Time for Eagles, Kelly to think ahead

  View image | gettyimages.com It's almost hard to believe that at the start of the regular season some two months ago that there was an actual belief that the Eagles could possibly pull off a 12-4 record. Given their roster on paper, given their performance on the field, given the innovative nature of their […]

Kevin Durso  •  24 Nov 2015
Sunday Six Pack: Eagles at Redskins

The early-season woes continued for some Eagles in Week 3, despite the team stepping up in the absence of many starters to claim the first victory of the season. With the first one out of the way, maybe a Week 4 divisional game is when the Eagles kick it into gear. Of course, there is […]

Kevin Durso  •  04 Oct 2015
As preseason begins, can Eagles rise to occasion amid hype

  View image | gettyimages.com And so it begins for the new-look Eagles. New quarterback. New running back. New wide receiver. New secondary. There is a lot of new going around. Change can sometimes be a good thing. We’re all about to find out.

Kevin Durso  •  15 Aug 2015
An early game-by-game prediction of the Eagles schedule

  View image | gettyimages.com A few days ago, Eagles tight end Zach Ertz proclaimed the goal of the team was to go 16-0 this season, to be successful in every game to the point of victory. 16-0 is obviously difficult and in most cases unrealistic. But after two 10-6 seasons under Chip Kelly – […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 Jul 2015
Eagles better off without McCoy’s distractions

  View image | gettyimages.com LeSean McCoy continued to run his mouth. On Wednesday, an interview with ESPN The Magazine came to light with McCoy saying that Chip Kelly "got rid of all the good black players" on the Eagles. Kevin Clark, an NFL writer for the Wall Street Journal, noted that Kelly would have […]

Kevin Durso  •  07 May 2015
Kelly gives due diligence to defense in Draft

  View image | gettyimages.com The offensive mastermind that is Chip Kelly stayed focused on the task at hand this past weekend as the Draft commenced. In drafting six players, five were on the defensive side of the ball. Three were at cornerback. Make no mistake about it, Kelly has established that the defensive depth […]

Kevin Durso  •  05 May 2015
With Murray aboard, Eagles move ahead with Bradford

  View image | gettyimages.com At his introductory press conference on Wednesday, new Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford expressed interest in reuniting with former Oklahoma teammate DeMarco Murray. "Absolutely, I've been trying my hardest. I've called him, texted him, I've done everything," Bradford said. "We've been in communication. I feel like if there was someway we […]

Kevin Durso  •  13 Mar 2015
Murray signing proves players buy into Chip

  View image | gettyimages.com Before DeMarco Murray, there was Frank Gore. Remember him? Gore was an Eagle for about a day before backing out of a deal in Philadelphia and eventually signing in Indianapolis. The guaranteed money in both reported agreements was the same. Gore’s swift departure from the Eagles stemmed from what had […]

Kevin Durso  •  12 Mar 2015
Weekly Report Card: Turnovers, penalties haunt Eagles again

  View image | gettyimages.com Another game filled with mistakes may have cost the Eagles the playoffs. A team that was 9-3 just three weeks ago dropped their third straight game on Saturday to the lowly Redskins. To make the playoffs, the Eagles would now need a miracle. Here is this week's report card.

Kevin Durso  •  21 Dec 2014