Well, it's time: E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES! - Page 7

Maybe I do, maybe I don't.


No, I didn't mean in an endearing way. I meant his hats look gay.


No way. The Giants are a fraud. I still think Manning sucks even if he had a few good games. The best bet to beat the Patriots was the Colts, and they sucked it up last weekend. I suppose GB has a chance.


Sorry you feel that way. It is what it is.

What a little girl he is. A little girl with a beard now, apparently.

Who knows at this point. I still think the Giants and Manning are total frauds. GB played a crappy game and the Giants still barely won. In fact, Farve lost it for them with that pick.

I guess I have to root for New England even though I hate Bellicheat and company. I really want to see Eli sacked back to stone age while Tom Coughlin's head literally explodes on the sidelines.

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Eagles sign league's top corner....Asante Samuel.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...fHzIgD8V4GHRG0

Now, you're probably expecting me to do a victory dance. Not so. I think he'll make a great addition. But they were really fine at corner, so unless they are going to can Lito Shepard, I don't know as it's a move I understand. Of course, they might move Sheldon Brown to to Safety...he played that position in college.

Right...well next step: Kick returner. After that, Defensive End. Last piece will be a little wideout help.

I disagree. Reggie Brown and Curtis can easily get the job done, especially of LJ Smith is healthy. Couple then with Westbrook and a healthy McNabb, and they'll be quite strong.

A WR would be nice, but unless it's a marquee player or someone that can really stretch, I don't see the point. What they MUST have is a kick returner. They would have won probably two more games if they had that (at least the GB game). They also need to take care of the DE position. WR is a priority, but the last one IMO.

True, then we could get paid millions to field an 8-8 team!

They certainly did look great. Yes, it was the Rams, but they still had to execute. And, it's not like last year where they looked bad in prior games, then slammed a team later. BTW, I was at the game (at 7 am!).

Dallas is only "the real test" in the sense that we see how they look. It's only week 2. If they pull off a win or a even a narrow loss, a lot of people are going to put them "back on the map" in the NFC. I can't say I'll be surprised if they win. I've felt the team has been really underrated coming into the season...which is sort of the opposite of what has happened in the past two or three years. That said, Dallas is very good (as much as I hate them with the burning passion of 1,000 suns). So...who knows. I just know I'll be at Winner's Circle in Exton for all you can eat wings and crab legs. That's right...bitches.

Don't get me started. For now, I'm waiting to see what happens. However, I really don't see why they did this. The negatives simply outweigh the positives.

There has been a LOT of negative attention, not just from PETA. Many fans are refusing to support the team as a result. It won't hurt their bottom line, but it's happening. The Philly sports media is going through convulsions on talk shows with fans. We had the NAACP and black clergy on the street before Thursday's game supporting him. We had other protests against him.

We have an established quaterback and a backup who the Eagles describe as a "franchise" player. We have a solid third string QB as well.

For all the controversy, we get a guy who hasn't played in two years and who will basically be a trick player.

Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of advantages. He looked good the other day and I'm not in the "super pissed off" club.

Well, I honestly have no clue about this year. 2 months ago I would have told you I thought they had their strongest team since 2003. But then Bradley went down...the Andrews thing kept going, etc. My biggest concerns are:

1) Offensive line. We need Big John Runyan back, and we need him back badly. Peters should improve, but has not been impressive. I'm one game away from completely writing off Winston Justice. Shawn Andrews is becoming an unmitigated joke. The Eagles need to cut him if he doesn't get his shit together. Who knows about his brother.

2) Linebacker: Bradley is a big loss on a unit that I never considered among the Eagle's best anyway.

3) Safety: Demps decided to tank it, thereby giving Harris a chance. Who knows. Obviously Dawkins is gone. We still don't know how much that will affect them.

4) McNabb: I want him to do well, but I thought he looked terrible nearly all pre-season.

There have been a lot of great additions, like Maclin at WR, Weaver at FB, McCoy at RB. We also have Jackson, who could end of being a beast of a WR. In fact, the receivers are the best they've been since I've been a fan.

At this point I don't know if Vick is a positive. I do predict that we'll have a QB controversy within about 5 weeks. The fans were already calling for Vick in the pre-season. Wait until McNabb plays like he did in Baltimore last year. There will be riots.

Anyway, I hate to be negative, but I just have no idea what to expect from this team. We'll see tomorrow. If they suck, I'll still have 90 wings and a 30 pack of Miller Lite, not to mention a few nice cigars.