Author Archives: Tommy Lawlor

PE.com has a video up of Chris Polk being interviewed. Very good stuff. You learn a lot about Polk. He only played RB for one year in high school. He mostly played WR. He would have gone to Oregon if … Continue reading →

How are things going for some former Eagles? DRC suffered an ankle sprain at practice this week. Those can be troublesome injuries, but right now they are thinking it will hold him out a few weeks. Nnamdi is a backup … Continue reading →

GCobb wrote his thoughts on the Eagles defense, looking at players and scheme. There isn’t a ton of new info here, but G does offer some interesting thoughts on LB play and how they read formations and alignments looking for … Continue reading →

Jordan Rannan of NJ.com posted some interesting notes on Nick Foles after Thursday’s practice. On the third play of the live period on Thursday afternoon, Foles hit Riley Cooper (yes, that Riley Cooper) in stride for a 50-yard touchdown. It … Continue reading →

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 →