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Eagles Ravens post game thoughts

All in all it wasn't a terribly impressive performance from any of the Eagles' units, it was typical preseason. Most starters only played about a series and a half. That third/four unit was especially terrible. They just fumbled everything, dropped everything... I'm glad none of those guys will be making the team.

The offensive lines gave up alot of penetration both on the pass rush and the run game. We obviously had some depth issues there with Andrews out, but I'd like to see some better protection. The Ravens' second defense particularly beat up the second team offensive line.

The only negative I'm really concerned about is the FG kicking. Akers has let on recently that he's not terribly comfortable with the holding and snapping situation. That first miss was definitely due to a poor snap. Not sure if Dirk could have done a better job saving it, but it was problematic.

As for guys that looked good...

I was very encouraged by Bloom. He had a few very nice returns, both in kickoff and punt returns. He did a good job finding the seam on kickoffs and was able to make that first man miss on punt returns. He also had a couple tough underneath catches as a WR.

Brent Celek really stood out. He had one nice 20+ yard gain after a quick pass from Holcomb that he he rumbled down field for about 15 yards afterward. Plus he seemed to be one of, if not th only guy to play from the first half through the 4th. He's a big guy who knows how to find those seams and get himself into them. He does a good job catching the ball away from his body, tucking it away and turning it upfield. I actually can't wait to see some more of this kid. He's been a standout at camp and it seems like he's carrying it over into preseason. In fact, he won the ETN player of the game.

Sav Rocca looked pretty much all that he was advertised to be. He boomed one 65 yarder and his other his kicks were very good as well. I'm not sure if he even had another punt under 50 yards. He also took a huge(and pretty cheap) shot on a return and bounced right up from it and was laughing about it on the sideline. Remember, this guy played Aussie rules football without pads. Getting hit with all that padding on must be nice for him...

I think Stewart Bradley did some good things out there. KLKatz from Eagles Chronicles said it best, Bradley has a "nose for the ball." He didn't get caught out of position and he's a very sure tackler.

Bunkley did some things I liked. The first team defense, although it didn't play much, did get run on but it was difficult to see how much of that was his fault. He did break into the backfield once and get a tackle for a loss on a run, and he batted down a pass. For playing so little, that's two standout plays. Not bad.

Finally, I saw some things I liked out of Kevin Kolb. He had virtually no protection, and his receivers dropped or fumbled seemingly everything... but when he did have time he looked good. He has great form and a quick release. He throws a very tight, hard spiral. It's a very pretty ball and he's very accurate. I'd like to see him play with some real football players at some point.

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Who helped themselves, who didn't.

Up:

Bunkley, Considine, Barksdale, Graham, Celek, Abiamiri, Rocca, Bradley, Bloom, Lewis, McCoy

Down:

Spikes (what did you do out there for all that money?), Dorenbos (all you do is snap - and if you can't do that well ...), James (watch your back because Graham, Hanson, and Barksdale all looked better than you), Scott and Reagor (better get on the field boys!), the entire O-Line (5 sacks, 2 QB hits, no running game - 15 rushes for 11 yards???), the entire D-Line (0 sacks, 1 QB hit, 27 rushes for 119 yards)

Side-to-Side:

Hunt (learn to get low and pass block!), the QB's (no interceptions, but also no TD's), Johnson (reliably mediocre), Gocong (barely noticed you buddy)

I certainly hope this result was because Andy Reid has never given a whit about winning away Preseason games.  Both line units just stunk though, and that was the game, despite pretty good games by the receivers and secondary.

by Andrew on Aug 13, 2007 10:57 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

James
Totally agree. Will James did not look very good.

Gocong and Spikes just barely played. I think Spikes only was out there one series. Gocong got good pressure once, but I didn't see him after that. I think he was off the field shortly after, which is odd because I thought he would get more playing time.

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by JasonB on Aug 14, 2007 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did Bradley really have a good game?
I live in VA and was watching the Ravens broadcast and they barely mentioned Eagles players' names and the camera work was mediocre, so I probably missed things, but I saw him make two penalties and didn't see much else. What did I miss?

by lbg on Aug 13, 2007 11:16 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Bradley
They talked about him alot and gave him alot of praise on the local Philly broadcast. Ike Reese singled him out several times.
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by JasonB on Aug 14, 2007 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

long snapper
thought i read somewhere that Celek was a long snapper? Did he get any chances during the game or was that explored during camp and he couldn't handle the job? from the little i saw of the game agree with Andrew's comment above 100%.Barksdale really stood out in the 4th he looked gassed but still came up with some good hits but how'd he look in coverage?

by Buckwampum Birds Fan on Aug 14, 2007 12:39 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

gocong
I thought he looked decent early
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by 700 Level on Aug 14, 2007 8:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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