Author Archives: Tommy Lawlor

Cecil Lammey, who writes for ESPN Denver and Footballguys.com, has been posting some really good Matt Barkley stats on Twitter.  Here goes: since start of 2011 season Matt Barkley threw 24TDs of 20 or more yards, with only 2INTs on … Continue reading →

Per Aaron Wilson: “Source: Defensive end Trevor Scott visits Eagles” Scott is a pass rusher, with 16.5 career sacks. He has the size the Eagles like at 6-5, 250. Scott would likely come to Philly to be a backup SAM … Continue reading →

Former SF offensive lineman Jesse Sapolu just put an interesting note on Twitter/Facebook that he’s working with OL Nic Purcell to get him ready for a tryout with the Eagles. I’d never heard of Purcell so I did a bit … Continue reading →

PE.com has an interesting story. Jeremiah Trotter just finished making his first movie. Sadly, it isn’t the story of him saving mankind by knocking the crap out of Troy Aikman. The movie is called North Star.  Here’s a description: “Based … Continue reading →

Chip Kelly is a New Hampshire grad and he coached there as well. He’s now offering a shot to a couple of players from his alma mater. A pair of UNH players will tryout for the Eagles in the upcoming mini-camp. Dontra … Continue reading →

Russell Shepard signed with the Eagles as a UDFA. That didn’t seem like a big deal at the time. He didn’t have a great career at LSU and wasn’t likely to be drafted, but was worth bringing to camp to … Continue reading →

ProFootballTalk reviews the Eagles draft. This wasn’t done by Mike Florio and it isn’t an edgy piece. Just straight-forward football analysis. Here is one bit: “Long-term prospects: This was a good foundation draft class for the Eagles, one very clearly … Continue reading →

For those Eagles fans who want to see/hear more from the greatest QB prospect of the last 500 years, here is an interview with him. You get 13:30 of Matt talking to a guy from Grantland about his future and … Continue reading →

USA Today did a piece a few months back that took a look at Matt Barkley’s time at USC. They chose the 10 best moments of his career. My favorite: “1. Hello, college football (at Ohio State, Sept. 12, 2009). In … Continue reading →

Chris Brown of SmartFootball.com wrote a good piece for Grantland on what the Eagles drafting of Matt Barkley could mean to Chip Kelly’s offensive vision. “Kelly, who grew up in the northeast and coached at New Hampshire before Oregon, wore … Continue reading →