Former Eagles Head Coach Buddy Ryan Dies At 85
I was at Dick Vermeil's Golf Tournament last week and Jim Solano, who was my agent during the last five or six years of my NFL career, showed me a picture of Buddy with Seth
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Is Chip Kelly Far Enough Ahead Of The NFL To Win A Title?
There's no question that Eagles head coach Chip Kelly is ahead of the NFL with his hurry-up offense. His offense has been amongst the best in the league despite mediocre quarterback play, but can Kelly win
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Military And Science Have Been Friends Of the NFL For Decades
Many Eagles fans were shocked about Chip Kelly's decision to hire a former Navy Seals trainer, Shaun Huls, to his staff. I was neither surprised nor shocked. There has been a close relationship between the
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Eagles Dominant Defense Was Never The Same Without Jerome Brown
It was twenty-years ago when I got the news. I was doing a radio show at the time and learned that my former Eagles teammate All-Pro defensive tackle Jerome Brown had died in a tragic
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Gregg Williams And Saints Bounty System Isn’t Totally New
ESPN has reported that former New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator and current St. Louis Rams defensive boss Gregg Williams is headed to the NFL League Office in New York today, to discuss the "Bounty System"
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The Eagles Mr. Softy Defense
The 2011 Philadelphia Eagles defense wasn’t supposed to be this way. During the off-season Andy Reid and company went out and acquired some big name free agents such as Nnamdi Asomugha and Jason Babin. So
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Buddy Ryan Delaying Surgery So He Can See His Sons Coach Against Each Other
Former Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan found out last week that he has glandular cancer and will need to have surgery to remove a tumor from an area near his neck. He asked the doctor
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The Buddy Ryan Whom I Know Would Have Never Used The N-Word
I was saddened to hear that, Buddy Ryan, who was my head coach for two years when I played with the Eagles, is battling cancer. Buddy's son, Jets head coach Rex Ryan says his father
Read MoreThe Akers’ Controversy Shows Us There Are Things More Important Than Football
I was on 610-WIP this morning and Angelo Cataldi confronted me with the story that I haven't written an article about on GCobb.com. Of course that story concerns David Akers and his young daughter, Halley,
Read MoreThis Is Personal:Eagles Coaches Want To Pay Back Last Year’s Embarrassments
Last season, the Cowboys not only took apart the Eagles players on the field, but their coaches took the Philly coaches to the cleaners. Their schemes were superior to what the Eagles were doing and
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