Billy Davis: 'We're Going To Circle The Wagons And Come Out Swinging'
Eagles defensive coordinator Billy Davis knows what he's facing, and what people are saying, and the team is using it as motivation.
Watch CBS News
Eagles defensive coordinator Billy Davis knows what he's facing, and what people are saying, and the team is using it as motivation.
Peyton Manning is exactly the type of quarterback that can take advantage of an Eagles defense that has at times been scrambling to find order on the field. So what exactly are the Eagles supposed to do on Sunday in Denver?
After breaking down some buy lows last week, this week it's time to focus on some guys to sell high.
The Eagles will have plenty of problems with what the see on the field itself on Sunday in Denver. The Eagles biggest weakness is their secondary, and the Broncos biggest strength is their passing offense. It's a recipe for more than a couple of problems.
Even though the Cleveland Bronws surprised everyone and won their last game in shootout fashion against the Vikings, it's still widely believed they're planning for the future. The first shoe to drop was obviously their trade of Trent Richardson to the Colts in exchange for a 2014 first round pick.
Denver is a legitimate Super Bowl contender right now, and their offense has all of the tools to take advantage of this Eagles defense. If the Eagles can manage to tighten up their ball protection and get the offense back on track, it still may not be enough this weekend.
After opening the 2013 season with three games in 11 days, Eagles tight end Brent Celek says he welcomed a few days off after Thursday's loss to the Chiefs.
The Eagles were the first team in NFL history to open up the season with three games in 11 days. The last of the three, a Thursday night loss to the Chiefs, was a particularly sloppy effort from the Eagles, featuring five turnovers.
Washington Redskins receiver Pierre Garcon says quarterback Robert Griffin III is "a lot different" this year.
The Eagles played (and lost) on Thursday night, so that meant more free time on Sunday than Chip Kelly and his players would usually have.
The Eagles made many mistakes in Thursday night's loss to the Chiefs, from just about every position on the field. A few of those mistakes seemed to come from center Jason Kelce, who was involved in a few bad snaps, one of them resulting in a fumble and loss of possession.
It would be an understatement to say that the last couple of years have been forgettable in Philadelphia sports. Bryzgalov and Bynum highlighted the Flyers and Sixers timelines for all of the wrong reasons, the Eagles fell apart to an extent we may have deemed unbelievable five years ago, and the Phillies have gone from the league's elite, to one of the most questioned front offices in all of baseball.
If there was a poll taken of Andy Reid's approval ratings during the last days of his final season with the Eagles, you can almost certainly be assured that it would have been very low. Even Reid's biggest supporters couldn't have approved of the 4-12 records, and one of the ugliest seasons in team history.
When an athlete's career is cut short due to injury, the question of "what do I do for the rest of my life," is one that isn't always easy to answer. If the quick step to broadcasting or coaching doesn't happen, it can be difficult to move on to whatever that next thing is.
Whether he's in the pocket or on the move, Michael Vick keeps taking hits.
