The Defense

[SunMo]

at least Earl Thomas isn't doing anything in Seattle, oh wait...it's the opposite of that

[Eagles_Legendz]

Yeah except everyone thought they should have taken Earl Thomas not Graham, whereas most people (rightly or wrongly) wanted the Sixers to take Turner.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Brandon Graham has a high motor.

[hbionic]

Anyone else notice that Mikell is is out of position, or part of a bad play more and more as the weeks go by?

[SunMo]

he farging sucks...he might be my most hated eagle. 

i know it's petty, but when they used to introduce the defense, and Dawkins was last, it farging set the place off.  now, they have nobody on that defense that can do that.  it's lame.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Killa is too quiet.  I think maybe Ernie Sims needs to step up.

[ice grillin you]

i know its not new or groundbreaking but the linebackers suck

[Rome]

other than samuel and cole they don't have anyone worth announcing let alone announcing last.

and did anyone else catch joe leg raving about bradley after he made his customary lone play of the game?  it was highly comical.

[PhillyPhreak54]

They need some farging attitude on that defense.

[SunMo]

btw, how much have these last two games changed the entire fanbase's tune on Assante Samuel?  i guess people aren't so eager to get rid of him now because he can't tackle when they see what slop we'd be left with

[PhillyPhreak54]

Pretty much.

Take him for what he is. Cover corner. Let him do his thing. Bobby Taylor didn't tackle anyone for 8 years

[rjs246]

I still think he's a clown because I can never let anything go and I've been drinking.

[ice grillin you]

turnovers and 3rd down % are the two most important things in football and assante gives you one of them....end of story

[Drunkmasterflex]

graham is the football version of evan turner

While I see the comparison, there aren't many DEs that come in an make a huge impact there rookie season.  He has been an average player so far, but at least he has shown some flashes.  It seems to me like they are asking him to do too much as a rookie.  He was brought in to rush the passer, yet you see him back in coverage or some other shtein he shouldn't be doing. 

[PhillyGirl]

Yup, if McDermott and Reid used Graham the right way and CONSISTENTLY in the same position, I tend to think he'd have made a much bigger impact at this point.