The Eagles fell to the Jets 21-17 Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field in the final preseason game. Kurt Coleman’s two first half touchdowns on fumble recoveries were the highlights for the Eagles, who did not score an offensive touchdown.
After an early David Akers field goal, Coleman scored the Eagles first touchdown of the game on the final play of the first quarter, taking a Joe McKnight fumble 64 yards the other way to put the Birds up 10-0.
The Jets answered in the middle of the second quarter, after an interception of Mike Kafka by Emanuel Cook gave New York [...]

The Eagles lead the Jets 17-14 after three quarters.  Kurt Coleman’s two first half touchdowns got the Eagles going, and the safety now leads all Eagles with two preseason touchdowns.
After an early David Akers field goal, Coleman scored the Eagles first touchdown of the game on the final play of the first quarter, taking a Joe McKnight fumble 64 yards the other way.  The Jets answered in the middle of the second quarter, after an interception of Mike Kafka by Emanuel Cook gave New York the ball at the Eagles 15-yardline. Five plays later, Mark Brunell found Jeff Cumberland for [...]

The Eagles lead the Jets 17-7 at halftime.  Kurt Coleman leads the way with a pair of fumble recoveries for touchdowns, and now leads all Eagles with two preseason touchdowns.  Coleman’s first came on a Joe McKnight fumble at the end of the first quarter.  The rookie safety took it 64 yards to the house.
Late in the first half, John Conner fumbled at the end of a 7-yard run and Coleman scooped it up and dove into the end zone to put the Eagles up 17-7.  In between the two Coleman touchdowns, the Jets scored one of their own after [...]

The Eagles lead the Jets 10-0 at the end of the first quarter after scoring on the last play of the opening frame.  Kurt Coleman recovered a Joe McKnight fumble and raced 64 yards to the end zone to score the first touchdown of the game.  The Eagles opened the game with a 7 play, 46-yard drive that culminated in a 29-yard field goal by David Akers.
Philadelphia opened the game with a 40-yard kick return by J.J. Arrington to the 43-yardline.  On the first play from scrimmage, Michael Vick hit Riley Cooper for a 27-yard gain.  The drive eventually stalled [...]

The starting lineups have been announced for both the Eagles and Jets.
Of note, Macho Harris gets the start at free safety over Quintin Demps – which could indicate that Demps is in trouble for a roster spot, as we discussed on ITI Weekly thsi week. Demps was previously listed above Harris and the Birds may not keep five safeties. Keep a close eye on Harris and Demps tonight.
It also looks like Mike Bell won’t see any action, with Mallett and Buckley making the starts. Also expect the starting offensive lineman to play most of the game, with [...]

The Eagles face the Jets tonight at 7:30 in the final pre-season game for both teams. No opening day starters are expected to play, as Mike Vick will take the helm for the Eagles second-string offense in the first half. Mike Kafka is expected to play the entire second half with the third-string.
On the Jets side, Santonio Holmes is scheduled to play three quarters, since he will miss the first four games of the season with a suspension. New York head coach Rex Ryan is only playing 36 players in tonight’s game.
The Eagles come into [...]

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Weekly Show #3 – September 2, 2010

Make no mistake, the Eagles linebackers this year are far better than last season.  The trio is probably as good as Philadelphia has had since Jeremiah Trotter was in his prime.  Perhaps most importantly, all three – Stewart Bradley, Ernie Sims and Akeem Jordan – can play every snap.
“Big.  It really is big.  And this gets back to us being healthy, for the most part, right now,” said defensive coordinator Sean McDermott.  “We got banged up in a game the other night.  But, for the most part, we’re healthy.”
That means McDermott can capitalize on the versatility of a unit that [...]

The Eagles beat the Chiefs 20-17 after Mike Kafka found Riley Cooper for an 18-yard touchdown pass with 23 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Friday’s preseason game.  Unfortunately for the Eagles, the true headlines did not involve the final score.
Defensive end Trent Cole left the game with a  sprained ankle and will undergo an MRI on Sunday morning, while star wide receiver DeSean Jackson strained his neck on the first play from scrimmage and did not return.  Reid said Jackson was held out for precautionary reasons.  Center Mike McGlynn also left the field with an undisclosed injury, but [...]

As the Eagles take on the Chiefs tonight in preseason game number three, there are still many areas in which the Birds need to improve before the start of the regular season.  Here are five things to pay special attention to in tonight’s preseason game.
1. Red Zone Offense – The Eagles first string still hasn’t scored a touchdown, despite moving the ball well until reaching the red zone. Philadelphia has made numerous small mistakes to cause issues inside the 20, and without much playing time to be had in the fourth preseason game, the first-stringers need to punch it in [...]

To get a better idea of what’s going on with the Chiefs, I spoke with Patrick Allen of Arrowhead Addict. To see the other side of our conversation and what I had to say about the Eagles, you can check out Patrick’s article. Be sure to visit ITI this evening as well, when I’ll give you five things to watch closely during tonight’s game. Preseason or not, the Eagles need to build some confidence in the offensive red zone, so this will be an important exhibition game. The Chiefs have a few things to improve [...]

Each week we’ll be putting up a 30 minute show on Thursday morning. You are welcome to download the file by right clicking below and choosing Save Target As. If you prefer to listen here on the site, click the play button to the left of the link and the player will pop out for you. Enjoy, and leave a comment!
Weekly Show #2