Eagles Place Kurt Coleman On IR

by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 12:29 PM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 11: Kurt Coleman #42 of the Philadelphia Eagles returns an interception during a game against the Miami Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on December 11, 2011 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The Eagles have placed second year safety Kurt Coleman on IR with a biceps injury he sustained against the Cowboys. Given that there's just one game left in the season, injured reserve in this case only means that one game. The injury is thought to be of the six week variety, so it should have no affect on him next year. In all likelihood, the Eagles will need the roster spot since they only have two healthy safeties on the team (53 man roster and practice squad).

Coleman has had a solid year. The second year man that was taken with a 7th round pick out of Ohio State finishes with 4 INTs, a forced fumble and 78 tackles (2nd most on the team).

Rookie Jaiquawn Jarrett will get the start in his place, giving fans and coaches a chance to get a full game look at a guy who will likely be pushing for a starting job next year. Given the "meaningless" nature of the game, it's not a bad thing to have a chance to see a young player get some experience.

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There goes our season

by con-vick on Dec 28, 2011 12:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Fire Juan!

by Molemiester on Dec 28, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions

It’ll be nice to see what Jarrett can do. The Redskins aren’t exactly a powerhouse on offense so if he gets burned by the Sex Cannon put your Alabama hats on and hope for the best.

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by KeepSwinging on Dec 28, 2011 12:37 PM EST reply actions

Idea time?

Why not start Casey Mathews at MLB or WLB to see if he’s actually ‘improved’?. I feel almost bad for the guy that he was knighted as the starting MLB a month before he was drafted, why not see if there is any potential in the guy?

And hell if it doesn’t go well at least Juan can go out just as he started, with his golden haired love child starting on the Iggles D.

by Molemiester on Dec 28, 2011 12:43 PM EST reply actions

He’s been playing more in recent weeks in the nickel package.

But I don’t think you’re going to bench other young guys you’re still evaluating just to get another look at Matthews.

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by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 12:46 PM EST up reply actions

He’s been playing a lot, actually, since the nickel has been on the field often. The results have certainly not been disastrous, though at the same time he hasn’t really been that great. He’s gone from “looking overmatched” to “about what you’d expect.”

by Rujasu on Dec 28, 2011 12:49 PM EST up reply actions

He looked horrible on that 2nd/3rd and goal at the 17? In the Miami game

Where he was covering the TE who dropped the pass at the goal line with Matthews 3 or 4 yards behind him

Just wait until December..

by maximdim on Dec 28, 2011 1:16 PM EST up reply actions

Yes, and he’s had a few good plays as well. That’s kind of my point — he looks like a rookie. Up and down.

by Rujasu on Dec 28, 2011 11:18 PM EST up reply actions

Yeah I saw he had played some Nickel, I also saw him get beat by Santonio Holmes before Coleman forced a fumble…. smh. I just figured it would be nice to see him ‘do it all’ as they intended from day 1?

by Molemiester on Dec 28, 2011 1:12 PM EST up reply actions

He got beat by Santonio Holmes? Not how I remember that play.

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by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

Don't have a replay handy but...

Holmes catches the ball in the flat a couple steps away from Mathews, who I think I remember shifting to his right before the ball is thrown to his left meaning he had to chase down Holmes. It wasn’t like Mathews was left for dead, I just remember thinking that if Coleman wasn’t there, there was no way Mathews would have had the speed to catch Holmes?

That’s at least how I remember it? I’m not a Mathews hater so please prove me wrong if I am. The one thing we can agree on is the fact that after the fumble Mathews definitely had Holmes beat with that Full Nelson he put him in.

by Molemiester on Dec 28, 2011 1:35 PM EST up reply actions

he didn't get beat, because it wasn't his man.

they had a bracket set up and the corner picked up another man. He got past Matthews but he was kind of in iffy territory between his and Kurt’s zone.

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by NJEagle on Dec 28, 2011 6:56 PM EST up reply actions

I say start all the back ups

Our starters , obviously, didn’t get it done all season. Might as well start the off season now.

by Saidrick on Dec 28, 2011 12:50 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Start Kafka too

by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Dec 28, 2011 1:11 PM EST reply actions

Using the term solid year is a bit of a stretch.

by Easedel on Dec 28, 2011 1:19 PM EST reply actions

Why?

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by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 1:28 PM EST up reply actions

No doubt he had that bad game against the Giants, but I think he’s been good since then.

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by JasonB on Dec 28, 2011 1:33 PM EST up reply actions

/ looks at games against the Falcons, Giants, Bills, Patriots and Dolphins.

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by d-jackfan10 on Dec 28, 2011 1:34 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

lol

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by theaction on Dec 28, 2011 3:15 PM EST up reply actions

Not Dolphins, Seahawks.

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by d-jackfan10 on Dec 28, 2011 3:28 PM EST up reply actions

I think that the problem with Coleman isn’t Coleman. The problem is that there should be two other safeties above him on the depth chart. The guy works hard, and I love that, but he’s just not a guy who should be a starter in the NFL. First guy off the bench for sure.

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by KByars on Dec 28, 2011 6:06 PM EST reply actions

agreed

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by philiafan14364 on Dec 28, 2011 6:31 PM EST up reply actions

leaning toward agreement on that one

he’s a strong presence in the leadership department, he works his butt and is really smart. He’s kind of the Al Harris (when he was here) option of the safeties. I think Nate Allen will come back strong, two years removed from surgery. Still think Jarrett has alot of potential esp as a blitzer if rumors of Spags are true.

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by NJEagle on Dec 28, 2011 6:54 PM EST up reply actions