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2009 Season in Review: Week Seven

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Mike.

Coming off an atrocious game with the Raiders, the Eagles headed back to the east coast and went down to DC for a Monday night matchup with the Redskins. This was the Eagles first NFC East matchup of the season, so it was a game that the Eagles definitely wanted to win. It [...]

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2010 Pro Bowl: DeSean Stud, Donovan Dud

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by Mike.

Last night was the 2010 Pro Bowl, although the final rosters each team played with had a fair share of question marks. It will be interesting to see if the NFL sticks with the new format after this year.
Looking at the Eagles that participated in the game last night there were two standouts to [...]

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Eagles Pro Bowl count is now up to nine

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by Mike.

The Pro Bowl game will take place this Sunday in Miami and there will now be nine representatives from the Eagles playing in the game. There were the original six who were chosen, and then Jon Dorenbos, Donovan McNabb, and Quintin Mikell were added as well. This will be the first Pro Bowl [...]

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DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin: Double Trouble

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Mike.

There’s a lot of attention on the quarterback position right now in Philadelphia. It’s not certain yet who will be here next year and who won’t be but there is one thing for sure. Whoever gets the starting nod is going to have to stud wide receivers to throw to.
After DeSean [...]

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Five keys to beating Dallas

Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Mike.

1. Control the line
I mean this on both sides of the ball. Last week, the Eagles defensive line got pushed around early and let the Cowboys run all over them. That’s a recipe for failure and we saw why. The Eagles defensive line is going to need to do a much better [...]

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Final Thoughts: Eagles vs. ‘Boys

Posted on 03. Jan, 2010 by Brennen.

With a win over the Broncos last week and the Vikings losing in overtime to the Bears, the Eagles are the only team in the NFC who completely control their destiny. Eagles win and they get the #2 seed in the NFC playoff race, no question. For every other team fighting for the [...]

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Cowboys vs. Eagles Key Match-ups

Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by Kellin.

As you know, our Eagles are coming up on a huge game against the Dallas Cowboys. In this game, there will be plenty of important positional match-ups. If we can win the better amount of these match-ups, we should come out on top. Let’s look at some of these match-up’s.
 Romo vs. McNabb
Yes, the big quarterback [...]

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Big ups to DeSean Jackson and Leonard Weaver

Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by Mike.

Yea, I know that six Eagles made the Pro Bowl, but I think no two Eagles deserved it more than DeSean Jackson and Leonard Weaver. These two have earned it in different ways, but both were very deserving.
DeSean Jackson has incredible big play potential. Whenever he gets his hands on the ball he [...]

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Eagles send six players to Pro Bowl

Posted on 29. Dec, 2009 by Mike.

The Pro Bowl rosters have been announced and the Eagles will be sending six players. They are as follows:
David Akers, placekicker
Trent Cole, defensive end
* DeSean Jackson, wide receiver/returner
* Jason Peters, tackle
* Asante Samuel, cornerback
* Leonard Weaver, fullback
* Denotes a starter.
I’m very happy for both DeSean Jackson and Leonard Weaver. These two individuals definitely [...]

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Eagles vs. 49ers – Video Review

Posted on 23. Dec, 2009 by Brennen.

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