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.

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October 12, 2016

Eagles

Week 6 NFL picks

by Jimmy Kempski

For the gambling degenerates, here are my Week 6 NFL picks. To note, the helmets 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.

October 12, 2016

Eagles

Eagles power ranking roundup: Birds tumble

by Jimmy Kempski

As we know, power rankings are kind of pointless, but we click them anyway. Here's a roundup of where the Eagles "rank" a week after their first loss of the season to the Detroit Lions.

October 11, 2016

Eagles

Report: Lane Johnson 10-game suspension upheld

by Jimmy Kempski

The Lane Johnson suspension saga appears that it may have finally reached a conclusion. According to Albert Breer of the MMQB, Johnson's 10-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing drugs was upheld.

October 11, 2016

Eagles

Eagles chat with Jimmy Kempski

by Jimmy Kempski

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

October 11, 2016

Eagles

Mychal Kendricks was a disaster against the Lions, with gifs and stuff

by Jimmy Kempski

Against the Detroit Lions this past Sunday, Kendricks was a hot mess. In total, he was on the field for 26 snaps, three of which were kneel downs. It just felt like a lot more than that because he had so many bad moments.

October 10, 2016

Eagles

Pederson: Ryan Mathews' fumble should have been a dead ball out of bounds

by Jimmy Kempski

Sunday afternoon in Detroit, running back Ryan Mathews made a devastating and inexcusable mistake when he fumbled the ball with the Eagles leading by two points with under three minutes left in the game. If there is one thing you cannot do as a runner in that situation, it is fumbling the football. The Lions were gifted great field position, and they capitalized on it by hitting a lead-changing field goal that ended up being the difference in the game.

October 10, 2016

Eagles

Carson Wentz's improvisational skills are outstanding

by Jimmy Kempski

A season ago, Eagles receivers often didn't get open. The consensus feeling is that the Eagles' receivers, while still not world beaters by any stretch, have played better this year. Have they, though? Or is the quarterback just doing a better job of "throwing them open?" I lean heavily toward the latter.

October 10, 2016

Eagles

Film breakdown: Eagles-Lions officials could have called five different penalties on 'No. 98'

by Jimmy Kempski

Remember when the officials called #98 for being illegally downfield near the end of the second quarter of the Eagles-Lions game on Sunday, and then they just didn't enforce it, without making any sort of announcement? Yeah, there was a good reason for that.

October 9, 2016

Eagles

Recap/open thread: Eagles lose first game of season

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Lions in Detroit today, where they were absolutely obliterated last year on Thanksgiving. The Birds are playing far better than they were this time last year, and will face a Lions team that has been ravaged by injuries to key players.

October 9, 2016

Eagles

Eagles-Lions Week 5 inactives, with analysis

by Jimmy Kempski

As we noted earlier this week, with the Philadelphia Eagles coming off their super-early bye week, the Birds enter their Week 5 game in Detroit against the Lions with just one injury to report. That was Bennie Logan, who will play with a calf injury. The Lions, on the other hand, come into this matchup very banged up.