2011 Philadelphia Eagles season The 2011 Philadelphia Eagles season will be the 79th season for the team in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Eagles will play all of their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Offseason . Personnel changes . On January 15 , defensive coordinator Sean McDermott was fired . Defensive line coach Rory Segrest was fired on January 16 . Former Tennessee Titans ' defensive line coach Jim Washburn was hired to the same position by the Eagles ' on January 19 . Special teams quality control coach Jeff Nixon was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their running backs coach on January 20 . Defensive backs coach and senior assistant Dick Jauron was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their new defensive coordinator on January 21 . On January 25 , linebackers coach Bill Shuey , who served on the Eagles ' coaching staff for the past ten seasons , was let go after his contract was not renewed . On February 2 , Juan Castillo , who served as the team ' s offensive line coach since 1998 , was named the new defensive coordinator . That same day , Howard Mudd was hired as the new offensive line coach . 2011 draft . Consensus All American left tackle Gabe Carimi , winner of the 2010 Outland Trophy as the nation ' s top collegiate interior lineman , was predicted to be the Eagles ' choice with its No . 23 pick in the first round of the April 2011 NFL Draft , by ESPN . com ( Mel Kiper and Todd McShay ) , Rob Rang ( CBS Sports ) , Jeff Howe ( NESN ) , DraftTek . com , and WalterFootball . com . Charles Davis ( NFL . com ) predicted that they would pick Texas cornerback Aaron Williams , and Pat Kirwan ( NFL . com ) predicted that they would pick Mississippi State offensive tackle Derek Sherrod . Despite a current work stoppage , a provision in the now expired CBA ensures that the 2011 NFL Draft will still take place . There are restrictions in place . Only traded picks for current players are those that were made before the work stoppage . Teams can trade draft picks not taken yet in this draft . Preseason . Schedule . The Eagles ' preseason schedule was announced on April 12 , 2011 . Roster changes . Signings . On July 29 , the Eagles signed quarterback Vince Young , one day after he was released by the Tennessee Titans . That same day , the Eagles also signed former Oakland Raiders ' cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha to a five year contract . Trades . On July 28 , quarterback Kevin Kolb was traded to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for cornerback Dominique Rodgers - Cromartie and a 2012 second - round draft selection . On August 1 , defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a 2013 draft selection . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 9 : vs . Chicago Bears . Coming off their divisional win over the Cowboys , the Eagles stayed at home for a Week 9 Monday night duel with the Chicago Bears . Philadelphia trailed early in the first quarter as Bears quarterback Jay Cutler completed a 5 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Matt Spaeth . Chicago would add onto their lead in the second quarter as kicker Robbie Gould booted a 51 - yard field goal . The Eagles answered with a 47 - yard field goal from rookie kicker Alex Henery . followed by rookie linebacker Brian Rolle returning a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown , but the Bears would close out the half with running back Marion Barber getting a 2 - yard touchdown run . Philadelphia took the lead the third quarter with a 4 - yard touchdown run from running back Ronnie Brown , followed by a 33 - yard touchdown run from running back LeSean McCoy . Chicago replied with Gould making a 38 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Bears retook the lead with Cutler completing a 5 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Earl Bennett , followed by Gould getting a 22 - yard field goal . The Eagles tried to rally , including an unsuccessful fake punt by Chas Henry , but Chicago ' s defense held on to preserve the win . With the loss , Philadelphia fell to 3 - 5 .