Is Buckhalter coming back?

[jocstrap 8]

I'm looking for the Eagles goaline Vulture. Any info out there?

[Montana_god 0]

Buckhalter - that's a name I havn't heard in a while!! - I remember him ripping something early on - what's been the story? ?

[t.j 35]

I'm looking for the Eagles goaline Vulture. Any info out there?

 

McNabb?

[Fumbleweed 547]

Moats?

[Portis26 0]

Max Jean Giles

[Eagles Green 34]

Max Jean Giles

Quitting Portis

[bjlmonster 0]

Buckhalter might be back for mini camp, then he will tear up his good knee, oh wait he doesn't have any good knees. I am rooting for him, as I think he could be decent, but just too many leg injuries for him.

[harken34 0]

Buckhalter might be back for mini camp, then he will tear up his good knee, oh wait he doesn't have any good knees. I am rooting for him, as I think he could be decent, but just too many leg injuries for him.

 

 

I feel your pain. I've kept him on my roster for three years now. Thank God we have three IR every year. I'm sure I'll be placing him on it again.

[JT 137]

Rumors abound about them making a move for Stephen Davis or Antwoine Smith to get the grunt yards. They need to do something, and I can't believe Buckhalter can be counted on to be the answer again. Guy has had nothing but bad luck. Too bad, as he looked like he'd be a solid contributor during his brief healthy playing time.

[famousb 11]

Rumors abound about them making a move for Stephen Davis or Antwoine Smith to get the grunt yards. They need to do something, and I can't believe Buckhalter can be counted on to be the answer again. Guy has had nothing but bad luck. Too bad, as he looked like he'd be a solid contributor during his brief healthy playing time.

 

would that mean they are dropping Lamar Gordon, or did they already do that??

I can't see either of those ancients being a better option for them at this point though.

[JT 137]

would that mean they are dropping Lamar Gordon, or did they already do that??

I can't see either of those ancients being a better option for them at this point though.

 

Gordon's not on the current roster. He was nothing more than a lesser of all available evils pickup last year. If I'm not mistaken, he's considerably smaller than either Smith (who actually looked half way decent when given an opportunity last year) or Davis (who knows if he's got anything left...but could he be worse than what they have?).

[MDC 7,418]

Either they'll sign a veteran back or it'll be Bruce Perry. Buckhalter just can't stay healthy. ETA: My biggest problem with the Eagles' draft is that they didn't get a rugged, between the tackles RB. Philly's OL is much bigger, deeper and more talented this year because of the draft - too bad they don't have anyone to run the ball. The lack of a power running game has been the biggest problem on the Eagles' offense for years.

[Vikings4ever 550]

I feel your pain. I've kept him on my roster for three years now. Thank God we have three IR every year. I'm sure I'll be placing him on it again.

I've also had him on my roster for the past few years. I finally had to cut his ass a couple days ago to make room.

[Eagles Green 34]

I would love to see Travis Henry come here. Not that there is talk, but he could be released with the drafting of Lendale.

[Kilroy 0]

Andy Reid has never really used one runner as a goal line back. He tends to play whatever back he feels best fits the situation. There's plenty of times you'll see Westbrook used inside the 5 and 10 yard lines. Correll Buckhalter will need to stay healthy and show he's back at 100%, but don't be surpised if he makes the team. Andy Reid seems to keep giving him one oppurtunity after the next.

 

In a radio interview last week, Reid mentioned both Buckhalter and Thomas Tapeh as two bigger backs he feels could fill the need of a power back to run between the tackles. Tapeh is an interesting prospect, but injuries have cost him a chance at playing time in the offense. He's a tweener between FB and HB which should help his effort to make the roster. If the Eagles don't sign a bigger back in free agency, it could come down to Buckhalter or Tapeh filling that role. One will make the team and the other will probably get cut.

 

Right now they'll have these RBs going into camp:

 

Brian Westbrook

Ryan Moats

Correll Buckhalter

Thomas Tapeh

Reno Mahe

Bruce Perry

Josh Parry (FB)

 

Westbrook and Moats will make the team. Buckhalter or Tapeh will probably make the team, but not both of them (unless Tapeh makes it as the FB). Perry will likely be cut and signed to the practice squad again. Parry is probably going to be the FB, but it's possible Tapeh makes the team as a FB, Parry gets cut and then both Tapeh and Buckhalter make the roster. Mahe is a wild card. He plays special teams and is a good receiver out of the backfield, but doesn't do any one thing particularly well. If the Eagles carry 5 RBs (4HB,1FB) he'll probably make the roster. If they only go with 4(3HB,1FB) he could be cut. He'll also be competing with WR Jeremy Bloom for the return duties. If Bloom beats him out it makes Mahe more expendable.

[TerrySilver 0]

if mahe is still on this team, in uniform, by the first game of the season, the eagles rb/fb situation is in big trouble. mahe flat out sucks.

 

throw perry in there too, he cant make a hole for westbrook to run through at all.

[famousb 11]

if mahe is still on this team, in uniform, by the first game of the season, the eagles rb/fb situation is in big trouble. mahe flat out sucks.

 

mahe, if on the team, will be there for return purposes (which is most likely why they drafted bloom...). and correct me if i'm wrong here, but mahe led the league in avg. return yds. last year - so he can't suck that bad, he's just not flashy...

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

I'm more concerned about the lack of a quality starting fullback than I am a goal line RB. Josh Parry blows. He's a triple threat: can't run/catch/block. Just what you need in a starting FB.

 

I think they give Buckhalter a shot in camp, but he'll really need to impress to make the team. I'd rather see them make a move sooner than later. He's talented but cannot be counted on to be there.

 

I think they need a 4th quarter grinder than a short yardage/goal line RB. Someone who can handle 5-10 carries a game would suffice.

 

IMO, Davis/Smith/Henry (one of them) wind up on the roster before the season starts.

[MDC 7,418]

WBrook and Moats obviously make the team. I'm not really happy with either of them as "the guy," but I'd sooner give Moats the bulk of the carries, WBrook gets 5-10 rushes per game and goes back to returning punts.

 

If the Eagles don't sign a big veteran they'll probably go with Perry or Buckhalter as a bigger change-of-pace back. I don't understand their infatuation with Mahe at all. He has no moves, no speed, doesn't break tackles, and isn't much of a receiver. Yes he led the league in return yards but that's got more to do with Harbaugh being IMO one of the best STs coaches in football than anything Mahe did. Not once did he ever look like a threat to take one to the house. If Bloom can't unseat him someone else will. Mahe sucks, and if he didn't go to BYU he'd never make the team.

 

This is why I think they blew it by not drafting a RB. Sure they can sign somebody else's scraps, but do you really want to go into the season relying on a guy like Levens, S.Davis or Antowain Smith? What happens when Westbrook gets hurt this year? Are you going to give Moats 15-20 carries or stick to last year's plan of ignoring the running game and getting McNabb killed?

 

More than anything else, the lack of a power running game has been the Eagles' Achilles Heel forever. Andy Reid finally learned that you can't win with the sh1ttiest WR corps in football. It only took him five years, but he finally got it. Maybe he'll figure out that teams that run the ball win football games.

[TerrySilver 0]

mahe, if on the team, will be there for return purposes (which is most likely why they drafted bloom...). and correct me if i'm wrong here, but mahe led the league in avg. return yds. last year - so he can't suck that bad, he's just not flashy...

 

 

yes he did. he lead the league in avg. punt return yards, and this totally surprises me. i'm shocked honestly.

 

(rodrick hood was 16th in the league in avg kickoff returns)

 

 

with that being said, and maybe its just me, but everytime any eagle returned a punt or kickoff last year, you just knew that they just werent gonna break one for a td. like, when westbrook was returning punts, you just felt that any given punt westbrook could take it back for a td. with mahe and hood, you just knew it wasnt gonna happen.

[MDC 7,418]

yes he did. he lead the league in avg. punt return yards, and this totally surprises me. i'm shocked honestly.

 

(rodrick hood was 16th in the league in avg kickoff returns)

with that being said, and maybe its just me, but everytime any eagle returned a punt or kickoff last year, you just knew that they just werent gonna break one for a td. like, when westbrook was returning punts, you just felt that any given punt westbrook could take it back for a td. with mahe and hood, you just knew it wasnt gonna happen.

 

You are 100% correct.

[GhostofMeanMachine99 1]

WBrook and Moats obviously make the team. I'm not really happy with either of them as "the guy," but I'd sooner give Moats the bulk of the carries, WBrook gets 5-10 rushes per game and goes back to returning punts.

 

If the Eagles don't sign a big veteran they'll probably go with Perry or Buckhalter as a bigger change-of-pace back. I don't understand their infatuation with Mahe at all. He has no moves, no speed, doesn't break tackles, and isn't much of a receiver. Yes he led the league in return yards but that's got more to do with Harbaugh being IMO one of the best STs coaches in football than anything Mahe did. Not once did he ever look like a threat to take one to the house. If Bloom can't unseat him someone else will. Mahe sucks, and if he didn't go to BYU he'd never make the team.

 

This is why I think they blew it by not drafting a RB. Sure they can sign somebody else's scraps, but do you really want to go into the season relying on a guy like Levens, S.Davis or Antowain Smith? What happens when Westbrook gets hurt this year? Are you going to give Moats 15-20 carries or stick to last year's plan of ignoring the running game and getting McNabb killed?

 

More than anything else, the lack of a power running game has been the Eagles' Achilles Heel forever. Andy Reid finally learned that you can't win with the sh1ttiest WR corps in football. It only took him five years, but he finally got it. Maybe he'll figure out that teams that run the ball win football games.

 

Eagles had a power running game a few years back with Staley, Buckhalter, and Westbrook. They were top 3 in total rushing yards that year, weren't they?

 

I don't understand. If Westbrook gets hurt, you'd feel better about giving a rookie 15-20 carries a game? It took Moats 3/4ths of the season to learn the offense, but somehow you're okay with depending on ANOTHER rookie RB to handle the load?

 

Perry and Mahe are gone, gone, gone. As much as I like Perry, there is just no room on the roster, and they can't put him on the practice squad again.

 

Stephen Davis scored 12TDs in 13 games last year. Smith averaged 4.0 yds a carry with a bad Saints team last year.

 

Why do people feel they need a "big back"? Big means nothing if you can't move your feet. Brandon Jacobs is huge, and averaged 2.6 yard a carry (as a rookie, don't forget that).

 

They need a short yardage back (not synonymous with "big back"), and a 2nd half grinder.

 

Bwest is gonna get 15-20 carries a game next year (all total, about 25-30 touches), Moats will get about 10 touches, and the third back will prolly get 5-10 carries.