tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post6048322761876257820..comments2023-10-26T09:39:43.398-04:00Comments on Eagles Blitz: New Column is UpTommy Lawlorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11785088312640195066noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-40353802633588226322010-05-12T12:43:24.081-04:002010-05-12T12:43:24.081-04:00@ Edward
This one is a lot worse
http://www.phil...@ Edward<br /><br />This one is a lot worse<br /><br />http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/john_gonzalez/20100511_Gonzo___Making_sense_of_McNabb_s_remarks.htmlstvnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369462151150446006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-70730391117002855502010-05-12T04:43:26.119-04:002010-05-12T04:43:26.119-04:00Jamie Dukes: "Every time (Jackson) turns arou...Jamie Dukes: "Every time (Jackson) turns around he's flapping his gums and making a spectacle of himself" One interview!<br /><br />This next month or two is going to be unbearable isn't it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022915166237419771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-89850574703836494172010-05-12T04:36:57.116-04:002010-05-12T04:36:57.116-04:00What do you all think about Deseans comments about...What do you all think about Deseans comments about Marty questioning the toughness after the concussion? I think there's more to that comment than the completely benign comment about Donovan.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022915166237419771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-73853768047850687912010-05-11T23:08:36.935-04:002010-05-11T23:08:36.935-04:00This is a post for the Roseman column: Last week I...This is a post for the Roseman column: Last week I made up an alternate draft based on where players got picked. I usually have a dissatisfied feeling after the draft wondering why we picked some guys and not others. This is not a<br />complaint about what the team did (I like the fact that we moved up to<br />get who we think will be a "difference maker") and I certainly don't pretend to be any kind of expert when it comes to the draft. I guess part of my uneasiness has to do with feeling left out - I get an appreciation for the Top 100 players or so and make my wish lists<br />based on that but a lot of our picks ended up coming later because of all the trade backs and we end up drafting more obscure players. I hope they all make the team and are contributors. Mind you, I know<br />this exercise in 20/20 hindsight is unrealistic - one can never know<br />in advance where a player will fall. For example, I'm pretty sure no one expected Kyle Wilson to fall so far in the 1st - I thought for<br />sure he'd be gone by 20. The Eagles made a choice that a pass rusher was their #1 priority this off-season (makes you wonder how the draft might have played out if they got Peppers...).<br /><br />So what if the team didn't trade up and just kept our original picks?<br />Could it have played out like this?:<br />#24 Kyle Wilson (1)<br />#37 Nate Allen (3)<br />#55 Sean Lee (2)<br />#70 Corey Wooten (7)<br />#87 Navarro Bowman (6)<br />#105 Geno Atkins (10)<br />#121 AOA (9)<br />#200 Charles Scott<br />#243 Zac Robinson (9)<br />#244 Kurt Coleman (9)<br /><br />We miss out on:<br />Brandon Graham (2)<br />Teo (13)<br />Mike Kafka (6)<br />Keenan Clayton (21)<br />Clay Harbor (15)<br />Ricky Sapp (4)<br />Riley Cooper (11)<br />Jamar Cheyney (6)<br />Jeff Owens (18)<br /><br />The numbers in parentheses are positional rankings from some website called Scouts Notebook. In my post-mock, the emphasis is on the secondary not the pass rush. I've chosen 10 players as opposed to 13. Except for the DE & QB, the mock has mostly higher ranked players at arguably greater need positions but we don't get our great pass rusher or our 5th WR or 4th TE but then I don't care about those 2 positions with what we already had. Yes, we need to rush the passer better but Atkins was giving Iupati fits during Senior week and Wooten if he returns to form was one of the top DE's of the class. DE & QB are 2 of the highest priority positions for all teams and we got quality players at<br />those positions - hard to fault the team for that. I started to post<br />this last week but decided not to, thinking it would be read as a<br />complaint; now that the conversation has turned back to the draft, I thought I'd throw this out there. I understand why we did what we did - we wanted a game-changer type of player and I hope Graham is that. Then we went for quantity with the hope we get some winners and Sapp, Cooper, Scott and Coleman are all great value picks. I'm happy with<br />our first 2 picks and happy with our last 3 rounds. But the 3rd and<br />4th produced some head scratchers IMHO. It seems the Eagles like to use the 3rd round for a little gambling which hasn't been very successful (except for Disco Stew). Obviously the Graham pick is key to this draft - giving up #70 & #87 and "forcing" us to trade out of #55 to "make up" for the lost picks. Overall I'd say Roseman has done a good but not a great job and one way I measure that is with your rankings Tommy.arbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03758691795458013487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-90585971817386676292010-05-11T22:33:44.134-04:002010-05-11T22:33:44.134-04:00@Edward
I am with you. NFL network and so many o...@Edward<br /><br />I am with you. NFL network and so many other media outlets have turned this non-story into quite the spectacle. I used to respect NFL network analysis, but it is getting plain awful...if I hear Jamie Dukes say "Fraction Jackson" or hear Woodson lament on the disrespecting of "Super-five" one more time, I may just hang myself with my mouse cord...I should have seen it coming the second they started putting a buffoon like Deon on there. Mayock is the only person left on that station with any analytical integrity and we won't see much of him for another 9 or 10 months. Sirius and sites like this are my only refuge these days.Nethermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16286221222349418097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-74604511936361147632010-05-11T19:37:53.791-04:002010-05-11T19:37:53.791-04:00RE Madden
i play madden too much also and its beca...RE Madden<br />i play madden too much also and its because our maclin's physical tools. he is tall and weights more than desean without losing too much speed. both players as good in the game.Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775282744556550782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-45233194774263533932010-05-11T19:24:28.855-04:002010-05-11T19:24:28.855-04:00While I understand your lottery ticket analogy I d...While I understand your lottery ticket analogy I don't like it. I sell lottery tickets for a living, I don't like those odds.<br /><br />After watching all those clips of Kolb from the NO game, McCoy stood out whenever he caught the ball with space. I'm excited for this kid, if he gets that swinging arm under control I'll be even more excited. <br /><br />As someone who plays Madden way too much I catch myself looking at this roster with a Madden eye. Seeing all this youth and potential I get over excited at times and have to remind myself that players, you know the breathing warm blooded kind, don't progress like their virtual counterparts. <br /><br />Which reminds of a thing I found interesting in Madden. I'm on season 6 and Maclin is now higher rated than Jackson by 2 points (92 to 90). Jackson has broken the recieving TD & yards records every year for 5 years straight bettering his ow nrecords. Maclin meanwhile meddles around 800-900 yards with 7-10 TD's yet has progressed higher than Jackson. Seems the Madden ratings guru's see Maclin as a better reciever in the future. That or they based it completely off of where they were drafted.<br /><br />Sorry bout the Madden rant.Adam S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11550402871381739282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-64358743073178536252010-05-11T18:27:54.715-04:002010-05-11T18:27:54.715-04:00@bthackra
As you acknowledge, those articles are ...@bthackra<br /><br />As you acknowledge, those articles are so subjective that they tend to constitute simply an interesting take on something rather than the hard fact they can sometimes make it out to be. The profootballfocus article on 'Elusiveness' completely ignores plays when a player beats a defender by avoiding contact, not simply breaking through it. That is more shadys style and from what he's said in interviews about dropping weight and improving his quickness he'll only be better at that this year. Its certainly interesting stuff mind, especially the westbrook stats.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022915166237419771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-31908801373559979392010-05-11T18:19:37.409-04:002010-05-11T18:19:37.409-04:00http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/2010051...http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20100511_Stephen_A__Smith__McNabb_s_response_to_Jackson_defines_him.html<br /><br />Another appalling article about the McNabb - Jackson little tiff. Am I alone in despising writing like this?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022915166237419771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-48225635713582987342010-05-11T15:35:25.737-04:002010-05-11T15:35:25.737-04:00I need to write a full piece on McCoy. Maybe I...I need to write a full piece on McCoy. Maybe I'll do that for PE.com next week. Honestly, I need to re-watch some tape on him to make sure I give a good evaluation.Tommy Lawlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785088312640195066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955582067533116261.post-16756609218341279142010-05-11T15:23:05.983-04:002010-05-11T15:23:05.983-04:00Thanks Tommy,
What is your take on McCoy? From w...Thanks Tommy, <br /><br />What is your take on McCoy? From what you have seen, what should we expect from him this year? Is he a piece of the puzzle, or a key cog? <br /><br />Looking at some of the external metrics from Pro Football Focus, Football Outsiders, etc, (insert grain of salt here) it seemed that data indicated he was better than Westy, but nothing special, especially compared to other rookies. Obviously there is a jump from year 1 to year 2, but you can say that about all the rookies. Is that the right way to think about him this year?bthackrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160885912119127500noreply@blogger.com