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The Cowboys open their final season at Texas Stadium on Sept. 15 vs. Philadelphia, and we've asked Bob Brookover from the Philadelphia Inquirer for his thoughts on the Eagles.
Biggest question going into camp - It's got to be [Donovan] McNabb's health (sore shoulder). They shut him down the last mini-camp. He indicated it wasn't an issue at all that if it had been during the season he could've played through it. You just don't know until he comes out and throws. He's supposed to be throwing [this] week in Arizona.
Best pickup of the off-season - Asante Samuel. I think he's had 16 interceptions the last two seasons. He's definitely the playmaker they lacked last year when they were last in the league in turnovers.
Under the radar guy - Probably Chris Clemons. He signed the day after Samuel. He had eight sacks in a part-time role for the Raiders last year. They think he's going to be a big force on defense. They wanted [Jevon] Kearse to do more because they paid him to be an every down guy. This guy's probably going to be a third-down pass rush specialist they think can do a lot of different things to get pressure on the quarterback.
In case you were wondering - Houston's Kevin Kolb, a second rounder last year, goes to camp as McNabb's backup ... Bob said the Eagles are holding on to Lito Sheppard to be part of the three-man rotation at corner, but he's not convinced they won't trade him if a team gets needy during training camp.
Prediction - The division is just brutal. I think the Giants might drop off. The Cowboys certainly are good. I'll say 9-7 and the wild card.
You can read more on the Eagles from Bob here.
http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/archives/2008/07/2008-cowboys-opponents-philadelphia-eagl.html
The Cowboys open their final season at Texas Stadium on Sept. 15 vs. Philadelphia, and we've asked Bob Brookover from the Philadelphia Inquirer for his thoughts on the Eagles.
Biggest question going into camp - It's got to be [Donovan] McNabb's health (sore shoulder). They shut him down the last mini-camp. He indicated it wasn't an issue at all that if it had been during the season he could've played through it. You just don't know until he comes out and throws. He's supposed to be throwing [this] week in Arizona.
Best pickup of the off-season - Asante Samuel. I think he's had 16 interceptions the last two seasons. He's definitely the playmaker they lacked last year when they were last in the league in turnovers.
Under the radar guy - Probably Chris Clemons. He signed the day after Samuel. He had eight sacks in a part-time role for the Raiders last year. They think he's going to be a big force on defense. They wanted [Jevon] Kearse to do more because they paid him to be an every down guy. This guy's probably going to be a third-down pass rush specialist they think can do a lot of different things to get pressure on the quarterback.
In case you were wondering - Houston's Kevin Kolb, a second rounder last year, goes to camp as McNabb's backup ... Bob said the Eagles are holding on to Lito Sheppard to be part of the three-man rotation at corner, but he's not convinced they won't trade him if a team gets needy during training camp.
Prediction - The division is just brutal. I think the Giants might drop off. The Cowboys certainly are good. I'll say 9-7 and the wild card.
You can read more on the Eagles from Bob here.
http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/archives/2008/07/2008-cowboys-opponents-philadelphia-eagl.html
