People Need to Slow Down with Eagles

Can Vick Stay Healthy?

Full disclosure, I am somewhat a fan of Andy Reid and the Eagles as it was funny how people always under appreciated both when they went to 4 straight NFC championships along with losing a Super Bowl by 3 points to the team of the decade, the New England Patriots.  This is probably the same reason I have a soft spot for Donovan McNabb as well, who I thought doesn't get enough credit as he is never been a top 3 guy, but he has been a constant winner and good enough.  Anyway, back to the point of this post, which has to do with the Eagles.  I thought they were the only team that could have beat the Packers last year and came a terrible pick away by Vick away from that happening.  That being said, they have added some valuable pieces, but they are not head and shoulders above the rest.  Their offense is pretty much the same and the biggest factor is Vick staying healthy.  He gets beat up fairly often and this offense is pretty average without him as they have Mike Kafka as their backup, who I think could be good but not take them to the next level good.
Defensively,  Jason Babin and Cullen Jenkins will be the true key to their success.  The Eagles have had a tough time stopping the run in the past and this could finally be the answer.  As far as Nnamdi and DRC being added, that really only matters against teams such as the Saints and the Packers.  I don't see any of the three being on the bench so I still think Asante gets traded as they can't keep all 3 of these guys unless they create a new defense.  They will be good, but they didn't do anything that has made them some unstoppable force.  It will be interesting but I don't even think it is a shoe-in for them to get over 10.5 wins, which Vegas has them at.  If you are looking for locks in that regard, I like Houston going over 8.5 wins and Arizona going over 7 wins.  Take those to the bank.

Editor's note:  I know Vince Young is on this team, I would rather see Kafka be the backup than VY.

Say Hello to Nnamdi and Bye Bye to Asante

Just a couple of days ago I had a mentioned that Nnamdi would be paired with Asante and now it seems that I am only half right.   There is no way that the Eagles are keeping three of the top corners in the league and it would seem that Asante will be the odd man out.  He won't be as much of a cap hit as Nnamdi would have been so I think that the Texans and the Jets have been ringing the Eagles for the past couple of hours.  It just makes much more sense to keep Nnamdi and DRC as they are younger and can be kept together for a long time to come to terrorize NFC East receivers.  It is tough for me to swallow as I am an Asante fan and have come to admire the Eagles way, which is much like the Patriots without the Super Bowl wins.  They also picked up Jason Babin to help out the pass rush and now just need to bolster their linebacking corps to become a great all around defense as I don't think they have done enough to solidify their run defense.  Mark my words, in the next few days Asante will be wearing a new uniform and it might not be changing colors if you know what I mean.

Win Win for Arizona and Philly

DRC is in the House

Kevin Kolb has been traded to the Arizona Cardinals as was much anticipated.  This was a likely move for the Cardinals as there were not many options out there.  I liked Bulger, but that would have been more likely if they had gone and drafted somebody in which he could have kept the seat warm for.  So Kolb to the Cardinals is the big news, unless your Tony Romo, Eli Manning, or whatever shitbum the Redskins decide to put out there, but let's be honest, it really wouldn't have made much of a difference if the Eagles were not getting a very good cornerback to put opposite a great cornerback in Asante Samuel against the Redskins.  Dominique Rodgers Cromartie, who is Antonio's cousin is a cheap version of Nnamdi Asomugha, which is exactly how the Eagles like it.  There is no need to spend too much money when you can get a very good one at much less of the cost.  Although, most of the buzz will be about Kolb, it is the Eagles who have really made their team much better.  They will have Mike Kafka as the backup for Vick now that Kolb is gone and I think the Eagles don't have a problem with that as they think he could be a very good quarterback at some point.  As long as Vick doesn't get hurt, the Eagles win the NFC East.