Thanks to the good folks at Google (Do No Evil!  We swear we’re not tracking Google Toolbar users all over the web and then using that data sell more Ad Sense!  Honest!), we now have another way to stack rank the teams in the NFC East: web-site traffic!  See above for a trailing 12-month summary of site traffic at philadelphiaeagles.com, giants.com, redskins.com, and dallascowboys.com, ranked by daily unique visitors.  Probably best to click the image (will open in another window) to get a better view.

A few things worth noting here, beyond my mad skillz at getting the colors to map to each of the teams (Respek!): (Read the rest of this story.)

Mired as we are in loose-rumor-and-puff-piece season, I probably enjoyed the Trevor Laws article on PE.com more than I reasonably should have. Things I learned:

1. He went to a high school with a really good debate team.
2. He’s into music and lists Modest Mouse as one of his favorite bands. Hey! I like Modest Mouse too! We should, like, hang out!
3. He’s had the misfortune of having his head photoshopped onto a Eagles body on his profile page on the team site. This would have normally bypassed my attention were it not for the presence of those little info interstitials that hover on the Eagles site (even after you mouse away). Poor guy; the photo makes him look like he has Charlie Brown’s head.

For some perspective, check the photo of Mike Patterson (below).  You figure these guys are about the same size — seems liks a good point of comparison.  Note the detail where he actually looks like a human being:

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We will tip our cap(s) to the staff at PhiladelphiaEagles.com for managing to generate a consistent stream of print and video content, even in these darkest/ slowest days of the NFL offseason.  (Yes yes, we’re just full of compliments when we’re not busy copy editing the site.)  Certainly this is no small challenge, especially when, well, nothing is really happening. 

Inasmuch as they typically do a great job explaining and sumamrizing the day’s activities during practices and camps, sometimes even the intrepid Dave Spadaro is at a loss to decipher the specifics of the Eagles’ elaborate rehearsals.      

See: a clip from their May 27 report, in which Spadaro attempts to narrate a wide receiver drill.  In Dave’s defense, he’s got no audio to work with and he’s filming from 40 yards away.  Still, it’s pretty amusing to hear him admit, in re: a DeSean Jackson route, ”I can’t honestly tell you if that was good or not good.”

Note to PE.com: please disregard above snarkiness and keep said content coming.  We don’t understand it either, but that doesn’t mean we won’t watch. 

I guess it’s photo week here at BountyBowl.  Today’s we’re rocking the “people who look like people” angle. 

Here’s what I’ve got: Eagles second-year tight end Brent Celek (above) sort of looks like that dude Andy Samberg from SNL (after the jump).  And when I say “sort of,” I mean “if Andy Samberg gained 60 pounds of muscle and could run curl patterns.”

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And here I thought I’d have nothing to post about all week, save for additional copy-edits on philadelphiaeagles.com. Au contraire! The Birds have gifted us with a Donovan McNabb photo shoot/ caption contest!  Or, more succinctly, “a photo shoot for Getty Images which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look into the quarterback’s life on and off the field through the eyes of photographer Al Bello.”

Oh, this is rich.  Donovan chillin at home, showing us what it’s like to have a photo shoot.  And to check your facebook profile.  Donovan is actually throwing sheep at Brian Westbrook at this exact moment.  Also, what the hell is that wire doing plugged into his laptop?  Does he need $29.95 for a shiny new Linksys router? 

(Please don’t forget to tip your waitress; more photos after the jump.)

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I’m going to try not to make a habit of copy-editing the Birds’ official site, but there was a line in Bob Kent’s piece today on Lorenzo Booker that was just too good to pass up.

In re: how Booker will fit into the Eagles offense, Kent writes,

Coaches believe Booker, a third-round pick of the Dolphins in the 2007, can step in immediately and compliment [emphasis added] Pro Bowl running back Brian Westbrook. Like Westbrook, Booker figures to line up all over the formation and be a threat in both the run game and the pass game.

“The offense and the team is exciting itself, but being able to work with a guy like Brian is priceless. That was one of the things that excited me, just being able to see his style of play and the success that he’s had in this offense,” Booker said. “You can’t help but be excited because that’s what you do. You know that you’re not coming into a situation hoping they use you right, hoping they understand what your strengths are.”

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