After watching the Eagles offense work today at the Nova Care Complex, I’ve changed my mind about them not playing the starters on Thursday night for a quarter.   I know about Andy Reid’s formula of preparing for a season, but this is a completely different team than he’s had in the past.
It seems that [...]

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie let it all out yesterday when he talked to the media.  He made a very revealing statement in between all of the Michael Vick talk.
He told the media gathered to hear his state of the Eagles address that the team would have traded Donovan McNabb after the 2008 season, if he [...]

My father used to always say, “you can’t get blood out of a turnip”.   He would use that expression when he saw somebody futily pursuing something despite the fact that there was no chance of them successfully obtaining their desire.
That’s the case now with all of these Michael Vick inquiries and talk.  Vick isn’t going [...]

If there’s one thing I’ve noticed with this new look Eagles team, it’s the non-stop activity of their new general manager, Howie Roseman.  It has come to a point where each day starts with an expectation that there is going to be an adjustment to the team’s roster.
This morning’s signing of wide receiver Kelly Washington [...]

The Eagles got in their first full squad practice under the leadership of Kevin Kolb.  He threw the ball very well and was very sharp.  It was a short practice with the offense going up and down the field, while working against the scout team.
You could hear Asante Sameul’s voice above the crowd, as he [...]

Every year Forbes magazine comes up with these lists of who is worth what, and I’m never sure how they collect their data. I guess it doesn’t necessarily matter whether it’s completely accurate because lists like this do make for good content (why let facts get in the way?).
So since it’s slow, I thought [...]

In just two short seasons, DeSean Jackson has become the Philadelphia Eagles’ biggest playmaker. He deserves to be paid like it, but because the Eagles used a second-round pick on him in 2008, they have him locked up for four years and don’t have to give him anything right now, even if fellow draft [...]

Those around the Philadelphia Eagles organization know that Christina Lurie, the wife of owner Jeffrey Lurie, is very involved in the business of the Eagles. In part four of an eight-part series, Ashley Fox of the Philadelphia Inquirer notes that she cares about the team very much and is involved in many details including [...]

There are some fascinating articles on Philly.com today about the Philadelphia Eagles and the relationship between team President Joe Banner and team head coach Andy Reid.¬† One of the articles is written by Ashley Fox and Mike Jensen.¬† It’s titled “Reid, Banner give Eagles opposing points of view”.
The article breaks down the relationship between Reid [...]

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was on the 610-WIP radio yesterday, talking about the draft and the newly constructed Eagles football team.
In response to questions about what he thought of their offensive line, he said he expected the Eagles offensive line to improve because new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb was going to get rid of [...]