Maybe the Eagles were just tired of the Phillies getting all the attention.
Not content to kick off their exhibition season just a few hours after new Phillie Cliff Lee threw his third consecutive gem to lead the Phils to a sweep of the Cubs, the Eagles promptly swept all other news away with their blockbuster signing of disgraced quarterback Michael Vick.
Forget locally, this quickly became the top story in the nation. That is not necessarily a good thing for the Eagles. In short, this is a huge roll of the dice.
Just in case you missed it, the Eagles did lose the game last night to the Patriots, including the return of their own QB Tom Brady.
No one will remember that. OK, we might remember the fact that David Akers missed a 43-yard field goal that could have won it. It was one of two misses. He made four other ones.
Rookies LaSean McCoy and Jeremy Maclin look like valuable additions. The offensive line and defense still look like questions.
But those questions are not nearly the thing that will “dog” the Eagles today and in the weeks to come.
Not content to kick off their exhibition season just a few hours after new Phillie Cliff Lee threw his third consecutive gem to lead the Phils to a sweep of the Cubs, the Eagles promptly swept all other news away with their blockbuster signing of disgraced quarterback Michael Vick.
Forget locally, this quickly became the top story in the nation. That is not necessarily a good thing for the Eagles. In short, this is a huge roll of the dice.
Just in case you missed it, the Eagles did lose the game last night to the Patriots, including the return of their own QB Tom Brady.
No one will remember that. OK, we might remember the fact that David Akers missed a 43-yard field goal that could have won it. It was one of two misses. He made four other ones.
Rookies LaSean McCoy and Jeremy Maclin look like valuable additions. The offensive line and defense still look like questions.
But those questions are not nearly the thing that will “dog” the Eagles today and in the weeks to come.
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