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 [...]

Julius Peppers and Aaron Kampman are not coming to town to help the Philadelphia Eagles.

However the team is taking care of its own.

The Eagles announced a contract extension with wide receiver Jason Avant. Avant, who was a restricted free agent, signed a five-year deal, but terms have yet to be disclosed.

The move comes on the heals of the team’s decision to pick up the $1.5 million bonus for Michael Vick. The bonus is part of the $5.25 salary Vick is [...]

The thought of Julius Peppers lining up opposite Trent Cole has had Eagles fans salivating since the team’s season ended in early January.

Apparently the same can be said for the Eagles’ front office.

Comcast SportsNet is reporting that the Eagles have made an offer to the offseason’s top prize. Jordan Raanan of CSNphilly.com wrote “According to Peppers’ agent Carl Carey, the Eagles have made an offer to Peppers and have “strong interest” in the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end.

Though no [...]

Wiht the NHL trading dealine now oast us it’s time to tunr our focus to the FL free agent market, which opens up at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. There is not as much out there this season as the uncapped year has forced many would be unrestricted free agents to become restricted. That means if teams want to aqcuire any of these players they must be willing to fork over mega bucks as well as draft picks.

Not every deal will [...]

In Philadelphia every offseason is about Donovan McNabb.

Only this time, Philadelphia is not alone.

ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio says that the drama around McNabb is the story off the offseason. Bellow is an excerpt:

Philadelphia is the only team in the NFL with all three quarterbacks on its roster going into the final year of their contracts. Teams are calling, wondering who’s available, who’s not and what the Eagles would want in any potential trade.

The Eagles’ front office is listening. But here’s the [...]

Not even the Super Bowl can be free of Donovan McNabb trade rumors.

Les Bowen issued a piece in today’s issue of the Daily News talking about the latest speculation in on trades involving McNabb, as well as Vick and Kolb. He also stressed that as of now nothing is close to happening.

Bellow is Bowen’s article.

If there is one day in the NFL year when we ought to be free of worrying about Donovan McNabb and the Eagles , it should be [...]

Over the past few days phillysportsblogs has made a case for Michael Vick, Kevin Kolb and Donovan McNabb to be named the starter in 2010 for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Now it’s time to get serious.

Before I unveil the rightful choice for the job, it is time to look at one of the major factors in the decision that not yet been discused.

The last two weeks have been hard on Eagles fans young and old. Entering the final week of the season [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Entering the 2008 season, Eagles fans got shivers whenever the name Winston Justice came up. Thoughts of his 2007 performance against the Giants where he allowed Osi Umenyiora to get to Donovan McNabb seven times were imposible to forget. Although some of the blame had to go to Andy Reid for putting the second-year player making his first career spot in that position in the first place, Justice was immediately labeled a bust.

Today he is labeled a multi-millionaire.

ESPN’s Adam Sheftler [...]

Two weeks ago, I wrote about the Eagles’ game against the Buccaneers and its importance to the team. The Eagles were big favorites going into the game against a winless Bucs team that was having all kinds of problems. My fear was that the Eagles would lose the game in the fashion that they had lost games to inferior opponents in past years.
The Eagles eased those fears by whipping the Bucs, to the tune of 33-14.
A major letdown had been [...]

Don’t let the perception that a win over Tampa Bay will mean little for the Philadelphia Eagles.

It is a game like today’s that will tell us a ton about the Eagles.

On the surface the Birds’ contest against the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers is as lopsided as you can get. The Bucs haven’t been able to stop the run or pass and their offense is relying on an unknown quarterback in Josh Johnson.

The Eagles, meanwhile, have Donovan McNabb back in the [...]

It was all going so well for the Eagles.

The defense was amazing, special teams outstanding, and the offense rolling. Then came the injury to quarterback Donovan McNabb — the one black spot on a glorious Sunday for Eagles fans. As it turns out the injury to McNabb’s ribs is something that should not keep him out for long, but the site of him grimacing in pain on the ground is all-to familiar.

Entering the season, I posted “Five keys to the [...]

Five Keys to the Eagles season ending with a title

Key 5: Westbrook and McNabb staying healthy.

You can talk all you want about the impact rookie running back LeSean McCoy will have this season. You can talk all you want about the excitement Michael Vick will bring to the Eagles offense.

At the end of the day, the Eagles will go as far as Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook takes them.

Just like it has been.

When McNabb and Westbrook are healthy and on [...]

Five keys to the Eagles ending the season with a title (Part 4)

Key No. 4: The Eagles offensive line must come together quickly.

The Eagles offensive line went through a massive renovation in the offseason. Whether that renovation is for better or worse will go a long way in dictating how this season turns out.

So far, the new unit looks to have a long way to go.

Preseason injuries kept the group from playing together in the preseason and that will carry [...]