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Eagles control their own destiny, notch 2nd win in a row.

Joseph Birmingham — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:55:47 +0000

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… Finish Reading

Westbrook won’t start against G-men

Joseph Birmingham — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:38:40 +0000

The Eagles are about to go up against their primary NFC East competition and they will be doing it without Brian Westbrook, who is still feeling symptoms from last weeks concussion.

I applaud this move on the part of Reid, the coaching staff and Jeff Lurie. While the Eagles have a much better record playing with their star running back over the past decade, they have a perfectly good replacement in McCoy. It probably didn’t hurt that commish Goodell was… Finish Reading