Time to end the McNabb/Reid era.

Claudio 21 by Contributor Written on November 17, 2008
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I'm not an Eagles fan, so I can actually care less, but the people of Philly do care. They care now more than ever considering that their team had preseason Super Bowl aspirations and have failed to fulfill them.

It also doesn't help the Eagles that the Phillies just won their first World Series title across the street, and expectations and scrutiny are going to be much higher across the city of Philadelphia.

But let's talk about what everyone wants to talk about—yesterday. What occurred yesterday in Cincinnati was absolutely inexcusable. The Eagles finished a game they were supposed to win and keep them in the hunt for an NFC wild card berth in a tie.

The hilarious part of it all is that the "bird-brains" didn't know a game could end in a tie. What? Are you kidding me? Both McNabb, Reid, and the rest of the players stood on the sidelines as if the game wasn't over and the referees were going to change the rules for them this one time.

Absolutely dumbfounding.

Yesterday, the Eagles struggled with a Bengals team that is absolutely pathetic and plays no defense. McNabb threw three interceptions—two in the red-zone, one that looked like he threw it out there hoping for a miracle, a fumble in Bengals territory, and a devastating delay of game on third down, late in the game.

Every point the Bengals scored came off of McNabb's turnovers. Throughout the years, Ive been a staunch defender of Donovan. He was once a great QB, and I thought he got a bad rap in Philly, but the key word in this sentence is "was."

No longer is Donovan a great QB and Andy a great coach. One needs to be fired and the other needs to be traded. It's the same way A.I. and Larry Brown made Philadelphians tired of their soap-opera. They both left at separate times but should have left together.

But now that the season is over, and the Eagles are basically out of the NFC Wild Card race, I personally think its time to usher in the Kevin Kolb era and get him a bit of action to prep him for next season.

Kolb will have some weapons in Jackson, Curtis, and Westbrook, so why not give him a shot? It hasn't worked under McNabb, and Reid and doesn't seem like it will revert to the glory years of the past, so if not now, then after the Eagles get slammed in Baltimore next week.

Just give Kolb the ball for the rest of the year and begin grooming him and figure out whether he's up to the job.

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