Simms predicts no playoffs for Eagles
CBS analyst Phil Simms predicts that two NFC East teams will go to the playoffs. The Eagles are not one of them. Plus a couple notes on Eagles injuries and Donovan McNabb.
Simms predicts no playoffs for Eagles
Sheil Kapadia, Philly.com
CBS analyst Phil Simms had positive things to say about Kevin Kolb during a radio interview earlier this month.
But Simms doesn't think the Eagles are playoff-bound in 2010. Instead, he predicts the Cowboys to take the division and go to the Super Bowl. He also has the Giants as in as a wild-card team.
CBS released Simms' predictions via e-mail. He announced them on TV last week. In the NFC, he's got the Saints, Vikings and 49ers as the other division winners. And Simms predicts that the Packers win the other wild-card spot.
In the AFC, he's got the Jets, Bengals, Colts and Chargers as the division winners, with the Patriots and Ravens earning wild-card berths. Simms has the Colts meeting the Cowboys in the Super Bowl.
EAGLES AND INJURIES
Interesting look at league-wide injuries from our friend Bill Barnwell over at Football Outsiders. Barnwell takes a look at injury reports from 2007 to 2009 to determine which teams under-report injuries and which teams over-report injuries.
The Eagles play the guys on their injury report 3.8 percent more than the league average. In other words, they slightly over-report injuries, according to this study.
Only six teams in the league played the guys on their injury report more frequently than the Eagles: the Jets (13.4%), the Falcons (8.1%), the Browns (6.7%), the Chargers (6.7%), the Bucs (4.9%) and the Cardinals (4.0%).
The Chiefs, Colts and Seahawks played the guys on their injury report the least over the three-year span.
STICKING UP FOR MCNABB
At least one national columnist thinks it's about time Donovan McNabb stuck up for himself. Referencing comments McNabb made to GQ last week, Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com writes that the former Eagles quarterback should have stuck up for himself earlier:
Finally, after so many years of biting his tongue, of playing the polite politician, of being afraid to offend anyone, of fearing telling some Philly fan where to stuff his cheesesteak, Donovan McNabb has finally and forcefully defended himself. Thank you, Donovan. Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's about time.
EARLIER TODAY
I took a detailed look at Kevin Kolb's performance against the Chiefs in a new weekly feature: What about Kolb?
I also have today's video report up, with clips from Mike McGlynn and Trent Cole.
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He's a former Giants QB. Who cares what he thinks.— PhillyFanSouth- jeez I guess I won't even follow the season now. Oh he also thinks his son didn't inhale sooooo— dabirds
- I think everyone should realize this team has as much chance to miss the playoffs as make them. So I don't know why you guys would be reacting so salty about this. It's a fair prediction.— Menace.II.Sobriety
- Cowboys, Packers, Saints, Vikings and NFC West division winner- they're all in. Birds have to beat out SkinS and Giants for 6th playoff spot- and I guess the Falcons too. Those 4 for one spot left.Rest of NFC is weak.— friedmozzarela
- What does Simms see in the Giants? They have a shaky o-line, overrated receivers and a mediocre defense. At least the Eagles have the rebuilding excuse.— p-diddy
Phil Simms is not to be trusted...GO 'BIRDS' johnnyu- That's why they play the game.— phillyart
- Phil Simms is one of the most respected and classy analysts in the game. He should state the obvious: the Eagles will win a max of 7 games for their angry, miserable fan base this year.— JerseyExit63
- he meant no payoffs for the Eagles. Guess local 98 isn't sponsoring a game this year.— dragoon6
- BABYARM! U ARE WHO I THOUGHT YOU WERE!!!! AYE!!!— BooDuhBud
Oh, I see, because he played for the Giants, he's not to be trusted. Heh. Whatever keeps the deluded fan base drinking the Kool-Aid I guess. When the team goes 7-9 don't say you weren't warned.- I don't see the reason to make a deadlock prediction for this team. A team with youth like the eagles can finish at the top of the division or in the back of the pack if one thing goes wrong. That can happen with any team, really. But when you have a team starting young guys all over the place, your confidence can be very touchy. A couple of tough losses at the beginning of the year could spell the end, but then again if this team starts off hot, who knows what could happen. That's why they play the game, Mr. Simms...PS: What the heck does anyone see in the giants that makes them a playoff team in so many eyes??? They are the same aging team that fell apart last year.— Omorales510
Comment removed.- It's all Howie rosemas fault!— FrankRizzosGhost
- Isn't Mike Freeman the guy who got fired for pretending to graduate college? Seems right that he would overlook the McNabb drama of the last many years. Anyone think McNabb is not a compulsive liar re overtime rules?— jtj06
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