Tuesday Night Football? “Terrible idea,” Gov. Rendell said moments before the kickoff of Tuesday night’s game between the Eagles and Minnesota Vikings. “Too many people have to get out of work to try to get to this game.” Of course, that’s also the case for Monday Night Football. But Rendell has been in a bit of a combative mood with regard to the NFL and its decision to postpone the Eagles’ game from Sunday night to Tuesday night. Rendell kept up his criticism before the game was played. “I stand by what I said,” Rendell said. “People all over the country have been incredibly critical of the NFL’s decision.
See the original post here:
Rendell still firing snowballs
Eagles coach Andy Reid said at his day-after news conference that he hasn’t decided how much his starters would play against Dallas but did mention that quarterback Michael Vick’s injury could keep him on the sideline. Certainly, the fact that Vick is limping heavily would seem to indicate he might not play in a meaningless game, the Eagles locked into the third seed. “I’m not even sure he could get back from what he has now, the quad [contusion],” Reid said. “It was painful yesterday and it as painful today. If he had to play today, he couldn’t. It’s tight, it’s sore. He’ll be all right down the road. “As far as how we play the guys, I haven’t finalized that, what I’m going to do there.
Here is the original post:
Reid: Nicked Vick Might Not Be Ready Sunday
There’s no reason for Eagles head coach Andy Reid to rest his starters or give his team a break tonight against the Vikings. Even though the Eagles clinched the NFC East title on Sunday without playing, they can still improve their playoff seeding by winning their last two games of the season, starting with tonight’s make-up game against the Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. The Eagles clinched the division on Sunday when the Giants lost to Green Bay and currently hold the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, but they can still move into the second seed and secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage for the divisional playoff round. They’re already in a better position than last year and
See original here:
Eagles have eye on a bye
Michael Robinson made the four-hour drive from Winchester, Va., to Philadelphia on Sunday to catch the game between the Eagles and the Vikings. But as snow blanketed the city, prompting the NFL to postpone the game to Tuesday, Robinson found himself not at Lincoln Financial Field but in Fado Irish Pub at 15th and Locust, downing beers with his girlfriend, Kelli Hughes. “It’s too cold to do anything else,” said Robinson, still wearing his Eagles jersey.Philly football fans met the news of the cancellation with a mix of disappointment and understanding at sports bars around the city.Dave Kime of Philadelphia had been excited to attend the game in a snowstorm but acknowledged he didn’t think
More:
Eagles postponement had fans shrugging over their beer
Kurt Coleman shot through the gap. He hit a startled Ahmad Bradshaw, who dropped like a stone 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage. That forced the Giants to pass, which led to a fumble, which led to the Eagles’ first touchdown. None of which happens, perhaps, if the Eagles’ seventh-round rookie safety didn’t play with the confidence of the second-rounder he replaced. Nate Allen’s fine rookie season ended Sunday when he ruptured the patella tendon in his right knee. Allen underwent successful surgery Tuesday. Coleman took over Allen’s job yesterday – or, really, Sunday, after Allen left the game. No one noticed a big dropoff. “It’s not such a huge step for him because he’s been out there,”
Go here to see the original:
Coleman very comfortable stepping in as starting safety
THE GAME on Sunday was the most dramatic comeback win I’ve ever been a part of in all my years playing football. It was like living a scene from a movie where Michael Vick played the starring role. It is unbelievable how Michael almost singlehandedly brought the team back to victory. Even when I watched the film on Monday, I still can’t believe his athleticism. I think Michael is the only quarterback in the NFL who could have executed a comeback like that. And, yes, I’m including Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in that statement. Neither one of them could have done what Vick did. Both would have dropped back, seen no one open, and the drive would have stalled. Nobody in the NFL can make the
View post:
After monumental win, Eagles ready for playoff push
MICHAEL VICK said yesterday the feeling on the Eagles’ sideline Sunday wasn’t despair, as the Giants took leads of 24-3 and 31-10. It wasn’t unbribled optimism, but it wasn’t despair. “Guys didn’t really have their heads down. It wasn’t really like the game was over,” the quarterback said during his weekly appearance on the Tony Mercurio Show on ESPN 94.3 in Virginia Beach, Va. “It was more so of ‘How did we get in this position? How did it even get to this point?’ We couldn’t understand that. We couldn’t grasp that, at the time. “All we could think about was to make it right, try to do the right things to put ourselves back in the position to compete through the rest of the game.” Vick
View original here:
Vick says Eagles knew game was far from over
Jason Avant sat down in a locker at New Meadowlands Stadium – not his own, Riley Cooper’s – and rubbed his head after Sunday’s remarkable 38-31 Eagles win. He seemed dazed. Part of that could be attributed to the stunning rally he had just helped complete against the Giants. Part of it was due to the hit he delivered on the game-winning punt return: a wrecking ball-like block on linebacker Zak DeOssie that wiped out the last defender with any shot at DeSean Jackson. The hit left Avant with a “slight concussion,” coach Andy Reid said Monday. Avant lay on the field as his teammates celebrated wildly in the end zone. “It doesn’t look like it’s too bad. He tested out today and did very well,”
View original post here:
Avant paid a price for big block on return
So, what in the world was DeSean Jackson trying to do when he ran just shy of the goal line from one side of the field to the other before scoring his electrifying game-winning punt return for a touchdown on Sunday? Was the Eagles wide receiver showboating – that would be nothing new – or was he trying to run out the clock to end to game? The answer, while still elusive, probably falls somewhere in between yes and yes. Jackson was not made available to reporters Monday – that is, unless you were philadelphiaeagles.com or FOXSports – but he gave a response after the game that suggested he intended to both celebrate his touchdown and burn the clock. “I try to do something out of the
Here is the original:
Was Jackson showboating or not?
There is a feeling that Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson evoke every time they create a big play out of thin air. Fans simply shake their heads in wonder. The last time that feeling permeated these parts, another Eagles quarterback-receiver duo was wowing Philadelphia on their way to the Super Bowl. Six years ago, Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens were arguably the greatest offensive twosome in franchise history. But Vick and Jackson have raised that bar, at least in terms of excitement. And while a Super Bowl appearance like the one McNabb and Owens earned is still a long way off, Vick and Jackson, after their performances in Sunday’s immortal 38-31 win over the New York Giants, have Eagles
Read the original:
Vick-Jackson vs. McNabb-Owens
Trailing by 21 points in the fourth quarter, and then by 14, and then by seven, Michael Vick willed the Eagles down the field. There is no other way to say it. He masterminded the impossible yesterday with his legs and with his gumption. The New Meadowlands will be old and decrepit before it sees anything like it again. And as he Twittered his way home down the turnpike, Vick wrote, “Whenever facing adversity never run from it run to it!!!” An NFL team had not blown a 21-point lead at the half since the self-same Giants did it against Tennessee in 2006. The Eagles had not come back from a 21-point deficit at the half since they did it against the Redskins in 1946. The Eagles had never
Read the original:
Where there’s a will there’s Michael Vick
Herman Edwards had a great day, all from the comforts of his couch. Earlier Sunday, the former Eagles cornerback associated with the 1978 Eagles-Giants “Miracle at the Meadowlands,” saw the ever-popular Coors Light commercial spoof of his “You play to win the game” postgame press conference when he was coach of the Jets. Then, after DeSean Jackson and his 65-yard dash down the right sideline after a muffed punt evolved into a game-winning touchdown, it immediately drew comparisons to Edwards’ 26-yard return of a Joe Pisarcik botched handoff. Images from that historic play graced TV screens repeatedly. “I saw myself on that Coors commercial and thought that was funny,” Edwards told the
The rest is here:
Herm Edwards goes back to the future watching Eagles’ comeback win
Recent Comments