Live from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore
Well, that was fun.
Wireless difficulties in the Baltiomore press box helped keep me off the blog for most of the game, though truth to tell there wasn't much time to post. In any case, none of it was all that good for the Eagles.
Kevin Kolb looked overmatched, Ryan Moats broke his ankle, Brent Celek looked pretty good, Moorestown High School graduate Dereck Faulkner (that's his full, official name now) made a five-yard catch in the fourth quarter, Kelly Holcomb got sacked like 15 times, the Eagles made three mental errors on two Sav Rocca punts, etc. etc., etc.
Then they called time out on the raven's last possession of the game to try to get the ball back, even though they were down 26 points with 70 ticks left. Baltimore just threw for another first down and knelt the game mercifully into history.
After all that, we tramp into the Eagles locker room to find that it's wall-to-wall with the players' bags, meaning nobody could get around at all. It was madness, I tell you. Absolute madness. I was stepping on stuff, I don't even know what they were, just to get my job done. Hopefully nothing was broken.
I'm sure that the extra 20 or so players that a preseason NFL team carries made a difference, but that was definitely a little locker room.
In the end, this is just the preseason. Personally, I'm glad there are three more of these gems before the season starts. My deadline-pressure game is a little weak right now.
******
The end of the first quarter, 7-0 Baltimore. The Eagles defense was pretty well toasted on its first drive but looked better on its second.
Bunkley has made a couple nice plays already.
******
And we're just about off.
The Ravens introduced their offense, so we didn't get to see Ray Lewis do his thing. Butg we did get to see Steve McNair, who -- by an unofficial count -- has the most jerseys in the stadium.
Incidentally, this place is about two thirds full, being generous. I hesitate to imagine what the traffic would have been like for a packed house.
The Eagles won the toss. They're undefeated, and they're taking the ball. The A.J. Feeley era is about to begin.
****
The teams are on the field, there are 25 minutes left until kickoff, and you could swaer this is a Super Bowl preview. Or not.
The Ravens' Hall of Fame left tackle Jonathan Ogden is listed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, which is disappointing. Or at least as disappointing as the absence of a lineman could be.
Wireless difficulties in the Baltiomore press box helped keep me off the blog for most of the game, though truth to tell there wasn't much time to post. In any case, none of it was all that good for the Eagles.
Kevin Kolb looked overmatched, Ryan Moats broke his ankle, Brent Celek looked pretty good, Moorestown High School graduate Dereck Faulkner (that's his full, official name now) made a five-yard catch in the fourth quarter, Kelly Holcomb got sacked like 15 times, the Eagles made three mental errors on two Sav Rocca punts, etc. etc., etc.
Then they called time out on the raven's last possession of the game to try to get the ball back, even though they were down 26 points with 70 ticks left. Baltimore just threw for another first down and knelt the game mercifully into history.
After all that, we tramp into the Eagles locker room to find that it's wall-to-wall with the players' bags, meaning nobody could get around at all. It was madness, I tell you. Absolute madness. I was stepping on stuff, I don't even know what they were, just to get my job done. Hopefully nothing was broken.
I'm sure that the extra 20 or so players that a preseason NFL team carries made a difference, but that was definitely a little locker room.
In the end, this is just the preseason. Personally, I'm glad there are three more of these gems before the season starts. My deadline-pressure game is a little weak right now.
******
The end of the first quarter, 7-0 Baltimore. The Eagles defense was pretty well toasted on its first drive but looked better on its second.
Bunkley has made a couple nice plays already.
******
And we're just about off.
The Ravens introduced their offense, so we didn't get to see Ray Lewis do his thing. Butg we did get to see Steve McNair, who -- by an unofficial count -- has the most jerseys in the stadium.
Incidentally, this place is about two thirds full, being generous. I hesitate to imagine what the traffic would have been like for a packed house.
The Eagles won the toss. They're undefeated, and they're taking the ball. The A.J. Feeley era is about to begin.
****
The teams are on the field, there are 25 minutes left until kickoff, and you could swaer this is a Super Bowl preview. Or not.
The Ravens' Hall of Fame left tackle Jonathan Ogden is listed on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, which is disappointing. Or at least as disappointing as the absence of a lineman could be.
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