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Former Cowboys defensive coordinator Brian Stewart will soon join the Eagles' coaching staff, according to a league source. Stewart was the the defensive coordinator under Wade Phillips when the Cowboys went 13-3 in 2007, but he was stripped of his play-calling duties midway through the '08 season. Phillips fired Stewart a few days after the team's humiliating 44-6 loss to the Eagles...

I don't want to say I told you so but... "Eagles director of football media services Derek Boyko pointed out to us via an e-mail today that the posts purported to be from the two players are in fact, "bogus," adding that the team has contacted Samuel and Cole. As it turns out, neither player even has a Twitter account." $10 bucks says the guy who was writing these was the same fool who posted about it on BGN.

Say it ain't so...

Though we didn’t see it, several readers tell us that an awkward exchange unfolded on Sunday between ESPN’s Mel Kiper, Jr. and Chris Mortensen, regarding Mort Jr. As we hear it, Kiper was asked to assess the pro prospects of quarterback Alex Mortensen (hey, same first name as Florio, Jr. . . . and no one cares). Kiper basically said that the younger Mortensen should get into coaching. The elder Mort was, we’re told, shocked by the candor. Apparently, the Titans disagree with Kiper. Lolz

Great send up of mock drafts and general analysis of the whole draft process. A must read in the midst of all of this hoopla.

"His talent is unquestioned. I played with Jason in 2004 and 2005, when he was a youngster, and it was obvious to me he was the most naturally talented offensive linemen I had ever been around. Even though his technique was raw, he was virtually unbeatable because of his quick feet, long arms, flexibility and amazingly low center of gravity. He was the best left tackle in the NFL in 2007 and appeared in line to take the best in the business belt from Walter Jones and carry it into the next decade. On his way towards becoming the next great one he grew unhappy with his compensation because he was underpaid for his production based upon his 2007 season and the Bills were paying a couple of inferior linemen more. But two wrongs don't make a right and Peters was out of touch the entire offseason. He reported to Buffalo out of shape, overweight, disinterested and it showed in his lackluster performance. That made the Bills particularly uneasy to make him the highest paid player at his position. Personally, I would have made him play out his contract in western New York, but the Bills didn't want to go through last year all over again and began to entertain trade offers. For their part, the Eagles did their research and felt comfortable believing that if Peters is happy with his compensation and gets back to working like he did his first couple of years, he will be the best left tackle in the NFL the next six years. If so, they will have gotten one heck of a bargain." --Some high praise ("virtually unbeatable" wow) coupled with some caution from former teammate Ross Tucker at SI.com

"Two days before the 2009 NFL Draft, while most draft-eligible players are preparing for the big event, Connecticut running back Donald Brown will giving back. He'll be holding a seminar at the Downtown Café in Red Bank, New Jersey, speaking to high school players in his home area about being leaders and role models..."

"4. Mayock, if he had his choice of first-round picks for talent and value, would be around 22. "The value in this draft is at 15 and beyond.'"