Yardbarker: L.J. Smith

Falcons talking to Tight End L.J. Smith

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:48:51 -0500

According to Atlanta Journal-Constitution, L.J. Smith is speaking with the Falcons today. L.J. Smith was the starting tight end for the Eagles last season but was plagued with injuries. As the 2009 season starts, he will have 231 career receptions for 2,525 yards and 18 touchdowns. He averages more than 10-yards per catch but with [...]

L.J. Smith in the ATL for a visit

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:46:35 -0500

L.J Smith is a good TE. He isn’t great and I don’t know if I want him signing a free agent contract with my birds. Matt Ryan can use a TE but Smith his coming off of an injury plagued season and if you look at the guys numbers, well let’s just say they aren’t gaudy 6 [...]

Lions to Speak to Free Agent TE L.J. Smith

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:06:18 -0500

NFL.com is reporting that Eagles free agent TE L.J. Smith will be in the Motor City on Wednesday, ready to sit down for a talk with the Lions. Smith spent six seasons with the Eagles, and last season played in 13 games, catching 37 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns. The Lions [...]

Eagles to bring back Dawkins, Thomas

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:56:49 -0500

After their free agent possibilities took a major hit yesterday, it was nice to get some good news on the Eagles front today. According to Andy Reid, the Eagles are closing in on re-signing veterans Brian Dawkins and William Thomas. Reid believes that deals will happen for both "in the next few days". Both players are unrestricted free agents. After learning that Jordan Gross, the best available free agent offensive lineman, signed a long-term deal with the Panthers.... Click ...

Eagles won't use franchise tag, are shopping Justice

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:33:07 -0500

With free agency just around the corner, the Eagles are making their final adjustments as they prepare to, hopefully, solidify their offense this offseason. One move the Eagles won't make is they won't use their franchise tag on any of their possible free agents. This move was expected since the Birds don't really have anyone that they would want to retain for the high price of a franchised player..... Another player likely on his way out of town is offensive lineman Winston ...

Eagles to Let TE Smith Walk Out the Door?

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:53:31 -0500

Looks like the Eagles likely won?t be bringing back TE L.J. Smith, as the team is going to take a look at TE?s in the upcoming scouting combine. Here is the tidbit from the Philadelphia Daily News: The Eagles will be scrutinizing the tight-end crop at next weekend?s scouting combine in Indianapolis. They [...]

Fatpickle: The NFL Hall Of Fame System Is Flawed

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 18:22:35 -0500

I was at a Super Bowl party at a friend's house back in Feb. 2004. Joe Jacoby was at the party, and I kinda know Joe from being in the same line of business. So I'm saddled up next to him at the buffet line when I strike up a conversation.

Fatpickle: "Our boy Art got F'd again, huh?"

Joe Jacoby ...

Eagles to Fans: Suckers!

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:40:22 -0500

I have no one to blame for this situation other than myself. A few weeks ago, after the Eagles tied the Bengals, I wrote this year, and potentially the entire Reid/McNabb era, off. I was done with the disappointment and was ready to move on...at least for this year. And then, I let my guard ...

Redskins Eagles 2nd quarter

Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:26:51 -0500

A big third and five coming up here for the Redskins. A few months ago, I would say it's two-down territory as they're at the Philly 35, but now you don't know. 14:50

LJ and Omar Won't Start Vs. Ravens

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:30:35 -0500

Is this the untimely end of LJ Smith's career in Philly? John Czarnecki of FoxSports.com reports that LJ will not start today, hitting the bench in favor of Brent Celek. Many fans were calling for this change much earlier, especially after Celek set new Birds TE receiving marks against Seattle a ...

Eagles 2008 Season Log: Week 2, MNF in Dallas

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:22 -0500

Wow. S**t. Wow. S**t. Wow--it was a great game filled with big plays, turnovers, a healthy McNabb using his legs to keep plays alive, and tons of scoring. S**t--the Eagles lost to the Cowboys 41-37 in a game they had control of and could've won. Yes, they made a great showing on the road ...

Top 10 Eagles that have to go

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:01:38 -0500

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool Two days and a racking amount of nausea and diarrhea (caused by the viewing? perhaps) after the Eagles' dispiriting tie in Cincinnati, this Eagle Fan is still looking for heads to roll. So here's my Enemies List. You'll discover a certain pattern to it. 10. David Akers. Hasn't been good for years, does them no favors with the depth or hang time of his kickoffs, more cap money than should ever be spent on a kicker (i.e., more than the minimum), and...

Eagles lead NFL in dropped balls. Surprised?

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:22:01 -0500

Fourteen. Fourteen freaking dropped balls. That is almost 3 dropped passes a game. That means 2-3 at Week 6. So, am I surprised? No, and here's why. The Eagles front office has set this team up for disaster. By bringing back Donovan McNabb for this season, the Eagles basically told the whole league, "We are going to throw the football". What the Eagles didn't do, however, is go out and get somebody for McNabb to throw the ball to (a la any #1 wide receiver and/or any other TE other than LJ Smith). So now Eagles fans are basically stuck watching a form of two plays on offense. Either, (A) our sub-par wide receivers get covered and/or drop balls, or (B) we watch 12th string RB turned FB, Tony Hunt, create phantom holes for our runningbacks to not run through. On the defensive side, Eagles fans also watch a form of two plays. On one hand, we watch the opposing runningback, who always has the luxury of a real NFL FB as well as a TE who blocks, run for 100+ yds (I don't need to hear that bull of us leading the league in run defense anymore...seriously, how long will that last?) or, we can all watch a real NFL TE catch ("catch" being the keyword here) for 100+ yds and set up camp in the middle of our defense, because for some reason we don't like to cover the TE...ever! The front office and Andy Reid should be ashamed of themselves not only for the play calling gaffes and the ridiculous roster decisions (I mean, I think we all could have done without Greg Lewis this year), but also for not realizing the urgency to get a #1 WR. The days of coasting through the NFC East and getting into the NFC Championship with WRs like Stinkston and Trash are over. Every NFC East team has tooled up and now all have what we in Philly crave, a legit wide receiver and a TE (oh yeah, they also have a FB). The Cowgirls have Owens and Witten, the VaGiants have Burress and Boss, and the Redskins (don't have a clever name for them...yet) have Moss/Randle-El and Cooley. To have a team like our Eagles, that is so dependant on the pass, not have a premier WR, is nothing short of infuriating. Its absolutely despicable, not to mention a slap in every Eagles fans face, to be the laughing stock of the NFC East at the end of Week 5, when simple moves in the off season could have made Philadelphia "Title Town, USA" with both a World Series and a Super Bowl under our belts. It's just awful.-- Jay Vaidya (Please feel free to comment and vent your anger as well)

Five Question Marks Facing The Offense

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:45:15 -0500

As the July 21st opening of training camp approaches and the offseason comes to an end, we pretty much know all the major pieces that we will see lining up for our Eagles come opening day. We can now start to analyze the line up and figure out the question marks facing Big Red for [...]

L.J. Smith On NBC 10 Sports Final

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:56:22 -0500

Eagles tight end L.J. Smith did an interview with John Clark of NBC 10 this past Sunday. L.J. touched on many things including his role in improving the red zone offense, what he expects of?himself in 2008, and more. Here is the video enjoy! ?