CarrieLee said:

'Cause it isn't true. I won't believe for a second that, say, Andy Reid or Mike Holmgren have ever done that. Sorry.

AlexdeParis said:

You're right alex pastryot fans will go to their grave with that excuse.

phunkdaddy said:

The bottom line is there's absolutely no excuse for it. None. OTOH, he does have 3 Super Bowl championships to console him.

Week 3 http://prince.org/msg/100/282561

Well, the Eagles screwed that one up. Oh well, bring on Pittsburgh.

AlexdeParis said:

We're coming. We gotta play a lot better than we played against
the brownies last night. A battle for the state of PA baby.

AlexdeParis said:

that was damn near heartbreaking....

MajesticOne89 said:

That's what you get when you kick too many FGs -- ask the Vikings. Still would've won the game if it weren't for that fumble.

AlexdeParis said:

AlexdeParis said:

Yea, they made plenty of mistakes. The officials missed that first obvious face mask on westbrook. A lot missed catches that could changed the flow of the game. Those last 2nd and 3rd downs donavan had AMPLE time to throw the ball or at least throw it away, and that last play was just

If u want 2 talk about calls, then take away 7 points from the Eagles 4 that pass interference call in the 2nd quarter where the eagle player pulled the Cowboy player in the end zone and the cowboy player was called for it.

MajesticOne89 said:

Well, there were a couple bad calls on both sides. It's part of the game. All they had to do is hold onto the ball.

AlexdeParis said:

Yea...oh well is just one loss to a great team. Despite the L things are lookin pretty good for philly.

IMHO, Philly is this years Giants. Could lose 2 games 2 the Boys n then beat them in the playoffs. Philly has way 2 much talent 2 b kept down.

They will have a hangover next week but will be fine in the end.

AlexdeParis said:

What was up with that triple reverse thingy? Dumb.

babynoz said:

Were we watching a different game? They didn't run a triple reverse (or even a reverse for that matter). Do you mean the fumble at the end? That was just a run play with a WR running an end-around behind it. The Eagles run plays like that a lot. The idea is that you keep handing it off, pulling a defender away from the run, until you eventually fake the run and give it to WR. Anyway, I just think Donovan made a mistake. He played a hell of a game, though.
[Edited 9/15/08 22:41pm]

phunkdaddy said:

Sorry, I meant on the road. My bad.


* With today's win over the Jets, the Patriots took the lead in the all-time series against New York, 49-48-1 (including a 2-0 playoff record). The last time the Patriots were above .500 in their all-time series with New York was in entering the 1967 season, when they led 7-6-1.

* The Patriots defeated the Jets for the eighth consecutive time on the road. The streak dates back to a 17-16 win at Giants Stadium on Dec. 2, 2001.

* The Patriots have now held the Jets to 17 points or fewer in 10 of their last 11 meetings.

jseven said:

Everyone keeps forgetting about the defending champs, but that's cool. When the smoke clears, my G-Men will be the ones left standing.

NFC East is the best division in football right now.

I still think the AFC south is the best as evidenced by their record
last season. It's still a long way to go and jacksonville and
indianapolis have started slow after two games. Remember 3 teams from
this division made the playoffs last season and the last place team
the houston texans were 8-8.

phunkdaddy said:

Last year, the NFC East was in exactly the same situation... except one of the teams won the Super Bowl.

I still say the Eagles will be the last team standing in the division and the playoffs.

uPtoWnNY said:

I feel you on this Uptown, everybody's so ready for Dallas and the Eagles to just step in and take over they forget about the Giants, who I think are a serious threat to win the NFC again this season.

AlexdeParis said:

yeah, I just didn't know what else to call it. I wouldn't have run a play like that on 4th down though.

Donny did play a helluva game.

july said:

Seahawks add Robinson, Colbert
By CLARE FARNSWORTH
SEATTLE P-I REPORTER

SEATTLE -- The Seahawks doubled up on wide receivers Tuesday to replenish their short-handed passing game.

First, they made a trade with the Denver Broncos to acquire Keary Colbert. And re-signing of former first-round draft choice Koren Robinson.

Each player is familiar with the West Coast offense, a necessity because the Seahawks have lost five receivers to injuries -- Nate Burleson, Ben Obomanu and Logan Payne, who are on injured reserve; and Bobby Engram and Deion Branch, who have yet to return from injuries.

Colbert, 26, played his first four seasons with the Carolina Panthers before signing with the Broncos in free agency. His best season game in 2004, when he caught 47 passes for a 16-yard average and five touchdowns as a rookie.

The Seahawks will give the Broncos a conditional draft choice in 2009, depending on how much playing time Colbert sees this season.

The trade was first reported by Foxsports.com and then confirmed to the P-I by a league source.

Robinson's last season with the Seahawks was in 2004.

Robinson could start relatively soon. The free agent, who played for Green Bay last season, started 52 games for Seattle from 2001-04.

Coach Mike Holmgren values Robinson because he already knows his offense — unlike some of the players Seattle has recently tried at the position.

Last week, while signing free agents Billy McMullen and the since-waived Samie Parker, Holmgren said he’d welcome back Robinson after his past troubles with alcohol led to his release from the Seahawks in 2005.

But team executives apparently nixed that idea — until their situation at wide receiver became even more desperate.

Logan Payne started Sunday’s loss to San Francisco but injured a knee. He is the third wide receiver to be out for the season. Backup quarterback Seneca Wallace, pressing into receiver duty, pulled his calf and will miss up to a month.

Abdul said:

G-Men are loaded on offense - I love our trio of backs(Jacobs, Ward & Bradshaw). And each brings something different to the table. Our FB Hedgecock is a blocking machine. Our WRs(Plax, Amani, Hixon & Smith) can hang with anyone. Despite losing Osi & Strahan, our 'D' is butter. Justin Tuck is a beast, the rookie Kenny Phillips can play, and the unsung heroes are the DTs Robbins & Cofield. I love the way Big Blue is going about their business, and not paying attention to the media. Here in NYC the talk is about Jett Favre, and the Mets.

G-Men should be 5-0 before they start the tough part of their schedule(and it is brutal).

Abdul said:

Well, they got really hot and won the title, but let's not forget they didn't even win the division last year. So it's not like they've owned it or anything.

babynoz said:

If they ran that same play in the middle of the field, it would have had a better chance of success. That said, it was the wrong play 2 run at the wrong time.

AlexdeParis said:

Didn't say anything about the division, I'm talking about the NFC as a whole, the G-men showed last season that winning the division means nothing come playoff time.

Abdul said:

Considering they became only the 2nd NFC wild-card team to win the conference championship, winning the division usually means a great deal. Are you really under the impression that winning 3 straight road playoff games is such an easy feat?

AlexdeParis said:

Maybe the G-Men started a new trend last season? I think the better team will win everytime and while being the home team gives you an advantage it doesn't automatically insure a W.
[Edited 9/17/08 21:00pm]

Abdul said:

99% of the time, the better team is the one playing at home because it has a better record.