Let the 2005 season begin. GAME THREAD!

[Beermonkey]

Looks like the NFL agrees

and the NFL agrees that Trotter through a punch eh?

Just passing along that the NFL confirmed what a few others saw.

I don't see where they said Trot threw a punch specifically, just that his actions warranted the fine & ejection.

The penalty wasn't going to change the outcome of this game, as much as spitting into a camp fire would put it out.

[MURP]

The more replays I see, the more I am convinced that Hall got away with a lot.

totally.  Atleast a couple times he could have been called for pass interference and he wasnt.  farg him and farg the Falcons. 

[mikey418]

I think you could see Lamar Gordon used as a FB in the future...when he gets up to speed.  Then say bye-bye to Murp ti free up a roster spot for McDougle or the resigning of Chad Lewis. 

It kinda makes sense since AR went with Murp over Ritchie since Murp seems to have better hands.  Gordon as a FB would just give the Eagles yet another weapon out there...and he'd be used much like Mike Anderson was a few years back in Denver...he was the FB but still got a few carries/catches when the situation called for it (short yardage or a hot read).

[rjs246]

Number of meaningful yards TO had. 0. Zero. Zip. Zilch.

He contributed nothing of substance.

[hunt]

i don' t blame the refs...the offense still sucked & cost them the game.

i actually thought the eagles caught a break on vick's fumble where walker knocked the ball out...it really looked like vick's arm was going forward.
oh well.

[Beermonkey]

i don' t blame the refs...the offense still sucked & cost them the game.

i actually thought the eagles caught a break on vick's fumble where walker knocked the ball out...it really looked like vick's arm was going forward.
oh well.

I don't think anyone is blaming the refs. There was way too much suckage going around to even consider them a factor.

[mikey418]

i don' t blame the refs...the offense still sucked & cost them the game.

i actually thought the eagles caught a break on vick's fumble where walker knocked the ball out...it really looked like vick's arm was going forward.
oh well.

It was close...the one angle made it look like he had just started to pull it forward as Walker was knocking it out.  The one angle though made it look like it wasn't going forward....close, but IMO the refs made the right call and Walker made a heckofa play.

[WEST is GOD]

Trotter should give the fine as a donation to the hurricane relief. When you get fined, you are allowed to donate that money to your favorite charity rather than giving it to the NFL.

[Feva]

i don' t blame the refs...the offense still sucked & cost them the game.

i actually thought the eagles caught a break on vick's fumble where walker knocked the ball out...it really looked like vick's arm was going forward.
oh well.

It was close...the one angle made it look like he had just started to pull it forward as Walker was knocking it out.  The one angle though made it look like it wasn't going forward....close, but IMO the refs made the right call and Walker made a heckofa play.

If only Kearse coulda got those damn meat hooks on the damn ball instead of stumbling all over the place like he had two left feet. 

[Butchers Bill]

NFL Live saying the DL that hit McNabb when the injury happened going to be fined $7500, and should have been penalized.

[General_Failure]

Lotta good that does now.

[shorebird]

NFL Live saying the DL that hit McNabb when the injury happened going to be fined $7500, and should have been penalized.

Seventy five hundred, eh? Lavalais was better off trying to take McNabb out with a spear then he would have been shoving someone before the game.

[WEST is GOD]

Brian Baldinger was on DNL and he broke down the game. He said from watching the tape TO just absolutely had a mediocre to sub-par game. He said he saw play after play where TO didn't fight hard enough to get open. He also said he saw a few plays where TO played right into the defenses hands and could've adjusted his route, but didn't. He said he was disappointed in TO and he was smart enough, and knows the WCO well enough to adjust but didn't. He said TO should've had a field day against Hall.

I tend to agree with Baldy on this one.

[Tomahawk]

TO_IS_DEVIL

[Sgt PSN]

Artis Hicks just got called for another false start.