Eagles special teams

Although the Eagles won't confirm it, another coach has joined Chip Kelly's staff. According to Geoff Mosher and later confirmed by Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin, the Eagles have hired Dave Fipp as their special teams coach. The Eagles haven't commented on any reports of assistants being hired as their waiting to announce all of them at once, but word is trickling out...

There are a lot of relatively minor Eagles news items floating around today, ranging from an, at best, under-informed piece from TMZ on Michael Vick's finances to the early discussions of matchups with the Steelers. Here's a roundup of what's up in Eagles land...

After the Eagles beat the Giants 19-17, one weakness had been highlighted so glaringly that the Eagles didn't wait too long to take action.  Philadelphia released linebacker Brian Rolle today and signed linebacker Adrian Moten in a likely attempt to improve special teams coverage...

1. Idiot Man, Once More – Last night was one of those special nights to cover as the Eagles honored legendary safety Brian Dawkins by retiring his number 20. It’s rare to be able to refer to someone as legendary the year after they’ve retired, but it’s no stretch at all with Dawkins...