Broken ribs = Perfect scenario for the Eagles.

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 9:35 AM EDT

Beleive it of not, I am soo excited about next week. Not that I'm happy about McNabbs injury. But ironically his short term injury provides the Eagles with an opportunity to truely gage the future.

Now Kevin Kolb is afforded an entire week of practice as the starter and will be out there with the ones to compete. If he sucks, there is no excuse for him, we know to resign McNabb ASAP. And if he is good, then maybe we can count on him as the QB of the future. Either way, the Eagles benefit, if Kolb is good, maybe you move on from McNabb in the future, if Kolb sucks, than you can move on from Kolb, of he just stays as a backup for the rest of his career.

I am very interested to see how he performes with the starters. Last week was hard to determine if he was good or not, Andy already called off the dogs and Kolb wasn't gonna make any plays by that time. Regardless to Kolbs performance, McNabb can still return and be the starter afterwards. This is a win, win situation for us. I will be watching this one closely for sure.

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It's only a win-win if we win.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by JimmyK on Sep 14, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

I dont think i agree with you YPB. Were playing the Saints next week. Unless our D is going to be as good as it was this past week, were in deep shiz. We need McNabb to be out there to put up points. I would rather be playing the chiefs than the saints this week. If i had to make a decision on the outcome of next weeks game, id probably pick the saints to win by 1 TD.

by andyb on Sep 14, 2009 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

Kolb has to play it safe, he still wins. What if he's good, how do we respond?

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions

what do you mean?

Even if Kolb is AWESOME against the Saints, McNabbs the man and when he’s healthy he starts

"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 Sep 14, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions

That's a question we won't have to answer

Because he’s not good.

by cwel87 on Sep 14, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess what I'm trying to say is. I better to know about Kolb while we have McNabb.

Than to learn that he sucks with out McNabb. Regarless to who is the QB, we still win next week. NO has NO Defense whats so ever. They have to woried about covering our WRs with those bad DBs, and who is gonna cover BWest and McCoy with out forgetting about Weaver.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions

Saints no longer a pushover D

I watched the Saints game yesterday (I live in New Orleans) and I hate to tell you, but their D is no pushover this year. A good deal of the Lions points came because of turnovers (the Saints turned it over 3 times), so don’t let the score fool you. Darren Sharper picked off Stafford twice and their corners are noticeably better than last year’s. Their linebackers aren’t bad, but that’s probably where we should start. Westbrook, McCoy and Celek can do their thing first and get those safeties to inch in closer. If we can get one on one matchups with the corners, then I don’t see the Saints defending well (if Kolb can get the ball there that is).

Also, we might have to be prepared to score on almost every possession. The Saints offense is really, really scary. Every receiver catches the ball and Brees throws passes so accurately anyone on this blog could catch them. I’m confident in our run D, but for what it’s worth, Mike Bell is lookin’ good.

by NOLACuse on Sep 14, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Saints D is no longer a pushover????

Last time I checked, they played the Detroit Lions with a rookie QB starting. How can you possibly think the Saints D is not a pushover? IT’S THE DETROIT LIONS they played.

by willydick71 on Sep 14, 2009 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I'm guessing you didn't read my actual post did you?

Most of the Lions points came thanks to turnovers or a short field. Only one score came off a drive that started deep in NO territory and even that one was extended thanks to a bogus unnecessary roughness call (would have been a field goal instead of TD). 231 total yards is not that much to give up and when Calvin Johnson is the opposing WR, you’re gonna give up some yardage in the air regardless of who is throwing him the ball.

I watched the game. Their D looked light years better than last year. Even if it is mostly the same players, they made a couple upgrades in the secondary and they are using a much better scheme. I don’t think they are a pushover D any longer. They are certainly beatable, but with their offense, they only need a D that can stop the run early (which they can) and stop a few drives a game (which they can). Last year they couldn’t stop anybody because their starting FS (Josh Bullocks) was so bad they would have been better off starting 10 guys on defense. Kaesviharn wasn’t much better (and he was injured anyway). Darren Sharper is a big, big step up there. Jason David was a terrible CB and Tracy Porter should have started much sooner than he did. McKenzie wasn’t a terrible corner, but he wasn’t great either. Jabari Greer is a step up there too. The D-line underachieved last year. If they play like they should, they would be a good line. All-in-all I think this will be an OK defense in general, but relative to what the Saints offense needs, it will be great.

by NOLACuse on Sep 14, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

They gave up 27 points as well

Not a pushover D…that’s funny.

by cwel87 on Sep 14, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Again, people need to actually read.

7 points came on a fumble return. Not the D’s fault.
Another 7 points came off a kick return to the 13. Hard to blame the D when they have that short a field to work with and Calvin Johnson to defend in the red zone (he wasn’t the one that scored, but he has to be your D’s focus).

That leaves 13 points that the D is totally responsible for. One of those field goals came from a short field, so while the D is to blame, it doesn’t help anything when special teams is spotting the opposing offense yardage.

My point? Their D isn’t great, but isn’t bad either. The scoreline is very deceptive. Don’t be fooled.

by NOLACuse on Sep 14, 2009 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

What your dissenters are arguing

Is that regardless of how well the Saints D played against the lions, the lions are not a good case to examine…they’re the lions

by jalarsen1 on Sep 14, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions

True, but this wasn't the first time I've watched a Saints game.

I know what their D looked like last year. There were plenty of plays that would have resulted in deep passes and botched coverage last year, that were either incomplete or broken-up passes yesterday. Those things matter.

The Saints defense was basically responsible for giving up 13 points to the Lions. I think the Eagles can score 2.5 times that easy. But with the Saints offense being what it is, I don’t think 30 points is an automatic victory.

by NOLACuse on Sep 14, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Detroit only had the ball for 23 minutes

And they had 80 yards in penalties. Your offense had 3 turnovers and STILL held the ball for over 36 minutes! That speaks more about your offense and Detroit’s ineptitude than it does your defense. You played a shitty team. We played a shitty offense. Advantage- Birds

I bleed green and I piss silver and blue

by oldasquick on Sep 14, 2009 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions

What my team? I'm an Eagles fan.

I just live in New Orleans and keep up with the Saints when I can’t watch Eagles games (or if they are on at different times).

All I’m saying is that if you simply look at numbers it’s easy to think that we can walk all over the Saints. Without a healthy McNabb I wouldn’t be sooo confident after actually watching the Saints game. This game probably won’t be a blowout, so I’m trying to warn people that a shootout should be expected.

by NOLACuse on Sep 15, 2009 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Totally disagree about their D...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/teams/depth?team=nor&formationId=16

I see a total of 2 (maybe 3) players on this D that would start for Philly.

They were 23th in yards allowed last year, and 26th in points allowed. And it’s basically the same team. Plus, there’s a decent chance that their 2 starting DE’s, Will Smith and Charles Grant will be suspended for this game.

We should walk all over them.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by JimmyK on Sep 14, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree - to a degree. In thinks it's a "Win-Doesn't Suck" situation.

It’s great that McNabb will be back soon, so this isn’t as bad as if he had been hurt worse, and it does give us a great opp to see how KC performs with the first team after training with them for a week. And I agree that all he has to do is not suck and we can all feel better about them continuing to groom him for the future. And if he sucks, well it wouldn’t be as bad as if McNabb was out for the season and KC was our backup to Kolb.

Things could be a lot worse.

by IggleGrrrreen(F-da-rest!) on Sep 14, 2009 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

exactly. If Kolb sucks, we still have McNabb and Vick still.

Imagine we see nothing of Kolb, and we let McNabb walk, then he sucks. We would be in a really bad position then. But this is a preview of what is supposed to be our future team. I’m curuious. Regardless to the performance, McNabb starts coming back.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Feeley

So, for week2, let’s say McNabb is a nogo and Kolb gets his chance, with Vick in the owner’s box again……Whatcha think, do they sign Feeley for Week 2?

by greeenmachine on Sep 14, 2009 11:03 AM EDT reply actions

No choice...

They absolutely have to sign somebody. Feeley hasn’t caught on anywhere yet, so that’s certainly a possibility. Garcia is out there too, although he thinks he should be starting somewhere.

I think we see the last of Reggie Brown this week to make room for whoever we sign.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by JimmyK on Sep 14, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions

We do not sign any QBs this week, McNabb is good enough to play. He will be the

backup.

Why cut a player for 1 week. If we cut anyone, it will be Dimitri Patterson. But I think McNabb will be backup, as he can play, but may benefit from a week or so off. Especially just before the biweek.

People need to stop asking for Vick, he was never a good QB, just a good football player, but not a good QB. I prefer Kolb for 2 weeks, as he has been in our system for 2 years plus now, when vick has been an eagle for a little over 1 month.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions

You can’t go into a game with one healthy QB and one “doubtful” QB.

Bye, Big Stew and JJ :(

by JimmyK on Sep 14, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

Not

asking for Vick, believe me…just focused on Week 2 before the craziness of Week 3 starts, and wondering what the approach will be…..the way Kolb holds on the the ball so long and takes sacks, there’s a fair chance we’ll need a backup, even vs a weak NO Def…..

by greeenmachine on Sep 14, 2009 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions

Feeley to Carolina?

talking with Carolina today?

by greeenmachine on Sep 14, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

SOURCE?

do you have a link or are you just assuming/suggesting?

In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt

by Eaglesgrl5 on Sep 14, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I like the optimisitic perspective yophillybro

To be honest, until now I havent looked at it that way

RIP JJ

by MeanGreen5 on Sep 14, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

thank you, thats all, its isn't a big deal to sit McNabb 1 week. I still think Kolb wins next week,

Andy will game play to use Kolb appropriately, and you won’t see nothing risky, just simple drops and quick passes. I expect Maclin to get more time. It will be a boring outing, but I can see Kolb throwing 2 td passes and 235 yards while going 17-25 or so. Maybe throwing a pick, and getting sacked 2 times.

But we can run for 2 TDs, so that gives us 28 points plus 2 field goals

Eagles win 34 – 21, Mostly second and 3rd quarter points, and NO will likely get a quick 14 – 0 lead, but we will come back to open up and win the game.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions

I know I come off as crazy. But I'm not always wrong.

Remember during the BGN draft, I drafted Mark Sanchez @ #4. People thought I was crazy, and many had him going 21 or so. He was drafted #5, and looks like a stud.

So even though I way say crazy things, I’m not always wrong. I’m just saying, I have a method for my madness. I don’t think we bring in a backup QB, and Kolb will start next 2 games, and he will win both.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 11:37 AM EDT reply actions

I am a football prophet.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

a modest one at that

RIP JJ

by MeanGreen5 on Sep 14, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions

hahhahahaha,

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions

lol

I drafted Sanchez in round 10, 194th overall

by eagleyosh on Sep 14, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

5 is our QB

At least for this season and next season. He is guaranteed $24 MM over the next two years. After that, he’s gone. Maybe Kolb will be our Rodgers, but he hasn’t really shown us anything so far.

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by royboy on Sep 14, 2009 11:58 AM EDT reply actions

idunno, I can see McNabb get another

short term contract when this ones up
I have always had tons of faith in this guy
Tough skin, hard nose, light harded work horse- and he looked jacked on the sideline, shed a few lbs. He’s no old man, still elusive, still accurate, still makes plays
I think McNabb is around for awhile and I love it

RIP JJ

by MeanGreen5 on Sep 14, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Kolb needs to play good next week to earn that title, if she sucks. McNabb gets resigned.

Bleed green, or don't bleed at all!

by yophillybro on Sep 14, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Ive had bruised ribs before..

And they are very painful. It hurts to run, it hurts to sit up, it hurts to sit, it hurts to breathe. I couldnt imagine having a cracked rib. I bruised mine playing football in highschool (also on a late hit lol) and i felt like i got the wind knocked out of me. I know how mcnabb feels and if he plays sunday, i give him tons and tons of props. I couldnt run, do a pushup or anything. Its an odd injury but i have a high opinion of the eagles training staff and his rehab should be a lot better than mine. Took me about 2-3 until i felt normal again.

by andyb on Sep 14, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions