Connor Barwin is Eagles ‘Jack of All Trades’

Philadelphia Eagles defensive Coordinator Billy Davis praised Connor Barwin as an integral part of the defense's recent run of success.  Don't look now but the Philadelphia Eagles defense has elevated it's game and has been playing some of the better football of any team across the league over the past two months.  For the past […]

Matt Lombardo  •  03 Dec 2013
Trent Cole Picking Up Steam As Season Goes Along

Trent Cole seems to be getting stronger as the season goes along, a departure from some late season dropoffs in recent years. Image: NJ.com Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Trent Cole knows the narrative.  As the second half of the season wears on, the 31-year old's production dips and there's a noticeable drop in performance as the leaves […]

Matt Lombardo  •  03 Dec 2013
Remember When the Phillies Had the Best Rotation?

Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. …. Yeah, me too. Now compare with the NL East opposition: Phillies Lee  Hamels Gonzalez Kendrick Pettibone Braves  Minor Teheran Beachy Medlen Wood Nationals Strasburg Gonzalez Zimmermann Fister Ohlendorf Mets Niese Gee Wheeler Mejia Torres Marlins Fernandez Eovaldi Alvarez Turner Koehler In other words, we're not special after #2. In […]

Rich Wilkins  •  03 Dec 2013
Eagles Playoff Scenarios At a Glance

LeSean McCoy and the Philadelphia Eagles control their own destiny in the NFC East race, but they are also alive for the wild card as well. Image: NJ.com  With week 12 in the rear-view mirror, the final quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles season awaits and Chip Kelly has his team playing games that effectively are playoff […]

Matt Lombardo  •  03 Dec 2013
Frandsen Makes a Fool of Himself, Amaro Looks Even Worse

More of this, I guess.Photo by Richard Wilkins Jr. The Washington Nationals got Doug Fister last night in exchange for a utility guy, a reliever, and a minor leaguer. That's a #2 starter, in exchange for spare parts. Think about that as you read the rest of this piece. Absolutely no one had to go. […]

Rich Wilkins  •  03 Dec 2013
Phillies Avoid Arbitration with Kevin Frandsen, Tender Contracts

The Phillies have avoided arbitration with Kevin Frandsen at $900K for next season.  They also announced that contracts have been tendered to Kyle Kendrick, John Mayberry Jr., Ben Revere, and Antonio Bastardo. Good for Frandsen and the Phillies that he'll be back in '14. The numbers aren't flashy and while it goes against what I […]

Account Deleted  •  02 Dec 2013
Chip Kelly: Nick Foles is Quarterback For Next Thousand Years

Nick Foles was named the Eagles starting quarterback for the next 'thousand years' by head coach Chip Kelly Monday.  Chip Kelly finally ended any uncertainty about who will be the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback in the year 3013, and it will be Nick Foles. The first-year head coach who makes a habit of being coy about […]

Matt Lombardo  •  02 Dec 2013
DeSean Jackson Eclipses 1,000 yards, Riley Cooper Surpasses Him In Snaps

Chip Kelly didn't feature DeSean Jackson prominently in the Eagles offensive attack on Sunday, but the wide receiver still made team history in the win over Arizona. Image:Philly.com DeSean Jackson entered some rarefied air in Philadelphia Eagles franchise history on Sunday.  In the second quarter of the Eagles 24-21 win over the Arizona Cardinals, Jackson hauled […]

Matt Lombardo  •  02 Dec 2013
Nick Foles Continues To Author NFL History Book

In spite of nearly throwing an interception that would have ended his quest for an NFL record, Nick Foles broke an Eagles franchise record Sunday.  Nick Foles continued his NFL history making world tour at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday.  Late in the fourth quarter Foles tossed an interception into the waiting hands […]

Matt Lombardo  •  02 Dec 2013