Shallow Thoughts & Nearsighted Observations
The Mile High Report — ... Peters can be one of the best in the league when his condtioning is right, and his technique stays solid.  Andrews is above-average as a player, and is the brother of Shawn Andrews, who is the best RG in the NFL, when he isn't missing time due to clinical depression.  The Eagles will have to hope that Stacy's presence can help Shawn, and that they can dominate together on the right side.  In the Draft, I really liked the value of Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, and Cornelius Ingram.  All three can make a ...

Bird Droppings - Philadelphia Eagles links 6/6/09
Bleeding Green Nation — ... The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News. NFC East: Eagles hit on all offseason cylinders : Sports : The Buffalo News If the NFL awarded championships for the offseason, the Philadelphia Eagles might wear the crown. You can make the argument that no team did a better job of strengthening its roster with shrewd trades and free agent signings and a terrific draft. NFL Draft 2009 Review: RB LeSean McCoy - FakeTeams RB LeSean McCoy will get plenty of work with the Eagles this season. Exactly how ...

Ten Intriguing Storylines for Eagles Training Camp
Bleeding Green Nation — ... has already staked his claim, publicly stating that he would readily fill Westbrook's shoes for as long as he is out, and that the job is his to lose.  After all, what would you expect a veteran running back to say?  No vet wants to go into camp and be beaten out for the job by a rookie.  LeSean McCoy, however, has tremendous upside and is already listed as the backup on the team's unofficial depth chart.  Hopefully that sprained thumb won't become a nagging injury for McCoy, because I'd love to see him wow everyone and make ...

Featured Late Round Pick: HB Rashad Jennings, Liberty University
Big Cat Country — ... That would be his only season at Pitt. His father was diagnosed with diabetes and had to have a leg amputated. Jennings, being the good man that he is, transferred to nearby Liberty University so that he could help take care of his father. It truly is a great story. Jennings was willing to sacrifice playing at a major college program. A sacrifice that reduced his exposure and caused him to get drafted in the 7th round as opposed to the 2nd--where Pittsburgh HB LeSean McCoy was drafted this year. Jennings is a true man for swallowing that pill willingly, but ...

Previewing the Kansas City Chiefs 2009 Schedule: Week 3
Arrowhead Pride — ... Bowls, top defenses, and have all had a lot of success after leaving the Eagles defensive system. Thanks to JasonB for taking the time to answer our questions. With that said, it seems this how we can expect things to play out: How The Eagles Can Win It's simple. Play up to their talent level. On paper, the Eagles are perhaps the best team in the NFL. With an already solid core in place, the Eagles added fantastic rookies like Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy and Courtney Ingram to go alongside major veteran additions like ...

Lesean McCoy Agrees to Deal
Bleeding Green Nation —  Because of the nearing of Training Camp, the Eagles needed to sign all of their draft picks before the start of the camp, and entered today with all but two of them under contract. But now there remains only one player left unsigned--WR Jeremy Maclin--as the team was able to work out a 4-year deal with 2nd-round selection LeSean McCoy today. The details of the contractual agreement have not been disclosed, but all that matters to the fans and the staff is that McCoy (see picture) is locked up. He finished off ...

Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Preview - Quarterbacks
Bleeding Green Nation — ... , & LeSean McCoy are all expected to play important roles this year and that will start with getting in sync with McNabb. In addition to those 3, draft picks ...

The Linc - Top 5 defensive ends & do the Eagles need Dunn?
Bleeding Green Nation — ... the start of the regular season Ray Diddy will give his rankings of the top five players in Eagles history, position by position. Today, the top five defensive ends. NFP late hits: Do the Eagles need Dunn? | National Football Post Matt Bowen is starting to question the talk about Warrick Dunn heading to Philly for one reason. Why would the Eagles want him? NFP's camp countdown: NFC East - NFL - Yahoo! Sports Is the development of LeSean McCoy the top storyline for the Eagles heading into training ...

LaRod Stephens-Howling and His Future with the Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals Community Blog - Fanster.com - Voice of the Cardinals — ... LSH, a tiny player by NFL standards (5-7, 180), played his final two seasons at the University of Pittsburgh in the shadow of LeSean McCoy after leading the Panthers in rushing in his freshman and sophomore seasons. Despite contributing from a backup role, LSH was a consistent contributor who was awarded the team's Most Inspirational Player as a senior. He racked up stats as a runner, receiver and kick returner during his career and was known as an extremely hard worker who always did whatever he was asked. Despite his small stature, he's ...

Philadelphia Eagles Training Camp Preview - Running Backs
Bleeding Green Nation — ... isn't healthy and LeSean McCoy isn't ready to play right away, we should be scared for our offense. And our playoff hopes for that matter. ...

2009 Schedule Preview: Week 2 @ the Philadelphia Eagles
Canal Street Chronicles — ... can Saints fans expect from the next meeting of these two teams? That's exactly what we'll take a look at.    Eagles Offense Donovan McNabb demanded more weapons on offense and threatened the Eagles front office to be more aggressive this off-season and it seems they've listened. At least a little. Not only did the team use their first three draft picks on the offensive side of the ball - WR Jeremy Maclin, RB LeSean McCoy and TE Cornelius Ingram - but they also ...

The Linc - Camp is just a day away!
Bleeding Green Nation — ... As minicamp was nearing an end, rookie running back LeSean McCoy asked a few veteran teammates what to expect at training camp. "They didn't even answer," McCoy said with a laugh. "You know how they are - I'm a rookie, and they're going to try to scare you. So they didn't even say anything. They just gave me this look, like, 'Just wait, you'll see.' '' ...

Estimating the Rookie Contracts-Fili Moala
Stampede Blue — ...   Mike Pollak (#59 overall) got a 4 year deal worth 3.01mil with 1.3million in bonus last year. This season, the pick after Moala, Paul Kruger (#57 overall) signed for 4 years, 3.25million with 1.5million guaranteed. A few spots in front of Moala, (#53 overall) LeSean McCoy's deal was for 3.47 million with 1.72million guaranteed and a 357K incentive for playing time. My estimate-4 years, 3.30million, 1.65million in gurantees, 723K '09 cap hit running total (7 picks) 3.009mil,

Training Camp Report: McCoy Settles In; Buckley Shines
Bleeding Green Nation — ... Rookie RB LeSean McCoy (pictured) is settling into the organization even more, seeing that he has confirmed that he is living with starting back ...

The Linc - Buckley steps up, Booker "drops" down, Avant shines
Bleeding Green Nation — ... Buckley steps up to steal RB spotlight | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal On Friday, with all eyes fixated on second-round pick LeSean McCoy's competition against maligned incumbent Lorenzo Booker, third-stringer Eldra Buckley somehow managed to steal the spotlight. At least one Beast team likes full contact - NFC East - ESPN Yes, there's more risk for injury when you go "live" during practice, but there's also a chance that you're team is tougher heading into the season. Phillips acted as if his team ...

Taking Stock of Training Camp: Day 6
Bleeding Green Nation — ... - Weaver has shown that he is everything Philly fans crave in a fullback with his complete set of skills. During reps with the first team offense, Weaver was able to open up several holes for LeSean McCoy and wowed the fans with a huge gain up the middle after a handoff from ...

The Linc - Lesean McCoy, Lorenzo Booker, and remembering the Bounty Bowl
Bleeding Green Nation — ... Didinger's Game I'll Never Forget: The Bounty Bowl It was Thanksgiving Day in Dallas, but Luis Zendejas wasn’t in the mood to celebrate. The game ended and Zendejas, the Cowboys’ kicker, walked towards the Eagles’ bench. He was looking for Buddy Ryan. Eagles rookie running back McCoy finding he has a lot to learn | Philadelphia Daily News | 08/01/2009 In the one-on-one blocking drill, Eagles rookie running back LeSean McCoy ducked his head to lean into Kyle Eckel, who was pretending to ...

Taking Stock of Training Camp: Flight Night!
Bleeding Green Nation — ... Joe Mays- Mays' performance rounded out a stellar defensive showing. He was very effective against the run, stopping the shifty LeSean McCoy with a helmet-ripping tackle. ...

Taking Stock of Eagles Training Camp: Aug 9th
Bleeding Green Nation — ... LeSean McCoy- McCoy has come a long way in developing his blocking skills, so much so that he is now slated to be the lead blocker on kickoff returns. He has displayed a fantastic work ethic so far, especially since he was not asked to do any blocking at Pitt. ...

The Linc - Good news/Bad news on injuries, Joe Mays, and a funny camp moment
Bleeding Green Nation — ... about his ability Mays is one week into his new career as the Eagles' starting middle linebacker, and so far he hasn't disappointed anybody. More after the jump including Lesean McCoy looking forward to the preseason, health of the offensive line, Jon Runyan, and Greg Lewis. McCoy eager for chance to shine against Patriots -- themorningcall.com It's three days and counting before Philadelphia Eagles rookie running back LeSean McCoy gets to try to juke and elude New England Patriots ...

Eagles vs Patriots - Five things to watch for
Bleeding Green Nation — ... LeSean McCoy - Skill players can always be somewhat iffy to evaluate in the preseason because of the vanilla nature of the playcalling, but McCoy's job is to find a hole and run through it. I think we'll have a good idea if he can do that. Also worth watching will be the job he does in pass protection. Reports from camp were positive on the progress he was making in the blocking department, but he didn't do much of that in college and it will be a major transition to do it in the NFL. His ability to pass block may very well tie directly into how much ...

Patriots 27 Eagles 25 - Oh yeah, there was a football game tonight
Bleeding Green Nation — ... LeSean McCoy was probably the player of the game from an Eagles perspective. The rookie ran for 55 yards on 10 carries and generally looked very confident and poised out there. You could have never guessed that was a rookie in his first NFL game. ...

Taking Stock of Eagles Preseason: Aug 13th vs the Patriots
Bleeding Green Nation — ... LeSean McCoy: McCoy had a fantastic game, looking like a Westbrook in the making with his elusiveness. He averaged 5.5 yards per carry and added two catches for 12 yards. Not bad for a quarter-and-a-half performance. ...

Pour Some Sugar On Me - Pilot Episode - Matthew Stafford, Pat McAfee, Justin Tryon Stand Out In Week 1 of Preseason
Hogs Haven — ... . Both looked happy and healthy. Is LeSean McCoy going to be one of the rookies that busts out this year? He looked good. I can't believe they let Vick wear Jaws' #7 jersey! The real question I want to know is which runningback is going to knock it out this year in New England. The good news is that by Week 17, I might have an answer. ...

The Linc - Music & Mohawks: The Shawn Andrews Experience
Bleeding Green Nation — ... preseason. Phil Sheridan: The Shawn Andrews experience | Philadelphia Inquirer | 08/25/2009 Shawn Andrews is an enigma wrapped inside a right tackle wrapped around a Pro Bowl guard. Andy Reid and the Eagles have known that for years, which makes their risky off-season gambit all the more fascinating. Eagles Making Sure McCoy Grows Up Quickly If there’s a silver lining to Brian Westbrook’s ankle injury, it’s that rookie LeSean McCoy is learning what it’s like to be a starter. ...

Taking Stock of Eagles Preseason: Aug 27th vs the Jaguars
Bleeding Green Nation — ... and quickly led to a LeSean McCoy touchdown. Babin also provided three tackles and one assist to cap off his impressive defensive performance. ...

Philadelphia Eagles opponents preview - Carolina Panthers
Bleeding Green Nation — ... who will finally see his first action of the year after being sidelined from off season ankle surgery. Rookie RB LeSean McCoy who has filled in admirably in Westbrook’s absence should also see significant action in Sunday’s game. ...

Eagles vs. Panthers: Blogger Q&A
Cat Scratch Reader — ... is always a focus of the opposing defense. Is Westbrook healthy and can we expect a full workload from Westbrook? How much will we see of rookie RB LeSean McCoy? ...

NFL Game Picks: Week One
Battle Red Blog — ... and LeSean McCoy will have a lot of success with that typical Eagles RB screen.  Also, I think that rookie defensive coordinator Sean McDermott will try and make ...

Homers vs. Haters, the Philadelphia Eagles edition
Cat Scratch Reader — ... If Westbrook can't go, then the Eagles will likely turn to second round draft pick LeSean McCoy.  McCoy was a second team All American selection out of Pitt, who broke ...

Chiefs Fantasy Outlook: Week Three vs Philadelphia Eagles
Arrowhead Pride — ... . He threw 3 picks last week in a losing effort against New Orleans. Also, Westbrook rolled an ankle during the game. His replacement, LeSean McCoy, couldn't get the job done. Take these statements with a grain of salt . Westbrook is always hurt. Kolb was taking chances because the Eagles were behind by 19 points. And McCoy never got a chance to get going. Plus add in the Vick factor and who knows what will happen. If the Chiefs D has it's head on swivel there will be turnovers to be had. I still wouldn't play them unless the defense I usually started was ...

MCM Fantasy Football Focus - Week 3
Music City Miracles — ... RB – LeSean McCoy (vs. KC) – Facing a bad defence in KC, i see big things for McCoy this week. Westbrook is hurt but even if he plays McCoy will get enough touches to produce this week. If Westbrook is not able to go than McCoy becomes a MUST START in all league formats. ...

Prediction: Michael Vick Will Be a Complete Non-Factor Against the Eagles
Arrowhead Pride — ... and LeSean McCoy. Vick is just one more who might receive his turn every now and then but there's certainly no real priority in the team's game plan - save for the media who loves to think Vick might show up at QB for several plays while running for 100 yards in newly made up formations. ...

Broncos Thoughts and Musings - New England Week
The Mile High Report — ... had some big plays and got his receiving TD on sheer guts and effort. How good has he been? He leads all NFL rookies with 249 yards rushing, which is 101 more than next-best LeSean McCoy (Philadelphia). The ...

The Linc - Are Westbrook & McCoy more important than McNabb & Vick?
Bleeding Green Nation — ... McNabb and Vick? Eagles may prefer powerful ground attack of Westbrook and McCoy instead -- latimes.com Never mind Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick. The Philadelphia Eagles may want running backs LeSean McCoy and Brian Westbrook in the same backfield instead. Eagles Notes: Tampa's QB, Westbrook and Trotter This Sunday the Eagles face Josh Johnson, a fifth-round pick in the 2008 draft who didn’t play as a rookie and made his first career start in last Sunday’s loss to ...

Keeping an Eye on the Other Beasts in the East
Blogging The Boys — ... Russell-led Raiders pay a visit. 5-0 looks to be an expected reality for them. The combined record of teams the Beast plays this week? 1-14. More Beasts in the East after the jump.   Philadelphia Eagles (2-1) Last game:Bye Next up: Home vs. Tampa Bay (0-4) The bye week allowed the Eagles to rest their injured starters, which included RB Brian Westbrook. With rookie LeSean McCoy productively available, the team has the option of rotating ...

New threats emerge as Eagles offense evolves
Bleeding Green Nation — ... has had two 300+ yard passing performances. Desean Jackson has had three TDs of 60+ yards in three straight games to start the year. McNabb has thrown for 5 TDs and just one pick in basically a game and a half. In his first career start RB LeSean McCoy ran for 84 yards on 20 carries and a TD. ...

Slow it Down: Confused Defense
Buc 'Em — ... Enjoy*   Pre-Play: The very first split second of the play is cut-off, so I am not sure if there were stunts, an audible (which I would assume there wasn't) or what have you. However, you can still tell what formation they ended up in. The Eagles are in a standard I-Formation with Brent Celek (TE) to the Right. Desean Jackson is up top with Jeremy Maclin on the strong-side. LeSean McCoy is in the backfield along with Leonard Weaver. ...

The Linc - On running the ball & holding onto said ball
Bleeding Green Nation — ... ON THE Eagles' fourth possession of Sunday's ugly 13-9 loss to the Raiders, LeSean McCoy committed the Two Deadly Sins for an Andy Reid-coached running back. He fumbled and he blew a blitz-pickup. ...

Eagles cruise to win over Redskins
Bleeding Green Nation — ... The Eagles' inability to run the ball was painful to watch tonight. Unlike last week, they actually tried to run the ball a bit this time around but never really got anything going. If you take out the Desean Jackson end around, the Eagles had 55 yards rushing on 26 attempts. LeSean McCoy, who got the majority of the snaps in the absence of the injured Westbrook, really had no shot to make anything happen tonight. There were a number of times that he was hit a half second after getting the ball. I don't know what they can to fix this offensive line, but ...

Eagles win over Redskins - What they're saying
Bleeding Green Nation — ... right though... Andy Reid talked about the offensive line. "I think it was good to get everybody back in there – to get Todd (Herremans) back in there and (Jason) Peters back in there. They made it through the game. That's a good thing. We won't get any worse. We will keep getting better as we go. Stacey (Andrews) had some good downs in there so I'm optimistic about that crew. It comes at a good time as we hit the NFC East here." LeSean McCoy on his reaction to Brian Westbrook's injury ...

The Linc - Broad Street vs Broadway
Bleeding Green Nation — ... EVERYWHERE you saw LeSean McCoy yesterday, you saw running-backs coach Ted Williams - Velcroed to the rookie's side, explaining and advising on the way to the NovaCare cafeteria, going over something one more time during a break in practice. ...

Fantasy Football Friday: Giants vs. Eagles Preview
Big Blue View — ... LeSean McCoy, RB, PHI - Without Brian Westbrook, expect Andy Reid's already minimal interest in running the football to disappear completely. I know everyone in Philly wants to believe McCoy is the next Westbrook, but I haven't seen anything from him to suggest that's the case. Stay away. ...

Who's In and Who's Out: Giants @ Eagles
Bleeding Green Nation — ... , so it's hard to believe that Andy Reid will seriously risk his star player aggravating his injury. LeSean McCoy is likely to get the start, and should have his hands full with the Giants' dominant defensive line. Macho Harris didn't practice all week due to an ankle injury, and it is looking more and more like ...

Giants vs. Eagles: 'Kudos & Wet Willies' preview
Big Blue View — ... Again, pressure him, keep him out of rhythm. Don't give him chances to expose 'Bad, Bad C.C. Brown.' Eli gets hit more than McNabb. We know the Eagles are coming after Manning. If he is constantly on the ground the Giants won't win. The Giants give up the big play. The Eagles may not be a grind-it-out offense, but they have a ton of big-play threats. Brian Westbrook (if he plays), DeSean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy. If the Giants can keep the Eagles from ripping off huge chunks of ...

Eagles roll over Giants 40-17
Bleeding Green Nation — ... grab, and a 56 yard LeSean McCoy run on a 3rd and 1 play. When things are clicking like today, there isn't many teams more exciting to watch than the Eagles. ...

'Kudos & Wet Willies:' Forget the 'Kudos' edition
Big Blue View — ... Let me start with an admission. This is probably the first 'Kudos & Wet Willies' in Big Blue View history that is being written without my having watched the entire game either live or via the DVR. When LeSean McCoy went 66 yards for a score to make it 40-17 I packed it in. I had seen all I could stomach, and all I needed to see to write this edition of 'K&WW.' I'm not going back and watching any of it again, either. ...

What they're saying - Eagles over Giants
Bleeding Green Nation — ... some things to work out and we have to go up there and play them again, so I'm looking forward to that rematch." Giants Coach Tom Coughlin explained(tried to at least) his puzzling use of timeouts in the waning moments of the blowout. "My belief is that you have to use whatever you've got, whatever your tools are, you use them. Message to my team: we're going to fight to the very end and that's all there is to it." LeSean McCoy talked about his big TD run. Lately, when ...

Philadelphia Eagles Opponents previews - Dallas Cowboys
Bleeding Green Nation — ... will be back in the lineup after missing a week while recovering from a concussion and along with rookie LeSean McCoy should be able to test the Cowboy’s ability to stop the run. ...

FANTASY WEEKEND REPORT by Craig T
Buc 'Em — ... is.  5. Pierre Thomas vs. CAR. Still the main guy in the backfield of the most explosive offense in football.   Sleeper: Jamaal Charles @ JAX. Did you see what Johnson and Titans did to this run defense last week? Charles will get majority of carries and should have a good chance to score.   RBs TO SIT   1. LeSean McCoy vs DAL. Westbrook back and Cowboys have been strong ...

Understudy Sunday: the Cowboys Outslug the Eagles 20-16
Blogging The Boys — ... blew up an Eagles' trap run at him on a critical 3rd-and-3 late in the first half.  Bowen kept his contain, knocked the pulling guard backwards, then stuffed LeSean McCoy for no gain.  The stop, the first of many by the Cowboys in 2nd, 3rd and 4th-and-short situations, forced the Eagles to accept a field goal, keeping Dallas in the lead at 7-6. ...

Arrowheadlines: Chiefs News 11/10
Arrowhead Pride — ... The Eagles have taken a cautious approach with Westbrook as well. Rookie LeSean McCoy, starting in place of Westbrook, had 54 yards in 13 carries in Sunday night’s loss to Dallas. He leads the Eagles in rushing with 348 yards in 83 attempts, a 4.2-yard average. ...

1st Half Report Cards
Bleeding Green Nation — ... LeSean McCoy - B- Needs a ton of improvement picking up blitzes, and I have a heart attack every time he carries the ball through the hole a foot from his body, but he's shown that he can definitely be a playmaker in this league.  I hear experts say that the Eagles don't miss anything when Westbrook is hurt, which may be true of the 2009 version of Westbrook, but he's nowhere near the talent of the Westbrook we've all grown to love... yet. ...

Philadelphia Eagles opponents preview - Chicago Bears
Bleeding Green Nation — ... which bodes well for the Eagles offense to have another big day. Chicago is currently ranked 9th overall in total yards given up per game, but 19th in points allowed and 21st against the run. This could set up for Eagles RB LeSean McCoy to have a big day as it is doubtful ...

The Linc - Must win for McNabb & Jay Cutler at night
Bleeding Green Nation — ... More after the jump Rex Grossman's dad tees off on Chicago Bears organization; feels bad for Jay Cutler -- chicagotribune.com Rex Grossman's dad tees off on Chicago Bears organization Weaver Eager to Assume Heavier Workload The Eagles’ most valuable offseason addition is neither tackle Jason Peters nor guard Stacy Andrews. It’s not safety Sean Jones. It’s neither rookie running back LeSean McCoy nor receiver Jeremy Maclin. Instead, it’s fullback ...

Philadelphia Eagles (finally) win a close one over Bears 24-20
Bleeding Green Nation — ... The Eagles rushed for 157 yards as a team tonight led by rookie LeSean McCoy who gained 99 yards on 20 carries. He averaged 5 yards a pop and scored what ended up being the decisive TD. The kid did fumble tonight, but bounced back and seemed to run even better afterward. He looked much more decisive hitting the hole(especially in the second half), and overall looked like a guy that is going to have a future in this league as a feature back. ...

The Linc - Eagles win over Bears
Bleeding Green Nation — ... TD redeems Eagles' McCoy | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/23/2009 LeSean McCoy failed and redeemed himself all in one quarter as the Eagles rallied to beat the Bears, 24-20, last night at Soldier Field. Bears' Jay Cutler misses targets vs Eagles | Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/23/2009 The Chicago Bears' receivers did not wear glow-in-the-dark numbers to help Jay Cutler spot them. Cutler did not walk onto Soldier Field wearing night-vision goggles, as plenty of Bears fans had suggested all week. ...

What they're saying - Eagles beat Bears
Bleeding Green Nation — ... LeSean McCoy talked about what his TD meant to his confidence "In terms of my confidence, it definitely boosted it. Having the opportunity to make a play, even after a mistake, it was awesome. It's also on the shoulders of the line. There was some excellent blocking to make some room for us." Donovan McNabb was asked what he said to Jay Cutler after the game "I got a chance to talk to Jay a little bit. What we talked about, we are going to keep between us. It's a fraternity ...

The Linc - Michael Vick, Stacy Andrews, & why the country dislikes the Cowboys
Bleeding Green Nation — ... Rich Hofmann: Still time for Vick to prove worth with Eagles | Philadelphia Daily News | 11/24/2009 As it stands today, the whole thing has not been worth the aggravation. But there is time, and there has been a glimmer. For about the last 5 years, these have been the weeks when the Eagles as a team have defined themselves. It is the same thing with Michael Vick. Now, we'll see. * How I See It: NFC East Stock Watch - NFC East Blog - ESPN LeSean McCoy, Donovan McNabb, & Desean Jackson The ...