The Eagles lost 22-9 to the Bengals Friday night in their second preseason game of 2010. Bleeding Green Nation sums up the game in one word…sloppy. Especially at the offensive line:
Bleeding Green Nation: Eagles-Bengals Game A Sloppy, Defensive Affair
The story of the night isn’t the red zone however … it has to be the offensive line, particularly the interior. Mike McGlynn struggled at center, Max Jean-Gilles didn’t look good, and Stacy Andrews got beat to the inside on a play resulted in a rushed pass and incompletion. I wouldn’t say the tackles were anything special, but the problem was clearly the interior tonight. I suppose the silver lining is that the chief offenders, McGlynn & Max will hopefully not be starting come opening day. We know that Herremans will be back & Jamaal Jackson at least has a shot.
The struggles of the offensive line really made it tough to evaluate the rest of the offense. LeSean McCoy rarely had any room to move and Kevin Kolb was running for his life most of the first half. That said, you’d have to say Kolb handled the pressure well. He threw accurately on the run on a number of occasions, which is something we haven’t really seen him do yet. He was 11 for 17 for 126 yards in a half where he was absolutely under siege. He moved out of the pocket, extended plays, and handled the pressure pretty well. Overall though, not a great night for the first team offense and it all started up front.
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