Bloggin for the Boys has 62% thinking that they will the NFC East
by sports00fan00 on Jun 25, 2009 11:53 AM EDT
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http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2009/6/24/923042/who-will-win-the-nfc-east-dont-bet
The cowboys fans seem a bit biased on this opinion, not only in the voting, but in the comments. But we're second @ 19%, which is a good sign, & the Giants are @ 14%, with the Redskins in last with 4%
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Bye, Dawk’s article from yesterday about 3 things we didn’t know about our opponents was really illuminating. Before that I probably would have said the Giants would win the division again. Great defense, solid offense and special teams and consistent coaching. But the fact that they lost almost 50% of their offense between Derrick Ward, Plaxico, and Amani Toomer really put some serious doubts in me.
I have little faith in the Cowboys since Roy Williams doesn’t look to be clicking, and their only real viable receiving threat is Jason Witten. Plus, I read a piece where Williams had a talk with Romo because during practice he was throwing to Witten regardless of coverage. I’m honestly beginning to believe that TO may have been right about Romo, as much as I hate to admit that.
I have no idea what to expect from the Redskins. They have a quarterback the team officials are always trying to get rid of, a running back who apparently is disrespectful of the coach, a #1 WR who is breaking down and then a whole bunch of special teamers filling out the rest of their receiving corps.
All this being said, I think the key to winning the division for us, is actually the Redskins. We’ve had a lot of trouble with them the past few years. If we can basically do the same thing with the Cowboys and the Giants this year that we did last year, and beat the Redskins once or twice, I think thats enough to put us over the edge.
by TransplantedFan on Jun 25, 2009 1:23 PM EDT reply actions
62% is pretty bad
You’d expect numbers like ours (this poll), something in the 90s on a fan site. 62 means the fans don’t have much faith.
OR...
that a whole hell of a lot of our fans are bombarding thier site, when barely any of then come here.
WE ARE TENACIOUS!
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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 25, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
No, I'm the only guy that voted for the Cowboys so far
And our site percentage was really high a few hours after the post got published… After that our site team strange fans, like your own fan site JIBTA, and other team fans started to vote against our team and you have a decreasing pct.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
So you're the one!
Goodluck.
In slightly related news: I must say that in my short time on BGN and SBNation, I am pleased that the only “First!” reply I’ve seen is on a cowgirl blog.
I never used to see that at all until our another cowboy’s blog merged with BTB. It is only people from that site that do the “First” thing, must have been the norm over there.
First to six!!!
True, I came from that site
But that kind of thing happened over there because a few of the guys around wanted to annoy the guys that would react in this kind of way…
It’s stupid, just like Will Ferrel’s movies are…
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
Whoa buddy
Watch what you say about Will Farrell and his movies around here
"I want to maintain my flexibility."
-Andy Reid
by BroadStBullies on Jun 26, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Or you'll get the trident
"I want to maintain my flexibility."
-Andy Reid
by BroadStBullies on Jun 26, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Or...
They are all just fairweather fans and don’t vote cause they don’t care like we do…
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POST FAIL.
Meant to reply to you Sparki. :-P
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by EagleGreeninMD on Jun 25, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I voted for the eagles
because of 10% biastness and 90% of the fact that the eagles are prolly the best team in the NFC (on paper)
Really?
Because I would say on paper the Eagles overachieve almost every year. You guys have a much better team than you do individuals. Which means nothing really, individuals do not win games, teams do and on paper you don’t have the best team just a lot of synergy
First to six!!!
oh overachieve? really
thats gotta be a joke. We have argueable the BEST O-LINE in the NFL. we have the BEST QB in the NFC east. We practically make the playoffs religiously. We have one of the BEST RB’s in the League. We have a darn good WR corps… The only changes are at DC(maybe which isnt a big change) and at FS and T. at both Tackles we got BETTER and we have all around DEPTH even on Special Teams..
Get off your high horse and realize we have the 3rd best D in the league, which could even go up to 2nd best since the Ravens defense sorta fell apart. And only the Steelers may be better than us on D and there in the AFC… We have a loaded Offense just waiting to explode.
Your wrong.
Dude, he was talkin bout the past. Relax for a second. He wasn’t talking about this year’s team.
He’s right, how many NFCCG’s did we go to on mcnabbs back?…We don’t really have many big names recognized around the NFL besides Dawk, on defense. Now the names of Cole, Bradley and Mikell are comin out. Meanwhile, the rest of the teams in the beast have a lot more name recognition. This year we’ll have a lot more name recognition and look to bust the fk out. People know the names of our players now. We finally have some actual wr’s for Mcnabb to throw the ball to.
So in a sense we did overachieve, relax, it was a compliment. He said our team was exactly that, a team, a team that played well together. No need to get in a uproar over it. I read it as a positive message. Our team plays well as a team.
"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 Jun 26, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
woops
meant to have cb’s in there w/ dawk.
"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 Jun 26, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
and it was meant in a positive way, just stating that on paper you don’t have the best team but that is ok because the Eagles always play better than the sum of their players. Which can probably be attributed to coaching and leadership. That is also why I think they may be hit harder by the loss of Dawk and potentially (probably) Jim Johnson, but for his and his family’s sake I hope he makes a speedy recovery.
First to six!!!
yah i was on the same page till you went into that dawk bs. He won’t be there and it will be a different team, but leadership roles will be filled They’re professionals. If you would have said he was better then what we have i might have been able to see your point a lil better.
"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 Jun 26, 2009 10:14 PM EDT up reply actions
the Dawk point does not detract from my original point, it just explains why I think you will miss him more than most Eagles fans think they will. I think he is a better talent, still at this point in his career, than what you have replacing him. I just think that spark will be tough to replace, I get the whole “they’re professionals” thing, I really understand that point I just think that some people are overlooking what type of impact he had on the team other than his play. Just my humble opinion.
First to six!!!
i hear ya man…i just think that POV is played out already, and it’s boring to hear. We actually have some leaders on our def. so its not as big as everyone’s making it to be, Dawk himself said in an interview that there’s plenty of leaders in the locker room that can step up.
I’m not taking away what Dawk meant to the team or that he was an emotional leader. He was the best and he will be missed, but its not gonna be as drastic as it’s made out to be. His playing style can’t be replaced. I think most of us have accepted that he’s gone and at his age it isnt the worst thing in the world. Sean Jones is a physical player and has the 3rd most Ints amont safeties in the past three years, QDemps is a good safety who played well last year. The position will not be played the same way, and i hate that other teams can now actually breathe a sigh of relief that they don’t have to meet dawk in our secondary steppin up to knock em out. On the other hand, we have some good talent that’s stepping in to replace him.
"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 Jun 27, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Eagles
I am a long time follower of BGN first time poster, and have to admit on paper we look pretty good and have a lot of stability in most positions.
Go Eagles
We could have gone 0-16 last year
and I would still vote for the eagles. There is no way I can go against my team.
Let's get it.
by homestar2281 on Jun 25, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I’d expect most of these sites to have a bias for their team. Everyone has hope in the offseason, and all of these teams were good (.500 or above) last season. So its not completely delusional.
Also, any divisional team above you in the standings has their share of question marks.
Giant’s fan are likely to think they are still on top.
Eagle fans see the Giants losing Plax, Ward, and Spags (In addition to our perceived upgrades) so think we can make the jump.
Dallas fans see, said Giants issues, and see the Eagles with two new OTs, no Dawkins, and no JJ.
Skins fans see all those things, and see Dallas without TO, and their big free agent signing and number 1 draft pick.
Obviously, some teams have better cases than others, but I won’t fault a NFC East fan (too much) for thinking their team is on top in the offseason.
by FredEx on Jun 25, 2009 5:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
true
someone post this question on the Lions blog & see what percent votes for themselves
by sports00fan00 on Jun 25, 2009 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Our poll is also very biased but..
I do think its very unrealistic that 62% think that the cowboys will win the nfc east. I think its pretty clear that the eagles and giants are better by far. If the eagles of last year can stomp them into the ground 44-6, then im pretty sure the eagles of this year can woop the TO-less cowgirls just as bad.
Seriously?
Better by far? Just as bad? So you would be willing to make a wager on the out come of the first game then? I am just saying, if you think that you can really beat us 44-6 again then I would love to have a piece of that action.
First to six!!!
Of course, most around here will bet...
… It’s just of what you don’t know…
In 2007 Dallas didn’t finished 13-3…
In 2007 Dallas didn’t beat the sh!t out of the Eagles 38-13…
And, just in one year, a really good team headed on a downward spiral to averageville.
2007 is the past… But, thinking about it, 2008 is also the past.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
44-6
thats really all that matters. When the Game counted the most your Cowboys choked.
When the Playoffs were on the line your team shut down and got CRUSHED.
The Eagles went out and got better at the Tackle Position and FS(just lost leadership there).
The cowboys did nothing but draft a couple of kids to play special teams(WTF? only jerry jones would do that).. They got rid of arguable there best player. They only have 3 semi-legit DB’s. and Romo hasnt really done anything yet.
Uh? Some thoughts
Tra Thomas had an admirable last year in Philly, probably the best year of his career. Just before you mention something like that, you should think about Thomas and how well he played.
They got rid of Dawkins and they are better at FS? OMG, that’s hope doing the talking!
The Cowboys overhauled STs? Fine by me, I was growing tired of seeing my team in the bottom of most STs rankings… The importance of STs tends to be underrated.
Ware? Still in Dallas. Ratliff? Still in Dallas. Newman (healthy)? Still in Dallas. Witten? Still in Dallas. Barber (healthy)? Still in Dallas. Mmmmh, Owens is off to NJ and our team is suddenly toothless…
They got rid of Anthony Henry, who sucked last year, and they are turning to the 2nd year guys, who according to KC Joyner played at a high level last year. And they saw a lot of playing time due to the injuries to Newman and Henry and due to Pacman’s troubles. They are also turning the page on SS by putting a premium on coverage hability, our team will field 2 FS types at the Safety positions and apparently we won’t see OLBs in coverage (seeing Ware in coverage against Baltimore was the last drop of the SS glass)…
And Romo hasn’t won a Playoff game… In a League were individuals rarely win games by themselves and can’t in the Playoffs.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
NJ
You do know Buffalo is in NY right?
Romo may not be able to win a game on his own….he did manage to lose the seattle game on his own. He dropped the hold.
"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 Jun 26, 2009 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, I didn't...
Buffalo in NY… Interesting… Both NY teams are actually in NJ… And Buffalo’s team in NY…
Well… Let’s return to the Arlington Cowboys subject:
And McNabb managed to drop your team 2nd Super Bowl chance? Or are you willing to accept that many things didn’t work quite alright for your team and the sum of reasons was the real reason behind your team losing?
Many things went wrong for the Cowboys in that game, just like in the Giants game and Philly game. I’m not the type of guy to point a finger to just one guy and say: “we won’t win THE games with this guy or that guy”.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
gotta love TX
First off since you need a geography lesson. Buffalo is a city, not a state. So yes, buffalo’s team is in NY. 2 of 3 ny teams are in NJ, they’re NY as in NY City, and east rutherford is right across the river from the city. Where as buffalo is in the state of NY, right off of Lake Erie.
Secondly, how did Mcnabb drop our teams second sb chance? Our team didnt play well as a whole. Def/off didnt play well in the first half, and our def. couldnt hold Ari from scoring after we took the lead. So do tell, how are we blaming that on Mcnabb. You could say Curtis dropped our chances of possibly scoring and taking the lead, but thats a stretch.
Romo dropped the EP snap when you guys were about to tie the game. He literally lost the game for you. I understand the whole team wins/team loses together. It’s just ironic that you can actually blame that loss on him. Now who’s to say you didnt lose the game in OT, but you didnt get that chance.
"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 Jun 26, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
First thing first...
… You are in need of doing some reading. Look at my signature right above: by Chandus.
“Viva México!”
I don’t get to study the U.S., states geography, but thanks for the lesson. You guys have international eagle fans around here, you should understand that this kind of errors are kind of expected… And refrain from attacking just for the fun of it.
And 2nd, I’m not taking blame from Romo, but our team didn’t had to be in such a position, there were a bunch of mistakes throughout the whole game and that’s the thing, in the end Romo couldn’t make a play and commited an awful mistake, was he the lone culprit? No, a bunch of sh!t had to be distributed, so much that Parcells quited.
And that’s what I was trying to say, Eagle fans are known for putting too much of the blame on McNabb or on Reid, and in some cases they have a point, but they can’t win the games by themselves and at times they haven’t received help.
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
mex
my apologies for not reading your signature close enough. I will refrain from making fun of mexico for the fun of it.
"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 Jun 27, 2009 1:58 AM EDT up reply actions
damn
I hate when it posts too soon.
If you watch football though you should atleast know where a player from your team went, if you’re gonna mock it. Buffalo is right next to Canada man. Knowing a lil bit bout each team, i.e. where their from, is probly basic for being a well rouned nfl fan. If you’re gonna commit to sayin a state or location, make sure it’s the right one first next time.
"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 Jun 27, 2009 2:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Dude
You’re right, there are international fans. But all of us knew that! If you wanna call yourself a NFL fan, you at least need to know where the teams are from. Seems like you support the Cowboys from Arlington, Buffalo.
I'm not ready to move on from #20.
When did they relocate?
Let’s return to the Arlington Cowboys
Cowboys moved to Virginia?
Now it’s official, a geographically correct NFC East! lol
Arlington is like Springfield, almost every state has one of those...
The Cowboys new stadium is in Arlington, Texas.
We’re talking about a team called Dallas Cowboys that hasn’t played in Dallas since the days of the Cotton Bowl…They’re just like the Giants and Jets, they may be geographically close to NY, but they aren’t in NY.
That can easily translate to some incorrect guesses on where teams are located… For example, the stupid band of kids that recently played in the new Cowboys Stadium was advertising on their website about their concert in Dallas…
And I’m expected to know that the Bills is the only actual team that plays in the NY State?
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
I was being sarcastic
I know where the Cowboys literally play, like i know where the Bills literally play, Orchard Park. Being somewhat of a geography buff, i know of Arlington, Va., who wouldn’t actually? With Arlington, E. Rutherford, Landover and Philly being close in proximity, i was making light of how the old beast was, yeah, Arizona in the east!
BEast
Cardinals were in St. Louis before they went to Arizona, so it was more reasonable then the Cowboys bein in Texas.
It would really be the East if Dallas was switched w/ Carolina, but what fun would that be.
"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 Jun 29, 2009 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Identity crisis
Poor Cardinals, they don’t even know if they want to be a city or a state, let alone staying in one place. St. Louis > Pheonix > Arizona! It’s as bad as the Angels, forgot which came first? California > L.A. > Anahiem? Bah, it doesn’t matter! lol
Besides, Dallas in the Beast is alright. It’s too easy to hate them. How can you find hatred in the Cardinals or Panthers? They seem harmless to me! lol
yah
That’s why i said what fun would that be if Dallas wasn’t in the BEast to hate on.
Geographically speaking, Switching Carolina for Dallas would actually make the division in the East. Thats all i meant. I like having the best division in football. Delhomme isnt as fun to mock as Romo.
"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 Jun 29, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I caught the east coast/Carolina ref.
Yeah, how can you pick on an aging vet like Delhomme? Or an aging Warner who’s one hit from retirement? It’s not the same with Romo/T.O. either pouting or crying. Or even Aikman. I wonder if Aikman still has to wear that oversized band-aid on his chin still? lol
Best yet, how can you put bounties on Cardinals or Panthers? Well maybe Fitzgerald or Smith! lol Buddy Ryan, i thought that was entertaining looking in from the outside!
umm wow CHANDUS
although Thomas had an admirable year it was by far not his best as an eagle. Peters is younger, stronger, more talented and a great LT. We got better there. At RT we got Shawn Andrews who has all the natural ability to excel and become the best RT in the league, and if not him its his brother Stacy who is pretty good himself… You cannot argue that we got better, this years Tackles wont start to breakdown towards the end of the season…
Sean Jones has all the intangebles Dawkins did, last year dawks ability drop significantly. Sean Jones is in the top 5 for INTs over the past 3 years which means hes good in coverage, He can also play the run and blitz extreemly well and he’s big and strong. Demps is young and raw, His only question marks are maturity and may tackling.
Ware is a good player. IDK who Ratliff is so he obviously isnt anything to worry about. Newmans old and our WR will burn him anyway. Witten will be cracked down on this year now that we dont have to cover TO, even thought ill give you witten because hes good too. Barber is the most OVERRATED player in the NFL, he had good seasons behind J. Jones when all he had to do was run against tired defenses with fresh legs, hes garbage now that they dont have anyone to spell him… And your not completely toothless, without TO your offense will have a hard time..
well rarely in the league do individuals mess up and FUMBLE A FG WHICH WOULDVE WON THE GAME… Ive never seen McNabb or any of the Eagles holders fumble a FG placement…
Dont come at me with that weak sh*t.
Dont come at me with that weak sh*t?
Although Thomas had an admirable year it was by far not his best as an eagle.
He tied his best year in sacks allowed (2) and kept mistakes waaaaay down (2 false starts and 1 hold). And blocking for the run, the guy had a pretty good season, too. Link:
KC Joyner: An O-Line That Was Maligned
Joyner indeed adds that the Eagles had problems blocking in short yardage sits, but that’s hardly just on the Tackles, a lot of it depends on the TEs and FB and on the play caller.
Ware is a good player.
Just good, huh?
IDK who Ratliff is so he obviously isnt anything to worry about.
He’s a nobody!
Witten will be cracked down on this year now that we dont have to cover TO.
2004 – Witten and Keyshawn were the team number 1 and 1a options for most of the season as Terry Glenn went down injured in the 6th game. Guess what? Witten wasn’t easy to stop.
Barber is the most OVERRATED player in the NFL, he had good seasons behind J. Jones when all he had to do was run against tired defenses with fresh legs, hes garbage now that they dont have anyone to spell him…
Uh, didn’t hear about Felix Jones and Tashard Choice? Those guys were rookies last year and they had a pretty good year…
And I’m the one coming up with weak sh!t?
Viva México! Go Cowboys!
Yea a few things you may have forgotten that we didn't know
In 2007, Dallas didn’t win a playoff game..
In 2007, the year didn’t suddenly become 2009… The question was asked about this year’s NFC East champ..
In 2008 (still not 2009, but much closer than 2007), Dallas didn’t make the playoffs and didn’t get 1st or even 2nd in the NFC East..
In 2009 (finally), Dallas traded away a number of their best players (from that 3rd place team mind you).. and drafted crap with mostly late round picks.
In 2009, Romo has yet to hit his ceiling, mainly because he’s behind a geriatric OL and has to continually pick him self up off the floor.
In 2009, Dallas has a new stadium.. it does look nice, and that big screen is spank… that’s gotta mean something right?
it looks a lot more biased than it probably is. If there were a poll that asked what percentage each team had to win the NFC east I bet you would see a lot of Eagles 60% to win, Giants 30%, Dallas 4% and Redskins 1%
To my mind, that is pretty fair, though probably still biased towards the Eagles by maybe 10%. It is a fan site though!
I'll tell you what I know about fans by coming here and to the Giants and Skins sites.
Dumbasses are the 1st thing that get your attention on any site you visit. With your regular site you know who these dumbasses are and tune them out. i assure you that you have as many dumbasses as we do. A case of the dumbass is like drug addiction it crosses all racial and gender lines.
2nd knowledable fans who remove their homer goggles have a good understanding of their teams (and others in the Beast) weaknesses and strengths. Where we seem to differ the most is in our expectations of the unknowns. You think your teams unknowns will turn out to be strengths and you opponents unknowns will be weaknesses. An example is you dont think you will feel the loss of JJ as much as we we feel the loss of TO. JJ has a bigger impact than TO. We can all rationalize how ours will be good and yours will be bad but you just dont know till you strap it on in Sept.
Im very optimistic about our teams chances this season. I feel like a kid about to spring a surprize on an enemy. We didnt have the flashy offseason you guys had this year, we had it last year and you know how that turned out.
We may have the best DBs in the Division. Jenkins and Scandrick graded out very well and have serious physical tools. Newman injuries have been the freak variety and not the getting old ones. Hamlin should improve not having to cover for Davis and play his position. The early word is Sensabaugh looks like a great fit. Some good word has come out that our backups have improve a great deal as well.
We love our RBs and their versatility. We have the best TE but what you guys dont realize yet is we probably got the 2nd best TE as well. Early word is he is uncoverable. 6’6" 260 with enough skills that he could have been drafted by thew NBA coming out of H.S.(2nd round prospect)
Be careful what you read about Dallas in the news. Our media doesnt like the Cowboys. They arre all a bunch of Skip Bayless wanna bes. Who instead of doing work and investigating stories would rather get ratings pissing off the locals by inflaming articles. These guys are useless and ESPN seems to have them on the hotline.
I dont know how the season will play out. Injuries will probably be the difference between the teams. Avoiding the injury bug will determine the winner.
I have a few more points for later but Im being paged.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the goverment from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Some good thoughts, sir.
Where we seem to differ the most is in our expectations of the unknowns. You think your teams unknowns will turn out to be strengths and you opponents unknowns will be weaknesses
I definitely see a lot of this as well. The logical fans can agree on a lot of stuff, but those questions marks are usually perceived as all positive or all negative depending how it impacts your team, whether it be the loss of two OTs, Dawkins, and JJ, or the loss of Spags, Ward, and Plax, or the loss of TO, Ellis, and Canty. Obviously time will tell, but the speculation is largely sided to your advantage by most people.
In defense of the pro-Eagles speculation, on OT, most people seem to think we made upgrades. As in 3rd party kind of people, not the Eagles fan bloggers. I don’t think a lot of people are viewing Roy as better than TO, Ware as better than Ward, or Nicks as better than Plax. On the D-Coordinators. Both losses are going to hurt their teams, I expect that. As it impacts the Eagles, we have had some good proteges comes out from under JJ, and are thinking this one will follow suit. Its no lock, obviously, and still a concern, but the whole track record thing, and familiarity leans people to think McDermott can keep any defensive set backs to a relative minimum.
We may have the best DBs in the Division
You may. I think the Eagles still have an on paper advantage (in addition to a normal in game advantage). The corner play is obviously very strong for Philly, and Mikell had himself a hell of a year as a full time starter. Jones has great tools, and was pretty solid in Cleveland and Demps showed promise last year.
For Dallas’, if healthy, Newman is still one of the best. Jenkins had a very promising season and looks to be good. Hamlin has always been solid, and Sensabaugh has the tools to get it done. As for being good fits, and the backs up doing well, almost all camp reports and such are positive, so I wouldn’t read too much into that. I think the Eagles are better at both CB spots and SS. They are also more of a proven product, but I don’t think Dallas is that far off, and I definitely don’t expect our WRs to embarrass you guys, as some have stated.
We love our RBs and their versatility. We have the best TE but what you guys dont realize yet is we probably got the 2nd best TE as well.
You definitely have a good stable of backs. I’m not sure I’d ever trust Jones if he has to be ‘the guy’, but he doesn’t, so he’s a real nice compliment. Choice is a very good 3rd RB, obviously.
I’m aware of Bennett and the fact he has the chance to be special. He’s a two and half inch taller version of Ingram, who a lot of people are really excited about around here. Both those guys have potential to be really good. And at legit 6’6 and possesing good speed, it wouldn’t surprise me if he passed Cooley as 2nd best TE in the division. Again on the early word, he’s not coverable thing, eh, I don’t read too much into that stuff. However, he definitely has the physical tools to make that happen. Guy can block too. He was a really good pick for Dallas.
Avoiding the injury bug will determine the winner.
Very likely. Health is always a huge factor.
If Roy can step his game up (he had two solid years and one great year with Detroit) to fill in for TO, and if your O-line can hold, you should be in the discussion for sure. On D, the secondary as mentioned should be a strength (even if Sensabaugh fails, the other guys should be good enough), and that Ware guy is pretty decent.
In summation, key factors for Dallas, are O-line play, Roy Williams, if Newman can stay at his high level of play and injury free,. Then lesser important factors, for another non Ware LB to step up, fill in for Ellis (maybe Spencer shows why he was a 1st rounder this season). Don’t know a whole lot about the DEs. Tough for me to tell with the 3-4 and not seeing too many games. Ware got sacks, so something was working, if Olshansky can deliver, with Ratliff, they should be good up front.
Nice reply.
I expected to be ripped up on that post. The unknowns cause an uptake in acholic beverages but they are what adds to the excitement of another season. You can see from the way we voted on our poll of who would you bet a thousand dollars on for winning the Beast. Many voted with their heart but many also know that you guys have consistently gotten it done for the last 10 years. If money is involved you guys are the safe bet we just havent gotten it done yet.
As far as you new line goes if it comes together it will be devastating and that is something we would just as soon forget. I dont think you will hear us say anything good we hope the negative energy will jinx them.
I really see the Beast(I like that word) splitting all the games and the winner will come from who has the best out of division/conference games. Hopefully the tougher of those games wont follow a Beast slugfest the week before.
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the goverment from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
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