Archive for November, 2011

Yep. That should do it.

The Eagles and Bears each entered last season’s late November at Soldier Field with 7-3 records. After the Eagles spotted the Bears a big lead early, they fought back and nearly pulled off a miracle come-from-behind victory. But it was not to be as the Bears held on for a 31-26 win. The loss snapped the Eagles’ three-game win streak. Michael Vick completed 29 of 44 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns, but the Bears held LeSean McCoy in check, allowing the then second-year running back to run for only 53 yards on 10 carries. If the Eagles are [...]

Staff writer Steve Fini breaks down the difference-makers in the Eagles’ 34-7 win over Dallas on Sunday night. Demarcus Ware (LB/Cowboys) – I’m only going to mention one Cowboy in this article because he’s basically the only one that did anything of note for Dallas in this game. Ware is an absolute stud–a future Hall of Famer in waiting. If given the choice, I would still go with Patrick Willis as the one player around the league that I would want most on the Eagles, but it’s only because he fits their scheme better. Ware is the best pass rushing [...]

In today’s Philadelphia Daily News, columnist Sam Donnellon draws a comparison between Eagles running back LeSean McCoy and Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders. I was ready to blast Donnellon for hyperbolizing Mccoy’s efforts 2.5 years into his career. But then I read the rest of the piece, and I gotta tell you, he might be on to something. It’s impopssible to say McCoy will ever match, or even come close to Sanders’ achievements, but Donnellon referenced this following description of Sanders that once appeared in Sports Illustrated. “It doesn’t matter where the play is blocked,” Sports Illustrated once [...]