Eagles - Redskins Preview
Eagles 17 - Redskins 10
Well, well. My preview from last week had a ring of truth to it. I feel proud. It doesn’t take much to compete with the big boys on ESPN and FOX.
Let’s go ahead and analyze this Eagles-Redskins game and see if I can keep my preview skills up to par.
First things first. Eagles win this game. I’ll put my reputation on the line for this one. The Redskins are a really bad team, despite what their record shows.
On defense, the Birds shut down the running game once again. The Redskin O-line is more like San Diego’s than Denver’s. The Eagles dominate here. Portis looks like the mediocre back that he actually is. The big *if* for this game is whether the secondary can pick up their game. All season, even in their good wins, they’ve given up too much on the pass. If the Birds can get some pressure up front, then the secondary will have the advantage. The Birds should be able to get pressure: the Skins are one of the worst teams at protecting the QB (total sacks and total sack yards). But the Birds have been notoriously bad this year at getting pressure on the QB so don’t be surprised if the Redskins actually move the ball in the middle of the field with 6 to 15 yard passes.
Mark my words: the Eagles will run the ball successfully on the Washington Redskins. Talk about going out on a limb. The Eagles will win this game because they will discover that running the ball works, and it doesn’t hurt to be going against one of the worst run defenses in the league. In fact, the Eagles have even more incentive to run: the Redskins have the #1 pass defense in the NFL. So why pass against the best when you can run against the worst?
The Eagles win this game because they are clearly the better team, especially on the O and D lines. They should dominate in the trenches, and we all know that whoever wins in the trenches usually wins the game.
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Posted on November 5, 2005 by Micah | Filed Under Eagles, Philadelphia
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