Well, it's time: E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!

OK, so you guys knew it was coming. What can I say, I'm an Eagles maniac. Over the years, I have been very critical of Reid's performance (many of you will recall me calling for him to be fired).

But then last year happened. They turned it around in some tough circumstances. In any case, one thing remains constant: I love the Eagles, win or lose. I've been to one pre-season game and I'm going to the last one Thursday. Then I'll be at the home opener for Monday night, 9/17. SDW gets there a little early....as in 9:00 a.m. for a 8:30 p.m. game.

Anyway, a lot of commentators are picking the Eagles to go to the dance this year. On paper I have to agree. No one in the NFC is as complete as they are. New Orleans will probably be good, but other than them there is nobody. Dallas will be half decent, but they will be a distant second in the NFC East. Washington and New York suck ass, as will Atlanta (hmm...maybe getting rid of Matt Shaub wasn't such a good idea, guys). The Bears have no QB (actually, it's worse because neither Grossman nor his coach know how much he sucks) and have lost offensive power, and Seattle has a lot of question marks. I hear St. Louis might be good. My thinking is Eagles v. New Orleans or Chicago for the title game.

The problem is going to be the AFC. New England scares a lot of people (yeah, I hate them and Bill Belichick...have I mentioned?) and the Chargers look to be very good. Then there are the Colts, though I don't see them getting past the Baltimore, San Diego or New England.

Anyway, if al goes well this should my boys' year, at least to go to the 'bowl. McNabb looks great, and they're getting Kearse back. Then there is Tony Hunt, who they needed at RB. As much as I liked Trotter, he was done and it was his time (check out his post-release PC by the way...VERY classy guy...no bitterness at all).

So....Let the beer drinking, wing eating and yelling begin. E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!

What are you talking about with Kearse? He was having a great year until he got injured last year. There's nothing to suggest he won't be back up to speed.

Gren Bay will be better but no match for the Eagles offense or defense.

I don't think Seattle is going to do anything this year. Too many questions. New Orleans might be a different story, I agree. In fact, revising my original prediction, I see New Orleans v. Eagles for the title.


I'll be at the game Thursday. I like Man-Genius, but sorry....it's going to be painful for you. Even in the pre-season.

Cowboys suck. Sorry...I had to. It's in my DNA. Your comment about the Eagles is relatively unsupported. New Orleans will likely be good. However, even last year the Eagles had the ability to beat them. They should have won early in the season, only losing on the last play of the game. The playoff game would have been an Eagles win with McNabb and a better defense. So I don't agree there.


31 is still prime for an NFL player. They are still better with him than without.


The Colts will not be as strong without the players they've lost. The Packers will still suck, though not as much as last year. Favre will retire this year. Manning will absolutely NOT retire. He's like 31. Please. Dungy has no intention of retiring, does he? I really think you just made those predictions up dude!

Look, the cowboys will be a decent team. But I hate them. A lot.
Uh, looking at the team, it should be, yes. Show me a more complete team in the NFC. The Eagles have no major questions other than McNabb's health and possibly their run defense. Dallas? Tony Romo is green. He had 4 good games and then made one of the biggest blunders in playoff history. TO is a major distraction...surprise, surprise. I'm a fan, but I'm being objective here. The Eagles are going to be a very solid team.

And don't start the "they should have won" bullshit. What happened did, in fact, happen.
A win is a win and a torn ACL is just that.[/quote]

I don't disagree. I'm merely saying that the Eagles of LAST YEAR were close to New Orleans, if not better by the end. That was without Donovan and with a depleted defense, no power back, etc. This year the Eagles are way better. New Orleans looks to be about the same.


Uh, then who is? I count New England, San Diego, Baltimore, Indianapolis and Philadelphia. Who else is there? Dallas is no top 5 team. San Francisco isn't, though they'll be top 10. Seattle won't be either. So really, tell me. I'm listening.


I agree with both of those points. I'm sure there will be surprises. I just hope Dallas and New England sucking more are two of them.

I don't think you can say that and base it solely on age. Last year he looked great and was having a career best year early on. We'll see how he does. Haven't seen him tonight so far...not sure if he's in.

Well, they didn't look great tonight. Then again, B-West and Hunt weren't really in. The defense concerned me, I'm not gonna lie.


Now hold on...obviously if he injured, that's different. But we were talking about him healthy, or so I assumed. Anyway...I'm simply saying they are better with him than without...much better.

Grossman fucking sucks. He proves it every week. He's certainly not "better" than last year..not from what I've seen. I love his excuse for last year's New Year's Eve game. He said he was thinking about the evening and that's why he was distracted. haha. He is one of the worse QB's in the NFL right now. But his coach is too stupid to get rid of him.

I really don't dislike the Bears as a team, believe it or not. I just think Grossman sucks and Smith is really stupid not to replace him.

They will probably be good. I see them as a playoff team this year, probably losing in the first round.

I blame the coaches and McNabb personally. I'm a McNabb fan, but he has his flaws. Personally I think they really didn't think they could win. I knew they would lose when I saw them get off the bus, and Donny had a video camera, shooting the scenes. I kind of feel like a lot of them were happy just to be there. As for the game, McNabb had TO open multiple times and missed him...didn't even make the throw. He could have shredded the Patriots defense. And then the hurry up offense or the lack thereof, that was atrocious.

And yes, be afraid. Be very afraid. Wait 'til the home opener on Monday 9/17. We are going to tear that place apart after drinking for 12 hours.

I don't think that's true actually. We're crazy, but the days of Eagles Court are gone.

Fucking McNabb. He's lighter now, so hopefully the puking days are over.

I don't think that's true actually. I haven't heard it before.

Kolb: Agree, but Andy liked him for at least 4 years....saw him play as a college frosh. He's very good. And McNabb, well they're covering their bets. I'd say 8 years is a stretch...I'd go with maybe 5-6. That would make him 37 at retirement...about right. And that's if he's healthy. He could go downhill or get reinjured. The Eagles have signed Kolb to a 4 year deal, which seems about right. 4 years learning from McNabb could make Kolb the next Steve Young.

Hunt: Looks good. He's not fast and not huge, but he runs downhill and has power. I think they really need him....in fact I think they should can Buck, who I've never liked.

Celek: He's great.

Illoa: Who knows. Maybe I'll see him tomorrow as the starters won't be in much. Right now I don't hear anything great. Oh...never mind. I plant o be pretty drunk tomorrow, so who knows!

My real questions for the team at this point are the passing D....and just behind that, the running D. The latter has looked better, but they got mauled on Sunday night in the air. That is unacceptable.