The draft is finally over, and the Eagles filled a lot of their needs. They grabbed five defensive players and two WRs in total. The most surprising part was that they neglected to take an offensive lineman, which was something that GM Howie Roseman was disappointed in. Regardless, they got some good guys on paper, but I’m still not sure it was the best draft. They continued to let good players pass them by while … Continue reading
The Eagles grab their 2nd WR of the draft. 86th overall, Josh Huff from Oregon – one of Chip Kelly's own. pic.twitter.com/hjX9eUDQe9 — FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) May 10, 2014 The Eagles started the day with a 2nd round pick and two 3rd round picks, but they ended the night with only two players…and they were both WRs. Philadelphia started out with the 54th pick, but traded that and their 4th round pick (#122) to … Continue reading
22 picks came, and 22 went, and the Eagles still hadn’t picked a player. They were originally slotted to pick 22nd overall, but decided halfway through their timer to trade the pick to the Cleveland Browns for the 26th pick and the 83rd pick, which is a third rounder. It didn’t come as much of a surprise that they decided to trade down after many of their top targets were drafted right before them such … Continue reading
It’s already pretty clear that this year’s draft is going to be one of the most exciting ones that I can remember. Even the top draft experts basically have no idea who is going to get drafted to which teams, and many teams might trade up and down to mess up people’s predictions. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised to see multiple teams trade up to get into the top 10. As most of the … Continue reading
So at this point, the Eagles would be 9-3 (if my predictions are right). That’s definitely good enough to put them high up in the standings for the conference and the league. But, the final four games of the season will likely be the hardest stretch of the season. If the Eagles want to guarantee a playoff spot, they should be coming into this final stretch with at least 8 wins, but preferably 9 (or … Continue reading
As per my predictions so far, the Eagles stand at 6-2 and likely hold the lead in the NFC East. That’s a pretty solid start to the season, especially after starting out 2-2. This puts them on a 4-game winning streak, but they go into a 4-game stretch that will be quite challenging compared to the last. Will they be able to stay ahead in the division? I guess we’ll see: Week 10 This week … Continue reading
After my predictions for Weeks 1-4 yesterday, I decided that they’d go 2-2 to start out the season. This isn’t the greatest start for a division champion from last year, but their two losses were to two other division champs, so it wouldn’t worry me too much if they lost to the Colts and 49ers. This stretch of the season should be a little bit better for the Eagles though. Week 5 After starting 2-2, … Continue reading
The long-awaited NFL schedules have finally been released. At 8 p.m. yesterday, they were made official by the NFL, although many of the games were already leaked ahead of time. Regardless, with the schedules actually made official, I can now analyze what they were given and predict their record. Here it goes: Week 1 The Eagles got Jacksonville at home in their opener. Couldn’t start much better than that, could they? Jacksonville had a pitiful … Continue reading
Free agency is moving its way towards the end as teams prepare for the NFL draft, but the league also just announced each team’s preseason schedules. Unfortunately we can’t start a countdown until football games start again because the dates haven’t been announced yet, but they should start sometime in August. So just 4 more months to go… Michael Vick and the Jets return to the Linc for #Eagles preseason finale. More on the exhibition … Continue reading
Yes, this is a pretty firm accusation, but it’s starting to feel more and more like it. They were both a top WR for their team (and still performing at a tremendous level), both were distractions both on and off the field, both ended up being released, and both went on to sign with a division rival. In Owens’ case, the Cowboys, but in Jackson’s case, the Redskins. Even Jeremy Maclin compared the two situations a … Continue reading
