Seven Eagles named to "All Joe Team"
by JasonB on Jan 28, 2009 6:00 AM EST
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I've never really heard of the "All Joe Team" before, but apparently it's something that the USA today does every year.
The 17th annual All-Joe team honors the overlooked, the overachievers, the hard-working guys named "Joe" (but not the Plumber) who don't grab the headlines.
The All-Joe team, however, has become a springboard to the Pro Bowl. Tennessee Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan and Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Jay Ratliff earned All-Joe honors last year and both were named to the Pro Bowl for the first time for their 2008 body of work. Same goes for New York Jets kick returner Leon Washington.
Anyway... a bunch of Eagles made the team.
OG: Todd Herremans, Phi. Former tackle in fourth year at left guard may have been Eagles' most consistent blocker;
DE: Trent Cole, Phi. Plays in the opponent's backfield;
DT: Mike Patterson, Phi. He and Broderick Bunkley anchored the inside for a defense that allowed 92.5 rushing yards a game. A shared honor here.
CB: Sheldon Brown, Phi. Seven-year vet has played in 96 consecutive games, third-most as his position among active players
S: Quintin Mikell, Phi. Now the equal of backfield mate Brian Dawkins.
Def. coord.: Jim Johnson, Phi. Crafty old blitzer restored Eagles defensive intensity.
Always nice to see guys get some national media love.
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And every single one of those players was drafted by Andy Reid.
But according to Sam Donnellon today, Reid’s drafts are “more miss than hit”.
Love it when the guys who set the conventional wisdom are too lazy to be informed.
by BFH on Jan 28, 2009 9:07 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, all drafts are more miss than hit. It’s kinda like baseball…
There was an article last year that compared Reid’s drafts over the past 10 years with the rest of the league and they held up very well.
Frankly, success in the draft is proved by success on the field. You dont get to 5 NFCCGs in 8 years by doing a poor job drafting.
by JasonB on Jan 28, 2009 10:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Good point
I have been happy with most of Reid’s picks (cough McNabb)! I just like it when he lets marty call the plays on offense.
by daiggles on Jan 29, 2009 6:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice
But only one player is on the offensive side of the football. I wonder what that tells us…
by ajay on Jan 28, 2009 10:21 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Not a lot, right? I mean, this USA Today thing is just some completely subjective list. It’s nice, but not really meaningful.
No one else really to pick on the offense, right? Curtis was injured half the year. Jackson isn’t exactly a “no headlines” guy. Ditto Westbrook/McNabb. Smith and Celek are both unworthy. The rest of the O-line is either injury substitutions our two well-known tackles.
by BFH on Jan 28, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It really tells us what we already knew. The defense is better than the offense.
by JasonB on Jan 28, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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