Random Eagles Information Still Not Worthy of a New Thread

[Sgt PSN]

I'm leaning more towards agreeing with DH on this but I'm still somewhere in the middle.  INT's are more about timeliness to me.  If someone drops one at mid-field, I can tolerate it.  Dropping one in the redzone/endzone will piss me off though.

[DH]

a tackle or a pass breakup will usually not affect the outcome of the game; an INT or a foced/recovered fumble will

had tremon williams deflected vicks pass last year instead of picking it, there may have been a different SB champ

[PhillyPhreak54]

If a ball hits you in the hands - catch the goddamn thing.

Drop a pick and the next play the WR may catch it and score. Or the drive is extended. Or whatever. But what isn't happening is your team getting the ball because the butterfingered farg dropped it.

And Carlos Rogers is a bum.

[ice grillin you]

thats definitely the crux of this debate...whether or not you should catch the ball if given the chance

[SD]

I'm siding more so with igy on this debate although I do see good points on both sides.

It takes talent to do what Asante does in regards to creating turnovers. But that also has it's down side, he sells out too much to get those turnovers. I'd rather have a shut down corner who gets 4 picks a season than I would a guy who is average in coverage but gets 10 picks a season. (for this argument I'm going to leave tackling ability out of the equation)

[ice grillin you]

all turnovers are potentially huge but on a play to play basis its much more important to be able to cover...if you can get a guy to do both then thats even better...but if you pick out the three or four plays a year where a guy gets an interception to prove their importance then ill pull out the 12-15 times a game where great coverage is invaluable

[PhillyPhanInDC]

And Carlos Rogers is a bum.

If you think he's a bum because he plays for the taterskins, that's fine. If you think he's a bum because he doesn't play as well as Joseph or Taylor you aren't paying attention.

Everyone wants Nmandi. He's the best out there. The fact is that you have a number one in Asante on one side. What they need to a serviceable to above average #CB, and Rogers has done that very well the past few years on an abysmal team.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I think he's oft injured and drops too many balls.

Is he better than Ellis Hobbs and Dmitri Patterson? Yeah.

[Rome]

For Russell's Sake, Please Make This Happen!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

His head might explode.

[rjs246]

If he were signed as the starter I would have a stroke. Backup QBs for the meh.

[MDS]

I don't know about the rest of you but id take the hit

[PhillyPhreak54]

Citing multiple sources, Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports that the Eagles "will show strong interest" in free agent Ike Taylor when the lockout ends. Taylor, of course, has spent the first eight years of his career with Pittsburgh.

Caplan also hints that Philadelphia is considering playing more zone coverage under first-year defensive coordinator Juan Castillo in order to complement changes up front. Along the defensive line, new position coach Jim Washburn is implementing a "wide-nine" philosophy in which both ends line up well outside of the offensive tackles trying to block them. The defensive tackles will be up-field pass rushers.

Taylor played right corner in Pittsburgh last year, and that's the position Philadelphia sorely needs to upgrade. The Eagles rotated Dmitri Patterson and Ellis Hobbs at the position in 2010, and both flamed out.

PFT's Mike Florio reported on May 15 that Taylor indeed plans to test the open market, and Taylor couldn't have been clearer about his intentions to do so in a May 18 ESPN interview.

Taylor should also come at a much more affordable rate than Asomugha.

[SD]

I could live with Taylor if they decided to go that route.

[Sgt PSN]

Yeah, he wouldn't be a bad pick up.  I'm really glad to see all of these changes being made to the defensive philosophy while the players can't show up to work and practice them.