Linebacker change
by eaglesfan20 on Nov 12, 2009 3:29 PM EST
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I just read this on NFL.com and I was wondering if there was any truth to this
PHILADELPHIA -- Injuries and a suspension will force the Eagles to use several players in different roles Sunday against the San Diego Chargers.
Strongside linebacker Chris Gocong moves to the middle, and middle linebacker Will Witherspoon moves to the weakside. Rookie Moise Fokou will start for the second consecutive game on the strongside because of a knee injury to starter Akeem Jordan.
Seldom-used and oft-injured cornerback Dimitri Patterson will be the nickel back in place of injured Ellis Hobbs (out for the season with neck injury) and Joselio Hanson (suspended four games for use of banned substance).
Second-year pro Quintin Demps replaces Hobbs as the Eagles' primary kickoff returner.
If this true...wow......we really miss stew... and it doesn't look good for Akeem either. Btw anyone have any updates on him. I just hope this situation works out, we can't afford these drastic changes towards the end of the season. We need everyone healthy. Any thoughts on this???
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Gocong, a natural defensive end, is now playing Mike.
This is very bad.
About 10 minutes ago, I was pondering my own existence. Then I decided that it didn't matter.
I think I’d rather have cole play MLB and put cocong in at end
Joking…kind of.
Atleast when Cole is on the field you actually see him doing things. It seems like cocong is just absent…
what
if gocong is our mlb LT will be the old LT on sunday
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 12, 2009 11:50 PM EST up reply actions
Gocong is our MLB??
Oh…..my…..God.
World Series- check
NBA Title- check
Stanley Cup- check
Superbowl- In progress...
by Route36 on Nov 12, 2009 7:29 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I’m suddenly terrified of Antonio Gates.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
Suddenly?
Even without all the injuries, tight ends have still ripped us apart
Even with the usual tight-end ripping us apart, we still have a great chance to come out on top. But with these linebacker changes, I have gone from concerned to terrified of tight-ends, especially of the exceptionally athletic variety.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Nov 13, 2009 3:00 AM EST up reply actions
actually...
I watched Gocong play some MLB in preseason, and it wasn’t that pathetic. He was a beast in run support. In coverage….umm…that’s a different story
by birds'n'raiders on Nov 12, 2009 7:59 PM EST reply actions
i actually think putting trotter in the middle is a better idea than that...
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
man
if we dont draft a LB in the draft, I’ll cry.
Safety in the second round
RIP Jim Johnson. You will truly be missed.
Yeah the next draft will be heavy on defensive personnel, with the occasional offensive lineman to quell Andy’s appetite. Should be interesting.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Nov 13, 2009 3:03 AM EST up reply actions
yeah what he said.. ha ha
R.I.P Jim Johnson 1941-2009
we will miss you Jim Johnson, thank you for everything you done to the eagles defense making them the best of the best, RIP JJ...
haha sorry, I was writing an essay for one of my classes at the time and was in the crazy talk mode.
I’m gonna try this again. A shitload of defensive players should be picked up, and couple offensive lineman since Andy loves them so much.
"THIS IS NOT COLLEGE NO MORE. THIS IS THE BIG MAN SPORT." ~Crazy Lady on BGN forums
by southjersey89 on Nov 13, 2009 5:45 AM EST up reply actions
Is it even possible to quell Andy’s appetite!?
by UnclaimedFright on Nov 13, 2009 6:03 AM EST up reply actions
you couldn't quell andy reids appetite with the grain belt, for christs sake.
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
See thats the think about it though
We already have, Stewart, Spoon, Akeem, and Gocong! If we drafted another LB it would be mainly for depth. Not immediate impact! Now It dont believe Gocong is very good at LB, but he’s solid against the run. That’s it! If we could upgrade from Gocong we would have a nice LB group! I wouldn’t mind Jordan at WILL, Spoon at MLB and Bradley at SAM. Or, Spoon at WILL, Bradley at MLB, and the "Upgrade LB (Drafted Player) at SAM. I like A. Jordan, but I don’t think they’ll move Bradley from the MLB spot. They should move Cocong to DE and play him as a Joker! See this draft coming up is loaded..LOADED with good DEFENSIVE players. Especially Linebackers!!!!! It’s early to talk about, fun to discuss it.
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
I would rather get a safety in the first, and then a lb in the second. When healthy, our lb core suddenly looks ok. Stew and spoon are both pretty good lbs, and akeem seems to be getting better weekly.
Where as at free safety….we have the jones/harris/demps trifecta. And I am pretty sure jones is a free agent after the season.
It would be CRAZY if we drafted...
Taylor Mays!!
Chances of arrival, 10% maybe more like 3%. And that’s even factoring in a Vick trade!
"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."
the only reason to draft mays
would be to make him a Weakside Linebacker. The dude is the worst coverage safety I’ve ever seen. Everyone loves his measurables and big hits…but that’s all he’s got
by birds'n'raiders on Nov 13, 2009 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
wow
u dont know shit birds n raiders .. berry is the better saftey .. but mays is going to be like polomalu .. one is polomalu the other is adrian wilson .. berry will quietly be better but mays is a stud as well
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 14, 2009 3:34 AM EST up reply actions
mays would make a good weakside linebacker....
but i would like to see him come to philadelphia….maybe as a SS, move mikell to FS. i like what i’ve seen out of sean jones so far as well. i think we take linebacker first. neither of these safeties will be here before we pick without some major wheeling and dealing. but back to taylor mays…..kevin ellison just started getting on the field for the chargers, and the guy is playing lights out. he had the same knock about him before he was drafted “big hitter, can’t cover” it’s the roy williams effect. he has a good safety in eric weddle to cover the back end, and 2 good cover corners running around on each side. it frees him up to be an intimidator. granted…we saw what roy looked like once darren sharper left, but when used correctly the guy is a force(that is, until he has his yearly broken forearm.) he was having a great year until he got injured. i think taylor mays could be that guy. or he might just be another michael lewis….but as i’ve stated before…i’m fine with that.(just not in the first round.)
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
lewis
michael lewis was a beast .. i wish we would of resigned him
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 14, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
He got beat out by Considine...
so what does that say about him???
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
are you saying considine was better than lewis?
i strongly disagree.
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
hahah
consodine was a bum .. he couldnt cover anyone .. lewis was an all pro … n lewis would of continued to be so if theydidnt play consodine .. therefore he left for bigger money
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 16, 2009 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
lewis couldn't cover.....
but the guy was an awesome tackler. i’ll take over sean" wet toilet paper" considine any day.
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
theres also...
eric berry, who will probably go even higher then mays. The chances of either of them are pretty much non existent, but it does help that 2 elite safeties are coming to the draft in the same year. Assuming berry declares, I am not sure if mays is a senior but I think he is.
We would have to give up our first and second to snag one of them, unless we really tank the year… but honestly, I would give that up for one of them.
You look at guys like polamalu, the way they can just take over the defense. I would really like to have that high impact safety again.
why not give Rocca a shot at MLB
he’s a big dude…ask Rosco Parrish of the Bills
by birds'n'raiders on Nov 13, 2009 2:33 PM EST reply actions
what's jeremy bloom doing these days?
“hey jeremy, why don’t you put down whose skis, and come play linebacker for us.”
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
umm why not move
Fokou to MLB which he did decent at during the pre-season, then keep Gocong where he is at and then move Witherspoon to the WILL LB spot??? why jumble everything up right now?
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
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