Just Start Stacy Already

Written By chris klinkner On Sunday, August 23, 2009

Stacy Andrews may need to step in for his brother.


You aren't living under a rock. You read the Internet, read the papers, and watch the games. As Eagles fans you know the teams' biggest worry right now is the Offensive Line. And these worries are justified.

Donovan and Desean can't make TD magic without #5 having time to throw the ball. B-West, Weaver, and McCoy can't break through holes without there actually being a hole.

There are two preseason games left and then the games count. And with the Eagles gunning for the division title and home-field advantage in the playoffs every W and L matters.

So does the OL have time to jell? Of course they do. And the most recent news from Eaglesville is that Stacy Andrews will play this Thursday and Peters is making his return to the practice field.

That gives the Eagles 3 starters on the OL. Sure having Herremans would be nice but he is an Eagles OL vet and Cole and Maxie showed last season that they are starting caliber. The Herremans injury or absence doesn't worry me. So with a glass of the Eagles kool-aid one could say 3+ starters should be available for the remaining weeks of preseason.

The one question mark continues to be RT. Shawn Andrews got good news in LA on his back. Mr. Bro Hawk even got himself a few shots for the pain. Unfortunately for the team and fans a timetable for his return is still unknown.

This fan thinks enough with the drama. Time to start making plans for life without the Bro Hawk. If Andrews does indeed play, well what a bonus. But as a football fan how can you be confident that Andrews will make it through a full season of contact when a training camp run sidelined him?

And as much as we love the Iron Man and his blue collar attitude Runyan is not the answer. Sure big John will give you his all but as far as ability his best days are long behind him.

So what is plan B? Sure I've been impressed with the play of Justice this preseason. If I recall correctly I don't think the man has let up a single sack and has only been called for 1 holding penalty. But it's still the preseason and I don't believe it's possible for RT to change his wings in one off season. Once the regular season begins the defenses are no longer vanilla. Blitzes will be coming and Justice starting scares me.

My suggestion would be to slide the other Andrews outside. Stacy was a pretty damn good RT with the Bengals. He has the size and ability. He has the experience. And sliding him outside opens up a position where the Eagles have starting caliber back-ups.

A line of Peters, Herremans, Jackson, Cole/Jean-Gilles, and Stacy Andrews is still pretty damn good. The explosiveness of the offensive will not be hindered with these 5 leading the way.

So let's stop the Shawn drama. Let's get these 5 guys practicing together. Let's get out of the gate quickly this season. And most importantly let's not endanger the health of #5 with a questionable starting RT.

Just start Stacy.


1 Response to "Just Start Stacy Already"

  1. Anonymous Said,

    shawn is a nut

     

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