I thought the Eagles and the Ravens had some good battles yesterday in their first day practicing with each other at the Nova Care Complex. It was good clean aggressive football, but no fights, just football battles.
Former Eagles Special Teams Coach and current Baltimore Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh talked about how he had some talks with his brother, Jim, about then Oregon head coach Chip Kelly.
“My brother really likes Chip,” Harbaugh said of his his brother Jim, who coached at Stanford against Kelly in the Pac 12 before moving on to the San Francisco 49ers and is now back in college at Michigan.
“He knew him before he came into the league obviously. I had some conversations with Jim about him.”
“It was cool to come back here,” Harbaugh said after Wednesday’s practice. “You walk through those gates, all through the facility, pass the weight room, walk onto the field, see the bushes. The bushes are all grown up now. I remember people used to sit in the trees and watch practice. Do they still do that?”
Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com writes about Harbaugh’s admiration for Jim Johnson, whom he calls the best defensive coordinator ever. The Ravens coach goes on to tell us he believes Johnson should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“But nothing more so than Jim Johnson, nothing more so than the guy I would consider the greatest coach — the greatest defensive coach — in the history of football.
“We’re running half his schemes out here right now. He was a great man and a great mentor and a great teacher. Hi to [his widow] Vicky, hi to their family. That’s probably the best part of it.”
Johnson, inducted into the Eagles Hall of Fame in 2011, left an unparalleled legacy in Philly.
Bradford has looked especially sharp in red zone practice drills. He fired a strike to Riley Cooper before hitting Brent Celek for two touchdowns on back to back plays. His quick release and laser accuracy really come in handy here. Pairing Bradford with a strong red zone running back like DeMarco Murray should really increase Philadelphia’s efficiency in scoring position this year.
“You get to see these guys every day,” Eagles cornerback Byron Maxwell said. “You get to know their body language and their tendencies and everything, so it’s good to come out here in a competitive environment and go against somebody else. Their body movement, how they release, the quarterback — everything’s different.”
Eagles running back DeMarco Murray hasn’t been turned loose by Chip Kelly, but the running back is hopeful the head coach will open the door for him this weekend. Zach Berman of Philly.com shares the details with us.
“It’s obviously Chip’s decision what he wants to do,” Murray said. “But I feel good and definitely open to playing.”
How did the Interior of the OL hold up versus the big DT’s and Active ILB”s of the Ravens ?
gary just an fyi chase utley was traded
Any idea on how Dee has been looking in camp? Paul ? Gary?
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Marcus Smith on a cart, can’t leave field on his own. Heading inside #Eagles
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you mean Jerome McDougal
never should of dismissed Trent Cole, huge mistake.
It was time to move on from Trent Cole whose Salary far outweighed his Production… It happens every Year to every Team where you have to get rid of Higher Salaried Players who are not full time, every down, Productive Players, though Trent Cole played pretty well last Season but his Contract was Crazy and kicked into major $$$ .. Its the Business of Football..
feels good to put that out there eh Paul?…. been saying it for 4 years and poof… finally the noddle sticks to the wall!!
That said… I agree…. It was either Cole or Graham that would return this year.
About the only miss I had this Off-Season Roster Moves was Brandon Graham who I did not think had a 1% Chance of Resigning with the Eagles..
I had him as a goner and obviously was way wrong for they signed him to pretty good Deal..
Next Off-Season, I expect M Kendricks, D Sproles & R Cooper to be goners
you had billy davis being fired for one. and of course you predict everything. also, everyone knew herremans, fletcher and williams were gone- you did not predict foles gone, nor shady, nor maclin… so shut up, you also predicted donahue as chips right hand man.
the writing is on the wall for the three you mention above…lets see they trade for and then draft an ILB, sproles is well past 30 and they’ve drafted like 3 WR in the first 3 rounds over the last two years… brilliant deduction sherlock…you miss more than you hit.
this was you talking about how the eagles can get mariotta at 10 or so ‘if kelly doesn’t panic and over pay… you fail to mention this wrong prediction…oops
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February 6, 2015 – 4:05 pm
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I think if Mariota doesn’t go # 6 to the NY Jets, then he Drops to #10 (Rams) or even further down
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February 6, 2015 – 4:45 pm
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I would not be surprised to see Nate Allen back next Year–
YOU DIDN’T MENTION THIS PREDICTION…OOPS
Fraud man
Had T Cole, T Herremans, J Casey, C Williams all released who were all still Under Contract .. had Maclin walking for a better deal to the Chiefs and reunited back with AR so I get double bonus points..
Had McCoy, as part of Big 3,that Chip would get rid of once he was hired
(Which included Vick & D-Jax)
I did predict ILB D Ryan’s to be Released also which I was wrong about
and I did not think the Eagles would Re-Sign Brandon Graham
I did state Eagles would Re-Sign QB Sanchez so all in all a pretty good off-season of calls player personnel wise that were pretty close to what Chip Kelly actually did..
Everyone had those vets going so what? You didn’t predict shady going this off season. You predicted Allen back. You predict everything
Apparently he’s ok. Not that it matters.
We all glossed over the mention of Jim Johnson for the pro football hall of fame .I personally believe he and bud Carson were extremely vital in catapulting this franchise .I would love to see a recognition of Jim Johnson on a national level
watching Thursday night football and RG3 stinks. pee yew !!!!!!!!!!!!
Stafford looked decent.
RGIII is the best QB in the league. He said so. Stop badmouthing the guy.
Jesus rgme is plain trash…..cannot make good decisions ever
The Lions Pass Rush was in his RG3 Face the entire time he was in there
8 Drop Backs, 2 Sacks 1 Fumble and Hit 3 other Times…
Redskins Top Pick at RT (B Scherff) was getting beat on almost every Drop back attempt that saw and has too slow of footwork to play OT in the NFL in my opinion and looks like heshould be a Guard at the NFL level..
Bills QB Tyrod Taylor looked pretty good vs the Browns
Browns QB J Manziel also had some nice throws
He was at guard pman and was still getting destroyed
FRAUDman
RG or RT, who gives a “F” Hinski – Brandon Scherff as the #5 Overall Pick was getting burned and looks overmatched .. Redskins should have taken DL Leonard Williams ..
yeah paul…WHAT HE SAID!!!
Go Suck on a “Ice Cube” Hinski… Your an Ass..
Aren’t you the Immature Idiot who has to get called out by G-Man himself a few times here in the last month..I am surprised he didn’t block you off for your belligerence & lack of respect.. but it’s his Site and he can do what he wants.. Your still an Ass either way .. Yeah I thought that was you Hinski..
Yes Hinski, the same awful GCobb Blog that your on all day long.. What an Ass you have become ….
GCobb is gonna come put the smack down on your ass again mhenski lol you playing with fire kid.
Are you kidding…the whole offensive line was overmatched and getting manhandled by Detroit..RG3 didn’t have a chance. It was shameful that they kept him in the game the way he was being punished.
RG me is surrounded by a culture of excuse makers. Hot air is part of the club
And Colt McCoy & Kirk Vousins come inand don’t get Sacked the rest of game…
Redskins are abetterTeam without RG3 and everyone in the Organization knows it but Owner Dan Snyder…
I believe that RG3 is Traded or Released by the Redskins before the Season
It would e better for the Redskins and for RG3 to start over for another Team..
I believe he will end up as a Houston Texan due to his Father working behind the scenes
I Could see Jadaveon Clowney straight up for RG3 Deal as both Players & Teams want to move on!!!
Book it because Fraudman said it.
Im happy for manziel he has matured and is trying really hard to be a nflbqb
Yall remeber when Juan Castillo was the D-Coordinator….LMAO…..those were sun fun times…
I remember Juan Castillo very clearly I don’t know what you mean by fun times so I would assume you mean he sucked.
Lol henski u a wild dude
Man da skins might win 4 games this yr the whole organization is terrible
what Z??? even tho they have the best qb in the league and a WR that can run fast?
I can almost bet 1 of those 4 wins will come against the Eagles, they always find ways to lose to the Redskins no matter how sorry the Redskins are. What should be easy yearly sweeps against these clowns the Eagles make the Redskins matchup look way more difficult than it needs to be.
Lmfao Gary Putin Cobb up in this piece deleting comments. Haaaaaaa so insecure
Earl Wolff gone
According to the Baltimore Sun, Jordan Matthews was “the best player on the field” at this week’s Ravens-Eagles joint practices.
Keep in mind Matthews was facing a revamped Ravens secondary that got back shutdown corner Jimmy Smith from last year’s foot injury, and added stingy slot CB Kyle Arrington in free agency. This news is also coming from Baltimore; not Philadelphia. Ravens beat reporter Jeff Zriebec writes, “Ravens defensive backs will be seeing (Matthews) in their sleep over the next couple of days.” Zriebec added, “Nobody on the Ravens has been able to match up,” and “if Matthews stays healthy, I’d be shocked if he didn’t have a big year.”
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Aug 21 – 2:26 PM
Must read on Deadspin.
They’re putting out their annual “Why your team sucks” commentaries, and today they posted the Eagles. Soo funny….and unfortunately true!
I was laughing my ass off all the way through. They were brutal.
The KC Chiefs one is almost as funny….destroying Andy Reid and Alex Smith…sooo good.
Check them out on Deadspin.
Man if rg3 died today jay gruden would be the saddest happy guy ever……I have said since day 1 dan synder iz the reason rg is there and its the reason why,they will remain terrible
LOL everyone knows that mhenski is an ass..I’m surprised he is still around!
Kool dude you dont know qb play, he didnt slide, he didnt make decisions fast enough and he is careless with the ball, yes his o line sucked ass but he didnt help himself at all…..dude the media in dc is saying the same thing i am……buf he runs fast so of course you dont understand
Breeze seriously go back and watch the difference between rg3 and colt mccoy, the oline does not trust rg3 and watch how colt goes through his progressions compared to rg3. ….for real rg3 just doesnt need to be a pocket qb he is not ready, just leave him in pistol
Hac I watched that game and it was not all on the line, rg3 thinks way too much in the pocket, the only reason he is starting is because of dan synder, I dont understand why kool would think its not his fault, so you are telling me for rg3 to make good throws he haz to have a clean pocket everytime, sry not in the nfl, it tells me rright away he doesnt understand qb play at all
Hot air has many blind spots when it comes to QBs with certain characteristics. RG me has those characteristics…. He is a dreadful player. So many flaws ….talking too dam much is one of those
You think detroit didnt see his best qb in the league comment and decide to destroy this big mouth idiot…..god rg does it to himself
I love it … The guy is a train wreck… He and Mesean are a perfect pair
The coach hates him, his teammates dont believe in him, and he cant shut up, 3 wins maybe 4. ….they are screwed for a long time as long as fan synder is there…lol…..even the smart redskins fans know this….they hate dan
They do win the off season frequently. even this year fraud man mentioned that the Eagles should be scared because they signed a FA pass rusher. I love Dan Snyder