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Eagles football, ladies & gentlemen. Opening day for the Eagles and I couldn't be more excited. I got my chips & dip, cold beer in the fridge, and my roster/stat sheets up on my laptop. Fly Eagles Fly!
A great game overall, despite a few typical Eagles' errors, like
Greg Lewis muffing that punt 20 yards into the end zone, resulting in a Packers recovery and a touchdown. Greg Lewis wanted to make it clear to everyone that he had never returned a punt before. It's pretty clear that he will not be returning punts again. Needless to say G.Lew was NOT returning the next kick. Instead it made me happy to see the return of
J.R. Reed, who if Eagles fans will remember, on opening day, not too long ago, returned the openoing kickoff 90+ yards for a touchdown. Unfortunately, with less than a minute in the 4th quarter, Reed also muffed a punt which allowed Green Bay the opportunity for a field goal to win the game. Way to go special teams. 2nd year linebacker/defensive end
Chris Gocong had a few blown assignments that almost resulted in significant receptions.
Joselio Hansen got knocked all over the field as usual, but I so admire his effort.
Sean Considine has no bsuiness playing safety and trying to cover guys that are way faster than him. They need to stick him back at Linebacker, build his strength and hit sombody!
Aside from that other great highlights of the game were tentatively injuring ex-Eagle cornerback
Al Harris' elbow. Aw, Al. Why you on the sidelines crying like a bitch? Oh that's right. Because you're a woman. Holla atcha girl.
Jevon Kearse and
Trent Cole jointly sacked
Brett Favre so hard in the first half that they both landed on opposite ends of Favre, whose helmet was plowed into the turf, heels over head, ass in the air. Cole and Kearse teamed up again in the fourth quarter to strip the ball from Favre and recover for the Eagles.
I will give credit to Brett Favre, who in the second half, recovered from a busted play and a near sack to toss the ball about a yard to
DeShawn Wynn on the line of scrimmage, who then ran for about 18 yards. The very next play, as he's being bring down around the neck by
Jaqueh Thomas, pitches to
Brandon Jackson who takes it for another big gain. Truly, Favre's longevity in this sport cannot be questioned. With 250+ consecutive starts, he's not going anywhere.
I think overall the Eagles played better football than Green Bay. The first 10 points scored by the Pack were a direct result of Eagles turnovers. Had it not been for those, they would not have scored in the first half at all. I'm lovin'
Sav Rocca, the 6'6" Australian rugby player kicking monstrous punts with about ten minutes of hang-time.
Sheldon Brown had an unbelievable interception in the first quarter that was quite literally plucked from the receiver's hands.
Jason Avant had at least two major catches today, one for a touchdown.
Donald Driver had been getting pounded all day. He's the only real threat in this type of game where the Eagles' defense is playing so well that the Pack rarely put the ball on the ground.
I was surpirsed to not hear as much Hater-ade spewed from Moose & Goose; Jay Jonhston and Tony Siragusa. In former years, Fox Sports usually sticks us with either Troy Aikman and Joe Buck, or Johnston and Siragusa. Aikman, a former Dallas Cowboy Quarterback has been a long-time Eagles hater. Johnston, also an ex-Cowboy, along with Aikman always seem to give commmentary that is patently anti-Eagles. Siragusa, usually has nothing intelligent to contribute, and Joe Buch just has negative things to say about every team, so whatever. It was just pleasing to see the lack of Hater-ade today. Next week, who knows?
I haven't been this excited about football in a while. I think it may have something to do with this being the first game in my house, being just MY house. You know I said in January, it would be August before my life started getting back on track. I quit my job at Metavante in Agust and things have been getting better. I'm loving being able to watch the game in MY house. It's a good sensation.
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REGULAR - Week 1 | Sep 9, 2007 1 pm ET
Lambeau Field
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| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | | Eagles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 | | Packers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
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