Eagles Impressed By the Upside of Marcus Smith
I was surprised by the Eagles decision to trade down from the 22nd spot in the first round to the 26th spot, but it proved to be valuable move because they picked up a third
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The Making Of A New Eagles Defense – Part Two
strength of the hybrid 3-4 under defense is the weakside or the side away from the tight end. That's where four of the seven players are lined up. It's one of the reasons, the Eagles
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The Making Of A New Eagles Defense – Part One
I think Eagles defensive coordinator Billy Davis is doing the right thing by tailoring the defense around the team's best defensive players. Their best players are amongst their front seven, Fletcher Cox, DeMeco Ryans
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Early On, LB’s Brandon Graham And Phillip Hunt Looking Good In Workouts
One of the most important moves of this training camp is the transformation of a number of former Eagles defensive ends to outside linebackers. This is needed for the Birds to be able to change
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Eagles Have A Very Talented Player In Connor Barwin
For years the Eagles have had major problems trying to contain opposing tight ends. I think they'll be able to rid themselves of that problem going forward because of the size and coverage ability of
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The Eagles Best Pass Rushing Linebackers Will Be On The Field
Although there have been a great number of conversations about Trent Cole's and Brandon Graham's ability or inability to drop at the snap of the ball and cover the pass in Billy Davis' defense, the
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Eagles Defense Is Immediately Bigger With Trent Cole And Connor Barwin At OLB
New Eagles head coach Chip Kelly said he wanted to get bigger. Well the Birds have definitely done that at the outside linebacker position by moving defensive end Trent Cole to the outside backer position
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Eagles New LB Connor Barwin Will Be Lining Up All Over The Defense
Eagles new outside linebacker Connor Barwin will be doing just about everything on the Birds defense this year. Sometimes he'll be dropping into a zone coverage, other times he'll be locked on a receiver in
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DeMeco Ryans: I Can Succeed In The 3-4 or 4-3 (Video)
Eagles starting middle linebacker DeMeco Ryans was the Birds most consistent defensive player in 2012, this is while he was playing in a 4-3. The Birds could be playing in a 3-4 alignment this year.
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Brandon Graham Says He Can Be A Standout Linebacker
Eagles former number one draft pick defensive end/linebacker Brandon Graham has no idea what position he'll be playing for Birds this year but he says it doesn't matter right now because he can do whatever
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