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Philadelphia Eagles - BGNDEVANTE PARKER - Parker was a surprise scratch for the
Dolphins’ Sunday game against the Jets. The 2015 first-round pick has been
dealing with a broken finger but he said he felt he was healthy enough to play.
Perhaps Adam Gase has soured on Parker not unlike he did with Jay Ajayi last
year. Howie Roseman should call up Mike Tannenbaum to check up on the situation.
Parker
Cheap Clayton Thorson Jersey , 25, has 139 career receptions for 1,908 yards (13.7 average) and eight touchdowns.It sure sounds like the Eagles are going to
add a wide receiver - PhillyVoiceDespite Kenny Britt’s long NFL tenure
(comparatively speaking), he is still only 29 years old. This option would of
course have the least amount of sizzle, but Britt would likely come cheap, and
wouldn’t cost anything in terms of draft pick compensation.Entire Offense Needs
To Step Up To Get On Track - PE.comSo where do the Eagles go from here? They’re
keeping their eyes open for options to add to the wide receiver group, so we’ll
see if anything transpires there. The rule of thumb in this league is that you
coach what you have, and right now the Eagles have a lot of players who are
either young (Shelton Gibson, DeAndre Carter, Dallas Goedert, Joshua Perkins) or
new to the offense (Kamar Aiken) trying to supplement the main threats who are
tight end Zach Ertz and Agholor. The latter two were targeted a whopping 25
times among Foles’ 48 passing attempts on Sunday in Tampa. That’s just too much
for two players and not enough moving the football around. Agholor has 16
catches in two games, but he’s averaging just 7.6 yards per reception.
Explosiveness is lacking all around.How quickly can the Eagles’ Carson Wentz
look like his old self? - Daily NewsTwo things about Pederson’s answers: 1) He
doesn’t think carefully tiptoeing Wentz back into the fray is any kind of
option, and 2) Bottom line, Pederson doesn’t really know how mobile and elusive
Wentz can be, wearing a knee brace, with his knee probably still at least a
couple of months from feeling the way it felt before he injured it. Nobody
knows. Usually it’s a full year after surgery before everything is completely
back to normal.Eagles’ uncharacteristic breakdowns allowed Buccaneers to hit big
plays - NBCSPThose two long TDs equaled the total number of 75-yard touchdowns
the Eagles allowed in their previous 23 games going back to late in the 2016
season. This is totally out of character. The Eagles usually get enough pressure
that quarterbacks don’t have time to crank up deep balls. And they have talented
albeit young corners and smart safeties. Heck, the Eagles only allowed nine
touchdown passes longer than 20 yards in 19 games all last year! But this was
just a combination of two plays where the Bucs executed at a high level and the
Eagles didn’t. “We killed ourselves,” Darby said. “It’s nothing they did, it’s
what we did to ourselves.”The Starting 11: Blake Bortles and Ryan Fitzpatrick
Are ??for Real? - The RingerPederson’s team has looked uninspiring over its
first two games as Wentz has been sidelined and other key pieces (including
Alshon Jeffery and Timmy Jernigan) have dealt with injuries. Even with Super
Bowl MVP Nick Foles under center, Philly has been in a holding pattern, waiting
until Wentz was ready to play. Foles may not be at fault for Jalen Mills being
unable to stay with DeSean Jackson or Ronald Darby falling off O.J. Howard in
the open field, but it’s clear that the Eagles need a jolt, no matter where it
comes from. Welcoming back the face of the franchise and going up against a
young Colts defense (one that played quite well Sunday in a 21-9 win over
Washington) might be the lift Pederson’s club needs. The hope is that the
Eagles’ rocky start hasn’t pushed them to get Wentz on the field before he’s
ready, but by all accounts, the final step was just getting the doctor’s
signoff. Wentz has been practicing for much of the summer and was waiting only
for the go-ahead. If he really is ready, this is welcome news for
Philadelphia.With Carson Wentz playing, Eagles will protect him - San Diego
Union Tribune“If he’s cleared
Black Clayton Thorson Jersey , he’s cleared,” Pederson said. “There is no need to hold back.” Surely, the Eagles will be creative and find a way to maximize
Wentz’s effectiveness. However, they can’t have it all. Although Wentz looked
much improved in his pregame workout Sunday, it is medically imporssivle to be
100 percent this early. Given the increased chance of re-injury with an early
return, I expect the Eagles to be smart – as they have been so far.Mychal
Kendricks starts for Seahawks - PFTMychal Kendricks arrived in Seattle earlier
this week. Apparently that was enough time for him to learn what he needed to
learn about the Seahawks defense. Or maybe he’s just better than anybody else
the Seahawks could put out there at weakside linebacker tonight. He’s certainly
the most experienced of their options. Kendricks opened the game in place of
K.J. Wright, who continues to rehab from arthroscopic knee surgery.Giants’
injury update: Jon Halapio’s season over with broken ankle - Big Blue ViewThe
New York Giants offensive line, still trying to gel as a unit, has suffered a
major loss. Center Jon Halapio, who suffered a right leg injury in Sunday
night’s loss to the Dallas Cowboys, is now confirmed to be out for the season.
ESPN’s Jordan Raanan reported the news first, saying that Halapio has a broken
ankle:UCLA Bruins Get Bulldogged by Fresno State, 38-14 - Bruins NationWe all
thought that Chip Kelly would install an offense that had creativity and put
players in the best position to excel. We thought players would tackle better
and be more disciplined. We had a multitude of thoughts before the season
started. What do we have now? We have nine games left in which we will be the
underdog in each game except for maybe one, and it’s very possible that the
Bruins could lose all of them.PFF’s Week 2 NFL Team of the Week -
PFFQuarterback: Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 96.3. For the second
consecutive week, Fitzpatrick makes our Team of the Week, this time on the back
of an incredibly solid effort against the defending Super Bowl Champion
Philadelphia Eagles. He completed 27-of-33 passes for 402 yards and four
touchdowns with four big-time throws to tie for the NFL lead in Week 2. He
didn’t throw a turnover-worthy pass all game long and after two weeks of play,
Fitzpatrick is the NFL’s highest-graded quarterback with a 98.8 overall
grade.Agent’s Take: Here are eight contract-year players who can cash in with a
big 2018 - CBS SportsAssuming the 2019 salary cap is in the $190 million
neighborhood, a deal equivalent to Vernon’s would average slightly more than
$20.75 million per year. This type of interpretation of Vernon’s contract will
be particularly relevant because Vernon and Demarcus Lawrence have the same
agent.QB protection penalties are way up, and the NFL has a problem - ESPNWhat,
dear fan, are you more willing to accept: quarterbacks pummeled and possibly
hurt on a weekly basis, or rule enforcement that protects them but at times
makes a mockery of the effort? If we’ve learned anything during the first two
weeks of the 2018 season, it’s that the NFL has bet on the latter -- even as
that bet escalates into one of the biggest stories of the year. On multiple
fronts, and with little public warning, the league has further elevated its
extreme measures to protect quarterbacks. There were another six roughing the
passer penalties during the first 15 games of Week 2, including a questionably
interpreted but game-altering call against Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay
Matthews. That brought the season total to 21
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passer rules - SB NationThe league’s ever expanding rules for roughing the
passer have now ruined two games in two weeks. It’s time to rethink
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Eagles links ...Week 8 NFL Team of the Week - PFFJason Peters, Philadelphia
Eagles – 82.9. Peters missed some time during the game but his ability to return
and perform at a high level was key for the Eagles. Solid as a run blocker, it
was in pass protection where he really made his mark, allowing zero sacks, hits
or hurries from 25 pass-blocking snaps, good for a 100.0 pass-blocking
efficiency rating. — Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles – 90.5. Graham didn’t
record a sack on Sunday but he did rack up a hit and eight hurries from 43
pass-rushing snaps. Like has been the case for much of his career, Graham
doesn’t consistently bring the quarterback down, but he does consistently
getting pressure, with Sunday’s game taking him to 38 total pressures on the
year.ESPN suggests the Eagles make a trade with the Lions - BGNThe NFL trade
deadline expires tomorrow at 4:00 PM ET on Tuesday, October 30. We’ve already
seen the Eagles rumored to be interested in a number of players: Le’Veon Bell,
LeSean McCoy, Emmanuel Sanders, etc. Most of the trade rumors involving the
Eagles have been focused on running backs, wide receivers, or cornerbacks. It
only makes sense since those are positions of need for Philadelphia. But those
aren’t the only positions where the Eagles could use some help.At the Podium #8:
Double Doug & Wentz On the Win in London - BGN RadioTriple-decker press
conferences as Doug Pederson reacts to the Eagles’ 24-18 win over the
Jacksonville Jaguars after the game and on Monday. Plus Carson Wentz chimes in
on his thoughts about the offense finding a way to finish!We Want Action! -
Iggles BlitzDeSean would be an interesting addition. His speed would give the
offense a huge boost. The problem is that the Bucs aren’t going to give him
away. Do you really want to overpay for an older player like him? There easily
could be a few names I haven’t even listed on here. No one thought Jay Ajayi was
available last year. Part of the issue is finding a team with a losing record
that is willing to deal a key player. They aren’t giving up on the season
exactly, but they are willing to take a chance on a younger guy. Would the
Jaguars be willing to deal DT Malik Jackson? They are 3-5 and have some issues
to work through.Upon further review: Carson Wentz’s improvement among reasons to
believe Eagles still have high ceiling - The AthleticWentz ranks fifth in
completion percentage and 11th in YPA. He’s improved both those numbers from
last year and has thrown 13 touchdowns against two interceptions. Yet Wentz is
averaging 6.7 net yards per pass play — the same number as last year. That’s
because he’s taking sacks on 8.5 percent of his dropbacks, up from 6.0 percent
last year. The two key negatives right now for Wentz are sacks and fumbles. When
he has time and is getting rid of the ball, good things are happening. He’s
somehow made a sizable leap as a passer even though he’s coming off of a serious
knee injury. It’s entirely possible that the Eagles struggle to remedy the sacks
and fumbles, and the offense never reaches its ceiling. But because of Wentz,
they can easily talk themselves into staying in the playoff hunt and making a
run late.Eagle Eye: A Sign Of Things To Come On Defense? - PE.comThis was a very
interesting game to break down defensively against the Jacksonville Jaguars,
mainly because the Eagles did things philosophically that they haven’t really
done in the two-plus years with Jim Schwartz as the defensive coordinator here
in Philadelphia. There was a HIGH volume of blitzing against the Jaguars and
quarterback Blake Bortles. There have been a couple of games here and there over
his tenure where Schwartz may have called 12 or even as high as 16 or 17
blitzes. I haven’t crunched the numbers on this so I may be completely wrong,
but I do not recall a game where Schwartz blitzed 22 times on 65 snaps (33.8
percent of the time, the highest of the season).Carson Wentz’s Quiet Reemergence
and the Seven Plays That Explain NFL Week 8 - The RingerAn MVP contender before
tearing his ACL last year in Week 14, Wentz has returned to his elite,
pre-injury form—he’s now thrown 13 touchdowns and just two picks with a 109.6
passer rating on the year—but has been overshadowed by other young standouts in
Patrick Mahomes II and Jared Goff, as well as the team’s overall struggles. The
Eagles have suffered from a litany of injuries
Philadelphia Eagles Jerseys 2019 , they’ve had difficulty defending the pass, and they’ve dropped a handful of winnable games en route to a 4-4 start. A
now-healthy Wentz may be on the outside looking in for the MVP race this year,
but he’s talented enough to give a less-balanced Philly squad a shot to catch
the 5-2 Redskins in the NFC East.Eagles sense new life as they close book on
season’s first half - ESPNThe first half of the season has been a struggle for
identity. Wentz remarked a few weeks back that the team was still fully trying
to figure out who they are. Pederson wanted them to rip off the dog masks and
embrace the target, only to shift to a “nobody believes in us” and “pressure’s
off” narrative. The offense went from high-flying to lower octane, the defense
from closers to questionable. What lies ahead in the second half? It’s hard to
say. But as they boarded the bus Sunday for the first leg of their trip back to
the United States, the team felt lighter as they left the first act of the 2018
season behind. ”This game right here was very, very important,” Jenkins said.
“Now the meat of our entire season is in front of us. We’re kind of starting
over.”When Eagles needed him, Rasul Douglas was ready - NBCSPSaying you’re ready
and actually being ready are two completely different things. And Rasul Douglas
keeps proving over and over that whenever he’s asked to play, he’s ready. He did
it last year as a rookie when Ronald Darby got hurt. He did it in the opener
against the Falcons when Jalen Mills missed a couple snaps and he picked off
Matt Ryan in the red zone. He did it against the Giants when Sidney Jones got
hurt, Avonte Maddox moved into the slot and he had to play safety for the first
time. He did it again Sunday at Wembley when Mills again got banged up. Douglas
wants to start and there are certainly plenty of people who think he should be
starting.Midseason grades for Eagles not what they should be - Morning CallJalen
Mills, Ronald Darby and Malcolm Jenkins have been guilty multiple times of
biting on double moves and pump fakes, and the unit hasn’t been the same since
losing safety Rodney McLeod to a season-ending injury. The group has just three
interceptions. Still ??rookie Avonte Maddox looks like a player and, as is the
case with the linebackers, this group stiffens in the red zone and breaks up
more than its share of passes. Once again, only six teams give up more points
per game than the Eagles, though their ball-control offense has been a major
factor.Eric Reid expounds on his Malcolm Jenkins “sellout” remarks - PFTPanthers
safety Eric Reid has gotten plenty of attention since calling Eagles counterpart
Malcolm Jenkins a “sellout,” and after Sunday’s win over the Ravens, Reid went
into greater detail about their disagreement. In short, Reid thinks Jenkins and
other players “co-opted” Colin Kaepernick’s protests of police brutality and
racial inequality for their own ends, and their disagreement came to a head last
week. Reid said it was clear to him last fall when Players Coalition members met
with owners that the goal was simply to make the noise created by the protests
to go away.4 realistic candidates to be the Browns’ next coach — and 1 dream
option - SB NationJohn DeFilippo, offensive coordinator, Vikings — DeFilippo is
familiar with the Browns’ inner workings; he was the team’s offensive
coordinator in 2015 before being swept out when the club fired Mike Pettine and
brought Jackson in to oversee what historians will later describe as an act of
aggression toward the citizens of northeastern Ohio. He didn’t do much that year
— his offense gained just 5.1 yards per play, worse than all but three other NFL
teams — but many of those struggles can be attributed to a depth chart that
relied heavily on quarterbacks Johnny Manziel, Josh McCown, and Austin Davis.
Their receiving corps were led by Travis Benjamin and Brian Hartline. The fact
he was able to turn Gary Barnidge into a Pro Bowler that fall should be worn
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