{"id":19144,"date":"2012-12-21T06:57:15","date_gmt":"2012-12-21T11:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=19144"},"modified":"2012-12-21T06:57:15","modified_gmt":"2012-12-21T11:57:15","slug":"2012-washington-redskins-vs-philadelphia-eagles-qa-and-prediction-with-scrappled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/12\/2012-washington-redskins-vs-philadelphia-eagles-qa-and-prediction-with-scrappled\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles Q&#038;A and prediction with @scrappled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The penultimate game of the 2012 Washington Redskins regular season is this Sunday in Philadelphia against the Eagles. As always, for the second meeting of the year, I bring in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scrappled\">@scrappled<\/a> to talk about his beloved Iggles. You may remember him from the 17 different blogs he&#8217;s run over the years and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/tag\/@scrappled\">his many appearances on this site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: So, if the Eagles do the <em>unthinkable<\/em> and fire Reid, Philly sports radio meatheads are going to be getting in fights with each other over which one of Buddy Ryan&#8217;s sons to hire, aren&#8217;t they?<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>Possibly, but we know this ends with Rich Kotite, Jr. taking the job in mid-January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: In all seriousness, what in the name of John Spagnola happened to the &#8220;dream team&#8221; that is a few games under .500 since the 2011 season? Was Philly foolish to go all in on Michael Vick?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>Name it, and it&#8217;s gone horribly wrong.  The defense has been awful for any variety of reasons.  The defensive backs can&#8217;t cover or tackle.  The sacks piled up by Jason Babin and Trent Cole have completely disappeared.  Andy Reid refuses to lean on LeSean McCoy&#8217;s talents.  Special teams are terrible.  They&#8217;re seriously not a good football team in any part of the game.  The Eagles are essentially one notch above the Jaguars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: What are the Eagles strengths, where could they cause trouble for the &#8216;Skins?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>Alex Henery kicks a hell of a field goal.  That&#8217;s about all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: Rookie quarterbacks are awesome! I&#8217;m just going to assume that Nick Foles has been a revolutionary superstar that has motivated the team to success no one believed they had in them, right?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>Dead ringer for Napoleon Dynamite when he has his helmet on.  In all seriousness, he hasn&#8217;t been bad considering that McCoy&#8217;s been out of the lineup for the past few weeks.  The offensive line has lurched toward occasional competence lately, as well.  Put it this way, I&#8217;m intrigued.  I don&#8217;t look at the guy and think that there&#8217;s no way he can play at this level.<br \/>\n<strong>WFY: If Santa Claus makes an appearance at the game, will he be booed?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>It&#8217;s tradition, man.  If Santa shows up at a pediatric cancer ward, he gets booed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: What if it turns out the man wearing the Santa suit is&#8230;Buddy Ryan?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>He&#8217;d probably try to choke one of his elves, thinking it&#8217;s Kevin Gilbride.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: What are your best\/worst Eagles-Redskins memories?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>It has to be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleedinggreennation.com\/2008\/10\/4\/628142\/eagles-redskins-history-th\">the infamous Body Bag Game<\/a>, right?  Anytime Brian Mitchell is forced to play quarterback, the world wins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: I understand from a previous Q&#038;A that the owner\u2019s now-ex wife was a proponent of the midnight green look. Is there any talk that a return to the true Eagles look of kelly green and silver happening? Seems like the end of the Reid era would be a great time to go back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>Doubtful.  The owner isn&#8217;t exactly the type of guy who celebrates the franchise&#8217;s history, and that old shade of green isn&#8217;t something you see much in modern uniforms as the primary color.  Loving that ketchup\/mustard look for the Skins, though!<\/p>\n<p><strong>WFY: Which team do you think has a brighter future, the Eagles or Redskins?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>@scrappled: <\/strong>Oh God, the Redskins by a mile.  The Eagles have so much work to do in so many areas.  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I&#8217;m better off creating a Tumblr for Harrisburg sushi joints than ever going back to the admin\/mod life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The penultimate game of the 2012 Washington Redskins regular season is this Sunday in Philadelphia against the Eagles. As always, for the second meeting of the year, I bring in @scrappled to talk about his beloved Iggles. 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