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Recapping the Eagles’ First Day of the Draft

After trading their first round pick, the 26th overall, to the Dallas Cowboys(!), the Eagles finally drafted in the second round, the 36th overall pick (originally Cleveland’s, it came to the Eagles via the trade with Dallas).  After already shocking the fan base, draftniks, and pigskin pundits everywhere, the Eagles took the theme of surprise [...]

NFL Draft Weekend

The NFL draft starts today and the Eagles are expected to concentrate on filling defensive holes.  Everyone has an opinion on just how they are going to go about it and below is a sampling of predictions from several outlets on who the Eagles will snag in their first pick (26th overall): Our Lads Scouting: [...]

The morons in the morning

I can’t believe what I just heard. The clown Angelo Cataldi was discussing draft scenarios with associate clown Mark Eckel of the Trenton Times. After honking each others’ noses a couple times, Eckel and Cataldi decided to comment on Ray Didinger’s belief that the Eagles are targeting Miami safety Brandon Meriweather in the first round. [...]

Draft Preview: Running Back

Everyone ready for another season with Correll Buckhalter and Reno “Where the f*ck are my crabfries dammit?” Mahe backing up Brian Westbrook? No? Me neither. By the way, Reno Mahe is an unrestricted free agent who has yet to be re-signed. Thank the lord. Enough has been written about this over the past 6 months, [...]

Draft Preview: Safety

Birds fans usually cannot agree on much when it comes to draft time, however, this year, I believe we’ve got a 99% agreement rate that the Birds need an upgrade at the safety position. How the Eagles stand going into mini-camps this spring: The Incumbents: SS: Sean Considine FS: Brian Dawkins The Challenger: Jack of [...]

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