Roob’s Observations: Eagles embarrass themselves in Tampa vs. Bucs

Roob’s Observations: Eagles embarrass themselves in Tampa vs. Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

I looked down at my laptop midway through the second quarter and the Bucs had 255 yards and the Eagles had 0 yards.

You really don’t have to be much of a football expert to understand this is not good.

In fact, it’s impossibly, unbelievably, astonishingly bad.

The Eagles didn’t just lose a football game Sunday in Tampa 33-16, they embarrassed themselves. They were so thoroughly outplayed on both sides of the football it looked they hadn’t practiced or prepared all week.

And if that score looks remotely competitive, it was 21-0 a few plays into the second quarter and it was already over.

Yeah, the Eagles were missing a bunch of really good players, but that’s no excuse for the slop we saw out there Sunday, especially in the first half.

They just seemed out of it. Yeah, it was hot. Yeah, it was their third road trip in four weeks, including a trip to Brazil and a Monday nighter.

But no excuses.

This was gruesome.

Let’s get to the 10 Observations.

1. Just when you were starting to feel good about the Eagles’ defense … this happens. Just a complete breakdown in every phase of the game. Everything the Eagles did right a week earlier in New Orleans they did wrong Sunday in Tampa. Their tackling was horrifying. Just unbelievably bad. Missed tackles all over the place. Maybe 20 of them? Is there a record for that? Guys were out of position all over the field. Once again they didn’t get any takeaways. They allowed big play after big play. They finally got a sack from an edge for the first time in eight games, then immediately gave the ball back to the Bucs on a special teams turnover. They were down 24-0 halfway through the first half and that’s ballgame. The rest was just a matter of determining the final score. The Bucs had 219 yards 3 ½ minutes into the second quarter. The Saints last week had 219 yards the entire game. This was like something out…

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Publish date : 2024-09-29 21:11:32

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