Postgame: Eagles @ Patriots

by MaPatsFan on Aug 23, 2008 8:02 AM EDT Comment 5 comments

Hey gang, this is a new "feature" SBNation bloggers are trying to institute. The game thread is usually quick hit comments, but this will be a place for all to discuss the game after they've sobered...errhh...slept on it. How did we do? Who stays and who gets tossed? The good, the bad and the ugly. Fire away.

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nice...

I was going to post some thoughts on this later today anyway. Aug 26 and Aug 30th are the two upcoming cut dates where the roster needs to be trimmed to 75 and 53 respectively. I will post a more detailed thought later, but with the cut dates in mind and our upcoming Aug 28th meeting with the Giants:
Who gets cut?
Who has to prove they are worth keeping in that last game?
Who gets put on the practice squad?

by Ogor on Aug 23, 2008 9:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

special teams issues aside...

…we looked terrible, but still would have “won” if you only care about the score. I don’t know how the Keystone Cops made their debut at special teams last night, but I’m guessing Belichick, Selig and crew will be working on it 24/7 until the start of the season. Take away those two JV gimme ouchdowns and it was a game. Not a very good game, but a game.

Ogor, I’ve been thinking all preseason about the same thing — the looming roster cuts. I’ve printed out the most recent depth chart and have been staring at, it still uncertain as to what it will look like 27 players lighter than it is now. And don’t even get me started on the Welker rib injury, or Moss out there getting clocked by Samuel. Yikes!

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Aug 23, 2008 12:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

sigh...

I had typed about 5 paragraphs worth of evaluations up, then hit back on the browser by mistake. I am too sad about that to retype just now. The main point I had to make is that I think we dump Cassel, make Matty G as our #2 QB, and get a veteran as our 3rd signal caller. I can’t see BB relying on an unknown in O’Connel as our third guy. I am not really sure who is out there right now, but after the cuts are all done, we may find a retread type that fits our needs.

For last year we kept 25 offense and 25 defense and 3 ST players. See here for the specifics: 2007 FInal Cuts

As for the Practice squad:
QB Kevin OConnell
OL Stephen Sene
OL Ryan Wendell
TE Jonathan Stupar
LB Bo Ruud
LB Vince Redd
LB Gary Guyton
NT Steve Fifita

by Ogor on Aug 23, 2008 12:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Dude that sucks.

I like your P-squad except for Sene, I think. I’ll look at the roster tonight or tomorrow and get back to you.

I’m in disagreement w/ some of you a little bit on the QB situation—I’ll explain more later. I may come out the same in the end, but I’m not sure that I’m as down on MC as most people.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Aug 23, 2008 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs