Tested Mettle
by jalarsen1 on Dec 15, 2009 9:11 AM EST
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If I were to tell you in August that 13 games into the season we'd be 9-4 atop the NFC East, you would have thought that a real possibility. If I had told you that we had done it while:
Donovan McNabb missed 2 games.
Brian Westbrook missed 7
Shawn Andrews didn't even see the season and Justice started
Todd Herremans missed 5
Jason Peters missed one
Stacy Andrews missed 4, but only started 2
DeSean Jackson missed 1
Kevin Curtis only played 2
Corny Ingram didn't see the field
Stewart Bradley was placed on IR before week 1
Omar Gaither followed not long after
Joselio Hanson missed a month
Ellis Hobbs landed on IR after 8 games
Akeem Jordan missed 4
I want to put this in perspective, to show why we are a different class than the rest of our division; and I'll use the Cowboys who are the healthiest of the 4. Imagine (especially if you are a cowboys fan) playing 13 games while:
Tony Romo missed two
Marion Barber missed 7
Marc Colombo never made it to the field
Kyle Kosier missed 4
Flozell missed one
Leonard Davis missed 4, but was only healthy enough to start 2
Miles Austin missed one
Roy Williams only played two
Martellus Bennett was placed on IR before the season started
Bradie James was placed on IR before week one
Bobby Carpenter followed not long after
Scandrick missed a month
Alan Ball went on IR after 8 games
Anthony Spencer missed 4
The fact is, the Cowboys have no excuses. They should own this division with the injuries suffered by us, the Redskins, and to a lesser degree, the Giants. Our resiliency is what has made the 2009 Eagles AWESOME! No other team in our division would compete if they suffered the injuries we have. The Giants fell off the ship after losing Kenny Philips alone. The Redskins have amassed a ton of injuries, and have not found an answer. The Cowboys sit at an underwhelming 2nd place while being the healthiest. These Eagles really are something special.
EFF IT, we're winning anyway!
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Great post...
I like the Cowboys comparison – Good stuff. I’m almost a little mad at myself for not thinking of that angle myself.
And it really does speak volumes about the incredible depth of this team.
That is an awesome perspective to put on it. Perhaps this team is special enough.
Okay so maybe it's time to move on. Hopefully it'll be moving on to winning a Championship!
by LeonSA on Dec 15, 2009 10:36 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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Great post. I thought of this a couple weeks back when injuries were at a high, but I was too lazy to really dig deep into the details of it.
I’d be curious to know how many games were truly missed by Cowboys players to see how we really compare injury-wise. If anybody has that info, throw it in the comments if you could.
The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to have a running back and a wide receiver with 500 yards apiece in the same season before their 22nd birthdays.
Basically nothing...
Marion Barber – 1
Felix Jones – 2
Marc Colombo – 4
Martellus Bennett – 1
Gerald Sensabaugh – 1
Ken Hamlin – 1
And they lost rookie 3rd round OT Robert Brewster to IR during the preseason.
I think that’s it.
Backs, knees and toes.
Our injuries were appearing in clumps for a while. Very strange. I think the league should ban ACLs altogether. Just redesign the knee.
Perfect... Ill get to work on that for ya.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
EFF IT, WE'RE WINNING ANYWAY!
The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to have a running back and a wide receiver with 500 yards apiece in the same season before their 22nd birthdays.
I completely agree with this post. We definitely had some major injuries to our squad but our depth have come through. We have a great group of guys. Even after our game against the Giants with a lot of our injured guys back, imagine if we had Bradley, Maclin, Andrews and all those guys out there… we would be unstoppable for sure. I look forward to the rest of this season… I got high hopes, as always.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Guys smarter than me...
…have repeatedly stated it’s not the team that you start with but who you have left at the end of the season that matters. Like EG5, I am in awe of, not only the starters, but the quality of the depth. (well, less so with the LB’s and secondary). Some people may claim AR is a lousy game-day coach, but no one can argue about his ability put a team together. And he’s getting better every year.
Eff it, We’re winning anyway!
Other than the Skins’ no other team in the league had more significant injuries than us. Raiders game was lost by Peter’s injury alone.
Andy Reid is 43-5 when running the ball at least 30 times in a game( Ray Diddy on Eagles Post Game Live after Bears Victory)
Eh, that's not really correct
The Saints have fared worse than us injury-wise this year.
About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.
Ehh...
They have been hit pretty hard too, but it’s close. They’ve been hit in different areas, but you gotta give them credit regardless. They have been arguably the best team in the league even while suffering some major injuries.
The Eagles are the first team in NFL history to have a running back and a wide receiver with 500 yards apiece in the same season before their 22nd birthdays.
Well losing Kenny Philips was their biggest loss
They lost Antonio Pierce a couple weeks back which hurts them, I think Kareem McKenzie’s been pretty banged up. Aaron Ross was out for a few games. Eli’s plantar fascaitis may not have caused him to miss time, but he was not 100% for a few games in there…so, yeah, they’ve had some injuries
"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
Reid
for coach of the year. He and the front office gang have made this team significantly younger while also getting deeper. Sure, there are holes to plug, especially in the defensive secondary, but there are reasons to be very optimistic about how this team will look next year with more experience and guys like Abiamiri and Ingraham back from injury.
Abiamiri missed 3 games this year
but he’s been back for a while…did you mean someone else? Or did you mean that he’s still a little banged up even though he’s out there?
"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
Yes
but he’s hardly the only one that could use some time to heal. Sheldon for another. I was just trying to keep the reply short not reinvent the original post which is great by the way.
you’re right, we have several guys who haven’t missed much time per se, but are not playing 100%…good point
"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
You should really put the Deadskins and vaGiants up there.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
actually
if Bye, Dawk was willing, he’s more familiar with their starting rosters than I am…he would draw a better comparison
"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
BTW i wasnt knocking your post, Im just saying
you should Diversify and make better lol
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
haha
no, I didn’t take it that way at all…it actually crossed my mind to do the same thing but…
I’m not as familiar with the Giants or Redskins starting rosters…so though I could look at their depth chart and see who’s starting now, I wouldn’t know if that was the original plan or not (i.e. if I didn’t know the eagles, I would see that our RT hasn’t missed a game, but I wouldn’t realize that was supposed to be Shawn Andrews)
Also, the Redskins injury list rivals ours, maybe it’s worse…the difference between us and them is that we’re still winning.
"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
Ok, I just wanted to clarify b/c you never know with this text,
like you would if we were talking… But I think the Redskins entire OL is on IR, I think the amount of players on ours rivals the amount on theres but in reality we lost Bradley in the preseason and Ingram, so I truely dont count them b/c we had alot of time to adjust(no matter what the problems are at LB) and we arent missing our entire OL…
But I understand what your saying, I was just trying to help.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
it was kinda lucky for us
to lose Gaither right before the trade deadline so we could move for Spoon. If Gaither had gotten hurt a week or two later, we’d be REALLY screwed (aka NYG and Antonio Pierce)
"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
I actually believe that the Spoon deal was being worked out before
gaither got hurt.. Gaither was doing pretty bad, Infact I wouldnt be surprised if the only reason the trade went up to the trading deadline was because Gaither got hurt and we couldnt ship him off to STL with Gibson instead of giving up that pick.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
Very interesting post. Love stuff like this.
Could you imagine how SCARY this team would be with all projected starters in at the same time for just one game. This team is limping on only one leg so to speak, but it’s amazing how we’re still using that last precious leg to kick the asses of other NFC East teams.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
I had that thought during the Giants game
when Al Michaels said something about how Stewart Bradley was out, etc.
To think we could have had Bradley, Hobbs, Stacy Andrews, Sean Andrews and Kevin Curtis, among others, along for the ride as well kinda makes Joe Banner’s claims about his roster sound not-so-outlandish.
And regardless of what we do in the playoffs, you figure they’re in position to get even better in the offseason since there are some big-money contracts they can let go.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
And regardless of what we do in the playoffs, you figure they’re in position to get even better in the offseason since there are some big-money contracts they can let go.
Absolutely. Not to mention our talented youngsters will have a year of experience under their belt.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Dec 15, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
Larsen
If you had predicted that in August I would have told you to STFU and compared you to JIBTA. LOL!!!
WHAT a season!
Great post!
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