Casey Matthews

The practices and locker room have been closed all year. Players and coaches have been deliberately vague about schemes and position changes. But that cannot stop us, ladies and gentlemen, from taking a shot at projecting the final Philadelphia Eagles...

— Speed thrills. Just ask any member of the Philadelphia Eagles' offense. "We're running so much, it's like a freakin' track meet, like a relay," running back LeSean McCoy said during a three-day minicamp conducted by fast-thinking, fast-...

— Here's what blew away the Philadelphia Eagles' three-man search committee about Chip Kelly, the man it wanted all along to be its new head coach: "The most impressive thing about Chip would be probably all the same questions everyone else would...

— Every year in the Joe Banner/Howie Roseman era, the Eagles have been aggressive during the season, usually in the bye week, with contract extension offers to those they've determined they'd like to lock up at a discount for half a decade or more....

One position in which the Eagles never like to be in is drafting for immediate needs. This year is no different. The team would prefer to rely on free agency and the continuing development of younger players such as Curtis Marsh, Keenan Clayton, Jamar...

In Week 15 last season against the Bengals, the Eagles' starting lineup looked like this: The Eagles were missing their starting QB, their starting RB, a starting WR, their starting TE, and 80% of their starting offensive line. Injuries are......

The Eagles have published their roster, updated with their free agent acquisitions, complete with what jersey numbers each player will be wearing. Since I always advise against purchasing a rookie's jersey (see Jarrett, Jaiquawn), now seems like an...

DEFENSE (We'll be assuming here that the Eagles switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4 scheme): DE: Fletcher Cox, Cedric Thornton, and Cullen Jenkins should all make seamless transitions from 4-3 DT to 3-4 DE. Added depth would be nice,......

Two seasons ago, in the first matchup between the Giants and Eagles, Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride used Ernie Sims' over-aggressiveness against him. He ran play action to Brandon Jacobs to the left, with two receivers dragging from the left....

For what it's worth, quite a few rookies were a part of the Eagles' defensive effort in Sunday's 26-10 trouncing of the Miami Dolphins. That included linebacker Casey Matthews, who opened the season as the starter in the middle, then......

Best we can ascertain from the news conference with Eagles coach Andy Reid and trainer Rick Burkholder today was that quarterback Michael Vick will play Sunday, barring any setbacks in his recovery from a concussion this week. Vick, who suffered......

Random thoughts about the Eagles' 35-31 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football. -- As an Eagles fan, I'm more encouraged than discouraged. Until Michael Vick got injured late in the third quarter, Philadelphia was dominant on both......