The Defense

[Magical_Retard]

LBs were serviceable last yr and mostly because of Bradley. Hes gone. They did not add any proven pass rushers.

[The BIGSTUD]

I do.

Hopefully they prove me wrong and we can bump this thread later in the year.

I just can't see anything to make me think this is a special defense or a Super Bowl defense.

What has changed so drastically from last season do you think?

[LBIggle]

losing dawkins, bradley and JJ is going to change things around a bit but not much.   they hardly ever could get to the qb without blitzing.. thats not going to change.. dawkins and bradley weren't your sack artists and dawk was a shell of his former self anyway.  they dont have their starting mlb.. that hurts and they'll have a learning curve with the new coordinator.. but nothing super crazy has changed.  i dont think they'll be top 5 again but i think their good enough to win.  farg pre-season.

[ice grillin you]

the defense is "becoming" a problem and the linebackers suck?

we all just figured this out?...all you had to do was look at the roster...the lack of talent on the defensive side of the ball punches you in the face

its been covered up last couple years by the brilliance of two HOF'ers in jim johnson and dawk but with those two things gone now its going to get exposed big time this season

ill bet anyone who wants that its not a top ten defense in total yards or points...two seperate bets $10 each

[Rome]

lolpreseason

[mussa]

It is a little early to start predicting the D will suck ass this year, but there are some concerns. The loss of JJ and Dawkins. The 2 main forces of the D. Call him washed up if you will, but he still brought it last year and made some damn good plays. Non of which I have ever seen from Demps. I'm concerned about that spot and think our secondary def. isn't as good, but time will tell, I'll give him a chance. The new D coach, hope he sticks to the system, but willing to adjust if needed. Our linebacking crew well, pretty much has always sucked. One bright spot is out for the year in Bradley. The Dline should be good, if not better than last year if they continue the sub in and out players, keep everyone fresh. Its still early, they have time, but I'm not quite sure who the leader of the D is...

[ice grillin you]

lolpreseason

ive been saying this for months....and as i said last night it has nothing to do with preseason...i think most intelligent football fans are smart enough not to judge anything on preseason

as phreak and sun said worst linebackers in the nfl
no pass rush
no leadership
no talent

the great jim johnsons smoke and mirrors carried the players the last couple years to heights much higher than they should have attained....but they come back to earth this year...ill be extremely pleased if its a top half of the league defense

on the flip side i think the offense will be special if the line works itself out...like i said a few weeks ago...lots of 30-28 games this year

[Rome]

oh good god stop it.

you're always predicting doom in every thread and when things turn for the worst you're the first one to say "see i told you so".

you do it in the phillies and flyers threads too, and while i find it comical as hell, that doesn't make it any less ridiculous.

[ice grillin you]

you're always predicting doom in every thread and when things turn for the worst you're the first one to say "see i told you so".

on the flip side i think the offense will be special if the line works itself out...like i said a few weeks ago...lots of 30-28 games this year

hmmm...good job with that

could it be that you dont like people saying bad things about your team and you only see the negative things people say?

[Rome]

yes.  that's it exactly.  i get upset when random people on the internet say mean things about the eagles.

[mussa]

way too early to judge IGY come on. if your right we'll send you a farging cookie. happy?

[Rome]

make sure you grind up some xanax and drop it in the batter before you bake it.

[ice grillin you]

yes.  that's it exactly.  i get upset when random people on the internet say mean things about the eagles.

i dont if you get upset but you somehow focus in only on the negative and dont speak on the positive things i say

also its not like i said the defense would be the worst in the league...i think its definitely bottom half but could suprise and be top half...it just aint top ten material....thats hardly doom and gloom

[Rome]

i say they're going to be better than munson's ability to run the 40 and play poker.

[ice grillin you]

nothing is better than the way munson plays poker...he taught doyle brunson everything he knows