Dark Clouds Loom Over Philadelphia Sports
BREAKING NEWS, Eagles, News Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
It hasn’t been a fun time to be a Philadelphia sports fan.
There hasn’t been much to cheer about in 2012. The Flyers and Sixers generated a little excitement last spring with their playoff runs, but other than that we’ve endured some tough times over the last six months.
The Phillies were a failure in 2012, and we had to watch Ruben Amaro become a seller at the trade deadline. Later on we would see Hunter Pence step up and become a leader and a producer for the San Francisco Giants as he helped them capture their second World Series title in three years.
In the fall we’ve had to endure an equally (if not more) frustrating Eagles team. After watching the team seemingly make dramatic improvements in the off-season and get off to a fast start at 3-1, all of the sudden we haven’t seen a victory since September.
Let’s take a look at the state of each of the four major teams right now.
Philadelphia Eagles
Everything that the Eagles have worked towards over the last 14 years has come crumbling down around them, and this year’s implosion leaves all kinds of uncertainty surrounding the franchise.
Andy Reid is a dead man walking. He’s proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that he’s no longer capable of coaching at a high level, and he’s simply playing out the remaining five games of the season while awaiting Jeffrey Lurie’s final word. Bizarre decisions regarding the construction of this team, the coaching staff, and in-game management have all caught up to Reid, and will cost him his job.
The Eagles don’t know who their next head coach will be, and they also don’t know what the future of the quarterback position is. Nick Foles isn’t doing much to inspire confidence right now, and Michael Vick will almost certainly not return next season (unless he’s willing to dramatically restructure his contract).
The entire roster is in need of a purge. There is a losing mentality lingering amongst the players, and the front office will need to do some major housecleaning in the coming months. They’ve already begun that process this week with the release of one of the most unlikable faces on this team, defensive end Jason Babin.
The only key figure who appears to be safe is general manager Howie Roseman, which could be a major mistake by Lurie. Roseman has had just as big a hand in this team’s poor decisions and failures than Reid over the last three years, and hasn’t done anything to prove that he’s capable of selecting a new head coach and rebuilding this team.
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia fans were forced to suffer through one of the most disappointing seasons in recent memory as the Phillies spent most of the season playing inspired baseball and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2007.
The team has a limited amount of payroll space available to spend on free agents to help improve the club’s current standing, but they also received shocking news yesterday when they learned that popular All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz will be suspended for the first 25 games of the season.
It will mark the third straight year that the Phillies will begin regular season play without one of their key figures. Losing Ruiz for a month is a huge blow to this team that already has some concerns about the health and availability of their other key figures.
Chase Utley’s knees remain unpredictable, and he hasn’t played a game in April since the 2010 season. Imagine the frustration if Utley reports to Spring Training, and is immediately held out of action due to “routine soreness” again.
Starting pitcher Roy Halladay spent the entire 2012 campaign battling shoulder problems. At his age, and with all of the innings he’s logged on his arm, there are no guarantees that he’ll be back in top form either.
The Phillies can’t afford to begin yet another season with multiple All-Stars out of action.
Philadelphia 76ers
While the Sixers have been playing fairly well during the first month of the season, their prized off-season acquisition Andrew Bynum has yet to appear in a single game with the team, and he has no timetable for a return.
The 2012-13 season has been one of the most highly anticipated years for the Sixers in over a decade, and all of that excitement has been generated because of the Bynum trade.
Without Bynum, the Sixers have a limited ceiling and aren’t likely to be anything more than a low seed in a competitive Eastern Conference.
Philadelphia Flyers
Don’t count on seeing hockey anytime soon.
The NHL remains caught up in a lockout with no end in sight. Negotiations are for adults.
Even before the lockout, the Flyers were caught up in some bad luck of their own. They tried desperately to hand out a contract worth over $100 million to some of the top free agents available (such as Zach Parise and Ryan Suter) but the available talent had no interest in coming to Philadelphia, and turned their noses up at Paul Holmgren’s offers.
Holmgren finally managed to find a taker for his boatload of money when he signed Nashville’s Shea Weber to a massive offer sheet, only to have the Predators surprise them by matching the offer and destroying the ideas Flyers fans had of acquiring what would essentially be a young Chris Pronger to anchor their defense.
Overall
Over the last six months, each of the four teams has built the city up only to let them down.
Michael Vick ran around screaming delusional nonsense that this Eagles team would be the start of a dynasty.
The Phillies put out a miserable effort for most of the 2012 season, got themselves back into the race in the final weeks of the year, only to let down against lowly teams like the Houston Astros to rip the hearts out of fans hoping for a miracle.
The Sixers seemed ready to assert themselves as one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, only to have the key figure in those plans go completely MIA.
The Flyers failed to improve their team that was easily defeated by the New Jersey Devils in the second round of last year’s playoffs. Even if the NHL wasn’t in a lockout, the team would still be going through the ups and downs of Ilya Bryzgalov while struggling to get consistent play from the forwards and defenseman.
Its a hard time to be a Philadelphia sports fan. There’s not a lot to be optimistic about right now.
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More FANTASY Bull&&&T. We are looking for improvement to see if Foles can play. He CANT succeed. There is noway. Even if I thought he was a player there is noway with this oline, recievers and situation that Foles can/will show anything. Who the hell thinks Foles is gonna succeed in Dallas this weekend? What do you possibly think he will show Sunday night? On the road, primetime vs pretty good defense and pass rush and a team that will probably score 40-50 points. Hes in a position to fail.
Good to see you hoping he’s a bust daggolden. I can’t wait till Sunday night – to see him fail….Then maybe your favourite former superstar can come back I guess? Then the PJs can be worn again??
Vick is not coming back.
If Foles fails, then its a QB in the next draft and a year and a half developing him.
Will you give that next QB 2.5 games before calling him useless too?
Then another new QB in 2014. Give him 2.5 games and turf his ass…..
STFU…you’ve done the same thing for the last 3 seasons…
Daggolden, you sound like an imbecile, or some scorned woman, foles is a big quarterback with a big arm, he’s shown good pocket awareness, he will get bigger stronger, he made some bad throws, poor decisions like all rookie quarterbacks do, he needs time, the tools are there, although it will be tough this Sunday with these weapons , give him 8-10 starts and you will see him develop
Yawn oh my the internet gurus insulted me. Insult away Nick Foles still sucks.lol . “It may be hard for Foles to succeed given his weapons” lol . ” My daddy big and strong and gonna get bigger and stronger you wait and see”! And Vinnie I wish he was Tom Brady but Im not living in a fantasy world. What the hell do you think is gonna happen Sunday night? Most fans it took abot 6 starts to tell Kevin Kolb couldnt play. 2 down for Foles with Dallas on tap. Pssst Foles has plenty of weapons, Brown filled in nicely and DJax is only 1 trick pony anyway : )
Why can’t he dislike the player w/o being ” an imbecile, or some scorned woman,” ?????
I dont know? But these dumb asses have the nerve to get mad now, about things they have been doing for the last 3 seasons, just with a different QB…its comical….
Two different circumstances. A high priced vet with 10 years and a rookie with two starts apples and oranges. Keep it real dawg.
Fans make me laugh. You cant have different opinions. You cant disagree. My opinion is that Nick Foles is a backup and stinks. Jakedog and Vinnies opinion is that he is a franchise QB. My opinion is that Foles will suck on Sunday night. Vinnie and Jakedogs opinion is that he will show improvement and be fine. Its ok to disagree. We will see Monday morning who is right. If Foles plays well and becomes Peyton Manning I will be wrong. If Foles doesnt play well and is Bobby Hoying I will be right. No excuses. We will discuss his game Vinnie and Jakedog Monday. Fair enough?
Just give the kid more than 2 damn games..I think the rest of the year is a fair assesment that will be 7 starts. It looks like you want him to fail. No Eagles fan should want that. Its not like you can really tell much after these 2 games see if he can adjust.
THE KID DOESN’T DESERVE TWO MORE GAMES! Only you fans with some type of agenda, are anointing him the future of the Eagles….I’ve never heard anyone in the front office, coach AR, MM say that Foles will be future franchise QB of the Eagles…No one wants to see him fail, like many of you wanted to see Vick fail…But one thing is for sure, if Foles is a long way from the status that you guys want to label him, this early in the game! And that is real talk!
Yes a fan with the Agenda of seeing if someone can actually play more than two games and maybe learn something. We saw Vick fail for 10 years but that was ok. 10 years vs 2 games its way too early in any game to say he is a failure. Its a joke it’s even being mentioned. Thats real talk!
Really? We saw Vick fail for 10 years, really? I recall seeing Vick win games by HISSELF. I recall seeing Vick win games…Fact of the matter is Vick has better than a .500 winning pct……don’t talk as if he is a losing record QB..A 56-43-1 record doesn’t scream failure to me At some point when will you understand that some QB’s were placed in the right position from the very start which helped them..due to having strong defense, solid O Line, solid coaching…
Also, if you can read…you’ll note that I never said Foles was a failure…I simply said He has done nothing to deserve the label you and your buddies want to give him…and the talk gets no realer than that!!! Tell me what he has done to deserve being the QB of the future for this Eagles team…and I’ll digress!
I have given him the label of Rookie, he was drafted to play QB in the NFL and to learn the position. He Deserves the chance to learn more than two games. He Deserves the benefit of the doubt you give Vick every single game. You even make excuses for him here,
“when will you understand that some QB’s were placed in the right position from the very start which helped them..due to having strong defense, solid O Line, solid coaching…”
Yeah sometimes that happens, but he has never ever been placed in the right position it seems. Same tired old story 56-43-1 Out of the top 11 starters this year 2nd worst winning percentage behind only Matt Hassleback. He’s as good as Hassleback. Congrats!! At least Matt Made the Superbowl. Mike Vick is Tony Romo without Tony’s Passing skill. Both can evade the rush Tony can pass where Mike could run….Both Turn the ball over and lose when it counts. Problem with Mike is he’s slowing down his best days are behind him. Thats as real as it gets my friend.
So you can tell after 2 Starts that Foles sucks? Why arent you on an NFL team evaluating talent? A gift like that could make you real money. Bottom line seems you want the kid to fail..If you didnt you wouldn’t be ripping him so badly after 2 starts. The kid needs at least 6-8 games to get up to speed. All the other rookies took the first team snaps in preseason and continued to grow. I believe only Tannenhill and Wilson were even in competition. Its plain BS to rip a kid that is starting his 3rd NFL game without most of his starters. Its good to know that if this gets ugly Sunday some Eagles fans will get pleasure seeing it. Again it just shows where peoples loyalties really lie.
Also Trent Edwards should look better than Foles if given the opportunity to play since he has 20 something starts in the league. Only makes sense no?
I can tell he is just a game manager why can’t you? He looks worse then Gabbert in Jacksonville he will not become the man playing lights out in pre season means nothing. Ask Phillip Hunt.
Because I cant tell anything after 2 games and neither can you. NFL game is much faster than college it takes time to adjust..if he cant adjust you boot him. But not after two games. The kid deserves a fair chance.
After 2 games I knew Gabbert blew chunks. I could run a list longer then this thread of guys you knew couldn’t play on first sight and you could too. If you played the game above high school level tell who can and cannot play sorry that’s just my opinion.
Everybody needs to STFU no one knows if he is good or bad at this point. No one can tell if he’s a game manager. NO ONE! His second start on a team of quitters and people are judging him as a success or failure. Some of the most ridiculous claims ever on here
You STFU…Fact of the matter is you are making excuses! He’s a rookie, I’ll give you the rookie excuse but that is it….don’t put the blame on other players due to his ineffectiveness. Trent Edwards isn’t 30, Foles keeps stinking it up, bench his ass! He has done nothing to deserve anyone’s loyalty at this point, he is a rookie, he has not paid any dues to the NFL or this team…Nor has he done anything eyebrow raising to win this team a game yet…I’m tired of the backward talking!
What I want is irrelevant. It has no bearing on Nick Foles performance or his life. I could tell after 2 games Danny Watkins sucked. I could tell after 4 games Kurt Coleman couldnt play. I could tell after 2 plays vs the ST Louis Rams Casey Matthews couldnt play. Need I go on?
Actually I lie, I actually thought Kurt Coleman could play. I thought he was aggressive and a player. I was wrong. It was Nate Allen when I saw him get run over 2-3 times in his first couple of games I said wow the draft reports were right he is soft.
I agree with golden. If you know football you can tell after a few games if the guys going to suck or not. Nick Foles is not a starter in this league. He wasnt even a starter at Michigan State so he went to a lesser school to start.. He just doesnt have it. Its not hard to see.
Also, foles does not have a big arm.. His size does not correlate to his arm strength. The defense is getting to the ball on all of his throws becuase he doesnt put enough zip on it . and all of his deep balls were underthrown
Cigar I am going on what I see it’s just my opinion I could be wrong I hope I’m wrong but again why do you think Foles will be anything better then the other reaches on this roster.
Also, foles does not have a big arm.. His size does not correlate to his arm strength. The defense is getting to the ball on all of his throws because he doesnt put enough zip on it . and all of his deep balls were under thrown.
Daggolden and larwd football geniuses wasting their talent on gcobb
I’m not saying he’s a player but you DON’T know enough to say that. You are watching it on tv you know NOTHING! You have an opinion.
Belichek had Brady on the bench because even he didn’t know how he’d do.
jakedog dont be mad its all opinions. Im not mad at ya. All we can do is watch the games and evaluate what we see. I mean Im not really into the hes gonna do this in the future because thats really just a guess isnt it? What I can do is watch the game Sunday night and evaluate what Nick Foles has done vs the Cowboys because that is factual. I mean taking what we see alawys trumps what we think may happen. Then we will discuss it Monday.
There are many universal geniuses that never get there shot because of politics or only care to post online and watch from afar. The guys shows nothing against bad defenses.
He had Brady on the bench because Bledsoe could still play. So he became a genius because Bledsoe got hurt. And that is fact.
And if you or anyone can say someone is soft or a punk, then I can look at Foles and say I don’t think he’s good, but I hope I’m wrong
You can just tell. If you know football. After 2. If you know football. Which clearly you two geniusses do.
So Drew Brees’…you could just tell he’s be good.
1st game when he went 10 of 30 for 97 yrds and 2 ints…..you could just tell
2nd game 17 of 31 for 181 otds and 1 int…you could just tell
3rd game 10 of 18 for 104 1td 1int…you could just tell
Or Tom Brady…when he came in…you gurus could just tell after 2 games
1st game 5 of 10 for 46 yrds…you could just tell
2nd game 13 of 23 for 96 yrds 1 td…you could just tell
3rd game 13 of 23 for 168…you could just tell
4th game 12 of 24 for 86 yrds…you could just tell
Or Arron Rodgers…amazing that you could just tell that he was going to be good after 2 games…because the Pack couldn’t tell
Second year in NFL: 1st game: 8 of 15 for 65 and 1 int…you could just tell but the Pack couldn’t
3rd Year:y Second game: 4 of 12 for 32….now this clearly was enough for you clowns (2 games and all) you could tell…but the Pack couldn’t
4th year Third game 18 of 28 for 201…you could tell
Take your “you can tell bullshit” and bury it under your former superstar posters.
You cannot tell anything untill at least 1/2 a season is done. Most QBs don’t begin playing effectively in the NFL untill they are about 16 games in.
I have no idea whether Foles is good or not, though he does seem to have command and knows the playbook, which is all you can ask for for the first 6-8 games.
The most ironic partr of this whole discussion is that you two clowns claim to “know football” and can “just tell” Foles is terrible after 2 games, yet you seem to not be able to tell that Vick is terrible after 100!
Sis, you are banking on foles being a Brady…that would be like hitting the powerball…unfortunately that just doesn’t happen…When a QB is drafted in the 1st and 2nd round they are considered big time prospects…They will start straight from the start or they will pay their dues like Rodgers did, and then get their opportunity…
Brees drafted in 2nd round, Rodgers drafted in 1st round…Those are the type of players that teams hitch their wagon too..Those players were proven players before the NFL and were drafted high as a result…
The people I’ve called punks have a long history and in some cases criminal records to prove it. They don’t earn that in two games.
It’s the nature of a fan, idiots on here were calling for Foles after preseason, now they are saying he sucks in two games. Let it play out is all I’m saying.
Only fans who don’t have a clue were calling him the next big thing.
Id like to see another game . but FOles couldnt cut it at Michigan State and so far he cant here..
What harm does it do anyone if Foles plays out the Season..
The Eagles are not going to win more than 1-2 Games if any at all this last part of the Season.. So play the kid and see what he’s got…
The worst that happens is that he proves he cannot play at the NFL Level
on the Positive side, if he can improve and play well behind a 2nd String OL and some Receivers and main RB out, then he potentially has some Promise once the Starters Return Next Season (Peters,Kelce,Herremans,McCoy, D-JAx) so it’s really a win-win for him and for the Team in the long run which is how we as Fans should be looking at these final 5 Games where winning any of them is basically meaningless at this point since the Coaching Staff will be gone and why hurt the Draft Status
as of Right now Eagles would have the Following Selections
1st Rd (4th Overall)
2nd Rd (36th Overall)
3rd Rd (68th Overall)
4th Rd (100th Overall)
5th Rd (132nd Overall)
6th Rd (164th Overall)
7th Rd (196th Overall)
Now if the Eagles can Trade CB Asmo for a 3rd Rounder
C Jenkins for a 4th/5th Rounder
J Avant for the 5th/6th Rounder
They could end up with 7 PLayers in the Top #150 which would be a nice Start to Rebuilding this Franchise and then add a Big Target WR (Bowe)
and a Strong Safety (Jarius Byrd) and maybe an RT through Free-Agency
and they could be right back in the hunt..
But they need to cut the Cancer out and these players who continue to make excuses (like Vick,Asmogoah in particular) to make any steps forward
Do you really think anyone in the NFl watching these games will take Asmo in a trade? Its been 2 years of just AWFUL.
Unfortunately fraud in the real world no one will give you a 3 for Namdi and pick up that contract they watch the games too. And the other trades couldn’t happen either. Therefore when they don’t make those trades you will say “Fraudman said” like it was ever a possibility.
Cripes Larrwd, you make it sound as if he went to SE Pigknuckle St after he left Sparty. He played at Arizona. It is pretty clear from your posts before and after the game that you don’t want him to succeed, so how does that make you any different than Vinnie the Vick basher?
Vinnie how convienently you bring up Aaron Rogers Drew Brees and Tom Brady. You bring up 3 QBS that made it and fail to recognize the 200 that didnt make it. For every Aaron Rogers there are 50 QBs who dont make it especially 3rd round picks with 5th round talent. Hell Foles should of been a top 10 pick. I will see you Monday. I tell you what you better come with more than he had a good audible to a running play.
I was actually was a Foles advocate and supported the drafting.. However It cant be forgotten that he couldnt beat out the redskins back up QB at MSU..
Your Right Xevious on Asmo
Probably a 4th/5th Pick in Return
But Teams like the Lions,Redksins and the NY Jets if they buy our Revis could be interested
Tyrann Mathieu will enter this years upcoming NFL Draft. As I predicted months ago on this site, the Eagles will draft him. There is no two ways about it. Expect Mathieu to be an Eagle after the draft. He will most likely be the Birds 1st overall pick. Forget all the off the field issues, his abilities and leadership outway them.
Manti Teo is another player Id target in this draft. The birds will be picking very high this year so theyll have options. This also should be the year they look to draft a bigger more physical wr. Someone with no durability issues. I ll need to hear from GM Cliff on who would be a good wr to look at. I ll have to do my due diligence as well..
Sign Bowe as a Free Agent.
That’s a good option. Im tired of the whole free agent signing thing, especially with how it has turned out for the team thus far. The redskins are the team that used to do this, now were the new redskins.. sad but true. I need the Birds to build thru the draft not free agency. But, Bowe is a good player. Hes 28 yrs old, 6’2 221pounds, physical receiver. Plays for a terrible team with no QB. He wont be franchised, hes gonna be there if the birds wanna go that route.
What is Ruben Amaro doing? I do not worry that the Braves signed BJ Upton. I think he is overrated. Now I read the Nationals signed Denard Span. He was my choice) Hopefully he goes after Pagan because Bourn will cost too much(read Boras).Besides he is left handed. Not Hamilton either. Too much baggage. I hope he is not going to give up the arms on the farm.(Biddle,May,Petitbone etc.) in a trade. This team is old and we do not need more high priced old players.
I see the mediators made no progress with the greedy combatants at the NHL meetings. Bettman and Fehr need to just close it down. I will miss hockey. The Flyers are my favorite local team. The fans have walked away Messr. Bettman and Fehr. We are not interested in whatever diluted product you will try to shove down our throats. You want to fix the problems. First liquidate the franchises that are a money drain. TB,FLA, COLUMBUS,PHX,DAL,CAR,. Reduce the schedule to 60 games This a niche sport in the US. It will never be anything more than that. Reduce ticket prices across the board to bring in the real fans of the game and keep the pretenders out. Once the players and owners accept the fact that you will always be the #4 sport in this country and appreciate the fans you do have maybe you will gain some perspective. As much as I love the Flyers I am debating seriously about re-upping season tickets.
Eagles will not have interest in former LSU Matthieu
1) way immature with a lot baggage
2) too small (Eagles already have small CB’s in Boynkin and Hughes for it’s very likely they will part ways with both Asmo for sure and even possibly DRC
3) with his checkered past and arrests, he’s probably 3rd-4th Rd pick
4) as a Returnnan, eagles already have D-Jax, D Johnson and Boynkin who can Handle
5) next regime running the Eagles (which is already under way with Tom Donahoe are going to gut this steam with the pissy attitude players they already have and it started with Babin and will continue with others so why would they bring in another immature young punk onto the steam
It’s not going to happen, JH
Not a friggin chance
Paul, he calls you the fraud. JH is the biggest fraud on here! LIL BRON BRON! We are going to have a top 5 pick. We ain’t drafting a guy, who was expelled for multiple failed drug tests, is 5’9″, hasn’t played all year, & doesn’t have the maturity to even listen to his coaches, who bent over backwards to help him! Yeah that’s the brilliant move for us to make, with our 1st pick. We need to get bigger, stronger, faster, play-makers. No more mighty mites, with high motors. Can you imagine what we will be doing, if that happens. We would be killing Rosebuds, or whoever is running things. It ain’t happening. Manti Te’o, all the way. Move him to SAm. Move Kendricks to WILL, where he is a perfect fit, for his skill set. 2nd, 3rd & 4th rounds, you go linemen. Both D-line & O-line. Sign a veteran OT & Safety in FA.
QB Flacco, WR Bowe, OT’s Albert/ Long/ Clady, & S Goldson/ Byrd. My preferences. IMHO, Jason Peters is done & too risky, after 2 torn Achilles tears, age & size. We need a franchise QB, a big WR, & 2 safeties (draft 1, sign 1), & an entire O-line.
there is no way baltimore lets flacco walk. they love him. my wife and her bro are season ticket holders and really tuned into the team. he is a raven for a long time. the ex-blue hen is happy there and i think they are happy with him.
You can’t expect the Birds to transform this entire team in one off season… its going to take a little time. But the Birds need more help in the secondary. It would surprise me if they go Manti Teo in the first bc the Birds never draft LB’s in the first round, never. Now as GMC mentioned DT Star Lotulelei is someone they would look at too. But secondary is the biggest problem spot and we all can see that, its the safety position in particular. I see them going Tyrann Mathieu with one of the first few picks. And he will not play corner, He will play Free Saftey, an Ed Reed/Troy P type. You cant pass on him if hes there. He has way too much ability and strong leadership. Because he had off the field problems that makes him less worthy of a selection even though it will improve the team? By the way, hes 5’9.. Stop with the 5’6 5’5 crap. There are alot of free safeties in the league at that height or around it. Nate Allen is 6’1 207 and plays terrible so its not all about height and weight. Maybe at the draft workouts that matters…
Did you just compare a smacked @$$ like Mathieu, to 2 future HOF, special, once in a decade players, in Reed & Polamalu? Are you sniffing glue again? I like Star Lotulelei, but unless they get rid of Reid & Rosebuds, I doubt we draft a NT type DT. This team needs an entire shift in team philosophy, & start drafting/ signing some monsters on DF & the O-line. I’m sick & tired of smurfs, high motors, fast balls & players playing in positions they have never played.
There are no Cover CB’s worthy of a Top 5 pick in my opinion
There’s a kid from Alabama whose name escapes me right now but he’s like an
8th-12th pick. This is not a Deep DrFt at all for CB’s
The Strength is DT,LB, OL Nbd Safety which is what the Eagles need
And should draft for the biggest, strongest players at Each of these Posistion
Then go out and get a Safety, Big WR and OT in free agency
I think JPegers will be back and able to have 2-3 more Seasons and while he may not be as dominating as before, he would still be the best OL on the Team at a critical position which is LT
JH continues to show his lack of knowledge about Football
we will not go CB that early anyway. depending on the coach i think we will go LB– whoever they get i hope its not a reach! i hope its not an undersized HIGH MOTOR guy!
btw i read some of babins comments to the jax media…. bragging that he was HIGH MOTOR! gag!
@haveacigar, I’m glad they are happy with him, because the eagles should have no interest in him, if he were any good the eagles would be 2-9
i believe they are 9-2 and i’m pretty sure that he has SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT! not all but he is the QB– 9-2 ain’t awful– if you want to say he’s a game manager or over rated thats ok…9-2 is in fact 9-2– i will take him
There’s all this new lingo out there, “franchise quarterback”, “game manager”, back in the day you were the quarterback, not “elite”, just quarterback, and you were judged not by the highlight reel, quarterback rating, which also didn’t exist, but whether you won, capable of winning the big game especially the late drive when the game is on the line, that’s how I judge the quarterback, who has “it” like montanana, Brady, Eli manning, not Peyton, not mcnabb, never, Vick maybe but to deficient in other areas, we know who they are, were, Kenny the snake stabler, these younger guys posting here would say they can’t play because they don’t woo them with there fantasy stats, but to your point haveacigar flacco does not have it
9-2
Who here remembers sonny Jurgensen or billy Kilmer, roman Gabriel, these guys on gcobb if they saw film of them would say they are “busts”
you say flacco is a bust he’s a winner and former blue hen– he has IT