Sam Bradford
Remember that season opener against the Jaguars last season? The 2015 season got off to a similar start for the Eagles with Chip Kelly's bunch playing from behind. It took a resilient third quarter and a fourth-quarter push to move in front. But late miscues proved costly as a loss slipped through the Eagles […]
Saturday afternoon, it all became official as 52 players survived the final round of cuts. One more name was added to the list on Sunday, rounding out the 53 players that will embark on a 17-week journey with the hopes of pushing the Eagles back to the top of the NFC East and into […]
View image | gettyimages.com Thursday night’s game at MetLife Stadium will not be about Sam Bradford, DeMarco Murray or any other starting player. Matt Barkley is starting at quarterback. Most of the second string will start at running back, wide receiver and across the board defensively. This is the final chance for the bubble […]
As Sam Bradford continued to fire perfect passes to all of his receivers – Jordan Matthews, Nelson Agholor, Trey Burton, Brent Celek – the Eagles season expectations grew a little more. Bradford’s perfect night at Lambeau has set off a wave of hope for the quarterback that carries so much of the Eagles season. […]
If the third game of the preseason is the final test for many of the Eagles starters, then they passed with flying colors. It started with Sam Bradford, but realistically, it was an offensive juggernaut that looks ready to tackle the regular season. Bradford's early success set the tone for a huge first half […]
View image | gettyimages.com The third preseason game is often the last chance for starters to show their value and solidify their place as a starting member of the team. Saturday’s game in Green Bay, though a preseason game, takes the Eagles back to a place where they suffered a shellacking to the Packers […]
View image | gettyimages.com With the preseason now halfway over following back-to-back wins for the Eagles in a matter of six days, the time for roster decisions becomes even more magnified. After essentially swapping DE Wade Keliikipi for waiver claim DT Jeremy Towns, the Eagles still have 90 players on the roster as Week […]
View image | gettyimages.com Repetition and consistency. That is a way to silence the doubters and be a competitive team that is forced to be reckoned with. Again, it is only the preseason. But two weeks in, the Eagles appear to have all the makings of a dominant offense and a much-improved defense that […]
View image | gettyimages.com No Sam Bradford. No DeMarco Murray. No Mychal Kendricks. No DeMeco Ryans. All four were perfectly healthy, but held out of Sunday’s preseason opener. And it didn’t make one difference. The Eagles preseason opener didn’t come without a few hiccups, but was impressive, all things considered. There are many teams […]
View image | gettyimages.com Very simply, the preseason is a chance at evaluation and to make projections on what to expect for the upcoming season. The first game of that preseason is to essentially speculate what you have on the roster and how it could fit as part of the puzzle. It is a […]
