"Especially since we've played eight games, we shouldn't be making the same mistakes," said Celek, the Eagles' tight end. "Other teams aren't making the same mistakes."
They're not? That's not what the quarterback said . . .
I think.
"In this game, in the NFL, you have your highs and you have your lows," McNabb said. "There are only two teams right now that are undefeated. If you ask anybody on the other teams who felt like they should be having a better season or a couple of games where they've felt like they should have won, you see the miscues or mistakes, not being on the same page in certain situations or certain moments in the game."
I will never poke fun at a Charlie Manuel press conference again.
That said, I think McNabb was trying to say that every team not named New Orleans or Indianapolis is, in fact, making the same mistakes, or the same kinds of mistakes the Eagles have made through the bumpy first half of this 2009 season. More than a few questions yesterday offered an alibi of newness and youth for this - rookies, first year with the team, that sort of thing.
McNabb mentioned that the Colts and the Patriots - this Sunday night's prime-time combatants - are "throwing some younger guys in the other positions." The Colts won a Super Bowl 3 years ago, the Patriots have won three and went to one 2 years ago. The Colts have Peyton Manning, the Patriots have Tom Brady. You can cite the Eagles' overall won-loss record in relation to these teams all you want, but I guarantee there is no one seriously throwing the Eagles' name around with those teams outside of this municipality.
