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Trouble in Paradise for Cowboys?

Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Mike Burke.

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It’s been no secret that Dallas Cowboys receiver Roy Williams is not having the year everyone expected him to have. His numbers are way down and he’s currently being put in the shadow of Miles Austin who has stepped up and had big games the last few weeks. If for some reason we didn’t think [...]

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Week 4: Checking up on the NFC East

Posted on 30. Sep, 2009 by Mike Burke.

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With the Eagles having a bye week, I think it’s a good time to take a look into how the other teams in the NFC East are doing so far this season. New York Giants (3-0) Next Opponent: Kansas City I think the Giants are where most people thought they would be right now. They [...]

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Hank Baskett to the Colts

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by Mike Burke.

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ESPN is reporting that Hank Baskett has agreed to terms and will be signing with the Indianapolis Colts. Wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez is struggling with a knee injury and he was expected to be a starting wide receiver for the team. As I expected, it didnt’ take Baskett very long to find a new team. [...]

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One-dimensional Giants?

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Mike Burke.

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I came across someone with an interesting point today. They said that if none of the Giants wide receivers step up and prove themselves this year that they will be a one-dimensional football team. This is a pretty true statement. You know that the Giants can run the football with Brandon Jacobs and really beat [...]

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Childress, Reid Fishing in Alaska

Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by Mike Burke.

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I have seen this story a couple of places now. Brad Childress and Andy Reid are taking a fishing trip to Alaska together. Reid isn’t receiving a whole lot of criticism over the matter but Childress is. People are saying that Childress is on the chopping block and could soon be out of Minnesota so [...]

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Fake twitter accounts

Posted on 19. May, 2009 by Mike Burke.

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Recently it came out that Asante Samuel had posted on his Twitter saying that the Eagles we’re going to win the Super Bowl this year. Now it is being said that the account that this was posted under does not actually belong to Samuel. Trent Cole also has an apparent fake account floating around. This [...]

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Gonzalez traded to Falcons

Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by BirdsFan.

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As I wrote about yesterday, the Eagles were in the running to acquire tight end Tony Gonzalez from the Chiefs. Sure enough today, Gonzalez was traded to the Atlanta Falcons for a second round pick in the 2010 draft. The Eagles were only offering a third round pick and were not willing to trade for [...]

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Buckhalter accused of buying drugs

Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 by BirdsFan.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that former Eagle Correll Buckhalter is being accused of purchasing drugs. This came about in a recent drug trial where the dealer said that he had sold drugs to Buckhalter as well as other athletes. Buckhalter left the Eagles this season as a free agent and signed a deal with [...]

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L.J. Smith Signs with Baltimore

Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by BirdsFan.

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As previously mentioned earlier today, it was noted that LJ Smith would be signing with a new team soon. What wasn’t mentioned was that the Baltimore Ravens were one of the possible destinations and indeed the final destination. Smith signed a one-year 1.5 million dollar deal. It is unknown what this means for Todd Heap [...]

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NFL Draft Sections Posted

Posted on 17. Mar, 2009 by BirdsFan.

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I have created a small list of NFL Mock Drafts that can be found on the side navigation. I have also created a new page that contains those links as well as a list of the Eagles picks for the 2009 draft. If you have any suggestions or comments on the mocks or anything else, [...]