Shawn Andrews chemical imbalance thread

[General_Failure]

Well, at least you idiots are now useless but funny.

Counts for something.

Now?

[SD_Eagle5]

Andrews expected to practice tomorrow

Perfect timing, MJGs hands to the face pass protection needs work.

[PhillyPhreak54]

ANDREWS SAYS HE CREATED RUMORS TO HIDE DEPRESSION
Posted by Mike Florio on August 16, 2008, 6:04 p.m.

On the day that Eagles guard Shawn Andrews returned to practice with the team for the first time during training camp, Andrews said that, as to the rumors that were floating regarding his absence, Andrews was floating them himself in order to hide his clinical depression.

"I admitted to my teammates that I created a lot of those rumors," Andrews said.  "At the time, Coach Reid didn't know. There were people saying 'contract,' 'didn't want to play anymore,' and I admit that I created those rumors out of a lot of frustration and I didn't care what people thought."

This admission meshes with rumors we'd heard that Andrews was telling teammates that he wasn't at camp because of his contract.  At one point, teammate Jon Runyan addressed the situation and called it a "holdout."

The bigger problem is that we're now forced to confront the question of whether Andrews was lying then, or whether he's lying now.  It's possible that the whole depression thing became an easy way out of the mess he'd created, once he realized that the team wasn't going to cut him any slack or ease up on the daily fines.

Regardless of what the truth is, Andrews knows that there will be skeptics, especially in the locker room.

"Coach Reid allowed me some time, after one of the team meetings, to address my teammates. I just felt like it was something that I needed to-slash-had to do, because of the way that I just disappeared.  Like I said, the things I said that conveyed to them that I didn't want to be here anymore, or whatever thoughts were in their minds, I just wanted to let them know that it wasn't that I was trying to get out of work.  I'm no stranger to hard work.  I just wanted them to know that I hope they still respect me.  If they don't, I'm going to do everything possible to gain the respect back."

Andrews says that his condition (whatever is truly is) won't affect his performance on the field.  "Being that I'm getting help now and I'm opening up more, it's definitely been a big weight lifted off of me," Andrews said.  "I can stay prayed up about the situation and just know the difference of when I walk onto the field and try to compose myself because I've always felt alone.  After opening up to a couple people, I definitely feel like I better know how to handle the situation."

By the way, Andrews weighed in at 331 pounds, four pounds below his listed weight of 335.  As a practical matter, it probably means he's about 50 pounds or so under his actual playing weight from a year ago.  He didn't comment on whether the team will still pursue the fines that he racked up while he was gone.

Maybe the team is going to withhold judgment until they can figure out whether he was telling the truth about the lies he says he told.

[rjs246]

Healthy.

[Rome]

Mental midget.

[shorebird]

Maybe the team is going to withhold judgment until they can figure out whether he was telling the truth about the lies he says he told.

Are you telling the truth about your lies?!?!

It don't matter, we're screwed either way. Either he's lazy or a whack job.

I love being an Eagles fan.

[General_Failure]

He's going to track you down now and cry while beating the shtein out of you. I hope you're happy.

[shorebird]

I feel like I deserve it.

[SD_Eagle5]

More great news: Eskin's saying he's hearing Andrews is done with football. Usually I'd just laugh it off and call Eskin a jackass like I do when he comes up with his stupid trade rumors but I think there's something to this.

[rjs246]

There aren't enough draft picks in the world to make this nightmare any better any time soon...

[Father Demon]

Why doesn't this surprise me?  We all knew his heart wasn't in this, and then he's been so injury-riddled whether they were real or made-up.  This just takes the farging cake on top of the crap we've seen the past month.

It takes me back to that draft day when I was so sure the Eagles moved up to snag Jackson, and to have it be Andrews.  I was pissed then, and now I'm pissed all over again.

farging unbelievable team we got here.  Yay us.

[rjs246]

It doesn't surprise you because you've been a Philadelphia fan for more than 5 minutes.

[Diomedes]

More great news: Eskin's saying he's hearing Andrews is done with football.

If true, this wouldn't surprise me in the least given his attitude and history.  I was surprised he actually came back this year.  And I was not surprised he got hurt.

If it's any consolation, Andrews quitting would only help the case against Reid, adding another huge bust to his draft record.

[hbionic]

Maybe Jeff Fisher has a twin.

[Magical_Retard]

wasnt he the big baby just giddy to play the game of football.

farging fatass i hope he and andy reid both die of heart attacks.