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Eagles defense has no defense for its play

August 22nd, 2009

Anger ran rampant in the Eagles’ locker room Thursday night after the team’s 23-15 loss to the Colts, especially from the defense. While the offense worked past numerous injuries, the defense missed just two starters — cornerback Sheldon Brown and defensive end Trent Cole — but still struggled to keep Peyton Manning and Co. from moving the chains. The first-team defense allowed two passing touchdowns to Manning — one being a 79-yarder to the wide-open Reggie Wayne. It staked the Colts to an early 14-0 lead. “There are no excuses,” strong safety Quintin Mikell said afterward. “I am a little surprised by some of the things we made mistakes on. They are all correctable things. We just have …

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Eagles defense has no defense for its play

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