2011 Training Camp Thread

[SD]

Henery was nailing kicks straight down the middle with plenty of room to spare.

Good to hear.  Can't wait to see this guy.

I was agitated with that pick but he's legit. I don't want to jinx the Birds but he looks like he could make 50 yarders routine.

[Don Ho]

My nephew just graduated from CU Boulder and saw Henery kick in 2009.  Said the guy was booming fgs in warm ups and during the game was launching punts consistently.  He called me when the birds drafted him saying "Eagles got themselves an unreal kicker".

[General_Failure]

He damn well better be, considering they let the best kicker they've ever had walk out the door.

[ice grillin you]

theres a lot of great college kickers and not many pro ones....which is why the best college kickers dont even usually get drafted....no one has any idea how this kid will do

[Diomedes]

Akers said that God knows

[Hawk]

Henery was nailing kicks straight down the middle with plenty of room to spare.

Good to hear.  Can't wait to see this guy.

I was agitated with that pick but he's legit. I don't want to jinx the Birds but he looks like he could make 50 yarders routine.

I wasn't... he was a 4th rounder... I couldn't name any of the four 4th rounders the Eagles took the year before except for Kafka.

[Don Ho]

Akers said that God knows

Now that's billboard material!

[rjs246]

One rule of the NFL is that kickers should never ever draw attention to themselves for non-kicking activities. Every time it's ever happened it makes them look stupid. Akers spent several years not drawing attention to himself for anything other than kicking... then he started godding it up and having sick kids and crying after meaningless week 3 victories over the Raiders. Peace out douchebag. Have fun kicking in a windy stadium, we all know how spectacular you are at that.

[ice grillin you]

i dont know....hes kicked in windy stadiums for the last 12 years and done pretty well

i agree his douchebaggery got annoying at the end but lets not let that cloud the fact that he was a GREAT kicker for over a decade

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Indeed. But no matter how good a player he was (or any guy is), there is always the right time to cut bait. The Eagles did so with McNabb at possibly the perfect time, if not a year or two late. They did so with Dawkins a year early. Definitely got it right with Westbrook and many others. It's tough with a kicker, because the best ones can be money from 40 yards in until they are pretty much grandfathers... but if you want a guy that can occasionally make the long kicks, you may need to go younger.

[ice grillin you]

i dont think its a matter of letting akers go its having a rookie kicker the same year you go balls out for a superbowl...that seems counter intuitive to me but hopefully they hit one out of the park with the kid rather it being OH! henry

[reese125]

I'm waiting for the rare kidney disease or something shoe to drop here regarding Maclin to make this "dream team" a nightmare. 

[hbionic]

So...what did Desean do in his first day back?

[Hawk]

So...what did Desean do in his first day back?

Took a physical.

[hbionic]

Awesome.