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ItÆs been a trying season for Josh McDaniels for various reasons. At the tender age of 33, he was thrust into the role of NFL head coach last winterùand at least as far as his teamÆs fan base is concerned, has failed miserably so far. So it begs the questionùis there such a thing as being too young or inexperienced to be an NFL head coach? I think so, and thanks to ...

Last year, at a previous stop in my NFL employment, I wrote an article entitled ôYes We CanàWe Just DonÆt Have To.ö Penned the week of President Barack ObamaÆs inauguration, it focused on how the NFLÆs ôRooney Ruleö was more of an obstacle than an opportunityùand seeing how Mr. Obama had already expressed a fervent interest in the American sports scene, maybe he could take a look at it. Fast forward about ...

I believe they will end up with the No. 2 seed. They control their own destiny, and with the division title at stake, they will come out firing on Sunday. Remember, last year the Birds snuck into the sixth spot with a 44-6 thrashing of Dallas. Will it happen again? If it does, the Birds will have a week off. Begin Slideshow

The answer to the titular query is quite simple: Eagles versus Cowboys isùand at 8:20 pm Sunday still will beùthe most important game of the week. Oh, so you want reasons? Fine. IÆve heard the arguments. And I will concede that Jets versus Bengals very well could be a huge game. It might also not be as big as you think. First of all, look at what you have in Eagles-Cowboys: A game that at ...

Mmm...cheerleaders. Anyway, Pro Bowl voting came to a close last week, and the participants in the Jan. 31 game will be announced on Tuesday. ItÆs a new era for the game, which for the first time will be played on the Sunday before the Super Bowl this season. However, one thing wonÆt change: the teams announced tomorrow will most likely look a lot different from the ones that take the field. This season, ...

They say you canÆt go home again. They also say there's no place like home for the holidays. Both are true in the case of Brian Dawkins, who, on Sunday, will once again walk out onto the field that he patrolled for 13 years. á Only this time, he will do so wearing colors other than Eagle greenùBronco blue, to be exact. And given his age and the whims of the NFL ...

ItÆs easy for rushing milestones to get lost in the offensive blitz that is the Philadelphia Eagles. After all, through 15 weeks theyÆre ranked 21st in the NFL in rushing and were, at one point not too long ago, as low as No. 30. But in the midst of their 116-yard performance Sunday against the 49ers, an important one was set. LeSean McCoyÆs 48 yards gave him 606 for the ...

TheyÆve swept two division rivals, made a pair of impressive fourth-quarter comebacks, and won with three different quarterbacks at the helm. After 14 weeks, theyÆre in first place by a half-game, the virtual best team in the NFC East. And at 4:15 today, the Philadelphia Eagles line up for the most important game of their 2009 season. For one thing, a win over the 49ers today gives the Birds 10 victories and clinches ...

ThereÆs an old expression in sports that says, ôitÆs not how you start, but how you finish.ö Over the last month, the Philadelphia Eagles are finishing better than any team in the NFL. Enough so that theyÆve got their own Christmas countdown going: Five weeks of football, four games with comebacks, three wins recorded, two division rivals vanquishedàand an Eagle atop the NFC East. WhatÆs even more amazing is that the catalyst ...

So Bleacher ReportÆs bi-weekly newsletter had an article that asked ôWhere do you stand on Andy ReidÆs contract extension?ö My answer? I think the headline says it all, because at this point, itÆs whatever. As a journalist, or a pundit, or whatever, I canÆt argue with numbers. The Andy Reid era has been the most successful era of Eagles football. Since 1999, theyÆve won 105 gamesùnine less than the Carolina Panthers have in ...