Monthly Archives: July 2013

Brent at Eagles Rewind offered his two cents on the Maclin injury. He focused on numbers and the numbers say that Jeremy Maclin is a good, not a great receiver. That, combined with some offensive changes, make Maclin replaceable. The … Continue reading →

Reuben Frank has a great piece up on the 1999 Draft. He talked to Jeffrey Lurie and found out that if the Eagles hadn’t drafted Donovan McNabb, they would have gone for RB Edgerrin James. Why not the other QBs? … Continue reading →

PE.com posted some good practice notes. Here’s what they had to say about Monday. Wide receiver Greg Salas continues to have a really good Training Camp. He’s crisp as a route runner and smooth in and out of his breaks to create … Continue reading →

Bart Hubbuch is the NFL writer for the NY Post. He is an interesting guy, but not exactly and X’s and O’s guru. He was at Eagles camp on Monday and shared this nugget of wisdom. https://twitter.com/ECStoner/status/361923187715477506/photo/1 The read-option is … Continue reading →

Chip Kelly wants to go up-tempo, but NFL officials will have an impact on how quickly the Eagles can go on offense. Officials will not hurry with getting the ball ready to snap just because the Eagles want that. They’ll … Continue reading →

Brandon Lee Growton posted his practice notes. Sounds like Brandon Graham is making some progress with his coverage skills. • I watched a drill where the OLBs practiced dropping into coverage. Brandon Grahamlooked smooth doing this, but he couldn’t catch the ball when … Continue reading →

Great tweet from Les. Linc windmills twirling in unison except 1 on far RT, which is off doing its own thing. I call it "Nnamdi" pic.twitter.com/ly3lBQwKd7 — Les Bowen (@LesBowen) July 28, 2013  

Brandon Lee Gowton (BLG over at BGN) posted some good practice notes. Since WRs are the topic of the day, here is what he said about them: • Russell Shepard’s work with the JUGS machine has been paying off. He made a … Continue reading →

Reuben Frank wrote a good piece on changes at Training Camp between Andy Reid and Chip Kelly. Reid ran fast practices, but Kelly is at a whole other level. He’s changing the way football is practiced at the pro and … Continue reading →

Sal is well known for stirring the pot and saying some odd things, but this report is flat out bad. Dumb might also be another way to describe it. Sal watched the first part of practice and then jumped on … Continue reading →