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Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by dawgpounded on Friday 28 September 2007 at 2:45 pm

The Eagles and Giants both got much needed wins last week and they clash on Sunday Night in an important game in New Jersey.  The Eagles exploded for 56 points last week while the Giants won with a goal line stand to achieve victory. 

Donovan McNabb turned back the critics last week as he exploded with a perfect game (158.3 QB Rating) and he must be licking his chops watching game film of the Giants defense which is allowing 266.3 yards passing per game and opposing QBs have a 108.9 QB Rating!  The most important thing for the Eagles is the health of running back Brian Westbrook who has 514 yards combined rushing and receiving this season with 3 TDs!  Westbrook is a total mis-match for the outside linebackers of the Giants’ defense.  WR Kevin Curtis caught 11 passes for 221 yards last week with 3 TD receptions and McNabb will likely throw to him a lot again this week against the weak cornerbacks of the Giants.  WR Reggie Brown has been really quiet this season (5 rec, 64 yards) but he could be the secret weapon in this football game for the Eagles offense.

The Giants have been pretty good on offense this season and they will pose a big test for the defense of the Eagles.  Eli Manning has been playing with a sore right shoulder this season but he has thrown for 755 yards with 6 TD passes so far.  The Eagles are allowing 256.3 yards passing per game so the Giants will likely be throwing quite a bit in this ball game.  The Eagles do blitz from all angles and they have 14 sacks already this season and Manning tends to hurry the ball out of his hand when he gets hit a few times.  The Eagles have been outstanding against the run as they are only allowing 71.7 yards rushing per game and 3.5 yards per carry.  With that in mind the Giants will likely not run the ball too much this week.  With Derrick Ward (273 yards rushing, 5.1 ypc) hurting the Giants might have to turn to Reuben Droughns as the main runner against the Eagles.

PREDICTION:  This will be a very high scoring football game but in the end I think the Eagles will be able to stop the Giants a few times and win this football game.

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The Philadelphia Eagles lose TE L.J. Smith for a month

Blogged under Big Eagles News,Bloglockers,Front Page,Injury Reports by dawgpounded on Wednesday 26 September 2007 at 12:31 pm

The Eagles have lost starting tight end for at least a month after he has underwent a second hernia surgery.  Smith has caught 4 passes for 26 yards (6.5 avg) so far this season.  Smith will be replaced by Matt Schobel (3 rec, 29 yards) and rookie Brent Celek.  Keep an eye on Celek who was very impressive in the pre-season for the Eagles.

The Philadelphia Eagles lose rookie linebacker Stewart Bradley for 1-2 weeks

Blogged under Big Eagles News,Bloglockers,Front Page,Injury Reports by dawgpounded on Tuesday 25 September 2007 at 1:09 pm

Rookie linebacker Stewart Bradley has surgery on a broken bone in his hand on Monday.  Bradley has been a reserve linebacker and special teams player so far this season.  He has 4 tackles on the year so far.

Philadelphia Eagles 56, Detroit Lions 21

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Reports by dawgpounded on Monday 24 September 2007 at 5:17 pm

The Eagles woke up from the slumber they were in and they destroyed the Lions yesterday.  Donovan McNabb had a game for the ages as he completed 21 of 26 passes for 381 yards with 4 TD passes and 0 interceptions for a perfect 158.3 QB Rating.  Brian Westbrook had another outstanding game as he carried the ball 14 times for 110 yards (7.9 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also caught 5 passes for 111 yards (22.2 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Correll Buckhalter carried the ball 7 times for 43 yards (6.1 ypc) with 1 TD run and rookie Tony Hunt carried the ball 1 time for 1 yard and a TD.  WR Kevin Curtis had the best game of his career as he caught 11 passes for 221 yards (20.1 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  The Eagles finished up with 173 yards rushing on 34 carries (5.1 ypc) and they completed 21 of 26 passes for 363 yards.

The defense was outstanding despite giving up a lot of yards as they sacked Jon Kitna 9 times yesterday.  DE Trent Cole was outstanding as he made 5 tackles and had 3 sacks.  DT Brodrick Bunkley also was good with 4 tackles and 2 sacks.  The Eagles only allowed 39 yards rushing on 12 carries (3.3 ypc) but the Lions did complete 29 of 46 passes for 393 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=270923021

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by dawgpounded on Friday 21 September 2007 at 1:38 pm
This is a game between two teams going in opposite directions.  The Lions are 2-0 and they have looked good doing it and the Eagles have started out 0-2 looking awful on offense with only 25 points in their two games.  Lions’ QB Jon Kitna promised a season of 10+ wins and he has delivered so far this year.  The Lions have allowed 6 sacks this season and the Eagles have a pair of good rushing ends in Trent Cole and Jevon Kearse so the Lions must win this battle as Kitna tends to make mistakes when pressured.  The Eagles must put a good rush on Kitna because the Lions have a huge advantage at WR as Shaun McDonald (161 yards), Roy Williams (131 yards), Mike Furrey (112 yards) and rookie Calvin Johnson (131 yards) have been near unstoppable.  Also, the Eagles have injury problems in the secondary as CB Lito Sheppard will miss this game.  The Lions must also mix in some running plays to throw the Eagles pass rush off a little bit.  RB Tatum Bell (101 yards rushing, 31 yards receiving) is very fast and he will challenge MLB Omar Gaither in the middle of the field.

Look for the Eagles to again play it safe on offense as they seem to be scared to let Donovan McNabb throw the ball down the field.  Look for plenty of dumpoffs to RB Brian Westbrook who has been the best player on offense for the Eagles this season.  The Eagles will need to have their receivers get tougher over the middle as Kevin Curtis (6 rec, 81 yards), Jason Avant (8 rec, 109 yards) and Reggie Brown (3 rec, 41 yards) have looked soft this season.  The Lions defense has been much better than advertised this season so the Eagles will likely have there hands full this Sunday.

PREDICTION:  I have seen no reason to believe that the Eagles are about to break out this Sunday with a huge performance.  I also think the Lions are probably playing a little bit over their heads and the Raiders and Vikings have nowhere near the offensive ability that the Eagles have.  I have a hunch that Jon Kitna will have another good game as the Lions spring a upset on the road and win again by a field goal.

 

The Philadelphia Eagles are working RB Brian Westbrook too hard this season

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by dawgpounded on Friday 21 September 2007 at 12:40 pm

The Eagles have to let Correll Buckhalter and rookie Tony Hunt play more soon or Brian Westbrook isn’t going to make it all season.  Westbrook has been outstanding this season as he has carried the football 37 times for 181 yards (4.9 ypc) and he has also caught 14 passes for 112 yards (8.0 avg).  Westbrook’s 293 total yards of offense has accounted for 47% of the Eagles total yards.  His knee is already starting to bother him so the Eagles need to lessen his load because the offense will definately be hurt if he misses any time this season.

With All Due Respect Donovan, Has-Been Quarterbacks Get Criticized!

Blogged under Big Eagles News,Bloglockers,Front Page by squarebettor on Wednesday 19 September 2007 at 6:07 pm

I got a good laugh when I saw that Donovan McNabb criticized the media for the extra criticism he claims is given to black quarterbacks.  I guarantee you that Redskins fans don’t feel that way after their QB, who happens to be black, led the Redskins to victory over your team this past Monday night.  They probably also hold Doug Williams, a black QB, in high regard, as he stepped in and led the Redskins to a Super Bowl win some years back.

The truth hurts Donovan, but you have played like a washed-up has-been.  Maybe if you could still complete a pass for more than ten yards you wouldn’t be getting so much criticism.  Why don’t you act like a man for once and admit that you have let your team down and that is why you are getting criticized!  You should know that you are an ambassador for black quarterbacks in high school and college that dream of being in the NFL someday, and being a whiny little girl and blaming your shortcomings on others sets a bad example.  I hope Eagles fans run you out of town soon because you’re starting to reflect as poorly on Andy Reid as his sons.

Washington Redskins 20, Philadelphia Eagles 12

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Reports by dawgpounded on Tuesday 18 September 2007 at 2:19 pm

The Redskins pushed the Eagles around last night as they pretty much out hit them all night long.  QB Donovan McNabb completed 28 of 46 passes for 240 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.  He also carried the ball 2 times for 15 yards (7.5 ypc).  RB Brian Westbrook was very active last night as he carried the ball 17 times for 96 yards (5.6 ypc) and he also caught 8 passes for 66 yards (8.3 avg).  WR Jason Avant had another pretty good week with 5 catches for 55 yards (11.0 avg).  Kevin Curtis caught 4 passes for 28 yards (7.0 avg) but he dropped a pass after getting drilled by Redskins safety LaRon Landry to end the football game.  The Eagles rushed for 114 yards on 20 carries (5.7 ypc) and they completed 28 of 46 passes for 226 yards.

Eagles’ MLB Omar Gaither was all over the football field as he had 9 tackles.  But the rest of the Philly defense had their issues.  The Redskins rushed for 130 yards on 33 carries (3.9 ypc) and they completed 16 of 29 passes for 207 yards.

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=270917021

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by dawgpounded on Friday 14 September 2007 at 10:57 am
It will be very interesting to watch this football game as both teams flashed good defense in the first game of the season.  The Redskins prevailed 16-13 in OT against the Dolphins while the Eagles handed the Packers a 16-13 win.  The Eagles swept the series with the Redskins last season by outscoring them 48-22!

The Redskins will likely attack the Eagles run defense with Clinton Portis (98 yards), LaDell Betts (59 yards) and QB Jason Campbell (29 yards) despite the fact that the Packers only rushed for 46 yards (2.7 ypc) against the Eagles last week.  The Eagles also have some CB problems so the Redskins will likely get Santana Moss (3 rec, 28 yards) more involved in the downfield passing attack.  WR Antwaan Randle El (5 rec, 162 yards) will also be someone that Jason Campbell is looking for so the Eagles must be ready for him.  The Eagles will try to pressure Campbell into mistakes as they love to blitz and they got to Brett Favre 4 times last week.

The Eagles will likely go with the short passing game that has made Donovan McNabb a star NFL QB.  Look for dumps to Brian Westbrook out of the backfield and short shots to TE L.J. Smith.  The Eagles will definately test safeites LaROn Landry and Sean Taylor of the Redskins but that could be a mistake as they are definately playmakers.  The better way to attack the Redskins defense would be to go after their CBs with Reggie Brown and Kevin Curtis as the Eagles have mis-matches there.  Another key battle that the Eagles need to win if they want to move the ball against the Redskins defense is they need Brian Westbrook (131 total yards) to have a good game against the Skins linebackers.

PREDICTION:  Both of these teams’ games were decided by a field goal last week and it will again this week as I think either team can win this game.

 

The Philadelphia Eagles lose Lito Sheppard

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Injury Reports by dawgpounded on Monday 10 September 2007 at 3:55 pm

The Eagles have lost CB Lito Sheppard for at least this week’s game with the Washington Redskins.  Sheppard only made 2 tackles against the Packers before he was injured.  Will James will be promoted to the starting lineup and he played o.k. against the Packers with 5 tackles.