The Defense

[reese125]

he very well could....especially for the fact that he has to put so much torque on that right knee getting down low and turning the corner like that

might of been better if it was on the left

[Don Ho]

The Eagles could certainly use a motivated, consistent pass rusher. They got just 12 sacks from their defensive ends in the last 11 games of the season, none in the playoff loss to the Packers.

Says it all.

[Rome]

It's hard for a defensive end to get a sack when he's "covering" a running back in a pass pattern 20 yards down the field.

[ice grillin you]

Babin

ACL tears are no joke and it's sad to say but I think Graham is another Mcdougle, an undersized guy with injuries.

yup...its sickening that him and allen both blew out knees this year

[Rome]

I was talking to my buddy last night about the d and he brought up an interesting point.   Aaron Rogers absolutely destroyed the Falcons defense but barely squeaked out a win against ours.  Taken in that context, maybe the Eagles D really isn't as awful as I think it is?  He suggested that I wasn't looking at it without the usual rage and bias that comes with being an Eagles fan.   I did say farg you which made me feel better.

[ice grillin you]

he had a great game against the eagles in the wind and cold and an other worldly game against atlanta with half packer fans in a dome

i wouldnt feel better about it...you cant look at things in a vaccum like that...every game is different...he also torched the giants but i wouldnt say the eagles d is better than new yorks

they also ran for 140 yards against the birds...he didnt need to do as much

[Sgt PSN]

I was talking to my buddy last night about the d and he brought up an interesting point.   Aaron Rogers absolutely destroyed the Falcons defense but barely squeaked out a win against ours.  Taken in that context, maybe the Eagles D really isn't as awful as I think it is?  He suggested that I wasn't looking at it without the usual rage and bias that comes with being an Eagles fan.   I did say farg you which made me feel better.

Or, the Packers put together a gameplan that emphasized running the ball more than they had all year so that they could control the clock and keep Vick and the offense off the field.  Even their passing game was mostly quick passes to TE and RB's picking up 5 or 6 yds at a time.   Rogers had 180 yds passing and only 73 of them went to WR and 107 went to the backs and tight ends.  That's not an accident imo and it's not due to stellar defense by the Eagles secondary.  That was the plan. 

Telling your friend to farg off was the right thing to do.  Probably could have kicked him in the nuts for good measure. 

[Drunkmasterflex]

Babin

ACL tears are no joke and it's sad to say but I think Graham is another Mcdougle, an undersized guy with injuries.

yup...its sickening that him and allen both blew out knees this year

Troof!

[reese125]

NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that Albert Haynesworth is willing to take less money to play for new Eagles DL coach Jim Washburn again.

Here we go.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports that Albert Haynesworth is willing to take less money to play for new Eagles DL coach Jim Washburn again.

Here we go.

He'll take less than $100 million?  Where do we sign up?

[Sgt PSN]

Thing I don't get is there's people wanting Haynesworth but also want the team to run a 3-4 defense. That was a big issue in DC. I don't see them going to a 3-4 now that they hired Washburn.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Asante Samuel would make a nice NT in the 3-4.

[PhillyPhreak54]

And the fact that they are ill equipped to run a 3-4 because they don't have the personnel.

[Drunkmasterflex]

They aren't going to a 3-4....I wouldn't mind seeing it but its not happening.  If they could sign Haynesworth to a 1 year deal worth next to nothing why not?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

If there were no reason not to, he'd have 31 offers next year!