IS GLAD SPRING TRAINING IS FINALLY HERE
Game day has arrived once again as the Eagles travel to Oakland to face the Raiders.
As usual, we kick off the day with our staff predictions and key matchups. Les Bowen will join the fray from the Oakland Coliseum and then we will have postgame coverage into the night here on Eagletarian.
STAFF PREDICTIONS
Les Bowen: Eagles, 30-9 (More on Les' pick, by clicking here)
Ed Barkowitz: Eagles, 27-6
Bill Conlin: Eagles, 27-10
Paul Domowitch: Eagles, 31-9
Marcus Hayes: Eagles, 35-20
John Smallwood: Eagles, 31-13
Vegas Vic: Eagles, 35-10 (To read Vic's full Week 6 selections, click here)
DOMO'S KEY MATCHUPS
1. Eagles WR DeSean Jackson vs. Raiders RCB Nnamdi Asomugha: Asomugha is a shutdown corner whom teams generally throw away from. Jackson already has two 100-yard receiving games. Advantage: Raiders
2. Eagles RDE Trent Cole vs. Raiders LT Mario Henderson: Henderson is an athletic left tackle who will have his hands full against the high-motor Cole, who has a team-high 3 1/2 sacks. Advantage: Eagles
3. Eagles TE Brent Celek vs. SLB Jon Alston: Celek leads the Eagles in receptions. Alston is an undersized SAM who could have problems with the much-stronger Celek. Advantage: Eagles
To read the complete scouting report, clickhere
DOMO'S RANKINGS
1. Giants 5-0
2. Vikings 5-0
3. Colts 5-0
4. Saints 4-0
5. Eagles 3-1
6. Falcons 3-1
7. Broncos 5-0
8. Patriots 3-2
9. Steelers 3-2
10. Bengals 4-1
11. Ravens 3-2
12. Packers 2-2
13. Bears 3-1
14. Chargers 2-2
15. Jets 3-2
16. Dolphins 2-3
17. Niners 3-2
18. Cowboys 3-2
19. Seahawks 2-3
20. Cardinals 2-2
21. Texans 2-3
22. Jaguars 2-3
23. Panthers 1-3
24. Titans 0-5
25. Lions 1-4
26. Redskins 2-3
27. Browns 1-4
28. Bills 1-4
29. Raiders 1-4
30. Chiefs 0-5
31. Bucs 0-5
32. Rams 0-5
Les
Bowen has covered the Eagles for the Daily News
since 2002.
Before that, he spent nearly 13 years covering the Flyers. It took Les
only a few seasons after the switch to figure out that there was no
penalty box at the Linc, and that the time really wasn't his, despite
what Andy Reid kept saying. Les came to Philadelphia and the Daily News
from Charlotte in 1983. In the intervening years, he has pretty much
lost track of NASCAR, and his accent. He, his wife Barbara, and their
two sons live in Haddon Township, New Jersey.
E-mail Les at bowenl@phillynews.com
and follow
him on Twitter.
Paul
Domowitch has been with the Daily News since 1982.
He has spent most of his nearly 3 decades with the paper covering the
Eagles and pro football. For the last 10 years, he’s been a
selector for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A native of Wilkes-Barre
and a graduate of Wilkes University, Domo started his career in Texas,
working first for the Midland Reporter-Telegram (1976-78), and then for
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where he covered some god-awful Texas
Ranger baseball teams. His first beat at the Daily News actually was
boxing, which he covered just long enough to lose 2 sports coats to
blood spatter before moving on to football. Domo and his wife Shelley,
a University of Oklahoma grad who still hasn’t gotten over
that Fiesta Bowl loss to Boise State 5 years ago, have 2 terrific
daughters -- Allison, 28, who is an attorney in South Jersey, and Amy,
25, who works in administration for a professional baseball team.
E-mail Domo at PDomo@aol.com and follow
him on Twitter.
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