Talk about a fall from grace. Yesterday, former Philadelphia Eagles superstar quarterback, Donovan McNabb, went unclaimed by 31 NFL 
teams after requesting his release from the Minnesota Vikings. Among the teams that chose to “stick with what they got”, are the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans. Both teams are in the playoff hunt and starting backups due to injury. In Houston, both Matt Schaub and Matt Leinart are out for the season and the Texans will now rely on TJ Yates, a rookie 5th round draft pick out of North Carolina. In Chicago, Caleb Hanie is the new signal caller as Jay Cutler roams the sidelines with an injured thumb. Hanie was signed by the Bears as an undrafted free agent out of out Colorado State in 2008. Further worsening the blow for McNabb is that Chicago is his home town. If these two teams didn’t want to give McNabb a shot, at this crucial juncture, than this may be the end of the line for the greatest quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history.
Donovan McNabb Goes Unclaimed On Waivers
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Tags: Caleb Hanie, Chicago Bears, Donavan McNabb, Houston Texans, Jay Cutler, Matt Leinart, Matt Schaub, Philadelphia Eagles, TJ Yates
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The Duke’s Picks – 11/27 – 1:00 Games
27 11 20111:00
JETS -9 Bills
JAGUARS +7 Texans
COLTS +3.5 Panthers
TITANS -3 Buccaneers
FALCONS – 9.5 Vikings
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The Duke’s Picks – Turkey Day Edition
24 11 2011DETROIT LIONS +7 Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins +7.5 DALLAS COWBOYS
San Francisco 49ers +3.5 BALTIMORE RAVENS
ALL DOGS, ALL DAY…Happy Thanksgiving!
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The Duke’s Picks – NFL Week 10
13 11 20111:00
CINCINNATI BENGALS +4 Pittsburgh Steelers
Denver Broncos +3.5 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Buffalo Bills +5.5 DALLAS COWBOYS
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS +3.5 Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans +3.5 CAROLINA PANTHERS
ATLANTA FALCONS even New Orleans Saints
CLEVELAND BROWNS -2.5 St. Louis Rams
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES -12 Arizona Cardinals
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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS +7.5 Baltimore Ravens
Detroit Lions +3 CHICAGO BEARS
SAN FRANCISCO 49ers -3 NY Giants
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NEW YORK JETS even New England Patriots
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The Duke’s Picks – Sunday 1:00 Games
6 11 2011Cleveland Browns +10.5 HOUSTON TEXANS
BUFFALO BILLS -2.5 New York Jets
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS -4 Miami Dolphins
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS – 8.5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Home teams in caps, Duke’s Picks in bold
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The Duke’s Picks – 10/16/2011
16 10 2011Short and sweet this week. Three picks, all at 4:00…
Cleveland +7.5 over OAKLAND
BALTIMORE -6.5 over Houston
TAMPA BAY +7.0 over New Orleans
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Michael Vick: “There is a 100 percent chance I’m playing.”
28 09 2011By Dan Hanzus NFL.com
Michael Vick told the Eagles’ team website he will play Sunday against the 49ers no matter the status of his bruised right hand.
“I will be out there on Sunday, regardless,” Vick said, according to the team’s Twitter page. “There is a 100 percent chance I’m playing.”
Coach Andy Reid said earlier during his daily press conference that Vick will practice for the Eagles on Wednesday. The quarterback took part in the Eagles’ walk-through on Wednesday morning.
Reid said the swelling in Vick’s bruised right hand has lessened, but he wasn’t sure if Vick would take all first-team snaps on Wednesday.
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Reid also said quarterback Vince Young is “100 percent”, but would not say if Young or Mike Kafka would be next in line behind Vick on the depth chart.
Reid said Monday that Vick’s availability would hinge on how quickly the swelling in his hand went down.
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Chaney Compares Philadelphia Eagles To Miami Heat
28 09 2011By: Tim McManus of phillysportsdaily.com
“We’re getting tested right now, and as long as we stay strong we’re going to be alright,” said Chaney. “The season ain’t over yet. We’re 1-2 right now. The Miami Heat started out the season 8-8 and everybody was jumping on them like it was the 
end of the world, and they ended up making it all the way to the Finals. It’s not the end of the world.”
The basic premise is correct. The Eagles have rebounded from slow starts before under Andy Reid, and a quick glance around the NFC East — highlighted by Monday night’s slopped-up showcase between the Redskins and Cowboys — reveals the division is most certainly winnable for a team this talented.
The Eagles are still in the race, especially since the re-diagnosis of Michael Vick’s hand injury. It is still possible for all the pieces to come together. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Jamar Chaney, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins
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Reid Wants To Talk Football, Not Concussions
26 09 2011by Bob Ford, Inquirer Sports Columnist
There really wasn’t much for Andy Reid to say after Sunday’s confounding loss to the New York Giants, or at least there wasn’t very much he felt like saying. Either way, Reid’s day on the sideline will have to speak for itself, because there wasn’t a lot of explanation afterward.
The answers to the final seven questions of his postgame news conference were:
“I thought it was the right thing to do.”
“I can’t remember that to be honest with you.”
“I went with Kafka.”
“Yep.”
“Cramps.”
“Uh . . . their penetration.”
“We’ll see.”
For fun, try to match the answers with the questions below:
“What happens if you go swimming too soon after lunch?”
“What is it that makes nails stick into wood?”
“Who did you choose as the greatest author of the 20th century?”
“Why did you help that old lady across the street?”
“What is the capital of Wyoming?”
“What is the opposite of nope?
“When we open our eyes, what will happen?”
The actual questions weren’t that great, either, but they were legitimate and probably deserved a better hearing than Reid gave them. By that time, however, he had tired of the proceedings and just wanted to get out of there. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Andy Reid, LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, Mike Kafka, Philadelphia Eagles
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The Duke’s Picks – 9/25/2011
25 09 2011by Michael DeLuca
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Houston Texans +4.5 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
If the Texans want to prove they are for real this is the type of game that could show they’ve made it over the hump.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES -8.5 New York Giants
No Manningham, banged up D, Philly coming off a road loss… look for a rout!
Miami Dolphins +3 CLEVELAND BROWNS
The both suck but Cleveland sucks harder. Dolphins seem like a solid play, worst case scenario is a push.
TENNESSEE TITANS -7 Denver Broncos
Denver hasn’t been able to defend the run in years and without Champ Bailey, they can’t defend the pass either. Look for Titans to win… BIG!
Jacksonville Jaguars +3.5 CAROLINA PANTHERS
Cam Newton’s performances have seemed to overshadow the fact that the Panthers have yet to win a game. Will that win come today? Maybe. By more than a field goal… probably not.
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SAN DIEGO CHARGERS -15 Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs lost to Buffalo by 34 and Detroit by 45. San Diego is home and better than both of those teams. Without Eric Berry and Jamaal Charles, Vegas is going to have to start using college lines for the Chiefs. Yeah, they are that bad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS +3.5 Arizona Cardinals
First off, why doesn’t my spell check accept the word Seahawks? Secondly, why are the getting points at home against a team that struggled to beat the Panthers and then lost to the Redskins?
OAKLAND RAIDERS +3.5 New York Jets
Darren McFadden is the real deal. No Mangold is a BIG problem for the J E T S … Jets, Jets, Jets!
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