Archive for December, 2009

Special Teams Play Could Have Big Impact on Sunday

Special teams play can have a big impact a game. We saw this first hand last week against the Broncos and almost saw it lead to complete disaster. Macho Harris’ lost fumble was a big swing of momentum for the Broncos, one they almost used to pull a come from behind victory. However, the Eagles [...]

DeSean Jackson Gets Some Inspiration from Cowboys Locker Room

Sunday’s game with Dallas is going to be a match up where both teams are forced to play their hearts out. There is too much at stake for both teams not to give it their best effort. The Eagles are a hot football team winning six games in a row. Dallas is happy that they [...]

Eagles Represented Well in Pro Bowl, Send Six

The Eagles will send the second most players to the Pro Bowl this year (Minnesota has 8, Dallas and Indianapolis also have 6 each). Out of those players, four are starters and David Akers will handle the kicking duties. The starters include DeSean Jackson at wide receiver (and will also handle returns), Leonard Weaver at [...]

Eagles Lined Up to be Number Two Seed

Here we are again. A Week 17 match up with Dallas with a lot on the line for both teams. The Eagles needed to beat Dallas last year in order to make the playoffs and we all remember how that worked out. This year, the Eagles are already in the playoffs, but there is still [...]

Jamaal Jackson Done for the Year

The Eagles have lost center Jamaal Jackson for the year after he tore his ACL in yesterday’s game against the Denver Broncos. This is a tough loss for the Eagles as Jackson has been one of the constants on this offensive line all year. The offensive line has seen many moves and changes since the [...]

Merry Christmas from EaglesGab.com

We’d just like to take the time to wish all of our readers a Merry Christmas! We hope all are well and have a safe and enjoyable day. Hopefully Santa was good to everyone and we hope he can give us a few belated presents on Sunday and Monday, namely an Eagles win and losses [...]

Jeremy Maclin is “Good to Go”

After missing the game against the 49ers, Jeremy Maclin now thinks he is good to go and ready to perform again. Maclin said, “It’s already torn now. It is what it is. Each person’s different, depending on how they respond to it. It’s not bad at all; obviously, there’s something there, but if you can [...]

Vick Wins the Eagles Ed Block Courage Award

Michael Vick’s peers appreciate his tough journey back to the NFL. Vick won the Ed Block Courage Award, voted on by his teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles, after the once-disgraced star quarterback returned to the league after spending 18 months in a federal prison for his role in a dogfighting ring. “It means a great [...]