Philadelphia Eagles Week 4: Kevin Kolb and the Defense Come Up Short

October 4, 2010   ·   Mike Lacy   ·   Jump to comments

Donovan McNabb's Redskins defeated the Eagles yesterday, and amazingly, McNabb wasn't even the big story of the game.
First off, as I predicted, McNabb received a positive reaction from the crowd when he was introduced.  Many gave him a standing ovation.  I hope that will shut up the national media types who were sure that the crowd would be hostile to him. 
Of course when the Redskins offense took the field, there were boos.  But I think that was to say, "We gave you your props, but now you're the enemy and we're rooting against you."  Nothing wrong with that.
As for the game itself, the Eagles did not play well.  Special teams mistakes, poor tackling, and countless penalties - many on key plays - pretty much handed the game to the Redskins. 
Despite all that, the biggest news was probably the injury suffered by Michael Vick, and the lackluster performance by Kevin Kolb in relief.  Against a defense that had been torched...

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