official Birds and practice Birds

the 53 man roster for the Philadelphia Eagles and their 10 practice squad players were finalized Saturday. here's a comparison with mine and the official

KEY:
-mine
-Eagles
-changes
-titles

Offense (25):
-QB (3): Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow
-QB (3): Sam Bradford, Mark Sanchez, Stephen Morris (have no idea who this kid is that was let go by the Jacksonville Jaguars)

-C (3): Jason Kelce, Julian Vandervelde, David Molk
-C (2): Jason Kelce, Dacid Molk
-T/G (7): Jason Peters, Allen Barbre, Andrew Gardner, Lane Johnson, Malcolm Bunche, Matt Tobin, Dennis Kelly
-T/G (7): Jason Peters, Allen Barbre, Andrew Gardner, Lane Johnson, Matt Tobin, Dennis Kelly, Josh Andrews
-WR (6): Jordan Matthews, Riley Cooper, Miles Austin, Nelson Agholor, Josh Huff, Rasheed Bailey
-WR (6): Jordan Matthews, Riley Cooper, Miles Austin, Nelson Agholor, Josh Huff, Seyi Ajirotutu
-RB (3): DeMarco Murray, Ryan Matthews, Darren Sproles
-RB (4): DeMarco Murray, Ryan Matthews, Darren Sproles, Kenjon Barner
-TE (3): Brent Celek, Zach Ertz, Trey Burton
-TE (3): Brent Celek, Zach Ertz, Trey Burton
(side note: Josh Andrews is the only G listed)

Defense (24):
-DE/DT (6): Fletcher Cox, Bennie Logan, Cedric Thorton, Beau Allen, Brandon Bair, Taylor Hart
-DE/DT (7): Fletcher Cox, Bennie Logan, Cedric Thornton,  Beau Allen, Brandon Bair, Taylor Hart, Vinny Curry
-LB (10): Connor Barwin, Brandon Graham, Marcus Smith, Vinny Curry, Bryan Braman, DeMeco Ryans, Mychael Kendricks, Kiko Alonso, Brad Jones, Jordan Hicks (i just combined them since it's not distinguished on the site)
-LB (9): Connor Barwin, Brandon Graham, Marcus Smith, Bryan Braman, DeMeco Ryans, Mychal Kendricks, Kiko Alonso, Brad Jones, Jordan Hicks
-CB (4*): Byron Maxwell, Nolan Carroll, Eric Rowe, EJ Biggers, JaCorey Shepherd* (IR)
-CB (5*): Byron Maxwell, Nolan Carroll, Eric Rowe, EJ Biggers, Denzel Rice, JaCorey Shepherd*
-S (5): Malcolm Jenkins, Walter Thurmond, Chris Maragos, Chris Prosinski, Jerome Couplin
-S (4): Malcolm Jenkins, Walter Thurmond, Chris Maragos, Jerome Couplin
(side note: the Eagles listed 2 S, 3 CBs, and 4 DBs while Cinny Curry listed as a DE)

Special Team (3): (these are the same so i won't even bother)
-LS (1): Jon Dorenbos
-P (1): Donnie Jones
-K (1): Cody Parkey

Practice Squad (10):
-RB Raheem Mostert
-G Brett Boyko
-G Malcolm Bunche
-WR Freddie Martino
-WR Quron Pratt
-DE Brian Mihalik
-S Randall Evans
-S Ed Reynolds
-LB Deontae Skinner
-TE Chris Pantale

(another TE...*shrugs*)

i'm not surprised by any move. i would've like to keep Emmanuel Acho and Naje Goode but we're really deep at LBs. however, i am highly disappointed we didn't keep Rasheed Bailey even on the PS. that's some bs. maybe Chip Kelly sees something i don't. but hey,  i'm no coach, right?

MJD = Dwight Howard of NFL?

not really...but similar. before it was just a holdout for Maurice Jones-Drew. now the face of the franchise is open to be traded after his owner, Shahid Khan, openly commented about the situation by sayin, "Train's leaving the station. Run, get on it."

MJD led the league in rushin last year with 1,606 yards. now with 2 years left on his contract, he's holdin out to be the highest paid back in the league. with other big name runningbacks like Arian Foster, LeSean McCoy, Chris Johnson, Adrian Peterson, Stephen Jackson, and Marshawn Lynch gettin paid...i guess MJD wants to get paid more than that. even though i think he has lived up and more to his contract, this is not the way to do business. you sign a contract, agreein to it's terms and payments. regardless if you surpassed it or underachieve, unless stated so, you'll still get paid. however if a contract states that if you do well, we'll renegotiate or if you do poor, we can take our money back - then that's different. but if you got 2 more years left, why not just play it out? then you'll DEFINITELY have the rights and upper hand in any negotiations...especially if you perform well

i just don't see this endin well for the Jacksonville Jaquars. i mean, they weren't gonna go anywhere anyway but i have a feelin that the owner didn't get rich by givin into people's demands...

g'luck MJD!

QB: Checked!

with the game won against the Jacksonville Jaguars, it seems like Andy Reid made the right quaterback decision by goin with Michael Vick

The Kolb Era: 9/12 - 9/12

yesterday, it was all over the Philly news station and NFL sites...BREAKING NEWS!

after 24 hours of statin that Kevin Kolb will be the starter for next week game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, coach Andy Reid appointed the job to Michael Vick.

hip-hip horray!!

i mean c'mon! it's obvious that this is the right decision...Kolb is not cut out to start, not yet...or at least not in Philly...the time is, and always will be, NOW with Eagles fans...and if Vick is our best option, then so be it. 5 for 10 and a concussion is not gonna help the cause...so for now, it begins the Vick Era!

15 points for David Akers

definately the unsung-hero of the Philadelphia Eagles. if it wasn't for him and his golden leg, i don't know how many games we would've won (ie: '09 vs Broncos)...with the Eagles' 1st string failin to scored in the red zones...it took Michael Vick and Martell Mallett to both rush in for the only TD of the preason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars. granted we walked away with the 28-27 win but this can't keep happenin; relyin on David Akers to pull us through time after time. oh and don't get me started on Hoselio Hanson gettin burned on that one play that allowed the Jags to go like 50+ yards on us to a TD...tsk tsk...why is he still there? i don't know...eh, overall it was a B- game...if it wasn't for the awesome 2nd & 3rd stringers we'd be 0-1 in the preseason - yuck!