Pre-Season Preview: Eagles vs. Ravens
Posted on 11. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
Thursday night, the Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for the first time in 2011, when they play the Baltimore Ravens at Lincoln Financial Field. Who should you watch out for as sleepers to make the team? This is a position-by-position preview of what to look out for and expect tomorrow night. Quarterback At quarterback, [...]
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5 Eagles to Watch Against the Ravens on Thursday Night
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by Mike Burke.
I know it’s the preseason, but you have to be excited. If you’re not, there’s something wrong with you. Football is back, and we get our first chance to see all of the new Eagles take the field. It’s going to be exciting to see all the players on the field, but here are five [...]
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What Steve Smith Means to the Eagles
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Eagles have done it again, agreeing to terms with pro-bowl wide receiver Steve Smith. The 26 year old, who signed a one year deal worth $4 million ($2 million guaranteed), has spent his entire career with the Eagles’ division rival New York Giants. In 2009, Smith had 1,220 yards, 107 catches, and seven touchdown [...]
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Birdsfan Training Camp Live: A Review of What We Saw Today
Posted on 06. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
Today, birdsfan.com took a trip to Lehigh to watch camp. We fed live updates from twitter with play by play action. We saw a good day of camp (not too hot), and a few fights broke out, so here is the analysis from today’s practice from the Philadelphia Eagles. Who was impressive today: To start, [...]
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Training Camp Preview: Defense
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Eagles defense struggled tremendously last year, and the team recognized that. They went out, and gathered many players, including great players, to compete for spots on the defense. The other day, I wrote of the offense and who may provide competition at each position, this is the preview of the defense. Defensive End With [...]
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Is DeSean Jackson’s Absence Hurting the Eagles Offense?
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by Mike Burke.
As the Eagles keep continuing to add to their so called “Dream Team,” there are still parts of the original foundation that are missing. The biggest piece that’s still missing is wide receiver DeSean Jackson. The brief offseason has been an interesting one for Jackson. Early indications were that the star receiver would holdout of [...]
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Latest on the Birds: Eagles sign Ronnie Brown
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Philadelphia Eagles have solved one of their biggest needs this offseason at back up running back. Ronnie Brown, formerly with the Miami Dolphins has signed a contract of one year. Brown was a pro bowler in 2008, and his claim to fame was being the primary guy for the Dolphins in the wildcat offense. [...]
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Vince Young: Eagles Quarterback Should Earn Backup Position
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by Mike Burke.
Before the lockout ended, most Eagles fans had the expectation that the team would deal Kevin Kolb. This same group also expected the Eagles to bring in a guy to be the new backup. There was plenty of speculation about who the new guy would be, but there wasn’t a clear-cut favorite. Soon after Kolb [...]
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Daily Recap: DeSean Jackson to End Holdout
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
According to 6 ABC news, DeSean Jackson will end his holdout starting tomorrow and report to Eagles training camp. DeSean and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus have been seeking more money for the star wide receiver. The Eagles have said that they will not address the situation until Jackson reports to camp, and hopefully they’ll have [...]
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Eagles Training Camp Preview: Offense
Posted on 31. Jul, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Eagles are back in Lehigh at training camp trying to make up for all the lost time from missing the OTA’s and minicamps. With 90 players on the roster allowed in camp, the Eagles will have some evaluating to do, and here is the position-by-position preview on offense of what the projected depth chart [...]
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Daily Recap: Eagles sign Cullen Jenkins
Posted on 30. Jul, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Eagles had another big day, signing defensive end/tackle Cullen Jenkins to a five year deal worth $25 million. Cullen Jenkins will be an interesting fit in the Eagle’s new scheme under Jim Washburn. Jenkins is 30 years old, and has played with the Green Bay Packers for the past seven season after being drafted [...]
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Recapping the Eagles Big Day
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Eagles shocked the world, signing the best free agent available, All-Pro Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Asomugha (pronounced Ah-some-wah) is a character guy, who plays terrific, hard-nosed football. This signing proves that the Eagles are really going all in, and not just talking the talk. To read the story on the Asomugha signing, click here. If [...]
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Eagles Get Nnamdi Asomugha, What Does That Mean?
Posted on 29. Jul, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
The Philadelphia Eagles have done it again, shocking the world by signing Nnamdi Asomugha to a 5 year deal worth $60 million. After days of speculation saying that Nnamdi would be a Jet or a Cowboy, the Eagles were the darkhorse all along. Minutes before the deal was announced by Adam Schefter via twitter and [...]
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