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For more than a decade, Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson built an outstanding Philadelphia Eagles defense around Pro Bowl safety Brian Dawkins. He was probably the most complete safety which I’ve ever seen. He was outstanding in every facet of the game. I think it would be a shame if he wasn’t voted to the [...]
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Many of us thought he was coming back to Philadelphia. Many of us thought it was all about to fall into place. A perfect scenario took shape for Andy Reid and the Eagles when the Rams fired Steve Spagnuolo as their head coach at the end of the season. It was too [...]
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Jason LaCanfora of NFL Network says Steve Spagnuolo will return to the Eagles coaching staff by the end of the week. Spags hasn’t said what he’s going to do publicly but LaConfora tells us NFL sources say the recently-fired St. Louis Rams coach will be back in the fold with the Eagles.
He didn’t specify what [...]
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The Eagles released the following speeches and interviews of team owner Jeffrey Lurie, Eagles Holl inductee Eric Allen and wife of legendary defensive coordinator Jim Johnson, who died a year ago.
Jim Johnson and Eric Allen’s Induction into the Eagles Honor Roll Press Conference
Eagles Chairman/CEO Jeffrey Lurie
Opening remarks:
“Wow, it’s a special day and a special night [...]
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Former Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson who died a year ago, will be honored on Sunday night as he inducted into the team’s Wall of Fame along with former Eagles Pro Bowl cornerback Eric Allen. Today, Eagles quarterback Michael Vick talked about playing against Johnson’s defenses.
“I can honestly say this and I’m not lying [...]
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Everybody swarmed rookie Jason Kelce’s locker when he walked into the Birds locker room at about 12:30pm this afternoon. We had talked to veteran center Jamaal Jackson, so now it was time to talk to the rookie.
We knew Jackson wasn’t going to be a happy camper after we heard offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg a [...]
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Eagles offensive line coach Howard Mudd came in here with the intention of remaking the Birds offensive line in his image. He wanted to make the team’s offensive line smaller and more athletic.
Mudd was an undersized San Francisco 49er offensive lineman years ago, who made the Pro Bowl a couple of times during [...]
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Everybody expects the Eagles to acquire a starting cornerback via free agency or trade, but they also are planning on doing something else to stop their right cornerback and safeties from getting torched. Remember last year’s Eagles defense was the worst Red Zone defense in the last 25 years in the NFL. That’s [...]
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Another of our loyal readers, Phillyatheart, wrote an article laying about the progression of Andy Reid’s football teams over the years. He describes the early Andy Reid teams after Big Red took over for Ray Rhodes in the early 2000′s to the squad that was just eliminated from the playoffs.
If you remember those early teams, [...]
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The Eagles defense can’t play scared on Sunday. They’re going to be challenged by the Packers and they’ve got to play confidently.
Eagles defensive coordinator Sean McDermott did the right thing today. He stood up for his guys when asked if they were ready for the playoffs.
““Well, we’re in the playoffs so you better be playoff [...]
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