Yardbarker: Andy Studebaker

Decontaminate Corey Ivy

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:10:00 -0500

Be sure to coat Corey Ivy in all the anti-bacterial spray the team has on hand before allowing him into team facilities. The Steelers picked up the former Ratbird, along with linebacker Rocky Boiman, to keep with matters special teamsian. Which it would have to be, because Ivy can't do dick in pass coverage.But then neither really could the guy he'll be replacing on the roster, Keiwan Ratliff. That signing really threw me in the offseason. Ratliff was never well regarded by the Colts ...

The Designed Rush, Week 12: Football Still Won't Make You Beat Your Wife

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:54:49 -0500

Football detractors have tried seemingly forever to make hay on the claim that embracing a sport steeped in violence and brutality is harmful to our collective culture. Many attempt to do this by laying out the often debunked argument that there exists a link between watching football and heightened domestic violence. One new study, however, may give renewed credence to some of those claims. Economists Gordon Dahl and David Card have found that instances of domestic violence do in fact sp...

Yesterday's five most valuable players: Lions, Raiders and Cheifs

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:27:30 -0500

Matthew Stafford(notes), Quarterback, Detroit Lions. Is there any better scenario for a rookie quarterback? In just one play, he labels himself as tough, clutch, poised, a gamer and possessor of any other vague, non-quantifiable quality a quarterback can have. At the very least, that play earns him a pass from the media for the rest of the year. He can go totally JaMarcus over the next six games, completing 19 percent of his passes, throwing zero touchdowns and 27 interceptions, and eve...

GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:35:00 -0500

CHIEFS (3-7) 27 STEELERS (6-4) 24 ROETHLISBERGER 32-42, 398 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT MENDENHALL 21 CARRIES, 80 YARDS WARD 10 CATCHES, 128 YARDS, 1 TDRemember that commercial than ran a few years ago featuring the groundskeeper who screwed up the Chiefs' end zone, leading to his dejected, "Great googly moogly" line? That was a completely valid reaction to the Steelers' play in a 27-24 loss to the lowly, bumbling Chefs on Sunday. Great googly moogly indeed.I have no answer as to why ...

Overtime provides relief for Giants, Chiefs

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:36:20 -0500

The New York Giants needed their overtime win far more than the Kansas City Chiefs did theirs, but both teams came away with victories past regulation today. In the Giants' case, their 34-31 win over the Atlanta Falcons ended a four-game losing streak that had them in third place in the NFC East, and at risk of missing the playoffs if they didn't turn it around. It wasn't pretty -- Eli Manning(notes) looked a bit off at times and New York's formerly dominant rushing attack cou...

Can't Blame This One On Anyone Who Doesn't Wear Black And Gold.....

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:05:30 -0500

At 1 PM this afternoon, I set out to find an Internet feed of this game. I would have gone to the bar, but A) I'm broke as a joke, and B) I'm broke as a joke. Fortunately, several minutes later, I was able to find a great feed. Even more fortunately, I had missed the opening kickoff, on which the Steelers set what I understand to be a record for Special Teams ineptitude unmatched in NFL history. Still, at least I could see the game, and things were really starting to improve. By the e...

Big day for little-known Studebaker

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:28:06 -0500

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Andy Studebaker got his first career NFL start today against the Steelers. He's making the most of it.Studebaker has intercepted Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger twice in the third quarter of today's game. The second interception came...

Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles open thread

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 11:00:29 -0500

by Michael Perez - AP View full size photo uploaded September 27, 2009 Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA1pm TV: CBS Radio: 94WYSP/610WIP/Sirius127 For a Chiefs perspective check out Arrowhead Pride Did you know? At halftime, the Eagles will honor QB Randall Cunningham and T Al Wistert by adding their names to the team’s honor roll. Wistert was a member of the back to back NFL champion Eagles. Familiar Faces E...

Eagles Lose YouTube Sensation

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:06:45 -0500

Pick number 203 of the 2008 draft (6th round) is no longer a Philadelphia Eagle. Some may better know pick number 203 as Mr. YouTube sensation. Others may simply know him as Andy Studebaker.The Kansas City Chiefs have signed Studebaker off of the Phila...

Eagles Lose YouTube Sensation

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:11:29 -0500

Pick number 203 of the 2008 draft (6th round) is no longer a Philadelphia Eagle. Some may know pick number 203 better as Mr. YouTube sensation. Others may simply know him as Andy Studebaker. The Kansas City Chiefs have signed Studebaker off of the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. Studebaker ...

Eagles announce practice squad

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:56:14 -0500

The Eagles announced their eight man practice squad today. It includes 5 players who they just recently cut: CB Kyle Arrington FB Jed Collins DT Mike Marquardt WR Shaheer McBride OT Chris Patrick WR Willie Reid LB Andy Studebaker CB Trae Williams Not too many surprises amongst the returning players. Studebaker and Arrington were obvious choices of players who were good enough to make the team but lost out in the numbers game. Keeping Collins is insurance in case Ton...

Your 2008 Philadelphia Eagles Roster

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:22:21 -0500

The Eagles made their final cuts today, releasing 12 players and placing 2 more on Injured Reserve. Offensive linemen King Dunlap and Mike Gibson were both placed on IR and the following 12 players were cut: FB Jed Collins FB Jason Davis WR Michael Gasperson WR Shaheer McBride TE Kris Wilson G Scott Young DE Jerome McDougle DT Mike Marquardt DT Montae Reagor LB Justin Roland LB Andy Studebaker CB Kyle Arrington McDougle is the biggest surprise here after a great preseason, bu...

Philadelphia Eagles: Are the Linebackers Too Young?

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:22:52 -0500

The 2007 Eagles defense was a top-10 unit. The offseason additions of Asante Samuel and Chris Clemons should only improve the defense's ranking. The 2007 defense that was very good could be dominant in 2008. The defensive line boasts two young, promising tackles in Bunkley and Patterson. The ends are lead by Pro Bowler Trent Cole and free agent signee Chris Clemons. Together the two combined for 20.5 sacks in 2007. The quality at the cornerback position is downri...

Draft Stock Rise Thanks In Part To YouTube

Wed, 28 May 2008 12:49:07 -0500

Didn't go to a big Division I school? Haven't had the chance to put up big numbers on the field? Maybe you just have not had the opportunity to be seen by the right scouts, but have a lot of potential at the next level. Do not fret. A few years ago, you might have been out of luck. In today's web 2.0 world, though, you and your agent may be still be able to impress a team enough to draft you. Don't believe me? Check out Andy Studebaker, who played at a DIII school and was injured at the end of his senior season, but still got drafted this summer by the Philadelphia Eagles. His first thank-you card should go to Google for its YouTube product. Here is a quote from his agent: "It would be a complete fabrication to say the YouTube videos had any role in exposing Andy to NFL teams, because all 32 teams knew exactly who he was. But I do think it was a tipping factor at the end." To think that YouTube had any role in Andy's eventual selection is a revolutionary thought. It is hope for those out there who think in a Sports Agency 2.0 mind-frame. As an agent, you must always think outside of the box, and if that means putting your client's highlight reel on YouTube, then you better be doing just that. "Teams were already in their [draft] meetings, and many of them asked [for the tape] to be overnighted to them," Wright said. "I said, 'I'm just going to post it on YouTube and you can see it right away.' They said, 'Cool.' So we shot out the link to everybody within an hour of the workout being over." Next, a player will find out that he is drafted by a team because its GM posts the news on his Facebook wall..

Eagles select another linebacker, Andy Studebaker

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:40:22 -0500

The Eagles have finished up their 6th round picks with their second linebacker in a row, Andy Studebaker, an outside linebacker from tiny Wheaton College. He played defensive end in college, but he projects to be a LB in the NFL. Studebaker was voted to the Associated Press Little All-America team as a junior, but as a senior he played only five games before he suffered a sprained foot. As a junior he finished with 17.5 sacks, so he's a big time pass rusher. Notice the trend of injured...