Boston Scott will ultimately be a goat for the Eagles’ loss to the Giants on Sunday, thanks to his fumble late in the game as the Birds were driving, but Philly still had a chance to win…and then another…and couldn’t capitalize on either.
Unfortunately, both chances were thwarted by Jalen Reagor, who was the target on two passes that he could not come up with in the final minute, both of which could’ve given the Birds a game-winning (or at least tying) touchdown.
The first, you can give somewhat of a pass, as he was running a sideline deep route and beat backup cornerback Aaron Robinson in a tight window:
A bit of a pass, but only because somehow, safety Julian Love didn’t hang onto the ball and force Jalen Hurts’ fourth pick of the day on a ball that hit Reagor in the hands, and then in the facemask, before dropping to the ground.
The Birds got a first down and had a few more chances, but then came this inexcusable play on fourth down with less than 20 seconds left:
CUT JALEN REAGOR IMMEDIATELY pic.twitter.com/PRsD1NgWXu
— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) November 28, 2021
This is impressively badpic.twitter.com/2TN67WlXWl
— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) November 28, 2021
That ball didn’t even hit Reagor in the hands…it went right through them! And, even if he didn’t get in the end zone, the team had enough time to hustle down the field, spike the ball, and have a chance or two to punch it in from the one.
As you’d expect, Birds Twitter did NOT take this one lightly, including a few reminders that the Eagles took Reagor over Justin Jefferson last year:
Wow. If that was Justin Jefferson, we win that game. 😖 can't believe this guy was drafted over Jefferson
— Doser (@TheOnlyDoser) November 28, 2021
Perhaps, though, it was former Eagle Barrett Brooks who put in the dagger on NBC Sports Philadelphia’s postgame show:
As a reminder, the Eagles took Reagor instead of Jefferson, who set a rookie receiving records last year, and also took Reagor ahead of second round picks like Chase Claypool, Tee Higgins, and Michael Pittman Jr. – who all had better days Sunday than Reagor did.
The Birds already have one highly-drafted receiver doing very little in JJ Arcega-Whiteside (who got his second catch of the year on Sunday…two more than most of you reading this), and on Sunday, this year’s first rounder, DeVonta Smith, was invisible for large stretches...and was also running free up the sideline on the final pass play.
Makes the Eagles sniping the Giants and moving up to get Smith a little easier to swallow, perhaps?
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