Birds’ offense needs a jump-start

PHILADELPHIA » Let’s try not to overreact the way fans did when they booed the Eagles for digging a 6-3 hole in the first half Thursday night.

No one expected the Super Bowl champs to pick up where they left off in Minneapolis, Nick Foles matching Tom Brady touchdown pass for touchdown pass, Doug Pederson outthinking Bill Belichick.

But let’s be honest about how appealing the Eagles’ offense was in that season-opening 1812 win over Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons.

Exciting? For one Philly-Philly play.

Predictable? No more than the old tune, there’s got to be a morning after. If we can hold on through the night.

It’s more fun watching Gabe Kapler manage the Phillies’ bullpen than Foles trying to do something in this offense.

It’s not just Foles, who is at his best after he gets into a rhythm. Certainly, his numbers could have been worse than a 50.7 passer rating with one interception, two sacks, and a 6.2 yard-average on 19 completions. There was at least one, maybe two more picks the Falcons dropped.

Then again, there’s only so many times you can throw deep to Mike Wallace (three, to be exact) before it’s obvious he’s not going to come back to the ball or fight for it the way the injured Alshon Jeffery would. It has to hit Wallace in stride, in the hands. Otherwise he looks