More on Big V

Posted: October 15th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Philadelphia Eagles | 40 Comments »

Fran Duffy did us all a huge favor and finally put together some All-22 clips of Halapoulivaati Vaitai from the preseason. Those angles really help you to see just how good (or bad) an O-lineman is playing.

Big V has good feet and is a natural knee-bender. Those are key elements to being a good OT, especially as a pass blocker.

The Eagles played him almost exclusively at RT this spring and summer. That also has to have helped his development.

Sunday will be a big test for him. I’m excited to see what he can do.

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Things like this were a big deal a few weeks back. Now I almost expect it.

Memo to self, please remember to appreciate how special Carson Wentz is. Do not take him for granted.

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40 Comments on “More on Big V”

  1. 1 More on Big V - said at 12:57 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    […] Tommy Lawlor Fran Duffy did us all a huge favor and finally put together some All-22 clips of Halapoulivaati […]

  2. 2 Cafone said at 2:20 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Thanks for pointing this out on McCalister
    http://eaglesblog.net/2016/10/getting-bigger-and-stronger/

  3. 3 Anders said at 6:59 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Lets hope he hasnt used any thing from Johnson’s secret stash

  4. 4 Gian GEAGLE said at 9:15 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Schwartz used to break his balls and call him a safety when he first got here because of how skinny he was

  5. 5 Cafone said at 2:26 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Wentz has 1000 yards after 4 games. Will he be the first Eagle to ever throw for 4000 yards in a season as a rookie?

  6. 6 Media Mike said at 6:19 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    I’d love to see it.

  7. 7 The original AG said at 6:37 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    He should be. He’d probably be over 1100 if the receivers could hold on to the ball.

  8. 8 Media Mike said at 6:43 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    With zero INTs if Agholor had any heart.

  9. 9 Will Ft. Daft Punk said at 3:32 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Hopefully he went to see the Wizard

  10. 10 Gian GEAGLE said at 9:09 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Didn’t he win rookie of the week again?

  11. 11 Media Mike said at 6:22 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    HPV will be up against some combo of Ziggy Hood, Preston Smith, and/or Ryan Kerrigan depending on where the TE lines up.

    http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/depthchart/WAS

    And while I’m on Washington’s depth chart, I swear if I see Cullen Jenkins blast Wentz because of Kecle getting beat…………………………….

  12. 12 Gian GEAGLE said at 9:13 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Safe to say that at least in their Nickel Kerrigan will go at Vaitai, but he is playing with a broken elbow Or something, hopefully Vaitai rips his cast off and beats him over the head with it…
    ..
    I find this hard to believe but I heard someone from the washington media claim that Trent MUrphy has been their best defender…. Can that really be possible?

  13. 13 SteveH said at 11:06 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    I thought Kerrigan was injured, am I not remembering right?

  14. 14 RC5000 said at 5:57 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Who you callin’ an STD?

  15. 15 Media Mike said at 6:36 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Public service announcement: Chris Baker still owes a ligament or tendon to the football gods for his hit on Foles. He’s on the permanent “I hope they die screaming” list along with Tyson Clabo for his chop block on Graham’s knee.

  16. 16 P_P_K said at 8:04 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Damn right you are. Baker remains in the bullseye. Go get him, Jason.

  17. 17 Media Mike said at 8:05 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    I’m still livid over that hit.

  18. 18 P_P_K said at 11:03 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Baker shall ever live and die in the Hall of Infamy.

  19. 19 daveH said at 9:00 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    And the scum bag who destroyed carson palmers knee with a low hit and a late intentional twist … then we got the fukkker kimo von o,lowhitson

  20. 20 Media Mike said at 9:06 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    I can’t join you on that one. I had money bet on Cincy in that game.

  21. 21 Bert's Bells said at 12:06 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    The arc of the universe is long and for NFL players it bends towards CTE.

  22. 22 Gian GEAGLE said at 9:08 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    I hate that prick. He has been my Twitter moral enemy since Peters made him his bitch!

  23. 23 Gian GEAGLE said at 9:21 AM on October 15th, 2016:

    Funny hearing how much Merrill Reese hates Dan Snyder. Apparently he put the commentators box in the corner of their stadium and Merrill despises him for it

  24. 24 The original AG said at 2:16 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Even fans of his team don’t like him. BTW – should be at the game tomorrow and hopefully they break the curse. That last two years I went and they lost. But I have a much better feeling about them this year.

  25. 25 Rambo said at 12:44 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Very sad………
    Former second-round pick Quentin Groves passed away at the age of 32 after suffering a heart attack.

  26. 26 The original AG said at 2:15 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Ugh. Way too young. Did he have a heart condition?

  27. 27 D3FB said at 2:46 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Had minor heart surgery pre draft.

  28. 28 Media Mike said at 2:30 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    I remembered him as a guy who never really produced in the NFL, so I looked up some info on him. Turns out he had a congenital heart condition that was diagnosed at the combine.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolff%E2%80%93Parkinson%E2%80%93White_syndrome

    Glad he got 7 years of pro ball played, hopefully his wife and kids are provided for as a result.

  29. 29 GermanEagle said at 1:31 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    While the season is still young, tomorrow’s game happens to be the biggest one yet.

    With a win against a division rival any W is more important and sweeter.

    Looking at the NFCE it seems like that the one team with the best division record (or tie breakers) will win it.

    Also a loss tomorrow could negatively lead to a losing streak, with facing the undefeated Vikings at home next week.

    The Eagles are the better and more talented team. It’s about time that they show it and put Kirk back to where he belongs: mediocrity.

    Go birds.

  30. 30 Gian GEAGLE said at 2:52 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Wtf? The Eagles players ride the train to washington? Never knew we ever traveled by train… They tweeted a pic from the ride showing Jordan Mathews sitting with Maragos and Nolan, while Hicks was seated with Ertz and Burton…. Looks like a luxury train.. I assume it’s some closed off rented area of the public train?

  31. 31 The original AG said at 3:05 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    https://twitter.com/ChrisMaragos/status/787353783684784128

  32. 32 The original AG said at 3:08 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Will DGB learn to run better routes or is he a lost cause? It seems if he could be decent at that, he could be a stud w/his size.

    Or can we do a mind meld for DGB with Jason Avant?

  33. 33 Will Ft. Daft Punk said at 3:30 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Is that his issue?

    Im ready to sit one of the RBs and activate Treggs.

  34. 34 The original AG said at 4:16 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Yeah. Both doing it well and knowing where to go.

  35. 35 Will Ft. Daft Punk said at 6:32 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    I was really surprised we didnt go to Matthews and Ertz more often last week

    I hope the those bubble screens are cut in half tomorrow.

  36. 36 SteveH said at 4:53 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    I think its a little early to give up on DGB as a lost cause man, he’s barely been here 2 months.

  37. 37 The original AG said at 4:58 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    I haven’t given up. He’s got the physical tools to be a stud, but it’s the mental part of the game it seems he needs to get better at.

  38. 38 Gian GEAGLE said at 10:47 AM on October 16th, 2016:

    I’m extremely excited about his future in philly

  39. 39 The original AG said at 4:17 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    This kid Kamara from Tennessee is nice.

    So much so seemed like Alabama just took a cheap shot at him.

  40. 40 The original AG said at 4:18 PM on October 15th, 2016:

    Well at least I know it’s not just Morelli’s crew that is bad at refereeing.