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Mark Eckel

@MarkEckel08

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Covered the Eagles for 32 years for Trenton Times and . Now living the dream in NMB where my biggest decision every day is beach or pool.

Joined September 2013
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2 months
ICYMI: A scout told me only 2 tackles are ready to play now. One went No. 5 overall. The other went to the #Packers :
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Wes, Andre, Reggie, Jerome. Looks like God is putting together a pretty good defense.
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Before the 2020 NFL draft everyone had Jordan Love ahead of Jalen Hurts. ... Everyone was right.
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10 months
Itโ€™s ok Jets fans in 15 years or so you can trade for Jordan Love.
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8 years
Last time I saw something this bad out of Oklahoma it was DeMarco Murray's first 2 games as an Eagle.
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@Ike58Reese The Eagles lost to the Cardinals at home with a chance to still be the No. 1 seed.
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8 years
Eagles to name Jim Schwartz defensive coordinator
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Biggest Myth No. 230: "It's hard for the road team on Thursday night.'' Fact No. 231: Road teams are 4-1 on Thursday night this season.
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6 years
Brent Celek playing 11 years, all with the Eagles, makes him the first player to play at least 10 NFL season, all with the Eagles, since Jerry Sisemore. And Sisemore retired in 1984. That's a long time ago.
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3 years
Iโ€™m still not sure about Jalen Hurts but I sure would like to see him with a real NFL coach.
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@RossUglem If Jets make the playoffs and he plays put me down for the NFL being scripted conspiracy
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7 years
I think it's 50-50 McCaffrey makes it to #Eagles at 14. I think it's 100 percent he won't make it to 15.
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9 years
The only QB to have a better day today than Tim Tebow was Tom Brady. #eagles
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8 years
If the Eagles start Tulloch and bench Kendricks, they're insane. Then again it took them months to figure out Carroll was their best CB.
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2 years
@Ike58Reese And the sinking of the Titanic had very little to do with the iceberg.
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3 years
@EliotShorrParks 3 of the 4 were fired within 5 years
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8 years
Howie on phone trying to get a 2nd for Mathews #eagles .
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8 years
DeMarco Murray has 93 yards in 1st half for Tenn. He didn't get his 93rd yard for #Eagles until the 5th game of the season last year.
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Mark Eckel
6 years
I'm really glad everyone at the Super Bowl is posting how cold it is there. I never realized Minnesota was cold in Feb. Thanks. BTW 62 today in North Myrtle Beach.
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@by_JBH and he still has Jones
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1 year
Just looked at who the Jets play this season. That first-round pick the Packers got is going to be better than people think.
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4 years
@EliotShorrParks But Howie said Wentz was excited about the pick. Howie would never lie (except when he talks).
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@rmaguire1701 Lions fans. Win a playoff game this century. Never mind actually like win a title.
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7 years
Eli Manning vs. #Eagles : 10-17 (career); 1-6 (last 7), 3-9 (last 12), 4-14 (last 18).
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7 years
It's official y'all
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4 years
@kracze it's his 4th team in 3 years, how good is he really?
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8 years
Doug Pederson quit on #Eagles , now they quit on him | Instant analysis of loss to Bengals
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7 years
@EliotShorrParks 3 key words. Released by Browns.
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7 years
Imagine how much better the Vikings would have been if they would have had the 14th pick in the draft last year. #worstradever
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6 years
All I know is @derek_boyko goes back to Buffalo and the Bills are in the playoffs. Coincidence? I don't think so. That McDermott guy might have had something to do with it too, though..
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Mark Eckel
7 years
Hey @RoobCSN how we going to @sethjoyner in the real Hall of Fame when the Eagles are putting kickers in their Hall of Fame ahead off him?
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Mark Eckel
8 years
#Eagles win over Giants shows why they should love and hate Lane Johnson
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Mark Eckel
3 years
@RealDGunn Were they not allowed to trade up?
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Mark Eckel
7 years
This is the player the #Eagles should try to get
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Mark Eckel
7 years
Lost in the Eagles win and loss of Carson Wentz Sunday was the fact TE @TreyBurton8 with 5 catches, 71 yards, 2 TDs might have made himself some serious money this offseason.
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Mark Eckel
9 years
Chip Kelly's biggest win as Eagles coach saves season vs. New England Patriots via @njdotcom
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6 years
I love when people who watch 3 horse races a year pretend to know the sport.
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7 years
Former #Cowboys QBs make really good announcers. Romo is tremendous. Aikman is very good. And that Dandy Don wasn't bad, either.
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Mark Eckel
2 years
Two years ago The Bengals were the worst team in NFL. Last year they were in bottom 4. Now theyโ€™re in Super Bowl. Anything can happen.
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3 years
@lockerroomapp Bo Jackson
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@EliotShorrParks He's also responsible for the Eagles still being the No. 1 seed with his come-from-behind win over Dallas.
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Mark Eckel
7 years
So if trading Jon @JonDorenbos was the toughest decision ever for the Eagles, then why do it? A 2019 7th-round pick?
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Mark Eckel
4 years
@eaglescentral offer was never made except on radio talk shows.
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Mark Eckel
8 years
Brent Celek will be the first player to play minimum 10 years, all with the Eagles, since Jerry Sisemore who retired in '84.
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Mark Eckel
8 years
If #Eagles trade Eric Rowe, look for Rams and Colts to be the teams they call first.
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If the #Packers take CB Cooper DeJean in 2nd round am I the only one who is going to have flashbacks to 2018 and Josh Jackson?
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Mark Eckel
7 years
@EliotShorrParks Damn. He kind of looks like you.
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3 years
@mlombardiNFL or until the Eagles dump Wentz
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2 years
@Montanaboy_69 @GregJennings @KurtBenkert The Vikings and Dolphins are sorry he played for them.
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Mark Eckel
7 years
Source: #Eagles will have suitors if they want to trade Connor Barwin
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Mark Eckel
7 years
All Giants fans, and others, crying about poor Eli. Here's the bottom line, point spread dropped from Raiders 7 1/2 to 7 after he was benched.
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Mark Eckel
5 years
@inkstainedretch if you would have left out the word "up'' you would have had a lot more comments on this.
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@IKE_Packers @AggieFootball @PackFootball Cooper. Wilson's injury history is a concern.
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8 years
@EliotShorrParks or a chance to rip Sam Bradford
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7 years
Going to be easy to get used to this
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Mark Eckel
7 years
Everyone pining for Jeremy Maclin you realize his numbers have gone down each of last 3 years; he's been hurt a lot; and he's 29, right?
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7 years
@EliotShorrParks I'm waiting to read "Shorr-Parks beat Robinson for a TD. Nice pass from Lombardo.
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3 years
@Ike58Reese About the same as Matt Patricia. How did that work out?
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2 years
@AndyHermanNFL Don't care what PFF grades him. I'll wait to see his first Andy grades. Andy >PFF
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@AndyHermanNFL A first down in the fourth quarter might have been nice.
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4 years
@EliotShorrParks @JoeDeCamara @WIPMiddayShow You do know Donovan didn't play the last game of '99. He was hurt. Koy Detmer won that game.
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5 years
@EliotShorrParks anything is better than whatever the Giants do. Dumbest org in sports.
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5 years
The Giants heard the best player in the draft was from Duke. Didn't realize it was the NBA draft.
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Mark Eckel
8 years
I can't wait till Thursday to ask Jim Schwartz about this #onlydowhatsrequired
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4 years
@Ike58Reese The LB/S reminds me of a kid they took in the 5th round out of Michigan State a long time ago. Can't remember his name.
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3 years
@JFMcMullen so they are going to replace Doug with a guy who was an even worse QB than he was? May as well make Bobby Hoying OC.
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6 years
@EliotShorrParks Might already have him in Rasul Douglas.
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3 years
@EliotShorrParks Now if he can just find those bad college CB who covered him back then.
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7 years
NFL Draft 2017: #Eagles 7-round mock with a surprise at the top
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7 years
Is #Eagles ' Howie Roseman planning another big trade?
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Mark Eckel
9 years
Eagles added four players for LeSean McCoy in terms of salary cap http://t.co/dvPcQg0hVn via @njdotcom
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Mark Eckel
7 years
So the Giants fired Ben and Jerry. Guess they're more of a Haagen Dasz team.
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3 years
I've been asked very often the past 3-plus years what I miss, if anything, about Jersey/Philly. The answer was always the same, "the pizza''. It's just not good down here. Then I found #CoastPizza in Myrtle Beach. And now I don't miss anything.
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4 years
The Giants are beyond terrible. And theyโ€™re not even the worst team that plays in their stadium.
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1 year
@BrendonLeslie @NikkiFried I'm guessing he knows the difference between writes and rights
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All my #Packers fans be carful about calling Dillard a swing tackle. Ask #Eagles fans about him playing the right side. He all but refused to do it. Better chance of him being a guard.
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Mark Eckel
3 years
So the Eagles coach says his team needs to be "fertilizer''. When I used to call them that everyone got mad at me.
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Mark Eckel
7 years
@LesBowen Let's keep forgetting Seth Joyner and Clyde Simmons.
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5 years
@RoobNBCS Fort is playing ok ...in Balt
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3 years
@kracze Can I write in Villanova?
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3 years
Somebody said the Packers were a home dog. This is my home dog.
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8 years
Should #Eagles bench, or cut, Nelson Agholor? | Instant observations from loss to Seattle
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5 years
@sethjoyner thanks Seth. I've said from the day he was drafted. H would be a good safety too.
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7 years
Don't know what happened with Dorsey in K.C. But I know this: If Eagles didn't fire Modrak/McCartney/Ross the trophy case wouldn't be empty.
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Mark Eckel
3 years
Bears fans haven't been this excited since they drafted Trubisky. #bearstillsuck
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2 years
Thought this might be a good time to RT this. Eckel: Packers letting go of Davante Adams wouldn't be the end of the world via @247sports
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2 years
@theotherRobin19 @Matt_Fra_ Good story. So the only who did anything was Longwell, who went from Lambeau to a dome.
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4 years
Can't wait till Jan. 3 when the 4-10-1 Eagles host 4-11 Washington with the NFC East title on the line.
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7 years
Former #Texans and #Eagles LB DeMeco Ryans officially begins coaching career with #49ers :
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Mark Eckel
6 years
Just watched No 2 Cincinnati and No 1 Xavier lose big leads and games. Worse day in Cincinnati since Pete Rose got caught betting.
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@Peter_Bukowski Switch Nixon to S and Savage to slot.
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6 years
@MattLombardoPHL the fact you're watching that crap tells me everything I need to know about you
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@TylerHerrick I'll be rooting for the Packers and whoever plays the Jets. Make that first round pick better.
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7 years
#Eagles sign a kicker named Elliott. But got the wrong one. Should have signed Shorr-Parks. Wins media contest every year.
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8 years
The best of Buddy: Ryan's best quotes through the years
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3 years
@KevinNegandhi He's in so far over his head it's ridiculous. And his high school staff doesn't help, either.
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Mark Eckel
10 years
Andy Reid is 2-8 in his last 10 games. Chip Kelly is 9-2 in his last 11. Just saying. #Eagles
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Mark Eckel
8 years
Have to give it to my man @EliotShorrParks he was all over trading Bradford to Minn. Some times you have to listen to the insane.
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3 years
@EliotShorrParks If Nelson is so good why was he available for a one year deal on July 25? Just asking. I mean every team needs a good CB.
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