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Antonio Brown Calls Boykin ‘The Candy Bar’

Philadelphia Eagles CB Brandon Boykin.Well, the Steelers are talking a little trash.

Receiver Antonio Brown is apparently not all that impressed with rookie corner Brandon Boykin, and expects Pittsburgh to pick on him.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles’ Defense Vs. Giants’ Offense

Philadelphia Eagles CB Brandon Boykin.Here are 10 things to know about this weekend’s matchup between the Giants’ offense and the Eagles’ defense.

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All 22: What We Learned About the Eagles’ Defense

Here’s what I saw from the Eagles’ defense after reviewing the All-22 footage from this week. If you missed the post on the offense, click here.

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Eagles Snap Counts: Graham Jumps Ahead Of Hunt

Philadelphia Eagles DE Brandon Graham.Here’s a look at snap counts for the Eagles during their Week 3 loss against the Cardinals. We’ll go position-by-position.

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Plan For Nnamdi To Shadow Fitzgerald Aborted

Philadelphia Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha.Three different cornerbacks — Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Brandon Boykin and then Nnamdi Asomugha — took turns lining up over Larry Fitzgerald on the Cardinals’ first three plays from scrimmage. It was immediately evident that trying to contain the star receiver would be a group assignment.

That wasn’t the initial plan, however, as Asomugha laid out afterwards.

“We came into the week, I was going to shadow him,” said Asomugha. “We kind of had an idea, I think Coach [Todd] Bowles had an idea that that’s what they were figuring, so they were going to move him and put him in all sorts of different places. So we said let’s just let’s just stay on our sides and make sure that Boykin is at the nickel, keep Dominique on the outside. That was our plan, and they were able to do some things to take advantage of it.”

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The State Of the Eagles’ Secondary

Philadelphia Eagles CB Brandon Boykin.Here’s a player-by-player look at the Eagles’ secondary, heading into Sunday afternoon’s game against the Cardinals. Note that the cornerback target numbers come from having charted opponents’ throws with the coach’s tape.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles’ Defense Vs. Cardinals’ Offense

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo.Here are 10 things to know about the matchup between the Eagles’ defense and the Cardinals’ offense Sunday afternoon. We’ll go over the Eagles’ offense and Arizona’s ‘D’ in the next installment.

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All-22: What We Saw From the Eagles’ Defense

I had a chance to take a look at the All-22 footage again this week. Today’s post will focus on the Eagles’ defense, and Thursday’s will take a look at the offense.

Here are the plays that stood out.

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Eagles Snap Counts: Forget About the LB Rotation

Philadelphia Eagles LB DeMeco RyansDeMeco Ryans and Mychal Kendricks both played 100 percent of the Eagles’ defensive snaps against the Ravens. Here’s the complete position-by-position look at playing time.

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Under Ryans’ Direction, Eagles’ D Finishes Strong

With 1:55 on the clock, Joe Flacco and the Ravens’ offense took over from their own 20-yard-line.

Down 24-23, all they needed was a field goal. Their kicker, Justin Tucker, had already nailed a 48-yarder, a 51-yarder and a 56-yarder earlier in the game.

Many of the players who took the field for the Eagles’ defense were familiar with this situation. Last season, in five of the team’s eight losses, the Eagles had the lead going into the fourth quarter. And in the final 15 minutes of those games, they were outscored, 60-3.

But one of the players who wasn’t in Philadelphia last year is DeMeco Ryans. And while there are many reasons why the defense has come through at the end of the team’s final two games, the stability provided by the middle linebacker is certainly one of them.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles Defense Vs. Ravens Offense

Here are 10 things to know about the matchup between the Eagles’ defense and the Ravens’ offense Sunday afternoon. We’ll go over the Eagles’ offense and Baltimore’s D on Friday.

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DB Review: How the Eagles Used Asomugha

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi AsomughaHere’s a player-by-player review of how the Eagles defensive backs performed Sunday against the Browns, after having re-watched the game. Click here for the review of the offensive line. And here for the review of the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends.

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Eagles Snap Count Notes: Limited Action For Graham

The league is releasing snap count data this year, which is very helpful when reviewing games. Here are some notes from yesterday.

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Eagles Snapshot: CB Preview

Philadelphia Eagles CB Nnamdi Asomugha.Throughout the course of the week, we’ll be providing position-by-position previews of the entire Eagles roster. Click here to get to all of them. Today, we cover the cornerbacks, with a focus on how the Birds will use Nnamdi Asomugha.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles Defense Vs. Browns Offense

Eagles cornerback Brandon BoykinIn part two of our game preview, we’ve got 10 things to know about this weekend’s matchup between the Browns’ offense and the Eagles’ defense.