Archive for August, 2010

Eagles Made the Right Move by Trading Charles Scott

Yesterday, we told you that Charles Scott had been traded to Arizona. However, we never discussed why the Eagles chose to make this move. When the Eagles drafted Scott this year, I was a bit surprised. I was not surprised because they picked him; I was surprised he was still on the board at that [...]

Eagles Place Ricky Sapp on IR, Add Defensive End Pannel Egboh

The Eagles have made another roster move today. Due to a nagging knee injury, the team decided to place Ricky Sapp on the injured reserve list for the year. To fill his spot, the Eagles added Pannel Egboh. On Egboh via Philly.com: Egboh (6-6, 287) spent the 2009 training camp with the 49ers but was [...]

Eagles move rookie FB Scott to Arizona for CB Calvin

The Eagles have traded fullback Charles Scott to the Cardinals for cornerback Jorrick Calvin in a swap of rookie draft picks. Calvin was selected one pick behind Scott in the sixth round. Calvin played one season at Troy but was academically ineligible last year. He had two interceptions and 76 tackles in 12 starts in [...]

OG Todd Herremans Tweaked His Ankle Vs Chiefs

The Daily News reports that Eagles guard Todd Herremans played with a slight ankle sprain. Eagles guard Todd Herremans played Friday night for the first time in the preseason, having been kept out for what the team said were precautionary reasons, after he experienced soreness in his repaired left foot. Herremans took the field for [...]

Eagles cut five in looking ahead to 2010 roster

The Eagles saved some players from having to wait around to get their pink slips, as the team today announced a couple cuts. Here are the players gone thanks to Pro Football Talk: Gone are guard Zipp Duncan, safety Ryan Hamilton, offensive lineman Greg Isdaner, linebacker Simoni Lawrence, and receiver Jared Perry. Next Saturday, those [...]

Preseason Preview: Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Each week I’ve been previewing that match-ups I’d be looking for in each game. This week is special because we will be able to focus a lot on the starting match-ups. Here’s what I’ll be looking for. Eagles Red-Zone Offense vs. Chiefs Red-Zone Defense This is something I was looking for last week but failed [...]

Cornelius Ingram: Is His Eagles Career Doomed?

When the Eagles drafted Cornelius Ingram, it was a bit of a wild card pick. Ingram was a guy who showed a lot of promise in college but suffered an ACL injury that caused many teams to shy away from him. His draft stock dropped a lot because of the injury. Still remaining on the [...]

Kevin Kolb: “I See Myself as the Distributor”

Jeffri Chadiha of ESPN.com wrote a nice little piece about Kevin Kolb. The focus of the article looks at how the team is transitioning from having Donovan McNabb as the quarterback for so long, to now having the young Kolb. One quote from Kolb that stood out to me in the article was when Kolb [...]