Celek fires back at Brooking
The Eagles and Cowboys have ended each others' seasons two years in a row.
Celek fires back at Brooking
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
The Eagles and Cowboys have ended each others' seasons two years in a row.
And even though it's April, the players are doing their part in adding to the rivalry.
And we at MTC love it.
You'll remember that Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking took a jab at the Birds last week.
"The way we dominated them, obviously [Donovan] McNabb didn’t play his best, but they were very predictable," Brooking said. "We knew exactly what was coming on every play. A lot of that didn’t have to do with Donovan McNabb."
Those words found their way to Eagles tight end Brent Celek, who responded on ESPN 103.3's Galloway and Company show.
"It kind of irked me a little bit," Celek said. "I don't think they knew exactly the plays that we were running, when we were running them. They played better than us in those games and I'll give them credit. They did do a good job. But for him to say that, I totally disagree with him. I'll tell ya what, I can't wait to play him next year."
Last year, Celek broke out with 76 catches for 971 yards and eight touchdowns. We saw a side of him we hadn't seen in his first two seasons in the league - dragging defenders along for extra yardage, showing emotion after picking up first downs, etc.
He was asked what he'll say to Brooking when the two teams meet.
"I can't say that on radio, guys," Celek said. "Every time we went down there, and you see him trying to get the crowd riled up on that big jumbotron, it just gets me going, so I can't wait to play him again."
Well, we know that Eagles-Cowboys is going to be fun. And we know that Eagles-Redskins is going to be fun. What about Eagles-Giants? That's going to be fun too. But more on that later.
Celek continued to back his buddy Kevin Kolb, saying the Eagles made the right move.
"They did the right thing," Celek said. "They got faith in Kolb, and I'll tell ya what, I think Kolb is gonna be one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL in years to come. I hate hearing people say that we're rebuilding right now cause we got a lot of good players on our team and we're gonna win a lot of games this year.
"The people in the front office and coach Reid have seen Kevin's development over the last three years, and they feel it's time. And I'll tell ya what, a lot of guys on the team feel the exact same way. We're ready to rally behind him and get this thing going."
Thanks to ESPN's Matt Mosley for the link.
Earlier we linked to comments made by McNabb's dad to USA Today.
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Celek should have just called Brooking out and said: "He can't cover me." Because I don't think that Booking can even keep pace with him.— 46 and 2- I met Kevin in his first year in Phila. He was attending our charity event. I welcomed him here and wished him good luck. He spoke to me as if I was the only person in the room even though we were standing under a rainy, noisy tent. He has a presence about him. I think he is tough, too. I look forward to what he is going to bring to the team but really would love the McNabb bashing to end at this moment. He wanted to win, did the best he could, was a great guy while he was here, and was only the best QB we ever had. Yes, I want to win a Supe...but don't people feel he did, too? Don, I only wish you the best except when you play us.— Scott B.
Comment removed.- chrisM nailed it. mcnabb is just the most recent scapegoat.— sore richard
- they were predictable b/c McNabb never audibled. Never changed the play... could only learn a few plays per week. Syracuse ain't no Harvard. and he played a silly air guitar...— Skena
- I'm getting PUMPED for Eagles football this year.— telly
- anybody who disagrees that the eagles O is not predictable doesnt know anything about footbal or is in total denial....— the tru 1
- It's not about being predictable, it's about play execution. Everyone knows the Jets will run the ball but they execute the run well and are difficult to stop. When the Denver Broncos had Terrell Davis EVERYONE knew what play was comming but still could not stop it. For the Eagles, offense execution, timing and YAC are more important than finesse. Brooking is a blowhard who uses phony emotion to fire his team up. Hopefully his comments will come back to haunt him.— PhillyTru
- Your correct Lonewolf10, Celek is not Witten. If he was, he would be a big gay Cowboy!— sdmf25
- Yawn!— bvillebaron
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- I did notice McNabb is at Washington's voluntary workouts. He was too good to come to philly and work out with his team-mates, but HAD to work-out with the Skins. Maybe if he supported his young team-mates here, things would have been different. I won't miss him. I hope he stays healthy and all, but it is time to move on.— brickhead
- Celek is the man. Plus he jumped over that defender once, and that was sick.— sixers_610
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