The Linc 5.15.09 Let the Times handle it

by JasonB on May 15, 2009 10:35 AM EDT in News Comment 14 comments

The NY Times did an interesting piece on Shawn Andrews and his ongoing battle with depression. It's a pretty revealing piece about his life and what happened with him last year. Obviously, this is something Shawn will always deal with, but the fact that he's back and talking about it can only be a positive sign. (NY Times)

Speaking of that story... It's one thing for a blog with no team access to paraphrase newspaper report, but it's a little funny for a newspaper to basically repeat another papers story. Doubly silly when the out of town paper did a piece that should have been done by the local paper... (Philly.com)

RealScouts rank Eagles C Jamal Jackson as the 5th best at his position in the NFL. (Sporting News)

If you're feeling good about the Eagles and want to lay a wager on them getting more than 9 wins this year... you can go to Delaware now! (Lottery Times)

Speaking of the over/under, Rich Hoffman thinks the Eagles were "shortchanged" (Idle Rich)

As pointed out in the fanposts, the Sporting News named Donovan McNabb the 7th best QB in the NFL. (Sporting News)

The Eagles fancast reviews the Eagles draft. (Eagles Fancast)

It seems that with all the flashy additions, people have forgotten about Kevin Curtis. With his continuing groin issues, maybe we should... (Iggles Blog)

Peter King ranks the Eagles at #6 in his first power ranking of the year. He actually has the Bears at #4.... Reallly? (Sports Illustrated)

I'll admit it, I loved the Mighty Ducks movies. So, for that reason, this is awesome. Knucklepuck! (First Cuts)

Is this the worst baseball play ever? (HMJ)

Corey Blount got arrested for possession of marijuanna. Get it? (With Leather)

Hey look, pictures from the local Lingerie football tryouts. (Philly.com)

Finally, at 12:20 today the WFC Phillies will make their trip to the White House to meet President Obama. See the live stream of the event here. (WhiteHouse.gov)

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That pitcher's horrible

How can you pitch in the minor leagues when you can’t even have a catch?

O yeah… steroids. Must have stopped using to avoid penalties. That’s why most Professional Players do it, they suck and are afraid of a little hard work, then steal the spots of real athletes.

by sports00fan00 on May 15, 2009 10:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

RealScouts rank Eagles C Jamal Jackson as the 5th best at his position in the NFL. (Sporting News)

I think he is underrated by way to many. I’ve seen a lot of people on here ready to replace him.

I think the Center position get’s over looked, it is quite possibly the most important position on the line. Not only do you have to snap the ball then get up quick to block you also are the “QB” of the line. The Center calls out audibles to the line, picks out blitzers, identifies linebackers, and more. You need to be quick, strong, and smart, I think it’s the most important position on the field from huddle to snap.

"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009

by Whodie126 on May 15, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah but he had a down year last year for sure

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

by Joe_D on May 15, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Article to go with earlier post

To go along with Jason’s earlier post about Romo missing the cut at the U.S. Open, ProFootballTalk.com posted a story that rings true about perceptions equaling reality. http://www.profootballtalk.com/2009/05/15/romo-keeps-sending-the-wrong-message/

by Weapon AxMan85 on May 15, 2009 10:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i was about to get angry

and ask jason who the chick in the dawkins jersey was but then my thirst for women was quenched with lingerie football … very nice

"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh

If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK

by NorthPhillyKid on May 15, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

not only do i love asian girls

but i love asian girls in eagles jerseys even more… that chic is hot

by PHIGHTINPHILS on May 15, 2009 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes she is

jason ? hook a brother up … and if you just googled her can you google her phone number for me too :P ?

"I think pro athletes should be forced to use steroids. I think we as fans deserve the greatest athletes science can create."- Daniel Tosh

If Football Had A Church , Brian Dawkins Would Be My Preacher. -NPK

by NorthPhillyKid on May 15, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Andrews

Looks like he weights 240….

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

by Joe_D on May 15, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I was thinking the same thing.

For a lineman, he certainly carries his weight well.

by captain nodar on May 15, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

NY Times Article Author

Jere Longman is a reporter for the New York Times who has written about sports for nearly a quarter century, including a three-year stint covering the Eagles for the Philadelphia Inquirer. His two previous HarperCollins books are the bestselling Among the Heroes and The Girls of Summer. He has lived in the Philadelphia area for the past twenty-three years.

Still has ties here somewhere I suppose. Nice piece.
I found it equally strange to see our paper write a story on that paper’s story.

by andyreidswaistline on May 15, 2009 3:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Two interesting quotes from the NY Times article.

He sees some of his teammates dropping items and struggling to bend and pick them up.

Must’ve been referring to times he spent watching LJ Smith carry the football like a loaf of bread last year.

Others began treating him differently, he said. Before his rookie season, he said that one longtime Arkansas friend asked him, "How much are you worth?" Then the friend asked for help in paying child support, rent and a car loan. After he declined, Andrews said, the friend invited him to a deer-hunting camp. Another friend later warned that he was being set up to be shot in what would look like a hunting accident, Andrews said.

That’s one part crazy and one part chilling.

by andyreidswaistline on May 15, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

agreed...very crazy AND chilling

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

by Joe_D on May 15, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

what's so funny about bankruptcy?

I’m not sure why you’d consider it funny that the NYT is covering local news. In case you haven’t noticed, local coverage in newspapers is disappearing and is being picked up on occasion by the huge conglomerates that remain. You should probably be aware as a blogger engaged in journalistic-like practice that the Philadelphia Inquirer is belly-up, bust, broke. People have lost jobs and local reality has been pretty much erased.

by panalyst on May 15, 2009 8:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs