Thoughts on the Weekend
Dec 8, 2008 Eagles Rumors, NCAA Football
I’m obviously not breaking any ground here, but the BCS is such an abomination I can’t even get excited for Oklahoma/Florida like the rest of the country seems to be. The notion that Florida and Oklahoma are somehow more deserving than USC, Penn State, Texas, or Texas Tech is based on concepts that are so grossly unfair it makes my head spin to hear someone try to rationalize it.
It may be a good National Championship game, but how great would an eight team playoff look right now? How excited would you be for that? It could have started this weekend, you know, instead of having these hypocritical and unfair conference championship games. It’s a joke.
Getting to the NFL, obviously an awesome weekend for the Iggles. The complete beat-down of the Giants was both unexpected and immensely gratifying. A few non-Westbrook gameballs:
Trent Cole: He looked like he took the first game personally. He was a beast against the run — when he wasn’t penetrating and completely disrupting the play he was stringing the play out, waiting for help. Excellent game for the Eagles best defensive player. Oh, and that field goal block was unreal.
LJ Smith: The franchise player actually looked like he deserved that connotation for once. Excellent game, picking up important first downs while making guys miss. I have one question — he’s been here, what… six years? Have the coaches not spoken with him this entire time about how he carries the ball? I don’t get it.
Stewart Bradley: Solid tackling, the guy was making the right reads against the run and getting to the ball carrier. He continues to impress.
The rest of the NFL after the jump…
I know they lost, but Matt Ryan actually did more to convince me that he deserves the MVP award this week. The guy has incredible poise and pocket presence, and he makes tough throws. His quarterback rating is actually higher when you blitz him, ridiculous for a rookie.
Denver is going to get embarrassed in the first round of the playoffs. And I will revel in it.
It’s been a tough couple of months for the Redskins and the Bills, with similar issues: shaky O-line play, inability to get into the endzone, and injuries. See you in 2009.
Shh… Don’t let anyone else know… but Kerry Collins didn’t look so good on Sunday. Everyone (ok, except Tom Brady) has a bad game now and then, but haven’t we all been waiting for the other shoe to drop with Collins? Watch carefully.
The Cowboys are in deep trouble. God, today is wonderful. What happens when this team doesn’t make the playoffs? Does “Hard Knocks 2008″ become comedy gold and a must-own for all Eagles fans? I hope everyone saw TO throwing a fit on the sideline yesterday.
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