Articles by Bret Stuter (20)
View image | gettyimages.com Marcus Smith II Will Step Up In 2015 The road in the NFL has not been easy for outside linebacker Marcus Smith II. He was drafted in the first round by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014, despite projecting into a day two round. He was uniformly categorized as a "project", […]
View image | gettyimages.com Eagles Have No Ace Running Back? Duce is wild Duce Staley is the Philadelphia Eagles running back coach, and has been since head coach Chip Kelly promoted him from special teams quality control coach. And if you haven't talked about "the Deuce" recently, don't feel bad. It's difficult to acknowledge […]
View image | gettyimages.com Matt Barkley Will Be Ryan Day's Star Pupil With the fourth round first pick, it was thought that head coach Chip Kelly had persuaded the Eagles front office into selecting "his guy" at the quarterback spot – a young man out of USC who had elected to remain in college […]
View image | gettyimages.com Sam Is Turning Heads: Why Sam Bradford Will Work For Philadelphia To be honest, the trade that shook the Philadelphia Eagles world was not LeSean McCoy to the Buffalo Bills for Kiko Alonso. It was not the outright release of Trent Cole or Todd Herremans. It was not even […]
View image | gettyimages.com In the 2015 NFL Draft, no offensive linemen were chosen. Despite the loss of Todd Herremans, no replacement was drafted. Despite the sparring between guard Evan Mathis and head coach Chip Kelly, no linemen was selected. Despite the fact that both Evan Mathis and Jason Peters are approaching the upper […]
View image | gettyimages.com The Philadelphia Eagles made a huge statement to the NFL in focusing three of their six 2015 NFL draft picks upon the cornerback position. While the argument could be made that there is an opportunity to coach any of these prospects up as a safety, for now, we'll settle them […]
View image | gettyimages.com Mariota Deal Just Became More Likely There we sat, glued to twitter, hoping for news of yes or no and a tweet from Jeff Darlington pierced the thread like a spotlight in the darkest night. I asked Titans GM Ruston Webster about possibility of Eagles trading into top spot for […]
View image | gettyimages.com "Dead On" At The DEADLINE PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 2015 NFL Mock Draft And so, it's the day, it's within hours. And while you will read and fantasize about the many ways the Eagles end up with a certain you know who from you know where, I am not going to punish […]
View image | gettyimages.com Interview With Jerome Couplin III – Road To NFL Safety "I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." – The Road Not Taken […]
View image | gettyimages.com Why The Eagles Linebackers Will Excel In 2015 The Philadelphia Eagles are working their way to developing a solid defense. In 2014, the team had a very solid defensive line with defensive ends Cedric Thornton, Fletcher Cox, Vinny Curry and with emerging talent Brandon Bair and Taylor Hart book-ending nose […]