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The arrogance of Andy Reid and his unwillingness to change reared their ugly heads again on Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. It is now clear to me that Andy Reid believes he is smarter than everyone else. In a crucial portion of the season, with Donovan on the sidelines, he chose to show the world that his pass first, run never philosophy can work no matter what QB is in there. History repeated itself as Feeley showed why he was not successful as a starter in Miami. He began the game as he did in New England, with an interception. He passed 42 times, completed only 19, and threw four interceptions, three to "The Invisible Man" Tatupu. The Eagles had plenty of chances to win the game, but could not come up with turnovers when needed, and when they did they could not capitalize. I believe even if they would have converted those missed opportunities for turnovers, it would not have manifested into points for the Eagles. One person is to blame for this loss. It is not A. J. Feeley. He did what was expected. He played like a back up. Andy Reid is the reason why the Eagles were not successful. He has been the reason for a long time, and he will continue to be their downfall until management finally sees that we need a new coach, with a new philosophy. I will now pinpoint exactly how Andy Reid single handedly cost the Eagles the football game.

1. Andy Reid called 42 pass plays, and only 25 rushes. The difference between this year and last year without McNabb is that Andy Reid used a more balanced attack. The obvious disparity between called rushing and passing plays was not present in the playoff run with Jeff Garcia. Andy Reid thought he was going to outsmart everyone on the field. He said to himself "They are going to be looking for Brian Westbrook to get the ball. Let's pass almost twice as much as we run, and direct only a small portion of those passes to Brian Westbrook."

2. Andy Reid's choice of play calling in critical situations. 2nd and 1 on the 1, Andy Reid calls a roll out pass play to L. J. Smith. Andy Reid calls another pass play to L. J. Smith on a crucial 3rd down and 1, and the offense went three and out after the defense came up with a turnover.

3. Andy Reid did not use his greatest weapon enough, Brian Westbrook. Brian Westbrook ran the ball only 21 runs, and was thrown two six times. In total, Westbrook only got 27 touches. How does the MVP of your team, your go to guy every time you need a big play, only get 27 touches? Absolutely ridiculous. The man gave us the chance to win at the end of the game with his 64 yard punt return. And in return, Westbrook does not have one play called for him in the final series in the redzone. I could not believe what I was seeing. Also, if you look at the running plays called for him, half were runs straight up the middle. Why did Andy Reid not call a couple of plays to the outside for him. The Seahawks obviously could not match Westbrook's speed. Andy Reid said in his postgame interview that Westbrook was a little winded. When has Westbrook ever been winded? Westbrook was then asked the question of whether he was winded or not after the game. His response, "No way was I winded." This day was about Andy Reid, once again, trying to show the world that he is smarter than everyone else.

Here are some stats for you:

Brian Westbrook - 21 Carries, 93 yards Avg. yds per carry - 4.4

Correll Buckhalter - 4 Carries, 37 yards Avg. yds per carry - 9.3

A. J. Feeley - 19 of 42, 220 yards 1 TD, 4 INT's

Wow, now I see why we passed the ball so much, those avg. yards per carry suck.

ANDY REID MUST GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!