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2010 Season in Review: Evaluating the Eagles Linebackers
Posted on 04. Feb, 2011 by Mike Burke.
After a lot of poor play from the Eagles linebackers in 2009, things seemed to be looking up with the return of a healthy Stewart Bradley in 2010. Although there was more consistency out of the middle linebacker position in 2010, it still wasn’t an overly impressive year for the linebackers. Along with the return [...]
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What We Learned from the Eagles in Week Nine
Posted on 08. Nov, 2010 by Brennen Dickerson.
I like winning. I like winning a lot. But, you know what I like more than winning? Winning a great game over the best QB to ever touch a football. Yes, my friends, the Eagles triumphed over the Indianapolis Mannings yesterday and as always I am here to break it down. We’ll look at the [...]
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Eagles Biggest Challenge on Sunday Will Be Stopping the Run
Posted on 14. Oct, 2010 by Mike Burke.
The Eagles are currently ranked 24th in the league against the run, and in case that doesn’t translate for you, that isn’t good. Not at all. The good news is that the Eagles saw one of the elite running backs in the NFC last week, Frank Gore, and were able to hold him to 52 [...]
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Eagles and Lions: How I See It
Posted on 17. Sep, 2010 by Brennen Dickerson.
In this corner we have former starter, turned backup, turned starter due to injury! In this corner we have the exact same thing, just with a slightly different back story. Yes, the men I am referring to are Michael Vick of the Eagles and Shaun Hill of the Lions. The is the Battle of the [...]
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Eagles’ Linebackers First Challenge: Jermichael Finley
Posted on 07. Sep, 2010 by Mike Burke.
It seems that every year the Eagles have trouble shutting down tight ends. They will receive an early challenge this year when the highly-touted Jermichael Finley comes to town. Finley isn’t one of the elite tight ends yet, but if his play in the second half of the 2009 season is any indication of his [...]
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Taking a Look at the Eagles New Non-Rookie Additions
Posted on 16. Aug, 2010 by Mike Burke.
When people talk about new players on the Eagles roster, they tend to focus mostly on the rookies. The rookies have been impressive, but let’s take a look at some of the other new additions to the roster that aren’t on the rookie level. J.J. Arrington I was surprised when the Eagles made a move [...]
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What I’ll Be Looking for in Tonight’s Game with the Jaguars
Posted on 13. Aug, 2010 by Mike Burke.
If you’re an Eagles fan, and you’re not absolutely pumped for tonight’s game, you’ve gotta be crazy. I know it’s the preseason, and it’s long, and it’s not competitive, but you have to be excited about the first game. We will get our first look at the new Eagles squad against another team for the [...]
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Who Will Be the Eagles Breakout Players in 2010?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by Mike Burke.
It seems that there is a player or two every year that go above and beyond expectations. For example, I’m sure everyone thought it was a great move when the Eagles brought in fullback Leonard Weaver last year. However, I don’t think anyone was really expecting him to have the type of season he did. [...]
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Eagles Training Camp: Time to get Excited
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Mike Burke.
If you were having any trouble getting excited for the 2010 season, your troubles should be gone now with Eagles Training Camp starting this week. This has to be one of the more exciting Training Camps in years for the Eagles. They will transition from the franchise quarterback they had for a decade to a [...]
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BirdsFan.com Podcast – Training Camp Preview
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Mike Burke.
With Eagles Training Camp right around the corner, we decided to get back on the podcast bandwagon. Now that the season is getting closer, we plan to make podcasts on a more consistent basis as well. In this week’s podcast we discussed the following: – General Training Camp information – Rookie contracts – Offensive position [...]
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What is the Most Intriguing Position Battle Heading into Eagles Training Camp
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Mike Burke.
As we inch closer and closer to the start of Eagles Training Camp, we start to think of all the things that it entails. One of the best parts of camp is getting to see players battle for positions on the depth chart. It happens every year but I think this year is particularly exciting. [...]
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How Often Will We See the 3-4 Formation in 2010?
Posted on 17. May, 2010 by Mike Burke.
There’s been plenty of fan talk over the years about the Eagles moving to a 3-4 formation. The team seems to always draft players who would fit better in the 3-4 format rather than the 4-3 that the Eagles use. This year has been no different and there is plenty of buzz going around about [...]
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BirdsFan.com Podcast – Volume 1
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by Mike Burke.
Today is an exciting day for us as we are releasing our first ever podcast! It’s something we’ve been looking to do for quite some time. We finally got around to doing it and will continue creating them on a regular basis. In our first ever podcast, myself and Brennen Dickerson discuss the upcoming draft [...]
