Tomlinson compliments Westbrook

by JasonB on May 8, 2008 10:29 AM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Ladainian Tomlinson,. who is the new Campbell's Chunky Soup guy and arguably the best RB in football, sat down with SI.com this week to answer a few questions... I think one was of particular interest to Eagles fans.

SI.com: Who is a guy in the NFL who does not get the national recognition he deserves?

Tomlinson: Brian Westbrook comes to mind. This guy is a heck of a player, one of the top players in the league. He definitely doesn't get the recognition that he should get. He plays on a team where he has carried them a lot of the time.

He certainly has carried this team...

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what a bitch

That comment makes it sound like LT is saying “their team would suck completely if they didnt have him.” Westbrook is a weapon and he does sholder most of the offense but to say he carries our team is degrading McNabb and the rest of our team.

by andyb on May 8, 2008 11:22 AM EDT reply actions

I think it's justified though

When McNabb has been injured the only bright spot has been Westbrook, he is the most consistent player on the team and I think that was the point LT was making. That even when things were going bad B-West wouldn’t let the ship sink.

by Whodie126 on May 8, 2008 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Westbrook makes our team go.

It’s a fact.
LT is just stating the obvious.

mmmcc

by fishtown on May 9, 2008 7:11 AM EDT up reply actions

numbers speak for themselves

when mcnabb got hurt, we had garcia & feely to fill his shoes and performed admirably. however, when b-west went down, we had no plan b that performed consistently. b-west’s absence puts additional pressure on the qb and eagles usually lose. that’s one of the pitfalls of not having a star wr. let’s face it, without b-west, this offense is going nowhere.

by ringordietryin on May 8, 2008 12:14 PM EDT reply actions

buckhalter

Buckhalter had i think over 100 yards last season the game that westbrook was out. He averages 5 yards a carry. I think booker will sub in good for westbrook if he goes down at all this season.

by andyb on May 8, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions

buck was 6.1 a carry with 103 on the ground on 17 carries and 4 receptions for 35 for an avg of 8.8 yrds. that is 6.6 yrds per touch. not to bad in relief. I really do think b west is an important cog but to say the team is hopeless without him is also false

by 0sirys on May 8, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

LT is completely right

The numbers are the numbers. A lot of fans like to say that we were a few breaks away from being 10-6 or 11-5 last year. But we were also one Brian Westbrook injury away from being 4-12 or 3-13. He was 50% of our offense last year. If that’s not carrying a team I don’t know what is.

by ajay on May 8, 2008 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

It’s true. I can’t think of any team that was more reliant one one player, but I think that is changing this year. We’re getting LJ Smith back, and we’ll have Lorenzo Booker as a mini-Westbrook, so I think Westbrook won’t have to shoulder so much (not that he can’t).

Destroyer of Subject Lines :3™

by yomjoseki on May 8, 2008 2:19 PM EDT reply actions