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From philadelphiaeagles.com:8/24/08 … 8:30 amThe MRI performed on the ankle of safety Brian Dawkins yesterday revealed a mild tendon strain. According to head coach Andy Reid, Dawkins will not practice today but should be ready to play in the team's season opener vs. St. Louis on September 7.Hopefully, Dawk will be good to go for week 1.
Mild tendon strain should be ready for opener, on home page.
Skins looked good last night. 
Contact DistantReplays.com and see what they say.Raider Nation said:I know this is a longshot, but if I can't find the answer in here, I can't find it anywhere.
I'm looking for an Eagles throwback jersey from 1969 or 1970. It's this one.
Every time I see old Eagles highlites on NFL Films, I absolutely love that jersey. I don't know what it is, but it's one of my favorites. I cannot find it anywhere. The jerseys from the Jaworski era you can find everywhere, but I've had no luck with those earlier ones.
Before you ask, yes, of course I'm a Raiders fan. But I'm also an NFL fan, and I collect jerseys of all teams.
Contact Mitchell & Ness. www.mitchellandness.comThese guys are the forerunners of nostalgia uniforms, and are located in Philly. I'd be willing to be that at some point, they've done every Eagles jersey version ever made. When the publisher I used to work for needed uniforms for book illustrations, covers, etc. we'd borrow items form them. They also have authentic items for sale as well, or at least they did, the last itme I was in the store. Additionally, they've been the official clothier of the Philadelphia Eagles in the past before the big companies startd coming in and doing everything. The era you're looking for might have had them doing the team jackets or something, still.Raider Nation said:I know this is a longshot, but if I can't find the answer in here, I can't find it anywhere.
I'm looking for an Eagles throwback jersey from 1969 or 1970. It's this one.
Every time I see old Eagles highlites on NFL Films, I absolutely love that jersey. I don't know what it is, but it's one of my favorites. I cannot find it anywhere. The jerseys from the Jaworski era you can find everywhere, but I've had no luck with those earlier ones.
Before you ask, yes, of course I'm a Raiders fan. But I'm also an NFL fan, and I collect jerseys of all teams.
That's who I was looking for - I knew this trend started in Philly.Good post.Contact Mitchell & Ness. www.mitchellandness.comThese guys are the forerunners of nostalgia uniforms, and are located in Philly. I'd be willing to be that at some point, they've done every Eagles jersey version ever made. When the publisher I used to work for needed uniforms for book illustrations, covers, etc. we'd borrow items form them. They also have authentic items for sale as well, or at least they did, the last itme I was in the store. Additionally, they've been the official clothier of the Philadelphia Eagles in the past before the big companies startd coming in and doing everything. The era you're looking for might have had them doing the team jackets or something, still.Raider Nation said:I know this is a longshot, but if I can't find the answer in here, I can't find it anywhere.
I'm looking for an Eagles throwback jersey from 1969 or 1970. It's this one.
Every time I see old Eagles highlites on NFL Films, I absolutely love that jersey. I don't know what it is, but it's one of my favorites. I cannot find it anywhere. The jerseys from the Jaworski era you can find everywhere, but I've had no luck with those earlier ones.
Before you ask, yes, of course I'm a Raiders fan. But I'm also an NFL fan, and I collect jerseys of all teams.
Some big injuries in the NFC east this weekendAlso, how much better is the eagles performance against the Panthers looking now? Granted the weather was miserable, but the Panthers just torched the skins and couldnt do a thing against the Birds
Wish they didn't look so good considering we have their #1 next year.
oh yeah, forgot about that
ETA: I'll take the Skins being horrible over the Panthers regardless of the draft pick. Always good to see an NFC East team get pummeled like that
It's preseason -- don't read too much into anything. ...except that DeJax is
I think we all need to get on the same page - there's one and only DeSean.It's preseason -- don't read too much into anything. ...except that DeJax is
Some nagging injuries in the preseason which resulted in limited action. DC Jim Johnson said recently that they still like him in the mix as a pass rusher which indicates that the local talk of him getting cut(local rumor, no link)is inaccurate. I have to believe that the FA investment will cause the Eagles to committ to keeping him but to say how extensive his role will be at this point would be merely speculation.
They probably couldn't justify keeping 7 DEnds on the roster? I think Spadaro foreshadowed that when he said it made no sense to keep 7 DEnds on the 53 when they only dress 4 for game time. They made the correct move here, as difficult as it was. The 53 man roster isn't necessarily the 53 best players in camp.
While I agree he did do well, who do you give up on the roster to keep him?
I think I'd try and get Smith through to the Practice Squad. There' also this Greg Lewis guy - I know he's the Eagles' most veteran WR (tied with Curits), but he has a ood game every few years, and for some reason he sticks.Jeff Pasquino said:
I thought he looked like the 2nd best DE in the preseason. If you're talking about another DE to cut to keep him, I would say Bryan Smith. Otherwise, I would say cut Schobel to make space for him. I'm worried about the LDE spot this year and thought McDougle could contribute there.Jeff Pasquino said:
Great point, I literally can't believe he's made this team. I'm at the point where I literally can't stand looking at him. He's been completely irrelavent in this offense for the past 3 seasons, and yet; he'll be dressed this Sunday.
all signs point to that though. That'd be terrible.
Now that he is gone, he will light it up (Murphy's Law) but..... how can you call him productive... He has NEVER done a thing! He looked decent this preseason against the 2's and 3's.... Never got 1 reps!Career Stats: 35 tackles and 3 sacks! That's productive??
He went against NE #1s and looked pretty good against Kaczur.. We'll see how he does against Thomas/Justice twice a year.
I agree. I can't see who they could have cut to make room. And Herremans would be the guy I believe. Didn't they work him out there some in this pre-season?
Not sure I agree with that. Jean Gilles can fill in well at gaurd. Herremans would work well at LT. While Justice was embarrasing at LT against the G-men, he's been just fine at RT in the pre-season.Therer are certainly better O-Line benches in the league, but there are many that are worse too.
Didnt see Herremans work at LT at all, so i cant really comment on that. As for Justice, i just dont have any faith in this guy at all, regardless of the position he plays
Herremans is more than capable at LT, and your point about Justice goes virtually unnoticed among most fans. His natural position is RT - played it at USC since Lienart is a lefty. The experiment at LT failed, but he has played well at RT.
Herremans played LT in the 2nd preseason game and was great against Julius Peppers - he never got close to McNabb.
It's a no brainer to me. Cut the horrible #3 TE Schobel to keep McDougle. Keep Kris Wilson as your fullback/#3 TE instead of trying to turn slow, untalented RBs(Tapeh previously, Hunt now) into FBs. Wilson wasn't great in the preseason but neither was Clemons and the Eagles kept him. Schobel clearly stinks, has done nothing in the 2 years he has been with the Eagles, and it enables you to keep McDougle from the Giants.renesauz said:
Again, how many DEnds dress per game? If they kept McDougle, he would have been the 7th DEnd and would never dress for gameday? By the way, Clemons had more than twice as many sacks just last season as McDougle has had in his entire 4 year career. A true 'no brainer' there...If anything the Eagles did McDougle a favor by releasing him.
I thought the Patriots liked him pre-draft. The Pats are so thin at CB right now I would not be surprised to see them put in a claim. Pats only have 4 CB's on the roster currently.
Schobel is a STIFF, as I said they could have kept Wilson as their #3 TE and FB, and kept McDougle away from the Giants. No mention from me in cutting Clemons so I don't know where you came up with that. Actually they "look very foolish" by allowing a DE who flashed in the preseason like McDougle to be signed by their division rival.
1. Wilson was terrible in the pre-season...clearly the fourth best TE in camp. Since he was only the 3nd or 4rth best FB, Wilson was clearly NOT an option. The team uses their TE's and have always keep three. (Plus...isn't this an eerily similar thought to that of keeping Hunt as FB?)2. McDougle looked good, but the builk of his work was against 2nd/3rd stringers. A first round draft pick beats up on 2nd stringers in his 4th season, and people get this excited? PUH-LEEEEAAAASSSSEEE!!!!
Sounds great in principle but it's not at all about the cap space. He was going to be the 7th defensive end, a luxury at best and for the sake of keeping the rest of the roster intact financially, you don't pay your 7th stringer a million dollars. It's just a business, sometimes we forget that. If we were talking about a high quality, proven special teams veteran or perhaps a fringe, long-time starter with good locker room cred, I would agree with you, but McDougle was the longest of long shots to make this team from jump street.
I've seen Billy McMullen have a good preseason. But I'm not too worried that the Skins got him.
Hmmm, I'll have to do some digging. I've heard nothing......
wow, that was quick. thanks,
OK...I've seen every game the last five years, and been a fan for over 30 years.What you've suggested made no sense. I'm not going to try to argue that Schobel is some sort of stud, because he isn't, but he is a veteran TE who would last all of 3 minutes on the waiver wire. This offense depends heavily on the TE position, and as such was keeping 3 TE's no matter what.Wilson was NOT any better at the FB position then Hunt, so wasn't really an option there.McDougel obviously was roster worthy, but the Eagles simply had no room for him, and his trade value was effectively zero because every other NFL team knew he'd be released.He was our NUMBER SEVEN DE...why are we even arguing about this? Because he might be a 3 or 4 somewhere else? Let's find something better to talk about...like how much action will Jackson see this weekend!!!!????
Can we stop talking about Schobel, I like to forget he is on the team.OK...I've seen every game the last five years, and been a fan for over 30 years.What you've suggested made no sense. I'm not going to try to argue that Schobel is some sort of stud, because he isn't, but he is a veteran TE who would last all of 3 minutes on the waiver wire. This offense depends heavily on the TE position, and as such was keeping 3 TE's no matter what.Wilson was NOT any better at the FB position then Hunt, so wasn't really an option there.McDougel obviously was roster worthy, but the Eagles simply had no room for him, and his trade value was effectively zero because every other NFL team knew he'd be released.He was our NUMBER SEVEN DE...why are we even arguing about this? Because he might be a 3 or 4 somewhere else? Let's find something better to talk about...like how much action will Jackson see this weekend!!!!????Only Eagles fans that actually watch the games posting here please.
