Monthly Archives: February 2014

Free Agents of Interest?

Greg Bedard is an outstanding national writer. He works for Peter King’s MMQB site. Bedard put together his list of Top 50 free agents and then listed teams where they would be a good fit. Here are the Eagles fits, … Continue reading

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Foles Makes a Free Agency Move

Thank you all for the congratulations for the engagement! We couldn't be happier! Fly Eagles Fly, Tori & Nick — Nick Foles (@NFoles_9) February 25, 2014 Nick Foles got engaged and it wasn’t to Jimmy Bama? Crazy. Congrats, Mr Foles.

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Jimmie Ward Update

One Safety prospect the Eagles might have interest in is Jimmie Ward of Northern Illinois. He is at the Combine, but Tony Pauline reports Ward won’t be able to work out. Jimmie Ward will not be taking part in Tuesday’s … Continue reading

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Some Prospects of Interest

Notes from the Combine Eagles have talked to Utah CB Keith McGill. Biggest corner at the combine — 6-3, 211. Was a safety who was moved to CB last year. — Paul Domowitch (@pdomo) February 23, 2014 Some feel McGill … Continue reading

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Checking on Some OLB Prospects

Green Bay is the smallest NFL market, but the media up there does a tremendous job of covering the team and the league. Tyler Dunne is one of the best Packers writers and he did a good piece on OLB … Continue reading

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Crazy Stat

Interesting nugget from Jimmy Bama. If you exclude free agents Michael Vick and Jeremy Maclin, the Eagles only have 3 former 1st round picks on their roster. — Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) February 17, 2014 2013 – Lane Johnson 2012 – … Continue reading

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Interesting Cap Casualty?

A few years back, James Harrison and LaMarr Woodley were a dynamic set of 3-4 OLBs. Harrison is now in Cincy and the Steelers might think about cutting Woodley. Steelers beat writer Ed Bouchette thinks that would be the prudent … Continue reading

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Ranking The Chippah

Chip Kelly is off to a terrific start as an NFL coach. He went 10-6 and won the NFC East in his first year. So where does Kelly rank among NFL head coaches? Patrick Daugherty of Rotoworld put together his … Continue reading

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More on Banner

I wrote about the fall of Joe Banner on Iggles Blitz. Today a couple of good pieces came out on Banner and the Browns. Mary Kay Cabot wrote an excellent article showing just how dysfunctional things were in Cleveland. The … Continue reading

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Ray Rhodes, Hiring Guru

Ray Rhodes was not a perfect coach, but he had quite a track record of surrounding himself with smart people. Did you know that Ray has a coaching tree Jon Gruden – Super Bowl winner Sean Payton – Super Bowl … Continue reading

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