The 2007 Offseason Thread

[PhillyGirl]

Not a a single post in this forum for like 6 days.

I had to post here.

Camp is in 23 days.



PS...I am starting up BOTW again, so this is my shameless promotion to check it out. 

We need some crazy stalker pics PG, you need to go

That was mini-camp LOL

igy...see the "General" forum.

[Don Ho]

Not a a single post in this forum for like 6 days.

I had to post here.

Camp is in 23 days.



PS...I am starting up BOTW again, so this is my shameless promotion to check it out. 

I too was a little concerned when the last post was about Nasti Nate. 

Thanks for the reminder on 23 days and counting.  Saw a buddy at the coffee shop yesterday and he said "Hey, the Phillies are only 5 games out and it's the fourth of july."  I always tell him every year if the phils are within 5 games at the fourth of july I will believe.  This year I don't believe squat.  I do believe in training camp though.

[Munson]

http://philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=13152

Hahaha whose head will explode first?

[Seabiscuit36]

The kick return position has some depth with veteran Bethel Johnson and Jeremy Bloom, whose rookie season was lost last year because of a hamstring injury, but punt returner is not as sturdy. If Sampy can shine in practice, he might get a shot there. Bloom is the projected starter and has to prove he can stay healthy, and the Eagles want to limit Brian Westbrook and Lito Sheppard in the punt returner because of injury risks.

I'm guessing they are definitely bringing back Bethel

[QB Eagles]

The kick return position has some depth with veteran Bethel Johnson and Jeremy Bloom, whose rookie season was lost last year because of a hamstring injury, but punt returner is not as sturdy. If Sampy can shine in practice, he might get a shot there. Bloom is the projected starter and has to prove he can stay healthy, and the Eagles want to limit Brian Westbrook and Lito Sheppard in the punt returner because of injury risks.

I'm guessing they are definitely bringing back Bethel

The website still has Johnson on the roster and depth chart, and there's no mention of his release on the transactions page.

[QB Eagles]

NFL.com has "Countdown to Camp: Philadelphia Eagles" as the top video on the main page. It features commentary by new Saint LB Dhani Jones.

[Geowhizzer]

I'm tingly from all the excitement.

[PhillyGirl]

NFL.com has "Countdown to Camp: Philadelphia Eagles" as the top video on the main page. It features commentary by new Saint LB Dhani Jones.

Did I miss something? Last week he was still an UFA? LOL

[Phanatic]

NFL.com has "Countdown to Camp: Philadelphia Eagles" as the top video on the main page. It features commentary by new Saint LB Dhani Jones.

Did I miss something? Last week he was still an UFA? LOL

Dhani's an NFL super star who's never had to back it up on the field... farg that!

[Dillen]

NFL.com has "Countdown to Camp: Philadelphia Eagles" as the top video on the main page. It features commentary by new Saint LB Dhani Jones.

Did I miss something? Last week he was still an UFA? LOL

Considering your last recollection was him being a free agent a week ago, and now you just saw he's on New Orleans, yeah, you missed something.

[SunMo]

NFL.com has "Countdown to Camp: Philadelphia Eagles" as the top video on the main page. It features commentary by new Saint LB Dhani Jones.

Did I miss something? Last week he was still an UFA? LOL

Considering your last recollection was him being a free agent a week ago, and now you just saw he's on New Orleans, yeah, you missed something.

[Seabiscuit36]

Oh Dave 

EAGLES SITE OFFERING UP GAMBLING ADVICE

One of the realities of the only truly slow two or three weeks on the NFL calendar is that a mistake will get magnified, simply because there isn't much else to talk about.

Bill Maas, for example, has gotten a lot more press for his Illinois arrest in early July than he ever would have seen if it had happened in November.

We mention this dynamic because a reader has pointed out to us an interesting comment from the Eagles' official web site that probably wouldn't have struck us an interesting if there was actually something football-related to talk about right now.

In a July 7 blog entry from Dave Sparado (who does a great job and has been very kind to us over the years . . . now that we've gotten that out of the way we'll proceed with kicking him in the nuts) seems to advocate gambling on NFL games.

Specifically, Spadaro writes:  "I noticed in the newspaper the other day that the Eagles are three-point favorites for the opening game in Green Bay.  Maybe I'm wrong for addressing this, but take the Eagles right now.  I love the Eagles in that game against the Packers."

Dave, you should have listened to that little voice that was telling you that you might be "wrong for addressing this."  That little voice is usually right, as we've learned the hard way too many times. 

Gambling is the 6,000-pound elephant at the NFL's all-you-can-eat buffet.  The league puts out bales of hay and baskets of peanuts for him, and then otherwise acts like he isn't there.

In our view, Spadaro's comment acknowledges the elephant in very un-NFL style.  Though we don't think he should be punished for this, we have a feeling that the comment won't be on the Eagles' site for much longer.

[QB Eagles]

That story is just plain ludicrous. Nobody bets on football games.

[Diomedes]

Anymore.  So called parity ruined all that!

[Feva]

The season's over before it even got started.