I would like to write an apology to all of the Dallas Cowboys fans in the world. I see that I recently upset many of you with my comments regarding your favorite wide receiver Michael Irvin. I have offended many of you, and I was wrong for doing so. I really hope that this does not break up the great relationship that Eagles fans and Dallas Cowboys fans been building over the years.

The NFC East is the best division in the NFL, and there should not be so much hate between us. We all have very passionate fan bases, and we should respect each other for that. We all share the common bond of having a love for football, and the heated battles the Eagles, Giants, Cowboys, and Redskins have are always the best.

I recently had a revelation that I was not doing the right thing by accepting violence, and continuing to applaud Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin’s career ending injury. That was not right of me. Michael Irvin was a great NFL wide receiver, and I should respect him as a human being. Injuries to any player should never be applauded, or enjoyable to any fan base.

To all I have offended, I hope we can repair this damaged relationship. Dan from The Landry Hat, Guy from Riggo’s Rag, steamroller78, Giantsrule, Egg-Holes-Suck, Love4dastar, Staubach, number_9, davedallasfan, and anybody else I offended.

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• Rookie defensive end Bryan Smith signs a 4 year contract. Only top picks DeSean Jackson, and Trevor Laws remain unsigned. (Bleed Eagles Green)
• Phillies’ opening day starter Brett Myers is now pitching for the Lehigh Iron Pigs. So much for having “two aces”. (The 700 Level)
• Atlanta Hawks’ restricted free agent Josh Smith met with the Sixers today. I am all for this signing. Get it done Eddie! (All Philadelphia Sports)
• The wheeling and dealing continues for the Fly Guys. They just signed Randy Jones, and two others. (FlyersFlies)
• More player rankings. This time USA Today lists the best players of the “Super Bowl Era“. (Bleeding Green Nation)
• Brian Mitchell highlights. He made a great career for himself, even though he always ran straight. (PE.com)
• Rookies visit the Hall of Fame. (PE.com)
• Jevon Kearse is still bumping his gums. You would think a DUI would shut him up for a little while. (Iggles Blog)
• Is TO on the juice? It wouldn’t shock me. (Bounty Bowl)
• The 2008 Philadelphia Cheerleaders are smoking hot! (PE.com)
• New Power Rankings have the Eagles ranked 9th. (NFL Mocks)

Last year a Chicago Bears fan decided to film his experience at a Bears Eagles game in Philadelphia. The basic idea of the video, is to really see if he would get killed by Eagles fans wearing a Brian Urlacher jersey at the Linc.

The home made film starts off bashing Eagles fans, and basically listing off every unfair negative stereo type of an Eagle fan you ever heard. Most of this nonsense comes from some douche bag radio jockey named Evan Roberts. He characterizes Eagles fans as ‘crazy, psycho, violent, drunks’. What else would expect from a New York Muts fan?

Despite the warning given by Evan(asshole) and others, the film maker Sami decides to go on with the trip. He first makes a stop to Baltimore to pick up his good friend who is an Eagles fan, and they then make their way to Philadelphia.

Once they arrived at the Linc, they took part in some good tailgating, and Sami got his fair share of the “asshole chant”.  For those who don’t know any fans wearing an opposing fans jersey get greeted with the chant of “assss-hole… assss-hole”. This is done all in fun, and is more playful than threatening. Sami describes it as ‘70 thousand middle fingers’.

Outside of the asshole chant, nothing bad happened to Sami. The “mean Philadelphia thugs” drank beer with Sami, shook his hand, talked football, and joked with him. Sami was not beaten up, he did not have his life threatened, and he did not leave with any scars, bumps, or bruises. He left Philadelphia with a great experience, and a true respect for Eagles fans.

Let’s hope this can show people assholes like Evan Roberts that Philadelphia fans are not crazy, violent drunks.

It’s time to put an end to this lousy myth. Here is Sami’s journey to Philadelphia for the 2007 Eagles Bears game.

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According to New Era Scouting, Eagles right guard Shawn Andrews is the 5th best guard in the entire NFL. Ahead of him on the list are Eric Steinbach of the Browns, Steve Hutchinson of the Vikings, Alan Faneca of the Jets, and Brian Waters of the Chiefs. Rounding out the top ten are Leonard Davis from the Cowboys, Chris Snee of the Giants, Logan Mankins of the Patriots, Derrick Dockery of the Bills, and Chris Naeole of the Jaguars.

The 16th overall pick of the 2004 draft, “The Big Kid” has quickly made a big name for himself by flat out dominating opposing defensive lineman. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the NFL. In fact Pete Prisco recently did a top 50 players in the NFL list, and had Andrews coming in at 31 overall.

For years I have heard Eagles fans cry about not having a “big back”, because they want the team to be physical in the running game. Well Shawn Andrews is the Eagles power running game. He is the big back who paves the way for Brian Westbrook to do his magic. Offensive lineman are greatly unappreciated by the average fan, but a true football junkie knows that the game is won and lost in the trenches. I don’t care if you have Walter Payton in his prime. Without the blocking up front he will not play well consistently.

Andrews also has proven to be great at pass protection as well. In 2006 the Eagles offensive line looked like the Great Wall of China. McNabb started off that season playing great, and after his injury Jeff Garcia was able to fill in very well. That team only gave up 18 total sacks, a team low since 1980. A big reason they were able to achieve that feat, is all 5 starters avoided injuries for the entire regular season.

In 2007 nagging injuries seemed to bite this strong group, and it caused some inconsistent play. Tra Thomas had some back spasms, Todd Herremans had his knee scoped, Jon Runyan fractured his tail bone, and Shawn Andrews started the season recovering from a sprained ankle. The low point of the season for this group was the 12 sack debacle against the New York Giants. Much of the blame was forced upon Winston Justice who made his first NFL start, and had a tough day against Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora, but after the game Andy Reid made it clear that other guys could have played better.

Later in the year the offensive line played better, and so did the team. There were big wins against the Cowboys and Saints that almost got the Birds back into the playoffs, but it turned out to be too little too late. Now the Eagles hope to build off the late success at the end of 2007, and carry that over to 2008.

I wanted to give some props to The Big Kid for getting national recognition, and maybe give fans some hope for next season with this. This team really did not have to add a ton of pieces to the offense to be better. It just needed a few minor tweaks, but mainly it needs the guys who have done so well in the past to stay healthy. If McNabb, Westbrook, and the offensive line stays healthy this offense will become explosive once again no matter who the wide receivers are.

Other Eagles Guard Rankings:

Left guard Todd Herremans did not get much respect from New Era Scouting. They have him ranked as the 117th best guard in the NFL. They even have both backup guards Scott Young(43), and Max Jean-Gilles(41) ranked well above Todd. Herremans had a down year compared to what he did in 2006, but you have to remember he got his knee scoped mid season. You won’t hear Todd make excuses for himself, he claims that his technique was somewhat off last year, and he is working like crazy to correct the mistakes.

It will be very interesting to see if there will be a competition for the left guard spot. Jean-Gilles did play pretty well in some limited action last year. Right now he would be the top guy to potentially challenge Herremans.

117th is a pretty big slam to Todd. I hope he sees this, and uses it as motivation for 2008.

The Big Kid’s Site:

If you have not seen it yet, Shawn Andrews has an official site up. I am not sure how old this is, but I have never seen it before until today.

Check it out> http://shawnandrews73.com/

This is a video of DeSean Jackson doing an interview at the 2008 NFL Rookie Photo Shoot. He’s sporting some pretty flashy shades, and seems to really enjoy the spot light. He is also very confident in his abilities on the football field, and says we should expect to see him scoring a lot of touchdowns.

Everybody already knows that the Sixers took PF Marreese Speights out of Florida with the 16th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft. Here is a pre-draft analysis of Speights, and some highlights mixed in.

Eagles tight end L.J. Smith did an interview with John Clark of NBC 10 this past Sunday. L.J. touched on many things including his role in improving the red zone offense, what he expects of himself in 2008, and more.

Here is the video enjoy!

‘The Freak’ starts off his return to Tennessee by getting arrested.

Vanderbilt spokesman Jim Patterson said Kearse was stopped early Sunday morning after campus police reported seeing the SUV that Kearse was driving weaving across the road.

Patterson says Kearse took a field sobriety test, but refused a breathalyzer. He was arrested and charged with DUI and violation of Tennessee’s implied consent law for failing to take the breathalyzer test.

Jevon’s partying ways have finally caught up to him. I guess he has to get blasted since he can’t blast QBs anymore.

>>Jevon Kearse charged with DUI (AP)

Donovan McNabb was in studio of 610 WIP today with the King of Bling Howard Eskin. 5ive took time to talk to the fans and answer some questions.

If you missed it live you can listen to it here.

Corner back Jack Ikegwuono, LB Joe Mays, and OT King Dunlap have all agreed to terms on a 4 year deal. All three of these guys are very interesting, because they have future project written all over them.

Fourth round pick Ikegwuono tore his ACL preparing for the NFL combine, and his stock plummeted because of it. The Eagles knew he was potentially a first round pick before this injury, and saw him as a great value pick at the end of round 4. He won’t play in 2008, but five years from now everybody might be talking about what a steal this pick was.

Joe Mays is an undersized MLB who played big at a small school. With the numbers at LB right now he will have a tough time making the final roster, but you could see him be a great candidate for the practice squad. Also don’t forget the Eagles tend to stash away “injured” players on IR a lot. If he does make this team it will be because of his ability to contribute on special teams.

King Dunlap is another player who’s draft stock fell really far. After his junior year he was considered as the 2nd best LT in college football behind Jake Long. Then he had a disastrous Senior year where his poor play, and injuries forced Auburn to start a true freshman in his place. Even though he had a terrible Senior year, the Eagles knew there was talent there, and there was no risk taking a shot with him in the 7th round. The Eagles have a large crowd on the offensive line, but he has an outside shot of making the team. Even if he does not, expect him to be brought on to the practice squad.

The Birds now have 7 of 10 draft picks signed.

>>Rookie Trio Agree To Terms (PE.com)