Hobbs Heads to IR; Reid on Childress
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Hobbs Heads to IR; Reid on Childress
Daily News staff and Les Bowen
Updated: Kevin Omell, agent for Ellis Hobbs, said the Eagles cornerback will go on IR with a neck injury for the second year in a row.
Asked what this might mean for Hobbs' career, Omell wrote in an email: "can't speak to that at the moment. Have to see what doctors say and how he feels in the coming months physically and mentally... Right now, he just feels fortunate to be walking."
Hobbs, 27, is playing on a one-year restricted free agent tender.
Earlier: Andy Reid, at his day-after news conference today, said an MRI exam on cornerback Ellis Hobbs' neck "showed some damage in there to another disk." Hobbs was injured when he returned the second-half kickoff against the Giants. His season ended after eight games last year because of a neck disk injury.
"We'll keep an eye on him, evaluate him," Reid said, who also said he did not yet know if Hobbs will need surgery, or is done for the year. "Hobbs' was a little bit of a bang-bang thing . . . the kickoff is a crazy deal. There have been a lot of injuries on kickoffs."
Reid said Hobbs would not play Sunday at Chicago. He also said cornerback Asante Samuel had a knee strain that he did not feel was serious.
As Reid was speaking, news broke about the Vikings firing their head coach, former Eagles offensive coordinator Brad Childress. Childress has been replaced by another former Eagles assistant, Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier.
"I think Brad's record, collectively, has been unbelivable," Reid said. Childress took the Vikings to the NFC Championship game last year. Overall he was 40-37 but just 3-7 this year, with Minnesota again expected to be among the NFC elite. "Sometimes situations get a little crazy. But I know he's a heckuva football coach, tremendous football coach, and again, just look at the teams he's put out. They've been very, very good."
The Vikings visit the Eagles Dec. 26 and the Childress and Reid families had been planning to spend Christmas together, Reid said. He said he is proud to see Frazier, who got his NFL coaching start under Jim Johnson, get a head coaching job, but wishes it had not come at Childress' expense.
"Leslie is just a top-quality guy, man, and a sharp, sharp football man," Reid said. "He's been interviewed for a lot of head coaching jobs, because of the success he's had with the Vikings. I'm sure he'll do a nice job for 'em."
About the 27-17 win over Giants, Reid said: "Good win, tough win. We overcame some things. We need to overcome penalties. We need to be smart at times and maintain our focus. We need to know who is around us."
Reid was very happy with the lines. "I thought our defensive line and offensive line did well," he said. "Our defensive tackles played well, all four of them. They controlled the line. Our offensive line did a nice job. They threw all kinds of things at us and they did a good job. Michael [Vick] sorted it out and threw to the right guy. When they blitz like that, you have to maintain your composure and technique and 'want-to'. [LeSean] McCoy played a nice game. [Jeremy] Maclin played a nice game. And Jason Avant, had the drop, then came back and made two beautiful plays."
Reid was asked about backup QB Kevin Kolb warming up in the second half. "He [Vick] came up limping that one time," he said. "You have to be a tough nut to play that position. No matter how you cut it, your quarterback has to be one of the toughest guys on your team. And the way he plays, his style, you have to wired right."
Reid was asked about Vick taking a lot of hits against the Giants: "There are certain ones he needs to get down on," Reid said about quarterback running and not getting out of bounds or not sliding.
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bigdrij79, sorry dude, you're an idiot! read the rules! http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/penaltysummaries— mosquito killer- the rule was instituted in 1996 and reads as follows: Hits with the helmet or to the head by the defender will be flagged as personal fouls and subject to fines.— mosquito killer
- sameul didn't initiate the helmet-to-helmet contact, the receiver did. go look at the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz9HH5Uo7SQ. samuel launches himself at the receiver while his back was turned. if the receiver hadn't turned around, samuel would have hit him in the back with his shoulder pads.
— mosquito killer - With the Childresses cancelling for Chirstmas, it looks like more food for Andy. He has to be salivating now.— Bob1
- Andy: Do Not Bring Brad Childress here.— Don Cornelius
- Stupid website not posting my comments....— bigdrij79
- no worries, bigdrij79, there's nothing meaningful u can add. using the helmet to hit an offensive player should ALWAYS draw a flag, whether you hit them in their helmet, back, leg, or toes. using the helmet is prohibited, period!!!!— mosquito killer
- Do a little research mosquito killer...not just that "digest" on NFL.com...you'll be surprised with what you find...like, surprisingly, it's NOT always going to be called.— bigdrij79
Talk Eagles on this sight, not political 'smack' johnnyu- Hobbs' career as an Eagle is over. They won't bring him back after serious neck injuries two years in a row (not to mention mediocre play).
Best of luck to him wherever he goes or whatever he does with his life.— SteveS11 - FDRomanowski completely agreed. I never saw these helmet to helmet hits back in the 90's, or even earlier, never was taught them back in the old days in high school or college ball. That hit's designed for the knockout only. It should be outlawed completely. No helmet-to-helmets.
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Here's hoping Brad Childress makes his way back here somehow...- bigdrij79
@brmorgen81
Why should the hit have been flagged? It was a LEGAL hit, completely within the rules. You can cry "foul" all you want, but there was no reason for the ref to throw the flag. you don't know the rules, and that makes ME an idiot? I love that logic. Moron. --------------- Buddy, in the past 50 years alone, society has made tremendous advancements on dealing with and educating learning disabled folks, such as yourself. COLLINSWORTH IS DEFENDING THE NEW RULES AND SOUNDS LIKE A MORON. LET ME EXPLAIN. THE HIT WHICH ALMOST PARALYZED ELLIS HOBBES WAS NOT FLAGGED. IT WAS A LEGAL HIT. IT WAS A LEGAL HIT WHICH ALMOST PARALYZED ELLIS HOBBES. IT WAS AN ILLEGAL HIT WHEN TRENT COLE BRUSHED HIS PINKY ACROSS PEYTON MANNING'S HEAD. I PATTED MY 3 YEAR OLD NEPHEW ON THE HEAD HARDER THAN TRENT COLE HIT MANNING. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE WHEN ONE HIT WHERE A MAN IS NEARLY PARALYZED IS LEGAL, AND THE MANNING HIT IS A 15 YARD FLAG. NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND, MY LEARNING DISABLED FRIEND? THERE ARE GREAT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO HELP YOU OUT, MAN. SIGN UP FOR THEM.— brmorgen81
