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Former Philadelphia Eagles players Irving Fryar and Hollis Thomas will talk with former Eagles Wide Receiver Chris T. Jones. Jones was a member of the Eagles from the 1995-97 seasons. Irving and Hollis will also discuss their thoughts about the Eagles' new linebackers, Myles Jack and Zach Cunningham, and whether or not it will have an impact on the injured Nakobe Dean. Also, Irving and Hollis will give insight on the Eagles newly signed wide receiver Deon Cain. Cain, last season was a candidate to become a member of the Eagles but was amongst the last round of cuts at the conclusion of the preseason. This will be Cain’s second stint with the team. To conclude the show as always, Hollis gives his history lesson in “History with Hollis.” What will Hollis talk about this week?

On today’s episode, Les Bowen will be joined by Mike Tanier, currently of The Messenger, formerly of Bleacher Report, The New York Times, Football Outsiders, and a few other outlets. Tanier got a late sportswriting start, after a career as a high school math teacher. Les and Mike will talk about Mike’s journey, and how his unconventional background informs his writing. The Philadelphia Eagles finally made some long-awaited moves at linebacker — Will they be enough? K’Von Wallace, down to maybe his last chance, seems to be having a good camp. But another touted draft pick of yore, Davion Taylor, has been shown the door as the Birds prepare to open their preseason Saturday evening in Baltimore. The Eagles have signed Myles Jack and Zach Cunningham to help out the depth at linebacker, as Nakobe Dean suffered an ankle injury, will Myles Jack be a starter right away? Also, back in the good old days, Mike and Les had to walk 10 miles uphill each way to get to training camp! Now camping is more like glamping. (Les shakes fist at cloud.) The two will discuss the changes that have happened to Philadelphia Eagles' training camps.

On the second episode of Birds Nest, Paul Domowitch, formerly of the Philadelphia Inquirer, will bring his takes on everything about the Philadelphia Eagles. Joining Paul, is former president of the Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Banner. Banner was part of the Eagles front office beginning in 1994, and served as team president from 2001-2012 before serving in front office positions with the Cleveland Browns and Atlanta Falcons. Joe will reflect on his experiences working with the Eagles and the development of Howie Roseman as a general manager. Paul and Joe will discuss the challenges that Eagles may face in a possible return to the Super Bowl, more importantly, Jalen Hurts. Hurts was named as the third best player in the NFL’s Top 100 list, behind Justin Jefferson and Patrick Mahomes. Has Hurts reached his ceiling? Head coach Nick Sirianni said in a recent press conference that Philadelphia is the BEST sports town in America, how true are his claims? Both Paul and Joe will wrap up talking about the current affairs in the NFL regarding the valuation of running backs & break down the NFC East.

The New York Rangers are heading into the 2023/2024 season as one of the favorites to not only win the Metropolitan Division but to win the Eastern Conference. They had a very disappointing loss in round 1 to the New Jersey Devils in the NHL Playoffs last season. There were some changes in the franchise since the series loss. They fired head coach Gerard Gallant and hired Peter Laviolette in the summer. Some of the roster changes include the additions of Blake Wheeler, Nick Bonino and Erik Gustafsson. The Rangers also had a good draft, being able to select Gabe Perrault with the 23rd overall. Can this quick retool help the Rangers finally get back to the Stanley Cup Finals and win their first Cup since 1994? Now the team on the other side of the island, the New York Islanders, also had an underwhelming season. They finished their season 42-31-9 in the Metro Division before being booted out of the playoffs in round 1, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 in the series. After acquiring and signing Bo Horvat to a long-term deal at the NHL Trade Deadline, the Islanders really didn't have a lot of cap space to make any major outside-the-organization signings. They were able to re-up on big-time pending unrestricted free agents Pierre Engvall, Iyla Sorokin and Semyon Varlamov to nice contracts. There are still moves that need to be made to get the Isles back under the cap ceiling. Are these deals going to be good enough to make the Islanders a legit threat in the Metro Division? This next team is definitely going to be a wild card, no pun intended. The Washington Capitals are coming off one of their worst seasons in a long time. They finished 35-37-10 and placed sixth in the Metro. Many writers and media heads are starting to think this Washington team may be getting ready to rebuild. Now the Capitals entered this summer firing the now-Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette and replaced him with Spencer Carbery. Carbery, who was a coach in the Washington farm system before, is taking over after a short stint as an assistant coach with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Similarly to the Islanders’ roster, the Capitals are really tight to the salary cap. Washington may be closer to a rebuild for that reason, specifically. The only moves that the Caps were able to make are signing free agent Max Pacioretty, who’s coming off a major Achilles injury, and signing winger Tom Wilson to a six-year extension through 2030-2031. The Capitals also had a great first two rounds of the NHL Entry Draft, selecting Ryan Leonard at pick eight and Andrew Cristall at pick 40. Even if this team is a bit older right now, the Capitals are setting to make the rebuild or retool quick and easy.

On the thirteenth episode of The Rob Ellis Show, Rob speaks to long-time host of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Michael Barkann about the Phillies, Eagles, the state of sports in Philadelphia, and his career journey. Barkann has been a part of Philadelphia sports fans’ households since 1997. He held stints with CBS Sports, and USA Network. Our big questions, should the fans have given Trea Turner a standing ovation in his first game back at home after struggling all season, and did the Phillies do enough at the trade deadline? In last week’s trade deadline, the Phillies acquired Michael Lorenzen and Rodrigo Castro from the Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates respectively, is it enough for a serious playoff push? After the interview, Rob will give his thoughts on the State of Philadelphia Sports. The Philadelphia Phillies playoff chances. He will also discuss the Eagles’ training camp and preview the upcoming season

Running backs have been making headlines throughout this NFL offseason. Between Josh Jacobs of the Las Vegas Raiders, Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts, and Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants, there have been many examples of NFL running backs being “underpaid”. What does the future of the position look like and how can it change for the better? Who are the top ten running backs in the NFL? After a series win against the Kansas City Royals, how should Philadelphia Phillies fans feel about their chances of making another postseason run? What will the impact of new Phillies pitcher, Michael Lorenzen be, and where he might fit in? The New York Mets, however, were sellers at the trade deadline. Did they get good returns for outgoing pitchers, Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer? Additionally, between the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, and more, who do we think will match up in this year’s World Series? This week, there are some teams and athletes that went to absolute TEARS. Who deserves to be shouted out on this week’s “Shoutout Of The Week?”

With NFL Training Camp in full swing and preseason games about to begin, The Hounds will begin talking Football! They will begin their predictions by starting off with the NFC and AFC East. The NFC East hasn’t produced a back to back winner since 2004. Can the Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown, DeVonta Smith, and the rest of the Philadelphia Eagles accomplish this feat and defend their division crown? Or does Daniel Jones or Dak Prescott have a chance to dethrone the Eagles. They will also dive into the AFC East. The East is a division with a ton of intrigue with New York Jets acquiring Aaron Rodgers after a lengthy trade saga. Can Rodgers put the Jets over the top and advance to the playoffs for the first time since 2010? They also size up the Jets’ competition as we will discuss the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and Buffalo Bills.

On today’s episode of “Here's The Thing,” filling in for Thomas Arnone, Michael Chromiak and former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Mitch Williams discuss the Phillies as they end a great week by going 5-2. The Phillies won their series over the Miami Marlins and the Kansas City Royals. The Phillies host the Washington Nationals for four games to start the week and the Minnesota Twins for three games to end the week. After taking blame for the loss on Wednesday, Trea Turner returned to Citizens Bank Park on Friday to multiple standing ovations from the Phillies crowd. On Saturday, he gave the crowd even more reasons to cheer as he hit a go ahead 3-run home-run and followed that up with an RBI double to add on. Trea is riding a 3-game hitting streak as we open a new week. Trea had a rough series in Miami despite the team playing pretty well. The Phillies themselves took 3 out of 4 games and honestly should have won the game they lost. The Phillies bullpen could’t hold a 3 run lead late in the game and finally an error from Turner gave the Marlins the win. Turner also came up to the plate in extra innings with runners on 2nd and 3rd and a chance to blow the game open but couldn’t get a hit to do that. After the weekend series against the Royals, Trea Turner is back. Join Michael and MItch and let them know if you Agree or Disagree to that statement. Michael and Mitch will also look ahead at the upcoming series against the Nationals and Twins. Can the Phillies take 6 out of 7, or even sweep the week with these mediocre and bad teams coming in. To round things out, Michael Chromiak and Mitch Williams are going to have a catch. Not literally…but Tommy will be throwing some questions to Mitch who will fire back with some raw thoughts. Join the discussion LIVE!!!

As of right now, the current 2023 NFC West odds are the San Francisco 49ers are the favorites at -165, the Seattle Seahawks are +200, the Los Angeles Rams at +1000, and the Arizona Cardinals are longshots at +2700. The story out of the San Francisco 49ers’ camp is Brocky Purdy could be ready for week 1 and possibly be the starting quarterback. A Brock Purdy lead San Francisco team is the dangerous team for the NFC West. This roster is loaded from top to bottom. We look at how all the other NFC West teams can match up. Lots to unload! Let's break down all the betting odds on each team to win the NFC West Division so you know what is your best bets

August has arrived and that means NFL Training Camps are underway as teams begin preparing for the 2023 season! Your hosts at BOAF will discuss some of the biggest storylines, position battles, and question marks not only for the Philadelphia Eagles but for other teams around the league as well. One of the biggest takeaways from the Eagles camp so far is the amount of work D’Andre Swift is getting as a receiver. With his ability as a dual-threat weapon, will we see a significant increase in RB receiving production this year? Also, there already seems to be some friction brewing between the Denver Broncos and the New York Jets already after Broncos head coach Sean Payton made some negative comments about his predecessor Nathaniel Hackett. Is this something to monitor heading into their matchup? The guys will also discuss some of the injuries to star players, and much more. In the 2nd half of the show, the hosts will talk about the long-awaited release of the Eagles’ kelly green uniforms. Are they the best uniform the franchise has ever had? They’ll debate by ranking the top 5 jerseys in Eagles history! Where do you think the kelly green throwbacks should land? To end the show the BOAF panel goes “NO HUDDLE” as they discuss anything and everything else surrounding the NFL, sports, and anything else that we find worth discussing!