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Friday, August 13, 2010

Eagles vs. Jaguars Preason Game Notes

  • Kevin Kolb eyes his primary receivers like they was crab legs at a Chinese buffet. He also seems to be throwing to them even if the coverage is unfavorable. Those are rookie QB mistakes, and they'll turn into interceptions if he doesn't work on them.
  • Kolb is showing some nice accuracy, however. His throws are on target short, medium and long.
  • I'm not into Kolb's game face. It looks like a smooshed-up goblin grimace.
  • Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin are grabbing fistfuls of big money out there.
  • The Eagles D looks ferocious! I expect them to be awful this season, but they don't want to hear my noise.
  • Kolb has surprising mobility. He's picking up extra yards with his feet, and making blitzing defenders miss. He's no McNabb, but it's nice to see a QB that can move around a little.
  • Speaking of mobile QB's, Mike Vick looked good on his first snap. He completed a sweet play action pass.
  • I don't think Shady McCoy holds the ball tight enough to his body. I'm going to miss Westbrook.
  • Vick's second pass was a bomb to Riley Cooper. Hank Baskett is not going to make the team with the 6'3", 220 lb Cooper playing like this. Cooper has beautiful flowing locks. Hank and Kendra are going to need to find a cheap one-bedroom in Northeast Philadelphia next to a Burger King. And Kendra is going to need to hostess at Chickes and Petes.
  • Besides a gross fumble and inexcusable interception, Mike Vick looks much improved over last season. On his touchdown run, he was the lightning quick Mike Vick of old. Line starts here for trade offers.
  • It's hard to figure out anything definitively when the scrub-on-scrub action starts, but today's scrub all-stars: Mike Kafka, QB, throwing with a soft touch; Chad Hall, WR-PR-KR-Scatback, with a dyno-mite burst; Martell Mallett, RB, bulldozing borderline NFL talent; Trevard Lindley, CB, with some playmaking moves (and missed tackles). As for the scrub all-scrubs of the game: Joselio Hanson, who isn't supposed to be a scrub, got scorched deep by one; Te'o-Nesheim missed a sure-thing, undefended QB sack because he couldn't change direction in time. I'm not going to learn how to pronounce Te'o-Nesheim if he's gonna play like this.

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