Webb made really clutch plays on the Vikings' final TD drive in the forth quarter which included a couple critical third down conversions.Going into last night's contest all the talk was about how green Webb was and how the Eagles could get their defense on the right page by teeing off on the youngster from UAB who was originally drafted as a wide receiver.
When it all was said and done however, it was the Eagles defense that gave up the big plays in big spots that secured the Vikings victory.
As poor as the Eagles defense looked last night, we cannot forget about how terrible the Eagles offense looked. The rhythm, energy, balance, whatever you want to say an offense must have to be effective, it wasn't there for the Eagles last night.
It's surprising how tired and uninspired the Eagles look considering how poorly they started last week's game against the Giants. And now everyone's talking about how a prolific offense turns into what it's been the last seven and a half quarters.
Part of the problem for the Eagles as coach Andy Reid said after the game was the preparation of the team, it's evident that they just weren't ready and unfortunately Reid has a few games like this every year and last night was one of them. The question now has to be whether Andy Reid can now do the job to fix this team's problems before the playoffs.
Michael Vick played his worst game of the season last night, but a lot of that also has to go to play-calling, bad protection and some questionable route running. There's no question that Vick was part of the problem but as Reid said there's a lot of blame to go around.Vick threw the ball 43 times last night which is one attempt shy of a season high that he had against the Bears earlier this season. In that game, Vick threw his first interception of the season and since that game he has thrown a pick in four straight games and in those four games Vick's completion percentage has been on a steady decline as his number of times sacked has been on the rise.
Vick was sacked a season high six times last night as the Viking rush made an impact as he made a couple game changing mistakes with a couple of fumbles and one of which was returned for a touchdown at the end of the first half and tied the game at seven.
The best option last night was the one that was maybe used the least, LeSean McCoy only had 17 touches last night and it was the forth time this season the he's had less than 16 touches in a game.
It was clear last night that every time McCoy touched the ball that he had a spring in his step that was largely absent last night from his teammates and the Eagles missed an opportunity to give him the football more to make up for what DeSean Jackson couldn't bring (2 catches, 32 yards).
The one positive we can take out of all of this is that the Eagles can decide to rest some players this Sunday since there is nothing on the line now and Vick can get a much needed breather.
And now you can offically say that the raging debate for who's the NFL MVP is effectively over. As remarkable a season Vick has had, his recent stretch of okay play should eliminate him from consideration. As for the talk about who's the best team in the NFC it looks like that conversation is pretty open ended right now.
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