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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Damn.
Maroney had it all.
I thought he'd be busting runs in NE forever.
One hell of a RB at the U for us. Threat every time he touched the ball.

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If Bill Walsh can become famous because of Joe Montana and Jerry Rice and pretend he's a genius because he ran something called "The West Coast Offense," which was actually invented by Jerry Burns on the prairie, then Frazier and Musgrave should realize that a good nickname can lead to the Hall of Fame.

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Troy Polamalu named AP's top defender

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The Philadelphia Eagles can be accused of messing up in a lot of areas, but one thing no one will ever accuse them of is being bad businessmen.

They usually know how to get top dollar for their assets while paying basement prices to keep or acquire players they covet.

But in the case of Kevin Kolb, I think the Eagles are guilty of over-valuing and over-pricing what they have.

Reports indicate that the Eagles will be asking for two first-round picks and perhaps a couple mid- to late-round picks as well. But when we look at Kolb's body of work, it becomes very clear very quickly that he's not worth anything near that price.

In four years with the team, Kolb has completed just under 61 percent of his passes, but has thrown 14 interceptions to only 11 touchdowns. And in the 19 games he's played since coming out of Houston as a second-round pick in 2007, he's only played two games at a starting-caliber level (against Kansas City in 2009, and against the Atlanta Falcons this past season).

Outside of that, he had decent games against the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins this past season, but take note of the teams mentioned. Neither were exactly dominating defenses, and he made several mistakes in those games as well.

The quarterback-needy teams who might consider targeting Kolb—the 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans and perhaps the Cincinnati Bengals if Carson Palmer is traded or retires—have watched and are aware of those games.

Do Andy Reid and Howie Roseman truly believe that after a team watches his career and can pick, at most, three games out of 19 that were played a starting-caliber level, they're going to be willing to give up even a single first-round pick?

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ORIGINAL: Cheesehead Craig

Agree with that completely.  Kolb isn't worth what Cutler was, and Chicago likely overpaid for Jay as well.  I wouldn't even pay 1 first rounder for Kolb.

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Samuel is regarded as one of the league's best ballhawks. But he is not really considered a "shutdown" corner like Revis or Asomugha. He doesn't like to play press coverage, and relies on his impressive instincts and anticipation skills to pick off passes often intended for receivers other than the man he is covering.

Still, according to STATS, he allowed only 20 completions and one TD this season. Only Asomugha (13) and Revis (19) gave up fewer completions on passes targeted at them.

"There's a difference between a good corner and an [elite] corner," he said. "Woodson, Revis, guys like that, they're [elite], man. You tell 'em to take this guy, they'll say, 'I got him.' Tell them to take that guy, they'll say, 'I got him.' Left side, right side, in the slot, doesn't matter.

"It's like the difference between a first- and second-down [running] back and an every-down back. Marshall Faulk was an every-down back.

"Same thing with a corner. You got a [top] corner, he's going to go to this side or that side. Wherever the best receiver is. He can do it all. That's a corner. That's what I love."

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Steve Largent is another example of how stats don't quantify a receiver's worth like they used to. Largent retired after the 1989 season as the NFL's all-time leading receiver with 819 catches. He, too, was a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Twenty-one years later, Largent ranks 20th in receptions behind such names as Derrick Mason, Torry Holt, Keenan McCardell, Muhsin Muhammad and fullback Larry Centers.

In 1985, only four players had caught 600 passes. The list is 55 players long now.

"It doesn't necessarily undermine a player's ability to get into the Hall of Fame because he had great stats or doesn't have great stats," Largent said Monday from his office in Washington D.C. "You're looking for a guy who was the total package."

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Walsh created the WCO because his team could not run the ball. He designed a short rythem passing game throwing to the RB's alot in order to move the chains and sustain drives with some semblence of ball control.

Why teams with a running game run this offense still today is borderline moronic.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

Walsh created the WCO because his team could not run the ball. He designed a short rythem passing game throwing to the RB's alot in order to move the chains and sustain drives with some semblence of ball control.

Why teams with a running game run this offense still today is borderline moronic.

Nails it for me.
When we used it during the Burnsie years (imo) it created opportunities (thru play-calling) for our running game.
It (the wco) was how we moved chains. Using it now, with AD on the team, is counter-productive and confusing.
And the "minds" calling plays the last couple of years have had about one/tenth the imagination Jerry Burns had.
Wrong people, using the wrong system. The abilities of Favre/Harvin/Rice/AD overcame the wrongs for one very good year, but time, injuries, and reality set in this past year.  

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

Nah. The dude sucks, man. Haven't you heard?

BB also coach of the year again. Obviously sucks too.

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

Nah. The dude sucks, man. Haven't you heard?

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ORIGINAL: John Childress

All those awards and 1 and done 2 straight years in the playoffs

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: John Childress

All those awards and 1 and done 2 straight years in the playoffs

If we are talking about Tom Brady, then guess what...He hasn't won a playoff game in 4 years and hasn't managed his offense to more than 21 points in any of the four or so games he's played. 

He's turning into a great regular season QB who chokes a lot in the playoffs...like his counterpart...Peyton Manning.

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ORIGINAL: djskillz

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ORIGINAL: Trekgeekscott

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ORIGINAL: John Childress

All those awards and 1 and done 2 straight years in the playoffs

If we are talking about Tom Brady, then guess what...He hasn't won a playoff game in 4 years and hasn't managed his offense to more than 21 points in any of the four or so games he's played. 

He's turning into a great regular season QB who chokes a lot in the playoffs...like his counterpart...Peyton Manning.

I disagree. I think it has a lot more to do with the defenses he's faced. The Giants' game was won on a total fluke catch, and an amazing defense that he faced. The Jets' game this year was basically the Jets' superbowl, and was one of the best coverage displays I've ever seen put on by a defense.