Optimism after Disappointment

What a season it's been for the birds in green. After 10 games, they've amassed three more losses than their Super Bowl chumpian season of yore. But fans don't fret.

Taking the snaps now is a new Mac Daddy, Mike McMahon. First game for the birds and he racked up 298 yards through the air with a TD and an INT. In addition, he rushed for 31 yards and a score. Not bad for the guy promoted from third string. (Ok, he was really second string all along, but Koy Detmer was listed that way because he holds the snaps.)

Further optimism can be taken in the fact that the referees missed two blatant calls, the results of which would've resulted in a 21-20 Eagles win. In the second quarter, after the Eagles muffed the punt snap and the Giant's blocked and recovered it, the birds stuffed Brandon Jacobs at the one yard line on first down. On second down, Jacobs fumbled and Mark Simoneau came up with the recovery. Replays clearly show that he fumbled, but the men in stripes said Jacobs was down by contact. After another stop of Jacobs on third down, the Giants scored on fourth and one. The ball should've been the Eagles', and those seven points shouldn't have been on the board.

In another example of Braille Institute officiating, toward the end of the third quarter, TE L.J. Smith was held in the end zone on second down, the result of which should've been an automatic first down. A referee "no call" led to an Eagles field goal. If the referee makes the correct call, the Eagles get a new set of downs, likely score a TD instead of settling for a FG, and add four points to their total. Those four points, combined with erasing the earlier Giants' TD, would've made the final score 21-20 in favor of Philly.

So fans, my suggestion is that we remember that even with a backup QB throwing to a backup WR the Eagles would've won in a cleanly called game.