Schefter on NFL Network reports that Chad is finally healthy and ready to return from the lis franc injury.
He reports that two teams are interested in him...Philadelphia & Tennessee
GET CHAD!
Bring back Chad. Move Spach to H-back. Sayonara to Parry. :-*
I'm not exactly hopeful that Chad is a.) as good as he was before the injury and b.) that he's going to be much help to the Eagles, even if they do sign him.
I'd love to be proven wrong.
Quote from: Larry on October 12, 2005, 08:17:48 PM
Bring back Chad. Move Spach to H-back. Sayonara to Parry. :-*
From your keyboard to Andy Reid's eyes and ears, I hope.
I'd do that in a second.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 12, 2005, 08:30:16 PM
Quote from: Larry on October 12, 2005, 08:17:48 PM
Bring back Chad. Move Spach to H-back. Sayonara to Parry. :-*
From your keyboard to Andy Reid's eyes and ears, I hope.
I'd do that in a second.
Ditto.
I'd go for that as well.
Get Lewis...he's money in the NFCCG.
With consensus like this, it's a lock that Reid will add Chad, and cut McCoy.
Get Tim Hauck
Why not give Willie T a call to play some linebacker while we're at it.
Sounds good.
Word is that Willie T right now hits harder than Simoneau.
Spach hasn't impressed, I wasn't expecting a Pro Bowl TE but at least show me something. Even if it takes Chad a few weeks to get back into playing shape, he'll be worth it in the long run. We have the cap space so I hope this deal gets done. :yay
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 12, 2005, 08:56:44 PM
Sounds good.
Word is that Willie T right now hits harder than Simoneau.
Man...my 7 month old son hit's harder than Simoneau.
I triple ditto the Lewis/Spach/Parry plan....
Bring back Chad. I'm sick of Spach. He doesn't do anything in the offense. I'm happy that my sponsorship got him on the team, but I can only carry him so far.
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 12, 2005, 10:29:26 PM
Bring back Chad. I'm sick of Spach. He doesn't do anything in the offense. I'm happy that my sponsorship got him on the team, but I can only carry him so far.
yea that was all you
Well, it certainly wasn't Spach himself. And he's not mormon. How else can you explain it?
Frankly this team could use a proven leader....bring back Chad :yay
Chad could bring back some stability and leadership. He's earned a spot on this team for everything's he's done over the last few years.
Spach? I think Mr. Spock is a better receiver. :boom
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 12, 2005, 10:29:26 PM
Bring back Chad. I'm sick of Spach. He doesn't do anything in the offense. I'm happy that my sponsorship got him on the team, but I can only carry him so far.
I feel the same about Reno. :-[
im down with the chad/spach/parry plan.
whats the beef with spach? he hasnt played bad. whats really expected of him? hes a blocking TE right now.
spach as te/fb is a better option that parry at fb.
I guess I'll be the 23,957,058th person to agree with the Chad/Spach/Parry plan...
Quote from: EagleFeva on October 13, 2005, 07:14:17 AM
I guess I'll be the 23,957,058th person to agree with the Chad/Spach/Parry plan...
:yay good work feva.
why would tenn want lewis...they have kinney and troupe
Maybe they need a little mormon support.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 13, 2005, 08:24:50 AM
why would tenn want lewis...they have kinney and troupe
And Bo Scaife, who they throw to alot.
Schefter said it was because Norn Chow coached him at BYU. So once again the BYU connection comes into play - just in anther NFL city.
Maybe Tennessee is lookin to run a no WR, 1 RB, 4 TE set
23,957,059. The Chad/Spach/Perry certainly sounds like it would be two steps in the positive direction.
Just three months ago he didn't want to be anywhere else. He also said that six teams (unnamed) had called him.
July 12, 2005, from PE.com
"If I didn't give the Eagles the first crack, then there is something wrong with me," said Lewis, laughing. "I love the Eagles. I'd like to say there is no coach I'd like to play for than Andy Reid, there is no quarterback I'd like to have on my side than Donovan McNabb. I love the team. I love the chemistry. I love the work ethic, the passion, the camaraderie.
"There is an esprit de corps in Philadelphia that almost guarantees success. Now, whether they actually want to bring me back, or whether they have room -- there are a whole bunch of scenarios that could happen. That's when you have to make other things happen."
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 12, 2005, 09:02:05 PM
Spach hasn't impressed,
your telling me you have actually been focusing on Spach? :sly
Any scenario that gets Parry off of this team is a good one as far as I'm concerned.
your telling me you have actually been focusing on Spach?
lol
Quote from: MURP on October 13, 2005, 09:05:54 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 12, 2005, 09:02:05 PM
Spach hasn't impressed,
your telling me you have actually been focusing on Spach? :sly
Well, #2 TE is pretty high on the food chain...
This team could really use Chad Lewis right about now. I don't care if they cut Parry, Reno, or another fringe garbage player. Chad is a leader and, let's face it, a much better 2nd TE than Spach right now.
Quote from: Don Ho on October 13, 2005, 03:47:01 AM
Quote from: TO is GOD on October 12, 2005, 10:29:26 PM
Bring back Chad. I'm sick of Spach. He doesn't do anything in the offense. I'm happy that my sponsorship got him on the team, but I can only carry him so far.
I feel the same about Reno. :-[
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Quote from: MURP on October 13, 2005, 09:05:54 AM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 12, 2005, 09:02:05 PM
Spach hasn't impressed,
your telling me you have actually been focusing on Spach? :sly
Nope, but if we're talking about bringing back a 35 year old TE coming off a major foot injury as his replacement then he must not have done much to impress.
23,957,060. Bring back Chad.
Though he tries, Spach can't stop, drop, and roll like Chad!
I'd be OK with it as long as LJ continues to start. I don't want his progress being hampered...
I'm on board with the Lewis/Spach/Parry plan. Also, I hit harder than Simoneau.
yeah, lets go get another injury laden vet. the eagles are just too healthy right now.
If you're going to use the short passing game as a running game you need somebody that can catch a 4 yard pass and fall down.
Chad Lewis isn't injury laden. That was his only real serious injury lately.
Quote from: Wingspan on October 13, 2005, 03:42:24 PM
yeah, lets go get another injury laden vet. the eagles are just too healthy right now.
Chad Lewis in a wheelchair > Josh Parry
anyone remember how ineffective duce was the year he came back from the same thing?
i love chad lewis, but if he is resigned, i wouldnt expect him to be anything near what he was.
You guys afraid he lost a step or something? :sly
All's I want him for is:
1. Blocking
2. short routes on 3rd down
3. help McNabbs confidence when he needs to dump it off
I don't care if his old 5.3 speed is now 5.8 speed. He can go back to the "stop drop and roll" that we all love.
I just want Waste Of Space Parry outta here. Let Spach play FB/H-Back. Not like he could do wrse than Parry. That's impossible.
Good god what i'd give for just one more stop, drop & roll! As well as LJ has tried to perfect it can't beat the real thing.
Quote from: Don Ho on October 13, 2005, 09:05:20 PM
Good god what i'd give for just one more stop, drop & roll!
:-D
I would love to see the Linc go nuts over that. Sadly, I think it's only us that love it so much.
Quote from: General_Failure on October 13, 2005, 09:22:37 PM
I would love to see the Linc go nuts over that. Sadly, I think it's only us that love it so much.
funny thing GF is i try and explan this stuff to my wife, the shtein we talk about on the board. she just shakes her head and walks away. ???
It's a shtein thing, she wouldn't understand.
Quote from: Wingspan on October 13, 2005, 06:58:45 PM
anyone remember how ineffective duce was the year he came back from the same thing?
I wouldn't say he was ineffective. He had over 1200 total yards in either 12 or 13 games (I remember he missed a couple games with a shoulder injury). Regardless, he still averaged nearly 100 yards per game and that was while sharing the backfield with Buck.
And I don't think anyone here would even expect Lewis to come in and be a consistantly productive player, but someone who can come in on 3rd and short or goal line situations. Basically, I think he would be the new Jeff Thomason. I mean, he would basically be replacing Spach on the TE depth chart right? Well how much do you see Spach getting the ball thrown his way? So if they use Chad sparingly then I think he can make a big difference in a limited role.
Agreed, Duce was far from "ineffective" when he came back from his injury.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2005, 08:09:15 PM
. Not like he could do wrse than Parry. That's impossible.
Evidently, Andy thinks Ritchie is worse.
Quote from: stillupfront on October 14, 2005, 07:27:52 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 13, 2005, 08:09:15 PM
. Not like he could do wrse than Parry. That's impossible.
Evidently, Andy thinks Ritchie is worse.
Or more prone to miss games due to his knee injury.
Why hasn't anyone else picked him up?
they haven't picked him up because he's on tour with a rock band.
Quote from: T_Section224 on October 14, 2005, 08:23:41 AM
they haven't picked him up because he's on tour with a rock band.
LOL. He'd be playing football if he could. The Bengals brought him in...remember?
i don't think Parry is going anywhere. I heard R Diddy on WIP a couple weeks ago talking about why the Eagles kept Parry over Ritchie. Ritchie's age, injury, and salary were all factors that led to them keeping Parry. However, he also said that the Eagles really like Parry because he is young and also they feel he's picked up the fullback position fairly well for playing linebacker his whole career. He also said that they think he can improve. So, I don't think he's going anywhere.
i don't think Parry is going anywhere. I heard R Diddy on WIP a couple weeks ago talking about why the Eagles kept Parry over Ritchie. Ritchie's age, injury, and salary were all factors that led to them keeping Parry. However, he also said that the Eagles really like Parry because he is young and also they feel he's picked up the fullback position fairly well for playing linebacker his whole career. He also said that they think he can improve. So, I don't think he's going anywhere.
could have heard me say all this before ritchie was even cut when i predicted his demise for many of these very reasons...add in the fact that reid loves to pat himself on the back by having as many UFA on the team and it was pretty clear parry was gonna be the guy...this in fact reminds me that i never received a well deserved point for this
Another thing that I think as contributed to Ritchie not getting a job is the fact that FBs are scarce in the NFL nowadays and teams that actually use them already have their guys. Teams like the Eagles, who use the position as window dressing, can rotate zesty players in and out.
They need a FB worth a shtein. Parry ain't one of 'em.
I'm driving to the NovaCare to talk to Big Red about Larry's Lewis/Spach plan.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 14, 2005, 09:26:05 AM
could have heard me say all this before ritchie was even cut when i predicted his demise for many of these very reasons...add in the fact that reid loves to pat himself on the back by having as many UFA on the team and it was pretty clear parry was gonna be the guy...this in fact reminds me that i never received a well deserved point for this
Because all of your other ignorant and imbecilic posts put you in such a negative, it will take a lot of "I told you so's" to get out of it.
Not to mention, you said it wasn't because of his injury. Then WHY IS SUCH A GOOD FB STILL NOT ON A TEAM?
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 14, 2005, 09:26:05 AM
this in fact reminds me that i never received a well deserved point for this
You'd already given yourself 1.5 points you didn't earn.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 14, 2005, 09:26:05 AM
i don't think Parry is going anywhere. I heard R Diddy on WIP a couple weeks ago talking about why the Eagles kept Parry over Ritchie. Ritchie's age, injury, and salary were all factors that led to them keeping Parry. However, he also said that the Eagles really like Parry because he is young and also they feel he's picked up the fullback position fairly well for playing linebacker his whole career. He also said that they think he can improve. So, I don't think he's going anywhere.
could have heard me say all this before ritchie was even cut when i predicted his demise for many of these very reasons...add in the fact that reid loves to pat himself on the back by having as many UFA on the team and it was pretty clear parry was gonna be the guy...this in fact reminds me that i never received a well deserved point for this
maybe, just may, adding some punctuation to your posts would help people read them a little bit better. ...lololololololololololol
Breathe, PG. Breathe...
:-D
IGY, wasn't your one point FOR the Ritchie thing?
You made a plea for it back then when Ritchie was cut.
is spach capable of playing h-back, fullback, or whatever you want to call it???
forgive me but i don't pay a lot of attention to him during the games. :paranoid ;D
IGY, wasn't your one point FOR the Ritchie thing?
You made a plea for it back then when Ritchie was cut.
yeah i might have...i cant recall...i guess if theres no proof i have to rescind it...no biggie since im getting a point each for my taterskin bets...tho murp is going to get one for my rod gardner campaign
pg was right....excerpts from a search i performed...
whoa, slow down there Icy. A half point for nothing? I thought this was MURP vs. ICE? I havnt argued this Parry/Ritchie thing yet!
but just to make it interesting Ill take Ritchie and you can take Parry. If Ritchie makes the team its 5.5 to 0. If Parry Makes it, it will be 4.5 to 1. holla.
i had to get on the board somehow...it was getting embarrassing
and my actual prediction....
IGY,
You think Reid carries both Parry and Ritchie? Or do you think Ritchie is not in the picture at all?
i think the better question is does ritchie make the team...cause parry is a lock...and the answer is with two other FB's on the roster under 28 with ritchie at 31 coming off a serious injury is no
in addition parry is a reid golden boy imo...reid loves the fact that parry is an UFA ex LB that reid can take credit for turning into a fullback...hopefully it will work out and parry will justify being a starting nfl fullback with his on the field play...but reids god complex scares me and i can see him trying to fit the square peg in the little circle just to say i told so...at this point though you gotta trust he knows what hes doing and that parry will end up being ok
BYU insider and NBC10 Sports Reporter Vai Sikahema said on Sports Final last night that Chad Lewis will be in Philly this week to take his physical with the Birds. If he passes he will be signed and could play this week against the Chargers.
God, I hope this is true!
Cut PARRY!!!
As much as I hate Parry. Having a professional football team without ANY FBs is a farging farce. If he gets cut I'm declaring shenanigans.
Spach = FB/H-Back
Larry brought that idea up and i like it.
Spach played FB a lot up at Lehigh and blocked well.
farging wonderful. So instead of having a decent FB (Ritchie) we have a no-name white boy with dreads who isn't really a FB playing 'h-back'.
I'm not sure why we don't just have 15 WRs on the roster.
i hate to say it but id rather have Parry with a year under his belt at fullback than a rookie who hasn't played a snap of fullback in the pro's. what other FB free agents are available?
Ritchie.
Right.
Because the Eagles use the FB so much that it would make a difference who is back there.
Spach has obviously learned the position. And how would this be any different than having Parry there last year?
As of right now we have a no-name, no-talent white boy back there who couldn't block to save his life and who falls down when in the flat all by himself after he catches the ball. Sometimes those pesky hash marks even cause him to fumble when he trips over them.
Quote from: MadMarchHare on October 17, 2005, 01:53:35 PM
Ritchie.
If he's healthy, I'd drive him from Mechanicsburg to the NovaCare complex.
Why worry about the FB position? We run from the I-formation, what, 5-6 plays a game? I think Reid may subcousciously phasing out the FB position so he can go to his nifty 3-WR sets all the time. >:D
then why not throw gordon back their with westy. id rather have gordon catch and run than spach.
I'd be cool with Gordon back there. But cut Parry. Keep Spach.
Do we have any hint whatsoever that the Eagles are even considering anything like this?
Sorry for the reality check.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 17, 2005, 02:13:38 PM
I'd be cool with Gordon back there. But cut Parry. Keep Spach.
Word :yay
Quote from: Larry on October 17, 2005, 01:55:29 PM
Why worry about the FB position? We run from the I-formation, what, 5-6 plays a game? I think Reid may subcousciously phasing out the FB position so he can go to his nifty 3-WR sets all the time. >:D
Hi. Welcome to preseason game 1.
speaking of Sports Final, is John Clark not the biggest cheerleader of all the local sports guys? i despise him.
him and Steve Bucchi, what a pretentious asshat that guy is. he holds a football the whole time during their local Eagles kickoff show, what a fool.
Quote from: Larry on October 17, 2005, 01:55:29 PM
Why worry about the FB position? We run from the I-formation, what, 5-6 plays a game? I think Reid may subcousciously phasing out the FB position so he can go to his nifty 3-WR sets all the time. >:D
Who's running this team? June Jones.
(http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dailypix/2003/Dec/22/hb38a_b.jpg)
Quote from: Don Ho on October 17, 2005, 03:17:40 PM
Who's running this team? June Jones.
vs. Dallas
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K 2 D.Akers, QB#3 4 M.McMahon, RB 23 R.Moats, FB 49 J.Parry, LB 51 M.McCoy, LB/DE 58 T.Cole, T 76 C.Armstrong, T 79 T.Herremans, DT 97 D.Walker
Out of sight, out of mind. 8)
Quote from: rjs246 on October 17, 2005, 01:49:44 PM
farging wonderful. So instead of having a decent FB (Ritchie) we have a no-name white boy with dreads who isn't really a FB playing 'h-back'.
I'm not sure why we don't just have 15 WRs on the roster.
The Rams tried that last year and look at the great special teams units they fielded...
Quote from: Phanatic on October 17, 2005, 03:23:27 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 17, 2005, 01:49:44 PM
farging wonderful. So instead of having a decent FB (Ritchie) we have a no-name white boy with dreads who isn't really a FB playing 'h-back'.
I'm not sure why we don't just have 15 WRs on the roster.
The Rams tried that last year and look at the great special teams units they fielded...
They couldn't have possibly been worse than the shtein we've had to suffer through for five games.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 17, 2005, 02:19:09 PM
Do we have any hint whatsoever that the Eagles are even considering anything like this?
Sorry for the reality check.
I think there's enough reality on this team to be angered about without having to be mad about stuff people make up now.
Quote from: rjs246 on October 17, 2005, 03:24:49 PM
Quote from: Phanatic on October 17, 2005, 03:23:27 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on October 17, 2005, 01:49:44 PM
farging wonderful. So instead of having a decent FB (Ritchie) we have a no-name white boy with dreads who isn't really a FB playing 'h-back'.
I'm not sure why we don't just have 15 WRs on the roster.
The Rams tried that last year and look at the great special teams units they fielded...
They couldn't have possibly been worse than the shtein we've had to suffer through for five games.
It's very close!! Right now da birds have the edge. At least they're good at something.