Hoping that Chip Kelly has the right anwers
I was as shocked as anyone upon hearing the news Wednesday that Chip Kelly would be the Eagles' new head coach.After all, the media (which first reported Kelly was about to sign with the Cleveland...
View ArticleEagles' Cole feeds passion for hunting as well as football
It's the competition and making memories that keeps Trent Cole going.It's coming up with a game plan, executing it and hunting down his prey that feeds his passion.Cole was talking about hunting, but...
View ArticleDiscussing Chip Kelly's coordinator hires, re-signing of Mike Vick
Mike Gross and Eric Stark share their opinions on Philadelphia Eagles head coach Chip Kelly's recent offensive and defensive coordinator hires, and the re-signing of quarterback Mike Vick....
View ArticleHanging on to Michael Vick isn't a bad plan for the Philadelphia Eagles
I'm fine with the Eagles keeping Michael Vick for the 2013 season, and it's not because I think he can recapture some of the magic from a few years ago — although it would be nice if he could.To me, it...
View ArticleNo big names no big deal for Eagles
Last week, after the first flurry of free-agent signings in the NFL, I asked my father what he thought of the Eagles' additions."I never heard of any of them," he said.This was before the Birds inked...
View ArticleLeSean McCoy's charity softball game returning to Lancaster
LeSean McCoy is coming back to Lancaster.For the second year in a row, McCoy, the Philadelphia Eagles' All-Pro running back, will host his Celebrity Softball Game at Clipper Magazine Stadium in...
View ArticleEagles get 'tremendous value' in Matt Barkley
Mike Gross and Eric Stark discuss the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL Draft picks, namely their selection of former USC quarterback Matt Barkley in the fourth round....
View ArticlePhillies should be pleased big deals failed
Sometimes it's important to be thankful for small favors.This past offseason, the Phillies made a concerted effort to sign free-agent center fielder B.J. Upton from the Tampa Bay Rays in effort to...
View ArticleKindle kindles interest in reading, leads to discovery of a favorite author
I'm conflicted.On my bedroom dresser is a stack of books with "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "Paterno" near the top. I feel guilty for not grabbing one of them or the many other publications sitting...
View ArticleRay Rice among NFL stars slated to appear at LeSean McCoy Celebrity Softball...
Two All-Pro running backs, Ray Rice of the Baltimore Ravens and LeSean McCoy of the Philadelphia Eagles, are among the NFL stars scheduled to swing for the fences at Clipper Magazine Stadium later this...
View ArticleRevis, 3 others join lineup for LeSean McCoy's softball game
The list of NFL players expected to show up at Clipper Magazine Stadium Saturday for LeSean McCoy's charity softball game continues to grow.Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis is the most well-known...
View ArticleLeSean McCoy's charity softball game Saturday in Lancaster
LeSean McCoy is going from the gridiron to the baseball diamond.The Philadelphia Eagles' All-Pro running back will replace his football helmet for a baseball cap inside Clipper Magazine Stadium for the...
View ArticleSLIDESHOW: The LeSean McCoy Foundation Celebrity Softball Game
LeSean McCoy smacked a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift Team Philadelphia over Team NFL, 23-21, in the second annual LeSean McCoy Charity Softball game Saturday night...
View ArticleSoftball, Shady style: LeSean McCoy's showcase a winner for charity
The LeSean McCoy Foundation Celebrity Softball Game isn't just goofy fun.It's evidence that McCoy, the Eagles' All-Pro running back and a Bishop McDevitt graduate, is growing into a man in full."LeSean...
View ArticleScuffle at Lancaster ballpark latest in sorry list for fans of Philadelphia...
The snowballing of Santa Claus at a 1968 Philadelphia Eagles game.Eagles fans, in 1999, cheering a rival's game-halting injury — a spine injury, no less, that ended the hated receiver's career.Just...
View ArticleWhich Philadelphia Eagles QB will fly on opening day?
The Eagles' quarterback competition would be easier to unravel if it was determined based on arm strength. Michael Vick, for whatever criticism he has endured, still throws a ball that looks different...
View ArticleAnalysis: Cooper fiasco invites self-examination on many fronts
Let's agree, first of all, that Riley Cooper's choice of words at that concert in June was hurtful, ignorant and foolish. Not even Barry Sanders in his prime could hope to dance around that.All of that...
View ArticleChoice of Michael Vick to start makes sense for Philadelphia Eagles
Strip away everything else — preseason stats, greater mobility, experience, comfort level in the shiny new offense — and this remains: The Eagles aren't paying Michael Vick $10 million to spend the...
View ArticleEagles are raising low expectations
Fans are often overly pessimistic about their teams, especially when they've been bitterly disappointed time and time again.So I was not expecting the Eagles to be victorious in their opener Monday...
View ArticleTaking a third look at the Birds
OK, I'm not prepared to take back everything I wrote last week about the Eagles.I still think Chip Kelly's offense can work in this league (the Patriots have already adopted some of it), but it's clear...
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