Eagles Gab

OT Winston Justice Inks a 4-Year Contract Extension

Matt Loede — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:12:54 +0000

ESPN Insider Adam Schefter is reporting that the Philadelphia Eagle have signed OT Winston Justice to a four year contract extension. Justice was drafted by the Eagles in the second round (39th overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at The University of Southern California. “Eagles announced they have signed OT Winston Justice to a four-year contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2013.”

Eagles Claw Their Way to a 24-20 Win in Chicago

Matt Loede — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:11:15 +0000

The Eagles needed a big late effort against the Bears on Sunday night to move to 6-4, but got just that with a late drive from Donovan McNabb as the team topped Chicago 24-20. The Bears were up 20-17 when Antonio Dixon blocked a 48-yard field goal by Robbie Gould with 11 minutes left.

That block opened the door for the Eagles offense, as McNabb led the team on a 62-yard touchdown drive that LeSean McCoy capped with a nice 10-yard run, sending Chicago to its fifth loss in six games and delivering another big hit to its playoff hopes.

The Eagles built a 10-0 lead in the first quarter on a David Akers 25-yard field goal then a McNabb 13-yard pass to Jason Avant with 2:48 left in the first quarter. The Bears clawed their way back though, as they scored three times in the second quarter, but all three were field goals, but it made it 10-9 at the half.

The Bears got another Robbie Gould field goal in the third quarter to take a 12-10 lead, but then the Eagles were able to score quickly as after a 16-yard pas to Jeremy Maclin, McNabb found DeSean Jackson for a 48-yard score down the middle of the field to make it 17-12.

Jay Cutler, who was held in check all night, came right back though, going six plays and 55 yards as Cutler found Kellen Davis with a 15-yard score. They also got the two-point conversion to make it a 20-17 Bears lead. Then the tied turned after the blocked field goal and then the long drive that ended with the McCoy 10-yard score.

The defense sealed the win as the Bears got the ball back at their own 21 with 1:51 left, but six plays into the drive Sean Jones picked him off, ending the final Bears threat. McNabb was 23-for-32 for 244 yards with two scores and a pick. McCoy ran for 99 yards on 20 carries with the game-winning score.

Westbrook To Miss Next Three Games

Stephen Rhodes — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:27:42 +0000

As if the Philadelphia Eagles have enough trouble remaining relevant in the NFC East and keeping their core players healthy, their running back corps took a major hit when it was learned that head coach Andy Reid has said that Brian Westbrook, based on a statement issued by concussion specialists in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, will miss the team’s next three games.

With Westbrook out of action for an extended period of time, look for LeSean McCoy to get the bulk of the carries for the foreseeable future, with Eldra Buckley backing him up.

Highlights: Eagles Fall to Cowboys in East Battle 20-16

Matt Loede — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:43:02 +0000

Cowboys-Eagles Preview from CBS

Matt Loede — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:15:20 +0000

It’s a battle for first place in the NFC East as the Dallas Cowboys travel to Philadelphia to take on the Eagles. Join Jason Horowitz and NFL.com analyst Pat Kirwan as the preview the game.

McNabb to Wear a Flak Jacket the Rest of 09

Matt Loede — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:57:07 +0000

Seems that QB Donovan McNabb’s rib isn’t going to be 100 percent for some time, and because of it, Fox Sports reports that the QB will wear a flak jacket for protection for the rest of the season.

The rib that quarterback Donovan McNabb fractured in Week 1 still hasn’t completely healed, but it isn’t giving him any problems. “I don’t feel it much during games. Maybe (when I’m) sleeping a little bit or after games.” Andy Reid said McNabb will wear a flak jacket to protect the rib for the rest of the season.

That of course means the pressure will be on the O-line, as it will be up to them to protect their leader and keep him on his feet.

Westbrook Will Play Vs Cowboys

Matt Loede — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:30:03 +0000

The Eagles will be getting a big piece of their offense back on Sunday night, as Sporting News is reporting that running back Brian Westbrook will be back for the big contest with the Cowboys.

Westbrook got the OK to play in Sunday night’s critical NFC East home game against the Cowboys with first place on the line. Coach Andy Reid made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon that barring any setbacks in practice, his starting running back is good to go for Dallas.

It was about two weeks ago that Westbrook suffered a concussion in the teams Monday night win over the Redskins in DC. On the season, Westbrook has 327 total yards between rushing and receiving with three touchdowns.

Westbrook to Do Non-Contact Drills at Practice This Week

Matt Loede — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:56:40 +0000

Brian Westbrook (concussion) is expected to resume practicing on Wednesday, according to the Dallas Morning News. Only non-contact drills, however. For now, consider him questionable for this Sunday against the Cowboys.

Sean Jones Officially Now the Starter at Free Safety

Matt Loede — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:38:35 +0000

The Eagles official site reports how Sean Jones is now officially the starter at free safety:

Eagles head coach Andy Reid has named Sean Jones the starter at free safety over rookie Macho Harris. These quotes are from Andy Reid: On the play of FS Sean Jones: “I’ll look at the film, but he was going to be the guy this week, and then we were going to rotate Macho (Harris) in during certain personnel groups. (Sean Jones) was going to be the base guy and the nickel guy. I thought he did a decent job, but with safeties, you have to look at the film and see how things went.” On whether Sean Jones would have started at free safety even if Macho Harris was healthy enough to play: “Yes.”

Eagles Take it to the Giants; Win in a Route 40-17

Matt Loede — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:41:40 +0000

The Eagles looked to come out Sunday and lay a haymaker on their NFC East rivals, the New York Giants in their big showdown on Sunday. Instead, they laid two big blows in the first four minutes, this enroute to a convincing 40-17 victory. They did it without lead RB Brian Westbrook, out with a concussion, but didn’t need him, as Leonard Weaver and rookie tailback LeSean McCoy did a great job putting up 180 yards rushing vs the big bad G-Men.

Weaver the the Eagles going fast, as he broke loose for a 41-yard score that quickly gave the Eagles a 7-0 lead. Then on the second play of the 4th quarter McCoy finished off the Giants with a 66-yard score that wrapped up any possible thoughts of a Giants comeback. Not that they had done much vs the Eagles D all day anyway.

Giants quarterback Eli Manning was under pressure all day, and was inaccurate with a number of throws, and threw a pair of interceptions that led to Eagles touchdowns. “I think we did send a statement,” defensive end Trent Cole. “Now we want to keep building upon that statement.”

Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb played great as well, going 17 of 23 for 240 yards and three touchdowns. He made sure to not make silly mistakes, and was on with all but six of his passes on the day. “Don, he was out there flying around, throwing the ball and all pumped up,” wide receiver DeSean Jackson said. “That was a great situation to see him like that. It felt like he was back in his young days. As long as he keeps playing like that, he’s unstoppable.”

The Eagles made sure not to even allow the Giants to get their heads in the game, as they went up big at 30-7 at the half, and never looked back even through the Giants scored 10 second half points. It was a pretty big whitewashing to say the least. “When you play these NFC East teams, you prepare for a heavyweight fight,” Eagles coach Andy Reid said. Count this one as a pretty big knockout for the Birds.