Andy Reid has spent six of his last 12 first selections in the draft on defensive linemen. Twice he traded up in the first round to do so. He’s also used a second-round pick and four third-round picks on defensive linemen. So how come the Eagles still need defensive linemen? Because of all of those picks, only Corey Simon, Reid’s first-round pick in the 2000 draft, has ever made it to a Pro Bowl. The rest have either been busts – Jerome McDougle, Victor Abiamiri, Bryan Smith; just OK – Brodrick Bunkley and Trevor Laws; or haven’t done enough yet to make a judgment – last year’s No. 1 pick, Derrick Graham. Mike Patterson, the No. 1 pick from 2005, kind of fits in the category of good
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Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive line is subject of scrutiny in 2011, as always
The most contentious and bitter feud during this ongoing NFL lockout? Owners vs. players? Commissioner Roger Goodell vs. NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith? Not even close. The Giants vs. Eagles running back LeSean McCoy wins — and it’s no contest. Consider the long-range verbal and Internet warfare a prime and silly example of what happens when football players have too much time on their hands, too many social media platforms at their fingertips, and too much pent-up aggression in need of release. Now Giants defensive end Justin Tuck has joined the fray, all-but calling McCoy a coward. After Osi Umenyiora’s claim in a sworn affidavit became public that he felt Giants general
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Giants’ Tuck calls Eagles RB coward
The Eagles are popularly linked to Nnamdi Asomugha in free agency speculation, but they may be eyeballing an in-state cornerback option instead. Citing multiple sources, Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports that the Eagles “will show strong interest” in free agent Ike Taylor when the lockout ends. Taylor, of course, has spent the first eight years of his career with Pittsburgh. Caplan also hints that Philadelphia is considering playing more zone coverage under first-year defensive coordinator Juan Castillo in order to complement changes up front. Along the defensive line, new position coach Jim Washburn is implementing a “wide-nine” philosophy in which both ends line up well outside of the
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Report: Eagles will show "strong interest" in Ike Taylor
If Kevin Kolb is traded before the NFL season begins (whenever that may be), the Eagles will be in need of another backup alongside Mike Kafka. And if Andy Reid and co. want to make another splash like they did with Michael Vick, NFL.com senior analyst Pat Kirwan suggested they sign a player similar to Vick: former Titans first-round pick Vince Young.
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Could Vince Young be the Birds’ backup?
Very often in the NFL, there is a debate in the war room right up until the minute the ultimate decision is made on a draft pick, particularly in the first round. That was not the case in April for the Eagles, who failed to do as expected by both staying at their original position (No. 23) in the first round and then pulling the trigger on 26-year-old but relatively inexperienced Baylor tackle Danny Watkins, a Canadian native who only began playing the sport four years earlier. Head coach Andy Reid, offensive line coach Howard Mudd and general manager Howie Roseman all were on the same page from the moment they were on the clock. More incredible is their plan to make him a guard, a
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Eagles put first-round pick Watkins on fast track
Another new face showed up at the Eagles’ lockout workout Monday. No, not Donovan McNabb. Keenan Clayton, the Eagles’ second-year linebacker, worked out with several teammates for the first time this season at the Memorial Sports Complex, doing drills under the supervision of the Power Train staff. He joined fellow second-year linebacker Jamar Chaney, offensive tackle Austin Howard, defensive tackle Trevor Laws, running back Eldra Buckley and professional hockey player T.J. Brennan, a Buffalo Sabres draft pick. After the hourlong session on a muggy morning, Clayton discussed the benefit of working alongside Chaney, a staple of the lockout workouts, and made what sounded like a prediction
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Clayton brings big ideas to Eagles’ workout
So the latest speculation — because again, that’s all that’s available right now — is that the Cardinals could end up with Kevin Kolb as their quarterback by trading not a draft pick but cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. That was the talk a couple of days ago on Philadelphia radio station WIP (H/T to Paul Calvisi and Dave Burns on Sports 620 KTAR for the heads-up) and frankly, it’s not the first time DRC’s name has come up in such speculation. Around the draft, people were spitballing the idea the Cards would send Patrick Peterson to Philly for Kolb, and that morphed into DRC. Some of that is connecting of the dots. The Cards need a QB and most assume Kolb is the most reasonable
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Speculation on a Dominic Rogers-Cromartie for Kolb trade is just that
Each day seems to bring more speculation about what the Cardinals will be willing to give up in exchange for the Eagles Kevin Kolb. ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio recently said the Eagles want to get a player who contribute immediately, not a draft pick, in exchange for Kolb. That makes sense because no team knows where it will be drafting in 2012. Will the Cardinals have the fifth overall pick again? Or the 31st? It’s tough to base a trade on future value. On the flip side, player-for-player trades in the NFL don’t happen oftn. I doubt if DRC is on the block. He’s been inconsistent in Arizona, and there’s no question coaches’ patience will run out if DRC doesn’t mature and put in the necessary
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Trade speculation: DRC for Kolb
The practice field and sports complex in a posh New Jersey suburb that the Eagles have chosen as their lockout workout home didn’t buzz Monday with the sound of footballs slicing through the air or sneakers zipping through the turf surface. Almost every day since quarterback Michael Vick and some teammates staged a passing camp in mid May, at least two or three Eagles have shown up to get in some work as the labor dispute has climbed into its third month. But participation has gradually dwindled, and Monday even some mainstays — wide receiver Jason Avant and quarterback Mike Kafka — were nowhere to be found. While some NFL teams have gathered in masses for lockout camps — the Raiders
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Participation falls in Eagles lockout camp
Well, now we have a storyline for the week leading up to the Eagles’ first scheduled meeting with the Giants (Week 3, Sept. 25, Lincoln Financial Field). One day after LeSean McCoy trashed Osi Umenyiora over Twitter, calling Umenyiora soft and overrated and the third-best defensive lineman on the Giants, Umenyiora shot back in the New York Times. “That little Chihuahua or poodle in the backfield – he doesn’t have to block me,” Umenyiora told the newspaper, admitting that the Giants’ nickname for the Eagles’ fledgling running back is “Lady Gaga.” “If you have something to say, say it man to man – you can’t be a Twitter gangster. That’s easy to do, trying to be a tough guy. Say it to my
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Osi: LeSean and I hate each other
As the NFL’s players and owners work toward a new collective bargaining agreement that could end the lockout before the Fourth of July, Howie Roseman sits anxiously in his office at the NovaCare Complex, itching for the fireworks to begin. To say that Roseman, the Philadelphia Eagles’ second-year general manager, is geeked up for the impending start of the league year is like labeling Cleveland sports fans as “pleased” that LeBron James flopped in the NBA Finals. Armed with an expendable quarterback, Kevin Kolb, that numerous teams covet and secure in the conviction that the Michael Vick-led Eagles can contend for a Super Bowl championship, Roseman can’t wait to start wheeling and dealing
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Eagles eagerly anticipate start of free agency
The Eagles are not interested in Plaxico Burress. That is the word from an Associated Press report citing “a person familiar with the team’s thinking” stating Burress is not in the Eagles plans for this season. Burress on Monday was released from jail after a 20-month incarceration at Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, N.Y. Speculation started immediately about his next NFL destination, and the Eagles were considered a likely next stop for the towering receiver. Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, who like Burress spent time in prison, has outwardly lobbied for his team to sign Burress. Eagles coach Andy Reid at a team charity event was vague when discussing Burress. “I know him. I’ve
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Eagles not interested in Burress: report
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