Ernie Sims, Philadelphia Eagle

[ice grillin you]

if detroit doesnt want someone then you probably wanna ask why

[SunMo]

that being said, i don't think he played that bad yesterday...maybe i just missed it

[Don Ho]

if detroit doesnt want someone then you probably wanna ask why

You are correct sir.

[SD]

that being said, i don't think he played that bad yesterday...maybe i just missed it

aside from not being able to cover or playing the run well I agree

[ice grillin you]

i didnt notice him in the pass game but he was getting murdered all game long on running plays

[SD]

He couldn't keep up with Pettigrew. Athletically I think Sims is fine but he plays angles bad and can't shed blocks for shtein.

[Don Ho]

Gaither's performance helped camouflage some of Sims.

[ice grillin you]

He couldn't keep up with Pettigrew. Athletically I think Sims is fine but he plays angles bad and can't shed blocks for shtein.

i saw gaither chasing pettigrew all game

and i couldnt agree more about sims and getting off blocks....he cant do it...or at least he didnt do it yesterday

[LBIggle]

Gaither's performance helped camouflage some of Sims.

yeah.  sims wasn't even the worst lb out there on sunday.. but he was bad in all aspects.

[PhillyPhreak54]

I didnt think he was that bad either. But when you're gashed like that and SHAUN HILL lights that ass up for 300+..no one gets praise.

Gaither is garbage.

[Rome]

it was a horrendous effort on defense all around.  sims wasn't the main farg up, though.

gaither has no business being a starter in the nfl.  not even remotely close.

[QB Eagles]

I don't think anyone was saying that Sims was worse than the backup LB who was being exploited all day. Sims is supposed to be the guy who is out there all year though, so if all we can say positive about him is that he's not Gaither, that's a big problem going forward. This was the kind of game you would have expected Sims to be fired up for.

Of course Gaither shouldn't be a starter. He isn't a starter. The only reason he's even a backup is because he's a veteran of the defense, and because he's versatile (which apparently means he knows how to suck at all the LB positions). The only question left is whether he should even be a backup. It's clear the Eagles undervalue LB so I guess they are fine just having bodies back there for depth. Can Chaney be worse than Gaither's display on Sunday?

[SD]

I don't think anyone was saying that Sims was worse than the backup LB who was being exploited all day. Sims is supposed to be the guy who is out there all year though, so if all we can say positive about him is that he's not Gaither, that's a big problem going forward. This was the kind of game you would have expected Sims to be fired up for.

QB gets it and shtein

[The BIGSTUD]

It just goes to show you how bad our LBs have been over the years, because as bad as Gaither sucks there have been a few worse LBs than him on this team.

Matt McCoy being the topper.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It would be nice if they could draft a stud linebacker to... wait for it... PLAY LINEBACKER.

They have tried a couple in the 2nd round but mercifully not recently.