Bowen: Eagles know better than to kick Jake Elliott to the curb, especially since last week's problems seem easily fixable

You’d certainly expect everyone with the Eagles to have Jake Elliott’s back – he's only the best kicker in the history of the franchise, with Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors on his resume – but I thought special teams coordinator Michael Clay made an important point in the framing of his affirmation, when Clay met with reporters Tuesday.
“I have such supreme confidence in Jake. At times, it’s just not your day,” Clay said in the wake of the worst game of Elliott’s eight-year career, in which he missed a pair of field goals and an extra point, making a 26-18 victory over Washington closer than it needed to be. Because of Elliott’s misadventures, the Eagles didn’t take the lead until the fourth qu...