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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Sean Jones Wants To Be Your Safety
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Brookie said Sean Jones was a good story and he's always right, so read what the new safety with the Eagles has to say in the Friday Inquirer.

Jones took a one-year deal with the Eagles after the Browns chose not to keep him. He is in his sixth NFL season, but has only been a starter three years. The Eagles see him as a strong safety, which puts him behind Quintin Mikell, but if Jones shows enough to the Eagles, it is possible he either gets the free safety job from Quintin Demps, or that Mikell moves to free and Jones gets the strong safety job.

He's a big guy, 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds, and says he can't wait to start hitting, but all defensive guys say that. He has the motivation of needing to get a contract beyond next season and that never hurts, either.

As a group, the defensive backfield is deep and it wouldn't surprise anyone if cornerback Sheldon Brown were traded before the start of the regular season. The addition of free agents Jones and Rashad Baker make the safety position very solid and it won't be as necessary for the cornerbacks to be as large a part of the nickel and dime packages.

No idea at this point if Jones is a better player than Demps. Everyone looks good in light pads in May. He was very active on the field this week and appeared to be adjusting to the defensive sets, but, yes, it is May.

For those who might be wondering, it is true that "You Talkin' To Me?" is on suspension. Won't be in the Friday paper. Won't be in the paper at all until Cohen gets back from the wedding. I can't speak for Gonzo or Phil, but it's an awful disappointment to me.

Send your letters of protest to sports@phillynews.com.  Bad journalism is a terrible thing to waste.

Posted by BOB FORD @ 10:44 PM  Permalink | 8 comments
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Posted 11:17 PM, 05/21/2009
Dr. Michael
Sean Jones looks like a linebacker. He's bigger than Omar Gaither.
Posted 11:35 PM, 05/21/2009
flyerdup
plays better too.
Posted 11:55 PM, 05/21/2009
momeara001
It's almost like all of our really strong starting positions have equally strong backups, and several of our weakest positions don't have strong backups (TE, C, K, P, WIL).
Posted 12:23 AM, 05/22/2009
Nothing but the truth
If your looking at the backup kicker and punter as a weakness momeara001,lol then that means we have a deep team. I was looking at the depth chart and they are solid at every position with quality backups. I personally think that they are missing only 2 things a big stud WR and a stud DE opposite of Cole. If Ingram, Celek, & Baskett can shore up the redzone this team will be able to put up points. As Jackson and Curtis can get us to the redzone but they are too small to be much of a threat when the field is shorten. If Abirmari can hold down the end opposite of Cole they will have all of the pieces in place to win that coveted SB.
Posted 07:14 AM, 05/22/2009
bjps1353
What? No "You Talkin' To Me?" for the foreseeable future? Is new guy Yoo going to sub and discuss waterboarding the Giants?
Posted 07:28 AM, 05/22/2009
AllDawk_AllTheTime
If a Browns team, who has a terrible defense, didn't want him - what does that say?
Posted 10:30 AM, 05/22/2009
Bob Ford
bjps, there will be a "Bring Back Talkin'" rally today. Details on the when and where as soon as Gonzo gets up.
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About Bob Ford
Bob Ford has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 1981, and is still trying to figure it all out. A former beat writer covering the Phillies and the 76ers, Ford became a general sports columnist for the Inquirer in 2003, following in and occasionally falling in the deep footsteps of Bill Lyon, Frank Dolson and many distinguished others. He comes to the Philly.com blogosphere after award-winning success as designer/editor of the fabulous Pen & Pencil Club softball blog. Likes: Palestra, inside-the-park home runs, sunny days. Dislikes: phony people, cloudy days, rewrites.
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