APTwo days after admitting his transition to the NFL was “overwhelming,” Eagles rookie Danny Watkins was removed from the starting lineup.
Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com reports from Eagles practice Wednesday that new waiver pickup Kyle DeVan will replace Watkins in the starting lineup. DeVan took all the reps with the starting lineup.
This is the right move by all accounts. Watkins doesn’t look ready.
Still, the Eagles have to be disappointed with the uncertainty of their offensive line. Their right guard is a waiver pickup that wasn’t good enough to stick with the Colts. The right tackle was moved from guard because their first two options were hurt. The center is a rookie. The first round pick is on the bench.
There are plenty of reasons to think the Eagles will be good this year, but there are almost as many questions about them.
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Yeah, “Watkins doesn’t ready.”
Watkins doesn’t ready.
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3 headed monster at RB. Book it.
Vick will be running!
“Watkins doesn’t ready.”
No, he certainly doesn’t.
Has Rosenthal ever had a complete post that didn’t contain at least one error?
Good, let him learn off the job.
“Watkins doesn’t ready.”
I doesn’t ready, either.
Ain’t no thing.
12-4.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!
Watkins doesn’t ready? Nice writing Rosenthal!
Dannyboy better be ready soon… he’s almost 27! He mustve went to college on the 10yr plan or something.
“This is the right move by all accounts. Watkins doesn’t ready.”
Doesn’t ready what?
They have a pretty weak schedule for the first couple weeks of the season. Hopefully by midseason they will have some stability and Mudd will have worked his magic, turning the line into a strength. Just don’t get #7 killed before then…
The Miami Heat had holes too… Better hope their stars play 4 quarters and not 3.
And that is why you don’t draft 26 year old RG’s in the 1st round of the draft. If a RG busts, there is nowhere else you can put them. If a 26 year old isn’t ready to start as a rookie, what do you do, wait until he is 28 and on the back end of his career before starting him???
Doesn’t sound very “dreamy” to me.
Well they drafted a slow tackle to be guard. I’m not surprised. At least Mudd has them playing actual guards at the guard position. The Eagles have always been dumb in that aspect. Always taking tackles to place all line positions. I have the Eagles going 10-6 at best and I’m a birds fan.
The Dream Team needs an OL.
Another waste of 1st round pick by Andy Reid! The guy is 27 y/o; therefore, his ceiling is limited! Why waste a valuable first round pick on a 27 y/o rookie!? SMMFH!!!
Kyle DeVan – Are you joking!
Does Watkins need his fire hose??
Don’t you actually have to play a real game in the NFL before you can say… “I got benched”?
Give him 4 weeks. He’ll be a quality starter.
Don’t forget…..nobody can possibly design a defense to stop them……just ask Vick. They sure sound scary…Dream Team…QB dreaming of having a O line that won’t get him killed!
Well the Eagles have offensive line woes…
The Giants well they have injury woes…
The Cowboys have CB etc., woes
then there’s everyone piling on the Skins because they have a starting QB who took one team to the Super Bowl and they are picked to be last go figure…
Concerning, yes. But it’s the right move. Have to protect Vick, and if the replacement is better than the rookie right now, you have to play the replacement.
All those “dream team” additions and they’ll end up having the worst OL in football. Much like Vicks dogs, he’ll find it hard to escape.
It’s what you get for drafting a 26 year old rookie.
Finally an article that doesn’t all ready hand the Eagles the NFC east. They have holes just like every other team. A bottom of the division O-Line and a brittle QB is a recipe for disaster.
Wait — it can’t be. Isn’t this the “Dream Team?”
smart move – Watkins was strugglin…he will be a starter by years end…give him a few more weeks of practice under the scheme. Remember they didn’t have a Rookie Camp, so this is all rushed crash course for them. Devan was a starter for the Colts, he did good there, he will do good here, he knows Mudd’s scheme. Its like Jamal Jackson..he is a good starter, but Kelce proved to be better, it doesn’t mean he is bad. So someone else was as starter in Indy, doesn’t mean Devan is bad. Get to learning Watkins! Job is yours when you get that 27 year old head in the books.
Thanks to all of the posters who point out grammatical errors as if the rest of us don’t notice them; we recognize your limited intelligence and lack of wit.
The Eagles offensive line and linebackers will be the reason this team’s trophy case remains bare yet again! The ‘dream team’ looks more like the cream team…
Hmmm, When was the last time we had a 1st round pick pan out well for us? This should not come as a surprise.
What a lonely life a self-appointed internet blog proof reader must live.
The Dream Team is already freaking out and changing starters.
The Packers thank you.
Not anywhere close to liking the Eagles or Colts but DeVan is a decent pickup, he was alright in the Colts games I watched last year anyway.
I was surprised when the Eagles picked Watkins in the first anyway, thought they were definitely gonna pick Jimmy Smith but they let him fall to my Ravens, thanks Andy Reid!
Looks like I’m going to have to re-evaluate my prediction for the Eagles final 2011 record. Instead of 14-2, I’ll say 13-3.
As for the offensive line….eh….
See Vick. See Vick Run.
Run Vick, RUN!
Good thing he’s only 27 years old.
jimmysee says:
Sep 7, 2011 1:08 PM
Wait — it can’t be. Isn’t this the “Dream Team?”
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Ugh….Make it stop. Get some new material
@ sasquash & richie… Well said, ditto!
Birds fan here, my name is what I heard from all rival fans on draft day. No defending Big Red on this one!
For every weapon the Eagles have acquired, they have an equally large hole. How do you draft a 26 year old RG in the 1st round and expect him to start, hire a Defensive Coordinator with zero defensive coaching experience, and enter the season with one of the worst LB corps in recent NFL history in a year when you are aiming to win the Super Bowl? As a Birds fan, I hate to say it, but I am worried that this team is going to be like Dallas was last year – high expectations and a lot of star power, but fatally flawed at key areas.
Yeah, “Watkins doesn’t ready.”
There is genius in that line. You guys are just missing it.
BUT, BUT, BUT….he was a fireman!!
And if you forget I am sure that Gruden will remind you 58 times whenever the Eagles play on ESPN.
See Vick. See Vick Run.
Run Vick, RUN!
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Yeah, if you like having a stupid glorified running back as your QB. How many Super Bowls have the roadrunner-types won? Ever? None.
How many have the pure pocket passers won? ALL of them. Case closed, game over.
Does anyone else get the feeling that the 2011 Eagles will be used as an example of things done wrong for years to come?
I’m not sure you can really say he was benched when he never started a regular season game anyway.
In most cases, you can’t call a guy a total bust the year he’s drafted. But in in most cases, the draftee isn’t already 27 years old.
I would note that the reason you don’t typically draft guards or safeties in round 1 is that if they flop, all they are is a backup guard or safety. The first round should really be reserved for premium positions.
Watkins will be ready when he’s 30. Which is in a few years. lol
In the end …….
Eagles to Feagles …..
Once again ……
May not even have to wait for the end ……. All that ‘genius’ manipulating by the Feagles’ brass after the lock-out has major leakage issues ……
It’s going to be fun watching them ‘crash & burn’ …….
Don’t let Bill Polian’s dumb decision to cut a guy worth starting (but keep rejects like Mike Pollak) affect your morale Eagles fans. Devan is a good player, he will be a strength for your line, he has done a great job with the Colts the past few years. This is a bonus for your team for sure, other problems aside.
Dream bench.
The lesson here is to always be weary of any “Dream Team” without Michael Jordan and Chris Mullin.
@boiler72: “How many have the pure pocket passers won? ALL of them. Case closed, game over.”
Umm, no. See:
Steve Young
Ben Roethlisberger (2)
John Elway (2)
Jeff Hostetler
That’s a total of 6 in the past 20 years.
Nice move Eagles.Wasting a 1st round pick on a Canadian fireman.
The Vick dog jokes are stupid. If Vick were to show signs of his old self it’d be different. I don’t care how stupid you think someone is, they will all tell you they don’t want to go to prison again.
Kyle DeVan – Are you joking!
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he started and blocked for Manning in 09 under Mudd with the colts at RG so no….not joking.
hendawg21 says: Sep 7, 2011 1:05 PM
Well the Eagles have offensive line woes…
The Giants well they have injury woes…
The Cowboys have CB etc., woes
then there’s everyone piling on the Skins because they have a starting QB who took one team to the Super Bowl and they are picked to be last go figure.
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If you are going to give Grossman credit for taking the Bears to the SB, then be ready to give credit to Eli Manning for WINNING the SB.
The line on Manning is “He didn’t win it…the defense did”. The exact same thing with Grossman/Chicago then (Although Grossman had more to do with the outcome of SB 41, what with that rainbow of a Pick 6 he threw).
Grossman was the model of inconsistency in 2006. For the season, 23 TDs, 20 picks, and 8 fumbles. Sounds a LOT like Manning last year. But Manning sucks, and Grossman is “the QB that took a team to the SB”.
You can’t have it both ways, skins fans.
& everyone says the Ravens have OL problems?!
wow.. didnt realize he was in his late 20s.. not a good sign.. with all the problems happening in the nfc east the redskins could sneak up on them.. sucks they have to play AFC east this year thats going to be killer for them…
Yeah, if you like having a stupid glorified running back as your QB. How many Super Bowls have the roadrunner-types won? Ever? None.
How many have the pure pocket passers won? ALL of them. Case closed, game over.
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Steve Young you moron. Granted, that is only one, but you are wrong.
Young is going to eat those “Dream Team” words after Vick is hurt and he’s running for his life!!
Eagles fans can keep pretending the O line situation ‘ain’t no thing’
Because I find it efffing hilarious. No O line? No problem! Look at all the sexy moves we made! O line schmo line!
Hahahaha…….. Ignorance is bliss, and hey at least you have baseball.
woodyg says: Sep 7, 2011 1:31 PM
In the end …….
Eagles to Feagles …..
Once again ……
May not even have to wait for the end ……. All that ‘genius’ manipulating by the Feagles’ brass after the lock-out has major leakage issues ……
It’s going to be fun watching them ‘crash & burn’ …….
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As much as I don’t think we will win the SB, it is very unlikely that we are not a playoff team. We’ve had worse rosters and made it to the playoffs, so I am not sure of your logic.
Umm, no. See:
Steve Young
Ben Roethlisberger (2)
John Elway (2)
Jeff Hostetler
That’s a total of 6 in the past 20 years.
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Um, no. Those guys only took off running, after they had checked down all of their receivers. You think Vick, Cam Newton, Denard Robinson at Michigan, and those types, all know how to check receivers down and read a defense??? No, way, LOL.
despite the glaring holes, i still think the eagles will probably win the east. two weeks ago i believed that the giants had a legit shot….but now, with all the season ending injuries, the giants probably wont have enough horses to have a good year. the cowboys may give the eagles a little trouble too but the eagles should be able to withstand it.
as for the skins fans out there….please stop guys. you cant expect a team which has been as consistently lousy as yours has been to suddenly be taken seriously. they arent winning the east and arent making the playoffs. if they play decently this year, then MAYBE theyll start getting some respect in 2012.
@boiler72: “How many have the pure pocket passers won? ALL of them. Case closed, game over.”
Umm, no. See:
Steve Young
Ben Roethlisberger (2)
John Elway (2)
Jeff Hostetler
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Roethlisberger, Young, and Elway all made 90% of their plays from the pocket. They had the ability to run and scramble, but most of their damage came from the pocket. Hostetler was just a mediocre QB and won with defense and running game back when you could still win that way.
Guess we will be seeing young at QB in a couple of games…
At least they didn’t say he’d be ready for the Super Bowl……….
^^^^ Waiting for the Eagles apologists to explain to us why they will still win the Super Bowl with no offensive line and holes in their defense.
Wait — it can’t be. Isn’t this the “Dream Team?”
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What happens to a DREAM deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin
in the sun? Or fester like a sore–And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over–like a syrupy sweet?Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?
The lesson here is, never take a player from baylor in the first round!
Wow, a rookie that is adjusting to a different position than he played in college, is relatively new to football, and had no rookie camps or mini camps because of the lockout isn’t ready to start the first week of his rookie season???? Bust!!!!! What a wasted pick, fire Reid! Hire Gruden! Fire Gruden!
Did anyone ever hear of Danny Watkins in college? I didn’t, therefore, I conclude based on that fact, that he shall never have been permitted to be drafted in the first round by our Eagles.
Draft some studs coming out of college. Not useless pieces of crap year after year.
Corey Simon, Shawne Andrews, Danny Watkins, Jerome Mcdougle, Trading our 1st round pick to the Cowboys, and etc…..
DeVan was a starter that didn’t allow anyone to touch manning In the Superbowl. Great move Andy… Go EAGLES….
Giants and deadskins fans can talk all the crap they want neither has a team worthy enough to be In the POP warner league. Giants are dropping like flies and skins well remember the brutal beating they took at their stadium last year with a good quarterback.
Check out the video al michaels rips al davis
The funny thing is, this hasn’t been officially announced. It probably is true though that DeVan will start over Watkins, but it’s not set in stone yet.
Let’s not forget that Howard Mudd was always able to take mostly scrubs and turn them into a decent O-line. Manning’s quick release definitely helped, but he almost always had reliable protection.
If the “Grammar Cops Convention” in town again?
The Eagles O linemen never just get handed jobs. They create a lot of competition there.
Another Andy Reid Monumental First Round Pick. Way to go Andy, get bck to the Temple and pray your Mormon A$$ off.
@boiler – Ugh, you’re putting Michael Vick and Denard Robinson on the same level. Not sure you have much credibility anymore.
The season needs to start RIGHT NOW because the crazies and overreacters and the “I say rediculous things about teams I don’t like because I’m scared of them” folks are coming out in force.
Think maybe we can watch a few games before we say the Eagles will go 0-16 and Danny Watkins is the worst first round pick of all time. Can he have more than a 4 week preseason to prove himself maybe?
It’s official DeVan Is the starter. Please leave Watkins alone he Is a rookie with almost no training camp. It took Manning and Brady a couple of years before they got up to speed.
KABOOOOOM !!!!
The only thing more sad than internet proof readers are the people that sit back after typing some “Dream Team” related comment and think they’ve actually said something incisive or clever.
woodyg says: Sep 7, 2011 1:31 PM
In the end …….
Eagles to Feagles …..
Once again ……
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You keep using this joke, but what does it mean?
Does the entire team become Jeff Feagles?
This is maybe the least clever of every Eagles troll posts (and there’s a lot of them), and yet you keep saying it over and over again.
It’s been said before. Andy Reid can’t draft.
DREAM TEAM
(Also, who are you people? Stop with the typo comments. So he forgot a word. Can you figure out what he meant? Then stop complaining)
its alright eagles fan now we can run the damn ball like we should we got our own eart wind and fire like the giants have back in 08 with mccoy brown and lewis
Mccoy will win the mvp with 1000 yards rushing and 1500 yards receiving cause vick will not be able to throw down field
@lbdpatch – It is NOT official.
Great time to be a Redskin fan! Our NFC East foes are going through some tough times The Eagles have benched rookie guard Danny Watkins for a recently acquired Guard! The Cowboys just lost their rookie starting Right Tackle for 2 weeks as well as corner backs Jenkins and Newman for week one! The Giants, to go along with their numerous injuries, just loss their starting MLB Goff for the season as well! What a great couple of days..although I dont wish any malicious acts of violence on other teams I will say that our NFC east foes have kicked us while we were down before so now its our turn to take advantage…and possibly mock some cowgirl fans on the way to a play off berth!
Rams start the Eagles out 0-1 count on it!
The guy’s already like 29 years old… doesn’t really have time to ride the bench. O-Line should seriously concern you Eagles fans.
Hmmm, When was the last time we had a 1st round pick pan out well for us?
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Um, Jeremy Maclin?
drexelvol It Is definetly official DeVan Is the starter right from Andy Reids mouth. Watkins Is a bench warmer….
Go EAGLES !!!
26 right out of college? Who did they draft, Van Wilder?
“Practice?!? We talking about practice?!?” – AI