The Philadelphia Eagles were probably the most over-hyped football team in the NFL this offseason. People looked at all the big names that they added and clung to Vince Young’s misguided comment about the Eagles being a “Dream Team.” What people overlooked, however, were the large deficiencies in key areas that the team didn’t address [...]
We’ve all heard this story before: Reporters get into a Twitter battle and then get into a fist fight at the Eagles NovaCare Complex. It’s an old and tired story, but one that played out today at the Eagles’ facility. It started with Jeff McLane’s report on Tuesday that two team sources told him that [...]
After the Philadelphia Eagles lost to the New York Giants on Sunday, Eagles’ QB Michael Vick had some choice words for the referees and how they don’t protect him. He should have directed his ire towards his offensive line, but no, he went after the refs. “I was trying to protect myself,” Vick said. “Still [...]
After the Philadelphia Eagles ugly loss to the New York Giants on Sunday, the team had more worries than just the division loss and 1-2 record. Specifically, they were dealing with Michael Vick’s broken hand and Jeremy Maclin’s bum hamstring. But, maybe things aren’t so bad after all. Today, the team got great news on [...]
Anyone that lives in the Philadelphia area and has a working set of eyes, could tell that rookie LB Casey Matthews cannot play middle linebacker. It’s not his fault, he just doesn’t have the size or talent to do it. He was getting pushed around and run over, and the Eagles defense was suffering because [...]
Many criticize the sometimes reckless play of Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick. He likes to break off runs out of the pocket and he admits he doesn’t know how to slide. This leaves many fearful that he’s going to get hurt. Well, he got beat up pretty good in Atlanta Sunday night, but it wasn’t [...]
Philadelphia Eagles WR DeSean Jackson wants a new contract. There is no secret there. He’s only getting $600,000 this season in salary and even Stevie Wonder can see that he is completely underpaid. The Eagles know he’s underpaid too, and they’d like to sign him long-term. But talks have broken off for the moment because [...]
Terrell Owens has made his share of money throughout his NFL career. And while that doesn’t mean he’s been smart with it, everything we’ve ever heard points to the fact that he’s been relatively good with it (compared to people like DeSean Jackson, who shells out $25k at a club in one night, when he’s [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles have made tons and tons of moves this offseason, so why should now be any different? As the team prepares for the St. Louis Rams in Week 1, they’ve done some roster shuffling. First and foremost, they’ve sent first-round draft pick Danny Watkins to the bench. He was a mess at right [...]
Many people are quoting the term “Dream Team” as it relates to the Philadelphia Eagles, yet don’t really know where it came from. It actually came from the mouth of backup QB Vince Young, and it’s taken on a life of its own. But, Young now says that his comment was taken out of context, [...]
The waiting is finally over. Philadelphia Eagles fans have been wanting to know what’s wrong with Jeremy Maclin for months now. He wasn’t cleared to practice and no one could say what was wrong with him. Rumors circulated of mono, bone cancer…you name it. But, now Maclin has broken his silence and told Foxsports.com that [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles continued their buying bonanza today when they signed former New York Giant WR Steve Smith. It’s a one-year deal as Smith is coming off of microfracture surgery, but it’s clearly an upside move for the Birds. With the signing, however, many have speculated that this is a sign that Jeremy Maclin is [...]
The Washington Redskins right now look like dreck on paper. Their QB will either be John Beck or Rex Grossman. Do I need to continue? I don’t, but I will. While they are fine on defense, this offense is downright deplorable. The running back situation consists of Tim Hightower and Ryan Torain. Awesome. Wide receivers [...]
Former Notre Dame defensive end Victor Abiamiri was a second-round pick in 2007. Since that time, he’s only contributed to the Philadelphia Eagles by being hurt. If that makes no sense, it shouldn’t. He seems like a nice guy, but even the rare times that he was on the field, he didn’t do much. And [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles are on fire right now. They traded Kevin Kolb for a second-round pick and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. They signed Vince Young to back up Michael Vick. Today, they shocked the world and signed former Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha. Now, the team could be snagging another big name. OTR spoke to a league [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles have shocked the football world. The very latest on the signing of free agent CB Nnamdi Asomugha was that it was down to the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. Both teams are heavy hitters who aren’t afraid to sling the dough around. But somehow, the Cowboys and Jets were out and [...]
Free agency is not over. There are still several players available that can come in and help the Philadelphia Eagles. However, as I sit here on Friday morning, I can’t help but feel the Eagles have misplayed their hand. In poker, you can slow play pocket kings through the entire hand and probably come out [...]
“It’s a good, aggressive plan,” Reid told the Philadelphia Inquirer. “When they say go, we’re ready to go.” That was what Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said on May 18th. He, along with other front office peeps, told the fans and the media that the Eagles had this aggressive plan for the offseason. That [...]
We passed along some comments from Michael Vick yesterday where he said DeSean Jackson might not show up to camp on time. Jackson is in the final year of his rookie four-year deal and wants more money…duh. Well, sources tell PhillySportsDaily.com that DeSean will not show up on Wednesday or Thursday. He is set to [...]
Philadelphia Eagles QB Michael Vick had what was supposed to be a run-of-the-mill press conference Tuesday morning at the NovaCare Complex. “Just happy we got a deal done,” “can’t wait to get back to work,” “looking forward to a great year.” That kind of crap. But he dropped a few lines in about teammate DeSean [...]
When it comes to rumors and speculation regarding the Arizona Cardinals, there is usually one place I go to check to see if they are total BS or not. And that place is Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic. He is as plugged in to that team as anyone. So when he comments on the [...]
We still can’t figure out why athletes don’t understand that using the homosexual slurs aren’t okay. It’s not. Did DeSean Jackson not notice that Kobe Bryant got fined $100,000 by the NBA for using the word “faggot?” You’d think he might know better, but this just goes to further show that a lot of these [...]
We’re all familiar with the Albert Haynesworth saga in Washington now, aren’t we? He signed a huge, $100 million contract (actually $41 million was guaranteed) two years ago with the Redskins. By the time Mike Shanahan came in the following year, they were running the 3-4 defense and Albert hated it. So then went the [...]
Yes, let us again preface this post with “We’re sick of writing about these damn Kevin Kolb rumors.” There is no league right now and no one can do anything. Couple that with the fact that the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals all have very good reasons for putting out smokescreens, and it [...]
It was about a year ago that I sat in OTR’s very own, Micah Warren’s German luxury car (Volkswagen Jetta). We were headed to the range to hit some golf balls when I suggested an interesting, yet unlikely scenario. “The Eagles should make a move for Albert Haynesworth.” It was evident that this guy was [...]