The Brian Westbrook/Donovan McNabb era in Philly is over.  Now starts the Kevin Kolb/Lesean McCoy era.  The 21-year old McCoy played in 16 games (4 starts) as a rookie last season in which he carried the ball 155 times for 637 yards (4.1 ypc) with 4 TD runs and he also caught 40 passes for 308 yards (7.7 avg).  McCoy has everything that Coach Andy Reid looks for in a running back as he is a solid runner and receiver.

27-year old Mike Bell will be the bully when the Eagles need a tough yard.  He played in 13 games (3 starts) for the Saints last season in which he carried the ball 172 times for 654 yards (3.8 ypc) with 5 TD runs.  Bell also caught 4 passes for 12 yards (3.0 avg) last year for the Saints.  Bell has now played in 37 games (6 starts) in his four years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 348 times for 1,376 yards (4.0 ypc) with 14 TD runs.  He has also caught 26 passes for 191 yards (7.3 avg).  Bell might not appear to be a perfect fit in the Eagles’ offense because he’s not a great receiver but he will provide some muscle when they need it.

Rookie Charles Scott a 6th round pick out of LSU will battle Eldra Buckley for the #3 RB job in 2010.  Buckley might have an edge because he played in all 16 games (0 starts) for the Eagles last year.  Buckley carried the ball 15 times for 44 yards (2.9 ypc) with 1 TD run but he didn’t catch any passes last year. 

PROJECTED GRADE FOR THE EAGLES RBs in 2010:  C+