Just when the Eagles are getting red hot, the NFL schedule makers have decided to throw a little cold water on our celebration.
The Eagles now head into their bye week. In fact, they're done for the month of November. They next play again on Sunday, Dec. 1, against the Arizona Cardinals, at the Linc. There is word that the game might be 'flexed' to the Sunday night game.
So I guess the Eagles have arrived. A lot of people are interested in what Chip Kelly is doing. Kelly got the cold shoulder from a lot of the so-called experts who said his whiz-bang style of offense wouldn't fly in the NFL.
Well, the Birds have now won three in a row, are sitting at 6-5 in first place in the NFC East, and control their own destiny.
They have the hottest quarterback in the league, and their defense, after a nightmarish first month of the season, is probably playing as well as anyone this side of Carolina.
No one is saying that about Kelly now. His play-calling on Sunday against the Redskins was on the money. Sure he has some issues with the challenge rule, and he still doesn't look entirely comfortable with a big lead and trying to milk the clock, but he's pushing all the right buttons.
Now he and his red-hot team have to push the 'hold' button.
So what do we do for the next 12 days? Well, I guess we could rip Ruben Amaro Jr. and the Phillies, who seem intent on bringing back the same old, tired lineup.
Yesterday they dumped $26 million in the lap of catcher Carlos Ruiz. You can read about the three-year deal from Dennis Deitch here.
Ruiz is 35. That gives him something in common with Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard. They're all in their mid-30s. Last week the Phils added outfielder Marlon Byrd. He's 36.
Maybe they're trying for a curtain call for the Wheeze Kids.
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