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DYNASTY??? Win one superbowl first. Reid can`t call plays and McNabb can`t hit receivers in stride. McNabb will not even be here after next year!!!!

Steven Tyler has this to say:

"Dream on, dream on
Dream yourself a dream come true
Dream on, dream on
Dream until your dream come true
Dream on, dream on, dream on..."

so what's going on, McNabb gonna step up this year so America can get what it needs and wants..an all Pennsylvania Super Bowl!!!?

As I said before, Let Mcnabb call the plays on the field. Andy Reid is not a very good game day coach. He does not play to win, he plays to keep the game in reach. My thought is if you can crush your opponent you do so, only relax when its 49 to 0. even then if they score you turn the heat back up. This team only has a year or two left, if andy cant win the big one by then we need a new coach, with new direction. Again let Mcnabb call the plays on the field. We need it now, his time is running out.

I am an Eagles fan, and I do have to say, that on paper, this looks great. However, on paper and on the field are two completely different things.

Andy is not calling the plays, he already stated that Marty M. was going to call the games.
McNabb can hit receivers in stride...when he has good ones to throw to that can catch a ball not placed between the numbers on their jersey. Larry Fitzgerald would make Bobby Hoying look like a superstar.
Everybody is so anxious to run him out of town, like you have some sort of inside scoop that Kevin Kolb is the savior, and going to take us to the promise land. Do you all really believe that nonsense? Yeah, One Cool Customer...you keep dreaming that Romo will win a play-off game before you die of old age. Until then, he is worse than Mcnabb. He folds up like a lawn chair in big games.

I love the moves the birds made, by getting younger on the offensive line, and addressing some key needs at the skill positions. I would have liked to have seen them add some depth on the D-Line, the front four just didn't get enough pressure. If all the new additions can gel, this offense can be very dangerous, with legitimate deep threats all over the field. I will be concerned if Jim Johnson has to call his defensive plays from the booth, I read that he coaches on the feel of the game and doesn't get the same perspective from the booth. Overall I'm very excited and can't wait for the season to start.

It is a good thing that the Eagles have small WR`S because they have a shorter distance to reach when McNabb throws the ball down at their ankles and behind them. McNabb has had 10 years. In that time, yes we have been to the playoffs numerous times, but a playoff appearance is not enough anymore. Andy may say that Marty M. is going to call the plays, but we all know who runs the show around here. It is a proven fact in the NFL that a team that throws the ball between 60 & 70% of the time DOES NOT WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!! Just look at N.E. two years ago. They put up the best numbers for a season in the passing department and guess what -- THEY LOST THE SUPERBOWL!!! phillyfan5; I don`t know what Kolb can do, but I KNOW what McNabb has not done -- WIN A SUPERBOWL FOR PHILADELPHIA!! It is time to move on and see if Kolb can do what McNabb could not do.

phillyfan5 -- I just looked at the schedule. The Eagles SHOULD BE 5-0 or 4-1 after 5 weeks. If YOUR MCNABB is ever going to get us to the promised land, then this is the year. I am sure that you will be spouting off when they have a great start. Just remember that after the first 5 games then they play teams with defenses; the Giants, the Redskins & the Bears to name few. I HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT! I am tired of getting all juiced up, just to be let down. GO MCNABB!!!

Why is everyone stuck on McNabb? He is one of the best QB's in the game. You can't blame him for every thing. Everyone takes part in a Lose. Offense and Defense play would if's. That's a pointless game. Yes we do need to win. I notice in previous years WRs couldn't seperate from DBs. Even Jeff Garcia couldn't win us the big one and Garcia is a proven QB in NFL. Bump Kevin Kolb. Stop blaming him #5. IF the D doesn't let someone score-IF Akers makes this-IF the Andy does that- Stooooopppp. Get it 2gether. I think the team needs to have chemistry on every level.

Cowboys fan here. Although I have a healthy respect for the organization, I do not like the Eagles. McNabb has (had?) all the talent in the world, but he has a mental block. Ok, not as bad as my man Romo's. But even the Eagles fans on this thread have to admit that he's choked on many occassion. Time and Time again the Eagles have failed to reach the summit. Will they ever? Who knows...

Sincerenjnj (post#10) is right in that you cannot put it all on McNabb. The rest of the team, including Reid, have shown some ineptitude. OK, not like when you put the Cowboys over your knee last December...but you have to admit that you (Eagles fans) went in very cocky against the Cards and went home 'red-faced'.

Anyway I wish you luck this year. May you win all your games except the 2 against Dallas. May you finish below the Cowboys in the Division. And may the wind always be at your back (except when you play Dallas).

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Originally posted 11:40 AM ET  05.08 by PEACHO

McNabb can`t hit receivers in stride

McNabb has an NFL record of 24 consecutive completions. He broke Montana's record of 22, and Montana had "Jesus in cleats" for a receiver.

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Originally posted 07:07 AM ET  05.09 by PEACHO

Just remember that after the first 5 games then they play teams with defenses

McNabb hit his first 15 passes against the Steelers D last year.

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Originally posted 05:38 PM ET  05.08 by birdly always

This team only has a year or two left, if andy cant win the big one by then we need a new coach, with new direction.

Are you kidding?
They had a monster off-season, just got younger, and more talented at key positions, added depth everywhere and was polled by over 10,000 people on Scout.com NFL Portal...over half the poll voters selected the Eagles as having the best draft of any NFL club this year. And they have 11 draft picks in 2010...before getting compensation picks!
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Originally posted 06:43 AM ET  05.09 by PEACHO

It is a good thing that the Eagles have small WR`S because they have a shorter distance to reach when McNabb throws the ball down at their ankles and behind them. McNabb has had 10 years. In that time, yes we have been to the playoffs numerous times, but a playoff appearance is not enough anymore. Andy may say that Marty M. is going to call the plays, but we all know who runs the show around here. It is a proven fact in the NFL that a team that throws the ball between 60 & 70% of the time DOES NOT WIN THE SUPERBOWL!!! Just look at N.E. two years ago. They put up the best numbers for a season in the passing department and guess what -- THEY LOST THE SUPERBOWL!!! phillyfan5; I don`t know what Kolb can do, but I KNOW what McNabb has not done -- WIN A SUPERBOWL FOR PHILADELPHIA!! It is time to move on and see if Kolb can do what McNabb could not do.

What about the Colts? Their offense is about a 60/40 pass/run ratio.
Better do your homework more carefully.

O.K., without beating a dead horse already, for the life of me I cannot understand the fickleness of some Eagles fans regarding McNabb as the QB for this team.
He has the third highest winning Pct. among active QB's with (.645) Brady(.784) P.Manning(.665)
3rd in NFL all time TD:INT ratio 194/90. Brady 197/86 Steve Young 232/107
NFL all time lowest INT Pct. 4,303 Atts. 90 Int. 2.09 Pct.
He is going to be 33 years young in Oct. and is operating a complex offense at a very high level.
Anyone eager to diminish his ability to function as an elite QB now, and for the foreseeable future just check out his resume on the Philadelphiaeagles.com roster. It is a testament to all the years he has played with a lack of talent around him.
It is not always the QB with the highest completion Pct. that wins the super-bowl. There has to be a surrounding cast. The whole team as a unit. This current roster has the potential to make a SB run for the next few years barring any significant injuries to key personnel or departures, with McNabb leading the way. That's not dreaming, that's reality.

Amen!

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Originally posted 07:49 PM ET  05.09 by phillyfan5

O.K., without beating a dead horse already, for the life of me I cannot understand the fickleness of some Eagles fans regarding McNabb as the QB for this team.He has the third highest winning Pct. among active QB's with (.645) Brady(.784) P.Manning(.665)3rd in NFL all time TD:INT ratio 194/90. Brady 197/86 Steve Young 232/107NFL all time lowest INT Pct. 4,303 Atts. 90 Int. 2.09 Pct.He is going to be 33 years young in Oct. and is operating a complex offense at a very high level.Anyone eager to diminish his ability to function as an elite QB now, and for the foreseeable future just check out his resume on the Philadelphiaeagles.com roster. It is a testament to all the years he has played with a lack of talent around him. It is not always the QB with the highest completion Pct. that wins the super-bowl. There has to be a surrounding cast. The whole team as a unit. This current roster has the potential to make a SB run for the next few years barring any significant injuries to key personnel or departures, with McNabb leading the way. That's not dreaming, that's reality.

THE EAGLES ARE NOT A DYNASTY FOOLS!! You have no super bowl wins you ****!! Your last ten years are half as impressive as the Bills in the 90's. Do we consider them a dynasty? Hell no. Mcnabb is a special player I give you that. But he aint no Marino (the only non super bowl winning QB that should be in the HOF). Eagles fan are like Illegal Mexicans talking about how great mexico is... REALLY?!?? ****!!

Devils Knight...your comprehension skills leave much to be desired.
I never said the Eagles had super-bowl wins. I looked at the state of the team as far as the current roster, coaching staff, and the position they have put themselves in with poss. 14 draft picks in 2010. They most likely will not draft that many players, so you would have consider the possibility of packaging picks to move up to select better overall talent at any position. Even trading some of those picks for 2011 1st, or 2nd rd. picks. Or trading picks for players they covet. (like Peters for example) They are in a very envious position right now as a franchise. They have a very young and talented team going into 09. They have a stockpile of draft picks in which they have the flexibility to pretty much do whatever they want. The Eagles have the luxury of not having to "re-build", or dismantle the team and start over anytime soon. The team is as complete as it has ever been in the last decade, and is only going to get better because they put themselves into that position by looking ahead, not by coincidence.
Therefore, when I used the word "dynasty"...it wasn't used to describe what the team has accomplished or not accomplished up to this point. It was used in the context of an optimistic outlook for this team moving forward. There is no glaring hole on this roster, there is depth at every position, a franchise QB, they always have tons of cap room, a billionaire owner, a steady coaching staff, and now over 11 upcoming draft picks.
Does that sum it up for you...or should I paint colorful pictures for you next time.
(you do sound like a child)