The Eagles are a broken team, not just because Donovan McNabb is lost for the season. The team still should have won the game Sunday against the Titans. The whole idea of signing Jeff Garcia was to have a solid back-up QB, but with no reps with the first team, the layers of rust were obvious. The defense does not have that excuse; two dropped interceptions were killers.
As for the Sixers, they are trying and working hard on their defense. And, in the wacky word of the NBA with so many teams not meeting expectations, they still have a chance at making the playoffs this year. I just wish Andre Iguodala would step up and show he is ready to take the next step. Against the Pistons on Tuesday, without Allen Iverson, he was tentative and didn’t take enough shots. Surprisingly enough, Willie Green did step up and was aggressive and determined in the losing effort.
As for the Flyers, I refuse to even discuss the Broad Street bums.
On a brighter note, the meteoric rise of Ryan Howard to Philly hero and now MVP of the National League is something we nega-delphia fans can embrace. His big grin and jumbo swing were enough (along with J-Roll and Chase Utley) to keep Phillies fans rooting for their hometown team until the bitter end. Now we get to circle the calendar until spring training starts, hoping that GM Pat Gillick adds the pitchers and a right-handed bat the team needs to be in contention in 2007.
I’m a diehard Phillies fan so I’m not going to start rooting for teams in other cities. I’m going to keep hoping my teams do better than expected. That’s all I have at the moment.