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Retaining DeSean Jackson Should Leave Eagles With No Surprises
Posted on 01. Mar, 2012 by Mike Burke.
To the surprise of no one, the Eagles placed the franchise tag on wide receiver DeSean Jackson. This was something that had been talked about for a long time, and although I thought they might wait until closer to the deadline, it was a move I was just about certain they’d have to make. The [...]
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What Can We Expect From DeSean Jackson This Weekend?
Posted on 06. Dec, 2011 by Mike Burke.
DeSean Jackson has hit a bit of a rough patch. He’s been criticized, questioned, and it seems his frustration is starting to get the best of him. I never really believed that there was a possibility of the Eagles not resigning him until a few weeks ago. They have depth at the position, but I [...]
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From Here On Out, Eagles Can Only Learn More About Themselves for 2012 Season
Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by Mike Burke.
I’ve felt that this season has been over for a while now, but there have been people with more faith than me. At this point though, it’s over. The sad news is there are still five more games left. So what can you do when your season is over? You learn as much as you [...]
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Random Observations in Eagles Horrific Loss to Patriots
Posted on 28. Nov, 2011 by Mike Burke.
Many people probably put this game down as a loss when they tried to predict the Eagles schedule in the beginning of the year. What they probably didn’t predict is that they’d enter that game with a record of 4-6. It’s been a very rough season and yesterday was a very rough game. Here are [...]
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Invading the Nest: Interview with BloggingDirty.com
Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by Mike Burke.
After completing blanking on this segment last week, I reached out to Jamie Kelly of BloggingDirty.com who was kind enough to give us some responses from the perspective of a Falcons fan. I also answered some questions for Jamie which can be found here. We asked Jamie to briefly recap on the thrashing the Falcons [...]
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Looking at the Positives and Negatives from the Eagles in Week One
Posted on 12. Sep, 2011 by Brennen Dickerson.
Well, I certainly feel a lot better than I did about a year ago. Last season the Eagles got rocked by the Packers in Philadelphia, lost Kevin Kolb and Stewart Bradley to injury, and lost a close game. It was far different Sunday, with the Eagles beating down the Rams 31-13. Each week I’ll be [...]
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After Shaky Start, Eagles Roll Over Rams 31-13
Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by Mike Burke.
I don’t know if there has ever been another season for the Eagles where the expectations have been so high. From all of the additions the team made this offseason, to labeling themselves as a “dream team,” the bar has been set very high. The Eagles opened the game by receiving the ball, and the [...]
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Eagles vs. Rams Positional Preview Offense
Posted on 11. Sep, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
Today, the Eagles will take the field in their season opener today in St. Louis against the Rams. Former Eagles assistant coach Steve Spagnuolo will face the Eagles again as the Rams head coach. Talent does not win games, but who has more talent at each position? Quarterback: Eagles: The Eagles will have 2010 MVP [...]
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How I See It: Eagles vs. Rams Preview
Posted on 10. Sep, 2011 by Brennen Dickerson.
Pinch me. Seriously, pinch me. Football’s back? It seems like so long ago that we were all in panic mode over the CBA negotiations. Everyone was questioning if the season would start on time. Oh how the times have changed. Football. Is. Back. Every week, I’ll be giving you wonderful people a very long and [...]
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Eagle Eye View: Football is Back, Eagles Week One Preview
Posted on 08. Sep, 2011 by Brennen Dickerson.
Do you believe it? It almost doesn’t feel real. However, football is back and it’s time to get pumped. To start the show, we reflect on the Eagles preseason, taking a quick look at all the new acquisitions and how they’ve all looked thus far. Despite being a “Dream Team,” we take an in-depth look [...]
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Michael Vick Signs Extension
Posted on 29. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
Michael Vick has agreed to a six year, $100 million deal to continue to play with the Philadelphia Eagles per Andrew Brandt via twitter. Vick will earn $16.7 mil per year since the contract is not fully backloaded, but will make less than he would have on the franchise tag for the first two years. [...]
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Pre-Season Preview: Eagles vs. Steelers
Posted on 18. Aug, 2011 by Alec Beckman.
Tonight at eight o’ clock EST, the Philadelphia Eagles will play against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz field. The Eagles are coming into their second pre-season game, winning their first one by a score of 13-6 against the Baltimore Ravens. As the Eagles approach this match-up against the reigning AFC champions, there are a myriad [...]
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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, [...]
