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I got nothing to say but lulz. :noidea:
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I just keep saying to myself, over and over...
Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days........Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days........Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days........Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days........Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days........Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days........Pitchers and Catchers report in 11 days..........Comment
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I've seen the Eagles games but I admit I don't know the team in and out, especially defensively.
Some say McDermott was a scapegoat for them having the 22nd ranked defense...but you guys did miss Samuel, and that MLB for chunks of games this year...as well as others.
Seems like this one radio guy was saying McDermott didn't have the horses to lead a premier defense and while it finished 22nd, it did contain the vaunted offense of the Packers down pretty well and he was just in his 1st year...Originally posted by Nick MangoldComment
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^2nd year.
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The red zone defense was probably the most glaring issue. It was last in the league. Under Jim Johnson the red zone defense was usually one of the teams strengths.
The defensive backfield did not play well. Ellis Hobbs was benched for Dmitri Patterson, who was actually worse IMO.
Stewart Bradley (MLB) got hurt, but he was not having a good year. Jamar Chaney was actually an upgrade, especially against the run.
Hopefully the offensive line coach can correct these problems. :confused2:Comment
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It doesn't always have everything to do with the quality level of the DC. Jim Johnson was the man, but his last great Defense was probably in 2002. That unit was filled with players drafted or acquired by Ray Rhodes and Tom Modrak after Rhodes got fired. Hugh Douglas, Dawkins, Bobby Taylor, Troy Vincent, Al Harris, Carlos Emmons, Jeremiah Trotter, Corey Simon etc.
Maybe those 2 got lucky, but they seemed to pick up the right players to put out some outstanding shut down defenses.
Once Reid took over all FO duties, you could tell the quality of defensive players drafted was going down. That's when Jim Johnson genius and Dawkins' overall ability helped cover a lot of mistakes on the field. Aside Sheldon Brown and Trent Cole I can't think of one player drafted by Reid for the defense has been better than the players mentioned 2 paragraphs before.
The guy thinks that he can draft defense in the bottom 3 rounds and come up with a shut down unit. Even the FA signees outside of Samuel are severely flawed and one dimensional players.
Then JJ passes away, RIP. Andy Reid gets rid of all the veterans on defense in one season, and hands the keys to McDermott at the same time. Pretty much hanging him to dry. Now McDermott had to build a defense that is not only a shut down unit, but also could stay on the field all day because our offensive philosophy is pass pass pass and go for the big play.
He actually had a unit that was rolling this year right up till late Nov and Dec when injuries hit the unit like the plague. Stew Bradley, Samuel, Nate Allen and Brandon Graham go down almost with 2 weeks of each other. Nate Allen was like a young Dawk, doesn't hit as hard, but covers a lot of mistakes in the secondary. Graham was actually doing a decent job, opposite Cole and looked like he was getting better. Yea Bradley can't cover the TE, but damn is the unit strong when he's out there, seems like he knows what the offense is about to do. Samuel needs to have legs, so he can jump passes and if he screws up recover his position.
To top all this, we never have quality backups to recover on defense, out side of Chaney none of our backups have done shit on defense this year and previous years. That all comes down to draft and free agency.
Saying McDermott was a bad coach is just plain neglecting the fact that The Eagles have quite possibly the most overrated defensive unit in the NFL.
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I keep going over all the coaches we passed over too. Rob Ryan, Mangini, Singletary, Jauron and Mora. Also potential candidates from the Steelers and Pack. But then I realize with the skill level of the Eagles D, I don't know how much improvement would these guys make.
Also another thing I thought of was, what if the Eagles know there WILL be a lockout. This way they don't have to pay an expensive contract, to one of those guys listed, and they still get out on the cheap with Castillo. But I figure I was being crazy.
But as an Eagles fan I feel embarassed to even talk about this BS with people in the office here.
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