The Eagles have announced that DT Dan Klecko will now be the full time full back. Tony Hunt started the season at FB, but will go back to playing his natural position, RB.
When the Eagles signed Klecko in march, the original plan was for him to be the teams full back. That experiment did not last long, and he was quickly changed to defensive tackle. Desperate for a FB, the Birds’ traded for Luke Lawton from the Colts, but he was unable to even make the final roster cuts.
In a somewhat... Read Full Story
Scripted Plays Worked. Everything Else Failed: The Eagles first 15 plays of every game are usually scripted. The 15 the Eagles used in this game worked beautifully. Once Reid ran out of scripted plays, the offense went down the toilet.
“We’d never seen those plays they came out with,” Redskins’ CB Carlos Rogers said. “I’m serious. Those were great plays. But after that, I guess our coaching took over.”
Rogers is right. The Eagles play calling was awful after the first 15 plays. They were so... Read Full Story
An MRI revealed that Brian Westbrook has fractured ribs. Apparently this happened on the 9th play of the Eagles first drive against the Redskins yesterday. Westbrook was noticeably in pain on the sidelines, and left the game for a short period of time. He was able to finish the game, but did not play very well.
Andy Reid gave his usual nothing answer as to the availability of Westbrook for next week against the 49ers.
“We’ll see how it works out for him.”
I am not a doctor, but I am guessing... Read Full Story
The Washington Redskins kicked the crap out of the Eagles today. The Eagles took an early 14-0 lead, and appeared to be on their way to victory, and then everything just fell apart.
David Akers missed another 50 yards field goal, the defense got gashed on he ground, and the offense just went completely flat. The Redskins chipped away at the Eagles lead with 3 field goals to make the score 14-9 at halftime.
In the second half the Eagles were still having troubles stopping the run, and the... Read Full Story
The Eagles lost to the Chicago Bears 24-20 last Sunday night. This game was full of mistakes, questionable coaching decisions, and poorly executed plays. There were so many frustrating moments in this game, and the result was another close loss for the Birds. The Eagles are now in last place in the NFC East
The Good And Bad Of DeSean: DeSean Jackson has quickly become the Eagles biggest threat at WR. In this game he made some really big plays. Jackson finished the game with 5 catches for 71... Read Full Story
