The Eagles made a couple moves that will affect their special teams today, re-signing safety Colt Anderson and long-snapper Jon Dorenbos.
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Which Eagles Free Agents Will Be Back?
We’ve started to preview free agency in the past few days with breakdowns of the cornerbacks and the safeties.
And we’ll continue to look at other positions the rest of the week. But for now, here’s a peek at the Eagles’ own pending free agents, with some thoughts on who could be back.
Tagged with: Akeem Jordan, Colt Anderson, Darryl Tapp, Derek Landri, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Jake Scott, Jon Dorenbos, King Dunlap, Sheil Kapadia
Posted in Featured
Posted in Featured
The Eagles’ Safety Options In Free Agency
The Eagles will have options to fill their safety needs in free agency and the draft. This year’s group of safety prospects is considered deep and talented. But as we’ve seen in years past, going into the draft searching for specific needs can lead to mistakes.
And this is not an either/or situation. The Eagles should look to identify young safety talent in free agency and address the position if possible in the draft. As we wrote about on Sunday, the Birds are in good cap shape and could be in position to take advantage of a market where the supply might very well out-weigh the demand.
Here is a look at some of the Eagles’ options.
Tagged with: Colt Anderson, David Sims, Howie Roseman, Kurt Coleman, Nate Allen, Sheil Kapadia
Posted in Eagles Free Agency
Posted in Eagles Free Agency
Eagles Wake-Up Call: Can Fipp Fix Special Teams?
How committed is Chip Kelly to improving the Eagles’ special teams? What does Dave Fipp bring to the table? And will DeSean Jackson go back to returning punts? A look at those questions and more in today’s Wake-Up Call.
Tagged with: Chip Kelly, Colt Anderson, Dave Fipp, DeSean Jackson, Sheil Kapadia
Posted in Wake-Up Call
Posted in Wake-Up Call
Cheat Sheet: 15 Things About Eagles-Redskins
From draft positioning to Brandon Graham’s performance, here are 15 things to know about the Eagles’ Week 16 matchup against the Redskins.
Tagged with: Brandon Graham, Brent Celek, Bryce Brown, Colt Anderson, Dallas Reynolds, DeMeco Ryans, Dennis Kelly, Fletcher Cox, Jeremy Shockey, LeSean McCoy, Mychal Kendricks, Nick Foles, Sheil Kapadia, Trent Cole
Posted in Preview
Posted in Preview
Anderson Receives Ed Block Courage Award
Teammates have voted Colt Anderson as the Eagles’ Ed Block Courage Award recipient for 2012.
The award goes to players “who exemplify commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage.”
Anderson suffered a torn ACL in Week 13 of last season, but got back on the field after missing only one game this year.
All-22: What Colt Anderson Is Doing Well
Andy Reid was asked Wednesday what Colt Anderson’s shown to earn one of the starting safety spots.
“We asked him to fill in the line of scrimmage and be a physical player in there and he did a nice job with that,” Reid said. “We needed that at that time and so we’re going to need it this week. They [the Redskins] run the football and do a good job with that so we’ll leave him in that position and let him continue to do that.”
In the past two games, Anderson has 19 tackles, according to team stats, and has made several plays at the line of scrimmage. Below are some examples of what he’s done well – both in run support and coverage.
Allen Demotion Another Hurdle For ’10 Draft Class
The top of the Eagles’ 2010 draft has been a popular topic of conversation here in Philadelphia, and not for the purposes of throwing verbal bouquets at the parties in question.
Brandon Graham, the choice over Jason Pierre-Paul and Earl Thomas.
Nate Allen, the Donovan McNabb pick and successor to Brian Dawkins that just doesn’t have those Dawkins’ qualities.
Both have spent time recovering from serious knee injuries and both have spent time down on the mat. Graham’s struggles have been highlighted more given that he was the 13th overall pick and it’s so easy to contrast the start of his career with that of Pierre-Paul’s. Beat up and labeled a bust, Graham looks like he has turned the corner and his stock has rebounded.
Allen’s, meanwhile, has taken a hit, as Andy Reid announced on Wednesday that Kurt Coleman and Colt Anderson would be the starting safeties against the Redskins this week.
Eagles Snap Counts: Brasher Tightens DL Rotation
From Brandon Graham to Vinny Curry to Bryce Brown, here’s a look at snap counts for the Eagles in Thursday night’s loss to the Bengals.
Tagged with: Brandon Graham, Bryce Brown, Clay Harbor, Colt Anderson, Dion Lewis, Fletcher Cox, Riley Cooper, Trent Cole, Vinny Curry
Posted in Eagles Snap Counts
Posted in Eagles Snap Counts
Making Sense Of the Eagles’ Inactives
The following Eagles are inactives for tonight’s matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals: Michael Vick, LeSean McCoy, Brent Celek, Kurt Coleman, Greg Salas, Chris Polk, Matt Kopa.
Tagged with: Brent Celek, Bryce Brown, Colt Anderson, Kurt Coleman, LeSean McCoy, Michael Vick, Nick Foles, Sheil Kapadia
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
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