Eagles Sign Former Charger LB Matt Wilhelm
by Bob_Q on Aug 4, 2009 12:38 AM EDT
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In a flurry of roster moves after linebacker Stewart Bradley's season-ending ACL tear, the Eagles have signed yet another veteran linebacker to their roster: Matt Wilhelm. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports:
Wilhelm, 28, spent six seasons with the Chargers after being drafted in the fourth round in 2003. He became the starter in 2007 but started just seven of the Chargers' 18 games last season...Having never lived up to what the Chargers had hoped when they signed him to a five-year, $14 million contract at the end of the 2006 season, Wilhelm was replaced as the starter and ended up splitting time with Tim Dobbins last season.
Wilhelm was cut by the Bolts two weeks ago, and flirted with several teams before agreeing to a one year deal with Philadelphia.
Here are his stats according to ESPN.com:
Age: 28
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 245 lbs
| SPLIT | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFY | FF | BK | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | PD |
| 2008 | 51 | 41 | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| Career | 220 | 171 | 49 | 2.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| Postseason - 2008 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
With Victor Abiamiri, Trevor Laws, Brian Westbrook, Shawn Andrews, and now Stewart Bradley on the Physically Unable to Perform list, the Eagles still have plenty of room on their 80-man training camp roster to try out additional players. It is possible we could see a turnstile of players coming through camp as the Eagles try to add depth to a suddenly thin position.
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who is this guy
Don’t know much about this dude… is he any good? I’m sure he isnt as good as Stew, but better than Mays or Gaither?
He is definantly
not as good as Stew.. From what I have seen from him he is borderline OK. I would consider him top end depth at LB and lower end starter. But with the LB core in SD he was often out shined…
I think he has put up solid numbers and seems like he could be decent if we need to play him.
Another Rocky Boiman
Seventy-one percent of the world is covered by water, the rest is covered by Brian Dawkins
I’ll be curious to see how he adapts going from the Chargers 3-4 to a more traditional 4-3 system. Though as an inside linebacker it should be an easier transition than, say, an OLB.
by TransplantedFan on Aug 4, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions
A good back-up for Joe Mays
But… who’s to say McDermott isn’t going to introduce more 3-4 (or, as Rex Ryan and Mike Pettine Jr like to call their base alignment, a 3 1/2-3 1/2) to the Eagles’ schemes? It would help stretch the defensive line rotation… and JJ never did have much in the way of linebackers, not like they have now.
Gocong and Jordan
Gocong was a DE in college. That 3.5-3.5 would suit him well to get to rush the quarterback a little more often than he does now.
I think Jordan would be the bigger beneficiary, though. I love the idea of Jordan and Cole coming from that side, and having the other team’s LT decide who he’s going to block. That makes me smile.
Or Jordan and Gocong getting to the quarterback at the same time on a blitz.
Nice…
Tall lad and a pass protector...
Matt Wilhelm is 6-4 and the same listed weight as Mays at 245. Ten passes defended and six interceptions in six years with the ’Bolts, with a high of four PDef and three INT in 2007 when he started fourteen games.
nothing to be excited about
he’s easily blocked, makes most tackles 5 yards off line of scrimmage… lost his starting job 2nd half of season to Tim Dobbins… considered more of a pass coverage linebacker, but the chargers just signed Burnett, who didn’t even start for the cowboys, to replace him… good depth considering he has made a lot of starts, but not the type of hard nosed linebacker you philly fans are accustomed to.
Lat two games of 2008...
Thanks for the assessment, truheeyo; can you tell us how he got back on the field at end of season?
he split time with dobbins
dobbins was in most running downs… wilhelm in passing situations (when we didn’t go dime)…
Eh
I smell a lot of nickel formation this year
by andyreidswaistline on Aug 4, 2009 4:05 PM EDT reply actions
Wilhelm
this guy was a stud at Ohio State in the bear style defense. With all their wisdom in San Diego, they had Wilhelm running sideline to sideline and dropping 18 yards deep in pass coverage. In the Eagles scheme Wilhelm will make plays blitzing from the inside or from the edge. See Chargers v Jets last season first two series. BTW, he hurt Farve on the 3rd play when he brought the heat. Eagles will get a player here.
CAN U SAY DERRICK BROOKS
Would be a nice move for us here.If at the very least would add solid depth to back ups.And you can’t discredit the influence he would have on the younger guys…
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