All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit…
October 11th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedArchive for Philadelphia Eagles Football
Eagles’ Westbrook won’t play Sunday against 49ers
All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit San Francisco on Sunday.
October 11th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedPacman’s scuffle still under review by league
The NFL’s review of Adam "Pacman" Jones’ scuffle with his bodyguard won’t be completed until next week.
The Dallas Cowboys had already said they won’t discipline Jones, so that means the cornerback will play tomorrow at Arizona.
Eagles - Eagles won’t have Brown, Westbrook, Allen vs. Niners
ANDY REID made it official yesterday - the Eagles will play the game that could define their season, tomorrow in San Francisco, without franchise running back Brian Westbrook or starting wideout Reggie Brown. All-Pro right guard Shawn Andrews also will remain sidelined, as expected.
October 11th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedEagles Notes: Too much revelry costs two rookies
Eagles Notes The NFL confirmed yesterday that Eagles rookies DeSean Jackson and Quintin Demps were each fined $10,000 for excessive celebrating after Jackson’s 68-yard punt return for a touchdown Sunday against Washington. No penalty was called.
October 11th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedWestbrook will miss 49ers game
Earlier this week, Brian Westbrook said that his fractured ribs kept him from sleeping, and that the pain shot through him when he sneezed, twisted, turned, and made sudden movements.
October 11th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedNFL: NFL wins FCC backing over Comcast
The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should carry the league’s NFL Network on its popular digital cable package.
October 11th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedWhy the Eagles are 2-3 and what they can do to turn it around (SportingNews.com)
The Eagles have lost some close games en route to a 2-3 start. Here’s why they’re struggling and what they can do to fix it.
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedWestbrook won’t play Sunday (AP)
All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will miss his second game in three weeks when the Philadelphia Eagles visit San Francisco on Sunday. Westbrook broke two ribs in the Eagles’ 23-17 loss to Washington last Sunday, though he kept playing and finished the game. He sat out a 24-20 loss at Chicago on Sept.
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedEagles RB Westbrook out for Sunday (PA SportsTicker)
Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro running back Brian Westbrook will not play in Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedEagles Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
As long as Andy Reid has been their coach, the Eagles have been a pass-first offense. Reid never has made a secret of the fact that he believes you win in the National Football League by throwing the football.
But while his team annually is in the bottom third of the league in rushing attempts and in the top third in passing attempts, the Eagles usually have been pretty effective when they have run the ball.
Just twice in the Reid era have the Eagles averaged less than 4.3 yards per carry - in ‘99 (4.1) and ‘05 (3.9). Not coincidentally, those are the only two losing seasons they’ve had under Reid.
Through five games this season, though, the Eagles are averaging just 3.5 yards per carry, which is the fourth lowest figure in the league, ahead of only Arizona…
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedWith the labor uncertainty, Eagles put extensions on hold (Yahoo! Sports)
We are approaching the long-term extension signing season, when the Philadelphia Eagles often use their…
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedLes Bowen: Eagles vs. 49ers: The pick
I THINK I WROTE after the Chicago game for somebody to remind me of what happened there, should I ever again pick an Andy Reid team to beat anybody with Brian Westbrook not playing.
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedThis week in Andy
A weekly look at how the Eagles have fared under coach Andy Reid continues with Week 6, 1999:
The ridiculous road losing streak Andy Reid inherited when he arrived in Philadelphia came to an end as the Eagles held on to beat the Bears, 20-16, at Soldier Field.
Ed Barkowitz: Some unexpected quarterbacks have the best numbers
THIS HAS BEEN as maddening a year for quarterbacks as any in recent memory. A few have been good, many have been mediocre, but most have been disappointing.
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedTHUMB THINGS TO PONDER
RANKINGS
1. Giants. . . 4-0 17. Cardinals. . . 3-2
2. Titans. . . 5-0 18. Vikings. . . 2-3
Spikes settles in with 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Although Takeo Spikes was talking about Eagles running back Brian Westbrook, the San Francisco linebacker was really saying a little something about his own persistence and passion for their game.
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | ContinuedEagles-49ers scouting report
Recent history: The Eagles won at San Francisco on Sept. 24, 2006, 38-24. The 49ers lead the series, 17-9-1.
OFFENSE
Chargers due for payback, and that should pay off nicely
HOME TEAM in CAPITAL LETTERS
CHARGERS (-5) over Patriots (NBC10)
Triple revenge is on the table and it’s the main course. Over the last two seasons, New England and Tom Brady have been comparable to arsenic in San Diego’s Gatorade. In 2006, the Lightning Bolts lost at home to Tom Brady, 24-21. In 2007, San Diego was sq
Whatever happened to … Dennis Harrison
Eagles career: A Dick Vermeil pick, he was taken in the fourth round of the 1978 draft and spent seven seasons here, starting six of them at left defensive end. That front line - Harrison, Charles Johnson, Carl Hairston and Ken Clarke - stayed together fo
October 10th, 2008 | Philadelphia Eagles Football | 0 comments | Continued