Westbroke

Brian Westbrook was actually a senior in high school the first time he partially tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, but fully tore the ACL after slipping on some ice one night, while walking back to his college dorm at Villanova.

Unfortunately the injury bug followed Brian to the NFL and for whatever reason, Westbrook as had to deal with one nagging injury after another. To date, B-West has yet to play a full 16 game regular season, but to his credit when healthy, is one of the best backs in the game. In Seven NFL Seasons, Brian has amassed almost 10,000 yards from scrimmage and scored 66 touchdowns, oh yeah he also threw a touchdown pass in 2002.

Bottom line, Westbrook has had two operations since the end of the 2008 season; knee surgery following the NFC title game loss to Arizona and more recently, surgery to clean out some loose elements in his ankle. After watching the first two games this season, it’s clear he is still not 100%, certainly not the same player who once had the ability to take it to the house on any given play. Hopefully with rookie Shady McCoy getting some carries this season, Westbrook will be healthy enough to help the team make another play-off run. The fact the team decided not to exercise the $7 million dollar option on Westbrook’s contract tells you all you need to know about Brian's future here in Philadelphia.

Kolb gets his first NFL start.

The kid finally gets his shot. From the moment he was drafted, Eagles third year quarterback Kevin Kolb has dreamt about this day, the day he finally gets the chance to start his first NFL game. Kolb of course getting today's opportunity against the Saints, because of the fractured ribs suffered by Donovan McNabb in last weeks dominating win over Carolina. Based on past performances, most Eagle fans, don't have much confidence in Kolb. I will tell that head coach Andy Reid has a game plan in place that will help, rather than hinder Kolb's success. I like the eagles in this one by a field goal.

Should Vick get a second chance?

Judging by most of the responses left on my face book page, people are not quite ready to forgive Michael Vick for the heinous crimes he committed against some of the pit bulls he once owned. Trust me, when I first heard of what that twisted &%$#@( did to those defenseless dogs, I was the first person who wanted to string Vick up by his kibbles and bits and whip his behind with a wet leather strap. With that said, I also believe that the sentence he recieved, the millions of dollars he lost and the public ridicule and embarrassment he received, were more than enough punishment. No, we cannot bring back the dogs he tortured to death, but many of his dogs were saved, some even now in news homes. Vick should be given a second chance, especially if he shows true remorse for his actions, but more importantly because he has a family of his own to take care off and why should they suffer because of his past transgressions.