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The Eagles just promoted CB Jack Ikegwuonu from the Practice Squad to take the place of Joselio Hanson. Something odd is going on. Hanson is out "about a month". Sounds like there may be some kind of a suspension.
Geoff Mosher has a post about the situation:
http://blogs.delawareonline.com/eagles/2009/11/11/hobbs-on-ir-hanson-also-out/
This isn't good news at all. Hanson, aka MmmBop, is a good Nickelback. He can cover, blitz, and tackle. He's good on STs. We will miss him.
It will be interesting to see what we do with that spot. Macho Harris or Demps could take over the Nickel spot. Both guys played CB in college and have the skill set to play the slot.
Crazy day.
UPDATE
ProFootballTalk has an update on the story. Hanson is suspended for a banned substance, but it sure sounds like a bogus situation to me. Read away.
Hanson Story at PFT
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Player Updates
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CB Ellis Hobbs is done for the year because of his neck injury. That leaves us with a hole at CB and KOR. Maclin took over at KOR on Sunday night, but I'm hoping the job goes to Quintin Demps. That's a talented young player who's season has been a wash to this point. I want to get him back into the flow of things. Plus, he did a terrific job on KORs last year.
We signed CB Ramzee Robinson. He's been around the league for a couple of years. Here is my pre-draft write-up on Robinson (5'9, 189):
Robinson won't get as much PT as Hobbs did, but that could be a good thing. This nonsense about having 3 starting CBs and rotating them has hurt us the last couple of years. Get the 2 best guys out there and let them play. Too bad this injury didn't happen a couple of weeks ago. We could have picked up Rod Hood. He's got 2 INTs in 2 weeks for the Titans.
It sure sounds like Akeem Jordan will be a no-go this week. That will make things interesting. I hope Tracy White gets the start. He is a good pass defender and San Diego is primarily a throwing team these days. One bit of good news at LB is that Chris Gocong will return. Talk about a turnstile position this year.
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CB Ellis Hobbs is done for the year because of his neck injury. That leaves us with a hole at CB and KOR. Maclin took over at KOR on Sunday night, but I'm hoping the job goes to Quintin Demps. That's a talented young player who's season has been a wash to this point. I want to get him back into the flow of things. Plus, he did a terrific job on KORs last year.
We signed CB Ramzee Robinson. He's been around the league for a couple of years. Here is my pre-draft write-up on Robinson (5'9, 189):
3 year starter. 4 career INTs, 2 each as a Junior and Senior. Finished his career with 20 PBUs. Solid cover guy. Good tackler. At his best pressing and playing aggressive man coverage. Lacks top speed to handle receivers down the field, but is quick. Only ran a 4.50 at his Pro Day, but did well in all of the other tests. Had a 3-cone time of 6.71. VJ was 35. Even did 23 reps. Played in the Hula Bowl and had an INT late in the game. Has some KOR experience. Also did that in the Hula Bowl.
SUMMARY
Day 2 prospect. 190 lb guys that run 4.5 aren't coveted, but he did start at Alabama for 3 years. Has some athletic ability.
Robinson won't get as much PT as Hobbs did, but that could be a good thing. This nonsense about having 3 starting CBs and rotating them has hurt us the last couple of years. Get the 2 best guys out there and let them play. Too bad this injury didn't happen a couple of weeks ago. We could have picked up Rod Hood. He's got 2 INTs in 2 weeks for the Titans.
It sure sounds like Akeem Jordan will be a no-go this week. That will make things interesting. I hope Tracy White gets the start. He is a good pass defender and San Diego is primarily a throwing team these days. One bit of good news at LB is that Chris Gocong will return. Talk about a turnstile position this year.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
PE.com Column is Up
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I wrote a little about the game, but mostly talked about where we are at midseason.
-- Link --
I threw in a joke about Celek going to the Pro Bowl and made a Magnum PI reference. Someone pointed out that the Pro Bowl isn't in Hawaii anymore. Why is the NFL always conspiring to ruin my life?
I want to write something more in-depth about the players, but we'll have to see how time goes. I'm behind on some draft stuff that must be done.
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I wrote a little about the game, but mostly talked about where we are at midseason.
-- Link --
I threw in a joke about Celek going to the Pro Bowl and made a Magnum PI reference. Someone pointed out that the Pro Bowl isn't in Hawaii anymore. Why is the NFL always conspiring to ruin my life?
I want to write something more in-depth about the players, but we'll have to see how time goes. I'm behind on some draft stuff that must be done.
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Monday, November 9, 2009
Game Review is Up
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Here ya go:
-- Link --
Being 5-3 at midseason isn't the worst thing in the world. If the season ended today, us and Atlanta would be the Wildcard teams. We'd either play at Dallas or at Arizona. I won't even lie to you about trying to figure out tiebreakers.
I've got some thoughts on the state of the team that I'll be working on. Losing to Dallas simply sucks and it's hard for me to shake that. I'll be better tomorrow when I can start thinking about Sunday's game in San Diego.
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Here ya go:
-- Link --
Being 5-3 at midseason isn't the worst thing in the world. If the season ended today, us and Atlanta would be the Wildcard teams. We'd either play at Dallas or at Arizona. I won't even lie to you about trying to figure out tiebreakers.
I've got some thoughts on the state of the team that I'll be working on. Losing to Dallas simply sucks and it's hard for me to shake that. I'll be better tomorrow when I can start thinking about Sunday's game in San Diego.
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Early Thoughts
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Too many mistakes. You can't pin this loss on any one player, unit, or coach. The whole team was up and down. The problem was that critical mistakes just got the best of us.
* Sheldon Brown jumps on a pump fake and lets Miles Austin get behind him on 3rd/13. The play turns into a 49-yard TD. What the heck is Sheldon thinking? Play smart. I wrote about the danger that pump fakes posed in the preview. I hoped Sheldon would be smart enough not to get burned on 3rd/long.
* LeSean McCoy came up big for us on many plays, but he had some big mistakes as well. His failure to get upfield on 2nd/1 led to 3rd/1 and 4th/1. McCoy should have focused on moving the chains on 2nd/1. Instead he was dancing and looking for a lane. Get the friggin yard.
McCoy also dropped 2 passes. Both came under tough circumstances, but this is the NFL. You have to make plays when you get the chance.
* Asante Samuel got called for taunting when he got in a Cowboy's face. Asante was joking around with the guy, but the official doesn't know that. He threw the flag. Dumb.
* Jeremy Maclin had a rough night. He failed to catch an early pass and it bounced off his hands and was picked off. That led to Dallas' first TD. Maclin failed to look back on a pass that came his way early in the game. I don't know that he could have done much on the play, but you still want him looking for the ball. He later had a facemask penalty on a ball that was picked off on a throw to him.
* Moise Fokou went low on a block and drew a flag on Sheldon's return after an INT. That cost us about 50 yards of field position. He was also called for a penalty on Ellis Hobbs KOR for a TD.
* The coaches made a bonehead decision on a deep pass play in the 1st half. They kept in plenty of guys to block, but left Todd Herremans all alone on DeMarcus Ware. Maclin split the DBs and was wide open for a TD. McNabb saw him and was about to release the ball when Ware hit him from behind and the ball fell short on the throw.
* McNabb made an errant throw to DeSean on a crossing route. That play could have been a big gainer. Just put the ball behind him.
* We lined up to go for it on 4th down. A Cowboy jumped offside, but Jamaal Jackson didn't snap the ball. That would have been 5 free yards and a 1st down.
* Tracy White was running into place late in the half on a pass play that went for 64 yards and set Dallas up for a FG. White should have been covering the Crayton on the play or at least in that area.
Not everything was bad. We lost 20-16 in a game where Dallas got half its points off turnovers. It isn't like we got dominated. I guess that is what makes the loss so frustrating. We had a real shot to win the game, but didn't do it. Will the loss cost us a playoff spot? The division title? Who knows. It does hurt.
Some good stuff:
* We limited their RBs to 19 carries for 73 yards. Barber had a long run of 16 yards.
* We only gave Miles Austin 1 catch. That one was a disaster, but we kept him under wraps most of the night.
* We sacked Romo 4 times and hit him a couple of other times.
* The offense was relatively balanced.
* Donovan made a terrific play on his TD pass. He started to run, then saw Celek come free and got him the ball.
* We had 4 pass plays of 20 or more yards.
* McCoy had a run of 17 and a screen pass of 45 yards.
* The pass protection after halftime was much better. Jason Peters came back from his ankle injury and did a good job on Jason Peters.
* Sheldon Brown picked off a pass.
--- Gamebook ---
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Too many mistakes. You can't pin this loss on any one player, unit, or coach. The whole team was up and down. The problem was that critical mistakes just got the best of us.
* Sheldon Brown jumps on a pump fake and lets Miles Austin get behind him on 3rd/13. The play turns into a 49-yard TD. What the heck is Sheldon thinking? Play smart. I wrote about the danger that pump fakes posed in the preview. I hoped Sheldon would be smart enough not to get burned on 3rd/long.
* LeSean McCoy came up big for us on many plays, but he had some big mistakes as well. His failure to get upfield on 2nd/1 led to 3rd/1 and 4th/1. McCoy should have focused on moving the chains on 2nd/1. Instead he was dancing and looking for a lane. Get the friggin yard.
McCoy also dropped 2 passes. Both came under tough circumstances, but this is the NFL. You have to make plays when you get the chance.
* Asante Samuel got called for taunting when he got in a Cowboy's face. Asante was joking around with the guy, but the official doesn't know that. He threw the flag. Dumb.
* Jeremy Maclin had a rough night. He failed to catch an early pass and it bounced off his hands and was picked off. That led to Dallas' first TD. Maclin failed to look back on a pass that came his way early in the game. I don't know that he could have done much on the play, but you still want him looking for the ball. He later had a facemask penalty on a ball that was picked off on a throw to him.
* Moise Fokou went low on a block and drew a flag on Sheldon's return after an INT. That cost us about 50 yards of field position. He was also called for a penalty on Ellis Hobbs KOR for a TD.
* The coaches made a bonehead decision on a deep pass play in the 1st half. They kept in plenty of guys to block, but left Todd Herremans all alone on DeMarcus Ware. Maclin split the DBs and was wide open for a TD. McNabb saw him and was about to release the ball when Ware hit him from behind and the ball fell short on the throw.
* McNabb made an errant throw to DeSean on a crossing route. That play could have been a big gainer. Just put the ball behind him.
* We lined up to go for it on 4th down. A Cowboy jumped offside, but Jamaal Jackson didn't snap the ball. That would have been 5 free yards and a 1st down.
* Tracy White was running into place late in the half on a pass play that went for 64 yards and set Dallas up for a FG. White should have been covering the Crayton on the play or at least in that area.
Not everything was bad. We lost 20-16 in a game where Dallas got half its points off turnovers. It isn't like we got dominated. I guess that is what makes the loss so frustrating. We had a real shot to win the game, but didn't do it. Will the loss cost us a playoff spot? The division title? Who knows. It does hurt.
Some good stuff:
* We limited their RBs to 19 carries for 73 yards. Barber had a long run of 16 yards.
* We only gave Miles Austin 1 catch. That one was a disaster, but we kept him under wraps most of the night.
* We sacked Romo 4 times and hit him a couple of other times.
* The offense was relatively balanced.
* Donovan made a terrific play on his TD pass. He started to run, then saw Celek come free and got him the ball.
* We had 4 pass plays of 20 or more yards.
* McCoy had a run of 17 and a screen pass of 45 yards.
* The pass protection after halftime was much better. Jason Peters came back from his ankle injury and did a good job on Jason Peters.
* Sheldon Brown picked off a pass.
--- Gamebook ---
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Sunday, November 8, 2009
Miserable Night
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I need to get my head together before posting anything. I'm in a real foul mood right now. I was nervous all week about this game because I had a feeling we'd come out and struggle. Unfortunately, I was right. I was pretty miserable for 3 hours. Even with the lead I didn't think we were going to win. Just a vibe I had.
My biggest complaint right now is that this might be the dumbest performance I can remember. We had mistake after mistake due to stupidity or sloppiness. You won't win may division games like that. Dumb.
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I need to get my head together before posting anything. I'm in a real foul mood right now. I was nervous all week about this game because I had a feeling we'd come out and struggle. Unfortunately, I was right. I was pretty miserable for 3 hours. Even with the lead I didn't think we were going to win. Just a vibe I had.
My biggest complaint right now is that this might be the dumbest performance I can remember. We had mistake after mistake due to stupidity or sloppiness. You won't win may division games like that. Dumb.
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Inactives
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RB Brian Westbrook
LB Chris Gocong
WR Kevin Curtis
RB P.J. Hill
OL Mike McGlynn
OL Max Jean-Gilles
CB Dmitri Patterson
DE Victor Abiamiri
I'm still nervous about tonight's game, but I'm starting to feel more optimistic.
The Giants lost to the Chargers on a late TD. Beautiful. The winner tonight will be up 2 in the lost column on the G-men. Big opportunity for us.
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RB Brian Westbrook
LB Chris Gocong
WR Kevin Curtis
RB P.J. Hill
OL Mike McGlynn
OL Max Jean-Gilles
CB Dmitri Patterson
DE Victor Abiamiri
I'm still nervous about tonight's game, but I'm starting to feel more optimistic.
The Giants lost to the Chargers on a late TD. Beautiful. The winner tonight will be up 2 in the lost column on the G-men. Big opportunity for us.
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