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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by dawgpounded on Friday 19 October 2007 at 9:59 pm
This is a matchup between two of the most disappointing teams in the NFL this season. The Bears (2-4) and Eagles (2-3) both had their eyes on making it to the Super Bowl this season….but they’ve both hit a roadblock so far this year.

If the Bears don’t get something out of the running game soon they are going to be in deep, deep trouble. Cedric Benson has been a stiff so far this season (370 yards rushing, 3.1 ypc. 2 lost fumbles) and the Eagles will be another tough team (91.2 yards rushing per game, 3.8 ypc) for him to succeed against. The Eagles will blitz a lot (19 sacks) to pressure Brian Griese into making some mistakes as the Bears offensive line is starting to look their age (18 sacks allowed). With that in mind look for the Bears to keep the passing game short and sweet.

The Eagles will likely run the ball more than usual against the Bears after watching them allow 311 yards rushing last week. Brian Westbrook (411 yards rushing, 259 yards receiving) will be all over the field in this game and it will be fun watching Lance Briggs and Brian Urlacher chasing him around. The Eagles offensive line must handle the D-Line of the Bears which puts a lot of pressure on the passer. The Eagles might be forced to keep their passing game short just like the Bears likely will….but McNabb is a master at that.

Don’t look for Andy Reid to be dumb enough to kick the ball to Devin Hester which will take a big weapon out of the Bears arsenal.

PREDICTION: This game could go either way so I’ll take the home team by a field goal. EAGLES 23, BEARS 20.

 

Philadelphia Eagles 16, New York Jets 9

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Reports by dawgpounded on Sunday 14 October 2007 at 9:05 pm

The Eagles moved the ball up and down the field in this game but they didn’t get a lot of points.  It didn’t matter because the defense made it stand up.  Donovan McNabb has a decent game as he completed 22 of 35 passes for 278 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Brian Westbrook returned to action and he carried the ball 20 times for 120 yards (6.0 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 36 yards (6.0 avg).  Kevin Curtis had another excellent game as he led the way for the Eagles receivers with 5 catches for 121 yards (24.2 avg) with a TD grab.  Reggie Brown also finally showed up for the season as he caught 6 passes for 89 yards (14.8 avg).  The Eagles finished up with 151 yards rushing on 28 carries (5.4 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 35 passes for 262 yards.

The defense played a good game especially against the pass.  Safety Sean Considine led the way on the defense with 10 tackles.  CB Sheldon Brown also had a solid game with 5 tackles and 1 interception.  The Jets did rush for 158 yards on 32 carries (4.9 ypc) but they only completed 11 of 21 passes for 109 yards.

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The Philadelphia Eagles to play again without safety Brian Dawkins

Blogged under Big Eagles News,Bloglockers,Front Page,Injury Reports by dawgpounded on Friday 12 October 2007 at 6:16 am

The Eagles will be without starting safety Brian Dawkins who will miss another game with a neck stinger.  He has only made 7 tackles this season but he’s one of the leaders of the defense and will be missed.  Quintin Mikell will start again in his place and he’s played pretty well this season.  He has 19 tackles, 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery so far this season.

Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Jets

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,This Week's Matchup Report by dawgpounded on Friday 12 October 2007 at 6:05 am

Both of these teams are desperate for a victory as the Eagles are 1-3 while the Jets are 1-4.  Donovan McNabb is still trying to get into his groove as something appears to be missing from his game.  Chad Pennington of the Jets is still trying to fight off Kellen Clemens for his starting job.

The Eagles will be getting RB Brian Westbrook back this week from injury and that should scare the Jets who are allowing 127.6 yards rushing per game and 4.0 yards per carry.  Westbrook is averaging 171.3 yards rushing and receiving per game and 7.3 yards per touch so far this season and he will be a major pain in the side of the Jets Front 7 on defense.  The Jets only have 3 sacks this season so McNabb should have time to throw against a Jets defense that is allowing 239.6 yards passing per game.  Look for both Kevin Curtis (19 rec, 323 yards, 3 TDs) and Reggie Brown (8 rec, 81 yards) to have good games against the Jets.

The Eagles blitz from all angles and that will cause the Jets problems.  The Jets have allowed 12 sacks this season while the Eagles already have 16 sacks in only 4 games.  DE Trent Cole (5 sacks) will get to have body contact with Chad Pennington early and often in this game.  The only way to slow the pass rush of the Eagles is to run the football so the Jets will attempt to run the football with Thomas Jones (290 yards rushing, 3.3 ypc) against the rugged run defense of the Eagles which is allowing only 74.5 yards rushing per game and 3.4 yards per carry.  The Jets must keep the passing game short to Laveranues Coles (32 rec, 300 yards, 4 TDs) and Jerricho Cotchery (30 rec, 414 yards) because they likely won’t have much time to throw the ball.

PREDICTION:  The matchups spell doom for the Jets in this game.  Look for the Eagles to win this game as the fans start yelling for Kellen Clemens before halftime.

The Philadelphia Eagles need more out of the return game

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by dawgpounded on Thursday 4 October 2007 at 11:08 pm

The Eagles lost 1 game already this season because of the punt return men and they hoped they fixed that by re-signing Reno Mahe.  Mahe has sure hands but he won’t likely break many big returns because he’s not real fast.  He has returned 9 punts for 70 yards (7.8 avg) but the important thing is that he’s catching the kicks.  Greg Lewis had his shot and he returned 4 punts for 4 yards (1.0 avg) before losing the job.  J.R. Reed returned 2 punts for 8 yards (4.0 avg) before he lost the job.  He is now the main kickoff returner now that the Eagles are starting Correll Buckhalter at running back until Brian Westbrook returns.  Reed has returned 7 kickoffs for 164 yards (23.4 avg) so far this season.  Buckhalter has returned 9 kickoffs for 200 yards (22.2 avg) this season.

The Philadelphia Eagles need to work on the offense during the bye week

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page by dawgpounded on Thursday 4 October 2007 at 10:33 pm

The Eagles defense has been pretty solid this season as they are allowing 299.0 yards per game and 18.3 points per game.  But, the offense scored 56 points against the Lions in Week #3 but they have only scored 28 points in the other three games combined and that just won’t get it done.  The Eagles need to use other players in the offense instead of just giving the ball to Brian Westbrook as his body can’t withstand the beating he takes as he always breaks down.  Westbrook has rushed for 291 yards on 51 carries (5.7 ypc) with 2 TD runs and he also has caught 19 passes for 223 yards (11.7 avg) with 1 TD catch in only 3 games.  Without him McNabb looked lost in the game against the Giants as he was sacked an amazing 12 times!  The bottom line is that the Eagles need to throw the ball down the field to the receivers like they did against the Lions.  They are wasting WR Reggie Brown who only has 8 catches for 81 yards (10.1 avg) so far this season.  The Eagles also need to get the ball more to Kevin Curtis as he is a playmaker.  He has caught 19 passes for 323 yards (17.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs.

New York Giants 16, Philadelphia Eagles 3

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,Game Reports by dawgpounded on Monday 1 October 2007 at 2:22 am

The Philadelphia Eagles never had a chance in this football game.  Poor Donovan McNabb was sacked an amazing 12 times including 6 times by Giants’ DE Osi Umenyiora!  McNabb only completed 15 of 31 passes for 138 yards with 0 TDs and 0 INTs.  The Eagles played without Brian Westbrook but Correll Buckhalter had a good game.  He carried the ball 17 times for 103 yards (6.1 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 35 yards (8.8 avg).  WR Kevin Curtis only caught 2 passes for 21 yards (10.5 avg) showing what a difference 1 week can make.  The Eagles rushed for 114 yards on 23 carries (5.0 ypc) and they completed 15 of 31 passes for 76 yards.

Can’t blame the Eagles defense for this loss as they played well.  Safety Quintin Mikell (11 tackles) and linebacker Omar Gaither (10 tackles, interception) were both outstanding.  The Giants finished up rushing for 83 yards on 27 carries (3.1 ypc) and they completed 14 of 26 passes for 129 yards.