Reuben Frank: Interview With Tom Heckert

[ice grillin you]

i actually had pegged heckert as the semi sane one in the group....like ff said thio hes as bad or worse than reid banner et al...

its bad enough that i cant stop running the new orleans game thru my head 24/7 now i gotta see shtein like this on top of it

the last question of this interview should have been "so tom where exactly do you need improvement at? are there ANY concerns on this team?"

because apparently
its not mccoy
its not considine
its not trotter
its not at wr (even if stallworth leaves)
its not the secondary
its not bunkley
its not gocong (SAM)

what is it!!

delusion doesnt begin to describe this interview


i wanna know the true story of michael lewis too...its about time we heard it because what happened to him this year is not right...yeah the guy struggled some in pass protection...but the fact is this guy is gonna command really good money on the open market and the guy who replaced him was terrible and yet he still barely played the second half of the year and didnt play at all in the saints game...even tho the run defense was getting torched...

i know dook struggled this year but hes still way better than considine...if considine is on the open market this year with lewis who gets more and better offers around the league?...so in the end was lewis sat down because hes a UFA who maybe turned down a eagle offer in turn insulting them and he got the rod hood treatment?...and does the team have a plan to replace lewis who imo is still a good football player and much better than the plan b (considine) they have in mind now...there were a lot players who were as bad or worse than lewis thus year and didnt get banished from the team...i wanna know why

[Geowhizzer]

Igy,

You probably believe that the moon landing was faked, don't you? 

[Quasimoto]

I think Heckert IS sane.  But I believe he is nothing more than a mouthpiece for Reid and Banner. 

If anyone actually believes he's the "GM" they are mistaken.  That's Reid's position he just doesn't have the cool GM title in front him anymore.

[Rome]

Igy,

You probably believe that the moon landing was faked, don't you? 

Are you saying Capricorn One was ficticious?

[ice grillin you]

But I believe he is nothing more than a mouthpiece for Reid and Banner.  

If anyone actually believes he's the "GM" they are mistaken.  That's Reid's position he just doesn't have the cool GM title in front him anymore.

no doubt...reid is clearly the gm its not even close

because heckert is such a yes man stepford is why he makes so much money and why banner lurie reid love him so much

[Eaglez]

McCoy made tackles his first few games this year, but he never made any big plays. He wasn't credited with any good passes defensed, he didn't make any INTs, I don't remember him recording a sack, he wasn't credited with many, if any, QB pressures, and I don't remember him making any tackles for losses.

If 'best player' translates in making tackles 5-10 yards down the field then I guess he was the 'best player' the first five games. McCoy could have 7-10 tackles every game, but if those tackles come 10 yards off the line of scrimmage I don't think that is emblematic of a good player.

The whole interview seemed dismissive, even though the Eagles have more UFA this year than any year in recent memory. The Eagles need to make some really crucial decisions, and right now they seem to be taking a 'yeah well' attitude to the frustration of many fans.

[Feva]

Q: Dont Stallworth had some huge games but was also hurt a lot. How will that affect his value on the open market?

A: "If he's healthy, he's a really good player. I think that will be kind of a wait-and-see deal because I don't think even he knows what he's worth. Getting him done before free agency, that's probably not going to happen. There's not a whole lot of wide receivers out there. It's tough to gauge. When he's healthy, he's a good player. People are going to say the same thing — if he's injured (often), how much are you going to pay him? But he's young and he's fast. He's really fast. I think he'll probably end up signing a pretty good contract somewhere. If you look at last year, those (2006 free agents) got huge money and they were just OK guys."

Q: If you lose Stallworth, will you have to go out and get another veteran?

A: "We feel the same way as before we traded for him. If we don't get him back, we think we're OK at wide receiver. Not saying we won't draft or sign somebody else, but Reggie (Brown) played really well for us, and I think Hank (Baskett) and Jason (Avant) are going to be really good. I really do. So that affects it, too. If we don't have him, I think we'll be all right."

What the farg is he talking about?! 

If you know there are not "a lot" of good wide receivers out there in FA... then WHY THE farg DON'T YOU SIGN THE ONE YOU HAVE?!

If Stallworth's so "young and fast"... then WHY THE farg ARE YOU SO CONTENT TO LET HIM WALK?!

For the 1st time in Andy Reid's tenure here... we have the opportunity to have 2 quality starting WR's in this offense and they're going to farg it up!  Have they already forgotten the speed dynamic that he brings to this offense?  Have they already forgotten who scored a TD in each of their playoff games?  Are they really that farging stupid to think that Baskett and Avant and some scrub that won't even make another team's practice squad (Justin Jenkins or somebody) will fill Stallworth's void?


Jesus Christ... I just cannot understand why they seem so farging determined to farg up this offense.  It's infuriating.


No farging wonder they signed a guy who's supposed to be able to boom punts.

[Dillen]

Being merely average does not equate to excellence.  The entire defense was mediocre during the first five games and then fell off the map until the winning streak started.

Injuries played a part in it, sure, but come on. . . he's insinuating that McCoy played great and he clearly didn't.

Obviously he didn't play great, but in the first 5 games he had like 2 FF and 4 TFL. Atleast he was showing signs that he could play a bit. I know that he definitely needs to get stronger because he always gets dragged a yard or two before bringing the guy down, and being weak definitely isn't helping when he has attempts arm tackles.

[Drunkmasterflex]

Bottom line with McCoy he is nothing more than a nickel LB and special teamer.  When you watch him on film even going back to his college days when he makes a tackle he is usually going backwards.  That clearly isn't good for a LB.

[Munson]

I can't believe they're going to let Stallworth go. Unbelievable. This offense is so much better with a speed WR.

Reggie Brown is faster then I thought, but still...he's no Stallworth.

If that's the case next year, I'd rather them start Avant over Baskett, but move Avant inside and put Baskett outside in 3 WR sets. Baskett's two best games came while he was on the outside, and Avant seems like he'd be a good fit in the slot.

[ice grillin you]

If Stallworth's so "young and fast"... then WHY THE farg ARE YOU SO CONTENT TO LET HIM WALK?!

this is what is so maddening...the fact that they act as tho they just dont care if he goes...like its just whatever

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

If that's the case next year, I'd rather them start Avant over Baskett, but move Avant inside and put Baskett outside in 3 WR sets. Baskett's two best games came while he was on the outside, and Avant seems like he'd be a good fit in the slot.

Your analysis of what-to-do if they stick with Avant/Baskett at the 2/3 makes me want to stab you and then myself.



BUT ONLY BECAUSE YOU FORGOT GREG LEWIS!


lollerskates

[Geowhizzer]

Reno goes wide out next season. 

[General_Failure]

I think it's great that these two "really good" WRs you guys are talking about combined for 84 receptions.

[Feva]

More importantly... they also combined for 1,541 yards and 14 TD's.

C'mon, GF... you know better than to harp on receptions in this offense.  The RB has 77 for crying out loud.