Todd Herremans News

The guys from Football Outsiders have changed the name, but it's still the same great book .

There are some things that are extremely difficult to assess from watching a football game on TV and looking at the numbers afterwards.

One of the central themes of my book Blindsided is that the left tackle position is the most overrated in football.

While the offseason has certainly been more dramatic for the Eagles' defense, the offensive unit has probably accomplished more in these past several months... by Paul Dowds 10 reads Preview/Prediction While the offseason has certainly been more dramatic for the Eagles' defense, the offensive unit has probably accomplished more in these past ...

Juan Castillo sat down with Jason Peters the day after Peters signed with the Eagles and told him to forget everything he knew about playing offensive line.

The NFL has changed in many ways over the years, but the biggest change has been in its biggest people, who have gotten bigger and bigger.

Offensive linemen Max Jean-Gilles, left, and Stacy Andrews, center, work on a drill during Eagles practice at the NovaCare Complex.

DeSean Jackson's father, Bill, succumed to pancreatic cancer on May 14, but it took a few weeks before the Eagles wide receiver felt comfortable enough to discuss his hero's passing.

Winston Justice was talking about the life of an offensive lineman and how one mistake can eclipse 100 flawless blocks.

The Philadelphia Eagles are a perennial contender. The 2000s have been kind to the City of Brotherly Love, as their team has seen five NFC conference championship games and one Super Bowl in the new millennium... by Jason Fanelli 25 reads The Philadelphia Eagles are a perennial contender.

Dan Klecko is the kind of guy who does what he's asked. And yet, when the Eagles suggested the defensive tackle show up for this week's organized team activities, the words weren't exactly framed like a question.

As the Eagles ended their practice yesterday, an enormous man emerged from the double doors that lead to the fields at the NovaCare Complex.

Training Camp is still about two months away, but everyone is talking about who will make the 53-man roster for the start of the season.

Donovan McNabb playfully jawed with Asante Samuel during the Eagles' afternoon practice Friday inside the team's practice bubble.

PRANK CALLER Tom Cipriano , better known as Capt. Janks to fans of Howard Stern's Sirius/XM satellite radio show, is still locked up at Montgomery County Correctional Facility over his April 23 arrest by Plymouth Township Police for allegedly scamming a handful of bars.

As expected, the revamped right side of the Eagles' offensive line will come with more than a quarter-ton of Andrews.

Eagles coach Andy Reid announced that wide receiver Kevin Curtis is not participating in these workouts after undergoing another groin surgery, to "finish" the work done on his sports hernia last August.

Shawn Andrews is getting a chance to return to tackle. When the Eagles acquired Stacy Andrews and Jason Peters, the two were projected to replace Jon Runyan and Tra Thomas at right and left tackle, respectively.

Projected Eagles starters guard/tackle Stacy Andrews, wide receiver Kevin Curtis and left guard Todd Herremans sat out the teama s first offseason minicamp workout today because of injuries.

Titans TE Bo Scaife , quoted in The Tennessean after signing his franchise tender Monday and joining the team's offseason conditioning program: "It just felt weird, talking to everyone on the phone and hearing how things were going.