GCOBB.COM » Front Office http://gcobb.com PhillySports24x7 | Eagles | Phillies | Sixers | Flyers | College Fri, 24 May 2013 19:12:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Howie Roseman: Likes players buying in, But regrets “good players who fall by the wayside” http://gcobb.com/2013/05/23/howie-roseman-likes-players-buying-in-but-regrets-good-players-who-fall-by-the-wayside/ http://gcobb.com/2013/05/23/howie-roseman-likes-players-buying-in-but-regrets-good-players-who-fall-by-the-wayside/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:23:59 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=37522

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Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman says he likes what he seeing at Nova Care Complex as Chip Kelly and the Eagles go through their OTA’s.  Roseman likes the uptempo, high energy workouts, which show a motivated and enthused football team. “The most important thing we have is buy-in from our players. When you see how hard [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2013/05/23/howie-roseman-likes-players-buying-in-but-regrets-good-players-who-fall-by-the-wayside/feed/ 7 Eagles Make Great Move By Hiring San Fran’s Tom Gamble http://gcobb.com/2013/02/13/eagles-make-great-move-by-hiring-san-frans-tom-gamble/ http://gcobb.com/2013/02/13/eagles-make-great-move-by-hiring-san-frans-tom-gamble/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:21:46 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=35974

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GM Howie Roseman and the Eagles made an excellent decision today when they hired Tom Gamble away from the San Francisco 49ers and made him the team’s VP of Player Personnel.   Gamble, who is 49 has been in the NFL for 25 years and he already has a relationship with Chip Kelly. “Since Ryan Grigson left [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2013/02/13/eagles-make-great-move-by-hiring-san-frans-tom-gamble/feed/ 85 Eagles Are $23 Million Dollars Under The Cap http://gcobb.com/2013/02/07/eagles-are-23-million-dollars-under-the-cap/ http://gcobb.com/2013/02/07/eagles-are-23-million-dollars-under-the-cap/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:51:52 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=35868

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It’s too bad you can’t build a championship football team thru free agency because the Eagles are in better position than any other team in the league when it comes to having money under the cap.  They’re $23 million dollars under the cap going into the 2013 season.  Yes they were a horrible football team [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2013/02/07/eagles-are-23-million-dollars-under-the-cap/feed/ 51 Report: Lurie Believes Banner Is Leaking Negative Stories About Roseman http://gcobb.com/2013/01/18/report-lurie-believes-banner-is-leaking-negative-stories-about-roseman/ http://gcobb.com/2013/01/18/report-lurie-believes-banner-is-leaking-negative-stories-about-roseman/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:27:06 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=35600

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Reuben Frank of CSNPhilly.com wrote an interesting article about Jeffrey Lurie accusing former Eagles President and current Cleveland Browns President Joe Banner of putting out bad information about current Eagles GM Howie Roseman. Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com wrote an article earlier this week citing anonymous sources who accused Roseman of being “drunk with power” in [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2013/01/18/report-lurie-believes-banner-is-leaking-negative-stories-about-roseman/feed/ 12 Report: Eagles GM Howie Roseman Hindering Eagles Coach Search http://gcobb.com/2013/01/14/report-eagles-gm-howie-roseman-hindering-eagles-coach-search/ http://gcobb.com/2013/01/14/report-eagles-gm-howie-roseman-hindering-eagles-coach-search/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:06:41 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=35504

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CBSSports.com reporter Jason La Canfora wrote an article which went after the jugular of Eagles GM Howie Roseman.  He blamed Roseman for many of the mistakes which were made during Andy Reid’s tenure with the Birds in addition to accusing him of hurting the Eagles chances of signing a new head coach. He hammered Roseman for [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2013/01/14/report-eagles-gm-howie-roseman-hindering-eagles-coach-search/feed/ 87 Penn State’s Bill O’Brien Is A Very Impressive Head Coaching Candidate http://gcobb.com/2013/01/03/penn-states-bill-obrien-is-a-very-impressive-head-coaching-candidate/ http://gcobb.com/2013/01/03/penn-states-bill-obrien-is-a-very-impressive-head-coaching-candidate/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 12:14:34 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=35335

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Current Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien is a very impressive candidate for any NFL head coaching job and that includes the Philadelphia Eagles.  He has been an innovator as an offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots.  A few years ago he utilized the Patriots talented tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez to [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2013/01/03/penn-states-bill-obrien-is-a-very-impressive-head-coaching-candidate/feed/ 193 Was The Absence Of Joe Banner The Reason For The Improved Eagles Draft? http://gcobb.com/2012/12/27/was-the-absence-of-joe-banner-the-reason-for-theimproved-eagles-draft/ http://gcobb.com/2012/12/27/was-the-absence-of-joe-banner-the-reason-for-theimproved-eagles-draft/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:28 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=35163

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According to a person close to the Eagles, there’s a big difference between the Eagles brain trust which orchestrated the Birds 2012 draft, as compared to the group which navigated the 2010 and 2011 draft.  Yes, Andy Reid was the Eagles head coach during all of those drafts and he had final say on the [...]

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Jeff McLane of Philly.com reports that Eagles GM Howie Roseman encouraged Andy Reid to hire defensive line coach Jim Washburn.    Roseman was impressed with the success of Washburn during his time with Jeff Fisher and the Tennessee Titans. After Fisher was fired by the Titans, Washburn was let go as well and therefor available, so Roseman [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2012/12/04/report-roseman-helped-reid-sign-washburn/feed/ 121 Eagles Fire Tim McDermott, Brother Of Panthers Defensive Coordinator Sean McDermott http://gcobb.com/2012/11/26/eagles-fire-tim-mcdermott-brother-of-panthers-defensive-coordinator-sean-mcdermott/ http://gcobb.com/2012/11/26/eagles-fire-tim-mcdermott-brother-of-panthers-defensive-coordinator-sean-mcdermott/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:18:37 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=34823

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Today the Eagles decided to fire, Chief Marketing Officer Tim McDermott, who is the brother of Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator and former Eagles coordinator Sean McDermott. “Tim’s departure was amicable, and the Eagles thank him for his work, value his past contributions, and wish him well in his future endeavors,” the team said in a statement on [...]

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]]> http://gcobb.com/2012/11/26/eagles-fire-tim-mcdermott-brother-of-panthers-defensive-coordinator-sean-mcdermott/feed/ 5 Tom Gamble Or Marc Ross Should Be Considered For Eagles GM Position http://gcobb.com/2012/11/26/tom-gamble-or-marc-ross-should-be-considered-for-eagles-gm-position/ http://gcobb.com/2012/11/26/tom-gamble-or-marc-ross-should-be-considered-for-eagles-gm-position/#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:38:58 +0000 GarryCobb http://gcobb.com/?p=34818

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Did anybody see the San Francisco 49ers beat up the New Orleans Saints yesterday?  They play defense the way it was supposed to be played.  Or did you see the New York Giants taking it to the Green Bay Packers? Do you see how big, powerful and physical the Niners are on both sides of the [...]

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