In my opinion. I would be fearful as a Eagles fan if McNabb DID start.

Broken rib = loss of mobility, loss of arm strength on the throw.

I dont know enough about Kolb but seems to me the Saints best ‘chance’ is against a hurting McNabb over a healthy Kolb.

…it will be determined by how well the Eagles’ defense does against our offense. If they can stop us, they win. If they slow us down, they give Kolb a chance. If they can’t slow us down, we win.

Eagles fans seem to be pretty confident in their defense (I posted over there to find out what they think). But they forget that Payton has extensive experience planning against the Jim Johnson defense. Sean McDermott may have added a few wrinkles…but hell, Johnson was constantly adding wrinkles, too. Payton found ways around them; and so long as our line plays well enough, our game plan and Brees’ quick reads should be enough to counter Philadelphia’s blitzes.

your players are always better than others, you even try to compare Stewart Bradley to Vilma, and Bradley has accomplished very little. And, we will probably never find out if Bradley would have been very good- this is his 2nd ACL
tear that requires surgery. His career will most likely be short. We got rid of Stallworth and you guys acted like he was some kind of messiah and he was (is) a fraud. You act like Trent Cole and Broderick Bunkely are Michael Strahan and Umenoryia or like Haynesworth, and they are no where near that level.
There is only one reason your defense has played at a high level at times, and that Is Jim Johnson. He is the best coordinator the NFL has ever seen. He took players that were slightly above average and brought them together to form a very good unit. Sean Mc Dermott still has to prove he can do that for more than one game vs. a bad team.

Let them blitz I say. I cant think of a QB in the NFL who makes a defense look more foolish when blitzing than Brees. People STILL underestimate our o-line and their ability to keep Drew’s jersey clean. This whole game rests on their defense stopping us…and i dont think they can do it.

Our boys and their boys will settle this on the field. And we have taken 2 of the last 3 against them, although they lead the overall series 16-10.

College career
Bradley was a three-year starter at the University of Nebraska as a strong-side linebacker and in 43 games, registered 175 tackles, 25 TFLs, 4 sacks, 3 FFs, 4 FRs, and 1 INT, which he returned 43-yds for a touchdown. He enrolled at Nebraska in 2002, spending the season as a defensive end on the scout team. In 2003, he appeared in all thirteen games as a reserve left defensive end, moving to that position after playing at middle linebacker in preseason camp. He managed only six tackles (4 solos) with three stops for losses and four pressures as an edge rusher. He also earned Academic All-Big Twelve Conference honors. He made the move to strong-side linebacker in 2004 and finished 2nd on the team with 67 tackles after serving as a reserve defensive end the previous two seasons. He missed most of the 2005 campaign with torn ACL in left knee but finished with 26 tackles (11 solos), three sacks and five stops for losses and added seven quarterback pressures and returned an interception 43 yards for a touchdown. Bradley led the Cornhuskers in tackles with 76 (6 for losses) in 2006 and also added 1 sack, 3 FF, and 4 FR.

they will even dare to compare their defense to that Bears defense. What an insult to Chicago. They actually WON a Superbowl and ran away with it. Say all you want, they actually did it. Go on the Bears website and tell them your story. They will laugh you out of town because it is true. And, I do know a few things about Stewart Bradley. He’s not bad- a good athelete. Possiby a flash in the pan. He’s had more success at Rugby- 2x National Champion. College career- fair to midlinto maybe pretty good. No phenom. NFL- no Urlacher, no Ray Lewis, No Vilma. Some potential, but Tim Couch had potential, so did AJ Feely and so did Freddy Mitchell.

And, please, if you don’t know anything about the Dome Patrol, instead of commenting, just read and learn. Also, Trent Cole is no Michael Strahan or Usi Umenoriya, if you think so, get better weed. And Quentin Mikell, on that great Bears defense, come on now, what has Quentin accomplished?? He has started 29 games in 7 SEASONS!! He has 5 interceptions!!! Cmon, if he was on that Bears Defense they would have come in 2nd PLACE!!!