“Randall Cunningham was my favorite player of all time”, Winston said.
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Can I use this section to rant about how the Eagles are so excruciating to watch on a weekly basis? I’ve been saying Fly Eagles Fly for my whole life. “Again, unscripted – I didn’t say, ‘Hey, Jameis, this is your week, let’s start here.’ Nope, it was a natural progression and it felt right and our guys let him have the floor”. It was Winston’s fourth rushing TD of the season – the same number as Eagles running back DeMarco Murray. Henry Clay, the long-time radio contributor, said on the Philly end of the conference call, “You will by the end of Sunday”. As if he hadn’t heard of Google.
FOURTH DOWN: Is Jameis a quarterback that gets rid of the football quickly? Last week, they took on the Dallas Cowboys in Tampa and in a relatively defensively minded game, the took home another win, 6-10. And in his career, he has thrown 82 touchdown passes and 81 interceptions.
Winston reminds Jenkins of the Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger. “He’s got the big arm, he’s hard to get down in the pocket and he can extend the play”. So from that standpoint – shoot, I tell Lovie to talk to him about that because he’s not listening to me.
“He’s very, very talented at going up and getting the ball”, Davis said. And then Doug Martin also helps when you hand off to him. “You relish the opportunity and make the most of it”. Winston had gone four straight games without a turnover, only to lose the ball last game in his contest against the Cowboys.
He came into the NFL as the No. 1 draft overall pick, and with a resume that included a national championship and a Heisman Trophy. There was never a doubt the Bucs would select Winston.
This is primed as a statement road win for coach Lovie Smith’s maturing Bucs team. “Of course, I loved him before the draft”. Hopefully, he will get one of Austin Seferian-Jenkins or Vincent Jackson back in the lineup and if that is the case, I think this game is going to be significantly closer. We’re just anxious about him not escaping the pocket. He’s a young quarterback at the same time. You knew there’d be a few growing pains you go through, with all young players.
Sam Bradford suffered a separated shoulder and a concussion last week against Miami and will not play this week, meaning that Mark Sanchez will get the start under center. The Eagles defense will be a challenge as they tend to be a better home team against both the run and the pass. They are now only allowing 3.7 yards per attempt to opposing running backs, so Doug Martin might find it tough to find running room.
Eagles: Out: QB Sam Bradford (concussion, shoulder), RB Ryan Mathews (concussion, groin), S Jerome Couplin (shoulder _ placed on IR); Questionable: LT Jason Peters (back); Probable: LB Connor Barwin (quad), LB DeMeco Ryans (hamstring), WR Josh Huff (back), G Josh Andrews (concussion), S Walter Thurmond (hamstring). I think he’s gonna be an elite quarterback in this league for a long time.
The Eagles worked out long-snappers Tyer Lott and Patrick Scales, according to a report.
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Unsatisfactory snaps this past weekend by Jon Dorenbos, the 35-year-old veteran, resulted in a missed field goal and a blocked punt leading to a touchdown in a one-point loss to the Dolphins.
