A look around the NFC East

by JasonB on Oct 5, 2009 6:01 AM EDT in News Comment 58 comments

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As the good guys took the week off, the Eagles' rivals were all in action this weekend with varying degrees of success and failure.

The Giants trounced the hapless Chiefs in what was probably the most predictable game of the weekend. The only thing remotely newsworthy out of that game was that Eli Manning left with a foot injury and missed the 4th quarter. The injury doesn't appear to be serious. The Giants looked great, but like everyone said about the Eagles last week... it was against the Chiefs.

The Redskins managed a 16-13 victory over the winless Buccaneers despite looking pretty terrible. QB Jason Campbell was sacked 3 times, threw 3 picks, and fumbled... and still won the game. If that doesn't illustrate how bad the Bucs are, nothing will. This bodes well for the Eagles, who host Tampa this Sunday at the Linc. Both of the Redskins' two wins this year have been by a field goal or less and have come against teams that are currently winless. Campbell's poor showing and a shaky win over a terrible Bucs team isn't going to do much to take the sting off last week's embarrassing loss to the Detroit Lions. Things are not looking good in DC, although I guess that's a matter of perspective...

Dallas was involved in one of the most exciting games of the day on the road against the surprisingly undefeated Broncos. With just under 2 minutes left in the game, Brandon Marshall caught a pass that he took 51 yards for a go ahead touchdown. Cowboys' CB Terence Newman, who was beaten on the play, also inadvertently threw a block to help Marshall... After the game, Newman and coach Wade Phillips whined that Marshall had pushed off on the pivotal play. I'd advise upset Dallas fans to go look up any big play Michael Irvin was a part of and enjoy the taste of your own medicine... Dallas got the ball back and promptly drove straight down the field, but failed to score on 4 straight opportunities in a goal to go situation. The loss drops Dallas to 2-2.

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And by push off...

They mean “jumped higher and fought harder for the ball”. Nice block T-new.

by IgglesFanDeployd on Oct 5, 2009 7:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

newman so overrated

it makes me sick.

by Bleediots on Oct 5, 2009 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

You guys will KILL T-Bay

They are even more abysmal than most think.

by brisulph on Oct 5, 2009 7:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Bruce Gradkowski. Matt Bryant.

I’ll never look past any team.

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Oct 5, 2009 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think the two worst teams in the nfl are

the Rams and the Bucs. but the skins are not far behind. At all

Brent Celek is the man

by 700 Level on Oct 5, 2009 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Chiefs and Raiders are probably just as bad

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Oct 5, 2009 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Browns anyone?

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Oct 5, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, there are about 5-6 REALLY, REALLY bad teams… More this year than any year I can remember.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by Bye, Dawk :( on Oct 5, 2009 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what's incredible

is nobody has even mentioned the 1 for their last 21 Lions yet

"[The Giants] beat us down. We were beat by a grown-man team, a team we want to be like one day. They came in here and took it to us. Out-manned us, out-gunned us. ... It wasn't even close." - Raheem Morris, 9/27/09

by cjmulrain on Oct 5, 2009 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, yup...

It’s kind of funny, too. All the NFC East teams seem to be playing all the scrubs (Chiefs, Raiders, Panthers, Bucs) early in the season.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by Bye, Dawk :( on Oct 5, 2009 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yea

it’s kinda nice, actually. Although it would be nicer if we could have been given a gift like the AFC East had last year and play both West’s in the same season.

by cjmulrain on Oct 5, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They have the second biggest offensive force in the game. Never count out the Lions.

by philiafan14364 on Oct 5, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rams/Raiders/Browns are the worst teams in no particular order.

FIRE BRUCE BOCHY NOW!!!!!!
AND TAKE BRIAN SABEAN WITH HIM!!!!!

by 49er16 on Oct 5, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That game gives me nightmares

62 yard FG…Jesus…

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Oct 5, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Please don’t remind me…

"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums

by southjersey89 on Oct 5, 2009 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was the worst ending to a game EVER

just when you think something is impossible

"What did it feel like? That collision, I didn't feel nothing, because he was pretty much defenseless. It was like running through a cardboard box. Seriously. Cardboard box."- Sheldon Brown on his pounding of Reggie Bush in the '06 Playoffs

by jalarsen1 on Oct 5, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ugh.

Of course it would hafta be an Ex-Giant kicker with a “weak” leg to kick that deep ass field goal…

Still bitter haha…I remember watching that game and I couldn’t believe they actually brought Bryant in to even try the field goal and expected a hail mary cause the guy doesn’t have the leg strength…in fact, I’m still in shock in had the distance..

by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Oct 5, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you for losing another game Cowboys! Seriously, Romo throwing those picks like that makes my day everytime! Fumble Anyone?

Thanks again!

by Qu1nTeR on Oct 5, 2009 8:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Cowboys are no longer relavent to the Beast

Without Owens Romo looks extremely mediocre. He still hasn’t fixed his turnover problems which continue to haunt him and the team. Roy Williams doesn’t look anything CLOSE to being worthy of a 1, 3rd and 6th (remember the dumb ass Eagles fans lambasting Reid & co for not making a similar trade?). Their defense is mediocre at best, and their all pro player DeMarcus Ware is off to a slow start. Oh, and their biggest problem is their O-line is starting to show age — they look like turnstiles out there.

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!

by Joe_D on Oct 5, 2009 9:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That hit on Roy Williams was awesome

Romo hung him out to dry over the middle and DJ Williams folded him like a three dollar card table. Back in my day, we’d call that a “buddy f-ker” throw. I thought ol Roy was gonna cough up his pancreas!

I bleed green and I piss silver and blue

by oldasquick on Oct 5, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Whatever Happened to...

Don McKee (spelling ???) who used to do the weekend AM sports talk on 610 radio…I just came back from 9 years in Europe and miss he soothing voice and level headed analysis. He made hangover riddled rides back from the beach enjoyable. thanks

by dalelama on Oct 5, 2009 9:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You know how during the preseason, most sports analysts and fans were quoted as saying, “The NFC East is going to be a two team race between the Eagles and Giants.” I usually don’t buy into that, since I truly believe any team can come out of the blue and shock the sports world (I’m looking at you, Cardinals).

However, I’m going to have to agree with those people now. The Redskins and Cowboys don’t even remotely look like playoff teams. I know the season is long, and we’re only a quarter of the way through, but if they don’t pick up their games and show more discipline, then it really is as simple as that – a two team race.

"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums

by southjersey89 on Oct 5, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Felix Jones

Is becoming to the Cowboys what Westbrook has been for us the last couple year…the success and/or failure of the offense

by jalarsen1 on Oct 5, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nice to know we're not in that boat anymore..

Thanks to Shady and the rest of young Offensive playmakers!

by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Oct 5, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cobb’d

rest of our* young

by 5 plus 10 equals 6 on Oct 5, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Doesn’t it feel good to have some depth in our offensive firepower!!!!

by jalarsen1 on Oct 5, 2009 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm still waiting

For our inevitable collapse against the Redskins. That’ll be the game when Campbell is 29-32 with 3 TDs, Cooley will have about 100 yds (and starts talking all kinds of sh#t), Haynesworth will come out of hibernation for about 2-3 sacks, and Portis will have about another 100.

Meanwhile our defense will drop sure-fire INTs (yes, that’s you Samuel) and miss easy tackles to keep their drives painfully long. Trent Cole won’t even sniff Campbell behind Chris Samuels.

On the bright side, I think Reggie Brown will have a big game.

by DLawrence on Oct 5, 2009 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

On the bright side, at least we didn’t lose to the Lions.

Let the beasting begin.

by TransplantedFan on Oct 5, 2009 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If we drop a pant load against the Skins

That will be a cold comfort

by DLawrence on Oct 5, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you underestimate just how poorly coached and staffed that team is

Even if their skill position players had any skill to begin with, Zorn would make sure we wouldn’t have to worry about anything that scares us.

This five-week stretch of KC-BYE-TB-OAK-WAS could give the team great confidence, but it could also make them overconfident going into the NYG game. I don’t remember ever seeing an easier stretch of games.

by cwel87 on Oct 5, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

other than the name I don’t see that much in common between the two. They’re just different types of wrs

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by JasonB on Oct 5, 2009 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zorn has done enough with a little to make us worry

While we’re standing around trying to show everyone how clever we are with the damn Wildcat, Zorn ran a simple end around pass for a TD last year with Randle-El while the Eagles were standing around with their d*cks in their hands. Then they showed us how to run the ball effectively and execute a sound short passing game.

What did Big Red do? Exactly what the Skins expected them to. Even they said it…after they won.

Same team, same players, same coaches. I remember them being on the skids last year too, until they stuffed Dallas in Dallas, and it gave them some life. Who knows what will happen in 3 weeks.

by DLawrence on Oct 6, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah the losing to the skins has gotten pretty ridiculous. That’s got to be solved

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by JasonB on Oct 5, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

My two most hated teams faced off. I hate the Broncos because of McDaniels. I’m pissed about them being 4-0 but beating the Cowgirls made me :) I still truly believe they are flukes and gonna get raped their next 7 games.

Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.

by Route36 on Oct 5, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand how you can hate someone who has no direct effect on your life

Particularly if the team in question doesn’t even reside in your favorite team’s division.

McDaniels isn’t a bad guy. He had a shitty situation with a 26-year old QB acting 6 (as Cutler often does), and he traded him for a game manager and two first-rounders. I can’t see how the hatred is boiling over here.

by cwel87 on Oct 5, 2009 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Reasons for hatred.

1. Stole Dawkins(would rather have Dawk as our FS over Macho no doubt)

2. Stole Moreno(although cant complain about McCoy, I would still rather have Knowshon)

3. Stole Buckhalter( would have been a nice 1-2-3 punch)

4. Acted like a total dick with the Cutler situation and traded him to the NFC making the Bears one of the top threats.

5. His character. He thinks he is Belichick jr and a know-it-all.

Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.

by Route36 on Oct 5, 2009 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

+1

I cant stand the douch either. Those are my reasons as well, just in a different order.

by philiafan14364 on Oct 5, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Shouldn’t you be more upset with Andy letting Buck and Dawk go? They saw an opportunity and they jumped on it, as I would hope Andy would do if someone was releasing/trading someone that would work well with our scheme. I understand you would miss those guys, as most of us do but I’m more angry at the fact that Reid let Dawk go… and he is still a force. I’m happy with McCoy and he might be more of a success over time than Buck would/could have been. If you are gonna be mad about Moreno, you gotta be mad at everyone else that drafted before us. We should just be happy they are playing in the AFC. Otherwise we could have some Green Bay/Minnesota animosity going on.

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt

by Eaglesgrl5 on Oct 6, 2009 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am mad at Denver because they are the ones that offered Dawk a ridiculous amount of money that made his eyes widen and leave us. Otherwise, he would still be an Eagle.

As for Moreno, nobody had him going to Denver that high since they had like 6 running backs including Buckhalter who is starting caliber. They also had serious defensive problems. Moreno was going to be an Eagle for sure if they didn’t draft him. If Denver needed a running back and were projected to draft a running back, then drafting Moreno wouldn’t have made me that upset. It’s the fact that they are doing it out of nowhere just like the Dawk thing.

Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.

by Route36 on Oct 6, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Blogging the Boys is reeling

They didn’t even get my obvious tongue-in-cheek offer to trade them one of our back-ups. They gave it serious consideration. It’s no fun messin’ with them when they don’t even get the joke.

I bleed green and I piss silver and blue

by oldasquick on Oct 5, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That was pretty funny

Joke or not, they did start to consider the idea lol. Kolb or Vick and how to utilize Felix and Vick in the wildcat! I think they’re all still in shock?! At this point, the slightest vision of something better can bring hope!

by Hootman on Oct 5, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

maybe we can get a 1,3, & 6

"Leave Michael Alone!" - said like that Brittany Spears fan on youtube

by sports00fan00 on Oct 5, 2009 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

thank you for posting that. Terry said that he wouldn’t trade Romo straight up for Brees or Peyton. That’s funnier than The Hangover.

by cjmulrain on Oct 5, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Terry’s my favorite over there. He won’t be on there for a few days.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by Bye, Dawk :( on Oct 5, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, it sounded like Terry was dead-set on Romo

For anybody else. Not even Brees or Manning1? Poor fella is probably going to be on binge for a few?! lol Maybe that’s why Bye, Dawk doesn’t expect him around for a couple days?

by Hootman on Oct 5, 2009 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I watched a good chunk of the Giants game with a couple of Giants fans and to us, Eli didn’t look all that great. Lot of balls were getting knocked down at the line or getting deflected up in the air. That being said, Steve Smith the Younger is looking like Steve Smith the Better.

Let the beasting begin.

by TransplantedFan on Oct 5, 2009 10:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

seriously?

he had 1 pass batted in the air by a D-lineman. Unless you’re talking about the 4 balls that hit Mario Manningham in the hands and then bounced in the air. Obviously the Chiefs suck, so I can’t get too carried away, but Eli looked great yesterday. Hell, he almost completed a deep pass that could have gone for a TD on one foot.

by cjmulrain on Oct 5, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He’s going to have to be throwing those one-foot TDs for the next few weeks, too, so you should hope he can do it well!

by UnclaimedFright on Oct 5, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

the giants wr core is terrific

but have they faced a legitimate secondary????

Weapon X eats babies for breakfast.

by immynimmy on Oct 5, 2009 1:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The bucs beat us in the last game at the vet in the nfc championship game and on a 62 yard field. its time we inflict some pain back on to them!

by eaglesinmd on Oct 5, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If you’re referring to the 62 yard field goal that wasn’t the 02 NFC championship game. That was a regular season game in 06.

by SJPhillyVT on Oct 5, 2009 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

he said "and"

by eagleyosh on Oct 5, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didnt think the Giants totally blew the Chiefs outta the water. They only won by 11 points, and the Cheifs were putting some pretty good drives together at the end, albiet with the help of about 5 straight 4th down conversions.

by philiafan14364 on Oct 5, 2009 4:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I watched that game...

It was never in doubt. The Giants smoked them.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by Bye, Dawk :( on Oct 5, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I watched the Philly KC and most of the NY KC games and i have 1 question...

What the hell happened to LJ? about 2 years ago he was arguably the best RB in the league! I dont really watch the Chiefs very often, and I know it was against 2 very good D against the run but he really looks baad!

by McMuffin on Oct 5, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Overuse? worse offensive line?

I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.

by BrianS on Oct 5, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How bad do the Chiefs have it?

They have to play the Eagles, then play the Giants, then play the Cowboys after a disappointing, gut wrenching, humiliating loss to the Prancing Ponies.

KC upset someone, somewhere.

On a better note, how great is it that we get to play three of the 5 worst teams in the NFL? Oakland is beyond sad, those buffoons should just pack it in. KC…well, we showed what a discrepancy in talent there was there, and TB…..

5-1 leading into Giants?

"Sometimes, children, fear is an appropriate response"

by TexasLax on Oct 5, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

you have no idea

how shitty that 62 yard field goal was for me. It was the day after my birthday and i was at that game in tampa cheering my ass off when westy scored on that 50 yard scamper… only to be silcenced 2 minutes later…

by Johnny G on Oct 6, 2009 8:10 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs