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

June 25, 2016

Eagles

Where does Donnie Jones rank among the NFL's punters?

by Jimmy Kempski

Yes, we're doing a punter post.

June 24, 2016

Eagles

Five players to watch when the Eagles put on the pads

by Jimmy Kempski

When training camp opens up in a few weeks, the Eagles will eschew their shorts for full padded practices, many of which will include tackling, just like in the old Andy Reid days. There were some players who impressed during OTAs and minicamp, but playing in pads is another animal. Here are five players who will have my attention.

June 22, 2016

Eagles

Recap: 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.

June 21, 2016

Eagles

Eagles seem to be realistic about what they are in 2016

by Jimmy Kempski

In a weak division, there might be temptation to "go for it" and construct an offseason in which the priority is to "win now." That does not appear to be the approach the Eagles are taking.

June 20, 2016

Eagles

When did each of the 51 cities with a major sports franchise last win a title?

by Jimmy Kempski

By my count, there are 51 cities in the United States and Canada with at least one franchise in the NFL, the NBA, the NHL, or MLB. Last night, when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Championship, they broke a 52-year drought in which the city of Cleveland did not have a title in the four major American sports leagues. Now that they finally have something to celebrate, let's take an updated look at the last time each of those 51 cities brought home the glory.

June 19, 2016

Eagles

Should the Eagles sign LB Stephen Tulloch if/when he becomes available?

by Jimmy Kempski

Stephen Tulloch, 31, isn't an impact player by any stretch, as he has just five interceptions and two forced fumbles over a 10-year career. However, he has been a solid player with the Lions, topping at least 100 tackles in every season he finished in Detroit.

June 18, 2016

Eagles

Eagles have NFL's least amount of available cap space in 2017 and 2018

by Jimmy Kempski

Estimating a salary cap of $166,000,000 in 2017 (it is $155,270,000 in 2016), overthecap.com has the Eagles with $177,270,225 in active cap spending in 2017, which would put them well over 2017 salary cap estimates.

June 17, 2016

Eagles

Updated look ahead to the Eagles' 2017 free agents

by Jimmy Kempski

This offseason, the Eagles prioritized signing a number of their own players, wrapping up Zach Ertz, Brent Celek, Lane Johnson, Vinny Curry, Malcolm Jenkins, Sam Bradford, and Fletcher Cox to multiple-year deals. With so many players now locked up for the long term, let's take another look at the remaining Eagles players who will be unrestricted free agents next offseason.

June 17, 2016

Eagles

10 reasons NFC East teams will be dumpster fires this season: The complete series

by Jimmy Kempski

All week long, we took a brutal look at each of the teams in the NFC East, in detail. On Monday we began with Dallas Cowboys, and then turned our attention to the New York Giants on Tuesday, the Washington Redskins on Wednesday, and the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. As a reminder, we did not talk about the positives of any of them, because, well, that's no fun. They were 100 percent vitriolic. In case you missed any of them, here's the series in full.

June 16, 2016

Eagles

Eagles offseason spending spree designed to achieve continuity

by Jimmy Kempski

Continuity is great, but only when you have talented players. Continuity with mediocre players will make you consistently bad. The 1999-2008 Eagles were very talented, so it made sense to keep continuity. While the Eagles are wise to strive for continuity, it will only work if the players they've committed to are, you know, good, which Howie Roseman understands.