Talentless

After watching the Birds' first six games this year and especially yesterday's debacle, I have come to the following conclusion: the Eagles simply do not have enough top end talent to win week to week in the NFL.

It's that simple. You need to look no where else to explain the 2-4 record than the lack of talent. Other than Brian Westbrook and Shawn Andrews, who else on this team is a Pro Bowl caliber player? Lito? No thanks. He's never healthy. Brodrick Bunkley? He's getting there as a run defender, but he has to show some pass rush before I'd put him in that category. Jamaal Jackson is an above average Center, but with Olin Kreutz and Matt Birk in the NFC, he's not getting a trip to Hawaii any time soon. Notice I didn't mention a certain someone that throws the ball for this squad or anyone that he throws it to.

My objective in completing this exercise is to show how idiotic Big Red sounds when he continually says that he "needs to put his players in a better position to make plays". Sorry Andy, but even if you did put your players in the right position, it's doubtful that this talent deficient bunch would make a play.

In today's NFL, you need play makers on both sides of the ball and as detailed above, the Birds are sorely lacking in that category. Coaches can't always call the perfect play. Frequently, your player has to flat out beat the guy lined up across from him. As we have seen just about every week, the Birds don't have anyone in the front seven or any other skill player than B West that can out talent an opponent. For a team that lives and dies through the draft, the Eagles' inability to draft and develop big time talent is absolute Cardinal sin.

Unfortunately, don't expect things to change anytime soon. This year's crop of players aren't going anywhere anytime soon. Joe Banner and Company will brag that approximately 20 of this year's starters are locked up through the next year or so. However, if 15 out of the 20 stink, is that actually a good thing?