Eagles turn down schoebel for lelie

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

c. he was better than all the other eagle wr's combined

What do I win?

[ice grillin you]

The whole #1 thing is overblown, I just want to see an effective WR who can occassionally stretch the field.

i totally agree with this...when i say #1 wr im saying it in that he will be treated by the opponent as the eagle #1 wr...meaning the top cover guy will be on him...and the questions are a) is reggie prepared to handle that at this point in his nfl career b) will he ever be able to handle that...there are many people out there saying yes to either/both of the questions as if its a no brainer...or because he had six catches against arizona last christmas....i mean come on

if we were here right now talking about  reggie being a great #2 wr in this league or reggie will take another step forward this season in his development as an nfl wr then fine...but people need to chill and watch the guy play some real nfl games against real nfl #1 corners before they talk about him being anything more than a solid #2

its not as if im sitting here saying he stinks and hes freddie mitchell part deux...i like the guy and think he has potential...but thats it at this point in his career


What do I win?

an all expenses paid trip to my hyperbolic chamber that youve been trying to visit for so long and a box of turtle wax

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Can I take the turtle wax to Trotter's Asian massage car wash for a free undercarriage scrub?

[Drunkmasterflex]

when the season mattered (pre mcnabb dallas meltdown) he had 17 catches in ten games or less than two receptions per game

sorry if i wanna see him enter a season as the #1 wr
put up numbers against the opponents best corner
in games that actually count
before i annoint him the next chad johnson

I agree with you about your second point.  My only thing is you act like the game against the Skins didn't matter to them, and I am curious how you know Springs had  a sports hernia during that game? Is this something that has been mentioned before? Also don't discount the fact that maybe just maybe he actually got better the second half of the season.

[ice grillin you]

My only thing is you act like the game against the Skins didn't matter to them, and I am curious how you know Springs had  a sports hernia during that game?

Springs Will Miss Three to Six Weeks
taterskins Cornerback Has Surgery for Abdominal Injury, Is Questionable for Opener

Gibbs was unsure if Springs's injury is a variation of an old one. On consecutive plays in the first half last Dec. 11 against Arizona, Springs injured his back and groin. He struggled for the remainder of the season but did not miss a game, playing in consecutive victories against Dallas, the New York Giants and Philadelphia.

But Springs's health was declining. In the playoff-clinching season finale at Philadelphia, Springs aggravated the groin in the second quarter as the Eagles challenged him on three consecutive plays, the last resulting in a touchdown pass to wide receiver Reggie Brown. Springs left the game and did not return.

[PhillyPhreak54]

If I'm the taterskins I'm pissed that he didn't address it during the offseason. Especially since sports hernia is the newest rage in sports injuries. Everybody gets 'em.

[Feva]

and during that time, they kept throwing to TO to keep his whiny ass happy.  Notice that Reggie's numbers picked up when he became the top option instead of TO...

lol @ his numbers 'picked up'...they couldnt have went down...he was catching one ball a game

you honestly believe that TO was getting balls because mcnabb was trying to appease him...im sure thats what donovan was doing because they were so close and donovan cared so much about his happiness....im thinking it has a tad bit more to do with the fact that TO was that much better than all the other wr's and was the only one getting open

but perhaps youre right...and with TO not holding reggie back anymore he will blow up this year...only the games will tell whether reggie is a true #1 or not

Maybe his numbers picked up because he became a starter once TO left?

You expect a non-starter to be throwing up 6-7 catches a game?  With a WR the caliber of TO on the team?

Also... he was a rookie who was learning his way so you can't fault him for needing time to learn the system can you?

As for when the games "mattered"... what happened when T.O. got benched for the first Skins game?  Better yet, I guess I should ask Sean Taylor.

[ice grillin you]

Also... he was a rookie who was learning his way so you can't fault him for needing time to learn the system can you?

no i cant

just like i wont fault him this year as he continues to go thru the growing pains of trying to learn how to be a #1 wr in his second nfl season

[PhillyGirl]

Maybe his numbers picked up because he became a starter once TO left?

You expect a non-starter to be throwing up 6-7 catches a game?  With a WR the caliber of TO on the team?

period.

[rjs246]

no i cant

just like i wont fault him this year as he continues to go thru the growing pains of trying to learn how to be a #1 wr in his second nfl season

Exactly. There is a reasonable middle ground here that you monkeys aren't aknowledging. How can you assume, based on what he did last year, that this year will be anything other than learning experience?

And PG, just stop. To think that that is all there is to say on the subject is idiotic.

[Feva]

I can't speak for everybody... but I don't assume anything.  I think I'm there with you on the "middle ground", matter of fact.  Thing is... I can understand the reason for optimism with Reggie based off last year, which some seem to want to dismiss as nothing.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'd be more optimistic if they had ANY kind of #2 receiver to take the pressure off of him.

And don't come at me with this Westbrook and L.J. bullshtein, because we'll occasionally need each of them to stay in the backfield and block, and in Westbrook's case, he will have to run the ball plenty... because it's obvious that the likes of Moats and Perry are not going to get a bulk of carries as Spadaro had some of us believing, briefly.

[rjs246]

Blocking? From a RB or TE? Ha! Not on this team.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

L.J. sez you suck as a sponsor.

[MadMarchHare]

I can't speak for everybody... but I don't assume anything.  I think I'm there with you on the "middle ground", matter of fact.  Thing is... I can understand the reason for optimism with Reggie based off last year, which some seem to want to dismiss as nothing.

Optimism is one thing.  But there's a lot of people making absolute comments that Reggie will be the next Chad Johnson.  That's what sparked the debate.