Hard truths to face before '06 Season

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Post 'em when you got 'em.  Here are a few:

• Greg Lewis is not a starting-caliber WR.  This team actually misses what Pinkston brings to the field as a #2.  Can Pinkston and Reggie be starters on a Super Bowl team?  Can Lewis take the skirt off and fight for the ball as the slot receiver?
• Brian Westbrook and/or the offensive line must learn how to get the short yards on 3rd/4th down and less than 2 yards.  It's embarassing how often this offense fails to get any push whatsoever.
• This team needs 2 all-around LB's good enough to stop the run and also play the pass in the nickel package.  Having Trotter out there on pass coverage is not going to be a winning strategy.  Going "cheap" at LB doesn't work if...
• The front four generates nothing on their own.  NOTHING.  We've seen flashes from the overpaid Jevon Kearse, we've seen burst from rookies Trent Cole and Mike Patterson, and guys like Walker, Hollis T, and Rayburn have been solid players in the past.  BUT, either their conditioning is awful, or they just aren't that good.  This team once again will have to use an early pick on a defensive lineman, and they should probably ALSO address the line in free agency.
• With all the other issues, the secondary may simply have to just be better.  I happen to think that with an improved front seven, we'd be surprised at how many coverage problems would go away.

Time's yours.

[henchmanUK]

Couldn't agree more about Greg Lewis. My grandmothers could run better routes than that idiot - one of them has a false hip and the other is dead.

[Diomedes]

This team actually misses what Pinkston brings to the field as a #2.

Told you so.

[hunt]

pinky, lewis, etc. are all pretty much useless without a legit #1 wr, imo.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Couldn't agree more about Greg Lewis. My grandmothers could run better routes than that idiot - one of them has a false hip and the other is dead.

I literally laughed out loud at that one.  Good stuff, henchman.

This team actually misses what Pinkston brings to the field as a #2.

Told you so.

Give yourself a point.  Dio 1, FF 0.

[Diomedes]

Give yourself a point. Dio 1, FF 0.

I meant y'all, not you FF.  I've been saying all along that Pink is an important piece of this team, and that his loss would hurt.   People judge the guy harshly because he declined to stretch himself out for a couple patently uncatchable balls, and ESPN showed it a million times. 

[Mad-Lad]

I'm sick of hearing the excuse "we need more from the front four".  How about the rest of the defense does their freakin job?  Sure, the front four need to improve, but it's not like the other 7 are playing great football.

[mussa]

I'm not so sure we need all that FF.  I think this year has been a major disappointment more because of injuries to key players and also lack of moral/confidence/concentration from the players.  IMO the playcalling has been way off also...offensively the team never adapted to McNabb's injury until it was too late.  Defense- pretty much the same.  Worst its been in years.  What happened to that so called "Attitude" they were going to be playing with this year.  What a joke that has been.  I just hope everyone gets healthy for next year and yes we do address certain positions, but i think more importantly they need to focus and have the confidence to go out and play hard no matter whats going on within the organization. 

[MURP]

meh, Im not sold on Pinkston being important just because the team sucks this year.   If Pinkston were starting at WR right now and everything else was the same I believe the offense would suck just as much. The team needs some attitude to start off with.  The lack of enthusiasm has been apparent since the opening game in Atlanta.     

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Sorry Lad, but even the best defensive secondaries cannot cover for 7-8 seconds.  The front four has to more-than-occasionally be able to generate pressure without a blitz, and they've not been doing that at all.

[hunt]

they miss ike, burgess, & simon.

[General_Failure]

Give yourself a point. Dio 1, FF 0.

I meant y'all, not you FF.  I've been saying all along that Pink is an important piece of this team, and that his loss would hurt.   People judge the guy harshly because he declined to stretch himself out for a couple patently uncatchable balls, and ESPN showed it a million times.

They've really missed his 36 catches this year.

[Mad-Lad]

they miss ike, burgess, & simon.

they don't miss Ike.  maybe on special teams.

[Philly_Crew]

You really think the WR we are missing is Pinkston?  We all know he-who-shall-not-be-named is the difference.  Also, I have seen what this team is once McNabb is done, and it ain't pretty.

[hunt]

they miss ike, burgess, & simon.

they don't miss Ike.  maybe on special teams.

special teams is exactly where they miss him....and he was a leader in the lockerroom too.