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

February 22, 2017

Eagles

NFL Combine preview: Running back prospects who could interest the Eagles

by Jimmy Kempski

The Birds need to add to their stable at running back, which will almost certainly be without Ryan Mathews in 2017, and Darren Sproles in 2018.

February 21, 2017

Eagles

Eagles' wide receiver focus in free agency and the draft will be on speed

by Jimmy Kempski

What do the Philadelphia Eagles desperately need in their passing game? (Jeopardy music playing). If you answered, "They have nothing in the way of a receiver who can 'take the top off a defense,'" you are correct.

February 21, 2017

Eagles

NFL Combine preview: Quarterback prospects who could interest the Eagles

by Jimmy Kempski

The Eagles don't have any need for a starting quarterback after trading up for Carson Wentz last offseason, however, they could certainly opt to draft a player to develop behind Wentz and backup Chase Daniel.

February 20, 2017

Eagles

Eagles mock draft roundup, pre-Combine edition

by Jimmy Kempski

The NFL Combine will begin about a week from today (we'll be there), so we'll soon have a lot more data on the college prospects entering the draft this April. Until then, a number of the national guys have put out new mock drafts. Let's take a look at who they see the Eagles picking.

February 19, 2017

Eagles

Grocery shopping: Five college players to watch who could interest the Eagles in the 2017 NFL Draft

by Jimmy Kempski

Throughout the season, as long as you were watching college football action on Saturdays, we would profile five players to watch who could make some sense for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2017 NFL Draft. The college football season is over, but since there are always some players who tend to start getting attention after the season has concluded, we'll do a "late riser" edition.

February 18, 2017

Eagles

Hall of Fame voter offers idiotic (and combative) defense of Terrell Owens snub

by Jimmy Kempski

I'm told Ron Borges of the Boston Globe is a well-respected, outstanding journalist who has been this far longer than I have. But as Ron Burgundy once suggested, Borges should probably sit out a few plays, maybe "Take it easy, Champ" in regard to his combative defense of Terrell Owens' Hall of Fame snub.

February 17, 2017

Eagles

A deeper look at the Eagles' No. 1-ranked special teams units

by Jimmy Kempski

The Eagles' special teams units were the best in the NFL in 2016, according to Football Outsiders, followed closely behind by the Kansas City Chiefs. They also placed first in Dallas Morning News columnist Rick Gosselin's (somewhat flawed) yearly rankings, which were published this week.

February 17, 2017

Eagles

Here are a few options if the Eagles add a legitimate fullback this offseason

by Jimmy Kempski

Doug Pederson and the Philadelphia Eagles want to have a legitimate fullback on their roster at some point, and while it isn't necessarily the biggest priority, they could certainly use a real one instead of occasionally turning to DT Beau Allen.

February 16, 2017

Eagles

Eagles mailbag: What are the odds of Bennie Logan re-signing in Philly?

by Jimmy Kempski

During our weekly Eagles chat, there were a lot of questions that I couldn't get to in time as well as some recent unanswered email, so let's do a chat overflow mailbag post.

February 15, 2017

Eagles