Philadelphia Eagles

By cavortingEagle Jaws likes to say, "Points come from the passing game."  I think Jim Johnson agrees and designs his defenses to limit the passing game (and thereby points).  I wonder if the similarities I see between his defense today and Belichick's then are more than mere coincidence.  Whatever the case,...

By cavortingEagle Andrews modeled his game by watching Larry Allen and Will Shields, both likely future Hall of Famers, and the Eagles are reaping the rewards. A starter the last three seasons, Andrews has made the Pro Bowl in his last two campaigns and the Eagles have fielded one of the NFL's top six offenses...

By Whodie126 It brings up an interesting question.  Is it enough to be a constant contender or do you need to ultimately win championships.  I am personally torn would I rather the Eagles be as they have, constantly the top of the division and making the playoffs only to come up short every year (the heartb...

By Remis 20. Brian Westbrook, RB, Philadelphia Eagles: It's scary to think what the Eagles offense would be like without him. He's a better runner inside the tackles than many expected and he's good in the passing game. He's a versatile weapon.

By cavortingEagle From what I can ascertain, based on the talk toward the end of the June passing camp and from what I've seen, quarterback Donovan McNabb is finished with his rehab on his right shoulder and is in Arizona. From what I think, everyone concerned with McNabb's shoulder is confident that he is rea...

By cavortingEagle Who is this cavortingEagle dude anyway?  Well, I'm an Eagles fan who grew up in Glen Riddle, PA, Califon, NJ, and graduated HS in Vermont.  When in PA, between the ages of 7 and 10, I became an Eagles fan thanks to a running back named Montgomery, a QB nicknamed Jaws, a 6'7" wideout and a coach na...

By NorthPhillyKid This isn't a garment of clothing that i wear because the Eagles are a good team, or  just something i wear because i saw them go to the Superbowl before. This isn't just a Jersey that represents a city. This is a Jersey that represents a Nation! A Bleeding Green Nation ! A Nation of fans who would d...

By cavortingEagle I sure hope the season doesn't find both Kolb and McNabb on the sidelines at the same time.  AJ is an interception waiting to happen.  He is more than willing to throw the ball, but watching him last year I sure don't want to see him on the field unless it's in week 17 and the Eagles have an insurmou...

By JasonB You can check out the video over at Eagle Scout. Despite Lito's implication, I'd still be shocked to see him traded at this point. We're well past the time of the NFL calender when trades of any significance usually happen. It's not impossible, as Stallworth was dealt here after training camp...

By JasonB This isn't really Eagles related, but it's football related and hey... it's the offseason. This is the latest tempest in a teapot over some comments made by radio guy Don Imus about Cowboys CB Adam "Pacman" Jones(I'm not dropping the Pacman!) God I can't wait for football season...

By JasonB This young man has a lot of ability but he did something to lose favor with the Birds.  The Eagles aren't so good at defensive tackle that they can afford to just give him away. The 49ers are not exactly stellar at defensive tackle, but it will still be a tough road ahead for Ramsey to make the rost...

By JasonB Single game Eagles tickets go onsale today at 10am. Tak about how you did here. What game did you get? Where are you sitting? Did you get shut out? Want to rant and rave about the Eagles selling most of the tickets to brokers ahead of time?

By JasonB As they do every year, the Eagles put single game tickets on sale tomorrow at 10 am eastern time. As usual all tickets will be gone in about 15 minutes or so. So it's important to have your gameplan ready ahead of time, in all likelihood you'll only get one shot at this. The Inquirer is offering som...

By JasonB The committee also will include Jerry Angelo (Chicago Bears), Kevin Colbert (Pittsburgh Steelers), Rod Graves (Arizona Cardinals), James Harris (Jacksonville Jaguars), Tom Heckert (Philadelphia Eagles), Marty Hurney (Carolina Panthers), Mickey Loomis (New Orleans Saints), C...

By JasonB Late in the fourth quarter of a week-15 game at Dallas, with Philadelphia leading by four points, Westbrook took a handoff and broke through the Cowboys' defense. It looked like a certain 25-yard touchdown run. The score would have given the Eagles a 17-6 lead, but the Cowboys would get the b...

By JasonB Finally, Andy Reid was pretty short with his comments about disgruntled CB Lito Sheppard. I expect him at training camp,” Reid said, before admitting he hadn’t spoken to the cornerback, who has been a no show at the OTAs the past two weeks.

By JasonB Thanks to some comp tickets from from my pal FrankD over at Pensburgh , I'll be heading to my first arena football game tomorrow night. Our hometown Philadelphia Soul , owned by Bon Jovi & Ron Jaworski, will be taking on Bernie Kosar's Cleveland Gladiators.

By JasonB Head coach Andy Reid hinted at the end of the June OTAs that roster moves were on the horizon and the Eagles wasted no time releasing nine players and agreeing to terms with veteran defensive tackle Kimo von Oelhoffen on a one-year deal Friday.

Cuts Announced - Iggles Blog

Kimo Returns And Other Roster Moves - Inside the Iggles

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By JasonB There are always things that can get better ... I would like to see our speed be maintained through the training camp," he said. "I want to see it when they are beat up, and see how fast we can play throughout those few weeks of training camp. I didn't see enough of that last year."

By JasonB First off, McNabb poked a little fun at the reporting of his shoulder tendinitis The Eagles had McNabb get an MRI of the shoulder and it came back clean. He should begin throwing again by the end of the month. McDougle's a great player," Cole said. "McDougle could go start for any other NFL team."

Eagles’ McNabb to sit out passing camp - Officialsportsbetting.com

McNabb's shoulder forces him out of practice - Bleeding Green Nation

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By JasonB Then, comes the stupid one. Ryan Fowler was a backup linebacker/special teams guy for the Cowboys who became a restricted free agent last year. The Eagles saw him as a possible successor to Trotter at MLB and signed him to an offer sheet. .. or so they thought. He had verbally agreed to a deal with th...

By JasonB Clark Judge of SI.com spoke to 4 nameless NFL GMs about whether they'd be interested in Lito Sheppard . Here are some quick highlights. We know the Eagles shopped him before the draft and it appears no one offered even a second round pick. If you're worth Asante Samuel money, certainly you'd be w...

By JasonB The Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday promoted Jon Sandusky to director of pro personnel and hired Louis Riddick to be a pro scout. The pic below is the Eagles front office as it appeared in that "NFL head coach" video game... For some reason I find this funny and appropriate.

By JasonB McNabb, who Strahan has sacked more than any other QB(although he's played against McNabb far more than any other QB), will not be missing the future hall of famer. Like McNabb, Runyan gave Strahan his due. Bigtime. I would put him right up there with Reggie White," he said.

By JasonB Donovan McNabb is sitting out the Philadelphia Eagles' passing camp Tuesday with shoulder tendinitis. The five-time Pro Bowl quarterback likely will miss the rest of the week's organized team activities. Kevin Kolb, a second-round pick last season, worked with the first-team offense...

Eagles Notes: Shoulder updates, a McDougle article?! - Bleeding Green Nation

Eagles’ McNabb to sit out passing camp - Officialsportsbetting.com

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By JasonB I'm paid," said Westbrook, who led the NFL with 2,104 yards from scrimmage last season. "I signed a contract that was fair at that (time), so there's no sense in me crying about it now." If any other player thinks they've done as much as Brian Westbrook and earned a new deal like he has.. let him him...

By JasonB Klecko was signed by the Eagles in March to play fullback on a full-time basis for the first time in his career. However, when the Eagles acquired Klecko's former teammate in Indianapolis, Luke Lawton, on Friday for a conditional draft pick, Klecko went back to a more familiar post.

By JasonB In an article that more or less claims that the Eagles should give Lito Sheppard everything he wants in the interest of team unity, Bob Grotz did capture this pretty solid quote from Sheldon Brown about what role he'd accept this year.

By JasonB He's a good player . . . works real hard, good guy in the locker room," Klecko, a former Temple star as a d-lineman, said of Lawton Klecko was asked whether adding Lawton would make the fullback situation a bit crowded. I don't know. You'll have to ask coach [Andy] Reid," he said.

By JasonB Lawton played in 11 games last season at running back and special teams. He had five rushes for 13 yards and four receptions for 29 yards, including a one-yard scoring reception against Jacksonville on Dec. 2 for his lone career touchdown.

Colts trade RB Lawton to Eagles for pick - Officialsportsbetting.com

Lawton traded to Eagles - CBSSports.com

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By JasonB ITI grades the 1999 NFL draft . (Inside the Iggles) Iggles Blog is still excited about the Eagles LBs , and he's got the numbers to prove it. (Iggles Blog) APS put up some cool new Eagles wallpapers for your desktop. (All Philadelphia Sports)

By JasonB Rookie wide receiver DeSean Jackson got the first hammy and the other casualty was $60 million cornerback Asante Samuel. He’s looking good," wide receiver Kevin Curtis said after practice. "But I think he has a little bit of a sore shoulder."

By JasonB Young, a fifth-round draft choice in 2005, is entering the final year of his contract and is scheduled to be paid $520,000 this season. After playing in 12 games in 2006, he dressed for just one game last season. If his intent is to get released, he may have helped his cause.

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By JasonB “They just started singing the (Eagles’) fight song,” Gibson said. “It was pretty cool. There are die-hard Eagles fans. They definitely love their sports out here, which is really cool. They were very encouraging, saying, ‘Go Eagles.’

By JasonB And with the Eagles, once again, he's a tight end. Exclusively. A troop of Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders is heading overseas for a 12-day tour of duty. The select group will be swapping the football field for the battlefield as they head to Iraq in support of the troops.

By JasonB Les Bowen, Daily News  - "Offensive Tackle Justice has something to prove for Eagles" Embarrassed by his performance against Osi Umenyiora and the New York Giants last season, the Eagles offensive tackle enrolled in the strength and conditioning program at Velocity Sports Performan...

By JasonB 5. Asante Samuel sparking the Philadelphia Eagles' entire defense. Philadelphia just saw the Giants win the Super Bowl with a defensive mindset similar to its own, orchestrated by no less than former Eagles defensive assistant Steve Spagnuolo. Now, it's time for Spagnuolo's mentor, Jim...

By JasonB In Episode #21 we talk with Wheaton College Defensive Coordinator Rod Sandberg to get his thoughts on Eagles 6th round pick and the pride of Wheaton, Andy Studebaker. We learn about the Andy the person and the player, talk about his transition from DE to LB, and find out why the Eagles have su...

By JasonB 4. Mike Patterson, DT, Philadelphia Eagles. Philadelphia has done a superb job of rebuilding its defensive line. Trent Cole made the Pro Bowl with a career-high 12 1/2 sacks, but it's time to recognize the talent the Eagles have inside. Patterson excels as a quick penetrator, and he disrupte...

Eagles - Kearse says Eagles will miss him - Philadelphia Daily News

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By JasonB “You always make your number one goal to win the Super Bowl,” Reid said. “There’s nothing you want to change in the attitude of the city. With the Eagles, yeah. The culture of the Eagles – people (now) want to win, they have won and they have an expectation of that.”

By cavortingEagle The hue and cry for a number one wide out has been fodder for Philly sports writers and fans since the 2003 NFC championship loss. Last year was particularly aggravating as the Birds offense seemed to march at will between the 20's but floundered once it found itself in the red zone. The Eagles...

By JasonB The Eagles Fancast boys chatted with Tommy Lawlor of Scouts Notebook about the Eagles draft. (Eagles Fancast) Here's a look at the state of sport in the city of Philadelphia ... Who do you think will be the team to break the drought? (Poor Sports)

By JasonB I realize the Jacksonville Jaguars would be the logical choice if you have them ranked behind the Colts in the AFC South, but let's go with something a little less obvious. The Eagles' season was doomed from the start last season because of the uncertainty of how starting quarterback Donov...

By JasonB Curtis ranked eighth in the NFC in receiving yards, ahead of the celebrated Plaxico Burress (1,025 yards) of the New York Giants, Steve Smith (1,002) of the Carolina Panthers, Anquan Boldin (853) of the Arizona Cardinals and — why not? — Williams (836) of the Detroit Lions.

By JasonB I look forward to it every day. I'll tell you what; it's like having two Big Browns in the Kentucky Derby. You've got both those guys out there. I walk out there, I see (CB) Lito (Sheppard), I see (CB) Asante (Samuel), I see (CB) Sheldon (Brown). It's good. Those are good players."

By JasonB “(The offseason) wasn’t about my liking, it was for the team,” McNabb said. “I think we can win the Super Bowl every year,” McNabb said, this time without the smile. Brian Westbrook was a bit more frank when he was asked about playmakers

By JasonB In episode 19 of BGN Live we talk with Matt Miller of New Era Scouting and Mocking the draft. Matt scouts college football and consults with both agents and NFL teams. He knows the draft as well as anyone I've ever talked to and had some really great info on all of the Eagles picks. We talked about e...

By JasonB On episode #19 we recap the Eagles draft and talk with Brad of Stampede Blue who covered the draft from Radio City Music Hall. He discusses his thoughts on the Eagles draft, shares some thoughts of NFL people on a particular Eagles pick, and we talk about the draft in general

By JasonB By trading out of the 19th spot, the Birds picked up a first-rounder in next year’s draft. They also took an explosive first-round talent (receiver DeSean Jackson) at No. 47 overall. Notre Dame defensive tackle Trevor Laws, who Philadelphia got 47th, has a motor that never stops running.

By JasonB The trade initially shocked me.  I remember Tony Sparano saying not too long ago how Lorenzo Booker "jumped off the tape" when you watch film of last year.  But I guess picking up a 4th round pick was important to Miami and Booker isn't really a "Bill Parcells" kind of running back.

By JasonB Then we get yet another trade down as the Eagles deal the second round pick they got from the Panthers to the Vikings. At this point, you had to be asking yourself if the Eagles wanted to make a pick at all! They end up getting what was their 4th 4th round pick in this draft in return, as well the Vik...

By JasonB Sure it's painful to watch another team pluck a big-name wide receiver or a stud running back while your squad gets a beefy mauler who is graded by the number of pancakes he registers and how clean he kept his quarterback in college. Like the dentist, however, it's sometimes necessary, and t...

By JasonB It is true that New York Jets defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson visited the Eagles for a series of medical examinations, but, according to a league source, the visit took place nearly a month ago and it is "a long shot" that he will be dealt to Philadelphia.

By JasonB It's the one everyone's been waiting for... Could this be the year that Eagles' fans obsession with the Wide Receiver position is satiated with a first round pick? Is this the year the next(first?) great WR comes to Philly? In the next post I'll be going over what's in the draft, but in part one w...

By JasonB When McNabb really hit his stride and started to look his most healthy last year(past the full year mark of his surgery)  guess who had his best run of games as well? Reggie Brown. In those last 3 wins of the season Reggie caught 15 passes for around 200 yards and 2 TDs. Not bad. Had he played at that...

By JasonB The Eagles were one of seven teams to vote against the new rule, which passed by one vote. Eagles coach Andy Reid had said at the scouting combine in Indianapolis that he was opposed to the idea because he thought it would be too difficult to determine which player would wear the helmet with th...

By JasonB Outside of the first round there are guys like Dajuan Morgan from NC State(scouting report). Morgan's position coach at NC State worked for the Eagles from 02-06. Thomas DeCoud from Cal(scouting report) who the Eagles met with at the Senior Bowl. Josh Barrett from Arizona St.(scouting repo...

By JasonB Update [2008-3-26 12:33:42 by JasonB]: Pro Football Talk says that Adam Schefter is reporting that Wilson has signed with the Eagles. Free agent tight end Kris Wilson is visiting the Philadelphia Eagles today. He will meet with the media following his visit at 3 PM...

By JasonB Who will they be? Option #1 is 2006 2nd round pick Winston Justice. His first NFL action was last year against the Giants when he was abused by Osi Umenyoria to the tune of 6 sacks. Maybe only 4 were directly his fault, but that hardly makes it okay. Justice had a chance to redeem himself in the fina...

By JasonB I go back to what coach Rod Marinelli said Feb. 24 at the NFL scouting combine. He doesn't want to trade Williams. He wants Williams to team with Calvin Johnson at wide receiver. Rod Marinelli sounds a lot like Joe Banner did earlier this offseason when he said he couldn't envision a scenario whe...

By JasonB More likely, the Eagles would target Titans defensive end Antwan Odom, who is due to become a free agent, or Bengals sack artist Justin Smith. Odom, who had just 4 1/2 sacks in his first three seasons, broke out for eight last season. Smith, an eight-year veteran, is coming off a disappointin...

By JasonB These were simply free agent signings. I didn't include practice squad or NFL Europe guys. I didn't include undrafted rookie free agents. I also didn't include trades like Terrell Owens, Donte Stallworth, or Mark Simoneau. This list was simply veterans signed as free agents from other team...

By JasonB But the NFL has changed the rules on them, increasing the salary cap to the point where the Eagles' methods don't provide them such an advantage. And in the process, they still have too many players walking around thinking the team is nickel-and-diming them. Even if the players are overreac...

By JasonB In episode #14 we talk about a possible Eagles front office and coaching exodus, ask whether the beer man at the Patriots games might be in line for an NFL head coaching job, discuss how McNabb says what we all think, how dare he!, delve into what is out there and what is not out there as far as of...

By BleedGreen I've said a few times this year that the Eagles are in need of another offensive playmaker. I always specifically say "playmaker" because I don't particularly care in what form it comes. I know everyone in this town is always hyped over getting a WR, but frankly I'd be just as happy if not mores...

By BleedGreen That guy who isn't one of the top 75 Eagles of all time broke a record Brian Westbrook is now the holder of the Eagles all time single season yards from scrimmage record. And yes, the Inquirer didn't think he was among the 75 best Eagles of all time. But Ricky Watters was... Hmmm...

By BleedGreen This is it, week 17 and with the Eagles out of the playoffs it's the last Eagles game we'll see until opening day... Sad. So as we enter this final game with the Bills, I exchanged 5 questions with Brian of the great Buffalo Bills blog Buffalo Rumblings. You can find my answers to his questions over t...

By BleedGreen I'd like to hear Gaither's name a few times on special teams this year, no one is expecting him to start but based on how the Eagles have praised his special teams abilities so far he should be able to at least contribute there very early on. What we got Make the team What we got

By BleedGreen The Eagles have not played the Rams a whole lot the past few years, so it makes sense that beyond the numbers we can see, most Eagles fans don't really know what we've got in our new WR Kevin Curtis. Numbers can only reveal so much about a player. To get the real dish on a guy, you need to talk to a fan w...