Yesterday, the Philadelphia Eagles destroyed the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-3 in what was yet another impressive showing by Michael Vick. Vick threw for 291 and scored 4 total touchdowns (3 passing and 1 rushing),while Desean Jackson had 5 receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown. Lesean McCoy was pretty much a non factor this game, rushing for a mere 54 yards and no touchdowns. The Eagles defense was stingy, giving up just 3 points to a lackluster Jacksonville team that, from the way it looks, may have its own quarterback controversy soon. David Garrard went an abysmal 13 for 30, only threw for 105 yards, and threw no touchdowns and 1 interception. While Jacksonville is not the best of teams, it is still reassuring to see the Eagles winning the games that they should be winning. During the McNabb era, teams such as the Jaguars would have given the Eagles problems, but with Mike Vick at the helm, those problems seem to have momentarily disappeared. Perhaps Mike Vick was the best choice after all.
Grading:
Offense: A (big day dominated by Mike Vick and Desean Jackson)
Defense: A (3 points against any team is a good sign)
Special Teams: A (the best special teams plays are the ones you forget the next day, and I don't remember anything!
Overall: A (If the Eagles can keep up this pace of play, the NFC East title may be much easier than previously thought)
Monday, September 27, 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Breaking News: Vick to start Sunday vs. Jaguars
The Eagles have just announced Michael Vick will start for the team this Sunday vs. Jacksonsville, despite having a healthy Kevin Kolb ready to go. While Vick has obivously outperformed expectations, one must wonder what made Andy Reid change his mind so quickly.
Though Vick may lead this Eagle team to 10 or so wins this season and possibly win a few playoff games, there is one thing that is a fact: Michael Vick will not be an Eagle in 2011. Next year, this team will be right back where they were this preseason, only this time, with an angry, upset, and largely unproven Kevin Kolb.
Though Vick may lead this Eagle team to 10 or so wins this season and possibly win a few playoff games, there is one thing that is a fact: Michael Vick will not be an Eagle in 2011. Next year, this team will be right back where they were this preseason, only this time, with an angry, upset, and largely unproven Kevin Kolb.
Hank Baskett Released
Today, the Eagles released Wide Receiver Hank Baskett and signed Running Back Joique Bell, a member of the Bills Practice Squad. Bell's role as a member of the team remains to be unknown, though it is possible he could fill in for injured Fullback Leonard Weaver, who suffered a season ending injury Week 1 vs. the Packers.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Eagles-Lions Week 2 Recap
It appears Philadelphia has a bigger problem than we previously thought.
Yesterday, Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) defeated the Detroit Lions (0-2) by a score of 35-32. Vick had a solid outing, going 21 for 34 with 284 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. Desean Jackson had his first solid outing of the year as well, catching 4 balls for a total of 135 yards, including a touchdown. The story of the day, however, was the dominant performance by Lesean "Shady" McCoy, who had 15 carries for 120 yards, including 3 touchdowns.
The run-pass play calling was even throughout the entire game, which is a shocker considering the Eagles are such a pass heavy team. The thing that suprises me is that it came with a quarterback at the helm that is a very capable runner. If the Eagles can keep the run-pass playcalling even with Kolb, I believe they will experience the same success they did this week. Shady McCoy can obivously run the ball.
Defensively, the team was borderline terrible. Besides Nate Allen's 2nd career interception, the defense seemed to sit down and let the Lions run all over them, including allowing rookie Running Back Jahvid Best to rush for 3 touchdowns. The team nearly lost the game in the end, allowing two Lion touchdowns in the final minutes of the game. That being said, the Special Teams were also lackluster.
On Special Teams, one player in particular sticks out in everyone's mind: Riley Cooper. When the Lions were down just three points with less than two minutes left, they opted for the onside kick, which they recovered thanks to a mishandling of the ball by Rookie Wide Reciever Riley Cooper. This play could have cost the team the game; thankfully, it did not. Overall, Special Teams play needs to durastically improve.
Grading:
Offense: A (Strong outings by Vick and McCoy)
Defense: C (Almost lost the game, gave up 3td's to a rookie rb)
Special Teams: D (Almost lost the game on onsides kick)
Overall: B
Yesterday, Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) defeated the Detroit Lions (0-2) by a score of 35-32. Vick had a solid outing, going 21 for 34 with 284 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. Desean Jackson had his first solid outing of the year as well, catching 4 balls for a total of 135 yards, including a touchdown. The story of the day, however, was the dominant performance by Lesean "Shady" McCoy, who had 15 carries for 120 yards, including 3 touchdowns.
The run-pass play calling was even throughout the entire game, which is a shocker considering the Eagles are such a pass heavy team. The thing that suprises me is that it came with a quarterback at the helm that is a very capable runner. If the Eagles can keep the run-pass playcalling even with Kolb, I believe they will experience the same success they did this week. Shady McCoy can obivously run the ball.
Defensively, the team was borderline terrible. Besides Nate Allen's 2nd career interception, the defense seemed to sit down and let the Lions run all over them, including allowing rookie Running Back Jahvid Best to rush for 3 touchdowns. The team nearly lost the game in the end, allowing two Lion touchdowns in the final minutes of the game. That being said, the Special Teams were also lackluster.
On Special Teams, one player in particular sticks out in everyone's mind: Riley Cooper. When the Lions were down just three points with less than two minutes left, they opted for the onside kick, which they recovered thanks to a mishandling of the ball by Rookie Wide Reciever Riley Cooper. This play could have cost the team the game; thankfully, it did not. Overall, Special Teams play needs to durastically improve.
Grading:
Offense: A (Strong outings by Vick and McCoy)
Defense: C (Almost lost the game, gave up 3td's to a rookie rb)
Special Teams: D (Almost lost the game on onsides kick)
Overall: B
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Opinion: Kevin Kolb should be the Eagles' Starter
It appears there is a quarterback controversy brewing in Philadelphia. After Michael Vick's "legendary" performance (200+ total yards, 1 touchdown) and after Kevin Kolb's abysmal one (5/10, 25 yards), people everywhere are beginning to doubt the decision making of the Eagles' front office. Some feel McNabb should have never been let go, others feel Kevin Kolb just isn't capable of being a starting quarterback. Whatever the case is, it is without a doubt that the Eagles' have a major problem on their hands. In my opinion, however, there is no controversy. Kevin Kolb should be the starting quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles. Period.
Everyone should remember one thing when thinking about whether or not Mike Vick should be the Eagles' starter in 2010: after 2010, Mike Vick is going to be long gone. His contract expires at the end of the year, and anyone that thinks he is going to stay in Philadelphia is delusional. Vick is looking out for himself; he doesn't want to start for the purpose of helping the team, he wants to start because he wants to raise his value in the open market. Knowing that Vick will be long gone next year, starting him this year would simply delay the rebuilding year this team needs yet another year. Next year this team will be back at square one yet again, and more likely than not, with Kevin Kolb back as the team's starter. Kolb is the future of the Philadelphia Eagles, whether anyone likes it or not. Even if Kolb does absoloutely terrible for the rest of the year, the Eagles owe it to him to give him an opportunity to prove himself. If by the end of the year he does not show any sign of improvement, then the Eagles will have to draft yet another franchise quarterback. Then the rebuilding will begin yet again.
It seems as though Philadelphia fans don't truly understand the meaning of "rebuilding". Every team needs to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new. The Colts did it with Manning, the Patriots did it with Brady, and the Eagles will do it with Kolb. Throwing in a washed up quarterback as a band aid is not going to benefit this team. At best, they win a few more games and maybe make the playoffs. The sooner people accept that Kevin Kolb is the future of this team, and get the idea of Michael Vick out of their heads, the sooner the team will pull together and play to its full potential. The last thing the Eagles need is another T.O-Donovan split in the locker room. A united team is a winning team.
And if anything, let's wait a little longer than the first half of the first game of the season to judge the future of the franchise.
Everyone should remember one thing when thinking about whether or not Mike Vick should be the Eagles' starter in 2010: after 2010, Mike Vick is going to be long gone. His contract expires at the end of the year, and anyone that thinks he is going to stay in Philadelphia is delusional. Vick is looking out for himself; he doesn't want to start for the purpose of helping the team, he wants to start because he wants to raise his value in the open market. Knowing that Vick will be long gone next year, starting him this year would simply delay the rebuilding year this team needs yet another year. Next year this team will be back at square one yet again, and more likely than not, with Kevin Kolb back as the team's starter. Kolb is the future of the Philadelphia Eagles, whether anyone likes it or not. Even if Kolb does absoloutely terrible for the rest of the year, the Eagles owe it to him to give him an opportunity to prove himself. If by the end of the year he does not show any sign of improvement, then the Eagles will have to draft yet another franchise quarterback. Then the rebuilding will begin yet again.
It seems as though Philadelphia fans don't truly understand the meaning of "rebuilding". Every team needs to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new. The Colts did it with Manning, the Patriots did it with Brady, and the Eagles will do it with Kolb. Throwing in a washed up quarterback as a band aid is not going to benefit this team. At best, they win a few more games and maybe make the playoffs. The sooner people accept that Kevin Kolb is the future of this team, and get the idea of Michael Vick out of their heads, the sooner the team will pull together and play to its full potential. The last thing the Eagles need is another T.O-Donovan split in the locker room. A united team is a winning team.
And if anything, let's wait a little longer than the first half of the first game of the season to judge the future of the franchise.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
What to do, what to do
Where to start concerning today's game? Injuries? How about the lack of a potent offense? The timeouts that were needlesly called with 5 minutes remaining in the game? First of all, four Eagles were seriously injured, including Jamaal Jackson (torn bicep), Leonard Weaver (torn acl), Stewart Bradley (concussion), and Kevin Kolb (concussion). Jason Peters suffered a mild sprain but returned to action. The thing that concerns me is, why were Bradley and Kolb placed back in the game despite suffering concussions? Bradley could hardly walk and Kolb clearly was off his game, yet they were both placed back in the game until halftime. The team is lucky neither of the two were hit in the head again, or who knows what would have happened. Obivously, everyone is concerned about Kolb's performance (or lack of). Kolb looked insecure with his throws, threw needlesly off of his back foot, and threw into double coverage more times than I can remember. While I am with Kolb 100% of the way, he needs to step up his game if he wants to keep his starting job. Another that concerns me is the use of all three timeouts with more than 5 MINUTES remaining in the game. Had the Eagles saved these timeouts, they would have gotten the ball back with roughly three minutes remaining, and when Vick didn't convert on 4th down, could have probably forced Green Bay to at least run some plays and hoped for a 3 and out.
Overall grading:
Coaching: C (poor use of timeouts, lackluster play call, and terrible special teams play)
Offense: C (despite terrible play by Kolb, Vick seems to have saved some dignity)
Defense: B (intercepted Rodgers twice, held Green Bay for the most part)
Special Teams: D (Nelson had three straight kickoff returns of over 28 yards)
Overall: C
Overall grading:
Coaching: C (poor use of timeouts, lackluster play call, and terrible special teams play)
Offense: C (despite terrible play by Kolb, Vick seems to have saved some dignity)
Defense: B (intercepted Rodgers twice, held Green Bay for the most part)
Special Teams: D (Nelson had three straight kickoff returns of over 28 yards)
Overall: C
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Eagles make final roster cuts: trim down to final 53 players
Today, the Eagles completed their final round of roster cuts, including the following:
TE Cornelius Ingram
WR Chad Hall
WR Jordan Norwood
WR Kelley Washington
Center A.Q. Shipley
Center Dallas Reynolds
Guard Max Jean Gilles
Guard Stacy Andrews
OL Fenuki Tupou
DE Eric Moncur
DT Jeff Owens
LB Tracy White
Safety Macho Harris
Safety Quintin Demps
It should be noted that White was dealt to New England for a draft pick in 2012, and
Stacy Andrews was traded to Seattle in exchange for a late draft pick in the 2011 draft. The roster at this point stands at 52 men, and sources indicate the team will
most likely re-sign Lineman Max Jean-Gilles, who is now a free agent. The team also
completed a deal that will send an undisclosed 2011 draft pick to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Defensive End/Linebacker Antwan Barnes.
The team will most likely keep a few of the cut players for the 8 man practice squad, which will likely be released later this weekend.
TE Cornelius Ingram
WR Chad Hall
WR Jordan Norwood
WR Kelley Washington
Center A.Q. Shipley
Center Dallas Reynolds
Guard Max Jean Gilles
Guard Stacy Andrews
OL Fenuki Tupou
DE Eric Moncur
DT Jeff Owens
LB Tracy White
Safety Macho Harris
Safety Quintin Demps
It should be noted that White was dealt to New England for a draft pick in 2012, and
Stacy Andrews was traded to Seattle in exchange for a late draft pick in the 2011 draft. The roster at this point stands at 52 men, and sources indicate the team will
most likely re-sign Lineman Max Jean-Gilles, who is now a free agent. The team also
completed a deal that will send an undisclosed 2011 draft pick to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for Defensive End/Linebacker Antwan Barnes.
The team will most likely keep a few of the cut players for the 8 man practice squad, which will likely be released later this weekend.
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