http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/3942 Recent articles about Kris Wilson en-us Well not only is he not very good, failing to make the roster year after year, but apparently he isn't very smart either. Instead of sticking with WR, a position he ought to know inside and out, he is switching to TE. Don't we have enough TE's on the roster that will definitely make the team over him? read on... Thu, 29 May 2008 05:40:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272018 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/272018 Ya know those under the radar signings that look brilliant during the season? These could very well be those kind of signings...can't wait! ...click it Wed, 28 May 2008 06:02:17 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271631 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/271631 Offense comes back strong: Donovan McNabb: Finished season healthy on a 3 game win streak and has all offseason to practice and not rehab. Brian Westbrook: Self explanatory, the man is unreal. Wide Receivers: Some say we did not address this position well. I still believe that we will make a trade similar to the Donte Stallworth deal 2 years ago. We have to get someone. If not we will rely on Curtis who has one season of experience with McNabb under his belt, and Reggie Brown to try to break out this year as last year was a disappointment to Eagles fans. Tight Ends: LJ Smith is back off injury and provides a big play spark. Celek looked good when he got the chance and was able to make plays. Schobel's future could be somewhere else next season. Offensive Line: Good as long as they all stay healthy. I think Max Jean-Gilles is ready for the pro's and if someone goes down he can step up. Defense will succeed: Trent Cole: Great pass rusher coming off the edge to put pressure on QB's. Patterson & Bunkley: With another year of experience these two should be a great tandem in 2008-2009. Patterson was 3rd in tackles of all defensive tackles last year behind the 2nd place tackler by 1. As long as he is not suspended he should be a huge factor. Brown & Sheppard: Sheldon will be back on attack again this year! No one knows what will happen to Sheppard but he will either play great on the field or bring us a great player in return, or a pick in next years draft. Linebackers: Jim Johnson thinks he has finally found that young, talented, smart group of guys who will play great next year and mesh through the next 10 years together. I feel confident with Gaither, Bradley, and Gocong starting and Akeem Jordan rotating in to add some speed and energy to the defense. Gocong and Gaither both started last year and can provide leadership for the other 2 young guys. Dawkins & Mikell: Brian Dawkins wasn't in football shape last year because he had to tend to his wife while she gave birth. Dawkins will be working hard this year and get himself ready properly for the season. As for Mikell, well he has to stay motivated throughout camp to keep his job and I believe he will do just that. Now for the new guys: Asante Samuel: Best in the business. Leads the NFL with 16 interceptions over the last two seasons. Who can forget the two interceptions and a touchdown he put up against us last year? Chris Clemons: Tallied a career best 8 sacks for the Oakland Raiders last year. Now he comes to a better defense and has the luxury of playing on the opposite side of Trent Cole, one of the NFL's best pass rushers. Klecko & Wilson: Dan Klecko is switching his position from defensive line to fullback for the Eagles and Kris Wilson is going to provide an athletic talent at the tight end position although he played full back in Kansas City at times. He had a leg injury which set back his career but healthy, this kid can make plays. Lorenzo Booker: Fast. Quick. Playmaker. All words to describe the versatile 2nd year running back out of Florida State. The Eagles had interest in him during last year's draft and after seeing what he could do in the pro's, they traded their 4th round pick aquired from Carolina for him. He should provide matchup problems while on the field with Brian Westbrook. Jackson & Laws: Desean Jackson was a tremendous kick returner at the University of California. He returned 6 kicks in his college career and had a good receiving career too. He provides speed for the offense and is a game breaker on special teams similar to the ability that Devin Hester provides for the Bears. Not to say that Jackson is going to have the impact Hester has but he will do better then Reno Mahe because I'm sure you have all seen his return against Tennessee last year! Trevor Laws had 112 tackles his senior season on a God awful Notre Dame team. He stood out on the defensive line and will provide depth for the Eagles. When he gets in he will be able to make plays and do what is asked of him. With the team healthy and the new additions, the Eagles should soar in 2008! Sat, 10 May 2008 22:30:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265594 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/265594 By my count, the Eagles are bringing in 26 new players to minicamp. This includes free agents, players acquired through trades, drafted rookies and free agent rookies. Here is a complete list of new players listed by position: Running backs: Lorenzo Booker Fullbacks: Jed Collins Dan Klecko Wide Receviers: Bam Childress Terrell Golden Frantz Hardy DeSean Jackson Jamal Jones Shaheer McBride Tight Ends: Kris Wilson Offensive Tackles: Franklin Dunbar King Dunlap Mike Gibson Guards: Mike McGlynn Defensive Tackles: Trevor Laws Defensive Ends: Chris Clemons A.J. Schable Bryan Smith Linebackers: Rocky Boiman Joe Mays Justin Roland Andy Studebaker Cornerbacks: Kyle Arrington Asante Samuel Safety: Quintin Demps Punter: Richmond McGee It's interesting to look at the positions where they only got a few players, like safety and defensive tackle. Clearly the Eagles feel comfortable with the players they have returning from last years squad at those positions. The one position not represented in the list above: QB. Fri, 02 May 2008 12:26:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/262764 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/262764 OK so I am struggling to look at the positive here - I mean, are we re-tooling the offense & trying to take the emphasis off of the WR postion? I guess it's a good thing if we are just bulking up the red zone threats, what do we have now 4 TE's? And are we only signing people from the greater PA/NJ area? Make way for Kevin Jones then! Good job FO - let's hope you see something we don't! And welcome aboard Mr Wilson. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:15:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219417 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219417 This article was written by a newspaper in Wilson's hometown of Lancaster Pa. I thought it gave a pretty good perspective about the path he has traveled and what he envisions for his future. It doesn't have a Philly sports "spin" on it which is another reason I liked it. You know the drill guys...have fun reading about our newest bird Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:39:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219216 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219216 Im hyped now were moving to help offensive side wo is coming kris wilson will be like dallas clark he can split out like him and he learned from the best Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:42:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219009 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219009 It's official.. We have our selves another tight end!! Lets get out there and grab a WR!!! Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:36:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219005 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/219005 Although not official Adam S. reporting that Kris Wilson deal done. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:50:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218894 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218894 The answer: likely the newest Eagle. Kris Wilson is visiting the Eagles today, and the team has announced they will hold a press conference at 3 pm today, where they will likely discuss their signing of the free agent. According to PhiladelphiaEagles.com, Wilson is a tight end, H-back and fullback. He is a local kid, from Lancaster, who spent the last four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He is coming off his best season in 2007, where he started 12 games, and caught 24 passes for 180 yards. He played a lot of fullback last season for the Chiefs and even had 3 carries for 7 yards. He also has 4 career touchdown receptions. Includes a short highlight of Wilson plowing through the Titans defense to score a touchdown. Update: The deal is confirmed, and will likely be for three years. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:40:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218880 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218880 Enough waiting for LJ to sign the franchise tag.. we are moving on in the right direction... Free agent tight end Kris Wilson is visiting the Philadelphia Eagles today. He will meet with the media following his visit at 3 PM, PE.com will have complete coverage throughout the day... Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:27:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218805 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218805 Former Kansas City Chiefs FB/TE Kris Wilson is visiting the Philadelphia Eagles today. The team has also set-up a 3pm est media appearance for Wilson. With the Eagles pattern this off-season one can only believe this means Wilson is in town for his physical and to sign the dotted line. So by 3:30pm, he should officially be an Eagle. Wilson should be able to help this team in multiple roles. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:26:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218802 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/218802