http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen RSS Feed for DN Col Les Bowen en-us Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:04:24 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120210_Will_Samuel_roll_with_the_Eagles_again_.html Asante Samuel was rolling plain white primer onto blank drywall yesterday, mostly so cameras would have something to shoot at a Habitat for Humanity build where Samuel was appearing on behalf of his charity, the Bring It Home Single Moms Foundation. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120202_Les_Bowen__WHAT_NOW_ANDY_.html This originally appeared yesterday in a Daily News Eagletarian blog by Les Bowen. STILL MULLING the fallout from Tuesday's Andyfest http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120116_Les_Bowen__Spagnuolo_to_Eagles__Not_looking_good.html TALKED TO someone close to Steve Spagnuolo yesterday. This person said Spagnuolo is going to take his time with his decision on what comes next, that he wants to "see what develops." http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120112_Les_Bowen__For_Birds__how_big_a_loss_is_Grigson__Colts__new_GM.html THE EAGLES weren't surprised when player personnel director Ryan Grigson was hired as the Indianapolis Colts' general manager yesterday, Eagles GM Howie Roseman said. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120109_Les_Bowen__Revitalized_Giants_defense_smothers_Falcons.html EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - There was much debate about how real the Eagles' defensive improvement was the last month of the season, and whether it meant the Birds could have been a competitive playoff team. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120105_Les_Bowen_.html THE MOST extraordinary part of Jeffrey Lurie's news conference Tuesday might not have been the way the chairman built an excellent case for firing his coach and then didn't. After all, most of us went in figuring Andy Reid wasn't getting axed; we just weren't prepared for all the onstage rending of the Lurie garments. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20120104_Les_Bowen__While_angry__Lurie_to_bring_back_Reid_next_season.html JEFFREY LURIE is mad as heck, and he isn't going to . . . fire his coach. See what I did there? Fooled you! Just channeling my inner Jeffrey. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20111229_Eagles_need_a_careful__healthy_Vick.html OTHER THAN better linebacking play, there are two things the Eagles need most, in order to be successful next season: a healthy Michael Vick, and a Vick who turns the ball over way less. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20111227_Les_Bowen__Eagles_aren_t_answering_questions_about_future.html THIS IS GOING to be a frustrating week to be an Eagles fan. There have been several of those this season, yes. But now that the team is eliminated from playoff contention, everybody wants to look ahead, wants answers on what's going to happen. And until the season is officially over and team president Joe Banner and /or chairman Jeffrey Lurie break their silence about the direction of the franchise, those answers don't exist. Everybody's guessing. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/les_bowen/20111222_Cowboys_have_galloped_since_whipping_from_Eagles.html YOU MIGHT have heard, the Eagles beat the Cowboys 34-7 at the Linc back on Oct. 30. Saved the season, it seemed at the time. The Eagles walked out of the locker room that evening 3-4, the same record as Dallas. There was much talk of corner-turning, of putting to rest the turnover-machine play of the first month-plus.