Are there even any other “Villanovans” in the NFL?

What is your most profound Brian Westbrook memory in an Eagles Uniform?

Either Westbrook’s punt return for a touchdown to be the Giants in 2003 or Westbrook’s knee down at the one to save a win against the Cowboys in 2007.

How does Westbrook embody the spirit of the city of Philadelphia?

He’s a hard working guy who gives it 100% everytime. That’s Philadelphia.

What is Westbrook’s importance to the success of the birds?

No disrespect to McNabb, but Westbrook is probably our most important offensive weapon. Heathy or not, defensive coordinators always keep two guys on Westbrook, drawing away coverage from someone else. He’s also gives us our running game, so defenses can’t just play pass all game long.

An example of what Westbrook can do for our offense and what happen when he’s out of the game comes from first Redskins game from last season. In the first quarter, Westbrook was 100% for the start of the game. Our offensive was explosive; was rushing well so we had balance in the offense. We score a touchdown on the opening drive, but Westbrook got injured while scoring the touchdown. After that, Westbrook wasn’t the same. Couldn’t run well so defense played off the pass and offense didn’t score anymore points. And we lost to the Redskins 23-17 (where 10 points came from special teams).

Where would you rank him in the terms of great Eagles in history (recent or otherwise)?

Second best running back in history behind Steve Van Buren; fifth best player overall behind Buren, Harold Carmichael, Brian Dawkins, and Reggie White.

Do you think he’s been underutilized by a coach who’s obsessed with throwing the ball?

2008: 287 touches (14 games)
2007: 368 touches (15 games)
2006: 317 touches (14 1/2 games)

I think that’s good enough.

1. Best Memory- 2007 Westbrook broke a 24 yard run with the clock running down and took a knee at the 1 to seal a 10-6 win over Dallas- John Ruyan told him to (classy)
or the 84 yrd return to beat the Giants in a comeback 14-10 in 2003

2. How does embody the spirit of the city of Philadelphia?- no drama all buisness Blue color workhorse, and he went to Nova

3.What is Westbrook’s importance? 1/3 of our O, nuff said

4.Where would you rank him- top 3 in RB’s with Van Burran as #1, Westy as #2, and Waters as #3. but toe to toe now-a-day Westy would take SVB

5.Do you think he’s been underutilized?- nO, He shines in a West Cost offense, we didnt have the support to run him in the last few years anyhow. now that we have younger more agile linemen and a great FB he will run alot more

Brian Westbrook is my favorite Offensive Skill guy of all time… coming from a 25 yr old

i would hav 2 say my most memorable WESTBROOK moment is definetely the game winning punt return in a game in which we could not muster any O watsoever.

Now my friend i have a ?? for you………wat will the Gints do when we stack the box and shut down Jacobs and Eli is running 4 his life because he has pedestrian receivers???
hope ur defense can set your O up with short fields off takeaways otherwise i think u guys may be one of the biggest disappointments in the league this year.

What is your most profound Brian Westbrook memory in an Eagles Uniform?

The kneel down. No question

I think credit was given to Runyan for that one, who was running behind him screaming “take a knee!”. Or so I read.

But I graduated from Villanova, so your point works for me.

1.What is your most profound Brian Westbrook memory in an Eagles Uniform?

Hands down the winner is the kneel down. I thought kneel down before even reading any posts, as I can tell many others did. The reason why is obvious, shows sacrifice for the team, and it was just clever overall, even if it was Runyan’s idea. Another more recent memory is of Westbrook exposing Antonio Pierce for the TD run this past season after a long grind of a game.

2.How does Westbrook embody the spirit of the city of Philadelphia?

Philaldephia clearly favors the “quiet grinder” persona, while being more harsh on the naturally talented. Luckily, Westbrook has both, which is why he’s so loved in this city. Basically, we love Westbrook for the same reason we loved Jim Johnson, they both let their actions do the talking.

3.What is Westbrook’s importance to the success of the birds?

He has given our offense a unique identity that few NFL teams can match. He may be a small guy, but he is a terror no matter where he is lined up, which poses such a difficult challenge for opposing defensive coordinators. Westbrook has been just a huge part of our offense.

4.Where would you rank him in the terms of great Eagles in history (recent or otherwise)?

Top 3 all time, numero uno for the last decade at least.

Do you think he’s been underutilized by a coach who’s obsessed with throwing the ball?

I think he has been used just the right amount over the years. Westbrook is not a pound the ball every down back, so he probably becomes less effective the more you use him. Using him slightly less than most running backs makes our offense less predictable and more potent.

because some of Westbrook’s greatest plays have been against the Giants. He’s to the Giants what Pat Burrell was to the Mets.

1, What is your most profound Brian Westbrook memory in an Eagles Uniform?

Week 7, 2006, At Tampa Bay. 4th quarter 52 yard pass, makes 4 tacklers miss.
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Because he took a tiny window of opportunity and made magic happen. He’s been doing it his whole career.

1. My most profound memory of Brian was the Tampa game in Tampa when he broke that 52 yard touchdown with about 30 seconds left. I was there and it was the best play I have ever seen him make.

2. He is everything like Philly. Hard Worker. Keeps his mouth shut. Shows what he has on the field, not off of it. He embodies the city of Philadelphia.

3. Westbrook is one of the 2 most important players on this team along with McNabb. Though I put him just ahead because of what he brings to the offense. He brings his running ability, his patience, pass catching and his blocking. Also, he draws double teams all of the time, which in turn helps our offense out tremendously.

4. I would say 5 on my list. It would be for me, Bednarik, Van Buren, White, McNabb, and then Westbrook.

5. Andy Reid does not underutilize Brian Westbrook. Westbrook is one of our top pass catchers and can run the ball the way Andy wants to run the ball. Never in 100 years would Westbrook be underutilized in this offense.