There’s one thing we’ve got to get out of the way when it comes to mock drafts. No one has any idea what will happen. You may think you do, but you don’t. I don’t. Nobody does. Not a single pick is a lock, not even one that feels obvious. Just wait until the start of the draft. No one will even have their first six or seven selections all…
Wasn’t this supposed to happen last year? Wasn’t last offseason when the Eagles were going to trade a slew of draft picks to move up to the second pick and select a franchise quarterback? Those were my first thoughts when I heard the Eagles had actually completed a massive draft day trade with the Cleveland Browns for the number two overall pick. Here’s what the Eagles gave up: 2016 1st,…
There’s about one relevant NFL day in the month of April before the start of the draft, and that’s the release of the league’s schedule for each team. Now we all knew the Eagles’ 16 opponents since the end of the regular season, but on Thursday, the NFL officially released its complete schedule for the 2016 season. Below I will list five takeaways for the start of the Doug Pederson…
A year ago, the radio stations in Philadelphia were dominated by the talk of the Eagles attempting to reunite with Chip Kelly’s college quarterback, Marcus Mariota, through a massive draft-day trade. This year, the Eagles are yet again named as one of several teams reportedly in play for the number one overall pick. Per Robert Klemko of MMQB, the Eagles, along with the Browns, 49ers and Rams, are interested in…
How offseasons have changed in Philadelphia. A year ago, this city was obsessed with the possibility of flipping one Heisman winner, Sam Bradford, for another, Marcus Mariota. Now there’s legitimate talk about whether a 29-year-old undrafted free agent with one career touchdown pass can win the starting job from Sam Bradford. It might sound crazy, but even a quick look at Chase Daniel’s contract shows that the Eagles may think…
The wait is over, as the Philadelphia Eagles finally agreed to terms with quarterback Sam Bradford on a two-year extension. Bradford’s new deal, worth $36 million with $26 million in guaranteed money, has an interesting breakdown. It’s essentially a one-year deal, similar to the franchise tag, with a team option for the second season. If the Eagles decide not to bring Bradford back for the 2017 season, they can release…
Remember when nine or 10-win teams like the Green Bay Packers, New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens would sneak into the playoffs, get hot and win the Super Bowl? Yeah… it’s safe to say those days are a distant memory. As it stands, the league’s number one overall seeds have each reached the Super Bowl in the last three seasons. That’s six for six. In this postseason specifically, there were…
The Denver Broncos completed an improbable postseason run by manhandling Carolina Panthers and their MVP quarterback Cam Newton en route to a 24-10 victory in the Super Bowl. The game’s biggest storyline, of course, was Peyton Manning, who will likely retire this offeason as arguably the most accomplished quarterback in the history of the NFL. But the story of the final game of the season was the incredible Denver Broncos…
The first offseason drama surrounding Eagles running back DeMarco Murray came today when NFL Network reporter Ian Rapoport rapoported that the Eagles and Murray could be headed towards a staredown in the next few months. When you look at Rapoport’s report closely, it really doesn’t provide any more information that we didn’t already know. Basically, the Eagles are very unhappy with Murray after his dismal 2015 season and they’re looking…
Former Eagles president Joe Banner dropped quite a bombshell on the NFL Insiders podcast when he revealed that a blockbuster trade never happened before the 2011 season because of the NFL lockout. Banner said that the Eagles, who actively shopped Kevin Kolb following Michael Vick’s breakout season in 2010, had a deal worked out with Arizona to trade Kolb for the Cardinals’ first-round pick (number five overall), plus the Cardinals’…