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

September 4, 2024

Eagles

Eagles power ranking roundup: Week 1

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.

September 3, 2024

Eagles

NFC Hierarchy/Obituary: Week 1 edition

by Jimmy Kempski

For those of you who are new here, we do a "Hierarchy/Obituary" post every week during the season, in which we kill off teams that have reached the point where they have almost no chance to make the playoffs. We then write their obituary and never speak of them in the Hierarchy again. Anyway, it's my hackneyed sell-out spin on the more traditional "power rankings." Got it? Cool. It's Week 1, so let's get this journey started.

September 2, 2024

Eagles

Eagles vs. Packers: Five matchups to watch

by Jimmy Kempski

In Week 1 of the 2024 regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Brazil to host a "home" game against the Green Bay Packers. Here are our five matchups to watch.

September 1, 2024

Eagles

Mailbag: Which Eagles players might overperform, underperform expectations?

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles have trimmed their roster to 53 players and their first regular season game is less than a week away. With that in mind, let's answer some questions about the team and beyond. This is Part II of a two-part mailbag.

August 31, 2024

Eagles

Five college prospects who could interest the Eagles in the 2025 NFL Draft

by Jimmy Kempski

During the college football season each year, as long as you're watching the games, we point out five players each week to keep an eye on who make logical sense for the Philadelphia Eagles in the following year's NFL Draft.

August 30, 2024

Eagles

Mailbag: Projecting an Eagles position of need at the 2024 trade deadline

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles have trimmed their roster to 53 players and their first regular season game is just a week away. With that in mind, let's answer some questions about the team and beyond. This will be Part I of a two-part mailbag, and will focus on their roster moves to get to 53 players. Part II will mostly look ahead to the 2024 regular season.

August 29, 2024

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Report: Eagles claim DT Byron Young, waive DT Marlon Tuipulotu

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles have claimed DT Byron Young off of waivers, according to a report from NFL Network. To be clear, that's Byron Young, drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 70th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft, 4 tackles as a rookie. It is not Byron Young, drafted by the Los Angeles Rams 77th overall in the 2023 NFL Draft, 61 tackles, 8 sacks, 2 FF as a rookie.

August 29, 2024

Eagles

Analyzing the Eagles' practice squad

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Wednesday that they signed 14 players to their practice squad. There are three remaining practice squad spots left to fill. I'll attempt to order these guys by importance.

August 28, 2024

Eagles