Spoiler Alert!

         The Philadelphia Eagles have been officially eliminated  from playoff contention for the 2nd straight season. This is the first time under Andy Reid that the birds missed the postseason two years in a row. Fans are hoping they lose out and get a good draft pick but here's what I think they should do:

          Like they say "go out on a high note" that's exactly what the Eagles should do. On Thursday night Cincinnati comes to town, with hopes to stay alive in the AFC wildcard race. The Eagles should go out on Thursday show us fans that they still have heart and play this game like it's for the NFC championship. Andy Dalton has been a solid QB and AJ Green is one of the best receivers in the game right now. With the firing of Jim Washburn came a new defense not called the wide nine and the birds played really good against Tampa Bay and I think they can shut down Dalton as well. My hope is that Nick Foles performs well, wins the game, and causes the Bengals to miss out on the playoffs.

          Revenge is what the Eagles will be looking for in two weeks when Washington comes to town. The skins beat us badly by a score of 31-6 back in week 11. RGIII was nearly perfect going 14/15 with 4 tds and 200 yards. A late run by the Redskins have them hoping to knock the Giants and Cowboys off for the NFC east title. This is another home game for the birds and I think with the new defensive setup, that Foles and company can beat Washington, and put them in danger of missing the playoffs.

          The Eagles best game of the season came against the Giants on September 30, by winning 19-17 on the night they retired Brian "Weapon X" Dawkins' number. At that point the Eagles were looking down at standings in 1st place with a 3-1 record and a rest of the year schedule that could have given them 9 or 10 wins. Well, after that win the Eagles lost 8 straight and were quickly out of the playoff race. The final game of the season is against Eli and the Giants. It would be perfect if the Eagles went to the new meadow lands and were the reason the Giants didn't make the postseason.

          With the final 3 games I believe the Eagles can win out and put all their opponents in danger of missing the playoffs. So why not play the spoiler role, and send Andy Reid out of Philadelphia with 4 wins in a row. I expect to be a playoff team next year and I expect the rest of Philly sports to have bounce back years as well.

Jimmy "the Fish" Forte (Beat writer for the Sports Goombahs)

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