"Weak"?

Funny to think that the "weak" NFC East could send three teams to the playoffs. Guess strength is all relative.

Atlanta game

WIP is reporting that there is a 90% chance the game on New Years Eve will be moved to 4:15.  Eskin said his sources indicated that Fox has the 1st choice on the game, and there is no reason they wouldn't choose this game as their 4:15 prime time game.  I think this is the only game that guarantees a playoff scenario that weekend, no matter what happens this week.

 

If Fox doesn't choose the game, we will probably be the Sunday night game, which would blow.  I also heard Jody Mac say something similar. 

 

And yet, I thought a team could have only 1 game moved from the afternoon to sunday night - and the eagles already had moved once - the indy game.

 

A 4pm game or an 8pm game on New Year’s Eve. Great.

 

This could backfire on Fox or NBC if the Eagles win and the Falcons lose this weekend and the Eagles can’t improve their playoff seedings – why play the starters?

Blasphemy

A friend writes:

 

Are the Eagles a better team without McNabb?

 

Obviously the answer is no.

 

Playing the way he played the first 8 games of the year, he was one of the 3 best players in the league, meaning he was good enough that with him you had a puncher's chance of beating any team in the league.

 

So clearly, there are outer limits to where this team can go. They simply aren't talented enough with Garcia at QB to go into Chicago or go into the Superdome, or, for that matter, an inhospitable place like Seattle in the playoffs and win.

 

But let me posit this question: has the absence of McNabb forced Reid to become a better coach? And if so, has that essentially made us a better team, at least when playing the average teams of the league?

 

Yesterday's game may well have been our single best game of the season. Yes, defensively we were still a sieve against the run in the 1st half. And dear god we had an insane amount of penalties, and we're talking BIG penalties that cost us 1st downs on offense or gave the Giants 1st downs when it would

have been 4th and long.

 

But, and this is a big but, we played our most effective, most balanced game of the year on offense. We even won the time-of-possession battle!

 

And that, I think, was critical to the game yesterday, and essentially showed that Andy is willing to do things differently. Hopefully he's seen the light. The fact that the Eags controlled the ball so much in the 1^st half really helped the defense in the 2nd half.

 

Our defense was tougher and stronger than I've seen them all season in that 2nd half. Holding the Giants to those field goals in the 3rd quarter kept us in the game. And that, I think, is the credit to our commitment to the run early, and our success at doing it.

 

I just hope that this little run we're on -- in which Westbrook has been amazing -- is enough to convince Andy of what he needs to do next season.

 

McCoy Mistake

If you want to really depress your self go to the eagles and raiders sites and look up the bio on McCoy and Kirk Morrison (raiders).  They both went to SDSU and played LB together.  Morrison was drafted after McCoy by about 20 spots.

 

I'm really glad the Eagles out thought themselves on that one -and look at his college bio that's included -you couldn't tell who was better??

 

Hmmm. Morrison a two-time All-american. The first since Marshall Faulk. Or McCoy, a two-time 2nd team all-conference selection. Hmmmm.

 

But wait...it gets worse. Go to the sports illustrated draft site and look at the profiles of the two. They projected Morrison as a 3rd round pick. They projected McCoy as a possible backup safety in the nfl...and a free agent who wouldn't be drafted.

 

I'm going to be sick.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2005/draft/breakdowns/by_school/s.html

 

Eagles inactives

See the inactive list!!!  Our 2nd rounder and both 4th rounders from this year!!  How can Justice not be the back up at this point?

 

Gocong is on IR or he'd be here also.  That's 4 draft picks all 4th rounders or better as well as a 3rd rounder in Moats.

 

I thought we had a great draft, but how are Gilles and Justice not suiting up???

 

My take on the inactives is that the Eagles have a lot of offensive lineman so there are a disproportionate number inactive. I think they only keep two backups for the actual game, both of whom can play guard or tackle - with starters sliding over if necessary to fill spots, ie, if Runyan got hurt, Andrews moves to tackle and Cole comes in at guard.

 

Only suiting up Scott Young and Nick Cole allows them to suit up more players at DB and other positions. My assumption is that Justice and Jean-Gilles simply don’t have the versatility and understanding of the offense to be able to fill in for whatever position is necessary at this point – on the fly. I do expect Justice to be the starting left tackle next season.

 

I’m a little perplexed by Avant being inactive – how can Baskett and Lewis be better options, esp. Baskett who has the same rookie start time as Avant. Lewis looks tiny out there these days, though I hate to admit he’s made some nice catches past two games.

 

But I simply don’t understand what the deal is with Moats. He’s not even suiting up anymore. This guy was a 3^rd round pick last year, what don’t the coaches like about him? His quickness? Burst? Hands? Would be a great sub for Westbrook, especially the way they continue to work #36.

 

Gaither looked pretty good last night. McCoy is being made the scapegoat for a lot of other deficiencies on this defense (that’s you Dhani Jones). If Gaither is your new weakside LB then that means the Eagles have no viable heir apparents currently on their roster for Trotter (which is who I thought Gaither was going to eventual replace) and Jones. Isn’t Gocong a weakside LB too?

 

I actually saw Bunkley in on at least one play.

 

3-1 gets you into the playoffs (heck, even 2-2 might do it, since Panther and Giants play this week). Assume loss against Dallas and must win this week vs. Redskins.

 

 

 

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Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 1:58 PM
To: David Griffith; 'PAUL KANE'
Subject: FW: Eagles Week 13 inactives

 

See the list!!!  Our 2nd rounder and both 4th rounders from this year!!  I'm

outraged - How can Justice not be the back up at this point?

 

Gocong is on IR or he'd be here also.  That's 4 draft picks all 4th rounders

or better as well as a 3rd rounder in Moats.

 

I thought we had a great draft, but how are Gilles and Justice not suiting

up???

 

Who are our backup linemen - I know Nick Cole is the Center??

 

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Philly sitcom?

Clickin thru channels and just saaw a guy on the fox sitcom Till Death with a flyers t-shirt. 1st time I can ever recall ever seeing that logo/team displayed on a show. Is it set in philly?