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Vikings Preview 2007-10-27 04:34:00 Must Win?:This has been said a lot so far this year. This term gets thrown around a lot, but really a game is never a must win, unless it eliminates you from contention. If the Eagles want to be serious about possibly making the playoffs, then almost every remaining game is a must win. You figure they have to go 7-3 during the remaining ten to do so. Is this possible? Yes it really is. The Birds have to stop stalling in the red zone, and stop giving games away they should have won. Minnesota is a team that a good team should beat.Birds Improved Run D Gets Major Test:One positive of this Eagles season, is the improvements to the defensive front. A run defense that was considered the teams weakness, is now one of the teams strength. Brodrick Bunkley, Takeo Spikes, Omar Gaither, and Chris Gocong are all new starters. They are a huge reason for the run defense being much better. Trent Cole emerging as a premier DE, Jevon Kearse being healthy, and the improved play of Mike Patterson are als ...

Corey Simon Retires 2007-10-25 19:04:00 Former Colts defensive tackle Corey Simon retired from the NFL today after trying to resume his career with the Tennessee Titans.He says practice and games started wearing on his body again.Simon was sidelined by Indianapolis last year on the non-football illness/injury list and confirmed that he had dealt with polyarthritis in 2006. He signed with Tennessee on August 28th and played in 4 of the Titans' six games.But he says recovering from each game and practice finally became too much.The 30-year-old Simon says he tried to continue as long as he could, but the pain was telling his body it was time to leave football.Simon was the sixth overall pick in the 2000 draft by Philadelphia. He played five seasons there and 13 games for Indianapolis in 2005, registering 32 career sacks and 312 tackles.>>WaneTVCorey was once a premier talent in the league, but has not had a sack since leaving the Eagles. This is really a pretty sad ending for Corey. ...

Lurie Backs Reid 2007-10-24 14:29:00 Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his NFL counterparts agreed Tuesday to shorten the first day of the college player draft to two rounds and the time between picks in the first round to 10 minutes.The changes were made at the owners meeting in Center City.Previously teams had 15 minutes to pick in the first round and the first day of the selection process consisted of three rounds.The time between picks in the second round is seven minutes, and five minutes for the remaining rounds.The draft also will begin at 3 p.m. instead of noon, with rounds 3-through-7 starting the following morning at 10. This year’s draft is April 26-27.NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who has presided over much change in his short tenure, said in a statement that, “We believe this will make for a more streamlined and efficient draft.”Lurie later reportedly gave embattled Eagles head coach Andy Reid a vote of confidence at the meetings...Read more at the DelCoTimes>> ...

Runyan Has Fractured Tail Bone 2007-10-23 19:55:00 Reuben Frank, of PhillyBurbs.com, reports Philadelphia Eagles OT Jon Runyan (tailbone) said during his weekly radio show that he broke his tailbone when he slipped Thursday, Oct. 19. He is expected to play Week 8.>>KFFL ...

Primetime: Eagles vs Bears 2007-10-23 19:01:00 ...

Reid gives bad Birds detention 2007-10-23 05:12:00 A new horror flick made its big-screen debut Monday before a captive audience.Eagles players, accustomed to getting the day after a game off unless they need treatment for an injury, were summoned to the team's South Philadelphia practice facility by coach Andy Reid for a team meeting and film review of their 19-16 loss to the Chicago Bears.''There's a problem and we need to make sure we fix it,'' Reid said. ''I don't want it to sit another day or two. I want to make sure we get in so that the fellows can move on to [preparations for] Minnesota.''I want them, No. 1, to look at the film and evaluate their mistakes. Then I want them to get it out of their minds fast and move on. We've got a good football team that we're going to play in Minnesota this week, and it's important that we learn from this and that we get it changed around quick.''The extra day of mental work did not seem to surprise Eagles players...Read more from The Morning Call>> ...

Birds D Collapses In Final Minute 2007-10-21 19:42:00 97 Friggin Yards:The Eagles defense has been excellent this year. So when Sav Rocca pinned the Bears deep with a minute 52 seconds left, you would think they could be able to hold the Bears inept offense one last time.Well if you saw this dreadful game, then you already know they didn't hold.The Bears had no timeouts, and started off the drive by throwing short underneath passes. 11 yards to Clark, 9 to Peterson, 9 to Hester, and 9 more to Clark.Then with the game on the line the Bears attack changed.On a 3rd and 3 with only 49 ticks to go, Brian Griese Throws a strike to Bernard Berrian in stride. Berrian gets all the way to the Eagles 39 for a gain of 25 yards. The Bears quickly ran down the field, and spiked the ball. The next play was another big one for the Bears. Greise passed to Devin Hester for 21 more yards. Bears ran up to the 15 yard line, and spiked the ball again.Then comes the dagger. Greise floated one up in the back of the end zone, and Muhsin Muhammad out jumped Sean ...