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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 12
Posted on 29. Nov, 2010 by Brennen Dickerson.
It was ugly, make no mistake. The score indicates that the Eagles were in it all the way but the score lies. The Eagles fell to the Bears 31-26 in what was one of the worst defensive performances I’ve seen in recent years. As always, I’m here to highlight the highs and lows of 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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What We Learned From the Eagles in Week Five
Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by Brennen Dickerson.
It was ugly, no bones about it. The Eagles eked out a win over the now 0-5 San Francisco 49ers. And I mean eked out. And now I bring you what I took from the game, the positives and the negatives. We’ll start with the positives. Offense – Kevin Kolb, I tip my figurative hat [...]
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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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Moise Fokou Will Have Big Impact on Eagles Defense in 2010
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by Mike Burke.
I’ve brought up the importance of better linebacker play many times this season and will probably continue to do so until the season starts. The Eagles will have two linebackers starting this year that didn’t play a snap for the team last year. One is Stewart Bradley who was forced to miss the entire season [...]
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Linebacker play will be very important
Posted on 07. Nov, 2009 by Mike Burke.
Something that will play a big role towards the success of the defense on Sunday will be the play of the linebackers. There has been a lot of shifting in the players in the middle this year and the trend will continue into Sunday. The most recent change comes with rookie Moise Fokou filling in [...]
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6 things I’ll be looking for against the Jets tonight
Posted on 03. Sep, 2009 by Mike Burke.
Well we’ve finally arrived to the final preseason game and it’s a good feeling. It will be the last time in an Eagles uniform for many players as final cuts approach this weekend. Here are some of the things I’ll be watching for tonight: 1. Brandon Gibson I already mentioned it today but this kid [...]
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Battles for starting positions
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by Mike Burke.
The main purpose the final preseason game against the Jets will serve is to determine final roster spots and those starting position battles that are still in the air. Let’s take a look at some of the spots that these battles will take place. Middle Linebacker As of right now, this position belongs to Joe [...]
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What I’m looking for tonight – Jacksonville edition
Posted on 27. Aug, 2009 by Mike Burke.
If you were on the site last week, you know that I wrote about all the things I was looking for during the game with the Colts. I’ve decided to follow up that post with a similar one for tonight’s match up with the Jaguars. So here it goes: 1. Michael Vick This is a [...]
