Defenses are generally light years ahead of the offenses in the first week or two of a season. Last week was no exception. If you are like me, you don’t even bother with a defense at draft time. I take the team with the friendliest week 1 match-up.
In a day and age of instant news via Twitter, there are no secrets. So when Chip Kelly surprises everyone by accepting the head coaching job with the Philadelphia Eagles, the news hits the Eagle fanbase like lottery win.
Up until this past Monday night, the only real hatred towards Andy Reid was coming from Philadelphia Eagles fans. But after Bryce Brown racked up 178 yards and two touchdowns against the Carolina Panthers, Reid can add fantasy owners to the list.
Bitter sweet to say the least, Asante Samuel was driven out of town at the start of the season and was all smiles post-game after huge win in Philly. The Falcons gave up only a seventh-round draft pick to acquire the once dominant Eagles corner. In the video above, Samuel's throws gas on the soon-to-be Andy Reid firing, does he go to far?
The battle of the birds just became even more unpredictable. The 2-0 Cardinals are about to face over against a 2-0 Eagles team now without key members to their offensive line and receiving corps. Not only is Philadelphia trying to figure out how to fix their problem at center with Jason Kelce's needing season-ending knee surgery, but now they will also be without left tackle King Dunlap.
Football is a supremely physical sport. Players in the National Football League have been getting injured in numerous ways for several years. One of the most polarizing figures in the NFL is Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Michael Vick. Vick, his dog fighting issues aside, has been one of the most stellar and one of the most heartbreaking quarterbacks at the same time for the Eagles’ faithful.
The original plan, before Vick was injured, was to have the Eagles play late into the third quarter with all the starters. So ideally with Vick going down so early, Nick Foles was given an opportunity to lead the Eagles with all the starters on Monday Night Football. -He did not squander his opportunity.
Time to update your mock draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have some bad news. On a day where Gridiron Experts so innocently posted a gallery of hot Eagles Cheerleaders, it was reported that left tackle Jason Peters had ruptured his Achilles’ tendon and will be done for the 2012 NFL season. This is a terrible way to start […]