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Blogging the bEast is going to the shed 6 Jul 2013 | 08:36 pm
This will be the last post you will ever read on Blogging the bEast. Probably. I’m packing my old friend away in the shed. It’s been a little over two years since I launched the site, and over that ti...
Happy NFC East 4th of July! 4 Jul 2013 | 06:42 pm
There will be no journalizin’ today. I’ll be taking the advice of one Donovan J. McNabb: But before I load up on ribs, I should note that the NFC East is very American. The Cowboys self-proclaimed th...
The 10 players the Eagles can least afford to lose to injury 3 Jul 2013 | 05:39 pm
10. Nick Foles: A couple weeks ago, we noted the very underrated rookie season that Nick Foles had last year. Of course, there’s that pesky QB competition he’ll have to win over Michael Vick. Whether ...
Random notes around the NFC East: Dez’s “maturity,” Donovan’s Twitter account, Redskins TE woes, and the Giants’ interest in Vonta Leach 1 Jul 2013 | 06:59 pm
• During the 2013 draft, there was a lot of talk about guards being drafted highly, and whether or not there was value there. A common thing for people to say about highly rated guards was “Well if he...
The Raiders reportedly would have drafted Matt Barkley if the Eagles hadn’t traded up to get him 1 Jul 2013 | 04:34 am
According to Len Pasquarelli of the National Football Post, had the Eagles not traded up 3 spots to draft Matt Barkley in the 4th round, he would not have been available when they would have been on t...
The “Should (fill in the player) return kick/punts” question emerges again, this time with David Wilson 28 Jun 2013 | 09:07 pm
My buddy Ed Valentine over at Big Blue View brought up the debate of whether or not David Wilson should return kicks this season. That’s always a fascinating debate to me, and one that I’ve had quite ...
NFC mEdiocre 27 Jun 2013 | 05:36 pm
Over the last 3 years, teams in the NFC East have averaged 7.75 wins. That’s not awful, but it’s obviously just below the league average of 8. The NFC East ranks 5th among the 8 NFL division in wins d...
Jamie Dukes calls Philly media “fools,” says incorrect things while looking into a camera 26 Jun 2013 | 04:22 pm
This morning, Jamie Dukes went on NFL Network and spoke into a camera. Let’s put his words in print, just because: “When you get to take the reps first, when you’re the first guy to step under center...
Random notes around the NFC East: Tough guy Golden Tate, Tuck in decline, Kelce making line calls, and shameless Joe Theismann 25 Jun 2013 | 04:27 pm
Justin Tuck is in the final year of his contract, and he says he doesn’t want to think about a new deal. He shouldn’t, because his value has probably never been lower. Tuck is going to make $4.5 milli...
NFC East scoring averages over the last 5 years 24 Jun 2013 | 04:27 pm
In doing research for a separate project, I happened to notice that the Giants are consistently in the Top 10 in scoring every year. I knew they put up a lot of points, but hadn’t realized that they h...
