>online casinoколи под наем always come to an end and in Philadelphia we may be witnessing one. A season that started off so strong for the Eagles has become an all but typical familiar pattern for Philly. On the same day that McNabb’s old university (Syracuse) fired their coach Greg Robinson, McNabb struggled unlike he has in quite some time. This was a game the Eagles had to win and even though the result was a tie they’ve set themselves up to miss out on another playoff run.

A year ago rumors and speculation arose rapidly that McNabb wouldn’t be an Eagle for 2008. Andy Reid then stepped in basically stating that as long as he is head coach of the Eagles that McNabb will be his starter. That seemed to motivate McNabb and the Eagles to a quick start that produced some electrifying results and had McNabb looking like an MVP candidate.

Then came a couple of performances of games that the Eagles fell just short in. Against the Bears and Washington Redskins the Eagles had plenty of opportunities to capture victories but couldn’t muster it out in the fourth quarter. At the same time Brian Westbrook was getting banged up as he usually does putting more of a burden on McNabb. Something that he is use to and was able to utilize Correll Buck halter a little bit as his Westbrook type back.

It seemed like the Eagles were back in the thick of things after a three game winning streak. Many favored the Eagles in the high profile Sunday night match up last week against the Giants. Once again though the Eagles could not with stand through four quarters and fell short in similar fashion. This is a team that could easily be one of the top teams in the NFC but based off of today’s performance against the Bengals they’ve hit a bump that is likely going to cost them the 2008 season.

One of the things that boggled the minds of NFL analysts is why Brian Westbrook is not getting enough touches. Against the Bengals he had only three balls thrown his way and fourteen carries. McNabb dropped back nearly sixty times and for some reason Westbrook was left out of the passing attack. Cincinnati definitely didn’t shut down Westbrook it was Philadelphia’s play calling that did. Westbrook creates so many opportunities for the Eagles and to see them not utilize him so very strange. It led to McNabb having a horrid day and throwing under fifty percent with three picks.

So what does this mean for the Eagles if they can’t manage to get on a winning streak? Philly has some of the toughest fans around, and with the baseball team just winning the World Series it is jus at matter of time before the fans get disgruntled. In all likelihood if the Eagles don’t turn things around in a hurry it might be time to clear out the house. McNabb still has some solid years left but it doesn’t look like it can be finished in Philadelphia. Especially if the Eagles make the decision to let Andy Reid go, surely McNabb will want out as well.

For fantasy owners keep McNabb in your lineup. Wins might not come Philly’s way but McNabb has been responding his whole career. I wouldn’t expect him to have another three pick game, and of the quarterbacks in the league he is still a top seven in fantasy regards.

Due to retirement, job demotion, or change of scenery quarterbacks come and go. With that in mind changes are abound as the old filter out and new chances to be a starting quarterback are born. NJG breaks it down in the category of quarterbacks.

Miami: Out: Trent Green, In: Josh McCown/John Beck
If Brady Quinn ever pans out, Miami fans will never get over the fact that the Dolphins chose to sign Trent Green. Everyone knew a team for now was not going to happen with Green and that building for the future was should have been the main objective. Perhaps Ted Ginn Jr. will prove worthy of the ninth choice. First a training camp battle will ensue with John Beck against Josh McCown. It should be a solid battle with no front runner going into camp. McCown has done solid in spot duty starts in Arizona and Oakland, but never has been able to put it together. Dennis Green yanked and reassigned him starter a few times in Arizona, and last season McCown had a few bright games with Oakland but nothing outstanding. Beck’s our favorite to have the job by mid season due to McCown’s past.

Green Bay: Out: Brett Favre, In: Aaron Rodgers
Rodgers steps in with the ageless Favre announcing his retirement. It was a crushing blow to the Packer faithful after last years amazing run. In comes Rodgers who has been learning the game visually from the sideline the last three seasons. In his one game stint last year against the Cowboys, Rodgers showed a glimpse of what he can do. It’ll likely take a good half season to get fully acclimated but Rodgers should be a suitable starter. Much better than the number one pick that year.

Buffalo Bills: Out: JP Losman, In: Trent Edwards
Based upon last seasons games the decision of the Bills to bench Losman made no sense. Edwards did come in and win some games but they were Trent Dilfer type wins. Games won by managing the clock and relying on your defense. Edwards needs to open it up more with the passing game, and at this point does not scratch the surface of a fantasy roster.

Atlanta Falcons: Out: Joey Harrington, In: Chris Redman, Matt Ryan
Hand this starting job over to Ryan before discussions even start. Redman’s a great story line idea to compare coming off being away from the NFL to being pulled back in. He won’t be a Kurt Warner fairy tale and likely won’t touch the field as a starter. Matt Ryan is paid the mega dollars to come in from the gate and grow with this team. Ryan seems to be a quick learner and has some budding young receivers to throw to.

Baltimore Ravens: Out: Steve McNair, In: Kyle Boller
Talk about an athlete that has had numerous shots as a starter. Boller has been a Raven since 2003, and has never been able to lock down or gain the confidence of being a number one quarterback. It’s now or never for Boller as the Ravens are giving him a fantastic opportunity to try and redeem himself one more time. Certain phases of his game have never been doubted. It’s time for him to play like a five year veteran and utilize his skills. Boller is a light sleeper to think about going into your fantasy drafts, only if you draft a sure fire starting quarterback.

Kansas City: Out: Damon Huard, In: Brodie Croyle
Huard’s luck ran out rapidly last season, and in comes Croyle. He got his feet wet last season and did little to stretch the field. Herm Edwards will do his best to keep the young quarterback from having to make too many decisions. Croyle heads into the 08 season as a bottom tier starting quarterback. He’ll have a tough time outdoing his interception to touchdown ratio.

Battles

Shaun Hill vs. Alex Smith
Hill came out of no where last season and showed he can be a decent viable option at quarterback. Enough so that he has created a training camp battle against former number one pick Alex Smith. It’ll take an absolute phenomenal effort and poor of Smith to change the guard this quickly in San Francisco. Smith will be the starter heading in, but with Mike Nolan’s job on the line, a switch will happen quickly if Smith doesn’t produce.

Kellen Clemens vs. Chad Pennington
Pennington can try to change his throwing motion all he wants. A starting job is something that one be in his possession come September. Clemens made a lot of poor choices in his action last season but Pennington just doesn’t seem to have recovered from his past injuries. If Pennington has truly healed and can get back to his 2002 form, than it’ll be an easy lock for him. With what happened last year that is highly doubtful.

So you waited too long and didn’t snatch a Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, or Carson Palmer. Shame on you. Ron Jaworksi told us all repeatedly who the top three quarterbacks in the league are, and you didn’t follow suit. Those players haven’t slipped on our quarterback rankings, but your fantasy starting quarterback has.

1. Peyton Manning
He’ll hold this spot for the next six years.

2. Carson Palmer
This offense is looking a lot like the best show on turf years ago. The similarity doesn’t end on the defensive side either, where the Bengals look like they’re going to have to score a lot to win.

3. Tom Brady
Effortless in the way he is running the Patriots offense. Now that he has talented receivers the best is ahead for him. His interceptions might end up being a career low this season.

4. Marc Bulger
The Rams haven’t let go of Mike Martz’s old ways just yet. Bulger shook off a down week one to torch the 49ers secondary. Isaac Bruce even came back to life. What will be nice is more touchdowns from their offense.

5. Drew Brees
No one knows the root cause of the Saints early struggles, but we do know that Brees is a part of it. For whatever reason this team is just not clicking. Brees has been a Pro Bowler on two different teams, so there are no worries here.

6. Eli Manning
Tiki lit the right fire for Manning. The Giants may be 0-2 but the demonstrations of Manning’s first two games have been fantastic. We’ll he keep it rolling or will he go through his predictable slumps?

7. Tony Romo
The Cowboys started the year playing two below par secondaries, and Romo has proven that even more. His quarterback rating is near 120 and he has thrown for multiple touchdown passes each game.

8. Matt Schaub
Schaub has probably faced the toughest of defenses of any two games yet for a quarterback. In those contests he has stayed away from mistakes, and found a friend quicker than a new kid arriving at school. Schaub hopes Johnson isn’t out too long, and so do fantasy owners.

9. Donovan McNabb
Under scrutiny McNabb has bounced back countless times. This time we are not as sure, but he has more to do with McNabb’s team than him. Sure, McNabb missed fired on a few balls, but no receiver could get open consistently.

10. Vince Young
Young is sort of like an iffy fantasy starting quarterback. Certainly, no one would start him based on his passing statistics. The only reason he cracks the top ten is because of his legs. He is almost guaranteed to get you around five rushing points, and possibly an extra six with a rushing touchdown.

11. Jon Kitna
His Lions are 2-0, and Kitna has this offense running smoothly. He has been hitting all of his targets in Roy Williams, Shaun McDonald, Calvin Johnson, and Mike Furrey. One thing that is scary though is he is dropping back way too much. He threw 33 pass attempts against the Vikings even though he left the game in the second quarter and didn’t come back until the overtime period. Kevin Jones coming back should change things up a bit.

12. Brett Favre
His throws are crisp with accurate zip. Favre seems so comfortable out there that talks of him retiring aren’t even being brought up. He looks like he can play another two solid seasons.

13. Jeff Garcia
Jon Gruden couldn’t have expected any more than what he is getting from Garcia. He is making some great reads and might be able to get this team a divisional title with the rest of the teams in the division looking shaky.

14. Matt Hasselbeck
He’ll move up a few spots if he can deliver more touchdowns.

15. Philip Rivers
The struggles he should have experienced a year ago didn’t happen because of LT’s tremendous year. Defensive coordinators finally clicked and figured out Rivers weaknesses. He doesn’t handle the blitz very well, and has poor receivers. Rivers has to make a read and let it go, or the Chargers could be in for a disappointing year.

16. Jay Cutler
He has been able to make the quick reads and has leaned on the great running game of the Broncos to open up the pass.

17. Jake Delhomme
We don’t want to imagine how Delhomme would be without Steve Smith.

18. Ben Roethlisberger
He wowed fantasy owners week one with his three touchdown passes. Nothing has changed in Pittsburgh though. This teams first option is too run the ball.

19. Matt Leinart
Put on a nice show against the Seahawks. Now he just needs to keep that up.

20. Jason Campbell
A year from now he’ll be fantasy ready.

The rest

21. Trent Green
22. David Garrad
23. Derek Anderson
24. JP Losman
25. Steve McNair
26. Chad Pennington
27. Alex Smith
28. Byron Leftwich
29. Josh McCown
30. Damon Huard
31. Rex Grossman
32. Tarvaris Jackson

A change for the better has finally began to take place in Buffalo. They may have let two solid running backs walk from the team. Having let Willis McGahee and Travis Henry go could have been questionable, but the Bills feel that Marshawn Lynch can grow with the youth of this Bills team. Lee Evans has been making big plays during his short young career. Now that it seems that JP Losman has turned it on and matured the two have built a budding scary connection on the field. Changes have been many for this team offensively over the last five years. Finally, they’re going to be building forward this season on.

From a fantasy standpoint, Lee Evans already proved what he is capable of doing in 2006. He is an unquestionable number one fantasy wide receiver, yet is still slighted by fantasy owners. The days of surpassing receivers that have been a top the fantasy charts is coming. Move over Mr. Harrison and Holt, as Lee Evans may be the top receiver this year in the AFC. Reason being is that he is the Bills only main receiver target, as opposed to the majority of other teams that have even great strength at the second receiver spot.

Why are fantasy owners ignoring the facts and letting Evans slip? It’s foolish to not nab Evans by the third or early part of the fourth round. Especially if you’re an owner that stock piles early on running backs and misses out on the top five or six receivers. The Bills offense might not have the effectiveness of what has become the norm at the running back position. Marshawn Lynch will go through his rookie struggles but worries of his preseason struggles should not be alarming. If anything the balanced proportion of pass over run will just grow more in the passing department. Evans numbers of nearly 1300 yards and 8 touchdowns are surely not going to decline.

Last year when JP Losman starting coming along towards the second half of the season, a soaring link occurred. The Bills became more competitive, winning five games and losing three tight ones. Two by a point and another by three. This translated into Evans having plenty of monster games and scoring six touchdowns during the second half of the year.

Look out for both in your final drafts this upcoming week or so. Evans should start going more around his worth due to his preseason, but quarterbacks are under valued. Losman should be taken as a sure fantasy backup and may over take your starter if you do not snatch a top eight quarterback. The Bills should be exciting this year and be in a good spot for the future. With Chad Pennington struggling and Trent Green trying to adapt in Miami, the division could be a good spot for the Bills to have a good chance at going 4-2, or even 5-1 in it if they can steal one from the Patriots.

The third year breakout anticipation has been a crossroads path for highly touted drafted NFL players. That path can change presumptions of a player heading towards being a bust or worthy of the high pick. More than franchises would like to happen the player turns out to be less qualified for their drafted position. In the good spots, players turn it around and earn that heavy contract. It is more apparent of a third year quarterback experiencing this growth. For San Francisco, the rookie season of Alex Smith could not have looked any dimmer. Last year he showed the signs, and now he is about to deliver. Third year quarterback Alex Smith and the 49ers squad may actually live up to the high aspirations of the 49ers taking over the NFC West.

Watching quarterbacks in preseason usually can not lead to much of any assessment, critical or non. They just do not play enough series to get a true understanding of where they are at. For the most part, teams number one quarterbacks do not need much attention, as preseason is about filling quality depth. Alex Smith though has came out and treated this 2007 preseason like a true leader. Focusing on performing and gaining his teams and coaches confidence before the season even starts. Any new players or old veterans that may not be sure what this team is capable of, is now.

If the quarterback challenge was still going on, it’d be interesting to see how sharp Smith would be. He has been hitting different targets all over the filled. Moving around in the pocket and showing quick awareness to anticipate defenders and check downs. A complete reversal of his first year abysmal numbers when he looked like a Bruce Gradkowski second day draft pick thrown in the fire to start. Obviously those early struggles the 49ers took paid off in perfect transition time to see a team ready to launch.

With Vick out, Favre on his way, and an NFC that has shakiness all over, the 49ers are a team that has built. Building forward is going to happen for them, and a realistic chance at being the team of the NFC is right around the corner for them.

If they’re going to get there, Smith needs to keep excelling and working hard on the field. He has fired up his team and even dared to throw on Champ Bailey’s side in the 49ers first preseason game. A quick slant purely accurate strike to new receiver Darrell Jackson. Timing was everything on that play that even Bailey couldn’t stop.

All that’s happening for Smith is nothing if he can’t move forward during his crossroads. He has to put together another progressing year. In doing so, his team will surely be a strong force. They may not have to make the playoffs but to be alive for it late in the season will be enough to get them going towards the next step. Smith is on his way to being a true quarterback and amongst the great young quarterbacks in today’s league. Stamp it, a 2007 legitimate fantasy sleeper.

Heading into the 2006 season a year ago all the negative eyes were on Donovan McNabb. He was without Terrell Owens and people figured the Eagles were on their way down as a franchise. They had been to the NFC Championship numerous times and a Super Bowl but failed to get the win. From the days of being booed on his draft day, to overcoming a slump through Rush Limbaugh comments, to last years doubts, they still do not stop coming for McNabb.

Without TO, McNabb was on his way to his best season ever. Each week he was throwing two to three touchdowns with around 300 yards passing. The naysayer did not even have a chance to down him as he was superb from week one on. His team was excelling and ended up staying on beat even without McNabb. As the season faded for McNabb he was left in the dust again to watch his team. A frustrating thing for a quarterback that has had the chances to get the big game won but can not complete it.

For a time rumors were that the Eagles might have a quarterback battle between Jeff Garcia and McNabb. After all Garcia kept things rolling for the Eagles and played well while doing it. Driving this controversy did not play long as Garcia was told he would not be resigned. Boosting the confidence of McNabb on the faith the Eagles franchise has on him. Not even a few months later though the Eagles spent a particularly high pick (second round) on drafting quarterback Kevin Kolb. A definite shot in the face to McNabb but also a wake up call. McNabb has had his fair share of injuries and been the starting quarterback since 1999.

Tearing his ACL in November and being ready to get back on the field by September is a quick turn around. McNabb’s work ethic leaves no doubt that he has done everything he can in rehabilitation to be where he needs to be. This injury is as severe as they get, and even though Daunte Culpepper tore all three major ligaments in the knee, we all saw that it can completely change a quarterback’s skill set. McNabb is 30 and close to 31. His body isn’t as young as Caron Palmer’s who had a hard time making his comeback in time for the 2006 season. Yet, McNabb is scheduled to enter the field and give it a go in the second week of preseason action.

This is what all fantasy owners and the Eagles organization want to see. A brief, quick, enter and go action from McNabb. Just to see if he can run the offense a series or two and watch how that knee responds to all sorts of contact and movements. Drop back contact with the turf or grass, how it responds to sharp twists and change of direction, and all the little things that Donovan McNabb does. He is what everyone wanted to see from Michael Vick, but everyone just doubted and downed him. Hopefully McNabb can get that chance to return to full strength and keep showing his greatness.

For fantasy purposes, McNabb stays as a prominent force. If healthy he is going to be one of the better and reliable fantasy studs at quarterback. The Eagles throw the football a lot and McNabb gets a lot of bonus passing yards by throwing to Brian Westbrook. If you can still McNabb in the third or fourth round then do not hesitate. He has side stepped every problem that faces him, and this will be another. AJ Feeley, Kevin Kolb, and Kelly Holcomb can keep their clipboards all season long.