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Continuity Aids Eagles In Unusual Off-Season
A stable organization, a decade-plus of success and continuity on both the football and the business side of the operation is going to pay off for the Eagles as they work their way through this most unusual of off-seasons. The work stoppage has every side of the NFL facing an unknown future and a tenuous present, and while the NFL draft is the focus for the football folks right now...
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March 30, 2011
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Will Eagles Follow Familiar Draft Script?
They wanted Brandon Graham all along, that much was clear. The Eagles were going to wait until the appropriate time and then make their move. They saw the opening and made it happen, moving from 24th overall in the first round to No. 13. The cost was substantial -- the 24th overall selection and two picks in the third round, but the Eagles had ample ammunition accumulated and plans...
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March 28, 2011
Eagles Armed With Options For Draft Weekend
With 10 picks in the 2011 NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles are ... going to do just about anything they want to do. Expect the usual for Andy Reid and Howie Roseman in a month's time: Trades, movement and all the excitement you could ask for in a draft weekend. In other words, the Eagles have a chance to control the draft.
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March 26, 2011
Back Seven Critical For D To Take Step Forward
I'm trying to get a better handle on the defense Juan Castillo will run, and here are some conclusions I've got: The look will be different up front, with ends in a "9" technique, lined up outside the tackle box and instructed to get up the field. That means a change in philosophy for the linebackers and, to an extent, the secondary.
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March 24, 2011
Mind Wishing And Wandering For Free Agency
A new day brings a new report. The Eagles are in the driver's seat here, acknowledging that they are receiving phone calls about quarterback Kevin Kolb and that there is a lot of interest in him around the league. So if that's the case, why can't we have some fun and speculate about what the market might hold for Kolb, assuming there is a market prior to the April 28 NFL draft?
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March 21, 2011
Some Items To Discuss On Eagles' Radar
As the Eagles' top brass -- including Jeffrey Lurie, Joe Banner, Howie Roseman and, of course, Andy Reid -- settle in for the NFL's Owners Meetings In New Orleans this week, they will be confronted with a series of agenda items, including votes on some proposed rules changes by the Competition Committee, which we discussed last week here .
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March 20, 2011
Yo Eagles Fans: Keep Up The Good Work
They're at it again, and this time it's GQ Magazine taking unfair and inaccurate shots at Eagles fans, calling you "The Meanest Sports Fans In America." They just don't understand, do they? They obviously don't get Philadelphia, and when they say "mean," we think passion. Our fans are invested. I'm here to say that I'm with you. I'...
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March 18, 2011
Examining Proposed Rules Changes For NFL
When league owners and coaches convene in New Orleans next week, they will be presented with a series of proposed rules changes by the Competition Committee that will change the strategy of the game, the way the players do their jobs and the way we enjoy the very sacred moments following touchdowns. Let's take a look at what the proposed rules changes mean and how much sense...
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March 16, 2011
It Isn't Just Numbers That Make A Player
We live in a world where numbers matter. We hear about a player's time in the 40-yard dash, the number of times he can bench press 225 pounds, how many yards he ran for as a college junior. Numbers. Can't get away from 'em. But as the Eagles know very well, there is a lot more than numbers to make a player NFL worthy.
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March 15, 2011
Eagles Stand Ready For What Comes Next
The work continues. The draft prep grinds on. Player evaluations are ongoing. Scheme tweaks move along. In the midst of this work stoppage, the Eagles' coaches and personnel team work in a "business-as-usual" mode, understanding that when the labor issues are resolved, the teams that are best prepared and who have used this time the best are the ones who are going to...
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March 14, 2011
Maintaining My Focus On The Eagles For 2011
As the NFL owners and players work toward some kind of resolution to the current labor dispute, there is still the reality that the show must go on. A draft will be held on April 28. Football is going to return at some point. And the Eagles have to be ready. So while there is no league activity at this point, the team is preparing for the draft. This is what we think we know about...
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March 12, 2011
Deadline Passes As NFL Future Grows Uncertain
There isn't much I can say here to soothe the feelings we all have. The news of the players union decertifying on Friday afternoon was sobering, to say the least. Alarming. Upsetting. What the next steps are and how the resolution comes about, I don't know.
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March 11, 2011
Playing The Waiting Game Once Again
The minutes race by on the way to today's 5 p.m. deadline for the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the tensions rise as reports measure the progress of the negotiations. Nervous times, once again. What does it mean to have come this far in the talks without any definitive sense of the tone of the two sides?
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March 11, 2011
Eagles Have Pieces To Be Super On Offense
Marty Mornhinweg will talk offense all day. He knows what his Eagles offense accomplished in 2010 -- ranked second in the NFL in total offense, set a franchise record for a third straight year in points scored, featured Michael Vick as one of the most feared players in the league and was as explosive as any team with the football.
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March 09, 2011
Celek Establishes Roots In The Community
This is about giving back, about establishing a foothold in a community that for some is merely professional. It is about understanding the platform an NFL player has to make social change. Brent Celek gets it. Always has. Always will.
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March 08, 2011
Sitting Around The Lunch Table Talking Eagles ...
We sit around the lunch table every day and talk about the Eagles, about what might happen down the road with this football team. What plans do the Eagles have? Hey, we don't know. We speculate, as fans speculate. We provide wish lists and we talk about the stories of the day. So that's what I'm going to go here. Consider this The Lunch Table conversation and if it seems...
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March 07, 2011
A Day To Celebrate Coach Reid And QB Vick
ATLANTIC CITY -- Flanked by a wealth of football talent honored by an organization steeped in tradition, Andy Reid and Michael Vick spent all of Friday in the spotlight, humbled by their inclusion into a fraternity unlike any other in the country. The Maxwell Football Club Awards are in their 74th year and the honorees here were as acclaimed as any in the organization's history...
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March 04, 2011
Waiting And Wondering About CBA's Next Steps
Welcome to 24 more hours of teeth gnashing, headline checking, clock ticking torture. I will certainly take it as a positive that the current Collective Bargaining Agreement has been given another full day of life, with perhaps another extension to the deadline on the other side of Friday.
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March 03, 2011
For Allen And Team, Uncertainty Is In The Air
Thursday was like any other day in this offseason for Eagles safety Nate Allen: He arrived at the NovaCare Complex around 9 a.m. and left late in the afternoon. He spent the bulk of his day rehabbing a patellar tendon injury that prematurely ended his rookie season.
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March 03, 2011
Eagles Have Cream Of Crop At QB Position
It was all business for Michael Vick on Wednesday as he signed a one-year contract as the Eagles' franchise player, setting the stage for what is going to be a fascinating offseason for the quarterback position. Vick will be paid a salary estimated to be between $16 million and $20 million for 2011, and he will be counted on to take the Eagles to new heights.
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March 02, 2011
Talking Combine, Draft And More For Eagles
The gang ended its time at the Scouting Combine and returned back to the NovaCare Complex on Tuesday, preparing now for the crunch time as the NFL draft comes into focus. No matter the labor picture, the Eagles are preparing for the draft on April 28 with great expectations and the understanding that they have a fantastic opportunity to add to the roster.
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March 01, 2011
Teams Shedding Vets; Will Eagles Play Along?
The names, as usual, are intriguing. Jeremy Shockey. Tommie Harris. Clinton Portis. Teams are shedding veterans, big names and salaries in anticipation of the next phase of NFL's offseason, whatever that is. And there are teams like the Eagles, who are positioned well with room on the roster and in the world of the salary cap.
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February 28, 2011
Critical Week Ahead Shapes NFL's Offseason
It is the date we have not been able to speak without severe stuttering and consternation: M-M-M-March 3, at 11:59 p.m. If a new collective bargaining agreement is not in place by that time on Thursday the NFL goes into territory it has never explored and throws the offseason into turmoil.
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February 27, 2011
Akers Prepares For Whatever Future Holds
The crowd gathered around David Akers for three solid hours, showing him love and great appreciation for his 12 seasons as an Eagles placekicker. The occasion was Jefferson's Heart Health Event at the King of Prussia Mall on Saturday, a day designed to raise awareness of heart health care sponsored by Jefferson University Hospitals and the Eagles.
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February 26, 2011
What Will Eagles Do Up Front For 2011?
They have already signed two veteran coaches known in the NFL as the best at their crafts. Clearly, the line of scrimmage is a priority for the Eagles in this offseason, so the question is this: How are they going to address the offensive line and the defensive line in terms of personnel?
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February 25, 2011
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