http://www.eagleslocker.com Daily Blog for Philadelphia Eagles Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:42:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Eagles have been getting their young players a lot of action during this preseason and the results have been positive.  2nd year QB Kevin Kolb is off to a decent start this preseason as he is putting distance between himself and veteran A.J. Feeley on the depth chart.  Kolb ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/16/young-players-are-making-a-good-impression-so-far-for-the-philadelphia-eagles/ The final score is mis-leading in last night's game as the backups outscored the Panthers 24-3 in the fourth quarter to win.  Donovan McNabb did not look sharp last night as he completed 11 of 24 passes for 98 yards.  2nd year QB Kevin Kolb completed 14 of 27 passes ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/15/philadelphia-eagles-24-carolina-panthers-13/ Last year the Eagles suffered a lot of injuries but they surged at the end of the season winning their last three games setting themselves up with some momentum heading into 2008.  Andy Reid has made the Eagles into a contender almost every season as he learned well from Mike ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/15/andy-reid-will-try-to-get-the-philadelphia-eagles-back-to-the-playoffs-in-2008/ The Eagles have released 37-year old DT Kimo Von Oelhoffen which could signal the end of his NFL career.  He played in 8 games (1 start) with the Eagles last season and he only made 2 tackles.  Von Oelhoffen has now played in 197 games in his NFL career and ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/12/the-philadelphia-eagles-release-dt-kimo-von-oelhoffen/ This was a defensive battle earlier tonight in Pittsburgh.  Donovan McNabb played well in the first half of the game as he completed 10 of 13 passes for 97 yards with 1 TD pass.  Kevin Kolb replaced him and he was o.k. completing 12 of 21 passes for 81 yards.  ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/08/pittsburgh-steelers-16-philadelphia-eagles-10/ The Eagles need 33-year old David Akers to rebound from a rough 2007 season in which he left a lot of points on the field.  Akers played in all 16 games for the Eagles last season and he connected on 24 of 32 (75%) field goal attempts.  Akers also converted ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/03/the-philadelphia-eagles-need-david-akers-to-rebound-in-2008/ The Eagles appear four deep with decent TEs for 2008.  It all starts with 28-year old L.J. Smith who has been one of Donovan McNabb's favorite targets in the past.  He needs to stay healthy to be effective however which he wasn't very often last year.  Smith played in 10 ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/03/the-philadelphia-eagles-appear-deep-at-te-for-2008/ The Eagles like to move the ball around on offense but the receivers need to start carrying more of the load on offense so that the Eagles don't overwork Brian Westbrook and cause him to break down.  30-year old Kevin Curtis has stepped up as the #1 WR of the ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/08/03/the-philadelphia-eagles-need-improved-play-from-the-wrs-in-2008/ The Eagles have lost 2nd year defensive end Victor Abiamiri indefinately after he underwent surgery earlier this week to repair a dislocated wrist.  The 22-year old only played in 6 games as a rookie for the Eagles (1 start) and he made a whopping 3 tackles.  The Eagles can afford to ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/07/30/the-philadelphia-eagles-lose-de-victor-abiamiri-to-injury/ The Philadelphia Eagles have claimed offensive guard Cameron Stephenson off waivers from the Packers.  He was a fifth round pick of the Packers last season but he didn't play a down as a rookie.  He is 6'3", 306 pounds so the Eagles felt it was worth giving him a shot.  ... http://www.eagleslocker.com/2008/07/25/the-philadelphia-eagles-claim-guard-cameron-stephenson-off-waivers-from-the-packers/