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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
MCCOY VISITING EAGLES

            A league source said today that Pitt running back LeSean McCoy will make a pre-draft visit with the Eagles.

            McCoy, a star at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, ran for 2,816 yards and 35 touchdowns in just two seasons with the Panthers. The 5-foot-11, 210-pound running back also proved to be a strong receiver coming out of the backfield with 65 career receptions for 549 yards.

            Another league source said Chris "Beanie" Wells, the star running back from Ohio State, does not have a pre-draft visit scheduled in Philadelphia. The source said the Eagles did interview Wells at the scouting combine in Indianapolis. Wells finished his three-year career at Ohio State with 585 carries for 3,382 yards and 30 touchdowns.

            Pre-draft visits do not always mean the Eagles intend to draft a player. There have been times when the Eagles have drafted a player in the first round even though that player did not visit the NovaCare Complex beforehand.      

            COLE SIGNS TENDER. Offensive lineman Nick Cole has signed the “mid-level” contract the team tendered him, ending his designation as a restricted free agent. Cole’s one-year deal will pay him $1.545 million in 2009.

Cole, who signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2006 out of New Mexico State, received his first extended playing time as a starter last season. After Shawn Andrews and Max Jean-Gilles suffered season-ending injuries, Cole stepped in and started the final four regular-season games and all three of the Eagles’ playoff games at right guard.
 
With the possibility that either Shawn Andrews or Todd Herremans could be moving to left tackle, Cole could end up competing with Jean-Gilles as a starting guard. Cole also has the ability to play center. In fact, Eagles coach Andy Reid said at the NFL owners meetings last week that Cole will provide competition for Jamaal Jackson at center.
 
As a restricted free agent, Cole could have signed an offer sheet with another team and the Eagles would have had the option to either match that offer or receive a second-round draft pick as compensation. Now, he’s a member of the Eagles who will likely compete for a starting job.
Posted by Bob Brookover @ 3:26 PM  Permalink | 73 comments
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Posted 03:38 PM, 03/31/2009
JBP
another good move by one of the better front offices in the NFL despite the clatter one hears on the blogs
Posted 03:41 PM, 03/31/2009
COBL77
Why is every running back in this draft 5'11, 210 pounds?
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Posted 03:43 PM, 03/31/2009
davekrieg
Great, another Bruce Perry.
Posted 03:45 PM, 03/31/2009
davekrieg
Yeah, because this "One of the better front offices" has so many Super Bowl trophies. Face it, the Eagles are a "poor mans" Buffalo Bills and NO ONE remembers them so don't tell me I should be happy with 12-4 seasons and multiple playoff trips.
Posted 03:50 PM, 03/31/2009
Mcosta1114
davekrieg- Don't be at the parade than because it is going to happen.
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Posted 03:59 PM, 03/31/2009
morvak
Who should the Eagles draft in the first round? As if it matters??? LOLOLOL! BAAAHAHAHAHA head office is a joke.
Posted 04:12 PM, 03/31/2009
christopherkmaddaloni
SHADY.
Posted 04:13 PM, 03/31/2009
randy7676
"Yeah, because this "One of the better front offices" has so many Super Bowl trophies. Face it, the Eagles are a "poor mans" Buffalo Bills and NO ONE remembers them so don't tell me I should be happy with 12-4 seasons and multiple playoff trips." WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Posted 04:14 PM, 03/31/2009
davekrieg
Much like your name sake 5isaking, you fail to see the obvious. While you sit there and think you're cute, just remember that this organization treats the fans poorly. While I still love the TEAM, I despise the entity that is the Eagles front office.
Posted 04:16 PM, 03/31/2009
davekrieg
Really? We're nothing like the Buffalo Bills? The same team that has 50% more Super Bowl appearances than the Eagles? No need to try again chump. Beat it.
Posted 04:20 PM, 03/31/2009
davekrieg
Gee 5isaking, you rip B West? The ONLY real weapon your boy 5 has? Westbrook is many things but soft isn't one of them. Do you even watch any games?
Posted 04:22 PM, 03/31/2009
davekrieg
We're a "Top 5 city". Really? Uh, Phoenix knocked us out of that billing. Put McRib down and try again cuz.
About Birds' Eye View Blog

Bob Brookover, left, is in his seventh year of covering the Philadelphia Eagles after spending 15 years covering the Philadelphia Phillies for the Inquirer and two other newspapers. The 45-year-old Brookover lives in Delran with his wife Francine and roots for Notre Dame and Michigan State, the two schools attended by his children, Justine and Ryan. When Notre Dame plays Michigan State, he cheers for the school of the child he likes more at that particular moment.

Jeff McLane, right, joined the Eagles beat in April 2009 after two years of covering colleges, namely Penn State football. Before that he covered high school sports for The Inquirer. Before that he worked in the mailroom (not quite). Informed that his father is no longer covering the Lions, McLane's eldest, three-year-old son said, "You mean Simba, Scar and Mufasa, Daddy?" His two-year-old son -- excited about the move to the Eagles -- said, "Go, Deigo, Go!" or something like that. His wife of five-plus years, however, had a different take on the new job. "Another five years is in question," she said. Check out McLane on Twitter and Facebook for instant updates on the Eagles.
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