By Bill Campbell

The Eagles will undergo much preseason analysis but none more telling or more prominent than at quarterback. A lot of it will be based on how Kevin Kolb has performed in the preseason games which are often misleading. One thing seems certain: he will see a lot of blitz defenses born of his difficulty in handling them against Kansas City where he was sacked four times, three times by a linebacker. At times, as Coach Andy Reid noted, “The fault was not his, but was the offensive line’s inability to pick up the blitz.”

One preseason analysis leans toward the defense if for no other reason than the return of middle linebacker, Stewart Bradley. At 6’ 4”, 258 lbs., there are no lingering signs of the right knee problem – the one he blew out last year in the preseason. The knee appears to be better than ever. Bradley has been through knee rehab before. In his junior year in college he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and missed half the season. But he never doubted his ability to recover then and he had no doubts this time.Read More