Monthly Archives: October 2013

Tom Coughlin on Eli. “I honestly believe that he’s trying so hard to get us a win, he’s almost put too much on himself,” Coughlin said, via Gary Myers of the New York Daily News. “He keeps it all pretty much inside. … Continue reading →

Jordan Raanan has the snap counts from Sunday’s game. Little by little, Riley Cooper is losing snaps. The Eagles embattled wide receiver was on the field for 62 of the 81 offensive snaps on Sunday. That’s 77 percent of the … Continue reading →

The inconsistent start has overshadowed some of the amazing numbers being put up by the offense. Eagles are 4th team in NFL history with five straight games of 430 or more total yards: 1968 Raiders, 2011 Saints, 2012 Saints. — … Continue reading →

The Chiefs beat the Titans today to improve to 5-0. And there’s this note from trainer Rick Burkholder (formerly with Eagles, now in KC). With our win in TN, Andy Reid has recorded a win against all 32 NFL teams. … Continue reading →

I like this. Eli has lost 7 of his last 9 starts to Eagles. But he has 96.4 passer rating in those 9 games (58.5 completion, 7.4 YPA, 23 TD, 8 INT) — Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) October 6, 2013 Let’s … Continue reading →

Football coaches like to break seasons down into quarters. That keeps players from getting too far up or down, and also from looking too far ahead. For my PE.com piece, I wrote about where the Eagles stand after the first … Continue reading →

LeSean McCoy likes facing the Giants. 11–82-1 10-28 14-111-1 10-64 24-128-1 23-113 23-123 10-45 Career numbers:  125 carries – 694 yards – 5.6 ypc Average game:  16 carries – 87 yards I’ll be surprised if Shady doesn’t surpass both numbers … Continue reading →

Over the last 2 years Michael Vick has taken a lot of heat for holding the ball too long. He’s hearing that criticism now and isn’t happy. “Listen, whoever’s saying I’m holding the ball too long, they don’t know anything … Continue reading →

I don’t like this one bit. Panthers source says they are working a trade that would send pro bowl LB Jon Beason to the Giants, who sorely need defensive help — Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) October 4, 2013 Late round compensation … Continue reading →

Sheil Kapadia posted his notes on the offense from the Denver game. Here’s what he had to say about Michael Vick. * This will probably surprise some, but I thought Michael Vick was the least of the Eagles’ problems on Sunday. Coming … Continue reading →