The top 10 Philadelphia Eagles stories of 2009
by JasonB on Dec 24, 2009 1:00 PM EST
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As the year draws to a close, everyone loves to trot our their lists. So I decided to figure out our top ten most commented stories of the year. I excluded all gamethreads(and the NFL draft liveblog), because those would easily dominate the top 10... This is list is only stories. I decided to post this today rather than next week because of who/what number one was...
1. San Francisco Chronicle reports Dawkins signs with Broncos
2. Eagles sign Michael Vick to two year deal
3. Eagles trade 28th overall pick for LT Jason Peters
4. Philadelphia Eagles 2009 cuts tracker - final roster
5. NFL official: Spot on McNabb sneak should have been moved
6. Cowboys' CB Mike Jenkins wants to get physical
7. Eagles trade up for Jeremy Maclin
8. Jim Johnson passes away at 68
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I was pretty down when jim died
heartbroken when dawkins left
excited when vick sign
joyful when we picked maclin
i like vick
I hated seeing Brandon Gibson go...
but picking up Will Witherspoon was so very huge, making all the difference in the world.
Jim Johnson’s death should’ve been #1. Damnit. >.>
RIP Jim Johnson, best ever.
by Imp on Dec 24, 2009 1:30 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
yeah, i thought i was the only one who would be thinking that
i figured it would be JJ first and dawkins second
"It's unfortunate that happened. That's no excuse. Absolutely no excuse."
-Andy Reid
Yeah, or at least number 2
The Vick thing is wild but those two had a huge impact on this franchise.
Reid- Best Coach in Eagles History
McNabb- Best QB in Eagles History
This is the year
+1
this should be in top 3
"Why do you step onto the field...? I don't believe in pressure. I don't believe in what may be said on the outside. Why do I step out onto the field? To Prove That I Am The Best!"
-Donovan McNabb
yea
i love JJ but dawkins and vick were much bigger storys ..locally jj meant alot .. nationally not soo much .. but dawk leaving and vick coming were two big NATIONAL Storys .. i would move JJ up but not higher than those 2
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Dec 24, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
just depends on the context
JJ passing away was bigger news to Eagles fans than those other two IMO… As excited as i was to get vick (and trust me, i was off the walls), i was definitely more bummed to see JJ go. I’d trade vick for JJ any day of the week, but i digress.
You’re right though, if we are speaking in terms of national stories, the vick and dawkins stories were much bigger.
Eagles.
I know it meant more to us eagles fans but any football fan can appreciate JJ and most teams were scared of him. I would definitely put him at the top – or close to – of the list.
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
by Eaglesgrl5 on Dec 27, 2009 10:08 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Draft post
The comments are hilarious.
“Maclin is a poor man’s DeSean”.
“this team is going into the season with only Celek at TE”
“good luck with Celek blocking”
The constant Boldin drum pounding is comical too.
I wonder how some of those people feel today.
Exactly what I was thinking
Missed the chance to post back then, considering I was in the hospital with my wife and my one-day old baby (who’s 8 months old today, wow). Anyhoo, it’s amazing how badly we all underestimated Celek’s potential all offseason in the constant “we need a TE” talk.
haha thats what i was going to post about
Celek wasnt beleived in at all
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
by Igglesfan13 on Dec 24, 2009 11:41 PM EST up reply actions
Celek has struggled wiht blocking
His blocking all season has been pretty mixed and it hasn’t been great the last few weeks since he hurt his hand.
The biggest and most pleasant surprise about Celek has been the additional size/strength he has added over the past 2 years. Made him much better at battling for position and able to gain a few tough yards after the catch this year.
no way
the mcnabb ball spot is the number 5 story of the year.maybe if it was postseason or something, but jim is def ahead of that.and stew should be there too
by rainvillefromottawa on Dec 24, 2009 2:34 PM EST reply actions
Jim Johnson should definitely be No. 1
Mike Jenkins should not be on this list.
Vick’s 2 TDs vs Atlanta should be on there.
Jackson’s record performance should be on there as well.
Superbowl victory soon to be on that list ; )
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)
by Route36 on Dec 24, 2009 2:34 PM EST via mobile reply actions
+1
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
by Eaglesgrl5 on Dec 27, 2009 10:09 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Regarding the list ranking
The only metric Jason used was # of comments. I am certain there were several threads with a decent amount of comments regarding JJ’s death, Vick, etc. So just because a thread was more commented, it does not necessarily make it the bigger issue, as the very large issues surely had their comment numbers diluted due to the fact that there were multiple fanposts covering the same topic.
No doubt the biggest story of this off season for us was the passing of a legend.
imho
- by far is Vick, and 2 is JJ’s passing. in addition, I feel more credit needs to be given to the Peters and Spoon trades as well as the signing of Weaver
Dawk’s departure deserves to be up there too.
You think letting Dawk go was #1?
I kinda saw it from a mile away. Hes bad in coverage now, and he always seems to wear down at the end of the season and comes up small come January.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
I think a lot of us (me included) didn’t realize that these were the top 10 commented on stories, not the top 10 stories.
Reid- Best Coach in Eagles History
McNabb- Best QB in Eagles History
This is the year
Ahhhh ok misunderstood
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
by Eaglesgrl5 on Dec 27, 2009 10:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Again people
This isn’t what he thinks are the 10 biggest stories of the year, in order. They’re the 10 posts that had the most comments, in order (not including game threads/draft thread, which have more comments than any)
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