A New Eagle Must Land

We are now entering the month of the Draft and the Eagles have yet to make an eye-opening acquisition this off-season. I can only imagine Donovan McNabb’s thoughts the past month as he has watched long-time teammates and talent depart for new teams with little to no replacements filing on to the roster. This doesn’t mean the Eagles were wrong in letting go of their locker room leader, a massive offensive tackle, and a marijuana craving running back--in fact these were the right moves. We can’t possibly be angry at the front office with these decisions simply because they have proven to let players go at exactly the right time. Remember Corey Simon? Troy Vincent? Bobby Taylor? Stallworth? Trotter? But where are the replacements? Where is the new talent that supposedly will put this team over their NFC Championship misery and on to the Superbowl? 40 million under the cap! 12 draft picks! Having this type of ammunition leaves no excuses for the front office to not make a big time move. Maybe they are waiting to get closer to the draft? Maybe there is a deal in the works right now, but what reason is there to believe Joe Banner and Andy Reid will slip into their 2004 mindset and do something smart for a change? The next step is right in front of them—Boldin, Braylon Edwards, Tony Gonzalez, LAND ONE OF THEM!

T.J. Houshmandzadeh won't be an Eagle

It was just reported on SportsCenter that free agent wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh signed a five year deal with the Seattle Seahawks. Mike Greenberg was able to interview him live on air, and here's a little bit on what he said.

Why the Seahawks?

"I just felt like it was the best destination, the best team and the best choice for me. It just felt right. I like Coach Moore, I like Matt Hasselbeck, and I look forward to it. I'm fortunate because I played with a good quarterback in Carson Palmer, and I get to play with another good quarterback in Matt Hasselbeck. They've been successful year in and year out. They had a down year last year, but in the last five or six years they've been in first."

Thoughts on Matt Hasselbeck?

"When you mention the best QBs in the NFL, when he's healthy, you're going to mention him."

So there's already one WR off the market, let's now see how the Eagles approach Boldin.

Going to the playoffs!

The Eagles needed a lot to happen before they played the Cowboys to even have a shot at the playoffs. But the Bucs did their job by losing to the Raiders at home, and the Bears lost to the Texans.

It was then up to the Birds to do their job, and they did so with ease.

Here's what was said about the game.

The Eagles can go deep into the playoffs according to Phil Sheridan.

Paul Domowitch gave out his report card of the game.

The Daily News' Eagletarian blog gives Andy Reid's postgame thoughts.

The Eagles may also have a new fan.

The Eagles are playoff bound, Geoff Mosher wrote.

Sheil Kapadia gave McNabb's postgame thoughts.

Kapadia even has Jimmy Rollins thoughts on the Eagles win.

Here's Bob Brookover's game story.

Bob Ford said Andy Reid stayed even-keeled, even after the big win.

Nick Fierro says everything aligned perfectly for the Birds.