With Donovan McNabb bolting for the rival Redskins, the Eagles are left with an upstart young gun in Kevin Kolb and the misunderstood Michael Vick. Personally I think Vick should be leading these Eagles, but I’m not the brilliant coach Reid.

Now that Brian Westbrook is gone, the impressive LeSean McCoy will get the bulk of the carries. The Eagles have the receiving talent in Jeremy Maclin, DeSean Jackson, and others. It’s now up to Kolb to get the ball to them. Personally, I think people have read too much into his pair of 300-yard passing games last year. The good thing about sports is there is always the chance to prove people wrong.

The dirty birds could drop to last place in the division this year. It all rests on the shoulders of Kolb. I’m going to say they will finish 9-7, good enough for third in the division.

By Josh Delp of the Sports Fan Blog Network

With a hefty salary and a new heap of trouble, many Eagles fans are wishing for his release. There are other serviceable backup quarterbacks on the free agent market. However, the Eagles should not release Vick. What if Kolb gets injured? What if he stinks up the joint? Vick at least has experience at starting quarterback, even if he has more recent experience in prison.

He is exciting, and is still a fun player to watch. Yes, football is not all fun, but fun may be a huge factor in the upcoming season if the Eagles played mediocre football like they may. Vick provides excitement, and now that he has playing time under his belt, and a full training camp to prepare, the Eagles should not pull the trigger and release Vick. If they stuck with him this long, there is no point in ending it now.

by David at the Sports Fan Blog Network

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Kevin Kolb has had an interesting start to what the Eagles hope to be a successful career. Over his first seven games of his career, Kolb turned the ball over five times, and did not get any touchdowns. But this past season, Kolb put together two impressive looking games against the Saints and the Chiefs. He had five touchdowns in these two starts, and gave Eagles fans some signs of hope. But because Donovan McNabb was still in town, and the Eagles wanted to get Vick some snaps, Kolb did not get much playing time for the rest of the season. Struggling was an understatement for Kolb in his first two years, but he showed flashes of stardom in the two starts last year.

Backing up Kevin Kolb will be Michael Vick. Vick was mainly used for Wildcat formation purposes this past season. Vick had a few touchdowns, including a huge play in the Eagles’ playoff loss to Dallas. Many fans around the league feel that Vick was being misused. However, it was a case of Vick slowly working back into the thick of things. But now, there are no excuses for the Eagles to hold Vick back. No, he should not be starting in week one. On the other hand, the Eagles should give Vick plenty of playing time, including using normal formations. He claims he is faster than ever, and he has rare abilities. Whether those rare abilities still exist remain to be seen.

To sum it all up, there is no quarterback competition in Philadelphia. Kevin Kolb is the starter. But Michael Vick needs to be more than a backup.

by David at the Sports Fan Blog Network

It is also possible that the Eagles were just as high on their second round pick, saftey Nate Allen from South Florida as many were on the safety they passed over in the first round, Earl Thomas. Allen and Thomas are actually very similar players. Both are considered a little bit undersized, but accel in pass coverage and even have the ability to line up at cornerback. Allen is projected to be a big time playmaker in the Eagles defense, as he will be given the opportunity to play center field and use his excellent speed to make plays on the ball and help the Eagles get takeaways. The addition of Graham will cause quarterbacks to release the ball quicker and make poor decisions and the Eagles hope that their second round pick, Nate Allen will be the recipient of those poor decisions.

by Josh Weiner at the Sports Fan Blog Network

“We appreciate the efforts and contributions of Shawn while he was in Philadelphia,” coach Andy Reid said in a statement. “We have, however, decided to move in another direction.”

Andrews wrote “Bye, Bye Birds” on his Twitter page. He also said he plans to continue playing.

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Jackson will miss the rest of the season after tearing a knee ligament in Sunday’s win over Denver.


“It’s obviously a big loss. He’s a good football player,” coach Andy Reid said Monday.

Jackson made his 71st consecutive start against the Broncos and had been Philadelphia’s only offensive player to play every snap until he got hurt in the first half.

He had an MRI exam on Monday that revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. It’s an injury that sometimes takes a full year for recovery, so Jackson may not be ready for the start of next season.

“I don’t want to take anything away from losing Jamaal,” Reid said. “But at the same time, we’re fortunate enough to have guys that have played in games, and big games, that we can fill in those spots.”

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