For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 3 Played 8 seasons, his entire career, with the Eagles. Was drafted in 1944 out of LSU with the 5th overall pick and played until he was 31. Peak - 4 A top-5 player at any position for much of his career. Led the league in rushing yards and total touchdowns in the same year twice. Popularity - 2 You don't run into a ton of Van Buren jerseys on game day. Team Success - … [Read more...]
For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 5 Randall was drafted by the Eagles in the 2nd round of the 1985 draft. He would spend his first 11 seasons in the league with the Birds. Peak - 3 His best season as an Eagles was 1990, where he passed for 3,466 yards and 30 TD while rushing for 942 yards and 5 TD. Still he was never 1st team all-pro and was probably never more than a top-5 QB in the league. Popularity - … [Read more...]
For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 5 Carmichael played 13 years and 180 games for the Eagles. The only players to play in more are David Akers (188) and Brian Dawkins (183). Peak - 3 His best season was probably 1973 when he led the league in receptions and yards. He was often a very good player, but not really one you would categorize as elite. Popularity - 3 Very well known, and relatively popular among … [Read more...]
The "dream team" is now the 1-3 and the season is seriously in jeopardy of becoming a debacle. I have so many things to vent and talk about. I am sure you do too, which is the sole purpose of this post. VENT! YELL! Get it all out. I am writing a post that will be up in Monday morning quarterback fashion to discuss this teams struggles going into next weeks game vs. the Bills. Until then - let your frustrations out here and take solace in: The fact that Michael Vick played and … [Read more...]
For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page "Pete could play any position on the team better than the person we had playing it --- in fact, in most cases better than anyone else in the country." - Indiana University Coach, Bo McMillan Longevity - 4 Pihos spent his entire career in Philadelphia, 9 seasons from 1947-1955 Peak - 4 Pihos played both sides of the ball (WR/TE and DE) and was undoubtedly one of the best players in the … [Read more...]
It didn't feel like a dominant effort - but the score indicated it was. Either way, it was a great start to the season for the Eagles, as they beat the playoff-hopeful Rams on the road 31-13. Here is my take on the game - I'm going to go through each group... QB - Vick made some great plays, but there were a couple things that made me nervous. First of all, his 14 of 32 (43.8) was simply bad. Of the 28 QB's who started yesterday, Vick had the worst completion percentage. He ran the ball … [Read more...]
Prior Previews WR/TE Defensive Backs QB/RB LB DE Depth Chart Well - this isn't how we planned it... Ryan Harris hurt and released, Herremans to RT, Mathis starting, Kelce beating out Jackson, Watkins demoted and Kyle DeVan signed and put in the line-up about a week before the season. Considering this group has the most vital task of the entire season (keeping Mike Vick on the field), this is all very, uh, concerning. Most Important Player- Jason Kelce I remember the … [Read more...]
For the complete list and explanation of criteria and scoring, check out the Philly Fifty page Longevity - 3 Bergey played 7 seasons with the Eagles. During 6 of those season, he started every game (88 for 88). In 1979 he missed 13 games with an injury. Peak - 4 Bergey was arguably the best LB in the league in 1974 and 1975, certainly top-2. From 1974-1980, he was littered with all-NFL honors: 1974: 1st-team all NFL, AP 1975: 1st-team all NFL, AP 1976: 2nd-team all NFL, … [Read more...]
Prior Previews WR/TE Defensive Backs QB/RB LB Depth Chart If everyone plays to their potential - and that is ALWAYS a big if - this is a talented and deep a group as the Eagles have had in awhile. They have two major pass rushers in Cole and Babin, a jack-of-all-trades in Jenkins, solid DT depth with Patterson, Dixon and Laws, and adequate back-ups at DE as well. I'm very curious to see if Phillip Hunt can make his mark on this team. He had 16.0 sacks in the CFL in 2010 … [Read more...]
Prior Previews WR/TE Defensive Backs QB/RB Depth Chart Not a single guarantee here. You've got 3 new starters here. A rookie, a 2nd year player and a former 7th round pick. Most Important Player -Casey Matthews Middle linebacker is an important position in the Eagles defense and it is surprising that they are going with a 4th round pick to start the year there. I was very happy when we drafted Matthews, he was a player I had seen play a bit in college and looked like he … [Read more...]
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