Before I get on with my thoughts on Shady, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Football Outsiders’ list of 25 underrated players this decade. Philly’s own Brian Westbrook clocked in at number 15. I’d probably place him in the Top 10, but the FO guys use all kinds of fancy formulas and algorithms to [...]

I like it when the local beat writers/TV guys interview players and ask them about something other than X’s and O’s. A lot of these larger than life athletes have loads of personality, and some are, dare I say, funny. It’s hard to tell when all they talk about is football.
Derrick Gunn over at CSN [...]

Joe Banner has successfully inked three members of the 2009 draft class. Macho Harris, Fenuki Tupou and Brandon Gibson all agreed to four-year contracts today.
Three down, five to go. Let’s get all these guys done before training camp opens.
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The onset of OTAs has brought a plethora of Eagles related stories. So, let’s get to them, shall we.
First caught wind of this last night over at Igglesblog. Those guys are always on point. Evidently, a new deal for Donny Mac is in the works. No extension, but a restructuring. Hmm. The extension will be [...]

The offseason accolades just keep pouring in for the Eagles. Alex Marvez from FOXSports.com handed the Birds his highest grade for the shrewd moves orchestrated by the Front Office.
“Even this team’s notoriously grumpy fan base can’t gripe after this stellar offseason.”
Hold on there, Alex. We can still complain. We’re Philly fans, bud.
Marvez also trashed the [...]

Heading into the offseason there was plenty of speculation as to what the Eagles‘ brain trust would do to improve the roster. Now that the smoke has cleared, it’s safe to say that adding Jason Peters, Jeremy Maclin and even Leonard Weaver would be classified as surprises.
We know what they did do, but what about [...]

Great breakdown of Sheldon Brown’s contract over at Football Outsiders. I’ve been clear about my position on Brown. He signed the extension, he has to live with it. Quit your cryin’. (By the way, same goes for Boldin, who also inked an early extension.)
The Outsiders’ author, ultimately agrees:
“The moral of the story is that no [...]

Sal Pal, via Matt Mosley’s NFC Beast blog, dissected the Eagles‘ salary cap space today. Paolantonio gets on my nerves often, and today is one of those days. Despite the Birds committing $100 million on two bookend offensive tackles, he’s still attacking their refusal to open up their coffers for every aged veteran and disgruntled [...]

Jeff McLane says the Arizona Republic said the Eagles did attempt to trade for that grumpy receiver from the Cardinals prior to April’s draft. The offer was reportedly a third-round pick and Sheldon Brown.
I’m done with the Boldin talk, but I found a few things intriguing about this story.
- If they unloaded Brown and acquired [...]

Geesh. Andy Reid’s eldest son, Garrett, just can’t stay out of trouble. He’s been sent to the pokey after testing positive for narcotics while on an approved furlough. Some people just never get it, no matter how many chances they are given.
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Clark Judge over at CBSsports.com is handing out hardware for offseason moves. Atop his [...]