IIIIIIIT'S KAFKA TIME!!!!!!

by MidwesternEaglesfan on Sep 19, 2011 5:53 PM EDT

A lot of people here at BGN came out of the closet and professed their man crush for Casey Matthews last spring, which is cool. Matthews was a good linebacker in college. He has great football instincts and his brothers is an absolute beast, Literally. I'm not as big of a fan of Matthews. I have my own man crush, Mike Friggin' Kafka.

Michael VIck's concussion doesn't sound as serious as either Kevin Kolb's or Stewart Bradley's was last year, but there is still a decent chance that he will miss one game. Vince Young may not be healthy enough yet nor does he have a good enough grasp of the offense.

Most people will be in panic mood if Mike Kafka gets the start in our home opener against a division rival that really wants to beat us, bad. The Giants have lost six straight to us and also lost out on their slot receiver, Steve Smith, mainly because they didn't get a change to counter our offer.

Will Kafka be ready for the big stage? The answer is yes, he will.

I love Kafka's game. it reminds me of what we thought Kevin Kolb would be for us. Kolb is a good player, don't get me wrong, but he holds the ball too long at times and makes poor decisions. Kafka gets rid of the ball quickly and is deadly accurate. Kafka was 7/9 Sunday night in relief with his only two incompletions coming on the dropped bass by Maclin and the hail mary on the final play.

Kafka was sacked just one in preseason in about 60 passing plays. That's a rate of 1.6 %. So far this season Vick has dropped back for a pass about 70 times and taken 3 sacks. Still a good rate at 4.2 % but blitz pick up is an area that Kafka is better at than Vick. I know he has to prove it for four quarter in a game that actually means something, but so far he has been great at reading the pressure and not only getting the ball out but completing the pass as well.

I really like the way the offense was run with Kafka in the game, especially on that final drive. More runs with LeSean McCoy and more short to medium routes that give the Eagles receivers a change to get yards after the catch. Kafka seems to always put the ball right where it needs to be. That is something that is incredibly underrated for a quarterback. When you can lead receivers like Maclin and Jackson on the majority of their receptions, it gives you a change for a lot of YAC every time.

The bottom line is that the Eagles are in good hands with Kafka out there. Vince Young is a great player but he isn't 100% yet and he doesn't have a handle of the offense like Kafka does.

By the way Miami, when your watching Kafka put up big numbers against the Giants on Sunday, we expect Vontae Davis and a second round draft pick in return for Kafka next season.

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Giants just do not have the talent to match the eagles offense or defense

Well, if Vick is healthy that is

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by Joe_D on Sep 19, 2011 6:01 PM EDT reply actions

Really looking forward to the 2nd rounder we get for Kafka next year.

The guy had to get on the field at some point… it’s a pretty consistent pattern for our backup QBs over the past decade.

by licensetochill on Sep 19, 2011 6:38 PM EDT reply actions

No...

I really hope Vince Young is ready to go by then…

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by Eagladelphia on Sep 19, 2011 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

yeah

if vick cant get back, then it has to be vince

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by Mapost1 on Sep 19, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

you guys are on crack

sometimes we question s**t that there is no anwer to but I just built a house on I dont give a f*k avenue

by theaction on Sep 20, 2011 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions

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Pay DeSean Jackson

by Djax10 on Sep 19, 2011 6:46 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

How about youll bite your words after Kafka takes us to the promise land

sometimes we question s**t that there is no anwer to but I just built a house on I dont give a f*k avenue

by theaction on Sep 20, 2011 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions

If Kafka is going to play

then they are going to need to institute a gameplan that is very similar to what Jeff Garcia had when he was starting.

And put the “we-are-trying-to-outsmart-the-defense-on-every-play-through-trickeration” gadget plays on the IR too.

I posted this in Anthro’s “FIRE HIM” thread, but I am re-posting it here. It is as if Minionwheg doesn’t trust his guys to be able to beat the guys on defense. There are going to be times during the game where it doesn’t matter if the defense knows you are going to run the ball, you need to trust your guys that they are going to be able to beat the defender in front of them and run the goddamn ball for positive yardage.

by The Reddgie on Sep 19, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

you know what, I kinda see what you're saying

and I agree, it does seem like he doesn’t trust our guys as much as he should to just run our bread and butter offense

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by AbiAbsurd on Sep 22, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm not to nervous about a Kafka start

Andy seems to do a good job preparing these guys for starts. If you look at the history, he did it with Koy Detmer in a start against the 49ers and he was doing well until he went all fish out water with the dislocated elbow. He did it with AJ Feely, Jeff Garcia and Kevin Kolb. The only guy he couldn’t do it with was Mike McMan(or whoever that was) and Kafka is way better than that scrub.

Cowboys suck.

by stinkypants on Sep 19, 2011 7:13 PM EDT reply actions

if it was any other coach I would say kiss next week goodbye...

but Kafka is in good hands

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by Sikahema on Sep 19, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

And yes this is Philly, you welcome to come check us

by jaws1385 on Sep 19, 2011 8:46 PM EDT reply actions

And yes this is Philly, you welcome to come check us

by jaws1385 on Sep 19, 2011 8:46 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs

...I'm not really that nervous.

And yes this is Philly, you welcome to come check us

by jaws1385 on Sep 19, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

I am actually excited

Kafka’s progress has been coming along faster thhen I expected ( II thought it would take him 4 years before he showed anything of worth) Kafka is a good football player. He is very smart, has a calmness that bellies his experience, and is quite mobile. He seems to really like Maclin and while his arm strength is a negative with the right game plan can do some good things for us. It may not be the ass whooping we expected for the first game against the Giants but a victory is still well in reach with Kafka back there.

"I will never have my best season," Brian Dawkins

Mike Vick is a piece of shit

We be journalizing, son.
by JimmyK on Jul 21, 2011 7:21 PM EDT

by Talon Talent on Sep 19, 2011 10:45 PM EDT reply actions

arm strength is a negative?

it looked pretty good on the Eagles longest play of the game. Maybe we are just spoiled by Vick effortlessly flinging the ball 50 yards all the time.

by philabronc53 on Sep 20, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

and thats the thing

His arm strength was maxed out there and he just got it into the end zone. The receivers were ill positioned because they were thinking of McNabbs/Vicks arm strength. He won’t be able to do that too many times in a game nor do we want him too. His arm strength is adequate for a couple deep balls but it’s not gonnanhit Jackson in stride 40 yards down field on a consistent basis. Trust me I pulled for Kafka hardcore when he came here as I think he has intangibles to be great when it is all said and done, but I am also a realist and realize his arm strength will resemble closer to Jeff garcia (adequate but not jaw droipping) then Mcnabb or Vick. I still think with the right game plan, a more tarditional West Coast offense, he can be awesome for us if we need him.

"I will never have my best season," Brian Dawkins

Mike Vick is a piece of shit

We be journalizing, son.
by JimmyK on Jul 21, 2011 7:21 PM EDT

by Talon Talent on Sep 20, 2011 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions

The next Eagles QB

I think Kafka is going to be fine if he has to start.

I really think the Eagles should hang on to him until Vick’s career is completed , which at this rate may only be 2-3 more years. I would love for Vick to be around much longer, but I don’t think he will last much longer than that. Kafka seems to have what it takes to be a player in the NFL. Instead of trading every decent quarterback that blossoms under Reid I think we should hold on to one and make him the QB of the future. He can then take his time to further develop and then he can hit the ground running when he is called upon to be the man.

by Here Comes the Boom on Sep 19, 2011 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

The real question is

Which qb will be more valuable to the Eagles, Kafka or Eli Manning?

GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!

by tanman5 on Sep 20, 2011 12:26 AM EDT reply actions

But in all seriousness

I think Kafka can execute this offense. Quick dink and dunk offense can work if we spread the other team out and make them account for a lot of guys.
I don’t think he will consistently be able to get over the top to Desean like Vick can (and I mean those 60-yard in the air throws) but we saw that he is accurate enough in the 20-to-40-yard range, so it’s not like the safeties are constantly going to crowd the line.

BUT- it’s still his first start. That means we need to take advantage of everyone around him. I’m talking about #25 first and foremost. This guy needs to touch the ball 30 times. I know he’s not the biggest guy, but he simply makes things happen. I remember a couple of years ago the Eagles played in very windy conditions at Giants stadium. They rode Westbrook to the tune of 33 carries and pounded the Giants into submission.

I’m not saying you need to do that. But 20-25 carries and 5-10 targets in the passing game will be quite enough, particularly with how poor the Giants linebackers are in coverage. Anytime we can get McCoy isolated on a linebacker (and with all our weapons at receiver and Celek it WILL happen), we need to exploit it.

I actually think Kafka is well suited to play the Giants, since they can be exploited underneath due to weak LB corps (sound familiar?).

GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!

by tanman5 on Sep 20, 2011 12:31 AM EDT reply actions

Smart guy, athletic, quick release and decision-making…. very promising stuff from Kafka last night, I almost hope he gets the start so that he can light it up and then we can flip him for picks/players, or start another QB controversy by benching Vick and flipping Vick for picks/players… and just repeat that cycle until we win that trophy!!!!

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by RadioheadbeatlesEagles on Sep 20, 2011 2:56 AM EDT reply actions

He’s goin’ to replace Vick…………bahahahahaahhahaha

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by HawaiianGreen on Sep 20, 2011 3:38 AM EDT reply actions

Moot

point Vick’s gonna play.

Joe Banner is Evil Banners father. Kinda like Luke and Darth Vader.

Juan Castillo switching from the offensive line coach to Defensive coordinator is soooo dumb it might just work.

Our defense will not be a top 10 defense this year.

by MightyJoeBanner on Sep 20, 2011 7:04 AM EDT reply actions

Kafka is the next Tom Brady

both from big ten school, both have the weapons around them to make them confident when the starter went down, both were low draft picks

sometimes we question s**t that there is no anwer to but I just built a house on I dont give a f*k avenue

by theaction on Sep 20, 2011 7:46 AM EDT reply actions

In an alternate universe.

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by waterfield on Sep 21, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions

If Kafka starts and defeats the Giants...

Then the game should be known as Kafka’s Triumph over the Giant Cockroaches.

Seriously, we can’t expect Kafka to be Vick, but his performance against the Falcons shows he’s not nervous and understands ways to make the offense work.

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by Rabbit T on Sep 21, 2011 5:08 PM EDT reply actions