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Vince Young Guides Game-Winning Drive, Eagles Top Giants 17-10
Vince Young hit Riley Cooper for the game-winning touchdown, securing a win as the Eagles defense dominated the Giants most of the day.
Eagles Must Account for Hester Factor
NOVACARE COMPLEX, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The Philadelphia Eagles have their work cut out for them on special teams. For all of the talk about Matt Forte’s running abilities, it’s easy to forget that he’s only rushed for two touchdowns this year. Devin Hester has a pair of his own in the return game. That should [...]
Examining the Eagles Draft Preferences at Defensive End
The Andy Reid era is nearly a decade and a half old. No matter what you think of the Reid syndicate, it puts those of us who follow the Eagles in a unique position. We have a large sample of data on which to draw conclusions about Reid’s tendencies in all forms of coaching and [...]
Eagles and Cowboys Battle With Quarterback Protection at a Premium
The Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys tonight at 8:20 p.m. in another pivotal NFC East game. Philadelphia can ill-afford a loss after a 1-4 start left it scrambling to get back into the hunt and a 20-13 win two weeks ago at Washington provided a measure of renewed hope. The Eagles, coming off of [...]
Return of Trent Cole, Rejuvenated Eagles DEs Will Bolster Wide-9 Effectiveness
NOVACARE COMPLEX, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Up until the injuries set in, all of the talk from the Eagles defensive ends was about wearing down their opponents by going 100 percent for a handful of plays, catching a breather on the sideline and doing it all over again. Then Darryl Tapp strained his pectoral muscle in [...]
Eagles Face Cowboys, Ryan’s Tricky 3-4 Front
For Eagles fans, the name Buddy Ryan still conjures up images of the “Body Bag Game,” and aggressive, blitzing defenses that got after the quarterback. With his schemes, including his famous 46 defense, passed down to his sons Rex and Ryan, Buddy’s defensive prowess lives on well after his retirement. It’s rare, though, for the [...]
Eagles Could Pursue Trade Before Tomorrow’s Deadline
NOVACARE COMPLEX, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Don’t start enjoying a week off from football just yet. While Andy Reid sent his players off to rest up during the bye week, he left the possibility wide open that there may be a new face or two when the Eagles return next week. The NFL’s trade deadline is [...]
Eagles Share Similarities With 1-4 Teams That Made Playoffs
The odds aren’t in the Eagles favor to climb out of the 1-4 hole they’ve dug themselves and find their way into the playoffs. Since the divisions were realigned in 1990 and the third Wild Card spot was added in each conference, just five of the 100 teams that started 1-4 made the playoffs and [...]
Five Keys to an Eagles Win Over the Bills
5. Keep the Defensive Line Fresh – With Trent Cole injured, Juqua Parker and Darryl Tapp return to the lineup. Neither is likely to be in top form conditioning-wise, so the pressure is on defensive line coach Jim Washburn to keep them all fresh in his wide-nine technique. Washburn likes to have his players go [...]
Reid: No Coaching Changes, Dixon Likely Out for Year, Cole and Peters Injuries “Fairly Significant”
After Philadelphia’s Super Bowl aspirations and an opening day win were followed by three straight losses, the last a 24-23 defeat at home to San Francisco despite leading by 20 points in the third quarter, a litany of questions arose. Eagles head coach Andy Reid was mostly resolute in his support of defensive coordinator Juan [...]