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Eagles Sign Third Round Draft Pick QB Nick Foles

GarryCobb — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:58 +0000

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The Eagles have signed third round draft pick Nick Foles to a four-year deal. The signing of Foles leaves the Birds with only one unsigned draft pick, which is first-round pick defensive tackle Fletcher Cox. Foles who showed off his strong arm during the recent Bird rookie camp, and will be battling veteran backup quarterbacks Mike [...]

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Maybe It’s Not Recklessness With Michael Vick

GarryCobb — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:14:05 +0000

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Tags: Michael Vick Philadelphia Eagles

I just finished reading Sheil Kapadia’s Moving the Chains blog on Philly.com. He wrote an article, “The myth behind Vick’s 2011 injuries”, laying out the circumstances of four injuries which Michael Vick suffered during the 2011 season, which cost him plays on the football field or substantially affected his play. All the of the injuries occurred [...]

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Michael Vick Says He’s One Of The NFL’s Best QB’s, But Is He

GarryCobb — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:29:38 +0000

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Tags: Aaron Rodgers Ben Roethlisberger Drew Brees Joe Flacco Matt Ryan Michael Vick Petyon Manning Phillip Rivers Tom Brady Tony Romo

Michael Vick was interviewed after doing an event for the Humane Society at Simon Gratz High in North Philadelphia this week and he was asked about the Eagles showing some interest in Peyton Manning. “I don’t know how true it is, and I don’t care,” Vick said. “I feel no threat within my position. You can [...]

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Eagles Contact The Agent Of Former Pro Bowl OT, Marcus McNeill

GarryCobb — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 09:37:15 +0000

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Tags: Jason Peters Marcus McNeill Philadelphia Eagles

According to Profootballtalk.com, the Eagles have contacted the agent of former San Diego Chargers Pro Bowl offensive tackle Marcus McNeill. McNeill was a one of the best offensive tackles in the NFL for a number of years until the 2011 season when he suffered a serious neck injury. Alvin Keels, McNeill’s agent told PFT that he [...]

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Donovan McNabb Claims He’s The Most Criticized QB In NFL History

GarryCobb — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:27:11 +0000

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Tags: Denver Broncos Donovan McNabb Tim Tebow

Defending yourself in the public never comes across well. It never comes across well. Would somebody please tell Donovan McNabb that. McNabb continues to cry about something. He was on ESPN First Take today calling himself the most criticized quarterback in the history of the NFL. The statement was made that Tim Tebow was the most criticized [...]

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Could Donovan McNabb Return to the Eagles?

Bob Wankel — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:22:48 +0000

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Tags: Andy Reid Donovan McNabb Michael Vick Mike Kafka Philadelphia Eagles Trent Edwards

Believe it or not, the question in the above title was posed earlier today to Eagles head coach Andy Reid at the NFL owners meetings. Here’s how Reid responded: “I’m surprised by the fact that he didn’t have the success after leaving Philly. I wasn’t there. I’m not sure how that worked. I still felt when he [...]

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Report: Reid wanted Manning and more control

Micah Warren — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:33:46 +0000

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Tags: Andy Reid Howie Roseman Peyton Manning Philadelphia Eagles

It’s not often that you get big Philadelphia Eagles insider news out of the Los Angeles Times, but it seems that there are some nuggets in today’s edition that will be quite interesting for Birds fans. Sam Farmer cites two NFL sources – who wished to remain anonymous due to the sensitivity of the [...]

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Tim Tebow’s Conversion To An H-Back A Real Possibility?

Bob Wankel — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:39:50 +0000

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Tags: Adam Schefter Alex Smith Philadelphia Eagles Tim Tebow

One of the strongest arguments against Tim Tebow coming to Philadelphia is that he isn’t a good enough passer to throw the ball 35-40 times a game in Andy Reid’s system. And I don’t disagree. To me, bringing Tebow to Philadelphia makes sense under the following conditions: 1) He is not billed as the quarterback of the [...]

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Could Tim Tebow Be Aquired By The Eagles To Run The Wildcat?

GarryCobb — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:46:37 +0000

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Tags: Andy Reid Denver Broncos Donovan McNabb Michael Vick Mike Kafka Tim Tebow Trent Edwards

Do you remember how Andy Reid brought Michael Vick to town to run the Wildcat as a backup to Donovan McNabb? He would come in as a change up on certain downs. It would force opposing defenses to utilize valuable time working on stopping Vick and the Wildcat. It shows that Reid likes the idea [...]

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Michael Vick Isn’t Bothered At All About Bounties

GarryCobb — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:32:01 +0000

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Tags: Brett Favre Michael Vick Philadelphia Eagles

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick didn’t seem to be bothered by the bounty system which the New Orleans Saints were involved in during the last three years. If anything Vick seemed to telling the NFL that he doesn’t want them to stop it. “It’s a part of the game now”, Vick told 3News in Virginia. “To sit [...]

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