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Asante Samuel in Town
as reported by a number of media outlets and confirmed by the eagles, asante samuel is in town and is expected to sign with the birds today. he's the best corner available and the birds are awash in cap room, so i'm pretty happy with the signing. not thrilled necessarily because...
World's Smallest Bodybuilder
at first glance, i was sure this was a photoshop but it's freaking real. this guy is awesomeread about it here.some eagles thoughts:1) LJ stinks - have no idea why they'd want to commit that much money to keeping him.2) kudos to eli manning for being a decent game manager in...
Friday Links
- i've been looking for this for a couple of days and someone finally uploaded to youtube. 6'1" louis williams stuffs 6'11" mehmet okur as he's coming in on the break (especially impressive because williams has his back turned to okur until the last second...
Game 16 Thoughts
this was a win and it's always good to win, especially with a 'c' performance like today. the offense was carried by the two playmakers and the defense played a little worse than the 9 points they allowed.- mcnabb at the end of the season looks like a completely different...
Eagles Announce Final Cuts
congrats to gcobb for scooping everyone (including the eagles' own website) on the list of final cuts.Nate Ilaoa (RB)Jason Davis (FB)Jeremy Cain (FB/LS)Jeremy Bloom (WR)J.J. Outlaw (WR)Michael Gasperson (WR)Zac Collie (WR)Lee Vickers (TE)Jonathan Palmer (T)Jasper Harvey (C)Jacob...
More Reid as a Drafter
ok, so the debate has evolved from "reid is a bad drafter" as we discussed/debunked here, here, here, and here, to:I am not down on Reid's drafting as much as I used to be, but his forte is definitely not Playmakers, especially offensively (outside Westbrook of course...
What Now?
the playoffs are basically a pipe dream now, but i don't think it's all bad. as bad and heartbreaking as this loss was, there were some good things that happened today. chief among them is the fact that the eagles would have won this game easily if they had gotten anything...
Me-O Post Game Interview
for those who may have missed terrell owens' post-game interview, here is a video of the entire thing:my favorite part occurs at 6:05question: TO, is this the best relationship you've had with a quarterback? here?me-o: i've always had good relationships with quarterbacks...
Game 13 Thoughts
- andy and marty went heavy on the run today, which was good, but alas, the running game we've all been begging for was heavily involved in causing the loss today. a costly fumble and repeated inability to grind out tough yards factored heavily in the loss. questions: 1) didn&...
QB Question Irrelevant
i'm starting to think the question of who should start at qb is irrelevant. the anti-mcnabb crowd is riled up to the point where they would root against him if he got back on the field. unless feeley does a nose-dive and uncorks a few stinkers, i fear they wouldn't accept mcnabb...
Wednesday Links
- congrats to jimmy rollins for his mvp season- phil sheridan says the eagles need "swagger" to beat the patriots. one bill belichick would disagree:The Patriots gave their defense six concepts to remember entering the week of preparation. "Don't ever make the mistake...
JR Reed Comeback
apparently, jr reed signed with the giants this week trying to revive his career. i'm rooting for you, dude!
QB Controversy
others weighing in on the brewing qb controversy- phil sheridan votes for feeley Feeley wasn't perfect. Spotting the Patriots a seven-point lead with that early interception made the hill the Eagles tried to climb that much steeper. And the two late interceptions were killers....
Game 11 Thoughts
i'm not a big believer in moral victories, but against this opponent and with the way the team played i think it's possible this might qualify. we'll know this time next week. will this game be a springboard to get the team and coaches out of their funk or will this be...
Coaching or Talent or Time
topic for discussion today:now that we've seen that this team *can* play at a high level do you think that this answers the questions about andy reid and drafting/team talent level?i think that andy is a good evaluator of talent, and the inital analysis (i know i haven't done...
Comparing Feeley and Garcia
lost in the ongoing mcnabb/feeley debate is what appears to be another good personnel decision by eagles management -- choosing to keep aj feeley over jeff garcia.when donovan went down last season, the eagles completely changed their offense and became a run first offense centered...
Tuesday Links
- john smallwood agrees that the birds should bring back bloom, but he is certain that they won't due to what he thinks is some combination of stubbornness or arrogance- however, reuben frank says the eagles contacted both mahe and bloom yesterdayThe Eagles contacted both Reno...
Game 2 Preview - 2007
washington redskins at philadelphia eaglesa horrible, horrible loss last week against a talented but unbalanced packers team got the started on a sour note. blech. despite the loss, there were some positive signs -- especially on defense -- so let's hope andy hasn't lost his...
Andy Reid Drafts vs. Other "Top" Teams
UPDATE: updated ratings for logan mankins and shaun phillips.-----UPDATE: added colts (good thing because they're looking like the top drafting team of the group). updated ratings for antonio bryant, rob petitti, ovie mughelli, and elvis dumervil.-----ok, bumble, here is my first...
The King is Dead
billy king is finally gone. here is a scouting report on ed stefanski:So they've turned to Stefanski, a Philadelphia native who played basketball at Penn. He teamed with Rod Thorn to reshape the Nets and is known as a sharp talent evaluator. Stefanski also served as New Jersey...
Regarding Belichick and Cheating
so, everyone and their brother is up in arms about belichick and the patriots getting caught cheating. meh. i'm glad they got caught and i'm glad that the nfl is going to come down on them, but (and i'm not saying this just to be contrarian) frankly the only thing i'...
Game 2 Thoughts - 2007
- as everyone is pointing out, the passing game looks awful. some part of the blame lies with the receivers, some part lies with the coordination between the receivers and mcnabb, but a big part sits with mcnabb himself. wow. he was missing guys left and right, and he hasn't been...
Minor League Football (Sort Of)
A handful of American colleges are launching a professional football league, stocked with players who couldn't quite make the NFL cut but who are required to have a college degree. As this blogger points out, this makes the move seem like "a pre-emptive strike *against* any...
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