From: i001804@disc.dla.mil (mary green)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Eagles Training Camp
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:40:09 GMT
Organization: Defense Industrial Supply Center, Philadelphia, Pa


>> Pumpy Tudors - nailed every punt.  Feagles is out of a job.
>
>Pumpy Tudors, huh?  Let's at least wait to see how the guy performs in 
>a preseason game before we give him the punting job.  Jeff Feagles, IMO<
>is going to be very difficult to beat out.

I'm with you Joe.  Tudors can nail every punt he wants in practice.  He has 
to prove to the coaches that he can do a better job than Feagles in a game.
And we all know that doing things in practice and in a game are two completely
diffrent things.  So I'm holding off awarding the punting job until Pumpy feels
some real heat.

>> The Bad: Still no starting secondary.
>
> Blame Braman and Gamble, but I hear Izel Jenkins is signed and ready to 
> report.

Izel "Toast" Jenkins has signed.  I would have rather had them sign Otis Smith
so he can get some quality practice.  I'm a Braman and Gamble basher as much
as you, Joe, but with this court battle going on and knowing that certain 
veterans such as Allen and Waters don't like camp that much I can't lay all
the blame on the cheap bastards.  My money is on the gang all being here with
two preseason games to go.

>> The running backs: Stacy and Sherman look pathetic.  Brooks and Joseph 
>> looked good.  Walker was spectacular and Byars was very good.
>
>  Heath Sherman and James Joseph are going to be fighting for one job.

I probably should wait for a few preseason games to go by before I make this
statement but IMO Sherman will be looking for a job at the end of camp.

>> The QBs: all looked below average except Archer and Cunningham.  Give 
>> Weldon a break though, it was his first day.
>
> Weldon is a project.  Goebel is most likely history.  Archers is going to
> be in trouble if the Birds resign McMahon, which I wish they would 
> do soon.  Kemp is going to make the team if for no other reason than
> for Braman to hang out with his dad, Jack Kemp, on Sunday afternoons.
> Though he did perform very well of the bench last season.

McMahon will be in.  his contract dispute will go on for a few more weeks then
bang he'll be in.  With a few weeks to warm up he'll be fine (and healthy).
IMO McMahon and his body are better off with a short camp.  Weldon is going
to have to look pretty pathetic not to make this team.  There counting on him
in the future.  Archer and Kemp are going to be fighting it out for the last
position.  And as you stated Archer doesn't have a rich father who is friends
with the owner.  Goebel, barring injuries, is history.

>> The Defense: was good.  Tommy Jeter held his own out there.  I think the 
>> unit will survive and be motivated.
>
> Well, Jeter had better do more than hold his own.  He, Golic, Pitts,
> and the linebackers all need to step it up a notch to make up for the 
> loss of #99.  And speaking of the LBs, Byron Evans needs to be signed
> NOW!

Not to mention that Pitts has been suffering from back pain for the last week.
Jeter and Harmon better be ready to give 200%.  Maybe signing the Fridge 
wouldn't be such a bad idea after all.  As far as the signings, like I said
before, everybody will be in with probably two games remaining in the pre-
season.  Last year Simmons, Joyner, and Brown were all in late and didn't 
seam to hurt them.  Byron will be the same way.  I would like to see guys
like Otis Smith in though he needs more practice time than the veterans.

As far as wide receivers go.  Williams and Barnett will be one and two with
probably Green and Snyder (Snyder, I like that guys last name).  Don't be 
suprised if Snyder holds on as either a punt returner or kick returner.  I 
hear he can move.

> Joe Dakes
> AT&T Microelectronics
> 555 Union Boulevard
> Allentown, PA 18103
> alux2!jmd

Bob Snyder 
Phila, Pa
GO EAGLES, ALL THE WAY IN "92-93" FOR #99.


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