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the eagles can have Plummer, actually please take him PLEASE!
Players suffering more injuries than normal
By Adam Schefter
NFL Analyst
Adam Schefter's "Around the League" reports and commentaries can be seen regularly on NFL Total Access.
KANSAS CITY (Nov. 20, 2006) -- Sundays are not supposed to be any more crushing than they were last week, when Redskins running back Clinton Portis, ans wide receiver David Givens, Cowboys linebacker Greg Ellis, Falcons defensive end Patrick Kerney and Texans offensive tackle Zach Wiegert and defensive tackle Travis Johnson suffered season-ending injuries.
And then came the next Sunday -- a brutal Sunday, one of the most physically debilitating the NFL has experienced in any recent season.
Week 11 claimed Donovan McNabb among its high-profile injuries.
Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb suffered a season-ending knee injury that will sideline him eight-to-12 months, putting next season into question. McNabb's injury alone was enough to qualify the weekend as tremendously disappointing, but there were more.
Packers backup quarterback Aaron Rodgers broke his foot and will miss the season. Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry tore his triceps and will miss the season. Raiders running back LaMont Jordan tore up his knee and will miss the season. Raiders offensive tackle Robert Gallery dislocated his elbow and will miss at least a month, quite possibly the season.
Then there were the other less damaging injuries to Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Panthers running back DeShaun Foster, Lions running back Kevin Jones, Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward and Broncos safety Nick Ferguson.
And these are just some of the higher profile injuries. There are plenty of other less-known ones.
Part of the issue is that it's just getting to be late in the season; bodies are wearing down. Another part has to do with the size and strength of the players. And some believe the offseason workouts extract too much of a toll on the players at a time they should be resting.
But whatever the cause is -- and it may just be plain bad luck -- the league has gotten hit hard on successive Sundays. Hopefully the injury bug is benched for the rest of the season.
THE QB CAROUSEL
With Favre nursing a sore elbow, and with Rodgers out for the season, the Packers brought at least three quarterbacks to Green Bay on Monday night for workouts.
One is expected to be signed Tuesday.
Yet Packers officials are being extremely guarded about the names of those quarterbacks because the Eagles are thought to be looking at signing some of the same ones. The Packer and Eagles run the same type of offense, and know the quarterbacks that would be adept at managing them.
In addition, the Eagles will have to start making plans this offseason to bring a veteran to camp in the event that McNabb heals more like Miami's Daunte Culpepper than Cincinnati's Carson Palmer.
Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard could be in demand this offseason.
One possibility: Chiefs quarterback Damon Huard, whose contract expires after this season. Eagles general manager Tom Heckert once brought Huard to Miami, where he backed up Dan Marino and Jay Fiedler. Once Marino retired, the Dolphins opted to go with Fiedler over Huard. But Huard now would be open to reuniting with Heckert in Philadelphia, especially considering that he could wind up as the Eagles opening day starter in 2007.
Another quarterback that could draw Philadelphia's interest: Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer. With first-round pick Jay Cutler waiting in the wings and expected to take over as Denver's starter in 2007, Plummer is not expected to return to Denver. The Broncos will wind up trading or releasing him, and Philadelphia could be an ideal landing spot.
Plummer is familiar with the West-Coast-type offense, as well as the NFC East division, having played in it during his time in Arizona. The market for Plummer is not expected to be active. But the Eagles could be a potential suitor.
UNDER THE LIGHTS
The Broncos are about to become what is thought to be the first team in NFL history to play six regular-season night games.
They now are in the midst of their second straight three-game stretch of night games, which continues Thursday night in Kansas City against the Chiefs with a game televised on NFL Network. On Sunday night, Denver hosted and lost to San Diego and a week from Sunday night, the Broncos will host the Seattle Seahawks in another NBC Sunday nighter.
Earlier this season, the Broncos played at New England on a Sunday night, at home against Baltimore on a Monday night, and then at home against Oakland on a Sunday night.
Six primetime games in which, so far, the Broncos have fashioned a 3-1 record.
THE TONY
It would be an upset if Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez did not play on Thanksgiving night. On Sunday, he was pleading with Chiefs coach Herm Edwards to be used as a third-down weapon, despite Gonzalez's shoulder injury. Edwards refrained Sunday, but he is going to be harder pressed to do it Thursday night. For starters, Gonzalez will have five more days of rest. For another, the Chiefs need the game as they try chasing down a playoff spot.
STAT OF THE DAY
How good is Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson? This season, he has scored an eye-popping 22 touchdowns. The Broncos entire offense has 20.
the eagles can have Plummer, actually please take him PLEASE!
Yes as much as I am/was a Plummer supporter. Its time to put Cutler in and let him get his take over the team.
As good as Plummer looks in orange and blue, I'm ready to say goodbye.
Cutler would benefit more sitting behind Plummer for one more year so he can learn the system in its entirety.
I also want to see another year of the Snake behind center
how about high draft picks from eagles for plummer?
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