Can't Be Saved?

Can the Eagles season be saved? Not since 2002 when the Titans went 2-5 after winning the CFL Championship (only to win it again that year, and don't ask how) has a team fallen so low as the 2007 Eagles. A third of the way through the season and the Eagles now stand at a dismal 1-3, tied for last place in winning percentage! How does a 13-4 team (including the playoffs) go to a 1-3 team almost overnight? Well for one, the Eagles have had enormous roster issues this season. The Eagles had to let go last season's sack-record holder, Norman, because if his availability to only play in less than half the games this season; the Eagles number two scoring receiver last season, Gonz, has appeared in only one game and has practically abandoned his team for the past several weeks; and Marty left the team last week because of several commitments he has to make at school. Even though Armando and Eman rank number two and four respectively in (non-quarterback) points scored per game, these two players have been incredibly inconsistent and unreliable in the most crucial moments of the game. The Eagles roster problems seem to have been resolved at the moment, but the results have definitely not been stellar. Their patchwork of a team turned the ball over three times, registered one of the lowest receiving percentages of the season and ultimately lost to the Raiders 41-50 their last time out. Considering the way they played that game, perhaps its surprising the Eagles didn't lose by more or at least get blown out. Maybe its even more startling that in both of their losses to the Raiders that the Eagles led by two touchdowns at one point, only to relinquish that lead; and that in their other loss to the Ravens, that the Eagles only lost by two touchdowns considering they committed three turnovers and had the slower Norman, Marty and Roque guarding the Ravens' incredibly quick top-tier receivers. Could the Eagles be on the verge of breaking out of their slump and retaking their 13-4 championship form if they only cut their mistakes and stop breaking down on defense? If past performance is an indicator of future performance, then that answer is probably no. But if the Eagles can get a really solid outing this Sunday against an exceptionally good Ravens squad, then maybe the Eagles still have hope.