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Howie Roseman: We’re All in with Michael Vick

PHILADELPHIA (NFL/Alper) – A meeting with Robert Griffin III and rumored interest in Ryan Tannehill and Peyton Manning have raised some suspicion that the Eagles are in the industry for a new starting quarterback.

In a roundtable session with reporters on Thursday, Common manager Howie Roseman addressed that as well as the related subject of their satisfaction with their existing quarterback. According to Roseman, there’s no change on the horizon beneath center.

“We have so a lot self-confidence in Michael Vick leading our team,” Roseman said, through the team’s site. “The way that he works and the determination he has, we’re all in with Michael. Michael is nevertheless a young quarterback. He looks excellent to me. He’s healthful and he’s determined. We feel extremely fortunate to have him as our franchise quarterback.”

This isn’t the first time that we’ve heard the Eagles say that Vick is the only quarterback they want to lead them in 2012. Given what it would expense to move up to the best of the draft and the lack of another viable beginning selection on the roster, it doesn’t actually make significantly sense for them to say something else. Whether or not that indicates they ignore the position through the draft is a different query, even so.

It wouldn’t be surprising at all to see the Eagles take a quarterback they assume can create over the subsequent year or two. Mike Kafka and Trent Edwards aren’t players locked into roster spots, so there’s room for a young quarterback in Philly.

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Not Enough McCoy Could Be Eagles’ Biggest Problem

PHILADELPHIA — The struggling Philadelphia Eagles (three-6) might be playing for 1st place when they visit the NFC East-leading New York Giants (6-three) on Sunday if operating back LeSean McCoy would’ve only touched the ball more, specially in the fourth quarter, against the Arizona Cardinals.

In last Sunday’s 21-17 loss to Arizona, McCoy got two carries in the final quarter. He got just two carries in the fourth quarter in a 30-24 loss to Chicago the prior game.

The Eagles blew leads against each teams and have now lost five games in which they led in the fourth quarter, including 4 at residence.

McCoy, by the way, is averaging a league-best 7.1 yards per carry in the last 15 minutes.

The selection not to give McCoy the ball against the Cardinals was perplexing for numerous causes. Star wide receiver DeSean Jackson was deactivated for missing a meeting, leading receiver Jeremy Maclin was injured and Michael Vick was off target.

Yet following a 29-yard run to the Cardinals’ 22-yard line with the Eagles up 14-7 and four:46 left in the third quarter, McCoy got the ball twice the rest of the game.

“Certainly could’ve gotten it to him more,” offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg mentioned Thursday. “They played a bunch of 1-on-ones. We had plenty of opportunities there. Not to sound defensive, we had some possibilities there.”

Mornhinweg went on to say: “There wasn’t very as a lot of opportunities there in the fourth quarter.”

In actuality, there was.

Nursing that 7-point lead early in the fourth, the Eagles had a very first down at their 42 following a 14-yard scramble by Vick and an unsportsmanlike penalty.

Sounds like a excellent time to run the ball, work the clock and safeguard a lead.

The next play was a 2-yard pass. Then two straight incomplete passes and a punt. The Cardinals drove 89 yards for the tying score.

Philadelphia began the subsequent drive at its 20. 3 far more passes and a punt.

“We’re going to do what we feel is greatest to win the game, and that’s how we’re going to go about it,” coach Andy Reid mentioned. “That was just the option we made.”

McCoy had 16 carries for 71 yards against the Bears and 14 carries for 81 yards against the Cardinals. He’s scored a touchdown in every single game this season, which is the longest streak in team history.

In Philadelphia’s 3 wins, McCoy has averaged 144.three yards rushing on 24.three carries. In the six losses, he’s averaged 78.8 yards rushing on only 15.3 carries.

Regardless of his achievement, McCoy won’t complain about not acquiring the ball adequate.

“I am never going to judge the calls,” he stated.

Copyright 2011

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Not Enough McCoy Could Be Eagles’ Biggest Problem

PHILADELPHIA — The struggling Philadelphia Eagles (3-6) might be playing for first place when they visit the NFC East-leading New York Giants (6-3) on Sunday if running back LeSean McCoy would’ve only touched the ball more, especially in the fourth quarter, against the Arizona Cardinals.

In last Sunday’s 21-17 loss to Arizona, McCoy got two carries in the final quarter. He got just two carries in the fourth quarter in a 30-24 loss to Chicago the previous game.

The Eagles blew leads against both teams and have now lost five games in which they led in the fourth quarter, including four at home.

McCoy, by the way, is averaging a league-best 7.1 yards per carry in the last 15 minutes.

The decision not to give McCoy the ball against the Cardinals was perplexing for several reasons. Star wide receiver DeSean Jackson was deactivated for missing a meeting, leading receiver Jeremy Maclin was injured and Michael Vick was off target.

Yet after a 29-yard run to the Cardinals’ 22-yard line with the Eagles up 14-7 and 4:46 left in the third quarter, McCoy got the ball twice the rest of the game.

“Certainly could’ve gotten it to him more,” offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said Thursday. “They played a bunch of one-on-ones. We had plenty of opportunities there. Not to sound defensive, we had some possibilities there.”

Mornhinweg went on to say: “There wasn’t quite as many opportunities there in the fourth quarter.”

In actuality, there was.

Nursing that 7-point lead early in the fourth, the Eagles had a first down at their 42 after a 14-yard scramble by Vick and an unsportsmanlike penalty.

Sounds like a perfect time to run the ball, work the clock and protect a lead.

The next play was a 2-yard pass. Then two straight incomplete passes and a punt. The Cardinals drove 89 yards for the tying score.

Philadelphia began the next drive at its 20. Three more passes and a punt.

“We’re going to do what we think is best to win the game, and that’s how we’re going to go about it,” coach Andy Reid said. “That was just the choice we made.”

McCoy had 16 carries for 71 yards against the Bears and 14 carries for 81 yards against the Cardinals. He’s scored a touchdown in every game this season, which is the longest streak in team history.

In Philadelphia’s three wins, McCoy has averaged 144.3 yards rushing on 24.3 carries. In the six losses, he’s averaged 78.8 yards rushing on only 15.3 carries.

Despite his success, McCoy won’t complain about not getting the ball enough.

“I am never going to judge the calls,” he said.

Copyright 2011

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Your Weekly Blackout Update

 Your weekly blackout update

A bunch of blackout news came out at the identical time Thursday.  Which is good, due to the fact it’s really not that intriguing and now we can combine it all into 1 post.

1. Bucs-Lions are officially blacked out in Tampa.  That’s no surprise all of last season’s Bucs games were blacked out.

two. The Rams officially avoided a blackout on Thursday. It is a small surprising they struggled to get to the finish line considering it’s the season opener against Michael Vick.

three. The Chargers opener against Minnesota will be aired in San Diego.

four. Dolphins-Patriots in Miami was officially declared a sellout.  Again, it’s remarkable a Monday night opener against New England took so lengthy to sell.

five. Cardinals-Panthers in Arizona was officially announced a sellout.

6. The Jaguars got a 24-hour extension to sell far more tickets.  4,000 seats remain.  Usually a team is prepared to locate some way to buy up the tickets if they get an extension.

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Eagles Sound Poised to Make Big Moves

 Eagles sound poised to make big moves

Eagles owner Jeff Lurie was asked a question last week about how the Eagles would look in 2011.  His answer to Ashley Fox of the Philadelphia Inquirer produced it clear the team is geared up to make a splash when the lockout ends.

“We’re ready to roll when there’s a new league year, and we’re all very excited both about the opportunities for no cost agency and whatever other opportunities exist,” Lurie said. “We’ve been ready to roll for a while. We’ve got a wonderful program in place, and you in no way know what you can accomplish, but I know we’re going to be both aggressive and hopefully make the proper decisions.

“It’s frustrating to be a team that’s poised to make some of the moves we want to make and not be able to. I feel we’ll be very excited when the league year starts.”

You could take these as generic comments if you want. We tend to agree with Fox they are a sign Lurie and company are ready to act bold when the league year starts.

Bold thinking could contain Nnamdi Asomugha or maybe Plaxico Burress. It will almost surely contain a trade of Kevin Kolb.  Fox interestingly says the plans could incorporate bidding another “impact” defensive lineman.  (Albert Haynesworth?)

One year right after dominating headlines because of Michael Vick, the Eagles figure to be talked about a lot as soon as again when the lockout ends.

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Vick, Humane Society Say App Glorifies Dogfighting

Michael Vick and the
Humane Society said on Monday that an application built to run on Google Inc.’s
Android software glorifies dogfighting.

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Vick: Google’s App Glorifies Dogfighting

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Michael Vick and the Humane Society said on Monday that an application built to run on Google Inc.’s Android software glorifies dogfighting. The cellphone app is called “Dog Wars” and lets players feed, water, train and fight their virtual dogs against others. “I’ve come to learn the hard way that dogfighting is a dead-end street,” Vick said in a statement posted on the…



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Vick: Google’s App Glorifies Dogfighting

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Michael Vick and the Humane Society said on Monday that an application built to run on Google Inc.’s Android software glorifies dogfighting. The cellphone app is called “Dog Wars” and lets players feed, water, train and fight their virtual dogs against others. “I’ve come to learn the hard way that dogfighting is a dead-end street,” Vick said in a statement posted on the…



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