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10 hrs ago | Philly.com

Moving the Chains: Reducing Vick's batted balls

That comes out to one every 109.5 attempts. Because Brees is 6-0 tall. And so is Michael Vick .

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick, NFL Players, Casey Matthews, Brian Rolle, DeMeco Ryans

Mon May 28, 2012

Bradenton.com

Cole settles in with Eagles

When Trent Cole arrived in Philadelphia, he was a fifth-round pick recovering from two bouts of pneumonia and felt decidedly out of place in a big city hundreds of miles removed from the rural stretches of Ohio where he spent his childhood hunting.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Todd Herremans, Jason Babin, NFL Players, Trent Cole

NBC Philadelphia

Post-Draft Eagles Defensive Tackle Breakdown

What the Eagles did: Around the end of January , I started to get the feeling that, other than linebacker, defensive line made the most sense for the Eagles in the first round.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Cullen Jenkins, Antonio Dixon, NFL Players, Derek Landri, Cedric Thornton

Fri May 25, 2012

BleacherReport

The Awkwardness of a Near-Perfect Offseason and Why It's Foreign to Eagles Fans

What would a Philadelphia Eagles offseason be without having any complaints towards front office decisions, coaching maneuvers and lack of addressing vital needs to help the team improve? One used to be able to go in the dark without following the team for months, yet come out of the woodwork to complain about the lack of a short-yardage back, a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Jeremiah Trotter, Akeem Jordan, Antonio Dixon, DeMeco Ryans, NFL Players

Tue May 22, 2012

Philly.com

Does Vick need to change?

Michael Vick just finished his first full-squad practice of the spring and as he walked off the field a swarm of reporters engulfed the quarterback.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick, NFL Players, Jason Kelce, Jamar Chaney, Jason Peters

Mon May 21, 2012

BleacherReport

Michael Vick and 5 Eagles Who Will Have Incredible Seasons in 2012

Everyone in the NFL is talking about the Philadelphia Eagles . From the productive draft to the major offseason moves, the team is gearing up for a serious Super Bowl run.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick, DeSean Jackson, NFL Players, Jeremy Maclin, DeMeco Ryans

Sun May 20, 2012

Bleeding Green Nation

Eagles' drafts rank 12th from 1999-2009

It's easy to identify specific draft picks that have worked out especially well or poorly for the Eagles , but it's harder rank their overall performance in comparison with other teams.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Players, Trent Cole, Todd Herremans, Todd Pinkston, Moise Fokou

The Times of Trenton

Six unsung players key to the Philadelphia Eagles' 2012 season

The Eagles did not draft a running back, so they have a lot of faith that Dion Lewis will do just fine as LeSean McCoy's backup.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Antonio Dixon, LeSean McCoy, NFL Players, Dion Lewis, DeMeco Ryans

Tue May 15, 2012

BleacherReport

Predicting 10 Problem Spots for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012

The demise of the 2011 Philadelphia Eagles was marked primarily by fourth-quarter collapses, which could be traced back to a subpar group of linebackers and safeties.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Michael Vick, NFL Players, Jason Peters, Trent Cole, Brandon Graham

Bleeding Green Nation

The Linc - Ty Detmer, Hall Of Famer

Iggles Blitz " Blog Archive " More Rookie Camp Talk It sounds like everyone is impressed with Brandon Boykin .

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, NFL Players, Washington Redskins

Mon May 14, 2012

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Rookie linebacker on fast track with Eagles

It's a long ways until Sept. 9, but the Eagles' blurry prospects at several positions on defense became more clear after their three-day rookie minicamp.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Maurice Fountain, Moise Fokou, Cullen Jenkins, Akeem Jordan, NFL Players

Tue May 08, 2012

NFL

Do Cox, Curry give Eagles the NFL's best D-line?

Around the League will examine the aftershocks by asking one post-draft burning question for all 32 teams.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFC, NFL Football, NFC East, Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Babin, Cullen Jenkins, NFL Players, Trent Cole

Sun May 06, 2012

The Times of Trenton

Eagles have handful of jobs up for battle

Free agency has subsided. The draft is completed, and the roster the Eagles will take into OTAs, minicamp and eventually to training camp at Lehigh University is set.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Cullen Jenkins, Antonio Dixon, Darryl Tapp, NFL Players, Brandon Graham

Thu May 03, 2012

BleacherReport

Philadelphia Eagles: How Fletcher Cox Will Improve the Eagles in the Future

Then, with the No. 12 pick in the first round of the 2012 NFL draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Jason Babin, Cullen Jenkins, NFL Players, Trent Cole, Fletcher Cox

Tue May 01, 2012

BleacherReport

2012 NFL Draft: How Each of the Philadelphia Eagles' Picks Fit in Their Plans

The Philadelphia Eagles had arguably the best draft of the weekend. They got immediate impact players, and they got players with high ceilings whom they can develop into future starters.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Jamar Chaney, Cullen Jenkins, Akeem Jordan, NFL Players, Cedric Thornton

Mon Apr 30, 2012

Bleeding Green Nation

Todd McShay Identifies Eagles "Impact" Picks

Now that the draft is in the books, ESPN's Todd McShay has combed through each teams' draft class an identified the player he thinks will make the biggest initial impact and the one he's most intrigued by.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, Cullen Jenkins, NFL Players, Brandon Graham, Moise Fokou, Akeem Jordan

InsideTheIggles

The Best And Worst From The Eagles' Draft

Now that draft weekend is over and the grades are in, let's take an alternate view at transpired at Radio City Music Hall in New York City this past weekend.

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Related Topix: Sports, NFL Football, Philadelphia Eagles, King Dunlap, Antonio Dixon, NFL Players, Joselio Hanson, Derek Landri

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