2006 Point & Laugh at the taterskins thread

[ATV]

Yes, Eagles fans truly do make cock-gobbling an art form.

I hope you continue to enjoy last place in the division.

Adios

[Sgt PSN]

Die. 

[MDS]

Cock-grabbing an art form? Sounds like someone wasn't touched by a coaching angel.

[Sgt PSN]

Yes, Eagles fans truly do make cock-gobbling an art form.

Cock-gobbling and Art in the same sentence?  Yeah, that sounds about right. 

[Beermonkey]

Yes, Eagles fans truly do make cock-gobbling an art form.

I hope you continue to enjoy last place in the division.

Adios

I believe that statement is incorrect. You guys are tremendous cock-gobblers.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Yes, Eagles fans truly do make cock-gobbling an art form.

I hope you continue to enjoy last place in the division.

Adios

You'll be back......unfortunately.

[PhillyPhreak54]

who the **** cares about banks? Honestly, im tired of the media bashing us? We got Gibbs... Thats all that matters. This franchise will be back on top in a few years

[PhillyPhreak54]

ES is "covering" the Skins mini-camp. Some goodies from the thread:

The word that sprung to mind watching the stretching session was "regimented." At any given time there were 3-4 coaches/trainers calling out VERY specific instructions ("work that left hammy"). It might be the first day of rookie camp, but the staff is cranked up.

Danny Smith

Coach Smith started out the camp with O-line groups working on hiking and setting for the rush. He is a firecracker. Barking out commands he offers instant correction for things not done well. Calling the next group in he gets them set, hut, snap, next.

Smith has a sharp voice charged with command and when he tells one of the players to do something, they move quickly. Heck, I'm twenty yards and twenty years removed from these players but listening to Smith I'm ready to execute the maneuver

Al Saunders may well have stolen the show. The man is about as energetic as they come ... you'd think he was 25. He is animated, involved, critical, supportive, funny, scary (if you're a rook who just screwed up) ... and has this endearing habit of sprinting down the field in pursuit of players.

When they do something wrong, they hear about it. And not when they come back to the huddle either---they're as likely to be met 30 yards deep in the defenseive backfield. Same, interestingly enough, when they do something RIGHT. We'll have some "Al Quotes" for you once we transcribe all our notes (which are copious). If we manage to capture the tone/flavor at all, you're probably going to fall for the man as we have.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Wow.  Jizztastic.

[Sgt PSN]

That's it.  Time to blow up the internet.  Yeah, we'd lose an infanate supply of porn in the process but it's addition by subtraction. 

[ice grillin you]

awesome stuff phreak....i cant bring myself to read that atrocity...but keep the gems coming

[PhillyPhreak54]

Right on...

Coach Smith is again barking out commands to the players, telling them when they did well, and chastising when they come up short; "You don't understand the drill, that's why you didn't get it." "Come on now, we're not a two-gap. We're rushing!"

These fools seem to be surprised that the practices are well organized and fast paced and even more turned on by the fact that coaches *gasp* actually yell at the players! Don't these tools know that even the crappiest team in the NFL has a regemented practice schedule and that every football coach in America yells at his players?

While the atmosphere was less frantic today, I got the impression that the coaches were running drills that enabled them to look more closely at each player.

As opposed to drills that enable them to look less closely at players? Jeez. This guy is a dope. They watch everything! They even watch (on tape at the end of the day) which players run to each station and which players walk. Something tells me that this guy never played football. Ever.

An hour into the practice 7-on-7 drills begin on Field 3. The excitement level begins to rise as players are striving to make plays while other players seek to stop them. Imagine an offense with no line other than the center. Then imagine a defense with no line,

Again. This leads me to believe the guy has never stepped onto a football field. 7-on-7 drills are run in middle school for chrissakes! And this guy acts like the taterskins invented the 7's drill.

Wait. Maybe they did. Has The Coaching Angel touched on a new drill? Is the Angel innovative?!?!

I think the news today was Montgomery being hurt and not participating. I think the news was also a lot of solid play across the board. As a fan I gyrate more to the spectacular - but if and when everyone plays well, I can't tell who is shining and who is not

Gyrate to the spectacular? Should be gravitate. Asshat.

Ok, and now for the other ES fool covering this "event":

Today's Rookie Mini-camp was tightly orchestrated and incredibly well-run. I am continually amazed at just how organized and effectively managed this organization is.

Yeah, only the taterskins run tight and efficient practices.

But it was the coaching staff that blew me away today. The involvement, intensity, engagement, and vigor with which the coaches displayed made me proud to be a fan. Listening to the coaching staff encourage, cajole, critique, and fire up this collection of future taterskins, UDFA's, and post-college dreamers, you'd have thought they were preparing for a playoff game. After a sum total of 60 minutes watching Al Saunders, I can tell you guys, he was a huge pickup for us. Being a former Marine, I love blood and guts coaching, fiery guys who get everyone around them pumped up. Well – put it this way, I could see Al Saunders leading a Marine Company up over the ridge to take out some machine guns. He is all over the field, slapping guys on the head when they do something nice, equally energetic when he sees something he doesn't like. This guy is the real deal. I thought his hiring was all about the mind of a purported 'offensive genius' (and he may be), but now I think there's a lot more to his hiring than just the x's and o's. He's going to make a big difference in a team that's already well on its way to playing hard-nosed, high-intensity, mistake-free football. I was truly impressed

Al Saunders centerfold shots to come on ES.com? This guy certainly hopes so.

My impression of him talking to him as he came off the field today is that he is, above all other things, a humble and hard-working young man – the kind Joe Gibbs seems to fall in love with. He'll be another one who's got a real chance to catch on, particularly if he shines on special teams.

The above comment is about Reed Doughty...

And this guy is slobbin the ESers knobs:

Why is Jimmijo at Rookie camp?

I know a few of you are asking that question. He is there because of us. No other team has embraced its online fan presence, as have had the taterskins and Mr. Snyder. Mr. Snyder came from a fan background like us, yes, he is a wealthy workaholic but he remembers where he came from. He solicited us through this website as a way of bringing us closer to OUR team.
The people who built this website with countless hours of volunteer efforts and even supporting the site with their own donations made it THE place for fans to come and get real unfiltered information on the team. They policed the board so the vitriol that dragged down countless other sites would not destroy this one. Then you and I came we made this our first stop every morning and last read every night. We contributed our thoughts, jokes, and poignant family moments. We became an international family and Mr. Snyder wanted to be a part and to make us an even larger part of what our taterskins are. Now as another season begins we will get better inside information then any other team anywhere. We have our people in the media room; we are there because we have earned it.

[Geowhizzer]

THE place for fans to come and get real unfiltered information on the team.

Does that mean unfiltered by objectivity, journalistic integrity or common sense?

[Beermonkey]

Gyrate to the spectacular? Should be gravitate. Asshat.

Should be more like dry-hump to the routine.

Why is Jimmijo at Rookie camp?

...made it THE place for fans to come and get real unfiltered information on the team.

....They policed the board so the vitriol that dragged down countless other sites would not destroy this one.

Aren't these two statements contradictory? In one they say the content is unfiltered, then immediately state that negativity is "policed". This is why I hate those haughty fargers with a passion. They are way too in love with themselves & routinely edit out what is bad about the team/fanbase and stand on a pedestal preaching their morals & superiority. It's like dressing a crack-whore in a business suit and having her give a state of the union speech.

[ice grillin you]

abominable is the word that immediately comes to mind