WT - Eagles have fair share of issues

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Eagles have fair share of issues - Sports - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper

A month ago, all was right in Philadelphia. After crashing from the Super Bowl in 2004 to the NFC East cellar in an injury-riddled 2005 season, the Eagles were 4-1 and leading the division. In fact, if not for a stunning late collapse at home against the New York Giants, Philadelphia would have been headed toward its fifth NFC East crown in six years.
However, three straight losses delivered a strong dose of reality to the Eagles, who at 4-4 will slip into a tie for the division basement again if they lose at home to the Washington Redskins tomorrow.
Philadelphia's defense was carved up in New Orleans, and its offense churned out 510 yards but just 21 points at Tampa Bay. Both games were lost on last-second field goals, including the Buccaneers' Matt Bryant kicking an improbable 62-yarder. Then two weeks ago, before last week's bye, the Eagles never crossed the goal line and lost 13-6 at home to Jacksonville.
That loss left the normally stoic Andy Reid seething about his team's lack of fire and prompted the local media to question whether the coach was no longer effective despite an 81-51 record, four division titles and another wild card berth, which easily make him the most successful leader in the Eagles' 74-year history.
"I was embarrassed about that loss [to the Jaguars]," 11th-year safety Brian Dawkins said. "[Being 4-4] is definitely something that you didn't expect to be."

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