The Bird Doctor Is In: How To Fix The Philadelphia Eagles

Four losses is no reason to panic. Granted, it's not what they wanted, but they were still in the hunt with an opportunity to make some noise down the stretch. And up until last Sunday, the Eagles were merely a team who could not eek out the close win. They had lost four games, but they were all to teams who were shaping up as contenders (Dallas, Washington, Chicago, and the Giants). Then came Cincinnati. A putrid 1-8 Bengals team who had pulled out a close win against Jacksonville two weeks prior. Their first of the 2008 season. This was a game that was supposed to be the jumping point to a strong finish. The Eagles were a team who had not won a single game in their own division and knew every game for the rest of the season was must-win. McNabb and the offense came out the way they have in weeks prior: flat. The offense started off slowly and put the defense back onto the field early and often. And as they had in weeks prior, they were fantastic. The Bengals struggled for every yard, ... (link)