Stewart Bradley drawing praise

by JasonB on Sep 9, 2008 11:17 AM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

Stewart Bradley finished Sunday's game with a team leading 9 tackles, a sack, and a pass defense. We haven't seen that kind of production out of the middle linebacker spot since Jeremiah Trotter's hey day. If Bradley play like that week in week out he'll have pro bowls in his future.

Bob Brookover named him as one of his three keys to the win after reviewing the game.

He can blitz the quarterback, he can move sideline-to-sideline on running plays, and he can cover tight ends and running backs. That's pretty much everything you want in a middle linebacker.

Jim Johnson sounded very satisfied with the performance of his 2nd year LB

"I thought he did a great job handling the defense," Johnson said the day after his first regular-season experience with the NFL's new defensive-signal helmet-transmitter system. Bradley was connected with Johnson the whole game, until the system stopped working on the Rams' final drive, when it hardly mattered. "He was very productive, you know? He had a good day ... He was very active."

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No one is talking about him, but I think Quentin Mikell is turning into a really nice player as well. He doesn’t miss tackles and he continues to force fumbles. He makes an impact out there.

7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 FF

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by BFH on Sep 9, 2008 11:36 AM EDT reply actions

Nice

I am into the v-neck/jacket combo

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by exitfare on Sep 9, 2008 12:11 PM EDT reply actions

It’s not a bad look! lol

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by JasonB on Sep 9, 2008 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Imagine that

a ball player that has style.

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by exitfare on Sep 9, 2008 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Where the hell did he find a Member’s Only jacket? A Big & Tall Goodwill?

by Tracer Bullet on Sep 9, 2008 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

haha

more like the interwebs. the ’80s are still alive there

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by exitfare on Sep 10, 2008 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey! No one told me Stewart Bradley was in Menudo! Or atleast he found their lost luggage somewhere…

+1 On Mikell… If he continues to develop, he could see himself in a Pro-Bowl in a season or two. The only thing that worries me about him at this stage in his career is his coverage skills. I DVR’d the Rams game and watched it again the other day. Any time their TE was one-on-one with Mikell, they exploited it. Now I know if he could cover like a corner, he’d be a corner, but for some reason, I see him matched up with TEs all season, and he at least needs to give himself a fighting chance. His hips turn too slow coming in or out of breaks and he isn’t comfrotable enough to run with the WR/TE and look for the ball.

I will say there were two plays that he had excellent coverage and Bulger just made good throws. He needs to review those plays during film study, not the result, but the premise. Additionally, I wouldn’t mind seeing him take some snaps in practice as a CB, just to work on his straight coverage skills a bit more.

by foos05 on Sep 9, 2008 12:24 PM EDT reply actions