The Eagles have reportedly dealt a future sixth round pick for guard Reggie Wells, who’s started 90 straight games for Arizona. How much impact does this move have on the Eagles 2010 season?

While not a Pro Bowler, Wells isn’t bad and could very well be an upgrade over what the Eagles have. If Reid and Howie Roseman didn’t think so, they wouldn’t have made this deal. Look, Kurt Warner was never a stud quarterback if you hit him. The fact is, Warner had two great years in Arizona, including a Super Bowl appearance in which they were a Santonio Holmes miracle from winning it all.

Reggie Wells joins the Eagles after starting the last 90 games at guard for the cardinals. The move was necessitated by the sucky play of Stacey Andrews.

Wells, a 2003 sixth round pick, isn’t the main reason Warner looked good, but he was part of it. He was a member of a decent o-line. The team signed Alan Faneca this offseason, which made Welles expendable. The 29-year-old measures 6-4, 314 pounds and is signed through the end of this season.

While we see him as the evenetual starter, Eagles public relations reporter Dave Spadaro, whom we generally respect, indicates that acquiring Wells simply gives the Eagles options. Thanks, Captain Obvious.

The reason the team made this move is simple: Stacy Andrews sucks. He has since before he inked a deal with the Eagles. If Andrews was half the player he proclaims, the deal for Wells isn’t necessary. His contract, which is larger than his waistline and ego, is the only thing keeping him on the team this year.

Wells will be in a position to start this year. He’ll be an improvement.

Now, can we get someone to take over for Jason “Penalty Flag” Peters?

While he may not think the Eagles will do much on the field this year, NFL.Com’s Vic Carucci had some good compliments for the team’s coach and the future at the QB position.

Asked in his weekly online chat to list the top five coaches in the league, Carucci had Andy Reid at No. 2.

“Bill Belichick Andy Reid Jeff Fisher Sean Payton Mike Tomlin/Norv Turner (tie),” he wrote.

NFL.Com's Vic Carucci had praise for Andy Reid, but questioned how prepared Kevin Kolb is to lead the Eagles to success this year.

He also suggested that the team will struggle with first year starter Kevin Kolb, but the future could be brighter. He has the Eagles ranked dead last in the NFC East, but thinks the growing pains will help Kolb.

“I think the Eagles could, in fact, have a long run of success with Kevin Kolb as their quarterback,” he wrote. “I just think his first full season as a starter will be rough for him and for the team. But as long as he is mentally tough enough to overcome it (and I think he is) and the team shows the patience that I think it will show (which won’t be easy given the hysteria that will likely come from fans and media), the Eagles could get back on track within the next couple of seasons.”

In case you were wondering, he has the Cowboys winning the division and the Donovan Mcnabb-led Redskins taking second place.

No, not Stacey Andrews. He’s still a wreck and a waste of a roster spot.

The former waste of an IR spot, who happens to be Stacey’s brother, Shawn Andrews played well for the Giants last night.

Shawn Andrews is turning heads in Giants camp. He looks back to his old All-Pro self. Thanks for showing us that the last two years, Shawn.

The Star Ledger’s Mike Garafolo wrote the following: “ONE MORE THING: LG Shawn Andrews had an outstanding game. He did a great job of getting deep to nudge a rusher upfield and past Bomar and a few plays later proved once again to be nimble when he moved quickly to pick up a late blitz. It’s early for Andrews, but so far his back appears to be fine while his skills haven’t diminished.”

Big Blue View had the following to say: “The big fella is an absolute earth-mover from the left guard spot. Did you notice how many times the Giants ran behind the former Pro Bowler when they needed yards Thursday night, and the fact they succeeded when they did it? It’s only a matter of time before Andrews supplants Rich Seubert in the starting lineup.”

Finally, GiantsFootballBlog raved about Andrews as well. “Of the substitutes, FA pickup Shawn Andrews simply kicked butt during his time out there last night. He could be a steal and and half for this team. He was manhandling his men and picking up the missed assignments of others.”

On one hand, we’re happy that The Big Kid has stopped getting his Michael Phelps on and is healthy. On the other, he’;s now a Giant and we can only hope it’s a matter of time until, his back goes again. Nov. 21 would be an ideal date.

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By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor

The next time someone complains about the “rowdiness” at Eagles games, where there haven’t been many actual fights since the team moved to The Linc, we’ll refer them to NYC. You know, the city whose fans think it’s appropriate to drop the gloves at the U.S. Open. Yes, a tennis match.

On Thursday night, after a round of verbal exchanges, an elderly man had had enough and lunged at a younger guy in an attempt to strangle him. Needless to say, the old man went flying down some steps.

Don’t these people realize tennis is supposed to be dead quiet until a point is earned? Only then can you lightly applaud. Instead, Novak Djokovic and Philipp Petzschner had to deal with some degenerate behavior.

It supposedly all started over a younger guy using the F bomb a couple of times. Who curses at a tennis match? We’re guessing his country club membership will be revoked.

As a result, New York has surged to the top of our Moronic Fan Watch and leads Los Angeles, 3-2.

If, upon further review, the people involved are from cities other than NYC, we’ll make the appropriate changes. until then, New York, you can thank these morons.

Maybe I shouldn’t write about this since the MLB lawyers have yet to crack down on me. Then again, why would they? I have a lawyer on retainer for a Snickers bar a year.

Let’s just say MLB has issued a cease and desist order against a Philly crew who made a Phanatic themed Flugtug for tomorrow’s Red Bull contest. The contraption had a Phillie Phanatic head and body on top.

Thanks to MLB and the wusses at Red Bull, the Flying Phanatic will be headless in the Flugtug contest tomorrow.

An airborn Phanatic was sure to get the crowd going. Now, it’ll be a headless aircraft.

“We put our hearts and souls and, like, 400 man-hours into our Phanatic,” Julie Jones told the Daily News today.

They don’t have time to rebuild it and will have to just cut off the head.

“How about we cut the head off and call it, ‘The Philly Mascot That Major League Baseball Decided to Kill?’ “ team pilot Adam Denard said. “I’ve been going to Phillies games since I was a toddler, and the Phillie Phanatic was always a favorite,” Denard said. “The dude came up to the nosebleed seats on a 110-degree day and gave me a belly dance on my 10th birthday. That was the coolest thing ever.”

While we like Denard’s idea, we have a better one. Simply repaint the Phanatic’s head to look like Bud Selig. That should get the point across.

Seriously, people just can’t have fun anymore. This wasn’t going to hurt anyone and would have been a rallying cry as we head into another September playoff hunt. Way to go, MLB. Why don’t you worry about repairing your image from the Bonds and Clemens of the world and leave the Phanatic flying to us.

Word on the street is that Greg Gross couldn’t get the job done, so the Phillies called in a couple of guys known for cranking out big hits to help them find a Lil’ somethin’ somethin’ they’ve been missing.

Looks like the Phils have found their swag at the right time.

By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor

The Philadelphia Phillies just put the National League on notice — they’re ready to make another run to regain they’re WFC title.

After getting swept in putrid fashion by the Ed Wade Phillies Houston Astros, the Phils went west and made a statement. While most fans and analysts would have been pleased with four wins on a seven game road trip, the Phillies put up an impressive 6-1 record en route to burying two long shot Wild Card teams and the team with the then-best record in the NL.

Sure, the Dodgers and Rockies weren’t really in the thick of the Wild Card race, which the Phils now lead by two games, but both had the ability to make late season runs. Honestly, even with losing Manny Ramirez, the Dodgers still have some decent young pitching. The Rockies, meanwhile, always make late season runs and were getting hot at the right time.

Instead of letting either team back in the race, the Phillies put them out of their rear view mirrors. The Dodgers sit eight games back, and the Rockies are now 6.5 back. Had the Phils lost hursday night, it would have only been a 4.5 game lead over Colorado.

The Phillies look poised to make a run toward the WFC title again.

More impressive than that was the tree-game sweep over the Padres. A potential first round playoff opponent, that series gave the Phillies confidence should the two teams meet at some point in October. Remember, the Phillies hit for crap in that series. In fact, in the final two games they scored as many runs as they had hits — eight. Oh, and they got the sweep after being swept by the Astros at home.

That’s not easy to go on the road against the best team in the NL and sweep them. Then again, this Phillies team doesn’t seem to want to do anything the easy way.

At the end of the road trip, the Phillies look like a team on the verge of making a run toward regaining the WFC title.

By FRANK WARD
DailyPhiladelphian.com Editor

A quick look at the calendar tells us that the working man is wrapping up vacation and the kids are going back to school.

The Phillies hitters, apparently, are no different. After seemingly taking the summer off, getting Milt Thompson canned, and costing Cole Hamels and Roy Halladay countless wins, the team’s all-star lineup is getting hot.

For a team that couldn’t hit it’s way out of paper-thin wall prison cell just a week ago, things are changing in a hurry. Ryan Howard and Co. have put up at least five runs in four of its last five contests. And, with the Brew Crew in town this weekend, things should only continue to get better.

Chase Utley celebrates after his 7th-inning capping grand slam in the Phillies 12-11 win in Colorado on Thursday.

The latest outburst came in the 7th inning of Thursday’s one-night series against the Rockies. The Phils, behind home runs by Howard and Jayson Werth, and a Chase Utley grand slam, put up a nine-spot en route to a 12-11 come-from behind win.

After scoring just 23 runs in ten games between Aug. 19 and 28, the Phils seem to be getting it going. They’ve now crossed the plate 30 times in their last five games.

Now just two games behind the Braves, the Phils are in the position they love to be in — chasing the division leader heading into the last month of play. Instead of the Mets, they’re going to send Atlanta and Bobby Cox to September as the Wild Card team.

And, hey, if the Howard, Utley, Werth, JRoll and Co. get on a roll, let’s face it — our summer vacation just continues into October. Does anyone really focus on work during a playoff run? Didn’t think so.

If you knew you were going to drop 10 years off of your life from extreme partying, would you still live life hard? That is a question many people sometimes ponder, and the answers vary. Football players face this reality. Instead of partying (or in addition to it), players put their bodies on the line each time they take the field. And, as reports are showing us, the hits these guys take are causing brain injuries, dementia and even ALS disease.

Former Eagles fullback Kevin Turner is the latest guy to join the list of those whose football careers are hurting them later in life. A couple of weeks ago, Turner revealed he has developed ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

Turner will join former Eagles Mark McMillian and Byron “BNE” Evans on their radio program on Hard Hitting Radio at 6 p.m. EST and 3 p.m. PT on Friday. Hit the link to listen to the show on VoiceAmericaSports.

The former Eagles fullback who blasted open holes for Ricky Watters said doctors aren’t sure how long he’ll live as there is no cure for ALS.

“The first doctor said she thought I had 12-15 years [to live],” Turner was quoted as saying. “Then I saw another doctor that said 5 or 6. The third doctor said you have 2 or 3 years. Heck, I’m going to stop going to see doctors. I may not make it out alive next time.

“They don’t know. I’m pretending they don’t know.”

Turner also said he had the spinal column of a 65-year old man when he retired.

Reports came out recently that linked NFL injuries to ALS. Let’s hope we don’t have to write too many of these stories about class acts like Turner.

When things aren’t going well, sometimes you just assume the worst will happen. That might have been what happaned to Phillies outfielder/pinch hitter Domonic Brown today.

In the top of the ninth, Brown got things rolloing with a ground rule double. The youngin’, however, thought the ball was foul. Ryan Howard, Shane Victorino and others had to yell at the rook to get back on second base.

Brown ended up scoring on a Rollins double. Chase Utley then knocked in JRoll to give the Phillies a 5-1 edge.

It’ll be interesting to see what Brown, who’s been used strictly as a pinch-hitter, has to say about his base running gaffe. Actually, it’ll be more interesting to see what Howard, who literally had to cover up his laugh with his hand, has to say about the guy who may very well be protecting him in the lineup next year.

As it is, Brown took abuse upon his return from the dugout, especially from Victorino, who mocked the way the rookie turned around to run back to the plate.