Friday, August 14, 2009
What are the Eagles doing?
Count me as someone who does not like what the Eagles have done this offseason. The moves certainly look good on paper and they've upgraded their talent but the problem is that I'm not sure about the team chemistry. They replace both starting offensive tackles, Jon Runyan and Tra Thomas, who have been stallwarts on this team. While their replacements, Jason Peters and Stacy Andrews, may be upgrades talent-wise, I have to question as to whether or not there will be any issues as far as chemistry is concerned. That could be a huge as chemistry along the offensive line is extremely important. Also, the signing of Michael Vick may add some new wrinkles to the offense(i.e. wildcat) but this can't be Donovan McNabb's pysche especially after his much publicized benching at halftime of a 10-7 game. If Kevin Kolb hadn't been so horrible in the 2nd half of that game McNabb might not be an Eagle right now. Now, the Eagles think it'll be a good idea to bring in Michael Vick, a former Pro Bowler, to be his backup? As soon as he has a bad 6 quarters and Vick is semi-effective in whatever role he plays, those rabid Philly fans will be calling for McNabb's benching and if last year meant anything, they might get what they wish for. Michael Vick is going to be paid for $1.6 million this year and the option for next year is over $5 million. That's not the salary of a backup QB/Wildcat QB. Now to the defense. The D took two huge blows when they lost longtime D-Coordinator Jim Johnson to cancer(condolences out to the Johnson family)and LB Stewart Bradley to IR(Torn Achilles). They also lose Pro Bowl stallwarts in the defensive backfield, S Brian Dawkins(who has been the heart and soul of this defense for years) and CB Lito Sheppard. All that for a team that finished with 9 wins in the regular season last year in a division that is loaded along with the overall improvement of the NFC and I'm not sure that we will be seeing the Eagles playing in January this year.
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