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 7, 2016

Eagles

Doug Pederson views Chase Daniel as something of an extra assistant coach

by Jimmy Kempski

Chase Daniel's shaky preseason performances didn't do much to lower the eyebrows of skeptics who wondered why the Eagles paid him the way they did. If the Eagles paid Daniel essentially like the best backup quarterback in the league because they though he was the best backup quarterback, skill-wise, that was a mistake. However, the intangibles that Daniel brings to the table may make him worth the investment, solely for his influence on rookie Carson Wentz.

October 7, 2016

Eagles

Friday injury update, with analysis: Eagles healthy, Lions not

by Jimmy Kempski

With the Philadelphia Eagles coming off their super-early bye week, the Birds enter their Week 5 game in Detroit against the Lions with just one injury to report. The Lions, on the other hand, come into this matchup very banged up.

October 6, 2016

Eagles

Thursday Night Football open thread: Chip edition

by Jimmy Kempski

Tonight's Thursday Night Football matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals is of modest interest to Philadelphia Eagles fans, as it will of course feature old friend Chip Kelly. Vegas oddsmakers have set the over/under of the number of Niners running back swing passes at 7.5.

October 6, 2016

Eagles

Potential starting RT Halapoulivaati Vaitai has improved 'a lot' since training camp

by Jimmy Kempski

Offensive coordinator Frank Reich, offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland amd assistant offensive line coach Eugene Chung have liked what they have seen of Vaitai in practice since the season has begun.

October 6, 2016

Eagles

Week 5 NFL picks

by Jimmy Kempski

For the gambling degenerates, here are my Week 5 NFL picks. To note, the helmets indicate who I think will win the game, not cover the spread. At the end of the picks, I'll note a few teams that I like based on the spread.

October 6, 2016

Eagles

Jim Schwartz kinda, sorta called Nigel Bradham a 'dumbass'

by Jimmy Kempski

In a span of 69 days, Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham was arrested for felony assault after he allegedly attacked a cabana boy in a dispute over an umbrella, and was arrested for forgetting that he had a loaded gun in his carry-on bag at the airport.

October 5, 2016

Eagles

Eagles rookie OT Halapoulivaati Vaitai will get a shot to start at RT

by Jimmy Kempski

If and when Lane Johnson is suspended 10 games for his second offense for violating the NFL's policy on performance enhancing drugs, the Eagles' original plan was for LG Allen Barbre to move over to RT, with free agent acquisition Stefen Wisniewski filling in at LG. A new possible solution could be to just plug in rookie Halapoulivaati Vaitai directly at RT.

October 5, 2016

Eagles

Eagles power ranking roundup: Steelers are better than the Birds again, apparently

by Jimmy Kempski

As we know, power rankings are kind of pointless, but we click them anyway. Here's a roundup of where the Eagles "rank" a week after their impressive obliteration of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

October 4, 2016

Eagles

NFC Hierarchy/Obituary after Week 4

by Jimmy Kempski

As we noted last week, our Hierarchy/Obituary series will be a little more sporadic this season due to time constraints, but since we're coming off a bye week, we have a little more time than usual this week to bang one out, for the second straight week. There are still no obituaries. Let's get right to it.

October 4, 2016

Eagles

Eagles vs. Lions: Five matchups to watch

by Jimmy Kempski

Over the years, while the Detroit Lions aren't a division rival, they have had a number of memorable games against the Philadelphia Eagles. For example, the last time these two teams matched up, the Lions obliterated the Eagles in front of a national audience on Thanksgiving. The meeting before that was the iconic Snow Bowl. Here are five matchups to watch this upcoming Sunday.