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Cheat Sheet: Eagles’ Offense Vs. Giants’ Defense

Here are 10 things to know about this weekend’s matchup between the Eagles’ offense and the Giants’ defense. If you missed the first cheat sheet, click here.

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Vick, Eagles Eager To Welcome Back Real Refs

News of a possible end to the NFL-referee standoff broke while reporters were in the Eagles locker room. Here is a sampling of the players’ reaction:

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RB, WR, TE Review: Examining McCoy’s Role

Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy.Here is a player-by-player look at how the Eagles running backs, wide receivers and tight ends performed against the Cardinals, after having re-watched the game.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles’ Offense Vs. Cardinals’ Defense

Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy.Here are 10 things to know about the matchup between the Eagles’ offense and the Cardinals’ defense Sunday afternoon. If you missed the first cheat sheet, which focused on the Eagles’ D and Arizona’s offense, click here.

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RB, WR, TE Review: Inside Celek’s Big Day

Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek.Here’s a review of the Eagles’ running backs, wide receivers and tight ends after having re-watched Sunday’s win against the Ravens. Click here for the offensive line review.

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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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With Game On the Line, Vick Comes Through

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael VickWhen observers discussed the difference in the 2010 and 2011 versions of Michael Vick all offseason, the conversations almost always focused on turnovers.

But there was another difference: his performance in the fourth quarter.

In 2010, Vick threw six touchdowns and no interceptions in the final 15 minutes of games. He led four fourth-quarter comebacks and engineered three game-winning drives. Last season, however, was a different story. Vick threw three touchdowns and three interceptions in the fourth. He led zero fourth-quarter comebacks and zero game-winning drives.

We’re only two games into the 2012 season, but so far, the results from Vick in crunch time are encouraging.

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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Using Celek Against the Ravens

In the second half of last season, tight end Brent Celek was one of the Eagles’ most reliable, productive options in the passing game.

He averaged 69.6 yards per game and had an outstanding catch rate (receptions per targets) of 73 percent in the final 10 games. Celek led all tight ends (yes, that includes guys like Rob Gronkowski and Jimmy Graham) in yards after the catch.

But when Jason Peters injured his Achilles in the offsesason, a reasonable question to ask was: How would it affect Celek? Specifically, would he be called on to block more in passing situations?

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Twitter Mailbag: Marty, Vick And A Sunday Pick

Every Thursday we select a few of your Twitter questions and provide the long-form answers they deserve. For a chance to have your question published on Birds 24/7, send it to @Tim_McManus.

Let’s start with 97.5 The Fanatic Phillies beat reporter Pat Gallen, who is demonstrating his multitasking skills by both documenting the Phils’ improbable rise from the ashes and submitting Eagles questions for the mailbag at the same time.

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RB, WR, TE Game Review: McCoy Shines Once Again

Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy.Earlier, I posted the game review of the Eagles offensive line.

Here’s what I saw from the running backs, wide receivers and tight ends after having re-watched Sunday’s game against the Browns.

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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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Instant Observations: Eagles Vs. Browns

It was ugly, but the Eagles left Cleveland with a 17-16 win over the Browns. Here are some observations on how the offense and defense performed.

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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Tight End Preview

Philadelphia Eagles TE Clay Harbor.We lead off today with a look at the Eagles’ tight end situation going into Week 1.

Let’s start with Brent Celek. He couldn’t have finished the 2011 season any stronger. Celek averaged just 19.2 yards per game in the first six last season, but that number jumped to 69.6 in the final 10.

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Offense Game Review: Bell Still Struggling

From Demetress Bell to Dennis Kelly to Damaris Johnson, here’s a player-by-player look at the Eagles’ offensive performance after having re-watched Friday night’s game against the Browns.

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Offense Review: Dunlap Has Edge Over Bell

A look at how King Dunlap, Demetress Bell and the rest of the offense performed against the Patriots, after having re-watched the game.