Archive: August, 2008
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Every week, I will be delivering various football links that mention the Eagles from around the Internet. While philly.com's Eagles section has your best local coverage, along with blogs Eagletarian and Birds' Eye View, these will be links you may have missed.Here are links from earlier today in case you missed them.And a programming note: I'll be in Chicago for the weekend taking in Phillies-Cubs at Wrigley so you won't get another post from me until Monday or Tuesday, and by that time, we'll be getting ready for Week 1. Pretty crazy, huh? Anyway, that means no game blog tonight, but I'll be writing during the action when the Birds open their season against the Rams next Sunday.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Donovan McNabb got one of Sports Illustrated's regional covers in their NFL preview this week. Remember in training camp when McNabb talked about many experts picking the Eagles to have a big year, and no one really knew what he was talking about? Turns out he might have had a point. SI predicts a 12-4 record for the Birds, and a trip to the Super Bowl before losing to the Patriots.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
This is a list I compiled at my previous stop, but I thought it'd be of interest to the readers here.I took a look at how teams have performed in the past five years, since 2003. The list is based on regular-season records, but I included playoff results because, obviously, that's what ends up mattering in the end.
Some teams like the Patriots and Colts are easy to name off the top of your head as the league's elite franchises over that time period, but others might surprise you. For instance, would you have guessed that besides New England and Indy, the Seahawks are the only other team to have made the playoffs in each of the past five seasons? And no other team has made the postseason more than three times.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Some odds and ends from this Monday afternoon...The Pittsburgh Steelers have cut return man Jeremy Bloom.
Bloom, of course, was a fifth-round draft pick of the Eagles back in 2006. He's still never played a regular-season down in the NFL after spending 2006 on injured reserve and getting cut by the Birds last season. You may remember seeing him in the first preseason game this year between the Eagles and Steelers.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Every time a rumor has surfaced this offseason about the Eagles acquiring a big-time wide receiver, a similar rumor has surfaced in Dallas.The Anquan Boldin situation is the latest example. As The Inquirer's Bob Brookover and the Daily News' Les Bowen have both explained to us, a Boldin-to-Philly deal does not seem likely. A deal to Dallas doesn't seem likely either, but that hasn't stopped Cowboys fans from dreaming of a T.O./Boldin receiving corps.
Like the Eagles writers, Dallas scribes have tried to tell fans not to hold their breaths.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
In case you've missed earlier rankings, here's what we've had:
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What we've covered so far:
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
The fantasy quarterbacks rankings got a bit long so I decided to split the running backs into two posts. Here are the top 15. Check back in the next 24 hours for the rest.
1. LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers
Tomlinson’s numbers came down from a monster 2006, but he was still an elite fantasy back, piling up 18 touchdowns and just under 2,000 rushing/receiving yards. He has 69 touchdowns over the last three seasons and has had 50-plus catches in each of his seven seasons in the league. The Chargers have rushed for touchdowns on 38 percent of their red zone trips in the last three seasons. That’s the highest total of any team in the NFL.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
Every week, I will be delivering various football links that mention the Eagles from around the Internet. While philly.com's Eagles section has your best local coverage, along with blogs Eagletarian and Birds' Eye View, these will be links you may have missed.
Eagles links are coming to you a day early since I need some extra time to complete my fantasy running back rankings. But normally, these links will be posted on Wednesday.
Anyway, Chris Mortensen reported on ESPN last night that Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin has renewed his request for a trade. Boldin is unhappy with his contract, and Mortensen mentioned the Eagles (along with the Cowboys) as a possible destination, saying it would take more than just Lito Sheppard to acquire the disgruntled wideout. However, Mortensen also said the Cardinals are unlikely to deal Boldin.
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
I'll be rolling out my fantasy rankings this week. First up are the quarterbacks.
1. Tom Brady, Patriots
Good news: He set an NFL-record by throwing for 50 touchdowns last season, and ran for two more while being intercepted just eight times. Not bad. Brady also led the league with 4,806 yards. He still has Randy Moss, Wes Welker and a possible chip on his shoulder after last year's Super Bowl loss. Expect 35-40 touchdowns from the top-ranked QB.
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