Re-Opening The Window: A Philadelphia Eagles 'Chise (Madden 11)

[JustinT]

I apologize for the delay, working on the next post right now.

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Opening Day Drama In Philadelphia
ESPN.com
John Clayton

Philadelphia, PA - As Eagles' fans filed in to Lincoln Financial Field Sunday afternoon they, for the first time in a long time, were missing that sense of familiarity. For the first time in ten long, roller coaster years they were not coming to see Donovan McNabb under center.

When they left, they had regained that sense of familiarity.

How?

By watching a game that they had seen time and time again over the last ten years. They saw it in 2001 when they lost to the Rams in the NFC Championship game. They saw it again three years later against the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX. I'm sure millions of Eagles fans are cringing as they read those sentences, so I won't go any further, but I think you get my point. The Philadelphia Eagles, no matter how good, talented or destined could never pull out the close game.

Until now.

Down by eight with little under three minutes to go, Kevin Kolb stepped under center and faced his first true test as a starting quarterback. Kolb had to know that if he didn't pull off a drive right then and there that the game was over and the fans in Philly would already be calling for his head. But, instead of panicking, instead of folding under the pressure, he rose to the occasion.

Kevin Kolb, along with his supporting cast of LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin and Co. led the Eagles on an 84-yard drive, capped off by a 7-yard touchdown pass to Brent Celek that sent the Lincoln Financial Field crowd in to a frenzy.

Then came the all important two-point conversion that was necessary to tie the game.

The Eagles came out in a formation that we saw a lot from this new team, Kolb in the shotgun, McCoy at his side and the quartet of Celek, Maclin, Jackson and Baskett split out. What we hadn't seen yet in the game was a run out of this formation. Then Andy Reid did what he does best, called the run (that was sarcasm).

2-point conversion: Good. Tie game.

Then, with just under one minute to go and Green Bay looking to snatch away the dreams of the Philadelphia faithful, Aaron Rodgers dropped back to pass. The Philadelphia defense was bringing the pressure, and just as they reached Rodgers' face, the Green Bay quarterback seemed to have found an open receiver.

Instead, he found the waiting gloves of Quintin Mikell and the Philadelphia crowd erupted in to an earthquake inducing roar. After that it took three LeSean McCoy rushes to set up David Akers for the game-winning field goal, and he didn't disappoint.

Thus, the city of Philadelphia can breathe easy for another week. No irate calls to 610 WIP, no player bashing in the local newspapers, just a notch in their win column and a little bit more confidence in Kevin Kolb.

[tomriddle]

I have a Redskins chise and I get the Eagles out the gates, ironic I thought

haha!

[JustinT]

Trent Cole-DE-Eagles September 13th - 1:57 pm et
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid has just given the media word that Defensive End Trent Cole's X-Rays have come back negative. The MRI's though, show that Cole has partially torn his PCL. That injury, according to Reid, should keep Cole out for at least a month.

This one will be tough for Eagles fans to cope with. Cole came in to this season as the undisputed MVP of the defense, with him out it will be up to the trio of Juqua Parker, Darryl Tapp and rookie Brandon Graham to fill his shoes.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Too Little To Late for Eagles against Stafford, Lions
ESPN.com
John Clayton

Detroit, Michigan - One week after opening the season with an exciting, last second win against Green Bay, the Philadelphia Eagles traveled to Detroit, Michigan. I know, Detroit is probably the last place you want to go when you're feeling on top of the world.

After Sunday afternoon's game against the Lions, the Eagles found a way to make it worse.

Matthew Stafford threw for three touchdown passes, Kevin Kolb threw two interceptions and the Eagles lost 21-17 Sunday to the Detroit Lions. It was the first time the Eagles have lost to Detroit since 1986, when Keith Byars was their rookie running back.

Things didn't look good for the Eagles from the get go. After Brandon Graham stripped Kevin Smith on the first drive of the game to give the Eagles the ball in Lions territory, they gave it right back on a DeSean Jackson fumble. Most of the first half was dominated by a combination of poor offense and stingy defense from both teams. It ended with the Eagles up 3-0 on a David Akers 30 yard field goal.

That was pretty much the last time any Eagles fan would smile the rest of the day.

The Lions kicked off the second half by intercepting Kevin Kolb with the Eagles deep in Detroit territory. They culminated a long, methodical drive with a touchdown pass to Kevin Smith. On their next drive, Matthew Stafford found his favorite target Calvin Johnson for a 16-yard touchdown pass, then going to Calvin's counterpart Bethel Johnson on the first drive of the fourth quarter to put the Lions up 21-3.

After the extra point, Jeremy Maclin put a little bit of hope in the heart of Eagles' fans by returning the kickoff 95 yards for the touchdown. The only problem was that after the play Maclin needed trainer's help getting to the sideline. No MRI's or X-Rays have been taken yet, but Andy Reid said after the game that Maclin "didn't look good".

The Lions finally ran the clock out after Kevin Kolb found Jason Avant for a 46-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left in the game. Eagles' fans now find themselves with a very familiar feeling, uneasiness. One of their top two receivers looks like he could be out or a while, their best defensive player is already out for at least a month, oh and to make things even better, they just lost to one of the worst teams in the NFL over the last 10 years.

Rest easy, Philadelphia.

[JustinT]

Jeremy Maclin-WR-Eagles September 21st - 11:41 am et
The Philadelphia Inquirer has reported that Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin will miss up to six weeks with a herniated disk.

Things are getting worse and worse for the Eagles. They lost Trent Cole in their opening game, then they lost to the Detroit Lions. Now, their #2 receiver is going to miss half of the season. It'll be interesting to see if Andy Reid exercises his GM powers to find them a WR.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Jeff Owens-DT-Eagles September 23rd - 5:57 pm et
The Eagles have released rookie Defensive Tackle Jeff Owens.

This is one of those "moves before a move". Seems like Andy Reid may be making room on the roster to bring in a wide receiver after losing Jeremy Maclin for six weeks.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

[JustinT]

(Disclaimer: Started this season without the roster update, thus Terrell Owens is still a free agent. This makes a much better story line than OchoTO anyways.)

Terrell Owens-WR-Free Agent September 24th - 10:03 am et
Several reports out of Philadelphia are saying that free agent Wide Receiver Terrell Owens will be meeting with Eagles Head Coach and GM Andy Reid this afternoon in Philadelphia.

Wow. This news hits everyone in Philadelphia like a ton of bricks. If these reports are true, Terrell Owens may once again be a Philadelphia Eagle, how that sits with the fans and the locked room in Philadelphia we don't know yet.

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer