Rob Q. Ink - A Philly Sports Blog

Some random thoughts since last time: · Dallas beat the Colts? Washington beat Carolina? Tennessee beat the Giants? Parity just sucks. I know, people have been saying that for years, but I think I finally get why. Sure, everybody hates dynasties outside of their city. But hating the Cowboys was a lot more fun than not giving a damn about them. There aren ’t even true upsets any more; fans just sort of roll their eyes when seemingly good teams lose to dogs. · Donovan McNabb is out possibly until into next season. If the Eagles weren ’t so clueless, it would be a perfect opportunity to hasten the future. The Eagles got crushed tonight, and it’s still obvious Jeff Garcia is more suited for the west coast offense than McNabb . Trade McNabb , start A.J. Feeley (Garcia’s not the future, he’s just too old) to see if he can truly start, and draft a young, non-running, franchise quarterback. (By the way, when the hell was the last time they did that?) Hey, even Sal Paolantonio thinks the E

Lee Sterling Cal+ over USC Mich+7 over OSU Dal+1.5 over Ind Phi-13 over Tenn Vegas Vic: Patriots (-5) over PACKERS BRONCOS (-2) over Chargers Colts (-1) over COWBOYS JETS (+7) over Bears JAGUARS (-3) over Giants Titans (+13) over EAGLES Rams (+7) over PANTHERS Brandon Lang: Mich+6.5 over OSU Tennessee+13 over Philadelphia Dallas+1.5 over Indy Oakland+10 over KC Denver-2.5 over San Diego (Best bet) Marc Lawrence: Ala over Aub Mich+7 over OSU Dal0 over Ind Ari-2 over Det Tenn+13 over Phi Hammering Hank Goldberg: Ind0 over Dal Pit-4 over Cle Bal-4 over Atl Hou-2.5 over Buf Den-2.5 over SD

Two days after the Eagles actually ran the ball more than they passed it, I’m still a bit baffled. Halfway through the season this team decided to allow their stud running back to run, dominated time of possession, and easily won a game. Then Andy Reid announced that he had relinquished play-calling duties. I didn’t post a game review because all the questions and comments I had were already all over the place. They all boiled down to . . . what took so long? Now, I’m wondering what this all says about Reid. A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Reid-Donovan McNabb duo would never win a Super Bowl together. Maybe Reid read my post. Ok, maybe not. But at his post-game press conference, Reid didn’t really react at all when a reporter suggested he was little more than a cheerleader on the sidelines, then admitted Marty Mornhinweg called the plays for the first time. It’s cliché to say you must run the ball to win in the NFL. It’s cliché because it’s true. You keep the other team’s offense off

We should all live in the Eagles’ world. Then, no matter how bad things got, we could not only ignore it but proceed as though we were brilliant. The Eagles “locked up” three players to long-term contracts during the bye week, continuing their love affair with mediocrity. Reggie Brown, Mike Patterson, and Trent Cole will be in Eagle uniforms for the foreseeable future. The extensions, part of which can be counted against this year’s cap, will once again allow Joe Banner to talk about how the team spent to the cap limit this year, and cry about how they’re unfairly dubbed “cheap.” Apparently, fans should ignore the fact that they do next to nothing in free agency most years, and then try to pass off this type of accounting move as being an ultra-aggressive franchise. It’s bull, just like it was in years passed. Reggie Brown is halfway through his second ho-hum season. He’s no more of a known commodity than he was on draft day less than two years ago. He had 3 ½ years remaining on his in

The “experts” were 14-12 last week. And these guys want people to pay for their picks? Lee Sterling: LSU-3 Wisc-6.5 Was+3 NE-3 (When asked, he picked Chicago to cover) Brandon Lang: Wisc-6.5 Dal-3 TB+1 GB+3 Pit-2.5 Marc Lawrence: Vandy+17 Tenn. (Vols)+4 Wash. (Redskins)+3 TB+1 Hank Goldberg: StL-2.5 over KC Bal-3 over Cin NE-3 over Ind Dal-3 over Was SF+5.5 over Min Week in Review: · The Sixers are 2-0. No, seriously. · Raiders at Seahawks on MNF? Are they kidding? · Chad Johnson was fined $5,000 on for coming out onto the field with the words "Ocho Cinco" on the back of his jersey instead of his name. Does the NFL like it’s No Fun League nickname?