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Old 09-04-2007, 10:56 AM   #1
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Two thoughts:

(1) Anyone else think the 2005 season might have turned out a bit differently if they had kept Eckel on the roster so Saban couldn't poach him? [Amos Zeroue, anyone?]

(2) Honestly, Eckel seems to get the love Belichick normally reserves for TEs.

That said, at the moment, I think Evans > Eckel. But I think Evans can probably see Eckel in his rear-view mirror.
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There are good football reasons to want to keep Kyle close.

The (dropped) assault charge in Maryland is not among them.
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There are good football reasons to want to keep Kyle close.

The (dropped) assault charge in Maryland is not among them.
what?! I thought the dropped assault charge was against Baugher and was in Plymouth.
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If Eckel can show the kind of performance he exhibited when he was here before, then he is a great choice for FB depth so that we aren't using DL & OL players. I think he's got great upside and hopefully will progress with good coaching to the point were he is ready for a full roster spot.
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I didn't even know Eckel came back!

I liked him a lot when he was here in preseason a year or two ago.

Evans and Eckel is not such a bad tandem if BB allows two FBs on the team sometime...
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what?! I thought the dropped assault charge was against Baugher and was in Plymouth.

That too.

But Eckel's was sexual ... in Anne Arundel county ...
and may be entangled with his dismissal from the navy. (Not reported as discharge.)
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Two thoughts:

(1) Anyone else think the 2005 season might have turned out a bit differently if they had kept Eckel on the roster so Saban couldn't poach him? [Amos Zeroue, anyone?]

(2) Honestly, Eckel seems to get the love Belichick normally reserves for TEs.

That said, at the moment, I think Evans > Eckel. But I think Evans can probably see Eckel in his rear-view mirror.
The Navy link might have something to do with it... why Belichick loves Eckel, that is.........
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Two thoughts:

(1) Anyone else think the 2005 season might have turned out a bit differently if they had kept Eckel on the roster so Saban couldn't poach him? [Amos Zeroue, anyone?]
We sure could have used a running back in Denver!
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Here is a link with some info for those interested in Eckel's past:

http://www.navytimes.com/legacy/new/...ER-2346524.php

A star college athlete; not the best head on his shoulders, perhaps.
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