saints, giddy up. So no Colin, I am not going to relax because it is just week 2, and that the Eagles were better for most of the game.
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