Comments on: So – Who’s Your Quarterback?

By: jjg

jjg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:28:45 +0000

I saw Ravens’ Head Coach Harbaugh talking to Considine (20 tackles – 14 solos, 6 assists) after Sunday’s game with what I took to be respectful regard. A walk-on climbs more hurdles than a scholarship athlete in countermanding perception. MAY have mental toughness and physical grit that exceeds others, developed while compensating for natural gift deficit. Talk about tire tracks, Shepherd (18 tackles – 16 solo, 2 assist) and Samuel (27 tackles – 24 solo, 3 assists) have proven this year to be great touch football d-backs.

By: Morty

Morty — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:59:06 +0000

McNabb, at this stage of his career, should simply be in a different system that best exploit his talents. Something like the old run run run, play fake and throw deep style.

Considine hearkens back to Izell “toast” Jenkins. I’m curious to see what Demps could do his his place.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:48:05 +0000

I wrote on here once that Sean Considine should just have tire tracks printed on the front of his jersey since he gets run over so often.

he was a walk-on at Iowa…. just not an NFL athlete. He’s a special teams player.

By: jjg

jjg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:44:40 +0000

Considine: Terry Hoage, minus the instincts and Georgia ‘Dawg’ pedigree. Might be able to execute better in a more standard system that didn’t blitz every other play like Johnson’s.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:34:18 +0000

I forgot to mention this in my post but does anyone else think Sean Considine is one of the worst players in the NFL? I don’t remember where I read the quote last year, but it went something like this “Sean Considine is always the other guy in someone’s highlight reel.”

That quote was perfect for the past week when he was responsible for poor coverage in the end zone on Wilcox (their TE who only has 5 catches all season) that led to the Ravens 1st TD. Followed by missing his blocking assignment in the 3rd Quarter which led to the block punt and safety

I really hope our worthless coach realizes Considine should be riding the bench just like Kyle Kolb…..

By: jjg

jjg — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:52:13 +0000

Bobby Layne, Norm Van Brocklin, Bart Starr, Fran Tarkenton, Billy Kilmer, Joe Kapp, Jim McMahon, Doug Flutie … what did they have that Donovan doesn’t? … hearts for challenges.

By: Mike Donnelly

Mike Donnelly — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:35:47 +0000

I’ve been serving the Eagles kool-aid on this site for a long time, but no more. Andy is clearly not into it, and needs to go. The worst? Not telling McNabb he was sitting and not telling Kolb he was starting. That’s just communications 101.

We can’t get rid of Andy’s guys without getting rid of Andy. LJ, Sean C., Reggie Brown GOT TO GO.

I still love #5, I think he’s got 2-3 well above average years left in the tank, and Kolb looks like a disaster. Another Andy guy. Kolb just doesn’t have the arm strength to make that long pass. And so slow the Defensive Tackles run him down.

I don’t blame the interceptions too much on #5 and #4, the D knows you are passing it when you pass 30 times on first down out of the last 31 attempts.

We have to get a coach that will run the ball at least 48% of the time, or we will waste whatever is left of Westbrook’s career.

By: gcl138

gcl138 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:34:34 +0000

J Dubbz, I do not think it would be wise to dump all of our WR. I think that you need to give them a chance with a different QB. Remember how good Garcia made the rest of the team look. But I will agree with the trading of Westbrook and McNabb. MIN with Childress would give up a first rounder bc he cant afford to draft a QB and work him in. He needs to win now, with a QB he has had success with, remember when Childress was here was McNabbs best years. And would a team just close to victory take an aging B-West for a first rounder to put them over the top? I would think we would have to package westbrook with a pick for it to turn into a first rounder, but it would be worth it. With trades like that, suddenly we are sitting nice with four first rounders. Thats two new O-line men, running back, tight end or safety. But if Andy keeps his GM responsibilities all those picks will be a waste.

Jesse, Your dreaming if you think this team will make the playoffs, this team wont win another game.

By: J Dubbz

J Dubbz — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 20:02:14 +0000

Cowher would be a great coach here. He knows how to win and will get us back to smash mouth football. You can’t pass the ball and win in the NFL today. All the good teams have diverse running games with multiple backs. This is the NFL of today. Run it to open up the passing game, not vice versa. If the Eagles would realize this and run Westbrook/Buckhalter with a more designed running game, the offense would have been much more potent.

By: bski

bski — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:40:03 +0000

J Dubbz…I am in complete agreement about looking toward the future. There is no more “now” for this club. The “window” has been slammed shut and nailed closed, therefore every decision from this point forward needs to be about building for the future.

Let’s face it, playing for now is pointless. Even if by some miracle they sneak into the playoffs, do they actually have a shot to do anything there? The longer they cling to any false hope this year, it only delays doing what needs to be done to turn things around.

If they do decide to look to the future, the number one question has to be, “Is Andy Reid the guy we want handling the rebuilding process?”. I don’t think so. Pete mentioned Bill Cowher. I think he would be a fantastic choice and a perfect remedy. If Cowher were the coach this year, even without one single change (same players, same coaches, same injuries, etc…), the Eagles would be a much better team than they are now, IMO.