Thoughts on Defense

I really like the D this year, and the thing i think we gained the most was depth. We got Jevon Kearse back (chris Clemons) cuz that's all he ever was, a speed rusher who sucks against the run, But I think Clemens will be decent against the run but he's not here for that. He'll get to the quarterback, and he has no health problems (opposite of jevon who i did love) and i think he was the steal of free agency. trevor laws adds much needed depth to the d-tackles. I hear Howards in great shape and i think he could contribute. I believe mcdougle will get cut, tough break for a good guy. Bryan smith has drawn comparisons to trent cole.Joe mays and studebaker are looking like solid ballplayers. Bradley, gocong, gaither, and jordan are a good linebacker corp with boman behind them. Bunk and patterson are solid up front. Backfield is loaded w/ sheppard, brown, samuel, and hanson is pretty good as well. Dawk has the right mindset after his problems with his premature twin daughters, and he looks great and ready. Plus we got Q, J.R. Reed, and considine, oh and quintin demps. But My guy is trent cole. He can do it all. Spped rush, bull rush, solid against the run, picked off eli a year back, this man is a stud, and he's only getting better. When you listen to him talk, he was dissapointed w/ last year. he thought he should've had more sacks! He will this year, because he played almost every snap last year. with more rest his production will not drop later in they year. I love how he does everything, he had 12.5 sacks, 70-100 tackles(some say 100, others say 70, but both are good) 4 forced fumbles, he's the star of the line. I love this D and we have great depth. I think we will have a giants-like pass rush this year, with a loaded secondary which they didn't have. Lito and Asante will be in Heaven. By the way, I forgot to mention abiamari and Juqua Parker, two key parts of the line. I hear Victor is ready to step up big time.

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Trent Cole had 100 tackles last year. Him and Patterson became the first d-line duo to get 100 tackles each since the days of Reggie White.

yea i've heard that but if youl ike on espn or nfl.com they both say 70. I think it might be like 70 solo and 30 assists

the defense is STACKED this year. i can't wait to absolutly OWN all of the teams we play. all i gotta say is defense wins championships, ask the 2000 Ravens. With the best cornerback tandem in the NFL, and increadibly fast and skilled D line, young, fast, and smart Line Backers, and of course B DAWK, the likes of Dallas or any other team for that matter stand little to no chance of scoring more than 10 points a game on us. look out for the #1 or #2 defense in 2008. and always be weary of a 100% McNabb, 100% LJ Smith (thus renewing the team as a redzone threat), the always beastly Brian Westbrook, speedy and now expirienced Curtis, a healthy Offensive line (ala John Runyan), and new offensive features such as Doomsday Jackson and Booker. I personally see us alternating a "rocket" or "pony" style setting on O featuring 2 RBs (Westbrook and Booker/Buckhalter/Tony Hunt(?)), a TE (LJ Smith), 1 slot WR (Jackson/Avant), and one split wide WR (Kurtis, Brown (?), Jackson). i think we could easily run this to open up the feild to give multiple options to McNabb, who can now even fall back to his old weapon of scrambling. this offensive set would serve the eagles perfectly for 1st and 2nd down plays. just an observation. anyway, the entire team is stacked, and as Big Red said, we are set to win a championship. E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!

GANG GREEN!!!

Umm Clemons DOES have health issues... just not to the extent that Kearse did. Otherwise I totally agree with phillyphan54!!!

d wins championships and we have a great d. i couldnt believe when we cut spikes but they say bradley is ready and they were right on trott so ill trust them on this. anyway it all starts w/ your line and we have a great line for the pass and the run. our secondary is obviously amazing and we have a lot of versatility up front. players like gocong and smith can play down or up to confuse the qb. our offense is slightly more explosive w/ booker and a better brown and curtis. hopefully desean can play wr well. either him or demps will be more explosive w/ returns

There's no doubt about it this defense can be one of those defenses that wins championships.

the giants won w/ defense alone and all they had was a line. we have a line and secondary and acoording to the coaches a good lb corps. even akeem jordan looks good out there

I'm pumped for the D this year. I think they could be like if not better then the 2004 defense. But I don't want the offense to rely on the defense to carry this team. I want McNabb and the offense to score alot. I do think that this defense can be one of the better groups in a while. Go EAGLES!!!! All the way to Tampa Bay!!!!

we better be better than the 04 d/ all that d did was get turnovers but werent good with keeping scores low or stopping the run. last years d didnt get turnover but didnt let teams score. combine last years w/ 04's and u have the best d of all time!!

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