Donovan McNabb’s Career in Philadelphia will Rest in Peace
by Matt Shanley
PHILADELPHIA – McNabb, Donovan Jamal was traded Sunday, April 4, 2010 to the division rival Washington Redskins for a 2010 second round draft pick and a conditional pick in 2011.
At Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, McNabb was a three-sport star. He led his football team to a state championship, excelled in track and field, and played basketball with former Boston Celtic Antoine Walker. After receiving a football scholarship to Syracuse University in New York, McNabb started every game of his college football career. After shattering the school’s record for touchdown passes, he was rightfully named the Big East’s Offensive Player of the Decade for the 1990’s.
McNabb’s Philadelphia career began in 1999 to a chorus of boos, foreshadowing several moments to take place in years to come. After being drafted second overall, behind only Tim Couch of the Cleveland Browns, McNabb became the first rookie to start at quarterback for the Eagles since the forgettable Brad Goebel eight years prior. He would start six of the Eagle’s final seven games that season, earning his first two victories along the way.
As the years went on, McNabb would accumulate a variety of notable accolades. He was named to six Pro Bowls, was awarded the 2004 NFC Offensive Player of the Year, threw for more than 200 touchdowns, and led his team to four division titles. The most impressive accomplishment McNabb participated in, however, may also be his downfall. In ten seasons at the helm for “The Birds,” he captained the team to conference championship games in half of them, only advancing to the Super Bowl on a single occasion. Football historians and casual fans, alike, know how that one turned out.
Despite the claim that “McNabb could never win the big one,” some beg to differ. In all fairness, he was really only partnered with one legitimate offensive threat, Brian Westbrook, throughout his tenure in
green, unless you count a season cut short with Terrell Owens. That year, they reached the game’s biggest stage and almost prevailed, even with T.O. fresh out of leg rehabilitation.
McNabb is survived by Michael Vick and Kevin Kolb. Vick, one year out of prison for a dog fighting scandal, is hardly considered one of the NFL’s elite quarterbacks. He played sparingly last season and is not expected to inherit the starting job. Kolb, going into his third season, has made two starts for the Eagles in his short career. After his second start, a 2009 victory against the Kansas City Chiefs, Kolb was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week thanks to his 327-yard, two touchdown performance. While full of potential, Kolb has yet to bear the cross of full-time athlete for a Philadelphia sports team.
Whether Eagles fans admit it or not, Donovan McNabb will be missed. Well, maybe not so much since they’ll still see him twice a year.
Services will be held at FedEx Field in Washington D.C.
Saints are putting up an average of 37 points a game, and their defense is an improvement on last year’s. Their schedule is speckled with teams to roll over, but also with a couple tough ones (against Dallas, New England, and Atlanta)… but we do think they could end up undefeated in the end.
4. Minnesota (7-1): The bye week was important for the Vikings, but did everyone forget about Peter Pan, we mean Brett Favre? Minnesota is nasty on defense thanks to Jared Allen with his 10.5 sacks, but Favre is controlling the game and limiting his interceptions (he’s thrown only three through eight games). It really helps to have Percy Harvin, who is emerging as one of the top receivers out of this draft class.
but they’ve won four straight. Tony Romo looks as if his mental issues are sorted out, and with Miles Austin as his new favorite target, the Cowboys offense is strong. They have some tough ones ahead, but we are looking forward to the matchup against the Saints on Dec. 19th.
personnel to put up big numbers, but Donovan McNabb isn’t in it. I think we can all agree, the Michael Vick experiment was a failure. Even though their linebackers seem to be dropping like flies, Philadelphia’s defense hasn’t lost a step under Sean McDermott, and that may be what is keeping them in the hunt.
start, but with the exception of a win against Dallas, their first five games were relatively easy opponents. Now that the Giants are getting into the meat of their schedule, it’s looking like they aren’t as strong as they used to be. The defense has holes, the offense isn’t strong. Every game plan Tom Coughlin makes, it seems as if the opponents are one step ahead. The Giants need to stop the bleeding if they hope to finish this season in the playoffs.
the plays he is capable of because of a horrendous offensive line who has allowed 37 sacks. Ryan Grant and Donald Driver make a great one-two punch, but we are afraid the Pack may be in trouble, yet again.
Matt Hasselbeck is having his chance to show the world what he is capable of, and nothing is really coming out. Without him, the Hawks are lost.
27. Oakland (2-6): Is there any hope? Giving the team over to JaMarcus Russell was a mistake, and everyone knows it now. There weren’t many people who thought this could be a good season, and the Raiders are proving them right.
The Falcons had it easy this week, but they continued to play mediocre football. Matt Ryan wasn’t
impressive. Unfortunately, the running back showdown we anticipated was shut down by an injury to Clinton Portis, but Michael Turner really took the reigns and stole the show. With games against New York and Philadelphia on tap for the next month, the Falcons have to eliminate mistakes in order to play survive. Washington’s problems, on the other hand, just keep getting worse.
The Bears look worse every week, and it seems like they may be out of the hunt for good in such a
competitive division. Jay Cutler actually played well, but that just wasn’t enough when your defense isn’t working well and you have a complete lack of a rushing game. Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner continue to communicate well, but four Cardinal receivers caught touchdown passes from Warner while Beanie Wells and Tim Hightower combined for 150 yards on the ground. Cutler’s three touchdown passes weren’t enough to win a game full of defensive miscues and missed opportunities. Arizona wins extra points for head coach Ken Whisenhunt’s post game press conference.
Cincinnati is full of stars and each week they pull together and simply do their jobs. Cedric Benson
claws for every inch, Carson Palmer stays smart, and OchoCinco keeps us entertained. Can you ask for more? The Bengals prove week in and week out why they are a contender, but what is going on with the Ravens? Joe Flacco can’t carry the team every week, but the defense that is so famous isn’t there anymore. Add to that the horrible receivers they have in Baltimore – Derek Mason pulled in three passes, but he was thrown 13 – and you have the makings for a .500 team with “potential”.
We love Houston, and this game is why. They kept at pace with the undefeated Colts, and made a
game of a matchup that was lopsided on paper. Matt Schaub continued to connect with Andre Johnson, but this week it wasn’t enough, especially against that tough Indianapolis defense. There was one blaring problem: Giving the Colts 100+ yards on penalties is not the way to go against a team that can beat you in the blink of an eye. The Colts are just plain scary good, and this week they proved that when Peyton Manning isn’t having the best of days, their defense can take control.
These AFC East games are always a battle, but we knew coming into this that Miami had problems with
Randy Moss. What do they do? They let him fly all over the field. Tom Brady didn’t have to play well he just needed to be better than Chad Henne. The Patriots lost the battle for ball possession, red zone conversions, and even turnovers. Yesterday, Brady said that Joey Porter’s comments during the week motivated them. Miami really needs to concentrate on how to get over the close games or their season will go down in flames.
Who would’ve guessed? The fourth quarter meltdown was a sight to see, but give the Bucs some credit
for exhibiting what we think was killer instinct. After six sacks, of course Aaron Rodgers is going to look dazed and be more mobile, so it’s no wonder he made all of the mistakes he did (I.E. three interceptions). The Pack outplayed Tampa in every way, but it was two touchdowns by the defense that sealed the deal and got them the win. If Green Bay doesn’t go out and get some help for that offensive line they aren’t going anywhere.
The Chiefs may have battled back, but they played so horrible in the first half that winning was nearly
impossible. The difference this week was David Gerrard playing like an NFL quarterback, going 18 for 27 with a touchdown. Kansas City’s complete lack of a running game is becoming more evident as the season goes on, so Jacksonville dominated by controlling the game with Maurice Jones-Drew in the backfield. Matt Cassell looked better, but Kansas City has more problems than solutions at this point.
The Lions played organized, effective football… for one quarter. Then, apparently, they realized they
were the Lions. Analysts say not to blame Matthew Stafford because he’s a rookie and hes learning, but five interceptions is a heck of a learning curve. The fact is, the game was within reach before he threw the ball away, and he knows that. Seattle won a game they were supposed to win, but we are disappointed that we don’t get to see Jim Mora’s post game press conference. There are reports saying that Seahawks coaches told Matt Hasselbeck that he would have to win this game on his own, and boy did he ever perk up.
Once again, New Orleans had to battle back to stay perfect. Carolina played the caliber football we
knew they were capable of, but goo teams eliminate mistakes (fumbles, dropped balls, etc.) and find a way to win. With the game on the line and two minutes to go, the Panthers couldn’t put together a drive and ended up with a fumble. That fumble negated DeAngelo Williams’ 100+ yard game, Steve Smith’s explosiveness, and Jake Delhomme’s interception-less performance. The Saints receivers averaged 13.8 yards per catch which spurred the comeback, but it was their defense that kept them in the game.
Even as close as this one was, this wasn’t Giants football. Eli Manning did well and stepped up against
his draft-day foe, but the defense let up halfway through the game. Phillip Rivers made the Giants look silly, but when your team can onl muster the energy to play one full quarter what do you expect? The confidence that got the Giants their Super Bowl ring two years ago is gone, and these players are going to be forced to put their nose to the grindstone and work out these kinks before they are left behind in their division.
Another tough loss for San Francisco, but there were reasons for it. The revolving door of
quarterbacks isn’t working well – Shaun Hill was benched for Alex Smith who has had his second bad start in a row, and we are only assuming we’ll she Hill again down the road – and San Francisco isn’t showing that fire that had everyone so impressed in the beginning of the season. The Titans on the other hand have benefitted from a chance at QB. Vince Young may not be the second coming, but he’s bringing a fresh perspective to Tennessee and he sure is performing better than Kerry Collins. Smith’s three interceptions gave Tennessee the game.
We have to say, neither team played exceptionally well. The difference was Andy Reid and his
inability to keep that little red flag in his pocket. Listen, any game that ends up in a loss because you didn’t have enough time outs to get yourself a chance is a poorly coached game, but there were plenty of other problems. Donovan McNabb was inconsistent, DeSean Jackson was invisible, and Jason Peters continued to make mistakes. The Cowboys took advantage of Philadelphia, but thats what you have to do to be successful in this league. An observation: Tony Romo threw who he was “supposed” to throw to… but Roy Williams just didn’t look impressive.
The Broncos have lost two straight, and to save themselves from continuing to skid they need to do a
lot. Their defense seems to have lost some steam – especially the secondary – and their rushing game has been quieted for the second straight week. It seems like there may have been something on the tape that these teams have seen, because the Broncos are completely ineffective. The Steelers played well, but their defense really stole the show. Between James Harrison and Troy Polamalu, there was no where to go. Ben Roethlisburger simply controlled the game, and thats all he needed to do, because Kyle Orton was no match at QB.
And the UDU Game Ball goes to… 
We’ve said from the beginning that Houston could stun the league when they were on, and this week
they put it into high gear. Matt Schaub attacked through the air, while Steve Slaton and Andre Johnson aided him. Slaton was the all-purpose player of the day with 19 carrier for 43 yards as well as six catches for 102 yards and a touchdown, while Johnson was up to his old tricks to the tune of eight receptions for 135 yards. When the Texans can keep Cedric Benson to 44 yards, which is something no other team could do so far this season, there’s always a huge chance to win. For Cincinnati, Carson Palmer was inconsistent at best and really needs to work on controlling the tempo of the game before it gets out of hand.
This was the first game this season that Detroit wasn’t even competitive in, but to be fair injuries
played a part. When the leading receiver and starting quarterback aren’t in the game, you will always have an issue. Daunte Culpepper can’t control this team like Matthew Stafford, and the momentum of the team suffers for it. Aaron Rodgers didn’t have an incredible game, but Donald Driver and Ryan Grant made his job a little easier as well. We will look at this as a tune up for Cleveland next week. The Pack will need it, won’t they?
Old vs. New… and Old won. Adrian Peterson ran for his first 100+ yard game since Week 1, and the
Vikings withstood a Ravens’ comeback attempt to win by a very narrow margin. What’s more interesting is that Brett Favre did this without his new favorite target, Percy Harvin, who was injured in the first half. Both Favre and Flacco got beat up all day, but they had excellent games (Flacco turned in a career-best passing effort by going 28 for 43 with 385 yards and two touchdowns). It was refreshing to see Jared Allen so upset after a win – when interviewed by ESPN Allen went off saying this was one of the worst defensive fourth quarters he has ever seen – just because sometimes winning wipes away those bad plays. We don’t think it’s necessarily Steve Hauschka’s fault that he missed that field goal – if time had been managed right be may not have had to kick that far.
Maybe it was a little too early to anoint Eli Manning the king of New York, because he certainly didn’t
look that way against New Orleans this Sunday. Manning turned in an embarrassing 14 for 31 performance, throwing for only 178 yards and one touchdown. That simply isn’t going to cut it against one of the most explosive teams in football to this point. No one predicted we would be talking solely about New Orleans’ defense, who held the Giants to just 84 rushing yards and eventually took Manning out of the game. At the end of the day, Drew Brees is still the man and every star shined for the Saints.
Four turnovers each? And these teams are professional? That statistic would usually signal a close
game, but in this case it was not. Playing a more disciplined game would have allowed Pittsburgh to run away with it. We aren’t blaming Brady Quinn for wanting a trade – it’s ludicrous to watch from the bench when the starter goes nine for 24 with only 133 yards of offense. The Steelers look like they are slowly recovering from the last couple of rough weeks, but they will need to eliminate the turnovers to be successful in the coming weeks, which includes a meeting with the unbeaten Vikings. On a side note, it is good to have Troy Palomalu back on the field.
Once again, Carolina managed to win despite Jake Delhomme. The Panthers were helped by two 100+
yard rushing games, but they also benefited from the inspired play of Julius Peppers, who had two sacks and three more tackles for losses. But again, like every week with Carolina, we wonder what they would have done with a quarterback that threw the ball to his own team. This time, we’re betting Steve Smith is asking the same thing.
When the Redskins play, it now means we will not see a touchdown. All of the points scored in this
game were not touchdown related – Kansas City had four field goals and a safety while Washington managed two field goals – and we get frustrated just watching it. The players in our nation’s capital have turned their weekly games into “me” ball, meaning Clinton Portis running for 100 yards and Albert Haynesworth’s half of a sack are simply to keep their stats up so somehow, some way they can get traded off of the team. Surprisingly, Todd Hailey’s offensive mind still couldn’t find a way to score a points (unless you think the kicker was part of his genius as well).
We thought maybe, just maybe, St. Louis could rake up their first win. But alas, the universe won’t let
it be so. It may have taken four quarters, but the Jags woke up and started playing some football just in time to win the game. Behind the efforts of the hyphenated twins, Mike Sims-Walker and Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville advanced to the .500 level, while the Rams are still winless. Even though the Jags lost the turnover battle, it was the penalties that killed St. Louis again this week.
Every year the Eagles lose to one team that isn’t even qualified to take the field, and this week it was
Oakland. The Raiders had a lot of media talking smack on them this week, and to their credit, they stayed quiet and took it out on the field with them. Their defense took advantage of an injury to offensive lineman Jason Peters as well as Andy Reid’s pass-thick play calling to get to Donovan McNabb fast and hard. The Raiders sacked McNabb six times, including two by Richard Seymour, who seems to be settling in nicely. With a game this tight and problems with the plan, Philadelphia’s problems with David Akers were highlighted – the kicker went three-for-five, but only kicked outside of 40 yards the entire day.
After Seattle’s blowout win last week, we thought this game would be a little more competitive.
Instead, Kurt Warner decided he wanted to win. He went 32 for 41 with 276 yards and two touchdowns on the day, but the real surprise was how good he looked passing to Larry Fitzgerald, who seems to have gotten out of his funk from earlier in the season. The Seahawks may have lost this game because of their complete lack of a running game – they had 11 attempts for 14 yards as a team – or it could have been Matt Hasselbeck’s lack of talent this weekend – he completed only ten passes for 112 yards and one interception. You decide who to blame.
Jeff Fischer may be one of the best coaches in the league, but he is in a definite need of a change down
there in Nashville. The Titans thought they had a star when they got Nate Washington, who is slowly proving that it’s all about the system you are playing in. They thought they were doing the right thing signing Kerry Collins to come back even though everyone said he was too old. Turns out, they were wrong. Collins completed only two passes on the day for negative seven yards and threw one interception, while Washington’s one reception was for -22 yards. Even with Chris Johnson rushing for 128 yards, the Titans still couldn’t manage to put any points on the board. Meanwhile, the Patriots are serving notice to the AFC and the rest of the league that they are back, and they mean business.
New York did everything they could to give this game to Buffalo, but the Bills wouldn’t take it. Mark
Sanchez is looking younger each game, and slowly but surely that 3-0 start has crept down to 3-3. The only offensive player that looked like he was actually playing on Sunday was Thomas Jones, who wrangled a measly 200+ yards, but the rest were for the birds. Sanchez had an embarrassing five interceptions (one of which directly cost them the game), but even that didn’t directly lose the game for them. Jay Feely missed a field goal that could have put them up at the half. It was an entire team losing effort for New York, and a nasty win for Buffalo.
Atlanta proved one thing on Sunday night: They can win if Matt Ryan isn’t on his game, especially if
Jay Cutler isn’t either. This wasn’t an incredible offensive effort, especially coming off of that blowout last week, but the Falcons pulled through miraculously. Cutler and the Bears came up short on the two minute drive, which ultimately cost them the game, but when Cutler is also your leading rusher, you have a problem. The bottom line was really that Atlanta could convert in the red zone, while Chicago barely hit one of four attempts.
It seems like every game is a statement game for the Broncos these days, and they went out of their
way to win this one. Behind journeyman quarterback Kyle Orton, who was never meant to be this good, Denver backed up their undefeated status with big plays and clutch touchdowns. What is nice to see is that even a young team can stay calm under pressure, run a three-minute drill, and come from behind to win (again). Although their running back tandum or Correll Buckhalter and Knowshon Moreno weren’t as powerful as usual – they combined for 90 yards – wide reciever Tony Scheffler more than made up for it with six catches for 101 yards and one touchdown. Games against a very mad Baltimore team and Pittsburgh in the coming weeks will be more rocks in Denver’s not-so-smooth path. Things are going from bad to worse for the smack-talking Chargers. They really haven’t showed much promise, and if Phillip Rivers can’t come back from this start, they may be doomed for the season.
Tom Brady needed a week like this. He set a record by throwing five touchdown passes in one
half of football, then helped the Patriots set another record by opening up the biggest half-time lead in history (45-0). The 59-point win was the largest margin of victory in over 33 years. Brady went 29 for 34 with 380 yards, six touchdowns, and no interceptions.
After last week’s close call against Cincinnati, it was only a matter of time 
until the Browns pulled a win out of their hat. But is it possible to win a game when your starting quarterback goes 2-17 with an interception for the entire game? Apparently, the answer is yes. The game was an all-around pathetic showing by both teams, on both sides of the ball. The only entertainment that could have come out of this was a Terrell Owens breakdown, but like we say every week, I guess we’re just going to have to wait.
After his performance this week, we’d be really surprised if Dallas didn’t
change their playbook to include Miles Austin a little more. Both Austin, who started for Roy Williams, and Tashard Choice, who started for Felix Jones, had amazing performances. However, the game shouldn’t have been this close. Just one turnover-less game for Tony Romo would restore our faith in the Cowboys quarterback. On the other side of the ball, apparently a mid-week temper tantrum from Todd Hailey did nothing to help the 0-5 Chiefs.
Every week we can say the same thing about St. Louis, but it won’t change
anything. Although they were never really in this game, the stats don’t lie. They are even with offensive and defensive numbers, but turnovers and penalties will kill them every week. The Rams were 0-4 in the red zone, had four turnovers, and 82 yards in penalties. As if Jared Allen could get any better than last week, he had a fumble return for a touchdown. Minnesota continues to play like the champions we hesitantly thought they could be.
It only took Eli Manning a half of football to get a lead big enough that he
was confident in leaving the game. We expected a blowout, but it also appears that head coach Tom Cable has lost all faith in JaMarcus Russell, and took the game out of his hands. The only problem with doing that is that there are no trick plays that can save them, and no running game as a back-up plan. The Giants glided to 5-0 without a problem, but we wonder – couldn’t David Carr has won this by himself.
Everyone was anxious to see how many plays Donovan McNabb would need
to be back in his rhythm. The answer: Two. The game was an obvious mismatch from the start, but McNabb didn’t flinch when he got hit and that is a huge plus for Eagles fans everywhere. The Eagles defense held the Bucs to only 85 rushing yards, had three interceptions (two from Asante Samuels and one from Sheldon Brown) and a safety. However, it was the rookie Jeremy Maclin who turned heads by catching six passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they finish with only one win, a major thing that has changed about
Detroit this season: They are competitive. The Steelers brought the house down on the Lions today – Ben Roethlisburger threw three touchdowns, James Harrison had three sacks, and Rashard Mendenhall ran for a touchdown – and Detroit stayed in it. The only downside was that Daunte Culpepper was average at best. Keep this up and the Lions could even manage two wins this season.
Carolina needed a win, and they got it, but what boggles out minds is how
Washington is finding new ways to lose. The Redskins played a good game until the last ten minutes – even quarterback Jason Campbell was playing well – before everything fell apart. There were no standout players, although Steve Smith did seem to find a rhythm with five catches for 65 yards. Even in the win, Jake Delhomme threw an interception, which begs the question: will Delhomme ever be turnover-less?
The Bengals knew this was a big game, a statement game, and they got
everything done the right way. Every one of their key players performed in the win and didn’t panic, which was important when you are facing a defense like Baltimore. To go from the basement to the top of the league in passing offense is great, but we kind of knew it couldn’t last. Joe Flacco had arguably his worst outing so far this season, and his two interceptions were obviously an issue. This may have been the first time we’ve watched the Baltimore defense, led again by Ray Lewis, fight for something and not win.
We knew the Niners would have an off week, but we never predicted a blow
-out. We thought this would be a competition – San Fran has done so much against big teams and looked convincing, and Atlanta wasn’t looking that great going into the by week – but we take it back. Even if the 49ers were on their game, we aren’t sure anyone could have stopped Michael Turner, who burned everyone ever time he touched the ball. We are glad to see Matt Ryan and the Falcons are looking better after the bye week. It will be interesting to see if Mike Singletary can rally the troops and learn from this.
Matt Hasselbeck must be feeling better. In his first start back from a rib
injury, Haseelbeck showed what he could do if he was healthy and out to prove something. Jacksonville showed little emotion as they were pummeled, especially quarterback David Gerrard, who barely completed 18 of 31 passes. The Jags didn’t even have their run game to rely on, as Maurice Jones-Drew was limited to 34 yards, as he averaged only 2.8 yards per carry. Adding insult to injury, the Jags could only get to Hasselbeck once in the entire game. Seattle played disciplined, inspired football, and that not only gave them a win, but allowed them to dominate.
To be honest, we didn’t expect this game to be this exciting. Matt Schaub
and Kurt Warner battled for most of the game, but it was Schaub’s interception that sealed the deal for Arizona. This week, however, Schaub also didn’t have a running game behind him, as Steve Slaton virtually disappeared. The defense for the Cards was the story, although they didn’t get to Schaub at all. The only encouraging plays of the game came when Warner connected with Larry Fitzgerald, and those Super Bowl flashbacks danced in the heads of Cardinals fans everywhere.
Tied at 17 going into overtime, we knew this game was worth the wait.
Denver sailed to 5-0 behind Brandon Marshall and rookie running back Knowshon Moreno, and an unlikely hero in Kyle Orton. Orton threw one interception, but he was calm when push came to shove. This really showed what Denver could do – yes, they beat good opponents, but this was against a seasoned team who knew what was coming, a quarterback that rarely ever loses, and a coach who adjusts to every move you make. Coming back from ten down in the second half to win a game in overtime is big enough, but against a healthy Tom Brady with Wes Welker as a target is commendable. We were critical of Josh McDaniels to start the season, but could he have been right? Everything is working out for Denver, and we can’t say we are upset about it.
After the loss Sunday night, someone told us that Tennessee was the best 0
-5 team in history, and we can’t say we disagree. Tennessee should be winning – they have all the pieces, minus Albert Hainsworth who hasn’t done much this year – but the problem seems to be Kerry Collins. Collins was a problem again for the Titans, and his interceptions make his team lose hope. We just wonder what has Jeff Fischer so mad at Vince Young that he won’t start him. With New England on the horizon, it looks like the Titans are going to be in an 0-6 hole heading into their bye. On the other side of the ball, Peyton Manning is continuing his excellence. Manning threw three touchdowns, including two to new favorite target Auston Collie. We are happy for Manning, but even happier that Dwight Freeney got another sack and is continuing his Pro-Bowl type play.
There were flashes of good football throughout the whole first half… then, there was the fourth
quarter. With the lead changing five times, this had to be up there with the most exciting games this year. The thing is, to beat Miami, your running game needs to at least be on the field. Although Leon Washington had a good first half he was invisible for the Jets in the fourth quarter, which allowed Miami and Ronnie Brown to control that game. Not to mention that Chad Henne actually took control of the game in the waning minutes to force a win (a quarterback, in Miami! What is this?). The Jets got one thing out of this game: Braylon Edwards seems to have some chemistry with Mark Sanchez. We are predicting many, many more connections with the two.
Miles Austin hasn’t caught more than three balls the entire season, but given his
chance in Week 5, he showed Dallas coaches why they should give him more chances. Austin caught 10 receptions for 250 yards and two touchdowns, and still, Cowboys officials came out quickly after the game to confirm he would not be the starter.
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