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Bacon, Eggs and Eagles – Favorites To Win The NFC East?

By Anthony DiBona

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Are the Philadelphia Eagles considered the early favorites to win the NFC East division title? Many are skeptical of the team’s offseason moves but ESPN analyst KC Joyner believes in the moves made by head coach Chip Kelly and thinks they are the favorites to win the division. Sheil Kapadia of Birds 24/7 breaks down some important Eagles’ related statistical numbers that you should be paying attention to heading into the upcoming season. All that and more in this morning’s serving of Bacon, Eggs and Eagles!

ESPN analyst thinks Eagles are favorites over Giants, Cowboys to win NFC East – Eliot Shorr-Parks of NJ.com

"The Eagles have plenty of skepticism surrounding them right now, as their roster is compromised of players on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball who have had trouble staying healthy in their career.ESPN analyst KC Joyner, however, is clearly not one of those skeptics.In a recent post for ESPN.com, Joyner broke down why he thinks the Eagles are the favorites to win the NFC East next season, and not the defending division champions Dallas Cowboys."

Three Eagles Numbers That Matter – Sheil Kapadia of PhillyMag.com

"Here is our weekly look at three Eagles numbers that matter.59 – That’s Brandon Boykin’s success rate, according to Football Outsiders. Success rate is defined as “the share of targets on which the corner prevented a successful gain (45 percent of needed yards on first down, 60 percent on second down and 100 percent on third down).”Boykin’s mark ranked tied for fifth in the entire NFL last season, behind only New England’s Darrelle Revis, Indianapolis’ Vontae Davis, Buffalo’s Corey Graham and Houston’s Kareem Jackson."

Cam Newton’s deal sets bar for Sam Bradford – Phil Sheridan of ESPN.com

"PHILADELPHIA — Sam, meet Cam.The news that Cam Newton is close to a new contract with the Carolina Panthers should mean a lot to Sam Bradford and the Philadelphia Eagles.Bradford was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft. Newton was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft."

New Year, Same Approach For Cox – Chris McPherson of PhiladelphiaEagles.com

"The accolades haven’t changed Fletcher Cox.After earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2014, the defensive end maintained the same approach this offseason as he prepares for his fourth year in the NFL.“I approached it the same way and that’s by being myself,” Cox said in a one-on-one interview following the first week of Organized Team Activities. “Being coachable. Soaking in all of the little things to make myself a better player.”The former first-round pick was brilliant from the onset of the 2014 season as he registered five tackles and returned a fumble 17 yards for a touchdown in the victory over Jacksonville. In the second half of the season, though, Cox was virtually unstoppable. He had six tackles and a sack against Carolina. He had all four of his sacks in the latter half of the year. He posted a career-high 13 tackles against Seattle."

For Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, it’s not 2012 – Phil Sheridan of ESPN.com

"PHILADELPHIA — You could forgive Mark Sanchez if he wasn’t exactly thrilled by the news that the Eagles had signed quarterback Tim Tebow.Sanchez’s run as “The Sanchize” — the New York Jets’ franchise quarterback — began to sour in 2012. That was the year the Jets acquired Tebow and planned to use him in Wildcat packages. Taking the starting quarterback off the field and replacing him with another player for short bursts has not worked anywhere it has been tried. It is a trend that appears to be over in the NFL."

Well this was awesome from earlier this morning, the Eagles’ pro shop Twitter account tweeted out this awesome GIF of defensive end Vinny Curry doing his patented “Shmoney Dance” after a sack against the Giants.

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