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November-6th-2006, 10:42 PM
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After Taking A Break, Eagles Try to Regroup
By Les Carpenter
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 7, 2006; E01
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6 -- The losing was becoming too much of a routine around here so the Philadelphia Eagles, left with a weekend free of football, were given an entire week off. Their coach, Andy Reid, sent them away last Monday after a long team meeting, perhaps figuring there was nothing to be gained by practicing through a bye week, unsure of what had led to three straight defeats.
"We'll see how that goes," he said then. "We'll wait and see."
On Monday, they returned to their team headquarters near Lincoln Financial Field and ran through a practice the players said was as crisp as any in a long time. They were so enthused that when the practice ended, quarterback Donovan McNabb called to the receivers and running backs and asked them to stay late. And for the next half hour he did nothing but throw passes, hoping to get the timing right again.
It may have been their most refreshing day together in weeks.
But as rejuvenating as a vacation may have seemed and as invigorating as Monday's practice apparently was, the Eagles are nonetheless haunted by the strangest of seasons -- a year in which games seem to slip from their fingers. They were pounding the Giants, only to lose in overtime. They were outplaying the Saints, only to keep falling behind. They had the Buccaneers beaten, only to watch in shock as Matt Bryant's 62-yard field goal sailed through the goal posts.
"That loss was just ridiculous," said cornerback Lito Sheppard. "A 62-yard field goal? Who's going to kick that? Who's going to make that?"
click link for full article
After Taking A Break, Eagles Try to Regroup
By Les Carpenter
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 7, 2006; E01
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 6 -- The losing was becoming too much of a routine around here so the Philadelphia Eagles, left with a weekend free of football, were given an entire week off. Their coach, Andy Reid, sent them away last Monday after a long team meeting, perhaps figuring there was nothing to be gained by practicing through a bye week, unsure of what had led to three straight defeats.
"We'll see how that goes," he said then. "We'll wait and see."
On Monday, they returned to their team headquarters near Lincoln Financial Field and ran through a practice the players said was as crisp as any in a long time. They were so enthused that when the practice ended, quarterback Donovan McNabb called to the receivers and running backs and asked them to stay late. And for the next half hour he did nothing but throw passes, hoping to get the timing right again.
It may have been their most refreshing day together in weeks.
But as rejuvenating as a vacation may have seemed and as invigorating as Monday's practice apparently was, the Eagles are nonetheless haunted by the strangest of seasons -- a year in which games seem to slip from their fingers. They were pounding the Giants, only to lose in overtime. They were outplaying the Saints, only to keep falling behind. They had the Buccaneers beaten, only to watch in shock as Matt Bryant's 62-yard field goal sailed through the goal posts.
"That loss was just ridiculous," said cornerback Lito Sheppard. "A 62-yard field goal? Who's going to kick that? Who's going to make that?"