Catching Up

Back from California, and when I have some time, I'll upload a few pictures from our trip to AT&T Park in San Francisco to watch the Giants pull out a fantastic comeback against the Marlins Saturday night.  At least I think that's what happened.  It's kind of hard to remember, since all 43,000 fans basically treated the actual game as a sideshow to be endured while waiting for one of Bonds' four plate appearances or the opportunity to boo Armando Benitez.

In the meantime, I've had some catching up to do, since the preservation of marital harmony was dependent upon not checking in on the Inquirer website, Wingheads or other blogs every chance I had.  More for me than for you, here's my catch-up:

• Donovan's knee brace.  Who cares?  We all want him to run less and take care of himself more this year anyway.  If a bulky knee brace makes him 5% less elusive, maybe he'll be inclined to chuck it away and live to fight another day.  By the end of the season, he'll have the confidence in it that he needs.
• Briggs reports, Strahan doesn't.  It's amazing what $7 million will do to salve one's pride, isn't it?  As for Strahan, it's just one more sign that the regime in New York is cracking. 
• Stewart Bradley getting reps at middle linebacker.  Again, not surprising.  The Eagles didn't draft Bradley that high just to be an insurance policy for Gocong.  Although I'm a little more optimistic these days that Spikes might stick around for more than one year, I still think the long-term future is Gocong/Bradley/Gaither at S/M/W. 
• Warming to Kevin Kolb.  We still don't know if he can play -- and won't, at least for a couple of years -- but the kid is growing on me.  Here's a good interview with him where he says a lot of nice-to-hear things.  This "Kolb watch" snippet is also good.
• We're talking about practice?  Either Saverio Rocca is doing a great job pulling everyone's leg, or the coaching quality in the AFL needs to maybe step up a notch...
• Good riddance, Darwin Walker.  Traded to the Bears.  Can we put in the automatic audible to run to his side during training camp, or should we wait until that game is a little closer?
• Pro Football Prospectus.  My copy arrived this weekend from Amazon.  I've already been poring over the Eagles-related content.  Without blowing too much of what you should definitely consider purchasing, I think I'll be able to share a couple of interesting points in a future post.  More later.