It’s now official, coming from no less a source than Andy Reid.
Don’t get excited. It’s only one game. And it was opening day at that. Way too soon to tell.
DeSean Jackson? He’s raw and we’ve seen these kinds of flashes before, according to coach Andy, and his buddy Donovan McNabb.
Am I the only one offended when people who never pay to sit in the seats or cling to the edge of their seat in their living room every Sunday insist on telling us how to behave as fans?
Hey, remember, I was the guy who picked the Eagles to lose their opener against the Rams. And has them tabbed to go 7-9 on the season.
But I was impressed with what I saw on Sunday. Yes, it was the Rams, a poor excuse for an NFL team. Did they hold a training camp, or did they just meet in the locker room before the game Sunday?
But I’ll decide when and how to get excited over the prospects of the season, if you don’t mind, Andy. And Donovan, you can talk all you want about Jackson being just a rookie. So long as you keep throwing him the ball.
In fact, I would tell Reggie Brown not to rush things as he works his way back from that balky hamstring. Somehow I get the feeling that about the start of the second quarter of Sunday’s debut, Brown’s hammy started feeling a lot better.
Kevin Curtis is saying he’s ahead of schedule for his return from a sports hernia operation. Anyone excited? Didn’t think so.
If Reid and McNabb somehow manage to keep Jackson off the field as a receiver Monday night against Dallas, and things don’t go well, they won’t have to worry too much about premature celebrations. Their ears will be ringing with a more familiar Philly refrain.
One final thing. Anyone else think maybe, just maybe, it’s the long-held notion that rookies don’t play for Reid, can’t grasp his complicated offense, that’s really in play here. Jackson looks like a very special weapon. He changes the game by his presence on the field. He electrifies the stands every time he fields a punt.
Excited? Hell, yes, I’m excited. OK, so he’s no Reno Mahe.
Somehow we’ll just have to adjust.
Don’t get excited. It’s only one game. And it was opening day at that. Way too soon to tell.
DeSean Jackson? He’s raw and we’ve seen these kinds of flashes before, according to coach Andy, and his buddy Donovan McNabb.
Am I the only one offended when people who never pay to sit in the seats or cling to the edge of their seat in their living room every Sunday insist on telling us how to behave as fans?
Hey, remember, I was the guy who picked the Eagles to lose their opener against the Rams. And has them tabbed to go 7-9 on the season.
But I was impressed with what I saw on Sunday. Yes, it was the Rams, a poor excuse for an NFL team. Did they hold a training camp, or did they just meet in the locker room before the game Sunday?
But I’ll decide when and how to get excited over the prospects of the season, if you don’t mind, Andy. And Donovan, you can talk all you want about Jackson being just a rookie. So long as you keep throwing him the ball.
In fact, I would tell Reggie Brown not to rush things as he works his way back from that balky hamstring. Somehow I get the feeling that about the start of the second quarter of Sunday’s debut, Brown’s hammy started feeling a lot better.
Kevin Curtis is saying he’s ahead of schedule for his return from a sports hernia operation. Anyone excited? Didn’t think so.
If Reid and McNabb somehow manage to keep Jackson off the field as a receiver Monday night against Dallas, and things don’t go well, they won’t have to worry too much about premature celebrations. Their ears will be ringing with a more familiar Philly refrain.
One final thing. Anyone else think maybe, just maybe, it’s the long-held notion that rookies don’t play for Reid, can’t grasp his complicated offense, that’s really in play here. Jackson looks like a very special weapon. He changes the game by his presence on the field. He electrifies the stands every time he fields a punt.
Excited? Hell, yes, I’m excited. OK, so he’s no Reno Mahe.
Somehow we’ll just have to adjust.
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