The 53

[rjs246]

That Bryan Smith pick will haunt me for the rest of my days. Or something.

[QB Eagles]

Differences from last year's starting 53:

QB = +Vick
RB = -Buckhalter, -Booker, -Hunt, +McCoy, +Buckley
FB = +Weaver
WR = -Lewis, +Maclin, +Gibson
TE = -Smith, -Schobel, +Curtis
OL = -Thomas, -Runyan, +Peters, +St.Andrews, +Dunlap
DL = -Smith, -Klecko, +Babin
LB = -Bradley, -Boiman, +White, +Fokou
CB = -Sheppard, +Hobbs, +Harris, +Patterson
S = -Dawkins, -Considine, -Reed, +Jones

Super Bowl

[General_Failure]

Differences from last year's starting 53:

QB = +Vick
RB = -Buckhalter, -Booker, -Hunt, +McCoy, +Buckley
FB = +Weaver, -Klecko
WR = -Lewis, +Maclin, +Gibson
TE = -Smith, -Schobel, +Curtis
OL = -Thomas, -Runyan, +Peters, +St.Andrews, +Dunlap
DL = -Smith, -Klecko, +Babin
LB = -Bradley, -Boiman, +White, +Fokou
CB = -Sheppard, +Hobbs, +Harris, +Patterson
S = -Dawkins, -Considine, -Reed, +Jones

Super Bowl

[QB Eagles]

These draft picks officially flushed down the toilet:

Fanaika (7th round, 2009)
Gibson (6th round, 2008)
Ikegwuonu (4th round, 2008)
Smith (3rd round, 2008)

[Munson]

Bryan Smith. Not at any time did anyone even have a hint that he might be any kind of player. any any any. any. What a waste of a 3rd round pick.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Vick Placed On Exempt List As Eagles Get To 53

To get to the league-mandated 53-man roster limit by Saturday's 6 PM deadline, the Eagles have made the following moves ...

The Eagles waived ... CB Trae Williams, CB Jack Ikegwuonu, DE Bryan Smith, DE Josh Gaines, LB Tank Daniels, FS Reshard Langford, WR Danny Amendola, RB Lorenzo Booker, C Dallas Reynolds, G Paul Fanaika, G Mike Gibson, TE Rob Myers, FB Marcus Mailei and FB Kyle Eckel. These players are now subject to waivers.

The Eagles released ... DT Dan Klecko, LB Matt Wilhelm and TE Matt Schobel. These players are now unrestricted free agents.

The Eagles placed QB Michael Vick on the Exempt/Commissioners Permission List. He will not be able to practice as long as he's on this list. He is eligible to play in Week 3 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Eagles placed OT Fenuki Tupou on injured reserve.

Trae Williams - no shock

Jack Ike - mild shock, but Dmitri Patterson outplayed him. The deep ball he gave up the other day essentially sealed his fate

Bryan Smith - Waste. I don't even recall him showing any flashes whatsoever.

Josh Gaines - no shock, but I would guess he has a shot at the PS

Tank Daniels - I like the guy, but Moises Fokou earned that spot because he can actually play LB. Tracy White is the STs ace now

Reshard Langford - PS candidate all the way...he showed good things

Danny Amendola - PS guy I bet

Lorenzo Booker - draft pick wasted...and cut a year too late. I liked the move on the day they got him and even in camp last year, but holy shtein does he suck.

Dallas Reynolds - no shock

Paul Fanaika - no shock, simply no room because of the overload of OLs

Mike Gibson - no shock

Rob Myers - PS candidate...showed flashes

Marcus Mailei - no shock

Kyle Eckel - no shock because of the addition of Weaver and emergence of Buckley

Matt Wilhelm - no shock. WHen they first signed him I thought he would make it because of his STs and being a veteran, but Fokou has more upside

Dan Klecko - mildly surprised he did not make it. I like him as a DT. Abiamiri and Howard being able to play inside cost him a job here

Matt Schobel - you suck (bet he goes back to the Bengals)

[BigEd76]

Glazer says Feeley was released to make room for a waiver claim


UPDATE: DT Antonio Dixon from the Skins

[PhillyPhreak54]

So they cut AJ for Antonio Dixon....

No trade takers? A hot market for Antonio Dixon?

[BigEd76]

doubt it.  He has size (6'3" 325) but wasn't even a starter for The U and Zorn said he has no conditioning

[Displaced]

doubt it.  He has size (6'3" 325) but wasn't even a starter for The U and Zorn said he has no conditioning

Well then it makes perfect sense.

[ice grillin you]

UPDATE: DT Antonio Dixon from the Skins

how bad must have klecko been this preseason

[BigEd76]

Gargano says they're talking to Alex Smith and will release Reggie Brown if they sign him

[ice grillin you]

so they were gonna trade for the guy but arent sure they wanna sign him for nothing?

could banner inc be more on the dick of new england...when they own a player hes the greatest thing ever but when they release him he must suck because the pats are the standard right below the eagles

[Displaced]

Gargano says they're talking to Alex Smith and will release Reggie Brown if they sign him

Another guy that's done next to nothing.  He was highly touted in his years draft class if I remember correctly but he pretty much disappeared in the league.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

I'd like them to go out and get Leonard Pope. The dude is gigantic, and the knock on him is he can't block, but he's got good hands. Whoever it is going to be backing up Celek, so it's not going to be a stud. Pope would look good in two TE sets as well, and at 6'8" he'd be easy to find inside the twenty.