In last weekend's 40-17 win against the New York Giants, one of the reasons the Philadelphia Eagles were able to find success was because of an effective running game. The Eagles recorded their highest rushing total of the season against the Giants with 180 yards on the ground. The main reason they were able to find such success was because of the contributions they got from everyone considering running back Brian Westbrook was out due to a concussion he received a week earlier against the Washington Redskins. Eagles rookie running back [...] Continue reading → | leonard weaver, leonard weaver fullback, leonard weaver running game, Philadelphia Eagles, philadelphia eagles 2009, philadelphia eagles fullbacks, philadelphia eagles leonard weaver

Two weeks ago, the Philadelphia Eagles appeared to be a football team who struggled to balance out the play calling on offense--especially when it came to running the ball. After Sunday's 40-17 win over the New York Giants, the Eagles look like a completely different team and it may have something to do with the play calling. Eagles head coach Andy Reid has been criticized at [...] Continue reading → | Donovan McNabb, eagles andy reid, eagles defeat giants 40-17, eagles donovan mcnabb, eagles leonard weaver, eagles passing game, eagles redskins, eagles running game, Eagles-Giants, leonard weaver, NFC East, nfc east rivals, Philadelphia Eagles, philadelphia eagles 2009, philadelphia eagles balanced play calling, philadelphia eagles new york giants

Last season, the Philadelphia Eagles clinched a playoff spot in one of the most bizarre ways we could have imagined. In the final week of the season, the Eagles received unlikely help from the Oakland Raiders and Houston Texans just to be in contention for a wild card spot in the playoffs. After manhandling the Dallas Cowboys 44-6 at home, the Eagles found themselves heading to Minnesota to play the Vikings in the opening round of the playoffs. With back-to-back wins against the Vikings and New York Giants, the Eagles surprised the world by reaching their fifth NFC Conference Championship game in eight years as a sixth [...] Continue reading → | brian dawkins eagles, Donovan McNabb, eagles donovan mcnabb, eagles jason peters, eagles jim johnson, eagles stacy andrew, Jason Peters, leonard weaver, leonard weaver eagles, Philadelphia Eagles, philadelphia eagles draft, philadelphia eagles free agency, stacy andrews