SB Nation Philly - Eagles Drop Preseason Game Two To Bengals 22-9https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48987/philly-fave.png2010-08-21T00:01:32-04:00http://philly.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13977292010-08-21T00:01:32-04:002010-08-21T00:01:32-04:00Kevin Kolb Talks About The Performance Of The Offense
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<p>Eagles QB Kevin Kolb talked during the game about the performance of the first team offense and why they stalled on their first few drives.</p>
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<p>“First of all they have a good defense. Our running game needs to get going a little bit earlier. We need to get into a better rhythm, I think. We just went three and out. We need to get a couple first downs and get into that rhythm. I think that’s what I think will kick-start an offense a lot of times. If we had gotten a couple of five or six play drives, it would help us. We finally did it and we were able to move the ball and got into the red zone and should have had some scores there.”</p>
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<p>He also said today was a learning experience for the offense.</p>
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<p>“What I like is that we’re getting a lot of different looks. We are seeing a lot of different things, so we’re learning every single day. We’re learning every game. That’s what you want right now, especially with a young group, including myself. We want to learn every time we’re on the field. We learned a lot today and we can get better from it and it’ll help us during the season.”</p>
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https://philly.sbnation.com/2010/8/21/1634552/kevin-kolb-talks-about-offensive-performanceJason Brewer2010-08-20T23:36:20-04:002010-08-20T23:36:20-04:00Recap: Eagles Defense Good, Offense Not In Preseason Game 2
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<p>The Eagles first team defense turned in yet another strong preseason effort, but the first team offense did not as the Eagles fell to the Bengals 22-9. The first half, which is when the starters played and therefore really all that matters, ended 7-6 in favor of the Bengals. The Eagles defense picked off Bengals QB Carson Palmer twice</p>
<p>The offense did not move the ball nearly as well as they did a week ago against Jacksonville. Of course, they faced a much better defense tonight against the Bengals, who finished last year ranked #4 in the <span class="caps">NFL</span> in that category. The biggest struggles came up front as the Eagles offensive line offered little resistance to the Bengals front four, who continually got effective pressure up the middle. C Mike McGlynn & LG Max Jean-Gilles, both filling in for injured starters, really struggled.</p>
<p>If there was one silver lining, it’s that Kevin Kolb seemed to handle the pressure fairly well. Despite being flushed out of the pocket and throwing on the run for most of the half he still ended up 11 for 17 for 126 yards. He also had a TD pass to Jason Avant which was called back after an illegal formation penalty.</p>
<p>The Eagles backup QBs were probably the difference in the second half as both Michael Vick and Mike Kafka were picked off twice. The Bengals outscored the Eagles 15-3 in the second half.</p>
<p>For an in depth review<a href="http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2010/8/20/1634364/eagles-preseason-game-two-a-sloppy" target="new"> check out Bleeding Green Nation</a></p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2010/8/20/1634519/recap-eagles-defense-good-offense-not-preseasonJason Brewer2010-08-20T20:45:50-04:002010-08-20T20:45:50-04:00Through One Quarter Of Play, Eagles And Bengals Tied At 0-0
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<p>Neither offense has been able to muster too much success through the first quarter of play during Thursday night’s preseason game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cincinnati Bengals. Both teams have a turnover – the Bengals coming on a Carson Palmer interception; the Eagles on a Jeremy Maclin fumble.</p>
<p>Here are the total yardage totals for both teams through the first 15 minutes of play:</p>
<p><strong>Philadelphia</strong>: 54<br>
<strong>Cincinnati</strong>: 88</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2010/8/20/1634309/through-one-quarter-of-play-eaglesMichael Bean2010-08-20T20:18:40-04:002010-08-20T20:18:40-04:00Eagles Inactives Of Note
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<p>The following players are inactive for the Eagles’ second preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals:</p>
<p>G ToddHerremans<br>
C Jamaal Jackson<br>
CB Asante Samuel<br>
G Nick Cole<br>
DE Victor Abiamiri</p>
<p>Also, RB Mike Bell is not dressed and will not play despite having warmed up in full pads.</p>
<p>The game is scoreless early in the 1st quarter.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2010/8/20/1634280/eagles-inactives-of-noteMichael Bean2010-08-20T14:25:46-04:002010-08-20T14:25:46-04:00Preview: Eagles Face Bengals In Second Preseason Game
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<p>In an off twist of fate, there will be more starters from the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/">Eagles</a> 2004 Superbowl team on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.cincyjungle.com/">Bengals</a> than on the Eagles. <span>Dhani Jones</span> and <span>Terrell Owens</span> will both start for the Bengals.</p>
<p>It's a sign of how times have changed for these Eagles and that the rebuilding process that they've undertook since the years following the Superbowl appearance is finally complete. With the exception of <span>Quintin Mikell</span>, who was a special teams player, and <span>David Akers</span> there are no players left from that 2004 team. This is an entirely new team and 2010 is really the first year of their era. Here's what to watch for as the teams takes the field for it's second preseason test.</p>
<p><b>Offense</b> - The starters will play a full half and will try to pick up where they left off in the Jacksonville game. The first team offense moved the ball at will, but sputtered out when it hit the red zone. It would be nice to get the ball into the end zone, especially they'll be facing a much better defense against Cincy than they did in week one against Jacksonville. Otherwise they didn't do much wrong in that first game and more of the same from them in this game would be a good thing.</p>
<p>As for the second team, it will be important for <span>Michael Vick</span> to avoid turnovers. He actually played surprisingly well in the first preseason game <i>aside from his two turnovers</i>. We'd like to be able to just say he played well after this game.</p>
<p><b>Defense </b>- It will be important for the first team defense to just get some work. In the first preseason game the starters only played a quarter and forced two quick three and outs. Combine that with the fact that the first team offense controlled the ball for most of the quarter and the #1 defensive unit was only on the field for six plays. They played well, but it was against a pretty poor offense in very limited time. With guys like <span>Carson Palmer</span>, <span>Chad Ochocinco</span>, & Terrell Owens the Bengals will provide a nice test for the D and they'll have a full half to do it.</p>
<p>As for the second team, we'd like to see them limit the big plays. Both <span>Geoffrey</span> Pope and <span>Joselio Hanson</span> were burned for deep TDs against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/">Jaguars</a>. That needs to improve.</p>
<p>More than anything though... we just want everyone <i>healthy</i>.</p>
https://philly.sbnation.com/2010/8/20/2319630/preview-eagles-face-bengals-in-second-preseason-gameJason Brewer