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Some mid-week thoughts on the Birds
Here’s a few things to ponder while waiting for the Phillies to clinch the National League East.
By the way, the Magic Number is now 5 after they split a twin-bill with the Marlins in a nearly deserted Land Shark Stadium in Miami. Any combination of Phils wins and losses by either the Braves or Marlins (they flip-flopped positions yesterday, with the Braves now in second place), and the Phils capture their third straight crown.
In the meantime, across the street at Nova Care Nation, the pot continues to simmer for the Eagles.
A couple of early predictions: Donovan McNabb does not play this week. I know, Andy Reid will say every day that McNabb is feeling better and his rib is starting to get “sticky,” whatever that means. It says here Donovan is in street clothes Sunday when the Chiefs hit town, then gets the benefit of the bye week to fully recover.
He’ll have company on the sideline. I don’t think Brian Westbrook plays either. He may be in uniform, but the Birds would be wise to try to steal a win without putting their increasingly brittle lead running back back in harm’s way.
That gives you Kevin Kolb at quarterback, and LeSean McCoy as the lead back. Priority No. 1 for this duo will be to protect the ball. Another ill-advised pick from Kolb, coupled with something McCoy showed in the preseason, a propensity for fumbling, could lead to the unthinkable, a loss against K.C.
Then there’s the backup QB spot. Here’s where things get interesting. It would seem that Reid will need to make Michael Vick his No. 2 quarterback if he wants to get him on the field in his “Wildcat”
formations. That would make Jeff Garcia the emergency No. 3 clipboard holder.
Here’s the question of the week. What’s the over/under on the number of plays for Vick. Last week the Eagles featured 10 plays with the Wildcat formation. You have to think they’ll do at least as much now that they have Vick in their arsenal.
And here’s the bigger question. Say Reid goes hog-wild with Vick in his Wildcat gadgetry. Let’s say it’s successful, and the Eagles roll over the Chiefs, in large part because of the spark provided by Vick.
Then Reid, Vick and McNabb have two weeks to come to some kind of consensus on how this thing will work with Donovan back on the field.
This kind of thing could only happen to the Birds.
Stay tuned.
By the way, the Magic Number is now 5 after they split a twin-bill with the Marlins in a nearly deserted Land Shark Stadium in Miami. Any combination of Phils wins and losses by either the Braves or Marlins (they flip-flopped positions yesterday, with the Braves now in second place), and the Phils capture their third straight crown.
In the meantime, across the street at Nova Care Nation, the pot continues to simmer for the Eagles.
A couple of early predictions: Donovan McNabb does not play this week. I know, Andy Reid will say every day that McNabb is feeling better and his rib is starting to get “sticky,” whatever that means. It says here Donovan is in street clothes Sunday when the Chiefs hit town, then gets the benefit of the bye week to fully recover.
He’ll have company on the sideline. I don’t think Brian Westbrook plays either. He may be in uniform, but the Birds would be wise to try to steal a win without putting their increasingly brittle lead running back back in harm’s way.
That gives you Kevin Kolb at quarterback, and LeSean McCoy as the lead back. Priority No. 1 for this duo will be to protect the ball. Another ill-advised pick from Kolb, coupled with something McCoy showed in the preseason, a propensity for fumbling, could lead to the unthinkable, a loss against K.C.
Then there’s the backup QB spot. Here’s where things get interesting. It would seem that Reid will need to make Michael Vick his No. 2 quarterback if he wants to get him on the field in his “Wildcat”
formations. That would make Jeff Garcia the emergency No. 3 clipboard holder.
Here’s the question of the week. What’s the over/under on the number of plays for Vick. Last week the Eagles featured 10 plays with the Wildcat formation. You have to think they’ll do at least as much now that they have Vick in their arsenal.
And here’s the bigger question. Say Reid goes hog-wild with Vick in his Wildcat gadgetry. Let’s say it’s successful, and the Eagles roll over the Chiefs, in large part because of the spark provided by Vick.
Then Reid, Vick and McNabb have two weeks to come to some kind of consensus on how this thing will work with Donovan back on the field.
This kind of thing could only happen to the Birds.
Stay tuned.
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