Happy Campers?

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, July, 2006 | by Bob Brookover

Welcome to the Eagles' 2006 season. Those of you still curious about how it all went wrong in 2005 should be warned that Andy Reid isn't the person to ask.

"We have put behind us the 2005 season," the Eagles' head coach declared yesterday as rookies and assorted veterans checked into camp at Lehigh University. "We have moved forward."

Forward is a fine direction for the Eagles to move in after a year of going in reverse with the accelerator glued to the floor. Moving up in the standings is the obvious goal of any last-place team.

As camp openings go, yesterday was considerably smoother than a year ago, even though first-round draft pick Brodrick Bunkley remained unsigned on the eve of the team's first day of practice, which is this morning at 8:45 on the...