Monthly Archives: July 2013

Navy SEAL Talks to Eagles

Chip Kelly brought in a Navy SEAL to talk to the Eagles. “Everything we do is high performance,” said tight end James Casey. “It’s awesome when coach Kelly brings in guys like that to talk to us about just kind of … Continue reading

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The Onion on RGIII

The Onion is up and down with sports jokes. This is funny. Doctors Clear RGIII’s Knee For Light Tearing  “Robert’s knee has healed to the point where we feel he can safely start damaging the ligament again,” said orthopedist James … Continue reading

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QB Battle Update

What do we know so far? Has anything happened since the spring? Nick Foles got his hair cut. Mike Vick gained 4 pounds of muscle, mostly by doing lots of curls and bench press. Matt Barkley got married. And here’s … Continue reading

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On the Prowl

Sheil Kapadia took the time to listen to a podcast where Greg Cosell talked about the rookies in the NFC East. Greg had some interesting things to say. He likes Earl Wolff. A lot. “I think this kid is a … Continue reading

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2 Players to the NFI List

Chip Kelly, like all coaches, puts his players through a conditioning test at the start of camp. Rookies went through that today. P Brad Wing and RB Matthew Tucker, both UDFAs, failed the test. They were moved to the NFI … Continue reading

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Don Banks on the Eagles and TC

Sports Illustrated writer Don Banks posted his 10 Training Camp Questions. The Eagles came in at No. 1. 1. Can the Eagles master Chip Kelly’s up-tempo, fast-break offense and exit the preseason looking like an NFL version of the Oregon … Continue reading

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Know Your Enemy

Couple of NFC East tidbits. Bad news in Dallas. DE Tyrone Crawford suffered an Achilles injury and is out for the year. He was expected to play DT and DE. He was the Cowboys biggest DE so losing him takes … Continue reading

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Roob’s 25 Things

Ruben Frank does a regular column called Roob’s 25 Random Points. I love pieces like this. You get a little bit of everything. And writer’s don’t force writing hundreds of words on stuff that isn’t interesting. Here is an Eagles … Continue reading

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Roster Tiers

Chip Kelly would hate this, but I think it is a good way to look at things for those of us on the outside. Sheil Kapadia broke down the roster into 5 tiers. Tier 5: These are the longshots. If any … Continue reading

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Nick Foles, Speed Demon

Nick Foles got a new haircut. Check this out. The shaggy do is gone. He’s now got a tight cut that makes him more aerodynamic. He’s got sleek hair. Clearly this was done to make him faster. I now consider … Continue reading

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