Dawkins

[Diomedes]

Simoneau weighs 245, not 210.

And my meatcicle is 10" long.

[stalker]

Yeah, and Andrews is 340, Westbrook is 5'10. They never lie with those numbers. Also, Kearse is 250.

What?

He is saying that at the best, the program weights are a pack of lies. They make the fat guys thin and the thin guys fat.

By the way, flack jacket or no flack jacket, Donovan is pushing 260.

[Rome]

Yes.  I understood.  I simply could not believe what I was reading.

[stalker]

Yes.  I understood.  I simply could not believe what I was reading.

In reference to what?

[fansince61]

For what it's worth..the Eagles no longer put height and weight in their game day program

[Rome]

I asked Spadaro to answer the question regarding Simoneau's current playing weight and this is his response:

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I would guess in the 235-240 range.

Take it for what it's worth.

[mussa]

The entire defense played down this year.  hell if we could find a stat on if the defense was on the field more than the offense, that has alot to do with it too.  im pretty damn sure these guys were suckig wind all all year long.  still its an excuse but once again, this is a team sport.  man and i don't know how many times this year we forced a fumble and failed to recover it.   

[Wingspan]

hell if we could find a stat on if the defense was on the field more than the offense, that has alot to do with it too. 

yeah, you'd think the nfl would keep a time of possesion stat.

[mussa]

if we need to be bitching about individual players, i think we can start with our offense.  they deserve a big stink palm for this year. 

[Rome]

The entire defense played down this year.  hell if we could find a stat on if the defense was on the field more than the offense, that has alot to do with it too.  im pretty damn sure these guys were suckig wind all all year long.  still its an excuse but once again, this is a team sport.  man and i don't know how many times this year we forced a fumble and failed to recover it.   

The blocked field goal recovery and run-back for touchdown sealed their fate in terms of lucky bounces.

[Susquehanna Birder]

Can we just agree that you're all retards and close this thread?

If we did that here, we'd have to close 'em all.

[QB Eagles]

Asking Spads if the listed weight is real is like writing in to Pravda to ask if Stalin is really a nice guy in person.

[DutchBird]

Asking Spads if the listed weight is real is like writing in to Pravda to ask if Stalin is really a nice guy in person.

That would depend if you ask the pre-Khrustjov-speech or post-Khrustjov-speech Pravda. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Since Eckel is ripped often it should be pointed out that he had a good piece on BDawk yesterday

B-Dawk should get Pro Bowl nod

Tuesday, December 20, 2005
By MARK ECKEL

Tomorrow, the NFL will announce its Pro Bowl rosters, and Eagles safety Brian Dawkins may feel like the Lone Ranger.

Dawkins, who has been to four Pro Bowls in his brilliant career, including last year's when he went with nine other teammates, may very well be alone wearing midnight green this year.

In the most disappointing Eagles season since - well, in the most disappointing Eagles season ever - Dawkins will likely be the team's only representative in the postseason affair held across the water in Hawaii

There is some sentiment for middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, a three-time selection, but that would be an upset.

Trotter has had a good year, but not as good as Chicago's Brian Urlacher, who is a candidate for Defensive Player of the Year, and not as good as the Giants' Antonio Pierce, who, although injured now, kept that Giants defense intact through the first 13 games of the season. You can add Carolina's Dan Morgan and Atlanta's Keith Brooking to the mix of NFC middle linebackers, as well.

Dawkins doesn't have it as rough.

Minnesota's Darren Sharper will get one of the three nods at safety, because he leads the league in interceptions. But Sharper isn't and never was as good as Dawkins.

Despite cries from some of the uninformed "fans" out there that he has a lost a step or isn't the player he was a few years ago, Dawkins is still the best safety in the NFC.

"He can play for us," one NFC personnel man, who has seen the Eagles more than a few times, said. "Lost a step? I wouldn't say that. I think that defense has lost something. They just can't generate any pressure, and that has affected his play because they are asking him to do a lot of different things."

Dawkins, who has seen his role change often from his rookie year of 1996 under then-defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas, brings that versatility to the game that makes him so special.

Under Thomas, in a read-and-react style of play, Dawkins was used almost as a third cornerback. For that matter, he actually played nickel back at times and was as good in coverage as some corners.

When Jim Johnson arrived with head coach Andy Reid in 1999, Johnson looked at Dawkins and saw a safety who could blitz and wreak havoc on an offense.

So he turned him loose and a good cover safety, who played center field at Veterans Stadium better than anyone since Garry Maddox, became B-Dawk. He got bigger, stronger and almost started to resemble the comic book heroes he likes so much.

Now, over the past two years, Dawkins has gone back to covering more and blitzing less, although his 3 1/2 sacks rank third on the team, and his three interceptions rank first.

"All I know is when we play them," the scout said, "the guy you look for is No. 20. He's the guy your quarterback has to be aware of at all times. I mean, you worry about Trotter, but there are things you can do against him. Dawkins is the guy. In my opinion, he's their best player."

This has not been a good year for the Eagles defense. It's been the least effective of Johnson's seven years in charge and it starts with a front four which has been miserable all season.

Sunday, in the 17-16 win over the Rams, the line was sub-par again. St. Louis ranks in the bottom third of the league in sacks allowed, and the Eagles had none against rookie quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.

The only pressure the Eagles got came when dime back Matt Ware came on a blitz and forced Fitzpatrick to throw a short completion that did not result in a first down.

That's why Jevon Kearse, nor anyone else from the Eagles' line, will be going to Hawaii. Former Eagle Derrick Burgess and his league-leading 14 sacks, which is more than all the Eagles ends combined and just four less than the entire line, will be there.

So will Dawkins, who came up with the team's only turnover Sunday, when he intercepted a Fitzpatrick pass and returned it into Rams territory to set up the winning touchdown.

[Sgt PSN]

Eckle didn't write that.  It made sense and wasn't preachy or complacent. 

Derrick Burgess and his league-leading 14 sacks, which is more than all the Eagles ends combined and just four less than the entire line, will be there.

  Damn, I didn't realize he had that many sacks this year.  I knew he had quite a few but I didn't think it was that many.