Jimmy Kempski

Jimmy Kempski has covered the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, with stops at the Allentown Morning Call and Philly.com before joining PhillyVoice in 2014. His year-round coverage includes analysis and breaking news, told through words and poorly drawn stick figures. Follow him at the social media outlet of your choice @JimmyKempski.

jimmy@phillyvoice.com

November 27, 2020

Eagles

Eagles RT Lane Johnson announces that his season is over

by Jimmy Kempski

Lane Johnson announced during his Zoom call with Philadelphia reporters on Friday that the inside of his ankle has "collapsed," he'll need surgery, and his 2020 season is over.

November 27, 2020

Eagles

Eagles vs. Seahawks: Five things to watch

by Jimmy Kempski

For those of you who are already checked out on the Philadelphia Eagles' season and don't care about "matchups," I don't blame you one bit. For those of you who are still into it, here are our five matchups to watch against the Seattle Seahawks this Monday.

November 27, 2020

Eagles

Report: Eagles moving Jason Peters to RG, Jordan Mailata to start at LT

by Jimmy Kempski

This is the correct move, but it's one that should have been made a month ago.

November 26, 2020

Eagles

Week 12 NFL picks

by Jimmy Kempski

For the gambling enthusiasts, here are my Week 12 NFL picks. To note, the team logos indicate who I think will win the game, not cover the spread. At the end of the picks, I'll note a few teams that I like based on the spread. All the below spreads are courtesy of the consensus Week 12 odds at TheLines.com.

November 26, 2020

Eagles

Thanksgiving day NFL open thread

by Jimmy Kempski

There will only be two NFL games on Thanksgiving in 2020, as the Pittsburgh Steelers' matchup with the Baltimore Ravens was moved to Sunday, for now. The remaining two games, as always, will feature the Detroit Lions, who will host the Houston Texans, and the Dallas Cowboys, who will host the Washington Football Team.

November 26, 2020

Eagles

Eagles podcast: Should Carson Wentz be benched in favor of Jalen Hurts?

by Jimmy Kempski

In the latest episode of BGN Radio, Brandon Gowton and I played a round of "Stay or Go: Howie, Doug, and Carson edition," and we discussed whether or not Carson Wentz and other underperforming players should be benched.

November 25, 2020

Eagles

Eagles mailbag: How realistic is a trade of Carson Wentz this offseason?

by Jimmy Kempski

In our Eagles chat on Tuesday, there were a lot of questions that we could not get to in time or other questions we did answer but could use more color. And so, let's do a mailbag post to answer some of the overflow, as well as some commonly asked questions on Twitter and via email.

November 24, 2020

Eagles

Recap: Eagles chat with Jimmy Kempski

by Jimmy Kempski

Beginning at noon today, Jimmy Kempski will take your questions in another Eagles chat. Be sure to join him here.

November 24, 2020

Eagles

NFC Hierarchy/Obituary: Week 12

by Jimmy Kempski

Week 11 of the NFL season is in the books, and we have no new obituaries to write. Sadly, all four of the garbage teams in the NFC East remain alive, and probably will for a while. We'll take a deeper look at which of those four teams are likeliest to emerge as divisional champs, only to be stomped in the wildcard round of the playoffs.

November 24, 2020

Eagles

Eagles power ranking roundup, after Week 11

by Jimmy Kempski

Are power rankings completely dumb and meaningless? Yes. Yes, they are. However, personally speaking, whenever I see them, I click. And now that I've sucked you in with promises of many power rankings, you'll read it and like it.