What happened to our eagles in 2009?
by greenage on Jan 25, 2010 9:52 PM EST
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Beyond the McNabb , Kolb thing that keeps going around. lets focus on the 2009 eagles and what happened. I'm Very proud of the eagles this year. Most teams that went through what the eagles gone through would have fell apart and been left for dead. Lets take a look at what I mean. First lets look at the Offence. We let the strong hold of our O line walk. Jon Runyan and Tra Thomas. You can not replace these two warriors in a season. They played with the eagles forever and know the system inside and out. Then Shawn Andrews didn't come back. I know big surprise there . But we never picked up a guy to replace the Pro Bowler Either. Kevin Curtis was Out. I know he hasn't been a fans Favorite but the guy produced plan and simple. Then there was Brian Westbrook , He's not what he once was to the team . But The guys a Vet and still has game. Then you add in the Straw that broke the Camels back Jamaal Jackson and all the othe Injuries to the O line. Now what do you have? Let me tell yea what you have. You have Jason Peters Jumping off sides. Seemed very slow to get our system down after missing training camp. Plus he was playing hurt most of the year. Then you have Winston Justice on the RT spot. I'm sorry no matter how much he improved from a few seasons ago. He's not Jon Runyan. Lesean McCoy a rookie coming out of the back field . Jeremy Maclin Another rookie. Jackson a second year guy. Plus Weaver, A guy that just joined the eagles this year. although all theese guys are very good. I could help but notice all the mis que's during the season. Hell the only Vets we had on the Offensive side of the ball that was worth a shit and not hurt was Jason Avant.
Now lets do our D.
First off we lost Brian Dawkins. Need I say more? Replaced by shawn Jones and Macho Harris. If you want to call that replaced. Sheldon wasn't the same guy after the hamstring injury. Steward bradley out for the season with his ACL. Ellis hobbs is gone due to a neck injury and Hanson decided to get suspended for four games for substance abuse. Not to mention all the other injuries that hit the whole D line. Plus we never picked up a Left DE. Hell, we couldn't close a pocket with a button. Not to mention we lost a member of the eagles family this year. Loved by team and fans alike. The heart and soul of the Eagles D "Jimmy Johnson"
Now I ask you Bleeding Green Nation how in the hell did we ever go 11-5
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I'm not a huge fan of rehashing what we all already know
but since you put the effort in to make this post, I think it deserves a reply. What happened was basically as you summed up, we taped our team together and covered for weaknesses and depended on first- and second-year players … and then ran into a team that was more or less completely healthy and didn’t have many weaknesses to begin with, and knew us inside out. Garrett called two basically perfect games against us.
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
I Agree.......
I’ve been saying the same thing since Romo and the girls got trashed by the Vikings. The OL was practically new. Two rookies had to replace veteran starters. Two rookies played on defense…Harris and Foku. The linbacking group played musical chairs. There was a new defensive coordinator. And Donovan missed 2 games. And………if we had won the one game we should have won, Oakland, we would have been 12-4…………..11-5…….how he hell did that happen???
Gooooooooo Eagles………………….
Lesson Learned 2009 = Injuries Suck and You Can't Ever Be Deep Enough
Depth can’t be over-rated. And no team that I can think of could have enough depth to cover the injuries the Eagles experienced this season. O-Line, Linebackers, CB’s and Safeties. Was it three DOA ACL’s?
I’m not even sure if our Safeties were good enough to get us there to being with. Then there’s Westy.
I don’t know if the team would have been good enough to go to the Super Bowl if it was healthy, but as beat up as they were, they never had a chance to prove it, either way.
Question
Jackson’s injury- will it cost him time at training camp? Will he even be ready for the season opener?
by LegendKnight22 on Jan 25, 2010 11:19 PM EST reply actions
Im no doctor
But I’d have to say no. takes a year from what I hear. then you have to add in the fact his knee has to with stand his 330 pound body.
ha ha
R.I.P Jim Johnson 1941-2009
we will miss you Jim Johnson, thank you for everything you done to the eagles defense making them the best of the best, RIP JJ...
Not to mention all the other injuries that hit the whole D line
What other injuries that hit the D line? Victor Abiamiri? Not sure what you mean here. We were riddled with injuries pretty much everywhere BUT the D line. No?
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