"Eagles Sign Chad Hall"
by Eaglesfan10 on Mar 11, 2010 4:08 PM EST
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PrintThe Philadelphia Eagles have signed a new free agent receiver, but he's no one who has played for any other NFL team. Receiver Chad Hall, 23, has completed two years of service as a second lieutenant in the Air Force, and he is now free to pursue a career in pro football. Hall played receiver, running back, and kick returner at the Air Force Academy, and he was named the Mountain West Conference offensive player of the year in 2007. He had 1,478 rushing yards, 524 receiving yards, and 2,683 all-purpose yards. Hall set the school record with 275 rushing yards in one game, against Army. It sounds to us like he's a scaled-down version of Percy Harvin, who might be able to keep DeSean Jackson from being exposed to injury while returning punts.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/03/11/eagles-sign-chad-hall/
Not a real big signing but its some activity...
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yomjoseki, you got to live the dream!
He’ll be a fun guy to watch and root for in the preseason. Hopefully he can make the practice squad.
Sometimes it's just fun to take the family for a spin around the lake in the old boat. Even if it's not your family or your boat, and they're screaming for you to stop.
by Baron Dainer Von Tresvant on Mar 11, 2010 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
+1
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 11, 2010 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
yeah im in on this bandwagon.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
"I'm trading Kolb to Buffalo for Cribbs"- the brilliant Trade Kolb
Hey, I can't hate the move really cause I don't much about the guy
But..If we were gonna sign a WR, I think we needed one with freakn SIZE! Like a 6’4 – 218 lb player. But i see why they signed him. Special teams and versatile player. But i hope we STILL get another WR with size!! Ingram, hopefully, will pan out which should help us in the redzone and create mis-matches across the field..but his knee injury, u never know!! Plus we could really use a big WR anyway. Doesn’t need to be a #1 guy but a guy who can man handle, and bully DB’s!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
They’ll take a flier on someone in the mid to late rounds of the draft and sign a few undrafted FAs to fill out training camp/taxi squad. Clearly size isn’t something Reid cares about, as he’s almost always gotten these lanky 5’10" to 6’’1" guys.
Clearly Reid didnt care are about a REAL fullback and a REAL return man either!!
But he learned from his mistake
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
That's not true
Jon Ritchie was supposed to fill the true FB role and didn’t pan out. And for several years he tried drafting true fullbacks who always seemed to suffer injuries. Return men are hard to find, but Andy did try there as well.
Now, those guys may not have worked out, but that doesn’t necessarily mean Andy had no interest in filling those roles.
In All Seriousness
This is a good move. Watch some film; he’s an explosive little dude. Very versatile.
I guess the Birds hope we found a mini Percy Harvin here.
Basically, there’s no risk. Maybe something good will happen.
Veritas Liberabit Te
i love this move
I remember watching this guy a couple years back unfortunately when air force routed Notre Dame. I forgot all about him. He’s extremely versatile from what I saw. Great pick-up.
Supposedly he worked out at Utah's pro day this year
wouldn’t mind seeing his numbers. He looks pretty slow; was getting caught from behind a lot.
There is no way in hell that guy ran a 4.48
Unless it was a Taylor-Mays-ran-a-4.23 kind of 4.48.
bloom
5th round 2006
avant 4th round 2006
avant new 5 year deal with the eagles
bloom who knows? Maybe skiing downhill?
"Bleed green for life my nocos"
according the the ultimate source, wikipedia
he had a brief stint with the steelers, but has found other success
After football practice with the Philadelphia Eagles he interned for well-known professor and economist Peter Linneman. He is the co-founder of MDinfo.com.
guess he did find some success
"Leave Michael Alone!" - said like that Brittany Spears fan on youtube
by sports00fan00 on Mar 11, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Bloom probably wrote that about himself, he’s prob a middle school janitor. No offense to any janitors
"I hate listening to people's dreams. It is like flipping through a stack of photographs. If I'm not in any of them and nobody is having sex, I just don't care. "
by midnitegreen on Mar 11, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
let's not pretend every little known with some acclaim will be an impact player
it’s like mallet, there’s no sense saying he’s part of the solution until he shows us he can DO something at the NFL level.
although since he is an ex-air force guy, I really do hope he succeeds, if not here then somewhere else
Go Air Force!
sorry, I had too… he’s been out of football for a couple years but at least he is still in good shape and he came cheap. Hopefully he can make the team/practice squad
We sign two WR… when are you cutting Curtis? Or is that too premature?
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
I don't want Curtis cut. I want him re structured.
Curtis was obviously not ready, nor will he be to be a number 1 receiver, but as a 4th or slot guy, he can be awesome. See his time with St. Louis when Bruce and Holt had the top 2 spots locked down. IAs long as he is healthy, Curtis will do fine.
This guy looks alright. We will have to see if he can make any kind of impact at the pro level. Only downside is he was a flyboy. They are like the favorite kids of the Armed Forces.
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by Talon Talent on Mar 14, 2010 1:06 AM EST up reply actions
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