2012 NFL Offseason: Philadelphia Eagles Mock Draft 1st Edition

Randy Wright, Vontaze Burfict

It is official Draft Season in the NFL!!!  The deadline for underclassmen has passed.  The first All Star/Scouting even, the East-West Shrine Game, will be played Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, FL.
How will the Philadelphia Eagles approach the NFL Draft this year?  There have been several questionable picks in recent years that have [...]

Eagles Earn Hollow Victory In Miami

Philadelphia Eagles v Miami Dolphins

The Philadelphia Eagles enjoyed a successful trip down to Miami on Sunday, and picked up a 26-10 victory over the Dolphins. They overcame a slow start, and scored 24 unanswered points to take a commanding 24-7 point lead into the half. Juan Castillo’s defense turned in one of their stronger efforts [...]

Reid Underestimated The Impact Of The Shortened Offseason

Eagles' Andy Reid is seen on the field against the Bills in the first quarter of their NFL football game in Orchard Park

After a typical Eagles loss, head coach Andy Reid will normally begin his postgame press conference by placing the blame on himself, and stating they he has to a better job. While those words have a tendency to come off as insincere, there is a great amount of truth to them.
In Reid’s offseason attempts to [...]

Rookie Kicker Henery Misses Two Easy Field Goals, As Akers Watches

Alex Henery

Despite the fact that the Eagles added an amazing amount of talent to their football team this off season, they also added some question marks or young players who haven’t proven themselves as of yet to be solid NFL players.
Two of those question marks happen to kick and punt the football for the Birds. [...]

Eagles Difficult Roster Special Teams Decisions

Alex Henery, Chas Henry

The Eagles will rely on rookies to lead their Special Teams this season. The special teams decision will be affected by the change in rules concerning kickoffs. Players like Eldra Buckley and Colt Anderson are not as valuable because so many kickoffs go out of the end zone, especially with a strong legged [...]

Akers Says He Lost $3.7 Million Dollars On A Ponzi Scheme

David Akers

The New York Mets owners invested money with Bernie Madoff, now they’re in terrible financial shape and running the risk of losing the baseball team. Former Eagles kicker David Akers knows how they feel because he told a federal grand jury in Austin, Texas on Monday that he had lost $3.7 million dollars in [...]

Will The Decisions To Change The Kicker & Punter Cost The Eagles?

Alex Henery

The Eagles talent on both sides of the ball is astonishing. If they’re able to get Jeremy Maclin and Steve Smith healthy they will be the most talented Eagles team ever.
What would that mean? That means this football team needs to win the Super Bowl. They’ve got enough talent to [...]

Observing The Eagles Rookie Specialists

Chas Henry, Alex Henery

Heading into the 2011 NFL season, the Philadelphia Eagles seem to be extremely confident in their two rookie kick specialists.
Although both kicker David Akers and punter Sav Rocca were allowed to walk, I was certain that coach Andy Reid would acquire at least one veteran to provide competition, especially at punter.
That has yet to be [...]

Eagles won’t pursue any of their unrestricted free agents?

Philadelphia Eagles v Chicago Bears

You might find some of this shocking, I know I did. The Philadelphia Inquirer has learned that the Eagles will not pursue any of their unrestricted free agents.
Sure, we knew they were going to let Quintin Mikell walk, but Stewart Bradley and Sav Rocca? According to this report, that is indeed [...]

No transition tag for Akers

Wild Card Playoffs - Green Bay Packers v Philadelphia Eagles

This isn’t terribly surprising. The Philadelphia Eagles are officially ending the David Akers era. The Eagles had placed the transition tag on him in February, but after taking Alex Henery in the fourth round of this past draft, they have no use for Akers anymore and they removed the tag. He’s now [...]

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