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

March 22, 2016

Eagles

Lurie: Chip Kelly 'was a time expense'

by Jimmy Kempski

The three years in which Chip Kelly was the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles ultimately ended in failure, after Kelly was dismissed with one game remaining in the 2015 season and the Eagles out of playoff contention. Speaking at the owners meetings in Boca Raton, owner Jeffrey Lurie classified the decision to give Chip Kelly full control of the team as "a time expense."

March 22, 2016

Eagles

Former coaches discuss the Eagles' free agent acquisitions

by Jimmy Kempski

One of the themes of Eagles free agency this offseason was the acquisition of former Jim Schwartz players on the defensive side of the ball. The Eagles poached the Bills' defense, landing LB Nigel Bradham, as well as cornerbacks Leodis McKelvin and Ron Brooks.

March 22, 2016

Eagles

Jeffrey Lurie states that the Eagles want to draft a quarterback

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles are a near certainty to draft a quarterback in the 2016 NFL Draft. Their head coach has said so, and now the owner has confirmed.

March 21, 2016

Eagles

Eagles plan on keeping RB Ryan Mathews

by Jimmy Kempski

When the Eagles traded DeMarco Murray on the first day of the new league year, they were open to trading either Murray or Ryan Mathews, and rumors have persisted that Mathew remains on the trading block. According to Howie Roseman, with Murray gone, Mathews is not going anywhere.

March 21, 2016

Eagles

Howie Roseman hints that Ezekiel Elliott is an option for the Eagles at pick No. 8

by Jimmy Kempski

"We studied this," said Roseman. "There’s this narrative that you can get running backs in the fifth, sixth, seventh round of the draft and free agency. But when you look back at the last 10 years, guys who were really in the top 10 in rushing, those guys are high picks."

March 21, 2016

Eagles

Eagles unlikely to draft offensive line help at pick No. 8

by Jimmy Kempski

Unlike recent drafts that were strong in numbers at skill positions like wide receiver, the 2016 NFL Draft is strong in the trenches, according to Howie Roseman, who spoke at the NFL owners meetings in Boca Raton Monday.

March 21, 2016

Eagles

Doug Pederson lists the Eagles' needs in the 2016 NFL Draft

by Jimmy Kempski

Appearing on NFL Network this morning, Eagles head coach Doug Pederson was interviewed by NFL HQ host Cole Wright, who asked Pederson to name the Eagles' weaknesses as well as what positions he was looking to add in the draft.

March 21, 2016

Eagles

Eagles mock draft roundup: Critiquing the national mocks, 3.0

by Jimmy Kempski

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Since the last time we aggregated mock drafts from national draft analysts, the Eagles moved up from 13th overall to eighth overall, opening up a whole new host of options for the Eagles to choose from. Let's see what players they're projecting to the Eagles.

March 18, 2016

Eagles

A deeper statistical look at Chris Givens

by Jimmy Kempski

In taking a deeper statistical look at Chris Givens' career in St. Louis and Baltimore, there were two things that stood out. One was a negative, one was a positive.

March 17, 2016

Eagles

What do the Eagles have left to do in free agency?

by Jimmy Kempski

Last Wednesday, the NFL's new league year began, and the Eagles were busy right out of the gate. Over the last nine days, they have signed seven new players in addition to one of their own. They also traded three players, and they lost two in free agency.