Calvin Johnson

A strange out of left field report from a Kansas City-based reporter had the Eagles "aggressively pursuing" Calvin Johnson.

(973espn.com) - Philadelphia's version of the Titanic continued to sink in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day as Eagles players searching for a life boat in the moribund NFC East adopted the rallying cry "abandon Chip." The Lions waxed the Eagles 45-14 in a game that really wasn't that close...

The Eagles will be pretty healthy when they host the Lions in the snow today. The Eagles will be missing only one starter, safety Earl Wolff who is missing the game with a knee injury - they hope to have him back next week. The Eagles find themselves as one of the healthiest teams in the league as they enter the final month of the season...

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Enough is enough. Juan Castillo was in over his head when the Philadelphia Eagles hired him as defensive coordinator, and he still is. Maybe he's slipped free of that block of cement that was holding him at the bottom of the river, but he hasn't broken the surface yet and the Eagles are running out of time...

LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD, PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- The Eagles fell to the Lions 26-23 in dramatic fashion, blowing a 10-point lead with 5:18 left in the worst late-fourth quarter collapse since September 17, 2006, when the Giants came back from 24-14 in the final 4:18...

This week feels a lot like last week for the Eagles, as they face a desperate team coming off of its bye. Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers avoided a 1-3 start with a 16-14 win over the Eagles at Heinz Field. This week, the Lions hope to turn things around after a 1-3 start of their own as they visit Lincoln Financial Field...

If coveting thy neighbor's wide receiver is a sin, than kill me off in the "Seven" remake.

Every week I will bring the NFL fan my reflections, scrutiny, assessment, and hopefully some perceptiveness from the day around the league. Bear in mind that this is being written after 9 hours of football, countless buffalo wings, and a serious lack of sleep. Without further ado, my quick hits on the integral story lines for Week 8: