Eagles will lose in NFC Championship Game, says Peter King

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See Ya in Santa Clara – Peter King of MMQB.SI.com

"Factoid I Learned this Summer That I Have Been Dying To Share With You:This is the 10th season Mike McCarthy has coached the Packers, and the 10th season Aaron Rodgers has played for Mike McCarthy. In all that time, from January 2006 to this weekend, Rodgers has never been fined by the team. He has never been late to a meeting, a practice, a game, an off-season workout. He has never missed any of those scheduled events without permission. He has never violated curfew either in training camp or the night before any of the 197 preseason, regular-season or postseason games since McCarthy took over. He has never mouthed off to anyone, or violated any team rule to the extent that he had to be fined.“That is true,” Rodgers told me. “Now, in my rookie year, 2005, I did get fined once. I was five minutes late to a meeting. I was speeding down [Wisconsin route] 41, a little late, and I said, ‘I can either get a ticket here and be late, or I can drive normal and be late.’ I decided to be six minutes late and take the fine.”"

Eagles Armchair: Once Again, The Secondary Is An Issue – Tucker Bagley of Section105.com

"The Eagles spent all off-season focusing on improving their secondary. They threw millions of dollars at Byron Maxwell, spent a second-round pick on Eric Rowe and converted Walter Thurmond to safety in hopes of solidifying the achilles heel of Chip Kelly’s first two teams. Heck, the front office was so confident in their new players, they traded away Brandon Boykin for a fourth-round draft pick.Then training camp hit, injuries took their toll and weaknesses were exposed. Which brings up the question, “Will the secondary once again be the position group that holds the Eagles back?”It should be noted first that Maxwell is head and shoulders better than anyone the Eagles have had a cornerback since Asante Samuel. His presence on the back end will give Bill Davis versatility in his scheming, allowing Maxwell to potentially shadow a team’s top receiver. Considering the Eagles will face Julio Jones, Dez Bryant and Desean Jackson in the first quarter of the season, that could come into play as Davis will try to hide the weak links in his secondary."

Rice: From Regional Combine To The 53 – Chris McPherson of PhiladelphiaEagles.com

"Cornerback Denzel Rice was waiting at City Hall in Philadelphia for an Uber at around 2:30 PM on Saturday when his brother, Tremel White, sent him head coach Chip Kelly’s press conference that had wrapped up a short time earlier. This is how Rice, a rookie free agent out of Coastal Carolina, learned that he had made the Eagles’ roster.“I felt blessed. I starting crying, honestly,” Rice said on Monday. “I’m just glad that my work was seen and recognized. From this point on, I just have the beginner’s mentality and that’s I have more to learn, more to do and more to prove.”The fact that a rookie free agent made the final roster isn’t uncommon. Tight end Trey Burton and kicker Cody Parkey were prominent contributors to the team as rookie free agents last season."

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