on your radar for tonight
1. desean jackson and lobooker - cant wait to see the pimps athleticism
2. kick return game - see above...also with the influx of special team free agents boimon clemons wilson ect...better blocking and coverage is to be expected as well
3. defensive line - exotic blitz packages you arent gonna see in pre season but im interested in seeing the different personnel alignments...particularly if they go with four ends on passing downs...also curious to see how much if any 3-4 is played...also wanna see how athletic bryan smith is
4. second team tackles - for obvious reasons this could be a critical position for the team this year and i really dont wanna see another teams second unit ends running past guys
5. quintins on his way....
1. desean jackson - both in the return game and on offense
2. kolb with the 2nd unit - last year you didn't expect much, this year i want to see dramatic improvement and want to feel some confidence he can step in if 5 gets hurt
3. donovan - how is he moving around, how does his arm look
4. 1st team linebackers - swarming to the ball?
5. backup tackles
1. Reggie Brown's not playing, who do the guys behind him look? I'm hoping Avant steps into a go-to possesion type this year.
Baskett looked like the same old Baskett, but Avant looks completely comfortable in the system now, and he catches just about everything thrown his way. If Cheggie starts slow again, they should stick Avant in for a bunch of playing time.
2. DeSean Jackson in the return game, where does he line up in offensive formations.
Wow. DeSean looked great running routes, and got knocked around pretty hard a couple of times, and popped right back up. I know it's vanilla, but I would have liked to have seen them try to get him the ball in space. Got pretty much zippy blocking in the return game.
3. Backup O-lineman. Also want to see MJG maul a motherfarger.
Good to see MJG with a mean streak. Justice looked vastly improved, I watched him pretty closely and he stayed within his base and seemed to use his hands well. Holy shtein, is there a bigger man in the NFL than the King? If they can get that kids head in the game, look out.
4. Quentin Demps hawking.
Demps plays angry apparently. Saw a couple times where the speed of the game might have surprised him, but other than that, he stuck his nose into running plays and seemed in good position when helping over the top. Looks like he might be a pretty solid returner as well.
5a. LJ Smith looking like his old self.
Didn't see a whole lot of L.J, but what I did was him looking a lot like his old self movement wise. Forget the snake-oil Spads peddles, 100% healthy L.J >>>>> Brent Celek
5b. Jason Davis, or any other fullback, make a nice block or a nice play at some point
Davis had a TD, and also a couple nice blocks on blitz pickups. Good enuff
I can't wait to see Jackson field a punt.
Can Kevin Kolb show us something to make us think he could run the offense and throw some td's if McNabb gets hurt?
I wonder how much we will see of Bwest. If it were me, he'd be sitting 'till the season starts. He doesn't need pre-season.
Can't think of nutin' else.
1. Donovan McNabb - If he has a great 2008, the Eagles are in great shape.
2. Lito Sheppard - Will he have any opportunities to make plays? Will he play angry in a good way?
3. Same as IGY's number 2 - want to see the return game looking solid
4. Front seven - Do they look outmatched by Pittsburgh, hold their own, or generally get downhill?
5. Westbrook's contract - If he gets it, he'll probably get injured. Murphy loves Philly.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 08, 2008, 12:03:28 PM
5. Westbrook's contract - If he gets it, he'll probably get injured. Murphy loves Philly.
Good Gawd man, have someone duct tape your fingers together so you can't type.
We have to embrace the fact that something will always go wrong.
1. king dunlap- hes so big and black
2. king dunlap- a total steal!
3. king dunlap- he couldnt even start in college and if "william" goes down hes the guy?
4. king dunlap- hes gotta be better than winston justice
5. king dunlap- god hes probably got a 13 inch dong
1. Deshean Jackson
2. Booker
3. Middle of the O-line, how does MJG and Herremans look
4. D-line in general. Anyone know if Laws is playing?
5. Kolb
laws is playing
BASKETTHYSTERIA
Same as everyone said,
1. D Jackson- Please be Hester, but a good WR
2. Booker in the KR game and on the field
3. Kolbsy- he so crazy
4. King/Justice/MJG- I want to see a good game here from the O line
5. LB's- Wanna see how Stewie handles the middle, and any improvement there
suprised no one has mentioned.....
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Man, you gotta' downsize that thing. Thats horrible.
1. The O-Line. I was worried about them before Andrews, and now I'm really worried.
2. Lorenzo Booker. He is the future folks.
3. DE's. Outside of Cole, what do the Eagles have.
4. DeSean Jackson. I want him to be my tailor.
5. Safety's. How do the starters look.
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 08, 2008, 12:50:10 PM
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Quote from: ice grillin you on August 08, 2008, 12:50:10 PM
suprised no one has mentioned.....
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i did, but really its just the LB's in general, but im excited to see how he looks in the middle, and using the new radio system calling in the plays
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Even better, he holds his high school record in DISCUS (http://www.warriorcountry.com/track/CHS/records_boys.htm#D).
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bahaha
lol
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 08, 2008, 01:11:39 PM
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that looks like a ghost behind him.
1. Asante Samuel
2. Shawn Andrews
3. Victor Abiamiri
4. Montae Reagor
5. Kimo von Oelhoffen
Actually mainly I'm hoping I can identify players other than King Dunlap from the 500-level of Heinz Field. No injuries would be nice too.
1. DeSean Jackson - hope he can impress both in punts and especially WR
2. Lorenzo Booker - live up to the hype
3. Stew Bradley - show last year wasn't a fluke
4. Pass rush - important... get to the QB
5. MJG - prove he can push Herremans or Andrews
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 08, 2008, 02:00:10 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 08, 2008, 01:11:39 PM
(http://www.warriorcountry.com/track/CHS/Photos/gocong-discus.jpg)
that looks like a ghost behind him.
or an alien
Or a blowup doll.
1.) pick up wife at train station
2.) pick up dry cleaning
3.) stop at grocery store and liquore store on way home
4.) dishes
5.) unpack a couple boxes
DeSean Jackson
STs blocking
Young LBs
MJG
Booker
Also;
Considine vs. Reed....GO JR
I can't wait to see some football
LMAO Dio, you are the king of errands on gameday
This pre-game is more brutal to watch than an Andy Reid press conference.
Keith Russell is beyond awkward.
so much for HD, thanks NFLN
Quote from: Diomedes on August 08, 2008, 06:41:48 PM
1.) pick up wife at train station
2.) pick up dry cleaning
3.) stop at grocery store and liquore store on way home
4.) dishes
5.) unpack a couple boxes
ha...id say bravo but im afraid youre serious
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 08, 2008, 12:03:28 PM
1. Donovan McNabb - If he has a great 2008, the Eagles are in great shape.
2. Lito Sheppard - Will he have any opportunities to make plays? Will he play angry in a good way?
3. Same as IGY's number 2 - want to see the return game looking solid
4. Front seven - Do they look outmatched by Pittsburgh, hold their own, or generally get downhill?
5. Westbrook's contract - If he gets it, he'll probably get injured. Murphy loves Philly.
1. I liked what I saw.
2. I didn't notice him, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.
3. Meh. Blocking didn't look any better than last year.
4. They were a little outmatched. The linebackers stink.
5. Best outcome possible - new contract and stay healthy.
One thing I wasn't impressed with was Kolb. It's hard to judge him playing with the second team. Not much blocking and flags that backed them up. He had some short completions when receivers sat in gaps of the zone, but he doesn't look to have a lot of arm strength. His farthest pass was only 13 yds. He was 12 for 21 overall, and to me he just didn't look too proficient running the offense.
Quote from: shorebird on August 09, 2008, 07:09:54 AM
One thing I wasn't impressed with was Kolb. It's hard to judge him playing with the second team. Not much blocking and flags that backed them up. He had some short completions when receivers sat in gaps of the zone, but he doesn't look to have a lot of arm strength. His farthest pass was only 13 yds. He was 12 for 21 overall, and to me he just didn't look too proficient running the offense.
I agree completely. His release seems slow and also weak. By contrast, Feeley has a much better pocket presence and much quicker and snappier release. I'm in no hurry for the Kolb era to get started.
IN DONOVAN WE TRUST.
1. desean jackson and lobooker - cant wait to see the pimps athleticism -
love it
without these two the season would be one big bore to me
and how about deshay fosters hands
they looked super gluey
2. kick return game - see above...also with the influx of special team free agents boimon clemons wilson ect...better blocking and coverage is to be expected as well
agree with ff
any return yardage was due strictly to the return guys
i would have liked to see deshay returning punts the whole game
hes clearly the guy
seeing deshay and not reno mahe return punts was a beautiful thing
3. defensive line - exotic blitz packages you arent gonna see in pre season but im interested in seeing the different personnel alignments...particularly if they go with four ends on passing downs...also curious to see how much if any 3-4 is played...also wanna see how athletic bryan smith is
didnt see many special packages
did see the four de's one time
mcdougle was active...would really like to see the guy make the team
he needs to shore up his run defense he was out of position at least two times in giving up the edge
4. second team tackles - for obvious reasons this could be a critical position for the team this year and i really dont wanna see another teams second unit ends running past guys
nothing noteworthy here they were solid
altho the steeler ends looked horrible
as i suspected that depth chart posted the other day was bogus
king dunlap for good reason is third string hes practice squad at best
his footwork is atrocious but that can be fixed
worse is how many times he got merked on a bull rush
shouldnt happen for a guy that big
part of it was not getting low enough and losing his center of gravity
a lot of it was he just isnt that strong
5. quintins on his way....
yes he is...
other thoughts....
--cobb and feely are atrocious...that screen play that was blown up had lobooker staring five steeler defenders in the face and cobb still thrrew it to him instead of throwing it into the ground...its qb'ing 101 and he failed...please stay healthy donnie
--mcnabb looked real nice
--i expected a little more out of kris wilson this season...disappointing to see him running with the third team
--gocong is complete trash...and the whole hype over the linebackers is one of the more baffling things ive seen...even the pittsburgh announcers were like "this is very good group" what?!?!
--speaking of the pittsburgh announcers...what a train wreck they were
--dawkins looked really old on the holmes td
--avant looked decent and perhaps he can be a solid possesion guy this year....still dont know whos gonna get down field in this offense tho unless deshay has a bigger impact in the pass game than i think
--hank baskett still cant get open in the nfl
--akeem jordan can be a special team demon this year....hes around the ball a lot both on defense and st
I wanted to see the entire game in HD.
Silly me.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 09, 2008, 07:58:22 AM
Quote from: shorebird on August 09, 2008, 07:09:54 AM
One thing I wasn't impressed with was Kolb. It's hard to judge him playing with the second team. Not much blocking and flags that backed them up. He had some short completions when receivers sat in gaps of the zone, but he doesn't look to have a lot of arm strength. His farthest pass was only 13 yds. He was 12 for 21 overall, and to me he just didn't look too proficient running the offense.
I agree completely. His release seems slow and also weak. By contrast, Feeley has a much better pocket presence and much quicker and snappier release. I'm in no hurry for the Kolb era to get started.
IN DONOVAN WE TRUST.
I kept thinking this the whole time Kolb was out there. If he has to get any significant playing time this year... the Eagles are farged.
1. I loved what I saw from Foster. Granted, it's only the 1st preseason game, but he looked as though he was the most seasoned WR out there for the Eagles yesterday. Ran some pretty good routes... adjusted to a ball from Donovan which was a little behind him... and caught the ball CLEAN! If this game was any indication... he's going to be contributing a whole lot more than kick returns.
2. Donovan looked good. Very good. Crisp passes... moved around pretty good... the shoulder looked fine as I expected. Don't know why he had to play midway through the 2nd qtr though. As always with him... just gotta pray for him to stay on the field. If he does, it's all good and the Eagles can go somewhere this season. If not... at least we'll get the chance to see that Kolb AIN'T the QB of the future. Like IGY pointed out, WTF was Kolb thinking on that screen to Booker?
3. Joe Mays is gonna farg around and make this team. That cat was everywhere last night. He showed pretty good speed and lateral movement and didn't get swallowed up by a blocker too often. I've heard rumblings of people comparing him to London Fletcher... I'd LOVE it if that happened.
4. Thank you Quintin Mikell for showing Considine right where the bench is and making sure he'll keep his pasty ass right there. Just learn to hurt THE OTHER GUY when you hit them and we're good to go.
5. I liked what I saw from L-Bookie. Sometimes he danced into the hole... sometimes he busted right into/through it. I think he just might have been a little unsure at times of where he was going. In the kick returns... he looked pretty fast, but the blocking wasn't there for him. He looked like he had someting on one return, but he lost his footing. He lost his guy on the first red-zone trip in the end zone, but Donovan missed him.
6. That really hurt me to see Santonio Holmes run by Dawkins like that. The mind is willing...
7. Glad everybody seemed to get through relatively unscathed...
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 09, 2008, 10:10:18 AM
1. desean jackson and lobooker - cant wait to see the pimps athleticism -
love it
without these two the season would be one big bore to me
and how about deshay fosters hands
they looked super gluey
2. kick return game - see above...also with the influx of special team free agents boimon clemons wilson ect...better blocking and coverage is to be expected as well
agree with ff
any return yardage was due strictly to the return guys
i would have liked to see deshay returning punts the whole game
hes clearly the guy
seeing deshay and not reno mahe return punts was a beautiful thing
3. defensive line - exotic blitz packages you arent gonna see in pre season but im interested in seeing the different personnel alignments...particularly if they go with four ends on passing downs...also curious to see how much if any 3-4 is played...also wanna see how athletic bryan smith is
didnt see many special packages
did see the four de's one time
mcdougle was active...would really like to see the guy make the team
he needs to shore up his run defense he was out of position at least two times in giving up the edge
4. second team tackles - for obvious reasons this could be a critical position for the team this year and i really dont wanna see another teams second unit ends running past guys
nothing noteworthy here they were solid
altho the steeler ends looked horrible
as i suspected that depth chart posted the other day was bogus
king dunlap for good reason is third string hes practice squad at best
his footwork is atrocious but that can be fixed
worse is how many times he got merked on a bull rush
shouldnt happen for a guy that big
part of it was not getting low enough and losing his center of gravity
a lot of it was he just isnt that strong
5. quintins on his way....
yes he is...
other thoughts....
--cobb and feely are atrocious...that screen play that was blown up had lobooker staring five steeler defenders in the face and cobb still thrrew it to him instead of throwing it into the ground...its qb'ing 101 and he failed...please stay healthy donnie
--mcnabb looked real nice
--i expected a little more out of kris wilson this season...disappointing to see him running with the third team
--gocong is complete trash...and the whole hype over the linebackers is one of the more baffling things ive seen...even the pittsburgh announcers were like "this is very good group" what?!?!
--speaking of the pittsburgh announcers...what a train wreck they were
--dawkins looked really old on the holmes td
--avant looked decent and perhaps he can be a solid possesion guy this year....still dont know whos gonna get down field in this offense tho unless deshay has a bigger impact in the pass game than i think
--hank baskett still cant get open in the nfl
--akeem jordan can be a special team demon this year....hes around the ball a lot both on defense and st
Best igy post ever?
Dawkins on the Holmes TD was seriously the most alarming (if unsurprising) moment of the night.
I don't really think so...Dawk was caught flat-footed. Everyone is saying this is his "he looked old" moment, but that was nothing more than a safety getting beat by a faster WR who had the angle on him.
It looked like the Eagles were blitzing big time that play, with eight guys rushing. Big Ben is a seasoned qb and will beat that nearly every time. Dawk was a man on an island that play.
And since it is preseason, every player that looked good last night will look bad next week, and every player that looked bad last night will look great next week.
Obviously if McNabb goes down, then the season is already over, but I think Kolb is going to be a good QB in this league. Feeley on the other hand... whatever he had back in 2002 he's lost completely.
Quote from: King Cole on August 09, 2008, 05:13:53 PM
And since it is preseason, every player that looked good last night will look bad next week, and every player that looked bad last night will look great next week.
Obviously if McNabb goes down, then the season is already over, but I think Kolb is going to be a good QB in this league. Feeley on the other hand... whatever he had back in 2002 he's lost completely.
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lolz
my Five update is better than yours
Quote from: Diomedes on August 08, 2008, 06:41:48 PM
1.) pick up wife at train station
check, but her train was ten minutes late, and I blame her
2.) pick up dry cleaning
check, but we barely snuck in before they closed...
3.) stop at grocery store and liquore store on way home
done and done
4.) dishes
Got about half of them done, which isn't bad for the first game of the season.
5.) unpack a couple boxes
Nonesuch. Didn't see the movement or game plan comprehension I wanted to see there, hoping to mark some big improvement over the coming games.
Two people and you couldn't squeeze in forty minutes for doing dishes? You better get your shtein together before the regular season starts.
You're counting on her efforts, that's very unmarried of you.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 09, 2008, 09:36:36 PM
You're counting on her efforts, that's very unmarried of you.
Wait until the baby bottles come,
Daddio.
Quote from: Diomedes on August 09, 2008, 09:36:36 PM
You're counting on her efforts, that's very unmarried of you.
I do the laundry, dishes, and cooking. Have been since I was twelve. Oh yeah, sometimes I even dust shtein.
Buy a dishwasher.
I hate doing dishes and laundry. Those two things are the only things I despise. I'll clean and do yardwork and everything else...
But farg dishes and farg laundry.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 09, 2008, 12:28:15 PM
Are you trying to kill that joke? You know that's my job, right?
It's what we do.
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