Posts Tagged ‘Monday Night Football’

Mike Vick’s Brother Wants the QB Traded from the Philadelphia Eagles

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

by Brandyn Campbell

 

Twitter was created for moments like this.

The Philadelphia Eagles, while embroiled in a battle for their season against the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football, did not need any more drama directed their way.  Enter Marcus Vick, brother of Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mike Vick.  Marcus doesn’t like how the Birds’ o-line has been playing and he doesn’t care who knows it.

He deleted the tweet that started the national furor, but here is a screencap from what I retweeted during the game.

Why that singular tweet was removed and the rest of his rant against the Eagles is a mystery.  Read from the bottom up.

Oh but wait.  MV the non-NFL player had more to say.

Great going, man.  Exactly what your brother needs right now – more drama.

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Brandyn Campbell of Philly Sports Muse, for War Room Sports

 

 

 

 

Report: Mike Vick, Philadelphia Eagles Assistant Coaches at Odds

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

by Brandyn Campbell

 

 

 

 

Pointing to the increasing levels of drama and dysfunction on the Philadelphia Eagles team, there have been more meetings than usual at the NovaCare these days.  This week saw the first players-only meeting of the season as well as an unusually long meeting between Andy Reid and Mike Vick a few days following the quarterback’s comments acknowledging the possibility of being benched.

Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports that

“Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick and coach Andy Reid had a particularly long one-on-one meeting this week to help clear the air about a number of issues, two team sources told Yahoo! Sports.

The sources indicated that the meeting, which occurred a few days after Vick publicly suggested he might be benched, was extremely productive.  Ultimately, Reid came to the conclusion that he might have lost his players psychologically had he benched Vick.”

Cole also revealed a nugget that provides some insight into what led to Vick’s surprising comments on Sunday.

“One of the internal issues was tension between Vick and the coaching staff, with the quarterback believing some of the assistant coaches were pushing to have him benched, according to a source familiar with the situation.  After the loss to Atlanta, Vick said he thought he could be benched in favor of rookie Nick Foles.”

A team divided cannot succeed.  This, in so many ways, is the battle the Eagles are desperately fighting.  Beating opponents on the field each week is essential, but so too is understanding and overcoming the obstacles that are leading this team to defeating itself week after week.

A lack of discipline.  No leadership.  In-fighting and back-biting.  It certainly isn’t a recipe for success.

At the halfway point of the season, the Philadelphia Eagles have a lot to prove.  Once again the Birds have not delivered on lofty expectations for the team.  Monday Night in New Orleans the Eagles must prove that they can put together a win.  This team has many doubters, and at this point they need to prove to themselves more than anyone else that they have the fire to reclaim their season.  Because if this team stops believing in itself, there’s no coming back.

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Brandyn Campbell of Philly Sports Muse, for War Room Sports

Andy Reid Confirms: Mike Vick to Remain Eagles’ Starting Quarterback

Wednesday, October 31st, 2012

by Brandyn Campbell

 

 

 

 

Mike Vick will remain the starter over rookie Nick Foles.

Andy Reid quieted the unending speculation surrounding Mike Vick’s fate despite an off-day for the team and confirmed that Vick would start for the team on Monday versus the New Orleans Saints.

The questions began swirling shortly after the team fell 30-17 at the Linc on Sunday and Vick responded to a question about his possible benching as follows:

“Obviously, he’s thinking about making a change at the quarterback position.  The thing I do know is that I’m giving us every opportunity to win.  I’m trying my hardest.  Some things don’t go right when I want them to.  Some things do.  So if that’s the decision that (Reid) wants to make, then I support it.”

Now with a 3-4 record, Sunday’s loss was alarming for many reasons for Philadelphia.  Chief among them is the fact that former defensive coordinator Juan Castillo’s firing and the bye week seemed to do nothing to ignite the team.

The fact that Vick will start on Monday should shock no one.  Starting untested rookie Nick Foles in one of the most hostile environments in the NFL would be incredibly unwise.  Whether Vick will finish the game, however, is another matter depending on his performance.

The sputtering Eagles offense, unable to score much more than 17 points a game, is going to have come up with a whole lot more power to match wits–and points–with Drew Brees and the Saints offense.  While New Orleans’ defense is the worst in the league, who among us thinks that that equals certain victory for this Philadelphia team?

Reid will address the media on Thursday.  The bye week didn’t do a thing to help the Birds improve, but perhaps this extra day off will bring some introspection, accountability, and a call to action for Eagles players individually and the team as a whole.  Because if not, I fear this team is all out of answers.

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Brandyn Campbell of Philly Sports Muse, for War Room Sports

Yes We Lost The Eagles vs Bears Bet And We Paid Up!

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

The Spoils of War:
We sent some Philly snacks to go along with the Cheesesteaks we owed to the fellas of Rank Top 5 Sports Talk Radio in Chicago after the Bears beat the Eagles in our “Monday Night Wager” game. (November 7, 2011)

Click below to listen to the episode of The War Room in which the wager was made:
The Monday Night Wager: Chi-Town vs Philly (Ep 64)

The Monday Night Wager: Chi-Town vs Philly

Friday, October 28th, 2011

Join the War Room Generals this Thursday as we welcome Jeff “JT” Thomas of Rank Top 5 Sports Talk Radio in Chicago into The War Room to preview the Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. 

Tune in Thursday, November 3rd at 6pm ET to hear us smack-talk with “JT” about our respective cities, the cultures, the sports fans, and most importantly, the November 7th Monday Night Showdown at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia!  A city vs city wager will be laid on this game, so if you’re from Philly, if you’re from “The Chi”, or if you’re from anywhere else in the world, YOU DON’T WANNA MISS THIS EPISODE!  To tune in, go to www.WarRoomSports.com and click the “Listen Live” button…or dial 323-410-0012 to listen LIVE by phone.

AND THAT’S NOT ALL!  The very next morning, a couple of the War Room Generals will drop by “JT’s” show to talk our smack for his Chicago audience.  We’ll be in enemy territory, chopping it up with “JT” & “P. Coop”, representing for “The Delph”.  So tune in to Rank Top 5 Sports Talk Radio on Friday, November 4th at 9:30 am CDT (10:30 am ET).  To tune in, go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ranktop5sportstalk.  

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Eagles commit heinous acts against The Redskins

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010