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

October 16, 2021

Eagles

Week 6 non-Eagles rooting guide

by Jimmy Kempski

In past seasons, Philadelphia Eagles fans generally rooted for their own team, and kept an eye on the rest of the NFC, with a focus on the NFC East. They'll still do that in 2021 (I guess), but there are even more peripheral rooting interests for Birds fans this season because they own 2022 draft picks from other teams.

October 15, 2021

Eagles

5 teams that would make sense for a Zach Ertz or Dallas Goedert trade

by Jimmy Kempski

Prior to the start of the Philadelphia Eagles' Thursday Night Football matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, FOX's Jay Glazer reported that there is interest from around the league in both Zach Ertz and Dallas Goedert, and that a deal could be struck for one of them soon.

October 15, 2021

Eagles

Eagles snap count analysis: Week 6 vs. Buccaneers

by Jimmy Kempski

In their Week 6 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Philadelphia Eagles played 52 snaps on offense, and 75 snaps on defense. Let's just get right to the snap counts, and some notes.

October 15, 2021

Eagles

Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Buccaneers game

by Jimmy Kempski

On a short week against the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, the Philadelphia Eagles turned a blowout loss into a more respectable loss, at least on paper, losing 28-22. As always, win, lose, or tie, we hand out 10 awards.

October 15, 2021

Eagles

Eagles trade TE Zach Ertz to Cardinals

by Jimmy Kempski

It seemed all but certain this offseason that Zach Ertz was no longer going to be a tight end anymore for the Philadelphia Eagles, but Ertz unexpectedly remained on the roster through the first six games of the season. On Friday, Ertz was finally dealt, to the Arizona Cardinals, for a fifth-round pick and CB Tay Gowan, who was a sixth-round pick of the Cardinals in the 2021 NFL Draft.

October 14, 2021

Eagles

Eagles-Buccaneers inactives, with analysis

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles will head into their Thursday night matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without three offensive line starters, Brandon Graham, and TE Dallas Goedert. They'll face a Tampa Bay Bucs team that will be without a couple of starting cornerbacks, a starting linebacker, and a starting safety. Here are the Eagles' and Bucs' inactives, with analysis.

October 14, 2021

Eagles

Week 6 NFL picks

by Jimmy Kempski

For the gambling enthusiasts, here are my Week 6 NFL picks.

October 14, 2021

Eagles

Live updates/open thread recap: Buccaneers 28, Eagles 22

by Jimmy Kempski

After three consecutive losses, the Philadelphia Eagles got back in the win column Week 5. They didn't get to savor it very long, as they'll host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football.

October 14, 2021

Eagles

Eagles mailbag: What is your level of concern for Jordan Mailata at RT?

by Jimmy Kempski

In our Eagles chat on Wednesday, there were a lot of questions that we could not get to in time or other questions we did answer but could use more color. And so, let's do a mailbag post to answer some of the overflow, as well as some commonly asked questions on Twitter and via email.

October 13, 2021

Eagles

Eagles podcast: Oh hey a win, and a preview of Eagles-Buccaneers

by Jimmy Kempski

In the latest episode of BGN Radio, Brandon Gowton and I discussed what we learned in the Eagles' Week 5 win over the Carolina Panthers, and looked ahead to the Birds' matchup Week 6 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.