Prior Previews WR/TE Defensive Backs QB/RB LB Depth Chart If everyone plays to their potential - and that is ALWAYS a big if - this is a talented and deep a group as the Eagles have had in awhile. They have two major pass rushers in Cole and Babin, a jack-of-all-trades in Jenkins, solid DT depth with Patterson, Dixon and Laws, and adequate back-ups at DE as well. I'm very curious to see if Phillip Hunt can make his mark on this team. He had 16.0 sacks in the CFL in 2010 … [Read more...]

Prior Previews WR/TE Defensive Backs QB/RB Depth Chart Not a single guarantee here. You've got 3 new starters here. A rookie, a 2nd year player and a former 7th round pick. Most Important Player -Casey Matthews Middle linebacker is an important position in the Eagles defense and it is surprising that they are going with a 4th round pick to start the year there. I was very happy when we drafted Matthews, he was a player I had seen play a bit in college and looked like he … [Read more...]

In case you haven't yet seen - the Eagles and Michael Vick agreed to a 6-year, $100 million deal that will keep Vick under the Eagles' control until his 36th birthday in 2016. Some details on the deal gathered from Twitter... $40 million guaranteed His 2011 cap number is reduced, but not by as much as people might have thought - goes from $16.2 to $14.4 With the franchise tag off of Michael Vick, it means we can use it on Desean Jackson next year if need be UPDATE: PFT saying the … [Read more...]

Prior Previews WR/TE Defensive Backs Depth Chart For the 2nd straight year, the QB version of this chart looks very different from the year prior. Last year was supposed to usher in the Kevin Kolb era and Michael Vick was still a complete unknown. But after Clay Matthews KO'd Kolb in Week 1 (where he was playing horribly) and Vick led a miraculous comeback, and followed it up with a solid start - the Kolb era ended before it began. Once again, the Eagles have a starter-caliber … [Read more...]

Previous Previews Wide Receivers and Tight Ends Depth Chart Per Scouts Inc., this Eagles squad boasts the #2 (Asomugha), #7 (DRC) and #14 (Asante) corners in the league. 22 of the 32 teams in the NFL don't have a single corner that would make our top-3. The safety position is a lot less settled and elite. Any of the four listed above could be starters and the hope is that they are adequate enough to not offset the huge strength at corner. Most Important Player - Nate … [Read more...]

A little late to be starting up the Eagles preview, but it's not like we had the normal lead-in to the season this year. I'll try to motor through these and get them done by the opener on September 11th (less than 3 weeks away. Wow). We will start with the skill position folks. Depth Chart The company line continues to be that Jeremy Maclin will be ready to start the season in Week 1. Considering he still hasn't seen the practice field, consider me skeptical. Steve Smith could be a … [Read more...]

Note: This is a guest post from PSU Junior Troy Weller. For information about how to write your own guest post, please visit our Guest Post page Once the lockout was lifted and NFL teams received the OK to proceed with player movement, Eagles general manger Howie Roseman did his best Ruben Amaro, Jr. impression and delivered the city of Philadelphia one of the most hectic and exciting free agency periods it has seen in recent memory. As of August 6, the Eagles had signed 12 free agents, … [Read more...]

Let's get it out of the way first. "The team that wins the off-season doesn't often win the real season" "It's a great team... on paper" "NFL games aren't won in August" Blah. Blah. Blah. I seem to remember the same being said about the Phillies before this season. A ton of writers even went out of their way to pick the Braves to win the division. As the Phillies rampage towards 100+ wins, it turns out teams that are pretty awesome on paper can be pretty awesome of the field … [Read more...]