Garry Cobb Fan Club

don't look now, but do you know who is providing the best information and commentary on the philadelphia eagles? none other than garry cobb (and this is coming from a guy who couldn't stand cobb when he was on wip).

here are some recent links from gcobb.com:

- why the birds should run against the steelers

If they can come out and pound the ball against this defense they can run against anybody. Another key to running the ball against the 3-4 is getting some movement with a double team of the nose guard. Steelers nose guard Casey Hampton is as good as they come. He's built like a fire hydrant and he's as hard to uproot as a mature oak tree.

- why jeremiah should choose denver over tampa if he has the option

In Denver they have one great shut down corners in Champ Bailey and another good corner in Dre Bly. They're able to hide a poor coverage safety like John Lynch. They might be able to hide a guy like Jeremiah as well. Their outside linebackers are very fast and could probably cover most of the tight ends and back all by themselves. It would be a much better landing place for Trot than Tampa.

- why the NAACP is hurting black americans with their support of michael vick

Does it make sense to you? Here you have the NAACP speaking out on behalf of Michael Vick who has admitted guilt. They demand that he be treated fairly. A couple of years ago you had the head of the NAACP here in Philadelphia, Jerry Mondesire, coming out criticizing McNabb for his play and his handling of the Terrell Owens incidents. You would figure that a guy like McNabb who has never been in any trouble and done tons of charity work would get the nod over Vick, who has never been arrested by the police but, he supposedly gave a women herpes in the “Ron Mexico incidence” and he had the marijuana smelling bottle at the airport Rather than this trouble excluding Vick from NAACP support, it qualifies him for it. Poor leadership is one of the major factors that has a good percentage of "Black America" headed backward.

- why the notion of the eagles lockerroom being "devastated" is a myth

I hear all this stuff about how the Birds are going to miss Trot's leadership, but they need a middle linebacker who can make all the plays even more. I can understand somebody arguing that Jeremiah should be kept on the team because of his playing ability but all of the stuff about missing a guys personality is overrated.

- why the running game didn't work against the panthers and ravens

The Panther defensive movement accomplished it's purpose because it had the Birds offensive line, tight ends and running backs playing tentatively and unsure about whom they were supposed to block on running plays. A number of times a break down on a key block caused Brian Westbrook to be trapped for no gain and a loss of yardage. This must be straightened out.

- some commentary on mcnabb's coming out against trotter's release

Donovan has a habit of saying what he thinks he's supposed to say. I saw McNabb and the team having a bunch of laughs out on the field on the day Trot was released. The whole image that some have tried to paint of a team in mourning isn't true. In the NFL things happen so fast that you don't have time to get into all the drama. Right now the Eagles players are thinking about what they've got to do to prepare for the Steelers. Donovan had better be ready for Pittsburgh's defense. Did he miss the way Jason Campbell was hit on his knee after a Steeler blitz? All that nonsense about "it taking the team weeks to get over the Eagles cutting Trotter" is nothing but garbage. If they screw up a few weeks, the season could be over.