Who has been your favorite non high profile player?

by vinniesdad on Apr 10, 2009 1:23 PM EDT

Here's what I mean. As a fan we know the players better than most. So, it's easy to say, "I love McNabb" or Westbrook, or Dawkins. It's even easy to go back and talk about your love for Reggie White or Randall Cunningham. Sure we love them but they are known to everyone. Who is that player that is or was your guy but never got the play from the media.

Living in So Cal I never got enough Fred Barnett from back in the day. I loved him. He always seemed to make a big play when they got national attention and I was able to see a game. Even my brother, the big Cowboy fan hated him because Barnett always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. I was crushed when he was injured and never the same guy and shipped to Miami. His 95 yard TD from Cunningham is legendary in my eyes.

So, who's your guy?

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Sheldon Brown...

Easy

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Apr 10, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions

Sheldon is my choice as well but I feel like he might be to well known for a “non high profile player”

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Apr 10, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions

Quintin Mikell is my second choice (and probably lower on the profile scale)

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Apr 10, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Yea Mikell's great but...

I’ve been really enjoying watching stuart bradley play. i would say that right now, he is my favorite non high profile player.

"It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids—everybody's flicking you off."

- Michael Strahan

by #1EaglesFan on Apr 10, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

The non high profile will change for him after this year…

DeSEAN JACKSON THE ONE

by TheILLadeph on Apr 10, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions

if that becomes true

i would be happier than a pig in shit!

"It's the only place where you pull up on the bus and you've got the grandfather, the grandmother, the kids and the grandkids—everybody's flicking you off."

- Michael Strahan

by #1EaglesFan on Apr 11, 2009 6:39 AM EDT up reply actions

mikell is my guy

no one recognizes him, but he’s given some solid play consistently

by eagleyosh on Apr 10, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Mikell may be a non high profile player now but I think it will be different this time next year. Also a lot of people were saying he got screwed over for not being selected to the Pro Bowl which he should have over Dawkins.

by The Legend on Apr 10, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

ike

i like ike .. ike reese baby

by jack is better than asante on Apr 11, 2009 1:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Does Andre Waters count

I don’t own an Eagles jersey, but if I were to do it, a custom #20 with Waters on the back would probably be the one…

by cavortingEagle on Apr 10, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

good choice

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Apr 10, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s a guy who knew how to hit. No one better for Buddy’s D. Nice call

As long as there is evil in the world, the cowboys will have their fans.

by vinniesdad on Apr 10, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah nice choice indeed … anyone one the defense during the gang green years

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Apr 10, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I just got one myself…one of my fondest Eagles memories is going up to their training camp in 1992, which in those days was held at West Chester University. I was five years old, and I remember shaking Andre’s hand as he walked off the field and him giving me a wristband, which of course I lost. Ain’t that always the way?

jaws

by jaws1385 on Apr 10, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice

The only Eagles training camp I ever attended was way back…
Weidner University – my dad worked there, back in the late 70’s.
I wasn’t a football fan yet, so didn’t appreciate what was going on, but I do remember seeing Wilbert Montgomery, Jaws and Harold Charmichael…
anyway enough about me…

by cavortingEagle on Apr 10, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

andre waters was fucking awesome.

dirty waters.

by snowhill82 on Apr 10, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Same here

Sheldon is also my pick.

A man is not defeated when he is beatin he is defeated when he quits.

by Ewizzy21 on Apr 10, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

sav rocca...

just kidding

by awd777 on Apr 10, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

welllllll

i said sheldon but Chad Lewis would he count as a high profile player. If not that’s my pick i loved Chad Lewis!!!!!!!!!!

A man is not defeated when he is beatin he is defeated when he quits.

by Ewizzy21 on Apr 10, 2009 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

trent cole

"Never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

by ando1213 on Apr 10, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

i agree on that one

by awd777 on Apr 10, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Djax Djax Djax

Last year at this time i was hoping and praying eagles would draft him and I finally got my wish haha

DeSEAN JACKSON THE ONE

by TheILLadeph on Apr 10, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

Oh man, there’s a bunch…Andre “Dirty” Waters was way up there for me, may he rest in peace. Byron Evans with his TD celebration was a classic. Sir Frederick Barnett was great. More recently, I loved the haywire, uncaged-animal way Brandon Short used to play on special teams. Chad Lewis, “The Stormin’ Mormon,” was a fave. And does anyone remember Sam Rayburn’s sack celebration? Nowadays, I want to see Joe Mays, the Headbussa, light up some heads in a few games.

jaws

by jaws1385 on Apr 10, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions

Oh yeah, Michael Zordich and Wes Hopkins were awesome, too.

jaws

by jaws1385 on Apr 10, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

ahh ZORDICH!!

good call Jaws.. I met him when a was young at training camp. I loved him

DeSEAN JACKSON THE ONE

by TheILLadeph on Apr 10, 2009 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

On defense it is Sheldon Brown for me I think it is a crime that he hasn’t been to a Pro Bowl yet, it is most likely because people only look at INTs when voting CBs to the Pro Bowl

On offense it is Jason Avantomovethechains

by The Legend on Apr 10, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions

On the current team...

…I’d have to say Jason Avant. Works hard, humble, gets it done. Underrated.

by ajay on Apr 10, 2009 2:42 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

I was a fan of Avant when he arrived here from Michigan. He doesn’t have blazing speed or particularly commanding size, but he’s reputed to have the best hands of any receiver on the team. He’s what the Eagles need: a reliable third-down possession receiver.

jaws

by jaws1385 on Apr 10, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

i know he only played like 2 or 3 seasons

but Irving Fryar

i remember watching him as a kid and i got to go to one of his sermons when he preached near me, all around good guy and great player

by BadCo'09 on Apr 10, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

He’s a great guy. He came for a motivational speech at my highschool, and I just remember him being really down to earth.

"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann

by southjersey89 on Apr 10, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Mark McMillian and Rich Miano

came to my HS to talk. Both were down to earth as well … but I digress.

Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome

by D3Keith on Apr 10, 2009 11:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Reno Mahe!!!!!

(snickering)

City of Champions!

by yophillybro on Apr 10, 2009 3:06 PM EDT reply actions

jeremy bloom?

any takers?

by snowhill82 on Apr 10, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Na Brown

"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann

by southjersey89 on Apr 10, 2009 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Stewart Bradley

With a doubt!

Dr_Mayo

by EagleFan_FromCalifornia on Apr 10, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

"Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." -Joe Theismann

by southjersey89 on Apr 10, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Byron Evans

This is a tough jersey to find and I have been on the lookout. He is definitely my favorite not so famous guy.

by Dawk on Apr 10, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions

currently it would have to be...

avant and mikell. i really did like freddie mitchell there for a while.(closes eyes and waits to be bombarded with rotten fruit.) the guy was the filet mignon of the nfl. 4th and 26. i’m just sayin. the guy was a stud on my madden game for years.

by snowhill82 on Apr 10, 2009 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

Joselio Hanson

"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 Apr 10, 2009 5:37 PM EDT reply actions

NICE!

"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"

by Whodie126 on Apr 10, 2009 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah good one

The guy was in NFL Europe and he just landed a nice deal to be a third corner. Good for him, he’s worked hard and deserves it.

by ajay on Apr 10, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions

P.S.

Fun fact: the motherfucker’s middle name is Basilio. Joselio Basilio. Come on!

by ajay on Apr 10, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Julia Gulia

LOL

by jalarsen1 on Apr 10, 2009 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Speaking of being in the right place at the right time...

I’d like to thank my hands for being so great.

by FredEx on Apr 10, 2009 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

freddie fuckin mitchell.

class act. all the way.

by snowhill82 on Apr 11, 2009 6:54 AM EDT up reply actions

Koy Detmer

He was my fav. everyday player. From packing light, only a toothrbush and his playbook, to his dance after he threw for a TD. That dance was the funniest thing ever.

"Eagles fans are a passionate group who love their team," said McNabb, "if not the actual players. It's not like winning a Super Bowl before the first month of the season is the hardest thing they've ever asked of me. That'd be all those times they asked me to go kill myself."

by greenbean#twoOH on Apr 10, 2009 6:36 PM EDT reply actions

The ‘Sexy’ pick here is Sheldon Brown, but I am going to take Stewart Bradley on this one

knowshon... Knowshon... KNOWSHON!!!!

by anuj on Apr 10, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

that must mean i’m the sexiest one here cuz i got it in first lol

"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel

by foos05 on Apr 10, 2009 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions