Well, the Sixers and Flyers won

After an 11-4 start the Eagles ended their season with 2 losses to the Cowboys by a combined 58-14. And the games were not as close as the score suggests. Blame goes everywhere in this one.

The Eagles have some promising young talent but decisions have to be made. Should the coach stay? I know the answer to this one but anytime a season ends like this, the question needs to be asked. Does McNabb stay or go? He had one of his better season leading the Eagles to a 10-4 record in games he played but he saved his worst for last. He was terrible is both losses against the Cowboys. No I do not buy the theory that he missed the comfort of Jamaal Jackson's asscheeks that much. Well, maybe he did but its not why he played poorly.

While McNabb will take most of the blame, the defense couldn't stop dallas at all. The Eagles caught brakes earky in the game because Dallas shot itself in the foot with penalties. They cannot produce ANY pressure without all-out blitzes and the blitz is not as successful under McDermott. The Defense is a major concern heading into the offseason. It is time to put emphasis on the linebacker position. Jerimiah Trotter was the freakin middle linebacker on this team!

We have all offseason to bitch about this f*ckin team.

Go Phils
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LET'S GO BIRDS!

Prediction: 38 - 17 Eagles

If watching the game at home - feel free to rant below. Drunk rants are highly encouraged!
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Eagles at Cowboys 8 pm - Round 3

What is going to give? The Eagles have not beaten a playoff team this year while the cowboys have not won a playoff game in 13 years. Wade Phillips has never won a playoff game while Andy Reid usually waits a couple more weeks to fall apart. Could this be Phillips last game coaching the cowboys? Could this be McNabb's last game QB'ing the Eagles(Is Kolb rooting for the 'boys?). A lot will be answered tonight.

The key for the Eagles is the damn play calling. Andy and Marty cannot forget about Mccoy and Weaver. To me, Westbrook should be the 3rd down, screen catching back tonight. Make the cowboys respect the run. A focus on the run game, with Celek taking care of the middle of the field will open up the deep pass game.

This Eagles team has to outscore teams. They are a poor defense unless they can create turnovers. If Sheldon Brown and Asante Samuel get beat like they did last week, the Eagles may have to score 40. BLITZ! Romo has not changed, he's a good QB with no pressure (as we saw last week) on him. Get pressure on him and Asante will have a field day.

Random Predictions:

Asante Samuel scores the games first TD.
Romo throws 2 INT's and a fumble
Weaver rushes for 75 yards (only had 1 carry last week!?)
McNabb throws for 2 TD's and runs for 1.
Birds D sacks Romo 3 x's and is hurried all day

Go Birds
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Spadaro Spits on Dallas Star

Dave Spadaro, editor of philadelphiaeagles.com and an employee of the Eagles, videotaped his spitting on the centerfield star at Cowboys Stadium on Sunday before the Eagles played the Cowboys. The video was posted on the Web site, but was taken down sometime today.(philly.com)

Spadaro has since written an open letter of apology to the Cowboys.

Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan, wants to remind us about the last time anybody disrespected the star...

Which obviously means that Spadaro will one day write for the Cowboys website.

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Total Embarrassment

Cowboys 24 Eagles 0: Pathetic. That is the only word I can think of to describe the efforts of the Philadelphia Eagles this afternoon. Offensively and defensively, this team was embarrassed from the opening whistle. The play calling was awful. The pass catching was awful. The defense sucked. Where was the blitz? Why can't Donovan hit a receiver in stride over the middle? Where was the running game? These are just my first thoughts on the pathetic display witnessed today - plenty more to come. I really hope a different team shows up next weekend, but I am not going to hold my breath. 24-0! Fucking. Pathetic.

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Eagles-Cowboys @4pm

It will be a playoff-type atmosphere this afternoon in Arlington as the Birds and Cowboys fight for a chance at the No.2 seed in this year's postseason. Depending on the outcome of this game, the Eagles could be back in this same situation next week. A win and they're sitting at home resting next week, but a loss may mean back to Dallas for the wildcard round. More after the jump.

The big news out of Philly this week is the loss of center Jamaal Jackson. Nick Cole will be making his first start at the position, and his play could make or break the game for the Eagles. He'll be up against Pro Bowl NT Jay Ratliff, and it's a sure thing that Dallas will be bringing pressure all day to disrupt Philly's protection. The QB play on both teams has been top-notch all year, and as usual the game will most likely come down to which team turns the ball over more. For the first time is his career, Tony Romo has been protecting the ball well, but the Eagles opportunistic defense hopes to change that.

I really don't have a strong feeling either way on this one. I think it will be a close game, possibly coming down to a late field goal, but it's hard to say who will come out on top. It would be sweet to finish this season the same way the Eagles finished the last - with a complete domination of those bitches down south. I am pumped for this game! My prediction: Eagles 26 Cowboys 23.

GO BIRDS!!!
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Top Moments of 2009

Eagles knock off defending champs in their house in the playoffs.
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Eagles Fans Last Fight at Giants Stadium

Via Busted Coverage


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6 Birds Make the Pro Bowl

Hopefully zero play since this years game is the week before the Super Bowl and neither SB participants will have any players playing. The 6 players are Asante Samuel, wide receiver DeSean Jackson, left tackle Jason Peters, fullback Leonard Weaver, defensive end Trent Cole, and kicker David Akers.

The Eagles also have six Pro Bowl alternates, including Sheldon Brown. Quarterback Donovan McNabb is a first alternate, tight end Brent Celek is a second alternate, safety Quintin Mikell is a third alternate, and defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley and guard Todd Herremans are fourth alternates. (philly.com)
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Birds # 2

PFT has the Eagles #2 in this week's Power Rankings and tops in the NFC. Only San Diego is ahead of them. PFT has quickly fallen out of love with Indy, New Orleans and Minnesota. Dallas is the second highest NFC team, ranked # 4 and Minnesota has fallen to #8.

The Eagles have a HUGE game this weekend at Jerry's place with the division, as well as the Bye at stake. I think it is kind of crazy to drop Indy after backups blew a lead against the Jets.
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Eagles-Broncos: The Return of #20

Honestly, I don't even give a sh*t that Brian Dawkins is coming back to the Linc. I loved him as an Eagle as much as the next guy, and he is obviously one of the greatest Eagles of all-time, but the fact of the matter is that he is on the Denver Broncos now. There is nothing we can do about it. Move on. With that said, it will be sweet to see him get a rousing ovation from the Philly crowd. More on the game after the jump.

The Broncos come into town 8-6 on the season and currently holding the wildcard playoff spot in the AFC. The Eagles sit at 10-4 with a playoff spot locked up and the #2 seed in their sights. The Broncos, once 6-0, have lost their last two games, including a 20-19 stinker to the Oakland Raiders. The Birds are sitting on a five-game winning streak, and their high powered offense has been impressive throughout the run. Doc and I disagree on this, but I don't feel like the Broncos offense will be able to keep up with the Eagles this week. I understand the Birds defense has shaky lately, but come on, Kyle Orton is Denver's QB. My prediction: Eagles 30 Broncos 13.
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#20 Back in Town on Sunday

video via 700 level
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Snowball Fight at the Linc

Thanks to Golden Glove for the link from Eagles fandome.
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Westbrook Cleared to Play

Brian Westbrook was cleared to play after recovering from two concussions and is expected to return this week against Denver. Westbrook will be eased back into the offense and should only play a limited role.

Westbrook will be a welcome addition catching passes out of the backfield. He will no doubt be rusty but could be an added weapon come the postseason.
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Rant from R.H.

Temple gave Seton Hall their first loss in Jersey the other night. In Jersey. Temple's my new favorite team in case you haven't noticed. This game was Sat. night at 7. I couldn't find it anywhere at all on TV. There was high school football on, but not this. Whatever. Good point by Jerardi, rematch of the 2000 Tournament game where Temple laid an egg and lost in OT. Ty Shine (pre- Eddie Griffin black eye) and Dalembert on SHU. Ugh, what a nightmare that was.
I was looking forward to Duke- Gonzaga at MSG, and only saw bits and pieces, but had to tune out quickly. Zags didn't show up. Duke is even more nauseating when up 30 in front of their shitbag fans. Jon Scheyer.....little p***y.

Nova gets Redding back, clean and sober hopefully. They needed him too. Needed his leadership and stability with all these young guards. Plus they'll need to him to win games with the Big East schedule coming up. I guess Syracuse is good, but I can't believe they're as good as they've looked so far. Jackson and Jardine-- Neumann connection. I still can't shake the fact that they lost to that DII team at the dome in a scrimmage.
Speaking of the Nova game, this from Mushnick in the Post:

* Villanova-Fordham, Saturday, on YES. A camera found a sweet picture of a kid, 9 or 10, holding ice cream. The kid gave the camera the finger. . .

Pretty funny, but sign of the times I guess with disrespectful punk kids. Don't get me started! Shades of Costanza with the ice cream on TV....



Drexel-Kentucky tonight at Rupp. Line is now at 58 and a half. I assume Bruiser and Calipari are buddies or something. Ick. Oh well, at least Drexel gets an ESPN game that doesn't start just before dawn. How bout Calipari, coming out and saying he "disagrees" with Knight, but nothing else? If you were innocent and someone said that about you, you would come back with guns blazing. But he knows what Knight said is true, and he has no comeback. Slimy fraud. I read an article about John Wall today. Towards the end there was a blurb that he was arrested in May for breaking and entering. Sounds like a nice kid. Maybe that's why Roy Williams didn't recruit him at all (and why Cal jumped on him) even though he played in his backyard.
St. Joe's held on to beat Lehigh at home. So, um, yeah.

I actually watched the second half of Sixers-Celtics Friday night--sans Iverson. Surprisingly entertaining and they actually played pretty well and won. Also, Sheed got tossed with two T's in the first half and had to be restrained by half the Celtics bench when he got tossed. What a complete stooge. Every time I think he's done amusing me with his childish, boorish behavior, he comes through with a stunt like that.
Anyway, this Speights guy looks really good. He should easily play the bulk of the minutes at center and Dalembert should be sent to Siberia or the wilds of his native Canada. I don't care how much he makes, let's not compound the mistake by starting the guy. It was Speights' first game back from injury and he played great. I could see him being a potential headcase down the road, but he has alot of ability. His postgame interview with Zumoff and Easy Ed was tough to get through without closed-captioning. Sweet Jesus!!! Gotta love the "student"-athletes the University of Florida churns out.
Brand has also been very spry off the bench lately. And this Holliday guy looks like a keeper as well. Wait, what's this? Are the Sixers becoming watchable again??? I thought so, just for a second, until they lost at home to the Clip-Joint the very next night. Wow. Sixers-Clippers in the midst of a blizzard!!! NBA Basketball, it's fantastic!!! I'm surprised anyone showed up for that game. Oh, also, the Sixers play no defense whatsoever, and it doesn't appear they ever will. And fuggetaboutit when Iverson is on the court. It takes 4 on 5 to a new level. It's like they're trying to kill off a power play or something.

Choppy Eagles game, but a win is a win. Actually was closer than it should've been. The Niners had no chance. Coming across the country on a short week after playing on MNF. If that Walter guy didn't fumble down inside the Eagles 10, it could be a whole different ballgame. This of course was after Reid's incomprehensible decision to go for it on 4th down from his own 30!! Stunning even for him. It's dumb even when Belichick does it, and he has 4 rings. The defense was better I guess. Couldn't be any worse. Tony Siragusa, the fat moron that stands on the field and screams dumb comments/observations every minute or so, said the Eagles defense was "unbelievable". Let's calm down. I'm pretty sure they were going up against Alex Smith.
Does Asante Samuel irk anyone else? I know he makes alot of plays (although that fumble recovery was all Sheldon Brown, he just fell on it). His "tackling" is horrifically bad. How bout when he completely whiffed on that tackle? What should've been a 3 yard gain turned into a 30 yard gain. Gambles a ton too. Can't have that against competent teams or you'll get burnt. Look at the Giants game. I know he's a good CB, but he annoys me sometimes. And stop dancing after you fall on a fumble!!!

Is anyone else giddy that the wheels are starting to come off Favre and the Vikings? Brad Childress is wound tighter than Reid's belt. Crazy that the Birds could possibly move ahead of them in playoff positioning. 4th and 26 game punts thrown up by Favre, here we come! It's a shame snowball-throwing fans didn't storm the booth and bombard Kenny Albert (Son of Gay Back-Biter) and "Moose" (Moose....Christ) Johnston with snowballs. Two jackasses.


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The Morning After

Eagles 23 49ers 17: Donovan threw for one touchdown and ran for another, DeSean Jackson had 140 yards receiving and the Birds beat the Niners 27-13 Sunday to clinch a playoff spot for the eighth time this decade. It was a nice win for the Eagles, maintaining their one-game lead over the Cowboys in the East is big heading into the final two weeks.

Some quick thoughts on the game:

• DeSean is a f*cking beast.  He’s unstoppable at this point.
  
  
• Not only did Asante record another interception yesterday, his 8^th of the year, but he actually made a great tackle late in the game. 
  
  
• I hope the Birds hold onto Sheldon after this season, he seems to make a play on defense every week.
  
  
• How about the neck on Takeo Spikes? That thing is like a parasitic twin growing off of his shoulders.
  
  
• Doc: Looks like Vick just has a quad contusion…the experiment continues.  Sorry dude.
  
  
• Fact I did not know: The Eagles D had not allowed a running back to surpass 100-yards in 24 games – Frank Gore ran for 107 yesterday.  That’s impressive.
  
  
• Michael Lewis looked like his old self yesterday, getting burned deep by WR’s and barely making an impact on the game.
  
  
• Another playoff birth for the McNabb-Reid Eagles…good stuff. 
  
  

Let’s hear your thoughts on yesterday’s game. What do you think about the Eagles chances in the postseason?

Dawkins comes home next weekend; I expect to see a ton of #20 jerseys in the crowd.  It should be a pretty emotional game for him and the fans.  Thoughts?

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Eagles-49ers game moved to 4:15 ET

According to PFT the Eagles game has been pushed back to 4:15pm on Sunday due to snow. The extra time will allow city and stadium workers more time to clear snow. The storm is expected to wrap up by Sunday morning

Go Birds.
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Mid-Air Bump

Thanks to Johnny Nas via 700Level
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Rant by R.H.

Glen Miller out at Penn. Can't say I'm surprised.


Two good Big 5 games the last few days. St. Joe's-Nova was surprisingly competitive. By far the best St. Joe's played all year. But in the end, they tried to run with Nova and gave up 95 points. The overrating of Martelli continues unabaded. I must say, Nova probably wouldn't have won without Taylor King. I wanted to hate him, because you know, he's a Dukie, but he was clutch as hell. Pretty impressive for a kid from California in his first game in the hellish Palestra. Way better than he was when he was a freshman at Duke. Not that he got a ton of time back then, but he was just a mindless chucker who rarely came inside the 3 point line (like me when I play now). But now, he got boards and even created some things. Sweet lefty stroke doesn't hurt either.

By the way, that Hilliard guy on St. Joe's had a poor man's Laettner game going for a while. Perfect from the field and the line. I think he finally missed a shot from the field. Nova hit 29 straight foul shots in the second half. Nuff said. Good job by ESPN having Rafftery do the game. He just "gets" the Big 5. Probably the only ESPN analyst you can say that about. I also love when, after an iffy walk call on Nova, he said, "I don't comment on travelling calls on Villanova anymore." (obviously referring back to the '04 Sweet 16 game against Carolina when that phantom walk was called on Nova.....costing them the game. Still hurts). Of course, this comment was met by awkward silence from the clueless play-by-play guy.

Temple!! I can't say I was too shocked that they beat Nova yesterday. Luckily I caught like the last 15 minutes or so. For some reason, it was buried on some CBS College Sports station that too a GPS for me to find it. Disgrace that Comcast Sportsnet didn't carry it. I guess it would've messed up their 9 hour Eagles pregame. We wouldn't want to miss Rendell praising Donavan again.
Anyway, Juan Fernandez was a revelation! Pepe with a jump shot!! The guy was unconscious!! Knocked down like three 3's in a row right after I turned it on. I'm not saying he's better than Pepe now, but he could be someday. With him, Brooks, and Lavoy Allen, they have three really nice players. Allen was a madman controlling the paint down the stretch. I also can't believe he only had 3 assists. I swear I saw 4 just while I was watching. Love his game, he just needs to play with a fire under his ass like that alot more. They look like a tournament team right now (should've beaten G'Town too, oh well). That win will look huge come March. Also, that Kansas game on 1/2 just became much more interesting.

Not a bad loss at all for Nova. Might not be the worst thing in the world. And if they had to lose, why not to another city team. Game obviously meant alot more to Temple. Thought King (my new favorite player) probably should've been more aggresive in looking for his shot. Down the stretch, only Reynolds was being aggressive. Nova will be fine. Redding will help them when he comes back soon.....if he's clean. Oh yeah, Lappas was the analyst for the game!! Horrific New Yawk accent was more evident than ever ("Derrick Jeetuh!!!!"). And that lisp...ugh.... the mic was soaked by game's end. Isn't it embarrassing for him to do Nova games now? ("Hey Steve, here's that program you ruined!"). Just sayin'.

LaSalle stayed close to Kansas for a few minutes. Ugh. Loathe Kansas and Self. Speaking of loathesome coaches. I heard after the UConn-Kentucky game last week that Calipari and Calhoun hate each other. I guess it goes back to the days when Calipari was at UMass and they for some reason never played each other. Two assholes.

Wild Eagles game to say the least. Although I've seen better defense at my Ryan's toddler soccer games. Atrocious tackling on both sides.
DeSean Jackson....my God. I mean, I could do without all the showboating, but this guy is outrageous. It's rare to see a guy in the NFL that is just that much faster than everyone else. That punt return was straight out of the schoolyard. It was beautiful how he toyed with the Giants on that play, and it was even better because it brought out the Coughlin "Rocky's Trainer Mickey" face. Jackson should probably get the ball more (and yes, I subscribe to the theory--started by me-- that McNabb doesn't throw to him more because he doesn't want him to become a bigger star. Too late. See: T.O.). For as much as I blast him, Reid was pretty good. Sure there was the requisite blown challenge, but whatever. Some great play calls. Now let's all spray Bactine in our eyes as we think about the next 4 years with him still here.

It's a known fact that the Giants season-ticket holders despise any games that don't start at 1PM. 8:30 starts are their most hated of course there most hated. (65,000 70 year-olds with their thermoses and bologna sandwiches-- it's a bunch of Morty Seinfelds-- they're ready for bed by halftime. "If we're gonna be here till all hours of the night, can we at least order some food?"). So that made the win even sweeter. I'm sure they're just getting home right about now.

NFC East is setting up nice. Dallas with their annual December swan-dive. Stupid stadium. Birds are in good shape. I can see the NFC Championship Game loss coming from a mile away...

I think Wes Welker is my favorite player in the NFL right now. That's one tough honkey. Love watching him play. Speaking of the Pats, I have Randy Moss on my fantasy team. I'm glad he picked my bye week to quit on his team. Shades of Oakland and the horrible end in Minnesota. F the Pats. Also, last Feb. when I was in Vegas I took the Chargers to win the Super Bowl this year. So come on, Bolts!!! My two others were homer bets just missed-- Nova to win it all (stupid UNC) and the Phils to win the World Series (*%#$$*$^*^$&*%@^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

Alright, I have a Seinfeld Quizzo to prepare for....



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Eagles to Face Desperate Giants

The Eagles have a chance to put a serious dent into the Giants playoff hopes tonight at the Meadowlands. At 7-5 the Giants can tighten the division with a win or fall 2 games behind with a loss.

The birds won the first matchup 40-17 and also won both games at the meadowlands last season. The Eagles seem to be getting healthy at the right time. Akeen Jordan returns to the weakside moving Will Witherspoon to the middle. Trotter will be better suited as a situational player.

Giants killer Brian Westbrook will remain out. Bright side is that the swelling in his knee is almost completely gone. I think he would be a welcome addition as a 3rd down back for the playoff run.

It will most likely be a sloppy field today so the Eagles must not forget to run the ball. Leonard Weaver had a great game the first time these two teams played and had another one last week. Mccoy was ineffective last week and needs to play better. The Giants made some adjustments last week holding the Cowboys to 45 yards rushing after allowing 262 in their first matchup.

Key stat: Eli Manning is 5-9 in December and January games at the Meadowlands.

Prediction:

20-17 Eagles


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