Eagles Nest

Searching for a Bye

Now that the Brian Dawkins show has come and gone the next step for the Philadelphia Eagles is to get that needed Bye week in the Playoffs. In order to do that we need to beat up those Dallas Cowgirls next Sunday in Big D.As we thought all along the road to the Promise land of Miami goes through Dallas. The winner of this game will win the NFC East and possibly a first round Bye with some help of the trickling Minnesota Vikings.

Donovan McNabb stated in the off season that he wanted some weapons on the team in order to stay happy in Philly and he has them!Who would have thought that all of our weapons are still young enough to barely get carded at the local Bar. Jeremy Maclin and 2nd year Desean Jackson and Brent Celek are doing wonders for this offense. With Brian Westbrook running on all cylinders we will be THE team to beat!

The nation did witness a few flaws though with the Eagles. Every time we take a big lead in a game we always let the opposing team catch up to us. This has to stop. Our hospitals in the Philly area can't handle all the Eagle Heart Attacks. What do we need to do to stop this nonsense? Control the stupid turnovers. When you are running toward the left side of the field tuck the football under your left arm. Not your right so someone can easily knock it out and score off it. Football 101.

Let's get our Pickle Juice ready for the Brawl in the South.

They're Baaaack...

The most anticipated game of the year has an added twist of excitement for the Holidays. Our big brother, Brian Dawkins, is coming back for an emotional game when the Eagles will face the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon at 4:15 p.m. The added excitement is that Brian Westbrook is returning to the field after suffering two concussions.

Brian Dawkins will be greeted with great brotherly love. He was the Soul of the Philly defense for many years and we will never forget it. He was my all time favorite Eagle and I'm sure most of you still have his jersey in the closet waiting to be worn for this special occasion. But he has a mission of his own, a Super Bowl ring. This visit has many implications for his future. The Denver Broncos are in a must win situation to stay alive in the playoff hunt. Brian still has a few more years left in him but this will be his Do or Die year for that ring.

Brian Westbrook is back in the lineup completing the 3 Amigo team of Weaver, McCoy and Westbrook. I don't expect him too much but enough to see how he plays in real football time. But it will be exciting to watch him play again. Just in time to add to the Soaring Momentum of Eagle Playoff Football.

It's going to be a great game with a playoff atmosphere. I do expect the Broncos to get some plays on us against our Defense with Brandon Marshall. But I just don't see us slipping away on this game. With an Eagles Win and Cowboys loss we will take the NFC East !

Eagles will win 34-27

Eagles soar into the playoffs

Once again the Philadelphia Eagles are in the playoffs. They clinched their way into the second season by beating the San Francisco 49ers Sunday 27-13. It wasn't the big blow out type of game that most Eagles fans wanted but as I always say "a win is a win." Donovan McNabb thrown for 306 yards and scored 2 TD's, 1 pass and 1 funky rush. Not bad considering he came out throwing his first passes very cold under and over throwing some receivers. The 2 INT's didn't help his cause either. But I did see the best thrown pass all year when he hit Desean "The Roadrunner" Jackson with a 65 yard bullet play. It was vintage McNabb.

Let me ask you a question.Can anyone catch Desean Jackson in this league? Seriously. This young man can fly! 

Season Milestones:

• Kudos to Sean McCoy for breaking Correll Buckhalter's Eagles single-season yards by a rookie.
• Asante Samuel tied Eric Allen with 8 interceptions in a single season. I think Asante will finish with 11.

Injury Note:

    Michael Vick left the game in the 1st quarter with a bruised thigh. Bad enough that he may not play next week against the Denver Broncos.

Speaking of the Denver Broncos... I am excited to see our friend Brian Dawkins coming back to Philly for a visit next weekend. I will be wearing my EAGLES DAWKINS Jersey. Will you?

Warming up for a late start in Philly

Attention Eagles fans ! Tomorrow's kickoff between the Eagles and 49ers have been changed to 4:15 p.m. The 3 hour delay will allow all of our beloved Eagles fans make it to the Linc to watch the Eagles battle those 49ers from San Fran. Depending on the weather I do believe it will turn into the Sean McCoy and Frank Gore show. Windy and Cold is the forecast for the game keeping the air game tamed. Man, I love old fashioned winter like football !

The last time these two teams met Frank Gore rushed for 101 yards with a TD. The 49ers are coming off an explosive win against the Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. So they will be fired up "trying" to slow us down. But with our Soaring Momentum at it's highest level of the season I do expect some more jumping chest bumps given out throughout the game. I expect a very quick game with Sean McCoy stealing the show rushing for 125 yards and 2 TD's. I also do expect Michael Vick to play a lot more giving Donovan McNabb some rest to get ready against the Denver Broncos next week a the Linc.

There has been talk all week that we will clinch a playoff spot with a Win tomorrow against the 49ers. But according to www.philadelphiaeagles.com , that is not the case. We need a Dallas Cowboy WIN tonight to help us. Please go the the web site for more information since I have an issue stating that we need to root for the Cowboys tonight.

Soaring with Momentum

With three games left in the regular season the Philadelphia Eagles are in first place in the NFC. First Place in the NFC. Say it again...First Place in the NFC. wow. Did we ever think that would happen after week 1 when Donovan McNabb went down with his McRib injury?  First place with out Brian Westbrook? First place without the Andrews brothers? YES we can !

Sunday night's game was very entertaining to watch but it did leave a few thoughts in my head as I slowly woke up Monday morning. Will the defense learn how to tackle again? Are we going to let another QB have his best game ever? We can't let this happen. We are hosting the 49ers after coming off their big win against the Arizona Cardinals Monday night. We have our homecoming game with Brian Dawkins on December 27th and flying down to Dallas to end the season January 3rd. Let's keep the up the Momentum!

Desean Jackson is the Special Teams Player of the week for his 72 yard punt return for a TD. Man, he is exciting to watch. Have we ever have a player like that on our team? He's right up there with Younger McNabb, Randall Cunningham and Wil Montgomery. He just needs to practice  with Andy Reid on the celebration routines.

It's been a GIANT of a week for Philly. More history to be made.

From Andy Reid signing an Extension to Desean Jackson and Brian Westbrook touching the field again there has been a major buzz going around everyone's water cooler this week. I know in my place of work there was a playoff feel when Giant Fans were taunting the Eagles Fans. So funny when most of these same Giants Fans stated "stick a fork in us we're done" a few weeks ago. Good ol East Coast.

There is a GIANT game to be played tomorrow night in the Meadowlands. The Eagles are still feeling upbeat after winning in Atlanta last week. That brought the Eagles to their 3 straight win, longest streak of the season. The Giants are still riding their high after winning last week against the Dallas Cowboys. Can't believe the Giants defense finally woke up this season. It only took 13 weeks. There will be blood shed in the rain and snow on Sunday Night Football.

Tomorrow night the Philadelphia Eagles will play their last game against the New York Giants at Giant Stadium. There is so much history between the two teams that I have compiled a small list to share with you that I have remembered throughout the years at the Meadowlands.

• How can you forget The Miracle of the Meadowlands/The Fumble. I believe this was Joe Pisarcik's last game in the NFL. Good ol Herman "The Afro" Edwards ran back a fumble for a TD.
• Remember Jason Sehorn's bumbling Interception on Monday Night Football. All I remember from that game is that ABC kept showing Sehorn's wife in the booth.
• How about Vai Sikahema's kick return for a TD and he used the goal post pads as a punching bag. Classic moment.
• Even though my favorite Eagles/Giant memory wasn't in the Meadowlands but I must share this. Remember Eli's Mannings first game in the NFL. He was brought into the game in Philly and he was met with an Eagle Linebacker at the goal line "WHAM ! Holy Knock the poop out of me, Batman!" screamed Eli.Welcome the NFL kind of hit. Ever since then he hasn't been the same...

An Eagle Vick-tory in Atlanta

Michael Vick got his humble wish today. Playing well in his football home town where he began his NFL career. It was an emotional day for Vick as he scored 2 TD's,1 rushing and 1 throwing to Brent Celek in the 4th quarter. He does need to brush up on his TD celebrations and not to toss the football into the net when you are trying to toss it into the stands. That's OK, we'll take it. I did miss how he somewhat injured his right hand. Maybe too many High Fives?

I am just glad to see him play for the same reasons I mentioned earlier in my blogs.

As for you Donovan McNabb fantasy football owners. I hoped you sat him like I did today. He came through with 238 yards passing with 1 TD pass to Leonard Weaver. Where did Weaver come from this year, finishing up today with 100 yards combined rushing and receiving.It was good to see him step up today.

Well Eagles fans...Do we have what we need to proceed to the Promise Land of Miami?

With the New York Giants beating the Dallas Cowboys today helping us in the standings can we take it to the next level next week?

An Eagle Homecoming

Well, I would be lying if I told you Michael Vick didn't have this game circled on his calendar since joining the Eagles back in August. It's been a few years since Vick has been king in the Georgia Dome. And since it's the Holiday season, I'm sure Andy "Santa Claus" Reid will have Vick have his day playing on his old playground. Well geez, if the Falcons had their way they would have Vick play for them since Matt Ryan will be sitting out with turf toe. What is turf toe anyway?

This will be a major test for Michael Vick and the Eagles. My reasoning is that Michael Vick's signing is on the way to Bust-ville if he doesn't show that he can play in the NFL. The Eagles signed Vick to make a profit after the season showing that he can play in the NFL again. Well, I haven't seen it and I'm sure you haven't either. Andy needs to stop playing conservative and run up the score to let Mick play in a full quarter. He needs to get into his routine of the game and show everyone what he can do. RUN !

With Desean Jackson and Brian Westbrook sitting on the sidelines playing Batman and Robin we can't afford to have Donovan McNabb take any stupid injuries carrying the team himself. So let Vick throw to Jeremy Maclin, Jason Avant and our ol pal Reggie Brown. Let's keep McCoy fresh by letting Vick run the ball for 50 or so yards.

Andy, We will this game with our Defense alone. Don't be a Scrooge and let Michael Vick play. Your return on investment depends on it!

Eagles/Redskins Act 2 complete

The Philadelphia Eagles swept the Washington Redskins this year beating them today 27-24. It wasn't the kind of game we expected but we still won. "Any win in the NFL is a good win." stated Andy Reid at his press conference.

Was it a good win Andy? What were you thinking conducting a trick play at the opening kick off with an off sides type of kick? That cost us 7 points, Andy. What about the 7 penalties for 60 yards, one cost us a Touchdown.

Yeah, we made up the lost touchdown but without Assante Samuel's 2 INT's and David Akers kicking 4 field goals we would've never won this game. Why do we continue to keep shooting ourselves in the foot with unbalanced plays and stupid penalties. Even though I have been a fan of Michael Vick getting into the game this year, it was the wrong time to put him in in the first quarter trying to score a Touchdown. Did Roger Godell call Andy Reid on the side lines? "Hey Andy, it will make the NFL look good if Vick scored today?"

I was impressed with Donovan McNabb charging his team down the field in the 4th quarter for the second week in the row to help the Eagles win. It showed us that he is a better leader than he has been in the past. How could we ever forget the Super Bowl. Oh well, that was ancient history. So was a fan hitting santa claus with a snowball that I still hear about every year. But seriously, I liked his command of the players and they rallied around him.

Who is this Jason Avant that the media speaks of? He's thee Man ! Finally recognized around the league for his play.

The Eagles Defense was a bit mediocre at best with Samuel's 2 INT's and Trent Cole's lonely sack. Definitely need to step it up against the Atlanta Falcons next week. 

Let's embrace this win, learn from the mistakes and move on to Atlanta.

Eagles/Redskins Act 2

Well, the Turkey Gods didn't give everything we needed on Thursday, but I don't think we can worry about the New York Giants any time soon. The Dallas Cowboys opened up a side dish of whoop-ass against the Raiders staying on top of the NFC East at a comfortable 8-3.

Now it is up to the Fighting and Flying Eagles to whoop on the Washington Redskins on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles have the upper hand beating the Redskins back on week 7, 27-17. It was more like the Desean Jackson show. He ran and caught 2 TD's over 50 yards each. I am sure he will have a repeat performance Sunday with DeAngleo Hall out of the game with a bum knee. Donovan McNabb will have more time in the back field while Albert Haynesworth's ankle will keep him on the sidelines.

I don't want to be over confident saying that we will win by a landslide. But we should have crushed the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears earlier this year. The Eagles need to stop playing the level of their competition and step it up to show the Nation that we are the team to beat in the entire NFC.

Sit back and relax because this game will make us smile. I guarantee it.

Oh, by the way,expect Jeremiah Trotter to step it up and crush the Washington running game. Yeah, I said Trotter. Why not? He runs faster than Michael Vick.