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Word on the Birds: Potential on D?

Eagles D: Coaching or personnel?

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Word on the Birds: Potential on D?

POSTED: Friday, December 9, 2011, 11:15 AM

Philly.com Sports

The Daily News' Marcus Hayes catches up with linebacker Jamar Chaney and discusses the state of the Eagles' defense with philly.com's Sheil Kapadia in this week's episode of Word on the Birds.

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Comments (28)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 3:51 PM, 12/09/2011

Bring back Ray Rhodes for DC. Potential? Yeah the potential to not tackle, the potential to give up 4 qtr leads like they were held at gun point, potential to get burnt like toast on every pass play, potential to get gashed by every RB in the NFL, and the potential to make really bad teams look playoff bound. Up 10-0 at the half only to lose 20-13 to the Phins.......Eagles-D I got 4 familiar words for you....."wait till next year"

— NC Eagle Fan

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:01 PM, 12/09/2011

e dmanphilly you are right ANdy Reid always looking at offensive lineman
who becomes bust, when he can draft a lineman in the later rounds matter of fact go and draft out of the MAC everytime I see a NFL game
I see someone from Western, Eastern, Central, Michagan, Toledo even Temple

— douglasrdd

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:00 PM, 12/09/2011

Yawn ... The best thing that ever happened to Andy reid was Jim Johnson. And the best thing that happened to Jim Johnson was Brian Dawkins. That coach ... and that player were responsible for a whole bunch of wins. It is arrogant and a flat out INSULT to see who Andy has ultimately replaced these legends with. It's almost like he's trying to prove that he didn't need them. Sad really.

— zubzub

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:21 PM, 12/09/2011

The Eagkles signed Jon Runyan and Peters as free agents. One was an all-time Eagle with a decade of superlative play and the other is inn the middle of playing atb a HIOF level. There are not great lineman just floating around, fool.

— UncleStosh

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:13 PM, 12/09/2011

Potential to allow more yards, points and red-zone % than any NFL defense all-time?

— PhillySubsMac

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 10:42 PM, 12/09/2011

wonder who the leader is on defense?........do they have one?

— ox

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:00 PM, 12/09/2011

I have been a fan for over 60 years and I have seen good times as well as bad times but until Jeffrey wakesup nothing is going to change. Andy has no idea about coaching,hiring coaches,time management and drafting good players. This LB core SUCKS!!!!! All I can say is why get enthused about draft day when Andy & Roseman have no clue how to draft. The players they draft are small,quick,injured or they just can't play. Please Mr Laurie make some changes NOW or else we will be coming in at the bottom of the division where we belong. The NFC EAST is getting stronger and unless you make a coaching change we will be at the bottom. Thank goodness the Redskins are in our division!

— bill poore

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:45 PM, 12/09/2011

sonar makes dolphins suicidal, suicidal. 'cause they think the world is over. real talk. look it up

— the-um-miester

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:31 AM, 12/10/2011

Maybe the Birds could talk the Packers into a 4th round pick for Rodgers and a 6th round pick for Matthew's brother Clay. See if AZ will give us Fritz for a 7th round pick and The Birds will be okay next year. If not get rid of Coach Reid, Wide 9 and draft REAL linebackers.

— golson@florida

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:26 AM, 12/10/2011

New coach and staff with the ability to draft players without Roseman's input is what this organization needs. Andy would be smart to resign at the end of the season and walk away to let someone new pick up the pieces and get this team on the right path again. Do the right thing Andy for the team. It's the least you can do since you put this team where it is!

— walt1

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 11:59 AM, 12/10/2011

now Reid is telling us the reason they are bad is because they are young. comeon Andy stop trying to save your job and just stop tring to lie to the fans. the real problems are YOU and the GM and your DEF Cord.! Please Mr Laurie fire them All!!!!

— bill poore

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:34 PM, 12/10/2011

The Bells of Hell are ringing; they are playing “Hit the road JACK

Look folks, any other coach in his or her right mind would have given themselves some cover and declared from the beginning of the season that this is a rebuilding and assessment year. This way expectations and frustration would not have BEEN as high. (Dream Team)

Exhibits

1. On defense we needed a new philosophy, new coaches, and personnel. Under sized middle linebackers and defensive ends defense are no match for Brady and company.
2. On offense we needed a new line that protects a Mobil quarterback, new coaches, and personnel. We got rookies and plug-in’-linemen’s.
3. The summation of the above exhibits, to say the least after the NFL lockout, THE eagles started off with a gambling, high risk, free agent credit card spending spree, poor draft selections and a short training camp give way to, missed-tackles, high interceptions, front office misstates and now excuses.

— nateminor