Are The Philadelphia Eagles Good or Just Good Enough?

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Published: November 30, 2009

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... one over a Washington Redskins team they beat handily in October—I’ve come to the perfect conclusion on how to describe the Birds.

It’s the same way Cyndi Lauper described The Goonies : Not necessarily good, but good enough.

Now, don’t take that as me saying “the Eagles suck” or some other possibly-vulgar variant. They don’t.

They’re just not particularly “good” overall.

Yes, they do things well; Donovan McNabb has had big days, the defense looks 1985 Bears-esque at times and David Akers is on a roll.

But all that is often countered by piss-poor play calling, questionable clock management and an offense that is so inept in the red zone they might need a government bailout.  

The result? Two straight fourth-quarter comebacks needed against mediocre teams, a third falling short against an actual “goo...

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