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Juqua Parker: Old Iggle With New Name
2008-03-12 23:25:00 Another member of the Eagles has changed his name. Under the wished of his late father, defensive end Juqua Thomas has changed his name to Juqua Parker. Parker follows William James(formerly Will Peterson), and Williams Thomas(formerly Tra Thomas) as Eagles who have changed their name in recent years. Some other Eagles have apparently decided to change their ...
2008 Free Agents: Defensive Tackles
2008-02-26 03:59:00 The Iggles have an outstanding DT tandem right now. Mike Patterson(when he is not high), and Brodrick Bunkley are both first round picks who really have made an impact on the Bird’s defense. Bunkley saw his first real playing time last year, and made everybody around him better. The Eagles run defense went from 26th(2006), ...
Mike Patterson Busted For Weed
2008-02-23 12:20:00 What a wonderful way to start the off season. Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana under 50 grams, according to a press release obtained from the Evesham Township Police Department Friday. Apparently Mike was parked chiefin it up with his older brother Tyrone, when Evesham Police noticed Patterson’s car had some ‘minor damage ...
Westbrook Makes All-Pro Team
2008-01-10 03:43:00 Eagles star Running Back Brian Westbrook has been voted to the NFL’s All-Pro team. This is the first time Brian has achieved this recognition in his career. Statistically, Brian had the best season of any Eagles RB ever. He broke Wilbert Montgomery’s franchise record for yards from scrimmage in a season, and Irving Fryar’s franchise record for receptions in ...
Falcons Focus On Tom Heckert
2008-01-03 03:19:00 Falcons owner Arthur Blank was unable to land Bill Parcels to run his franchise, and has now turned to Eagles General Manager Tom Heckert according to Adam Schefter of NFL.com. Heckert has been an integral part of the Eagles front office for the past seven years, and has brought in many great players to Philadelphia. In ...
Battle For Mediocrity
2007-12-28 19:31:00 This game is truly as meaningless as it gets. Neither team is playing for a playoff spot, nor are they playing for a top draft pick. This is the game for mediocrity. Both the Eagles, and their opponent the Buffalo Bills are 7-8, and trying to at least not finish the season with a losing ...
A Stand To Save A Season
2007-11-12 02:07:00 It was three plays to save a season. Yes, even if the Eagles had lost in Washington this weekend they would have had a chance to make the playoffs, but realistically, every member of the defense knew what was at stake.With its back against its own end zone ? and the wall ? and the Redskins only seven yards away from all but putting the game out of reach, the Eagles defense had to make a stand. Three plays to save a season.Eventually, three plays turned to six. Six snaps from inside the 10-yard line. Six times the Redskins attacked the goal line, trying to put the game ? and maybe the Eagles ? away. Six times, the defense stood firm, setting up Philadelphia's dramatic 33-25 win on Sunday."When all of the odds are against you and you are still fighting, that's character. You develop that when nobody is looking," linebacker Takeo Spikes said. "When you look back at the film you'll see a whole lot of guys doing the little things right and that was the emphasis this week. Doing the li... |
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