McLane: Nelson Agholor needs a reality check
Nelson Agholor did himself no favors following Sunday night's game with a 30-second diatribe after a reporter asked him about the Eagles’ half-dozen drops.
Nelson Agholor did himself no favors following Sunday night's game with a 30-second diatribe after a reporter asked him about the Eagles’ half-dozen drops.
"At the end of the day, man, that [stuff] means nothing," Agholor told reporters. "You just got to make the next one. Everybody runs routes. Sometimes they’re contested. Sometimes we drop them, but if you make as many as you possibly can that come your way you’re going to put yourself in a good position. No one’s perfect. I don’t look at no drops, that type of [stuff]. I’m tired of hearing it. It’s stupid. We play football. I dropped the first one. I ain’t dropped one after that. What does it matter? Because if we lose now we’re going to place blame on this person did this. No, as a team we got a responsibility to win football games and I get it. Some plays could have helped. But there’s still four quarters of football to be played."
Agholor was obviously frustrated, but he sounded tone deaf. Forget for a second that he can hardly be counted on to make catches down the field. No one was even asking him - in this particular instance - to come up with the type of catches Dez Bryant made deep on Sunday. But when Wentz throws you a pass that hits your hands on a short slant on third down, you have to come up with the ball. It’s that simple. Yes, every receiver drops balls. But it’s become commonplace for the Eagles receivers. Jordan Matthews had two. Dorial Green-Beckham had another. Josh Huff had one even though a penalty negated the play. Agholor needs a reality check.
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