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EAST RUTHERFORD — In a week that has been dominated by a war of words leading up to Sunday's NFC East battle at Lincoln Financial Field Sunday night, one member of the Giantsdrew strong praise from Eagles head coach Chip Kelly and running back LeSean McCoy. Eli Manning. Manning, who is off to one of the best starts of […]
EAST RUTHERFORD — The Eagles defense is still giving up a ton of points in their second year under defensive coordinator Billy Davis Jr., but they are quickly developing a reputation for getting timely turnovers and big plays. Through the first five weeks the Eagles are allowing 26.4 points per game, the seventh most of any defense in […]
EAST RUTHERFORD — Chip Kelly is quick to brush off the "innovator" label when discussing his uptempo offense that powered the Eagles to a division title in 2013 and a 5-1 start this season. "I didn't bring [high tempo offenses] to the NFL," Kelly reiterated on a conference call with reporters. "They were doing it for a long […]
Hall of Famer Bill Parcells coached in his fair share of games against the Philadelphia Eaglesand in a radio interview Wednesday mapped out the keys for both teams in Sunday night's NFC East showdown at Lincoln Financial Field. "The Giants have been winning when they don't…" Continue Reading: "Bill Parcells: The biggest key to Eagles vs. Giants is…"
EAST RUTHERFORD– All the talk around Philadelphia the past two weeks has been centered around Eagles quarterback Nick Foles' struggles with consistency so far this season. Despite throwing five interceptions through the first two games after tossing just two in ten starts last season, a five-percent drop in his completion percentage and showing far worse accuracy on his […]
When the Phillies fired Assistant General Manager Marti Wolever, the team was letting go of a long-term employee who had overseen many Phillies drafts. Every draft from 2002 through 2014 was overseen by Wolever. In 2015, the Phillies draft will be overseen by Johnny Almaraz, who served as the Braves director of international scouting […]
EAST RUTHERFORD — Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara believes he knows the impetus for the Eagles offensive and specifically quarterback Nick Foles' inconsistency over the past several weeks. Amukamara says the missing ingredient from the Eagles' high-octane offense that powered Foles to a 27-touchdown, two-interception season is currently wearing a Washington Redskins jersey. "As a person or a player?" Amukamara […]
EAST RUTHERFORD — The Eagles were on the search for a wide receiver in the draft. They selected Jordan Matthews in the second round out of Vanderbilt, and the rookie is already producing in coach Chip Kelly's offense. But Matthews wasn't the only receiver on the Eagles' radar. Kelly revealed Wednesday in a conference call with New York […]
PHILADELPHIA — Through the first five games of the season, Eagles quarterback Nick Foles doesn't look much like the quarterback who dominated opposing defenses and carried the Eagles to a division title. That Nick Foles led the league in passes that traveled 20 or more yards through the air and made sound ball decisions protecting the football to […]
#455341160 / gettyimages.com Cody Asche can be a fun player to watch. Sometimes referred to as possessing some characteristics of teammate Chase Utley, Asche is seen as a player who plays the game hard, and does some nice things on the field. 2014 was Asche's first year as a starting third baseman in […]
