Dennis Dixon

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Philadelphia Eagles - INSIDE SLANT Bill Belichick borrowed the idea for his up-tempo offense from Chip Kelly, and now Kelly is borrowing an idea from the New England Patriots' coach. He is giving a couple of his...

NFL Team Report - Philadelphia Eagles - INSIDE SLANT During his final season as head coach at the University of Oregon, Chip Kelly's team ran the ball 65 percent of the time. He's not going to run it that much with the Eagles, but he is expected to run...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Philadelphia Eagles - INSIDE SLANT The oldest player on the Eagles' roster is in a fight for his job as starting quarterback. Michael Vick, the team's most grizzled veteran at 32, and second-year pocket passer...

The Sports Xchange Vick, Foles split first-team reps as OTAs open The oldest player on the Philadelphia Eagles' roster is in a fight for his job as starting quarterback. Michael Vick, the team's most grizzled veteran at 32, and second-year pocket...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Philadelphia Eagles - INSIDE SLANT Matt Barkley may not have been selected until the fourth round of the draft last month, but the quarterback from USC arrived at the Eagles' rookie camp this past weekend with the...

NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said before the draft that he did not expect any rookie to have an impact on the Steelers' 2013 season. That has changed, and not necessarily with...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Philadelphia Eagles - INSIDE SLANT Chip Kelly has maintained all along that he wasn't married to the idea of having a running quarterback, but not many people believed him. Then, he selected Matt Barkley in the...

The practices and locker room have been closed all year. Players and coaches have been deliberately vague about schemes and position changes. But that cannot stop us, ladies and gentlemen, from taking a shot at projecting the final Philadelphia Eagles...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Pittsburgh Steelers - INSIDE SLANT The Steelers hit their biggest needs with their top four picks, but the buzz around town since Saturday is whether the Steelers drafted Ben Roethlisberger's replacement. On the...

— They wanted to get bigger. They got bigger. They wanted to get smarter. They got smarter. The wanted to get deeper. They got deeper. They wanted versatile athletes on both offense and defense. They got versatile athletes on offense and...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Philadelphia Eagles - INSIDE SLANT The Eagles had four players they were comfortable taking with the fourth pick in the draft Thursday night - offensive tackles Eric Fisher of Central Michigan, Luke Joeckel of...

The Sports Xchange Eagles land QB Barkley The Philadelphia Eagles started the third day of the NFL draft by trading up to select Matt Barkley as the first player in the fourth round. Barkley, the 98th overall pick, was projected to be the fifth USC...