UPDATE – 7/29/19: Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz says Cre’Von LeBlanc missed practice today due to injury. The team is still working to learn the nature of the injury. LeBlanc appeared to be healthy following yesterday’s practice. Following LeBlanc’s absence from practice, the Eagles claimed CB Alex Brown off of waivers. LeBlanc could be set for an extended absence due …
Training camp is underway for the Eagles, which means the team was finally able to give some health updates on a few players recovering from injury. Last season, health was a serious topic of issue for the Eagles once training camp got started, with Carson Wentz, Alshon Jeffery, and Brandon Graham, among others, still being hampered by previous injuries. This …
Previewing the OTs in our next positional preview heading into the 2019 season. This is another position where the Eagles are pretty stacked with both high-end talent and depth. The Eagles have two pro-bowl starters in Jason Peters and Lane Johnson, and quality depth pieces in the first-round pick Andre Dillard and Halapoulivaati Vaitai (big V). Big V has been …
Madden ratings may not be the number 1 indicator of how a player plays but it means a lot to the fans. As fans we watch these players play and then we play with these players in Madden. Although Madden does update players ratings throughout the season, it hasn’t been too kind to Carson Wentz the last two years. Last …
EA Sports dropped a huge teaser to sports simulation fans everywhere on July 15 with the release of the player and team ratings to be featured on the initial version of Madden NFL 20, the latest installment of the long-standing videogame franchise. The highest-rated team is the Eagles at an 89-overall rating, led by five players at 90 or above, …
With Carson Wentz, Zach Ertz, Fletcher Cox, and many other key impactors on the team locked up on contract for the long haul, you begin to wonder, how long can this team remain a strong contender in the league? As we’ve seen with any NFL dynasty, a good quarterback plays a major part in the team’s success, so the longevity …
The Eagles made two big moves at running back this offseason, trading for Jordan Howard and drafting Miles Sanders. Meanwhile, running back Jay Ajayi, who has been with the team for the past two seasons, is still a free agent. However, there seems to be a chance Ajayi could still return to Philadelphia. Ajayi’s lack of a market in free …
The NFC East is always a competitive race. Just look at last year, Washington Redskins were looking to win the battle but Alex Smiths injury changed everything. After the injury, it became a two-team race between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. This year seems to be a similar narrative. The NFC East crown seems like it will belong to …
Now, a little less than two months from the opening week of the 2019 NFL Season, it is officially the time to start eyeing up key games next season. Looking at the schedule for the upcoming year, there are clearly more than a few big games. While every game for this year’s team is a ‘must watch’, be sure to …
The Eagles don’t go into the 2019 season (counting training camp as the beginning of the season) with a whole lot of question marks around the team, but there sure are some regarding what would be considered a major strength: the offensive line group. Not that any players should be replaced or that they’re bad players(actually very far from that); …
