Articles by Matt Lombardo (328)
Sean Payton's road map to success for the Saints could be a model for Chip Kelly, Eagles. Sean Payton knows a thing or two about developing quarterbacks and dynamic offenses. Payton's aerial attack has set NFL records in recent years thanks in large part to the play of Drew Brees who reached his Hall of […]
Michael Vick says he's open to testing the free-agent market at season's end for a starting job but didn't rule out a return to Philadelphia as the Eagles backup. Image courtesy of The Sporting News Nick Foles has cemented himself as the Eagles starting quarterback moving forward. That much is assured after throwing 27 touchdowns, three […]
Eagles rookie safety Earl Wolff, in spite of sounding confident he'll make a Saturday return, did not practice Wednesday. Image courtesy of Philly.com Anyone who witnessed with Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten and Dez Bryant did to Patrick Chung and the Eagles secondary on Sunday night understands the value of rookie safety Earl Wolff. In […]
Bryce Brown's touchdown against the Cowboys helped seal the Eagles NFC East championship but his contributions have gone far beyond that this season. Chip Kelly's offense, for all of it's zone-read plays and read option tendancies is really a scheme that's based around a power running game and steady dose of the ground attack. If […]
Nick Foles and the Philadelphia Eagles will have to wait to see their 2014 schedule, but their list of opponents next season has been officially announced. The Eagles opponents for the 2014 season have been officially announced and there are some familiar faces, some at-least-for-now favorable appearing opponents and some difficult tests mixed in as […]
LeSean McCoy and the Eagles run to the postseason comes with the reward of playing the Jekyll and Hyde New Orleans Saints at Lincoln Financial Field in the opening round. All things considered, it's been a pretty magical run for the Philadelphia Eagles in their first season under head coach Chip Kelly. On the way […]
Nick Foles and LeSean McCoy were nothing short of historic this season as the Eagles won the NFC East division championship in Chip Kelly's first year at the helm. Before the NFC East Division championship shirts and caps were distributed to the players in the locker room, Chip Kelly's Philadelphia Eagles tied the bow on […]
Should the Eagles hold on against the Cowboys, Lincoln Financial Field would host it's first playoff game since January 2011. At halftime of the Eagles vs. Cowboys Sunday Night Football matchup on NBC with the the NFC East division championship at stake the NFL officially set the dates and start times for the wild card […]
Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and current sports radio host previewed the Eagles showdown with the Cowboys Sunday on 97.5 The Fanatic. Legendary Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson joined Matt Lombardo and Pat Gallen on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia to preview Sunday night's winner-take-all NFC East showdown. Given Tony Romo's injury and a […]
Chip Kelly's methodology and system have the Eagles poised to remain in the Super Bowl conversation for years to come. Regardless of the outcome on Sunday night in Arlington Texas against the Dallas Cowboys, one certainty to come out of Chip Kelly's first season at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles is that the future […]