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[...] I imagine people will forget the Giants game, and rail on McNabb and Reid, some of it deserved, but if you asked me after that Bengals game whether or not I’d take 2 playoffs wins and a trip to the NFC Championship, even if we got …[Continue Reading] [...]

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:23:15 +0000

And the same supposition goes if Fitzgerald were on our team.

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:17:52 +0000

suede The alternatives aren’t EVIDENT, but I suggest that they (whomever and whatever they might be) ultimately may hold as much or more future promise as present #5 in Philadelphia’s QB attention-cauldron.

Fitgerald on our team? You would SUPPOSE Eagles would win.

By: deepsixersuede

deepsixersuede — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:41:06 +0000

Jumpin, I!m neither here nor there with McNabb but the alternatives aren!t promising. I am an Elway fan and I!m not comparing the two players but more their situations. If I had to pick the deciding factor yesterday it was their offense against our blitzs, they were well prepared and it took us too long to adjust. And if you switch Fitzgerald to our team, who wins the game.

By: Michael Donnelly

Michael Donnelly — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:01:33 +0000

Too busy crying still, but it was NOT Donovan’s fault. Covering Fitzgerald with our backup safety?? Our D came up small giving up 30+ points against the friggin Cardinals.

Ya a true #1 WR doesn’t make any difference thanks Howard Eskin and the rest of those buffons. Give McNabb a weapon for cryin out loud.

Andy Reid, it’s been nice, but you’ve got to go. You can’t get this team over the hump. Maybe you will somewhere else but not here. See ya.

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:46:20 +0000

McNabb doesn’t deserve a new contract. Re-signing him to a new deals means management is okay with being the bridesmaid always. There is no great honor in reaching the championship game when the team consistently fails to perform in the biggest games. The bottom line is Reid + McNabb = no championships. I’ll say it again, Reid needs to turn personnel responsibilities over to someone else and concentrate on coaching. We need to draft or trade for a bigger back to support Westbrook and then start running the ball. Finally, Jim Johnson needs to recoginize that it’s okay to drop extra defenders in coverage when the other team has solved your blitz schemes.

By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:38:57 +0000

maybe peppers can be franchised, I’m reading different things now…

By: Dannie

Dannie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:31:56 +0000

In that case I am not that confident the Eagles will go the “Javon Kearse” route again and pay top dollar for him outright. Hoping they surprise us though.

I thought the last game was a good example of why we need an elite pass rusher. When the blitz is well prepared for and consistently pick up you need an individual talent to get the job done on the line. And Trent Cole has been inconsistent and marginally impactful (only one game with 2 or more sacks) in that respect.

If you have a guy on the line that the offense needs to account for on every passing play that makes the blitz much more effective.

By: J Dubbz

J Dubbz — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:31:19 +0000

Anybody know what Peppers last contract was structure and $$ wise?

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:30:44 +0000

suede I get ya on Westbrook versatility; with age’s toll, he needs more help in backfield, beyond Buckhalter (whom I like a lot … the Willie Green of the Eagles).

Your continuing faith in #5 is commendable, and somewhat curious. Do you think he’s gonna Elway to Super Bowl Champion some day?