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Eagles Wake-Up Call: DRC And the Corner Market

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie signed a one-year deal with Broncos late Wednesday night.

Nobody knows the holes in DRC’s game better than Eagles observers, but many believed there would be some competition for the talented 26-year-old. It never developed, and DRC finds himself on a prove-it contract in Denver.

His signing solidifies the fact that the Eagles will go into 2013 with two new starting corners. They inked former Ram Bradley Fletcher to a two-year deal on the first day of free agency to compete for a job, but the all-important position remains paper thin at the moment.

Where to go from here?

Tagged with: DRC, Free agency
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Eagles Wake-Up Call: On DRC And Secondary Questions

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

There is a host of pressing issues when it comes to the Eagles’ secondary, but you’ll have to excuse new defensive backs coach John Lovett if he doesn’t yet have all the answers.

“I don’t know how long everyone else has been here but I walked into the office today for the first time,” said the 62-year-old Lovett on Monday. “In fact I rode over here with [inside linebackers] Coach [Rick] Minter just so I can figure out how to drive over here and not get lost. We had a full staff meeting and a defensive staff meeting, then the phone guy comes in and a guy comes in to put a computer in. It’s been that kind of a day. Everyone is still kind of rolling around.”

Tagged with: Billy Davis, DRC, Eagles Wake-Up Call, Nnamdi Asomugha
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From ‘Dynasty’ To ‘Dream Team,’ It Was All Talk

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

If nothing else, Eagles players have stayed on message over the past two seasons. They entered the 2011 campaign bullish about the assembled talent (along with just about everybody else). And, despite an 11-15 record since, some continue to tout the team’s potency.

As the 3-7 Eagles get set to take on the 2-8 Panthers in a showdown of the two worst teams in the NFC, here is a “best-0f” compilation of quotes that prove confidence is not the issue on this club.

Tagged with: DRC, Jason Babin, Kurt Coleman, Michael Vick
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Eagles Wake-Up Call: The Buzz Is Back

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

When the locker room opened up to reporters Thursday afternoon, the place was humming. Nnamdi Asomugha and Kurt Coleman were engaged in a passionate conversation. Mardy Gilyard was chasing an unidentified victim around with a towel. Music blasted from Trent Cole‘s stall. (At one point an Oldies song came on and everyone began looking at Cole sideways. “It’s not me!” he said. “It’s Pandora!”)

There were signs of life for the first time in weeks.

Marty Mornhinweg foreshadowed these developments earlier in the day.

Tagged with: DRC, Eagles Wake-Up Call, Kurt Coleman, Nick Foles, Nnamdi Asomugha
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All Is Quiet On DRC Contract Front

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

There is nothing brewing on the Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie contract front, and that is not expected to change any time soon.

Nothing personal against the eccentric cornerback; the Eagles are not negotiating with any players at the moment, choosing instead to focus their energies on the season at hand. They have tried to stick to the policy of no in-season contract negotiations for the past few years.

The Eagles have some serious decisions to make when it comes to the corner position.

Tagged with: DRC, Nnamdi Asomugha
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Eagles Wake-Up Call: DRC On Asante

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Tim McManus — No Comments ↓

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Asante Samuel are cut from the same cloth in a lot of ways. Both Florida boys. Both cornerbacks, obviously. Both funny, eccentric. Both playmakers.

In another set of circumstances, it would be no surprise if the two ended up being good friends. But the situation last year had the two prideful vets pitted against one another to a degree.

Tagged with: Asante Samuel, DRC
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Blog Archives

Eagles Wake-Up Call: DRC And the Corner Market

Eagles Wake-Up Call: On DRC And Secondary Questions

From ‘Dynasty’ To ‘Dream Team,’ It Was All Talk

Eagles Wake-Up Call: The Buzz Is Back

All Is Quiet On DRC Contract Front

Eagles Wake-Up Call: DRC On Asante

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