Who Is The Back-Up RB If Buck Isn't Healthy?

[ice grillin you]

fyi: buck isnt healthy

[SunMo]

fyi: buck isnt healthy

yup, done for the year

[ice grillin you]

you mean done for career

[SunMo]

yeah, probably.  i feel bad for the guy, when healthy he was a good back for this team.

[Diomedes]

Then again, he also talked about Eckel....lol:

Reporters have water cooler discussions standing on the sidelines of practice. We gather and chat and share rumors and innuendo and, yes, information.

We speculate and pontificate and wonder if a team's decision makers are thinking as we are thinking.

So on Monday the conversation came down to a few positions regarding the Eagles: Offensive line, wide receiver and running back.

Most of the conversation I had was with Trenton Times reporter Mark Eckel. He and I have certainly had our disagreements over the years, but I truly respect his reporting abilities and his sources. He hits his stories, for the most part.

I'm not down on Spadaro usually.  He's good at what he does.  But I have to draw the line here.  Dave..you are not a reporter.  You're a PR man.  There is no "we" when you are standing in a group with reporters.

Nevermind that Eckel hits nothing, for the most part.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Yeah, that does sucks about Buck. Feel bad for the dude. Looks like it'll wrap up his career, unless by some miracle he gets healthy again and walks on somewhere. Wish him luck.....

[rjs246]

Whatever. Now that he's cooked the topic of this thread becomes more important. Who do we scoop up? I've gotta say I'm not really psyched about the idea of Sammy Morris.

Anyone else beside Levens that makes any sense?

[Diomedes]

Anyone else beside Levens that makes any sense?

Not really.  Not to Reid anyway.  He told me.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Yeah it does suck that he is out again. I feel bad for him too.

FYI...the injury that he had was another torn patellar tendon in the same knee as last year. He had the season (career) ending surgery yesterday.

And it is going to be a Sammy Morris/Lamar Gordon/Dorsey Levens type back, guys. Nothing to get you excited.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

I'd take Gordon or Morris. It's not like either one would be the primary back. But hell, Levens did a great job last year job. I would just rather get someone in who wil be permanent and stay healthy.

[rjs246]

That 'type' of back doens't bother me, but I would prefer to get Gordon from that group than Morris. More up side even if he isn't really that WCO-knowledgable.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Well I believe both guys are UFA's after this year so upside isn't really something I'd worry about. Whichever guy is best suited to step in right now and carry the ball about 75-80 times this season, catch 10 or so passes and play STs is who I want.

[Seabiscuit36]

anyone have confirmation?

[mikey418]

Just came across the wire on ESPN radio on Mike N Mike

[QB Eagles]

The Eagles offense is beginning to look like an emergency room and the season hasn't even started yet.