BWest Being Quiet
Philadelphia Inquirer Sports Columnist Bob Ford writes about the Eagles, the Phillies, the Sixers and the Flyers.
BWest Being Quiet
Bob Ford, Inquirer Sports Columnist
The two fellows most reponsible for keeping you informed about all things Eagles -- Bob Brookover of the Inquirer and Les Bowen of the Daily News -- traveled to Deland, Fla. last week to drop in on Tra Thomas' charity golf tournament and chat up a few of the guys.
That and it was $1.99 Breakfast Special Weekend at Bob Evans.
Bob and Les, separately, talked to Tra about leaving the Eagles, talked to some of the other players who made the trip, including Jamal Jackson, Todd Herremans, Juqua Parker, Kevin Kolb and L.J. Smith, who might have been there just because it's close to Atlanta, where he's going to sign. Donovan McNabb didn't make it but he sent a text.
Everyone said pretty much the expected things. Thomas would have preferred staying with the Eagles, but that didn't work out -- due to lack of team interest, according to Thomas -- and so life will continue with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When Brookie and Les tried to get a state-of-the-team address out of Brian Westbrook, however, or even a that's-too-bad about the departure of Brian Dawkins and Tra, Westbrook dodged the boys as if they were coming to tackle him.
Brookie kind of shrugged it off, and wrote a story, but Les took it hard, and he blogged lengthily about the difficult travel he had gone through, and the enormous output of energy required to chase around Westbrook for several days, while the running back kept changing his mind about whether he would talk, when he would talk and to whom he would talk. Les didn't say anything about the mints on the hotel pillow, but I've got a sneaking suspicion those weren't up to snuff, either.
As it turned out, BWest didn't have anything to say about the players who left the team, and really didn't have anything to say about the recent clean-out surgery done on his left knee.
Specifically, Westbrook also said he had nothing to say to the fans, and maybe that's his right. He has a sore tail about something, although it could be about Bob or Les, or Bob and Les, and Bob not Les or Les not Bob.
If you wan't the details, go find Les' blog. He'll appreciate the hits, but you'll have to wade through a lot of stuff about how tough it is to be a reporter before you get to it.
I don't know why Westbrook is in a bad mood. Could be any number of things. He's at the point of his career where it might be expected he would become something of a team leader, and be willing to speak for the locker room on issues like teammates who leave and that sort of matter. That apparently isn't the case yet, though. We'll keep waiting, especially Les.
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Huge surprise department: Looks like Leonard Weaver isn't coming to Philadelphia to don his cloak of fullback invisibility.
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True this, losteagle. " We have met the enemy and he is us". Walt Kelly (PogoThe comic strip)-paraphrasing Commander Oliver Hazard Perry— essell- True this, losteagle. " We have met the enemy and he is us". Walt Kelly (PogoThe comic strip)-paraphrasing commander Oliver Hazard Perry)— essell
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- Bob: I just made a call. I pretty sure something's gonna fall off the truck this coming Thursday. You want some meatballs wid that sausage?— ItalianSausage
- Bob: Meet me at the Italian market at 9th and Washington by the meat warehouse. I'll fix you up. I'll be the one with the clean apron.— ItalianSausage
- Oh, that is so mean. I might not sleep this evening.— Bob Ford
- Why should he answer to you? You are NOBODY!— PinkGargoyle
- I think Brian os really ticked about the way the front office (mis)handled Dawkins and Thomas. It certainly looks like they didn't want either player, so why the charade with Dawk. Should have just said, "Thanks, but we're going in a different direction and we appreciate all you've done." Maybe Brian's ticked with Reid, who didn't talk to either player who busted their guts for him. And if he says anything, he could be the next player gone. There's a right way and a wrong way to let players go. The Birds always pick the wrong way.— mike l
- Its only sooner or later he comes to the press and tells them that he wants donavon to be traded for Jay Cutler. So he can catch passes in the numbers again and not at his feet— phillyking22
- Sausage, I want some of that.— Bob Ford
- Sounds like you never made it up soaring in the Florida wild blue yonder. You missed the wild ride they had prepared just for you. My friend, your host, Capt. Bob, had rehearsed "Fly Eagles Fly" and "Nearer My God To Thee" all week. TheRealBobFord would have gone up.— ItalianSausage
- RBF, Les will be posting here any moment, I am confident.— Bob Ford
- The "CANCER" on this team is Laurie, Banner & Reid!— losteagle
- TheRealBobFord can't wait to see how Les Bowen responds. The two of you should fight by the swing set after school.— TheRealBobFord
- Invisibility or invincibility?— rockinrob
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It seems B West was willing to use the press to help draw attention to his renegiotiation efforts. Who can forget his down on the little farm interviews. He is like the three stooges, they don't like the guys who ask the tough questions, just the one's trying to be their "friends".— Earl J
