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Why Does Juan Castillo Get A Free Pass?

Today before practice, Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg talked about his suffering offensive line. The former Detroit Lions head coach said he had faith that the line would improve and even went so far as to say that they can be great.
To say an offensive line that features Mike McGlynn and Reggie Wells could be [...]

It’s Been A Challenging Time for McNabb, Vick And Kolb

There’s great drama in the story of the three quarterbacks who played for the Eagles in 2009. Think about the changes and challenges that they’ve had to deal with in the last year or so.
Imagine if you’re Michael Vick last year. You’re a former number one pick who drove [...]

Phillies Will Be Only National League Team With Playoff Experience

Apart from having an elite starting rotation, potent offense, and stable bullpen, the Phillies have another thing in their favor: three straight years of post season experience.
The Giants, Reds, Braves, Padres are all newcomers to the October stage. When a team reaches the post-season for the first time, the feeling can be a little overwhelming [...]

Grading the Division Rivals: The New York Islanders

There have been several weeks between my offseason grades for the division rivals of the Flyers.  This has largely been because the New Jersey Devils still need to shed significant salary to fit under the salary cap after the Ilya Kovalchuk signing and the New York Islanders have significant salary space to still acquire quality players for [...]

Reid And Vick Talk About McNabb’s Amazing Work Ethic

There was a theme today that you heard in Andy Reid’s news conference and it also came up a number of times in Michael Vick’s session with the media.   They both talked about Donovan McNabb’s amazing work ethic.
Reid said it was the thing that separated him from other quarterbacks.  Vick said it was the [...]

Eagles Must Prevent Big Plays From McNabb And Redskins

Donovan McNabb hasn’t changed since he jumped on 95 south and went to Washington.  He still throws balls into the ground and he can still make the deep throw with the best of them.  He continues to take care of the football, but he’s not getting much help from his defense after three games into [...]

Don’t Put The Eagles In The Super Bowl, Just Yet

Don’t buy into all the hype that Eagles are an outstanding football team.  They’re getting better but they’re not there yet.
For about a decade, the Eagles would enter the season with holes throughout the team, but Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb would some how get them to the playoffs and find a way to win [...]

Jim Haslett-Led Redskins Defense Can’t Stop Anybody

Anybody who has followed the Washington Redskins for the past five years knew that they didn’t need to make any changes on the defensive side of the ball.  Year after year they were amongst the best defenses in the league.
Every year regardless of what their record was the Redskins defense used to give the Eagles [...]

Spoke Too Soon: Leighton Out One Month, Laperriere Out Indefinitely

It’s amazing how in one day, the Flyers starting goaltender can be expected back within the week and the next, he’s out for a month, but that’s what reporters were told in a conference call earlier today.
Second and third opinions of the MRI taken of goaltender Michael Leighton’s lower back indicate that the netminder [...]

Rollins back in the starting lineup

The Philadelphia Phillies just clinched their fourth straight NL East crown. So what are they doing now? Getting healthier. That’s great news for the Phillies, and awful news for the rest of MLB.
According to Todd Zolecki on Twitter, Jimmy Rollins will make his return to the starting lineup for the first time since [...]

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