Articles by Michael Coggin (46)
This is some kind of torture, isn’t it? It’s been 259 days since the Philadelphia Eagles last took the field in a meaningful game. Yet, cruelly, we wait one more day. We wait and watch. We will watch on CBS, on Fox, on the NFL network. We will watch the Cowboys, the Giants, & the […]
In 11 days, the games count. In 11 days, the players on the field will be the very best this team has to offer. It will be the Eagles best 53 guys against Atlanta’s best 53 on Monday Night Football on September 14. The result will matter. The result will be one of 16 […]
View image | gettyimages.com Let’s be honest, this is the only preseason game that anyone really, truly, honestly looks forward to. The third preseason game, by and large, will tell you—often for the first time—the identity of your football team. This has never been truer than for the 2015 Philadelphia Eagles. The offense is […]
The Sunday Six-Pack is going to be a weekly column identifying the “keys to the game.” Put another way: what are the six things that will need to happen to produce a Philadelphia Eagles win? In the preseason, the wins & losses don’t matter nearly as much as the roster battles, development of unit […]
At the end of the 2014 Philadelphia Eagles season, it was clear that—while the team was good—they were still not of the same caliber as the elite teams in the NFC. The following statements were beyond dispute: The offense wasn’t good enough to beat the elite defenses: Seattle, Arizona, San Francisco, etc. The defense wasn’t […]
At the end of the 2014 Philadelphia Eagles season, it was clear that—while the team was good—they were still not of the same caliber as the elite teams in the NFC. The following statements were beyond dispute: The offense wasn’t good enough to beat the elite defenses: Seattle, Arizona, San Francisco, etc. The defense wasn’t […]
At the end of the 2014 Philadelphia Eagles season, it was clear that—whjile the team was good—they were still not of the same caliber as the elite teams in the NFC. The following statements were beyond dispute: The offense wasn’t good enough to beat the elite defenses: Seattle, Arizona, San Francisco, etc. The defense wasn’t […]
Nearly seven months ago, in a 2014 Philadelphia Eagles season review, I wrote the following words: The Eagles lost games this year b/c the talent on the field wasn't up to the task against more talented units. Is there any doubt that the Eagles have less talent on their roster, top-to-bottom, than San Francisco, […]
In less than a month, the Philadelphia Eagles will open training camp. Without question, the most significant storyline will be the “open competition” at the quarterback position. This will undoubtedly dwarf the following topics: Evan Mathis’ departure, the performance of Allen Barbre/Jason Moffitt/ Matt Tobin/Andrew Gardner/etc., the new-look Murray/Mathews/Sproles backfield, Josh Huff’s proliferation, Nelson Adholor’s […]
So we are one week into the true NFL offseason and, with five weeks to go before camp opens, there is going to be a large void in Eagles related news for the foreseeable future. We may get the occasional roster move or player/coach quote to devour. Mostly, though, we’ll have a lot of time […]