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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Offense Knows It Needs To Do More

0V3J0109The Eagles’ offense piled up 511 yards Sunday afternoon, scoring 30 points and averaging 8.8 yards per play.

Michael Vick completed 23 of 36 passes for 428 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 11.9 yards per attempt. LeSean McCoy totaled 167 rushing/receiving yards. And DeSean Jackson had nine catches for 193 yards.

In the second half, the Eagles scored on every possession except for the final one when they got the ball with seven seconds left.

Yet, given the nature of Sunday’s three-point loss, it was clear afterwards that Chip Kelly and the offensive players felt they should have done more.

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Instant Observations: Chargers 33, Eagles 30

Here are first-half observations from today’s Eagles-Chargers game.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles Offense Vs. Chargers Defense

johnson2_091313Here are 10 things to know about how the Eagles’ offense matches up with the Chargers’ defense.

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All-22: Eagles Use Same Play Five Times In First Quarter

ertz1Zach Ertz lined up to the left of Jason Peters at the Eagles’ 46 yard line.

When the ball was snapped, he took off down the seam before turning his head around, finding the ball, making the catch and somersaulting to the ground for an 11-yard gain.

Ertz got up, found the official, tossed him the ball, looked towards the sideline for the next play and set up at the exact same spot in-line next to Peters.

Not a lot to think about for the rookie after his first career catch. The Eagles were about to run the same play twice in a row.

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Ertz Trying To Put Drop ‘Spell’ Behind Him

Zach ErtzWe asked Michael Vick recently who he thought was poised for a big year based off what he had seen this offseason. The quarterback took some time to mull the question over before giving his response.

Zach Ertz,” he finally said. “The reason I say that is he’s fighting something right now. And once he gets that corrected, it’s going to be a beautiful thing.”

What’s he fighting?

“The ball.”

Presented with Vick’s comments, Ertz agreed with his quarterback.

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All-22: Breaking Down the Eagles’ Touchdowns

vicktd2_0913Here’s a look, using the coaches tape, at all four Eagles touchdowns from last week’s game against the Redskins.

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Eagles Wake-Up Call: DeSean Urges Foot On the Gas

DeSean JacksonIt’s amazing how much the conversation can change in the NFL on a week-to-week basis.

Last Thursday, the discussion focused on whether Chip Kelly’s system would work at the professional level. But now, there’s a whole new set of topics, including this one: How should Kelly go about protecting leads?

That’s what happens, I suppose, when you build a 26-7 halftime lead on national television, but end up needing to recover an onside kick to clinch a victory in the final minutes.

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Game Review: Eagles Offense Vs. Redskins Defense

Lane JohnsonBelow is a position-by-position breakdown of how the Eagles performed on offense, after having re-watched the game.

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Seven Things We Learned About the Eagles Last Night

The Chip Kelly era began with enough drama to somehow live up to all the hype. It was a fast game, then a slow one; […]

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Chip, Offense Pumped After Opening-Day Fireworks

When Michael Vick ran in for a three-yard score late in the second quarter, a jubilant DeSean Jackson jumped onto his quarterback in celebration and […]

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Eagles Wake-Up Call: Vick, DeSean Connect In Opener

DeSean JacksonDeSean Jackson thought for a moment that the press conference was over.

This was post-game in the cramped visitors media room at FedEx Field. Jackson had just talked for six-plus minutes about the Eagles’ season-opening victory over the Redskins. As he prepared to step away from the podium, a media relations staffer stopped him and told him there was just one more question.

But this one was from a familiar face.

“How would you rate your performance?” asked Michael Vick, who had snuck into the crowd before it was his turn to address the media. “I saw you running down the field a couple times with your hands up.”

Answered Jackson with a huge grin: “I got mad a couple times, you know, Michael Vick didn’t throw me the ball.”

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What They’re Saying About the Eagles

Chip KellyHere’s a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Eagles going into tonight’s game.

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Player Survey: Which Eagle Will Have a Big Year?

Damaris JohnsonLast week, we walked around the Eagles’ locker room and approached players with the following request:

Give me one teammate who’s impressed you this summer and is primed for a big year.

Several players didn’t want to get specific, but others provided responses. Here is what they said.

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Cheat Sheet: Eagles Offense Vs. Redskins Defense

DeSean JacksonHere are 10 things to know about how the Eagles’ offense matches up with the Redskins’ defense. If you missed the first cheat sheet, click here.

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McCoy: Opponents Will ‘Try And Do Dirty Things’ To Cooper

LeSean McCoyLeSean McCoy has been as candid as anyone when it comes to  Riley Cooper. Where several of his teammates rallied around the receiver publicly after his racial slur at a Kenny Chesney concert went viral, McCoy allowed his raw emotions to show and admitted that he had lost some respect for his one-time friend.

According to several Eagles players, including Cooper himself, the scuffle between Cary Williams and Cooper was unrelated to anything that went down this summer, and was more about two competitors getting after it. However, according to a report from Jeff McLane, Williams said to Cooper more than once, “I’m not a n- you [mess] with” during the spat.

Either way, the conversation has bubbled back up to the surface. And once again, McCoy took it head on.