Philadelphia Eagles Roundup: Hendon Hooker is a Randall Cunningham fan
In an exciting game versus two good teams, Philadelphia Eagles fans were reminded of the good old days, when Randall Cunningham was running around.
A great game between a good SEC and ACC team on New Year’s Eve helped remind any Philadelphia Eagles fan that saw it of Randall Cunningham. As it turns out Virginia Tech Hokies signal-caller Hendon Hooker grew up watching a lot of film on ‘The Ultimate Weapon’, and it shows.
With the introduction of the College Football Playoff, it appears, on the surface, that other bowl games just don’t carry the same steam that they used to. Still, there’s a football fan in all of us, so by the time you sit down, kick your feet up and kickoff occurs, the love of the game takes over. Seeing games like a thrilling New Year’s Eve Belk Bowl make it worth it.
For four quarters, fans got a little of everything as the Hokies and the Kentucky Wildcats battled to a 37-30 Wildcats win. Kentucky’s Lynn Bowden Jr. completed a grand total of six passes (he only threw the ball twelve times), but he lit up the Hokies with his legs for 233 yards on 34 carries.
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On the other side, Hooker used his legs as well, eclipsing 50 yards rushing on 12 carries, but unlike Bowden, he carried the Hokies in the passing game as well. He completed 12 of 22 attempts, eclipsed 110 yards passing and tossed two touchdowns.
Yes, it was like watching Randall Cunningham all over again. Bowden hasn’t said he watched a lot of Cunningham coming up, but he must have watched somebody who did. In Hooker, it’s nice to see a young guy who both understands the game’s history and appreciates it.
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Dual-threat quarterbacks are more common now, but you can’t forget one of the guys who did it the best and was one of the originals. Often, it’s easy to wonder about how successful Randall would have been in the way the game’s currently played. When you look at guys like Hooker and Bowden, you no longer have to guess, but there wouldn’t be Michael Vick, Lamar Jackson or any of the new guys without ’12’ now would it?