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The road to termination is not easy to accept. There is too much disappointment, emotional pain that lingers, questions about if this or that was done a different way. In the Eagles’ 24-0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season final on Sunday at Cowboys Stadium, not…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The road to termination is not easy to accept. There is too much disappointment, emotional pain that lingers, questions about if this or that was done a different way. In the Eagles’ 24-0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the regular-season final on Sunday at Cowboys Stadium, not…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →D ash, flash, creating a bi g splash. That’s become the nature of the Eagles offense, a unit that shattered the New York Giants defense Sunday night in the Meadowlands, sparked by by one quick scoring strike and so many other goodies pulled out of the bag. DeSean Jackson going…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Eagles are loaded with young bucks. Baggy jeans, smokin’ warm-up suits, stylish sneakers, expensive jewelry. They sport it all. Aside from all the bling-bling, the Eagles’ young players, led by second-year pro DeSean Jackson, also play with enthusiasm and beg-for . It’s all…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Eagles are loaded with young bucks. Baggy jeans, smokin’ warm-up suits, stylish sneakers, expensive jewelry. They sport it all. Aside from all the bling-bling, the Eagles’ young players, led by second-year pro DeSean Jackson, also play with enthusiasm and beg-for it. It’s…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →A helmet-to-helmet hit made Eagles running back Brian Westbrook groggy on Sunday afternoon in San Diego, forcing him to leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion that could possibly be a season-ending injury. The hit, by San Diego safety Eric Weddle, happened…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →A helmet-to-helmet hit made Eagles running back Brian Westbrook groggy on Sunday afternoon in San Diego, forcing him to leave the game early in the third quarter with a concussion that could possibly be a season-ending injury. The hit, by San Diego safety Eric Weddle, happened…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Eagles coach Andy Reid was full of compliments and no complaints at his press conference on Monday at the team’s NovaCare Complex, less than 24 hours after the Eagles dismantled the New York Giants 40-17 at Lincoln Financial Field. The coach also gave an update on running back…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The hitting seemed a little harder, especially from new middle linebacker Will Witherspoon, who made an impact early and stayed on a seek-and-destroy mission throughout a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Redskins. He had a 9-yard interception return in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →After being beat up at the line of scrimmage and ultimately embarrassed on the scoreboard, the Eagles are back at the drawing board, hoping to fix the fundamental breakdowns that included missed blocks and tackles in a 13-9 road loss to the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Quarterback…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Eagles have landed in California and will not have any time to stray away from the business they are there to handle. Conventional thought might be that the Eagles (3-1) have more of a relaxed attitude than normal heading into Sunday’s game against the Oakland Raiders (1-4),…
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Read on mcall.com →Jeremy Maclin forgot to request the football from the official after scoring his first career NFL touchdown on Sunday. He tossed the ball to the official and ran off the field. Nobody reminded the Eagles’ standout rookie wide receiver, either. “I don’t even know where they’re…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Crossing the goal line just seemed like too simple of a thing to do for Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. The closest Kansas City Chiefs defender was 15 yards away when Jackson capped off a 64-yard scoring pass play from Kevin Kolb…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Coming on in relief of Donovan McNabb and actually starting are totally different in terms of pressure, in terms of being mentally and physically prepared. Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb insists he was ready, but still experienced a mixture of the good, bad and ugly in Sunday’s…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb now has two backups who’ve played in multiple Pro Bowls. But it’s unknown how long McNabb, Michael Vick and Jeff Garcia, who was signed to a one-year deal on Monday, will be “Three’s Company.” For now, with Vick not eligible to return until Week 3 and with McNabb…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Donovan McNabb only had two touchdown passes in the preseason, Brian Westbrook didn’t play at all, and all the starting offensive linemen never played a game together. On Thursday, just three days before the season opener against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C., right…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Suspended Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was placed on the exempt/commissioner’s list on Saturday, a move that was not surprising since he’s not eligible to play until the third week of the regular season. It also would not be surprising if Vick is removed from the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Michael Vick didn’t get the chance to prove if he still has breakaway speed. But for the first time in more than two years he got to experience what it’s like to be tackled as well as cheered, the latter coming just one minute, 11 seconds into play when he entered on second…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Michael Vick’s speed and flash are back. His arm strength also has looked good during practices at the Eagles’ NovaCare Complex. But can he still play quarterback in the NFL? Thursday night, we’ll begin to find the answer. That’s when Vick — wearing a No. 7 jersey and with what…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Eagles coach Andy Reid said on his WIP radio show Monday that Michael Vick will play in Thursday night’s preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lincoln Financial Field, marking the ex-Atlanta Falcons star’s first game since Dec. 31, 2006, when he played in a 24-17…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Shawn Andrews recalled sitting at his desk as a third-grader, beating on it as if it were a set of drums. “Making beats, getting in trouble, getting whippings, then football came along and that’s a passion,” the Eagles’ injured Pro Bowl right tackle said before practice Monday…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Kevin Kolb has not been forgotten. He’s still considered the Philadelphia Eagles second-string quarterback, even though Michael Vick is now here. Vick was signed while Kolb was sidelined with a medial collateral sprain in his left knee. The injury forced the third-year pro from…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The hard, attacking style of defense the Philadelphia Eagles pride themselves in playing backfired in the first half against Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning on Thursday night at Lucas Oil Field. One week after being sacked three times in six plays against the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The list of breakdowns for the Philadelphia Eagles is long. In fact, it is so long it could stretch a good distance on Broad Street in South Philly. Frustrated and perhaps winded from a marathon preseason game, Philadelphia coach Andy Reid broke down the Eagles’ 23-15 loss to…
· Andre D. Williams
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