The Eagles played preseason game #2 and here are some game notes. I missed the 1st half, but what a game it turned out to be in the 2nd half: a come from behind win — 24 unanswered points — 24-13. From what I saw from the 1st half highlights, it was uneventful, except for a botched field goal attempt by the Eagles that ended up in 7 for the Panthers. Carolina was up at halftime 10-0. The Eagles made a 2nd half comeback with Kolb leading the way to a 17-13 lead. The Eagles then tipped a QB pass in the final minute of the game and it was picked it off by Justin Roland for a TD. Here are some notes from the 2nd half:
– Kevin Kolb: I love the guy. His stats don’t really “woo” you, but here’s what I saw. Scratch that, he ended up with 155 yards and a TD in one half. The guy throws darts on the field. He has a great command of the offense, he plays fired up, he plays with passion — he’s a winner. He has great awareness in the pocket, he steps up at the right time, and he makes the right throw — on a bullet. He had an INT, but it wasn’t his fault: he threw a bullet to DeSean Jackson and it went through his hands, and ended up in the hands of the defender behind him. More on DeSean Jackson next. To reaffirm what I said about Kolb: he just threw a beautiful deep pass to Greg Lewis in the left corner of the end zone — touchdown, 7-13 — just text book.
– DeSean Jackson: He was definitely the #1 target with the second team. 2 mistakes from the rookie: he had a fumble and gave up and INT by not getting his hands on the ball. Hopefully, we get those mistakes out of the way early. He has the great ability of catching short passes and turning them up field for big yards: he just caught a short ball and turned it into 9 and he ended up with 4 catches for 32 yards the last time I saw the stat tracker. He looks good out there, except for giving up the INT, but as mentioned before, that pass was a bullet. As I write this, another short pass to DeSean for a first down: 7 catches 70 yards — that’s 3 catches and 28 more yards in a matter of about 3 minutes: this guys is going to be good. He will have to put on weight though, and that will come.
– Jerome McDougle: McDougle started out with a sick sack in the 3rd quarter: the first and only (as of now). The guy has his motor back. He is clearly playing for his job and it shows. If he keeps playing at this pace, I wouldn’t be surprised if he overtakes Juqua Parker for the starting job.
– Lorenzo Booker: Booker got a few touches. He got gobbled up a couple times, but he was able to break a really nice run for 17 yards.
– Hank Baskett: Baskett had a chance to convert on a deep ball from Kolb but he was forced out of bounds by a defender and couldn’t secure the ball before being run out of bounds. I’m a big Baskett fan: I think he’s the best #4 receiver in the NFL. Baskett and Kolb hooked up deep later towards the end of the 4th quarter to make a push to win the game.
– Sav Rocca: Beautiful punts from the Aussie. I want see him start hitting some people.
– Lito Sheppard: He got a pick. Is a healthy season too much to ask?
– Tony Hunt: I love the way he runs: he’s straight down hill. 3:00 minutes left in the game and he takes it 50+ yards to the house for the 17-13 lead!!!
– Andy Studebaker: After the Eagles scored 24 unanswered points (led by Kevin Kolb), I saw Studebaker with a beastly tackle on special teams at the end of the game. Great draft pick by the Eagles. Great draft pick.
– Bryan Smith: The “smallish” small school DE that the Eagles drafted in the 3rd round seems to be worthy of the selection. He had 4 tackles in the game and looked good on certain plays. He doesn’t look incredibly small on the field. He reminds me of Trent Cole. Another brilliant draft pick by the Eagles.
– Tackle Leaders: Bradley (5), Arrington (5), Mikell (4), Demps (4), Bryan Smith (4)
Let’s Go Birds! Is it September 7th yet? At home against St. Louis — I expect at least 35.
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