WE HAVE reached that fun point in the preseason where fans and the media, underwhelmed by what they've seen from the hometown team in training camp and the first two exhibition games, start going all Peggy Lee (is that all there is?) on us.
You're seeing a lot of that right now regarding the Eagles' running backs, who have averaged just 3.4 yards per carry in their first two preseason games, after finishing 21st in the league in yards per attempt a year ago.
With the Sept. 11 season opener against Cleveland just 2 1/2 weeks away, their top three running backs currently are a guy who has averaged just nine carries a game the last two years and has managed to play a full season just once in his career (Ryan Mathews), an undersized 33-year-old guy who is expected to be used a lot more as a pass-catcher than as a runner (Darren Sproles), and another little guy with a grand total of 34 career carries (Kenjon Barner).