For more than a decade, Eagles fans have been subjected to that patronizing statement from coach Andy Reid after every loss.

This is one week we must accept that line simply because it’s true. Sunday’s embarrassing 13-9 loss the the Raiders — a team whose only other win was against a winless Chiefs team — started with Reid the GM and ended with Reid the coach.

Coach Andy Reid is to blame for Sunday's 13-9 loss to the Raiders.

From purely an Xs and Os standpoint, the Eagles were not ready to play. Granted, the Raiders have talent on the defensive side of the ball, but their offense is putrid.

Outside of Justin Fargas, Michael Bush and Zach Miller, they don’t have an offensive player who would play a prominent role on the Eagles, the Giants, the Saints or any other winning franchise. Even Fargas and Bush are pushing it.

Yet, the Raiders beat the Eagles.

The Raiders don’t have a legitimate NFL quarterback or receiver.

Yet, the Eagles were so bad that Raiders signal caller JaMarcus Russell was one of Peter King’s offensive players of the week in his Monday Morning Quarterback column.

On defense, the Eagles’ ineptness at covering the tight end was again demonstrated when Zach Miller shaked-and-baked his way past the Axeman and the Eagles defense on the way to an 86-yard touchdown.

The offense couldn’t do anything because the offensive line looked like Hiroki Kuroda pitching against the Phillies line-up. Jason Peters left the game with a knee injury in the first quarter and didn’t return.

King Dunlap replaced Peters and the Raiders took the Santa Monica freeway to Donovan McNabb the rest of the day. The Eagles offensive line at that point had just one projected starter playing — center Jamaal Jackson. Peters was out of the game and Todd Herramans has yet to suit up this season.

Then, there are the Andrews brothers — Shawn and Stacey. This is where Reid went wrong. He counted on Shawn who has been bothered by back injuries and depression the last two years. We all know that Shawn is in Los Angeles right now. Stacey was coming of of ACL surgery, yet Reid signed him to a six year, $40 million contract. Stacey started the first game, but then was relegated to the second team because he couldn;t get his blocking technique down.

Reid the GM is responsible for the Eagles lack of depth on the line that resulted in yesterday’s loss.

Reid the coach was responsible for not having his team ready, and not taking advantage of the one thing that did work — the running game. Brian Westbrook rushed the ball six times for 50 yards, an eight yard-per-carry average.

Reid is quoted on PhiladelphiaEagles.com as saying they should have run more.

“Coming out, I thought we could have run a little bit more, yes,” Reid said. ”I think we had 14 runs, we could have had a few more than that. But we did what we thought would help us win the game. But looking back we probably could have run the ball a little bit more.”

Not running the ball is purely the fault of coaching; personnel is purely the fault of the GM.

For the Eagles, they are both Reid. They are both why the Eagles loss to an inept, inferior organization yesterday.

Starting left tackle Jason Peters should be OK after sustaining a knee injury on Sunday.

Since we all know coach Andy Reid is the only person in the world who is allowed to discuss injuries to his players, we’re left to take his word on the status of four of his guys who got banged up in Sunday’s humiliating 13-9 loss to the Raiders.

According to Philadelphiaeagles.com, Victor Abiamiri (knee sprain) and Brodrick Bunkley (rib contusion) are day-to-day and will be fine.

Starting left guard Jason Peters, who left with a knee injury early in the first quarter and did not return, also has a sprain and should be ready to play next Monday night in Washington. A long-term injury to Peters would have devastated the offense. King Dunlap proved himself unfit for duty on Sunday.

Linebacker Omar Gaither sprained an ankle and is being evaluated later in the week.

With the number of Eagles who went down on Sunday, the team is lucky to have no apparent season-ending injuries.

DeSean Jackson left Sunday's game with an injury.

EDITED: DeSean is OK, as he just returned a punt for the Eagles. The loud noise you just heard was a collective sigh of relief from Eagle Nation.

Original text: The Eagles have been ravished by injuries today, and now star wideout DeSean Jackson is down. He took a big hit on the sideline late in the third quarter. Jackson seemingly came down hard on his back. When we have more information on his prognosis, we’ll update you.

Earlier, Jason Peters left the game with a knee injury, and Brodrick Bunkley left with an arm/shoulder injury.

Late in the third quarter, the Eagles trail the Raiders, 10-6.

Raiders tight end Zach Miller is off to a torrid start on Sunday.

JaMarcus Russell just hit tight end Zach Miller for an 86-yard touchdown. Miller hauled in the pass and then followed his blockers to the house.

Jeremiah Trotter couldn’t cover Miller on the play, and reminded some of Levon Kirkland and Joe Jurevicius.

In any event, the Raiders now lead, 7-3, and the Eagles offense has shown almost no sign of life through the first quarter.

David Akers then pushed a field goal attempt wide left.

Also, starting left tackle Jason Peters went down with an apparent knee injury and will not return. The offensive line hadn’t played well to that point, giving up two sacks in the team’s first two possessions. This can’t help.

On the plus side, the Raiders offense still sucks. JaBustus Russell has thrown one pick, and led the Raiders to three-and-outs n their other three possessions.

In the last year, owner Al Davis fired one coach he accused of being a liar and replaced him with one who is under investigation for knocking out one of his assistant coaches. Tom Cable also faces sanctions from the NFL if he is found guilty of assaulting defensive coach Randy Hanson.

On the field, the Raiders aren’t much better and the Eagles should set the tone for a banner Philly sports day that will culminate with a Phillies win over the Dodgers on Sunday night (weather permitting).

Brian Westbrook will look to help the Eagles run past the Raiders on Sunday.

Quarterback — Edge: Eagles. Raiders QB JaBustus Russell  is averaging 121 yards passing per game with an impressive 4:1 touchdown-and-interception ratio. Oh, yeah, four is the number of interceptions he’s thrown. He actually has thrown twice as many picks as Lord Favre. That’s pretty bad. By comparison, Eagles signal caller Donovan McNabb has thrown five touchdowns and one interception in two games this year.

Running Back — Edge: Eagles. Darren McFadden, the Raiders version of Reggie Bush, is out with an injury. Justin Fargas and Michael Bush are left to carry the load. Bush is an underrated, bruising back. However, with no passing game to speak of, the Raiders run game will go nowhere. Brian Westbrook and Shady McCoy should each get a touchdown this weekend.

Wide Receiver — Edge: Eagles. Javon Walker is a has been who doesn’t even appear on the team’s official depth chart. Darrius Heyward-Bey is a never will be. Heyward-Bey, Oakland’s first round pick this year, has two more receptions this year than his grandmom. The raiders top producing wideout is Louis Murphy, who has ten more receptions than Heyward-Bey. For the Eagles, rookie Jeremy Maclin had his coming out party last week, and teams with DeSean Jackson to give opposing defenders nightmares due to the wideouts’ speed. Jason Avant is an underrated slot receiver.

Tight End — Edge: Push. For the Raiders, Zach Miller is a solid, young receiver. Put him in an Eagles uniform with McNabb and Kolb throwing to him, and he’d probably be as productive as Brent Celek. The Eagles young gun is clearly have the better year. However, this is about production this week, and the Eagles linebackers have not stopped a tight end all season.

Offensive Line — Edge: Push. OK, it’s not really a push, but your Daily Philadelphian started feeling sorry for the Raiders. Give the Eagles the edge here, too. Robert Gallery is out for the Raiders. He is their most noteworthy lineman.

Defensive Line — Edge:Push. The Raiders line up two ancient, walker-dependent cagey veterans at defensive end in Richard Seymour and Greg Ellis. The two have combined for six sacks so far this season. Eagles starting defensive ends Trent Cole and Victor Abiamiri have combined for 4.5 sacks. The run stopping ability of each club is comparable.

Linebacker — Edge: Push. This is more of an indictment on the Eagles inability to cover a tight end than it is an attempt to give the Raiders any props.

Secondary — Edge: Eagles. Nnamdi Asomugha is a very good corner back, but he doesn’t get much publicity because he plays in a Black Hole for a team that has been lost for years. The usual suspects of Samuel, Brown and Mikell are clearly a step above the Raiders secondary.

Special Teams –Edge: Eagles. DeSean Jackson is always the x-factor. Plus, we’ll take David Akers over Seabass these days.

Wildcat — Edge: Raiders. They don’t run the gimmick offensive formation as much as the Eagles.

PREDICTION: Eagles 37, Raiders 16. The game is only this close because Andy Reid will call off the dogs by the start of the fourth quarter.

With plays like this, the Chargers will walk to a division title.

San Diego (13-3). The Chargers win 13 games and the AFC West by default. The defense will still be good and will welcome Shawne “Lights Out” Merriman back. Philip Rivers is a good young signal caller who is seeking to join the list of Super Bowl winners. LaDanian Tomlinson is slowing down, but Darren Sproles showed during the playoffs last year that he can effectively carry the load. With the emergence of Sproles, the Chargers will be able to keep LT2 fresh and healthy down the stretch. Look for LT to rebound from a “down” year during which he still amassed more than 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns. The window is closing on the Chargers, and they need to take advantage of a weak division this year.

Kansas City (7-9). Todd Haley takes over for Herm Edwards, and Scott Pioli has left Bill Belichik’s shadow to run the Chiefs franchise. Pioli took steps to resurrect the team this offseason when he traded for quarterback Matt Cassel and linebacker Mike Vrabel. While getting Cassel was a step in the right direction, questions remain about whether he was a product of the Patriots system, or if he is indeed a top level NFL signal caller. While the Chiefs have made strides and still have a potentially good running back in Larry Johnson on the roster, the team is still a year or two away from challenging for a playoff spot.

Oakland (5-11). Tom Cable enters his first full season at the helm of NFL coaching hell. The man went 4-8 last year after replacing Lane Kiffin during the season. Cable trained in MMA during the offseason and then had an impromptu UFC tryout during training camp. (Al Davis immediately tried to persuade UFC founder Dana White to book Cable vs. Mike Shanahan for UFC 102.) The Raiders have a decent defense, a deep backfield with Darren McFadden, Michael Bush and Justin Fargas, as well as blossoming quarterback JaMarcus Russell. They should have enough to win Al Davis’ Super Bowl by finishing ahead of the Broncos this year.

Since breaking Eagles fans hearts, the offseason has been full of turmoil for Josh McDaniels and the Broncos.

Denver (4-12). Dailyphiladelphian.com feels bad for Weapon X, Brian Dawkins. He left Philly for a team with as much stability as the Ray Rhodes Eagles. Mike Shanahan was canned and 32-year-old Josh McDaniels took his place. The offseason started well with the signing of BDawk and every free agent running back available. Then, they inquired about Cassell, and hurt Jay Cutler’s feelings in the process. Cutler forced a trade to Chicago, leaving the Broncos with Kyle Orton as the starter. Add to that the fact that Brandon Marshall finally started living up to his nickname of Baby T.O., and you have a disaster on your hands. The team will completely unravel by Columbus Day.