THE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES...

The Juggler

...on the road to victory.........

The Fixer

Gotta love dez bryant already showing his true colors. You can take the guy out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the guy

The Juggler

The Fixer wrote:

Gotta love dez bryant already showing his true colors. You can take the guy out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the guy

i love it

Chip McFlennigan

I hate to say it but, my Birds probably won't even tough .500 this season.

As for all this 3-4 talk, I think McDermott is going to throw a lot more 3-4 looks out there this season, even though the base D will still be 4-3.

They drafted a bunch of kids that can play both schemes well. Also, they traded Gocong (and Sheldon, sadly) to Cleveland for Alex Hall, who they hope is a better OLB/DE hybrid than Gocong could be.

I'm mostly concerned with the secondary. I don't trust any of the corners to play physically enough against big receivers. Asante is a gambler, and he's hit or miss. He either makes a huge play, or he gives up a huge play. Hobbs and Hanson can't touch what Sheldon was. Hopefully, Nate Allen can be what I think he can be at FS.

The Juggler

johnny america wrote:

I hate to say it but, my Birds probably won't even tough .500 this season.

As for all this 3-4 talk, I think McDermott is going to throw a lot more 3-4 looks out there this season, even though the base D will still be 4-3.

They drafted a bunch of kids that can play both schemes well. Also, they traded Gocong (and Sheldon, sadly) to Cleveland for Alex Hall, who they hope is a better OLB/DE hybrid than Gocong could be.

I'm mostly concerned with the secondary. I don't trust any of the corners to play physically enough against big receivers. Asante is a gambler, and he's hit or miss. He either makes a huge play, or he gives up a huge play. Hobbs and Hanson can't touch what Sheldon was. Hopefully, Nate Allen can be what I think he can be at FS.

welcome aboard johnny a.

i am really interested in seeing what mcdermott has up his sleeves with the line this year. i hear ya on the secondary though. hopefully dick jauron will help out. that was a quality hire.

sheldon lost a step or two as last year went on though...

The Juggler

useless preseason power rankings
http://espn.go.com/nfl/powerrankings?year=2010&week=0

GO. BIRDS.

Chip McFlennigan

The Jeagler wrote:

johnny america wrote:

I hate to say it but, my Birds probably won't even tough .500 this season.

As for all this 3-4 talk, I think McDermott is going to throw a lot more 3-4 looks out there this season, even though the base D will still be 4-3.

They drafted a bunch of kids that can play both schemes well. Also, they traded Gocong (and Sheldon, sadly) to Cleveland for Alex Hall, who they hope is a better OLB/DE hybrid than Gocong could be.

I'm mostly concerned with the secondary. I don't trust any of the corners to play physically enough against big receivers. Asante is a gambler, and he's hit or miss. He either makes a huge play, or he gives up a huge play. Hobbs and Hanson can't touch what Sheldon was. Hopefully, Nate Allen can be what I think he can be at FS.

welcome aboard johnny a.

i am really interested in seeing what mcdermott has up his sleeves with the line this year. i hear ya on the secondary though. hopefully dick jauron will help out. that was a quality hire.

sheldon lost a step or two as last year went on though...

Easy, easy on Sheldon. He played half the season with a strained hamstring, and was still a monster. One of the best man coverage CB's in the league the last few years, and nobody gave him any props.

We'll fucking miss him this year when Hobbs is giving up a TD every game.

The Fixer

johnny america wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

johnny america wrote:

I hate to say it but, my Birds probably won't even tough .500 this season.

As for all this 3-4 talk, I think McDermott is going to throw a lot more 3-4 looks out there this season, even though the base D will still be 4-3.

They drafted a bunch of kids that can play both schemes well. Also, they traded Gocong (and Sheldon, sadly) to Cleveland for Alex Hall, who they hope is a better OLB/DE hybrid than Gocong could be.

I'm mostly concerned with the secondary. I don't trust any of the corners to play physically enough against big receivers. Asante is a gambler, and he's hit or miss. He either makes a huge play, or he gives up a huge play. Hobbs and Hanson can't touch what Sheldon was. Hopefully, Nate Allen can be what I think he can be at FS.

welcome aboard johnny a.

i am really interested in seeing what mcdermott has up his sleeves with the line this year. i hear ya on the secondary though. hopefully dick jauron will help out. that was a quality hire.

sheldon lost a step or two as last year went on though...

Easy, easy on Sheldon. He played half the season with a strained hamstring, and was still a monster. One of the best man coverage CB's in the league the last few years, and nobody gave him any props.

We'll fucking miss him this year when Hobbs is giving up a TD every game.

I wouldn't call brown one of the top cover corners. He's average at best in coverage - evidenced by his int totals. I loved him as a player, but he wasn't that good in coverage. Tough dude, big hitter...not a great cover guy. I think was was better suited to play safety. Reid asked him to switch positions and he declined. Good luck on the browns. Reid doesn't make many personnel mistakes. Brown is on downside of his career.

Don't sleep on macho harris. I think he's starting by week 7.

Jearlpam0925

This amount of coverage on CSN and philly.com only two days into camp, which is only for rookies mostly, is fucking obnoxious. It's fucking July, go away, come back when the first preseason game starts - at best. Last week in August is when everything kick up a gear in my book. Start to massage my brain with potential fantasy rosters, plan the spread for the draft, schedule a round of golf on Labor Day following the draft - ya know, the important shit. Until then.....BLAH.

Stewart Bradley has Midget Face.

The Fixer

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

This amount of coverage on CSN and philly.com only two days into camp, which is only for rookies mostly, is fucking obnoxious. It's fucking July, go away, come back when the first preseason game starts - at best. Last week in August is when everything kick up a gear in my book. Start to massage my brain with potential fantasy rosters, plan the spread for the draft, schedule a round of golf on Labor Day following the draft - ya know, the important shit. Until then.....BLAH.

Stewart Bradley has Midget Face.

Totally agree. The nfl offseason is brutal. Nothing to discuss so writers try to create stories about nothing.

Midget face?

Jearlpam0925

Midget Face.

And this will be his new nickname.

The Juggler

The Fixer wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

This amount of coverage on CSN and philly.com only two days into camp, which is only for rookies mostly, is fucking obnoxious. It's fucking July, go away, come back when the first preseason game starts - at best. Last week in August is when everything kick up a gear in my book. Start to massage my brain with potential fantasy rosters, plan the spread for the draft, schedule a round of golf on Labor Day following the draft - ya know, the important shit. Until then.....BLAH.

Stewart Bradley has Midget Face.

Totally agree. The nfl offseason is brutal. Nothing to discuss so writers try to create stories about nothing.

Midget face?

football season never ends gentlemen.

gonna be up there throwing back a couple pops next wednesday.

GO BIRDS.

Phantom Pain

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Midget Face.

And this will be his new nickname.

But can Stewie play soccer ?

Jearlpam0925

Phantom Pain wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Midget Face.

And this will be his new nickname.

But can Stewie play soccer ?

I don't get it.

All I know, going forward, is that I will only acknowledge Bradley when addressed as Midget Face.

Phantom Pain

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Midget Face.

And this will be his new nickname.

But can Stewie play soccer ?

I don't get it.

All I know, going forward, is that I will only acknowledge Bradley when addressed as Midget Face.

The kid on the show plays soccer

His dad uses crutches

Jearlpam0925

Phantom Pain wrote:

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

But can Stewie play soccer ?

I don't get it.

All I know, going forward, is that I will only acknowledge Bradley when addressed as Midget Face.

The kid on the show plays soccer

His dad uses crutches

:?

Like the old saying goes - ya seen one midget, ya seen 'em all.

hopethatuchoke

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

This amount of coverage on CSN and philly.com only two days into camp, which is only for rookies mostly, is fucking obnoxious. It's fucking July, go away, come back when the first preseason game starts - at best. Last week in August is when everything kick up a gear in my book. Start to massage my brain with potential fantasy rosters, plan the spread for the draft, schedule a round of golf on Labor Day following the draft - ya know, the important shit. Until then.....BLAH.

Stewart Bradley has Midget Face.

Agree 100%. It's still baseball season as far as i'm concerned. I don't need to hear about Kolb and Vick's shit schedule or every other minute thing they are covering. I saw footage of Kolb getting out of his car yesterday and no lie, there were 5 news cameras up in his face 12 inches from him. Really? It's the guy walking from his car.

Chip McFlennigan

The Fixer wrote:

I wouldn't call brown one of the top cover corners. He's average at best in coverage - evidenced by his int totals. I loved him as a player, but he wasn't that good in coverage. Tough dude, big hitter...not a great cover guy. I think was was better suited to play safety. Reid asked him to switch positions and he declined. Good luck on the browns. Reid doesn't make many personnel mistakes. Brown is on downside of his career.

Don't sleep on macho harris. I think he's starting by week 7.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1802 ... statistics

I hate the idea that more interceptions = better CB. First of all, what do interceptions have to do with man coverage? Int's come from zone packages, too. Ed Reed had 9 interceptions in '08, and Darren Sharper had 9 last season. Are they better corners than Sheldon? Oh, wait, they're Free Safeties.

Nnamdi Asomugha has had far less interceptions in his career than many "top corners," and it is simply because he blankets receivers completely, and rarely allows a completion.

Sheldon was a blanket, allowing one, ONE TD in 2008. Who was the recipient of that TD? Larry Fitzgeral, in the NFC championship game, no less. Pretty impressive for an "average" man coverage guy.

Then, playing with an injured leg for most of 2009, Sheldon had 5 interceptions. Actually, six, but a Moise Fokou penalty negated one. It was a penalty after the pick, by the way. Six interceptions is pretty impressive, as is five, and if you'll notice, it was because Sheldon began playing a more risky, Samuel-style coverage as his leg suffered from more wear-and-tear throughout the season. Eventually, as the injury grew worse, more zone schemes were called by Sean McDermott, towards the end of the year.

I'm sorry but, a healthy Sheldon Brown is a top-five man coverage CB in the league. He doesn't need flashy plays and pick-sixes, he plays a very meat-and-potatoes, physical man cover game. Also, he's great in zone coverage, and a huge hitter that would also make a great Safety.

Sheldon was always criminally underrated. Samuel is overrated.

hopethatuchoke

Great example.....this is the headline on philly.com right now

Kolb looks sharp on Day 1
Video: First-year starting quarterback Kevin Kolb looked sharp after his first training camp practice at Lehigh today. He missed only a few passes. The same could not be said for backup quarterback Michael Vick.



So the top story in the entire tri-state area is Kolb throwing bombs to scrubs? In July? Come on now.

Jearlpam0925

hopethatuchoke wrote:

Great example.....this is the headline on philly.com right now

Kolb looks sharp on Day 1
Video: First-year starting quarterback Kevin Kolb looked sharp after his first training camp practice at Lehigh today. He missed only a few passes. The same could not be said for backup quarterback Michael Vick.



So the top story in the entire tri-state area is Kolb throwing bombs to scrubs? In July? Come on now.

Yeah, and another one was "Kolb receives text from McNabb on first day of cam."

Meat.....fucking....heads. Look at the comments sections on philly.com or listen to the radio, and that pretty much proves my point.

It sucks being a bartender sometimes, because you have to agree with these idiots most of the time even though you don't want to.