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Eagles dominate Saints 39-17, improve to 2-3 on the season

October 12th, 2015 by Sam Shipley | Comments Off on Eagles dominate Saints 39-17, improve to 2-3 on the season | Filed in Eagles, Football, NFL

Fletcher Cox records one of his three sacks against Drew Brees.

The Eagles needed a win. They needed to have their best game of the season to avoid falling to 1-4, a record that would have all but likely eliminated them from the playoffs.

The Eagles didn’t only win, they dominated the New Orleans Saints on Sunday to win 39-17, improving to 2-3 on the season.

After a slow start once again by the Eagles offense, including two interceptions in the end zone by Sam Bradford, the offense finally seemed to hit a rhythm and take off. Sam Bradford had arguably his best game as an Eagles, completing 32-45 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns.

Bradford bounced back from his two early interceptions by hitting Josh Huff, who had his best game in the NFL, for a 41 yard touchdown early in the 2nd quarter. He would also throw another touchdown to Brent Celek with 6:31 to go in the 3rd quarter to extend the Eagles lead to 23-10.

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Report: Eagles, Bradford discussing contract extension

August 4th, 2015 by Sam Shipley | Comments Off on Report: Eagles, Bradford discussing contract extension | Filed in Eagles, NFL, Sports

The Philadelphia Eagles and newly acquired quarterback Sam Bradford are having discussions about a contract extension that would lock up the quarterback in Philadelphia beyond the 2015 season.

The news was first reported by ESPN’s Ed Werder earlier this morning:

Bradford is scheduled to make just under $13 million this season.

The contract extension is a good move for the Eagles, depending on the terms, but is a very risky move for Bradford. If Bradford gets hurt this season or does not play well at all, the extension guarantees him money and security for at least one more season.

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Report: Sam Bradford should be ready for Eagles Training Camp

July 22nd, 2015 by Sam Shipley | Comments Off on Report: Sam Bradford should be ready for Eagles Training Camp | Filed in Eagles, Football, NFL

The biggest question mark of this entire Philadelphia Eagles season is the health of newly acquired quarterback Sam Bradford.

However, according to a report from Eliot Shorr-Parks the Eagles quarterback looks like he will be fully healthy once Eagles training camp opens on August 2nd.

“According to a person familiar with the situation who requested anonymity, Bradford is “looking great”, has been in the rehab room close to every day this summer, and should be ready to go when training camp opens.”

This news means that come August 2nd, Bradford should be ready for full 11-on-11 drills which is huge.

It is not only huge because he is healthy, but it is also huge for the simple fact that Bradford needs to learn the new system, get comfortable running the up-tempo style offense, and most importantly get reps with a young receiving core.

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Report: Latest Eagles rumor has team trading Cox, Kendricks, and Bradford

April 24th, 2015 by Sam Shipley | Comments Off on Report: Latest Eagles rumor has team trading Cox, Kendricks, and Bradford | Filed in Eagles, Football, NFL

Over the last three months the Eagles have been involved in every possible rumor that involves trading up for Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota. However, over the last week the rumors have really picked up, and the general consensus is starting to become that the Eagles have a real shot of actually getting a deal done to land the former Oregon Duck.

Which rumors, if any, are true is always something that is so hard to determine. Some can be completely fake, while others can be smokescreens leaked by teams on purpose, while others might actually have some legitimacy to them.

The latest Eagles rumor seems like one of those rumors that is a long shot, but it is obviously worth reporting.

According to NJ.com’s Mark Eckel, there is a new rumor making it’s rounds around NFL personnel meetings that involves the Eagles trading Sam Bradford, Mychal Kendricks, and Fletcher Cox. Here is what Eckel wrote in his story:

“One rumor, making its rounds in NFL personnel meetings, has the Eagles dealing Bradford to the Browns for the 19th overall pick. It’s been widely reported that the Browns offered that 19th pick to the St. Louis Rams for Bradford before the Rams traded him to the Eagles for Nick Foles and a 2016 second-round pick. Despite reports that Bradford, in the final year of his contract, would not sign an extension with Cleveland, the Browns are said to still have interest.

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Reports: Eagles plan to sign Tim Tebow

April 20th, 2015 by Sam Shipley | Comments Off on Reports: Eagles plan to sign Tim Tebow | Filed in Eagles, General, NFL, TalkSportsPhilly

The Eagles worked out Tim Tebow a month ago, however there were questions whether anything would come from that after Tebow left Philadelphia with out a contract.

However, that is not the case anymore.

According to multiple reports, the Philadelphia Eagles are planning to sign Tim Tebow to a one-year contract. The deal is likely to be finalized tomorrow.

News broke early this evening by Fox Sports Jay Glazer:

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Eagles-Rams Week 1 Preview

September 10th, 2011 by Scott Dargis | Comments Off on Eagles-Rams Week 1 Preview | Filed in Eagles, Football, General

With the first Sunday of the 2011 NFL season just around the corner, Philadelphia Eagles fans everywhere are getting their jerseys out of the closet and dusted off. This has been an unusual offseason to say the least and no I am not talking about the lockout. The Eagles dominated the headlines with their free agent signings. Philadelphia scored the prize acquisition of the offseason in CB Nnamdi Asomugha. They traded away what was supposed to be franchise quarterback Kevin Kolb to the Arizona Cardinals. Backup QB Vince Young dubbed this the “dream team” and while this is far from a dream team, the 2011 Philadelphia Eagles are clearly looking at this season as Super Bowl or bust. The journey to February begins tomorrow at the Edward James Dome in St. Louis.

Offense

Expect the Eagles to come out firing tomorrow. Head coach Andy Reid has a knack for taking a shot down the field to begin the game and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Steve Smith getting that first target. There isn’t a better way to say welcome to the team than to be on the other end of a Michael Vick bomb. The real question will be what kind of formation can the crazy scientist draw up. Last year Kevin Kolb and Vick were on the field for the first play, so I believe that Vince Young will be out there to draw some type of attention.

The Rams rush and pass defense both ranked in the middle of the league last season (14th and 16th respectfully). They have some very good tacklers in the front 7 including Chris Long and James Laurinaitus, while they may wrap up LeSean McCoy a couple of times behind the line of scrimmage, expect “shady” to pick up right where he left off last season. I’ve said it before and will say it again, McCoy will be the most consistent Eagle this season.

It will be interesting to see how Vick chooses to use all of the weapons around him. Steve Smith is reported to play tomorrow, but it is impossible to know if he is playing anywhere close to 100%. Another health concern is WR Jeremy Maclin. Sidelined with an undisclosed injury for most of the offseason, he has to show that he is in regular season game shape early on tomorrow if he wants to be effective. I expect Desean Jackson to make two big plays tomorrow, he will fall out of the flow of the game, but is simply just too good to ignore.

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Fantasy Football 2011: Sleepers and Busts

August 27th, 2011 by Scott Dargis | 1 Comment | Filed in Football, General

For all of us fake team owners out there, this is our time of the year. The two weeks leading up to the beginning of the NFL season are filled with fantasy football drafts all over the country. The people within the bubble of fantasy football know how important selecting Arian Foster in the middle rounds, or a mid to late round Darren McFadden selection was last season. The key to your draft is finding value within rounds 4-10, so let’s take a look at some players that you will want to target and some that you’re better off staying away from this season.

Sleepers

Calvin Johnson WR Lions- Many of you might be thinking, Calvin Johnson is not a sleeper, well he might not be your traditional mid round steal, but he is poised this season to be a top 3 wide receiver in the 3rd or even 4th round. It seems as if the emergence of Mike Wallace, Hakeem Nicks and Roddy White have made people forget about the physical specimen that Megatron is. Obviously his ceiling is dependent on the health of Matthew Stafford, who vowed to be healthy for this entire season. If Johnson can put up a 77/1120/12 season with a QB carousel just imagine what he could do with a full year of Stafford’s cannon feeding him receptions.

My projection for Calvin Johnson: 92 Rec, 1444 Yds, 14 TDs


Felix Jones RB Cowboys – I love Felix Jones this year and believe that he will bring the best value out of any pick in fantasy football. He is ranked between 16-20 in his position depending on what website or magazine you look at. He finally doesn’t have to worry about splitting time with Marion Barber. Tashard Choice will have his touches for sure, but it will not be enough to take away too much of Jones’s value. Prince Felix will have the benefit of having Tony Romo for a full season this year which can only increase his total of 48 receptions from last season. He looks to have added some power in his upper body to break tackles. Put that along side of his agility and quickness and you have the recipe that very few backs have in the league.

My projection for Felix Jones: 1,655 total yards, 12 TDs

Sam Bradford QB Rams – Last year as a rookie Bradford had a very good year, throwing for 3512 yards and 18 TDs. The interception number was high (15), but that is expected from a rookie signal caller in the NFL. What is important is that the touchdown number is higher, most rookie QBs do not achieve that feat. The Rams added Mike Sims-Walker in the offseason to bolster the wide receiver core. While there are not a bunch of house hold names in that core, there are plenty of solid options for Bradford to share the wealth. Don’t buy into the hype that he will struggle with Josh McDaniels new offense, Bradford stepped in right away to a completely different offense his first year at Oklahoma. Learning a new offense doesn’t take away the deadly accuracy that he has.

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