Philadelphia Eagles All-Decade Team

Our Eagles all-decade team was the hardest to come up with of all the Philadelphia teams, mostly because there are more players. We decided to go with 2 running backs, since no fullback is worth being on the all-decade team. This isn’t to say that we didn’t like Cecil Martin, or Jon Ritchie, because we did, and obviously we love Leonard Weaver right now, but the contributions of the 2nd running back were much greater than any fullback in this offense this decade. The 2nd running back was a close decision between Duce Staley and Correll Buckhalter. Ultimately, we went with Buckhalter for his overall body of work, although Staley was a great player.

Another tough call was the 2nd receiver. Terrell Owens gets the #1 receiver slot. Even though he had a short body of work this decade with the Eagles, we all know the Eagles receivers weren’t exactly the greatest this decade. The 2nd receiver came down to Todd Pinkston, and current beast DeSean Jackson. This was the biggest argument we had of any of the players on any team. It is a good argument – Pinkston was on the team longer and thus accrued more numbers, but Jackson is the better player. We decided on DeSean Jackson.

On the defensive side of the ball, there were discussions about the defensive tackles, between Corey Simon, Hollis Thomas, and current tackles Broderick Bunkley and Mike Patterson. We ultimately went with Patterson and Simon. Donovan McNabb gets the team MVP honors.

Check out our full Philadelphia Eagles all-decade team--

Offense
QB: Donovan McNabb
RB: Brian Westbrook, Correll Buckhalter
WR: Terrell Owens, DeSean Jackson
TE: Chad Lewis
OL: Jon Runyan, Shawn Andrews, Jamaal Jackson, Jermaine Mayberry, Tra Thomas

Defense

DL: Trent Cole, Mike Patterson, Corey Simon, Hugh Douglas
LB: Jeremiah Trotter, Carlos Emmons, Stewart Bradley
CB: Sheldon Brown, Troy Vincent
S: Brian Dawkins, Michael Lewis

Specialists

K: David Akers
P: Sean Landeta
Special Teams: Ike Reese
KR: Brian Mitchell
PR: Brian Westbrook

MVP: Donovan McNabb

Coach: Andy Reid

Close Calls: Hank Fraley, Duce Staley, Todd Pinkston, Hollis Thomas, Broderick Bunkley, Bobby Taylor, Lito Sheppard, Quintin Mikell

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Top 10 Chump Athletes in Philadelphia the Past 20 Years

In the great sports city that is Philadelphia, we have seen our share of beloved athletes, who would do anything to win a game. Unfortunately, we have also seen our fair share of chumps, who just flat out do not understand the attitude, and courage it takes to play in a city like Philadelphia. Some athletes just dont get "it." What is this "it" we mention? If you need to ask, you probably aren't a Philadelphia sports fan. So without further ado, here is a list of the Top 10 Chump Athletes who have played for Philadelphia in the past 20 years.


1. Mitch Williams - From '93 World Series, to run out of town, to back in town joking about the '93 World Series. Let's run him out again.

2. Terrell Owens - Where to start? Throwing teammates and coaches under the bus, situps in the driveway, complaining about making $49 million. O.D., O.D., O.D.!!!!!!

3. Eric Lindros - Set the record for a hockey player for most times on the injury report. If it wasn't a concussion, it was a hang nail, or something else.

4. Billy Wagner - Used to bash the fans even when we would cheer for him like crazy. Just shut up and play.

5. Scott Rolen - The definition of soft, we used to always say he should be playing in a sports-city like St. Louis, and ironically that's exactly what happened.

6. Curt Schilling - Never met a microphone he didn't like. Never got along with his teammates or media members, and blamed everybody else. Big time phony.

7. J.D. Drew - Refused to play for Philadelphia after being drafted #2 overall. We would have run him out of town in a year or so anyways. Also, ironically played for St. Louis.

8. Chris Webber - Was supposed to give Iverson a 2nd option. Could barely even run down court, not to mention jump. Couldn't even do us the pleasure of acting like he was trying.

9. Shawn Bradley - Once said, "The problem with Philadelphia fans is that they want you to play every game like it's your last one." What an idiot.

10. Adam Eaton - Rarely makes it out of the 3rd inning, one of the highest paid players on the Phillies still blames his struggles on everything but himself.