One of the bigger busts in the Andy Reid era is leaving town.

The Eagles traded Reggie Brown to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for an undisclosed 2011 draft pick.
Brown never quite found a home with the Eagles, bouncing between roles as high as their No. 1 receiver, to as low as their No. 5. Some weeks he wasn’t even activated.

The Eagles selected Brown with their 35th pick of the 2005 draft, a move that excited the teams fan base. The Birds had spent little attention to their receiving core in years previous and this was a move that looked to change that.

Outside of 2006, when Brown made 61 catches, Brown was never used as more than a last option. Last year [...]

The end of an era has arrived in Philadelphia. Brian Westbrook will no longer be an Eagle.

Philadelphiaeagles.com is reporting that the Eagles will release Westbrook today.

“Brian is one of the greatest Eagles of all time and he is even a better person and leader,” said head coach Andy Reid. “In my mind, there has not been a more versatile running back that the NFL has seen. I had a conversation with Brian this morning to let him know. This is by far the most difficult part of this job. We wanted to make this move now in order to maximize Brian’s chances of landing with another NFL team.”

Westbrook is the second former Pro Bowl running back to be let go [...]

Michael Vick is a weapon, plain and simple. He can run, pass and he is capable of the big play at any time.

When the Eagles signed Vick last offseason they did so to give an athlete with a troubled past a chance to rebuild his reputation in the community and show that he could also still get the job done on the field.

I think most would agree that he went 2-for-2.

It is almost a certainty that the Eagles will not keep Vick around as a backup considering his contract calls or him to make 5.2 million next season. Reid has already come out and said that Donovan is his guy next year, but plenty can change in an offseson.

The Eagles [...]

The late Albert Einstein is known for many great pieces of knowledge. In the sports world there is one phrase he coined that seems to trump all else:

“The definition of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting a different result.”

That phrase has been used by fans over the last few seasons to persuade  the Eagles front office breaking up the duo of Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid. Of course the front office has not taken that route, keeping the pair together and hoping for different results.

As a result, the Eagles fan base has been driven insane.

The Birds made it clear earlier this season that Reid will be back, signing him to a contract extension after back-to-back wins [...]

Donovan McNabb was not a popular choice when he was selected in the 1999 draft with the #2 overall pick.  He played in nearby Syracuse, but for some reason Eagles fans had their hearts set on Ricky Williams.  It is somehow fitting that since that critical pick, the Eagles have ranked near the bottom of the league in average rush attempts per game, but have also been one of the most successful franchises in the league, largely in part to McNabb’s efforts from the quarterback position.

Andy Reid made no secret of the fact that he preferred a passing offense, as was evidenced when he introduced the West Coast Offense to this traditionally smash mouth, run it up the middle NFC [...]

Andy Reid got his extension and will now be at the helm of the Philadelphia Eagles through the 2013 season.   In his ten seasons, Reid has led the Eagles to the playoffs five times, with four NFC East championships and 1 superbowl appearance.  BUT, still no elusive superbowl victory.  He is the winningest coach in Eagles history.

When he arrived the team was 3-13 the year before and somewhat of a laughingstock in the perennially tough NFC East.  His first act was to draft Donovan McNabb, and 115 victories and a .611 winning percentage later, these two are still together and winning games, the longest such streak for a quarterback and head coach combination in the league.

Now, Reid has no [...]

The Eagles finally broke out of their fall doldrums and thoroughly dominated todays opponent.  They only led 13-0 at halftime, largely in part to penalties that called back several scores, and their own inability to finish drives.   Only a determined goal-line stand to close out the first half and keep it from being a one score game provided them with needed momentum as they came out in the second half with the first possession.

Michael Vick was welcomed back to Atlanta with a combination of applause and boos, then proceeded to silence his detractors by scoring his first touchdown of the year on a 5 yard plunge in the third quarter to give the Eagles a 20-0 lead.   Early [...]

Whenever talk surfaces about this era of Eagles football, the attention immediately goes to Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb – the duo that has spent the last decade together as coach and quarterback.

However there is another piece which has been vital to the teams’ success. A piece, which like Reid and McNabb, has had big success, while also drawling the ire of fans at times.

And right now, this piece is as responsible for the Eagles’ place in the standings as any other.

I am speaking of David Akers.

A member of the Eagles since 2000, Akers is enjoying one of the finest seasons of his career and should drawl big consideration for his fourth Pro Bowl, and first since 2004. In Sunday’s [...]

The Eagles dominated every single offensive and defensive category in todays game and in the process managed to just barely win.  They had more total plays of offense, more yards passing, more yards rushing, had better yards per pass and rush attempt, had more time of possession, better 4th down efficiency, allowed fewer turnovers, and barely escaped with a win !!

Yes they were not as good on third down, thanks to the Redskins being unnaturally good at that, but they did everything they could to give the Redskins the game until the 4th quarter, from the initial onsides kick they misplayed, allowing Washington to have a 24 yard field, quickly shortened to a 19 yard field with the 5 yard [...]

The Eagles avoided what would’ve been a disastrous three game losing streak last week against the Bears as they hung on for a 24-20 victory.   The win put them at 6-4 just a game behind the Cowboys in the NFC East and in the drivers seat for the top wild card spot in the NFC.    A loss to the Redskins on Sunday could change all that in a hurry so the Eagles need to focus on their opponent and not let their eyes wander past this week on the schedule.

The Cowboys and Packers both won, so if the Eagles fall Sunday they would fall two games behind in the division race and would fall behind the Packers in the wild [...]

Todd Herremans is either a really good joke-teller or a really bad liar.

The sixth-year offensive tackle came on 97.5 this afternoon to talk with Michael Bradley and Dan Schwartzman about the Eagles recent struggles and the team’s approach moving forward. He said that the team’s primary focus is to establish a commitment to the run game.

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Sorry, had to pick myself off the floor from laughing too hard. Who does Herremans think he is fooling with these comments? In the decade of Andy Reid the Eagles have never fully committed to the run game and I would bet my last dollar that it won’t start now.

Sure Reid will tease the fans by letting his backs touch the ball over 20 times [...]

Vai Sikahema did something very few players-turned athletes ever do — he turned on his former employer.

Boy was that refreshing.

Sikahema, who was a return man in the 80s-90s, including a stint with the Eagles in 92-93, was a guest on the Mike Missinelli’s show on 97.5 fm this afternoon and openly said that he believed it was time for the Andy Reid-Donovan McNabb era to end. He was tough on both the coach and player, ultimately saying that their tenure has run its course and the best thing the franchise can do is move on.

Do you think Ron Jawarski would ever be so critical? Heck no. That’s like Lou Hultz picking against the Irish one Saturday. It just doesn’t happen.

Sikahema, [...]

This week Michael Vick came out to state he is not happy with his role as the “wildcat” option with the Philadelphia Eagles.  Wow, is this a news flash.  Maybe Vick needs to understand he is not ANY option with the team, and were it not for the respect McNabb has from team ownership and Andy Reid he probably would be not involved with professional football at all.  I mean, this is a team with a proven winner in McNabb and his heir apparant in Kolb who said hello to the NFL with record back to back 300 yard passing games for his first two starts in relief of an injured McNabb.

I have been a Vick non-supporter since the signing, [...]

Over the last two days blame has been spread everywhere regarding the Eagles. While some of it is overreaction from a fan base that is still smarting from a World Series loss and never takes losses to the Cowboys well, much of it is justified. Sunday nights 20-16 loss to Dallas was the type of loss that the team has suffered so many times.

There is plenty of blame to go around for the loss so we will dish it out to the deserving parties.

Andy Reid — 35 percent: Kicking a field goal down seven with 4:30 left and no timeouts in inexcusable for someone who has been around as long as Reid. It is hard to blame him for being [...]

It’s going to be a long week in Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Eagles are once again looking up at a team in the NFC East standings. That team is the Dallas Cowboys.

One week after demolishing the New York Giants, the Eagle could only muster up 16 points in a 20-16 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. There is plenty to talk about in this game, including a rare two-interception night by Donovan McNabb, bad spots by officials and failed challenges. Then there was the Eagles’ secondary, which completely shutdown breakout wide receiver Miles Austin until it mattered. Miles made one catch in the game and it was the difference – a 49-yard touchdown reception in which he beat Sheldon Brown [...]