Quintin Demps, Philadelphia Eagle

[ice grillin you]

What about that Reno Mahe guy?  I think he's available.

this is actually pretty funny...which is unusual for this board


quintin is still on his way tho....

[rjs246]

What about that Reno Mahe guy?  I think he's available.

this is actually pretty funny...

No.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Eagles got their touchdown back right away. Demps took the ensuing kickoff right up the middle, bounced out of a tackle by kicker Stephen Gostkowski, and was untouched by any other Patriot en route to a 101-yard score that made it 17-3.

"He gotta get in the weight room," Demps said of Gostkowski.

Someone wondered what a returner sees, as he heads upfield.

"You see three fat boys and a fast dude in front of you [blocking]," Demps said. "You get behind all four of them."

[shorebird]

HA! Luuuuuuuv that tude!!

[Seabiscuit36]

Eagles Notebook: Can Demps be like Deion on field?
By LES BOWEN
Philadelphia Daily News

bowenl@phillynews.com

Growing up in San Antonio, Quintin Demps was a big Deion Sanders fan.
That's as far as Demps would go last week, as the Eagles prepared to visit the Dallas Cowboys.

"He was a shut-down corner, returned kicks. He had a swagger to him, he wore a gold necklace, he was just my man," Demps said.

Was the Eagles' rookie safety and kick returner a Cowboys fan, then? Sanders was a Cowboy when Demps was a youngster; Dallas was where Deion spent 5 years of his prime (1995-99), and achieved his greatest fame.

"What does that tell you, then?" Demps asked, slyly avoiding uttering the forbidden words.

Demps learned fast. Just a few days earlier, in the postgame locker room after the opener against St. Louis, he'd been asked about Dallas and had inquired of reporters whether it would be proper to term the Cowboys "rivals," like, say, the nearby taterskins, given that Dallas was so far away. The answer was affirmative.

The chance to play on Monday Night Football is big for a rookie, and to do it in the final season of Texas Stadium is especially sweet for Demps, who played at UTEP, but never got on the field with the big star on it, in high school or in college.

Demps said he has been in Texas Stadium only once, as a spectator - he went to see the Cowboys play the Patriots last season, focusing in on corner Asante Samuel. "I like his game, so I watched him a little," Demps said. At the time, he never dreamed he would be dressing just down the row from Samuel a year later - but in Philadelphia.

Tonight, about 35 friends and family will be on hand to watch him run back kicks, Demps said. He was able to scrounge enough teammates' tickets to go around. This will be among the highlights of his young career, right up there with the moment last February in Indianapolis, when Demps shook Sanders' hand at the NFL Scouting Combine.

"It was right before I ran my 40," Demps recalled. "I was supposed to be focused, but I saw Deion. I was like a little kid. I said, 'Whassup, man!' I had to run, so I just shook his hand."

He then posted a 4.39, which was just fine for a safety and returner who can back up at corner, but not exactly Deion-like.

Demps did have a gold necklace he wore under his uniform, though, until he misplaced it in the preseason.

"I'm going to get one" before traveling to Dallas, he vowed. "I'm going to have one for the game."


Birdseed

The Cowboys think they have a Brian Westbrook-type weapon potentially in rookie Felix Jones, a player the Eagles were very impressed with going into the draft. The Cowboys probably want to run more, with Marion Barber and Jones, than many teams the Birds will face . . . There seemed to be a fair bit of intrigue over whether Cowboys cornerback Terence Newman (groin) would be able to play. Adam (formerly Pacman) Jones started in his place last week, opposite Anthony Henry . . . The Eagles have won three of their last four visits to Texas Stadium . . . Westbrook has caught at least one pass in 63 straight games, the longest current streak by an NFL running back. *

[ice grillin you]

omfg i love quintin demps

[BigEd76]

Sanders was a Cowboy when Demps was a youngster

so he was 11 when the Cowboys last won a playoff game

[ice grillin you]

and what 7 8 and 10 when they last won superbowls?

[BigEd76]

yep

I'd laugh but this crap makes me feel old

[Geowhizzer]

yep

I'd laugh but this crap makes me feel old

You are old, ya old man.

And I'm probably older.

[PhillyPhreak54]

The Eagles' coaching staff wasn't as forgiving about Demps' late hit on Warner. Demps said secondary coach Sean McDermott was all over him at halftime.

"I've never seen that vein pop of his neck like that before," Demps said. "He was mad at me. A month later, man, I regretted it. I didn't feel good about that (hit) because at the end of the day we are all one in the NFL. It was a cheap shot. I was frustrated at the time. I got burnt for a touchdown, they weren't kicking me the ball on returns and I got stiff armed."

Demps said the league fined him $7,500 for the hit on Warner.

Fifteen weeks later, Dawkins is in Denver and Demps is the Eagles' free safety.

"My first thought was like, 'Wow, (Dawkins) isn't going to retire an Eagle,' " Demps said. "But then about a week later I was fired up, thinking, 'It's time to go, they're telling me something.' You never replace a Brian Dawkins. I'm just going to take what I learned from him and I'm going to run with it. I learned the same thing I learned from Jim's illness. You have to cherish it. You can't take this for granted that you're a starter because any given day somebody can take your spot."

One of the things I'm excited to see is how Demps comes out and plays this year. He's got the swagger and hopefully he learned from the NFCCG.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

But shouldn't we talk about how huge a mistake it was to let Dawkins go?  Please, let's do!

[SunMo]

nope, your spreadsheet says it was the right move, tangibles be damned

[ice grillin you]

nope, your spreadsheet says it was the right move

ha.....sabremetrics son!

it saved banner inc coin...thats all you need to know

[Sgt PSN]

Demps said secondary coach Sean McDermott was all over him at halftime.

damn!  i was just getting ready to start a thread talking about how much of a hoyda sean mcdermott is.