Reggie’s Back
Sep 19, 2008 Eagles Rumors
It looks like Reggie Brown is going to play this weekend, at least in some capacity. This certainly is an interesting situation. The wide receiving corps has largely been great, with the exception of a few costly drops in the Cowboys game.
No one is really sure if Reggie coming back is necessarily going to help or hurt us. You could certainly argue it could hurt by mentioning Brown’s nack for making an untimely drop or the risk that his return could, in some way, stifle Jackson’s development.
I don’t think any of that is accurate, but all four of the Eagles wide receivers (Jackson, Baskett, Lewis, Avant) currently have catch percentages over 60, which is incredible but unlikely to be sustainable.
Reggie Brown’s career numbers: (54%, 50%, 55%). Those aren’t real great numbers for a guy who fits into the “possession receiver” mold.
But nonetheless, Reggie’s physical skills should be welcome. When he wants to he can look great, and he has the ability to make some incredible catches.
How will this affect the rest of the receivers? Well, let’s take a look at who Donovan has been targeting to date [note: this is wide receivers only].
This leaves no doubt has to who has become McNabb’s favorite receiver. When Reggie comes back he’s not likely to be taking time away from Jackson so much as Lewis and Baskett. I am really looking forward to seeing where Jackson’s target rate goes after the next few weeks.
The other thing to mention here is how surprised I have been at Greg Lewis’ play. Despite the terrible sideline drop against Dallas he has looked really good — McNabb is finding him open and Lewis is making the play.
Tags: DeSean Jackson, Donovan McNabb, Eagles Receivers, Reggie Brown
Rich Hoffman: Asshole
Mar 12, 2008 Eagles Rumors
When things are slow at the Daily News, you can always just bullshit your way into some new McNabb drama.
Today’s edition of the paper includes an article from Rich Hoffman that is completely illogical. What’s worse, his non-functioning brain seems be bent on generating more anti-McNabb sentiment. I’ll let him speak for himself:
So, now what? The Eagles have to get somebody, don’t they? And if they don’t, what does that say about the strength of Donovan McNabb’s voice within the Eagles’ organization?
As political theater, this will be a fascinating performance to watch in the coming months. Because McNabb made it clear that he believed the Eagles needed playmakers in all three phases of the game - wink, wink. So far, the Eagles have not addressed his phase, other than to bring back tight end L.J. Smith and declare him healthy.
Now that the Randy Moss flirtation is over, along with the Fitzgerald fantasy, if McNabb cannot beg himself a wideout this spring - somebody, anybody; Bryant Johnson, come on down - does the quarterback have any juice at all within the organization anymore?
So let me get this straight, Rich:
Step 1: McNabb says the team could use more weapons
Step 2: The organization tries desperately to acquire more weapons, but has failed so far.
Your Conclusion: The organization doesn’t care what McNabb has to say.
How does this kind of shit make it to print?
Seriously, that is embarrassing. Feel free to email him. I did.
