September 30th, 2008 
Jay Arnold 
Posted in Harv is MIA so I’ve got both the O and D this week. I suspect he has elected to hide under his bed until Westbrook starts playing again. The D pulled off a wallstreet bailout with a solid plan and then the offense summarily voted it down with some unenthusiastic efforts. THE O GOOD — [...]
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Preview: Eagles Soar Into Chicago Sunday Night
The Eagles head to Chicago for a prime time battle against the Bears on Sunday night. On paper, this should be a win for the Eagles, but the Bears are coming off of consecutive losses, and aren’t going to just give in to the Eagles. The Bears are going to offer the Eagles some trouble, [...]
Curtis Practices
The word coming out of Philadelphia is that WR Kevin Curtis, who has been out recovering from sports hernia surgery, is almost ready to play. Curtis practiced with the scout team on Wednesday, and is scheduled to practice again on Thursday. Curtis is not listed as “out” for the Bears game, although it seems unlikely [...]
Defense Comes Alive in Win over Pittsburgh
The Eagles hosted the 2-0 Steelers Sunday for the “Keystone State Battle.” What a battle it was. Donovan McNabb started the day throwing 15 straight completions, a new franchise record, and ended up going 24/35 with one touchdown and an interception. Nothing was going to stop the Eagles from getting this victory. Brian Westbrook went [...]
X-Rays on Westbrook’s Ankle Come Back Negative
While the Eagles are a bit banged up after Sunday’s 15-6 win over the Steelers, they did get some good news Monday as running back Brian Westbrook’s X-rays on his ankle came back negative. He has a strained ankle according to coach Andy Reid. The injury took place early in the game vs Pittsburgh. He [...]
Jackson to Play Despite Brothers Recent Death
As the Eagles get set for the Steelers, it appears that the team will have starting center Jamaal Jackson in the lineup. Jackson’s brother was killed in Miami by a drunk driver on Sunday, and right now Jackson has been excused for all activities leading up to the game against the Steelers. The funeral was [...]
Week #2 – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
By Jay Arnold and Matt Harvey This week Harv has the O and I’ve got the D. It was one of the most exciting games I’ve ever watched. Huge plays right and left. I didn’t take the loss as hard as I thought I would because this game affirmed my suspicions that the Birds can [...]
