Eagles LB Stewart Bradley Out for Season

[huntz]

I think they're deep at LB. Looks like Mays? will fill MLB for now.

[Mc2guy]

The chicken littles are out in Philly already. See here.

Philadelphia Eagles in disarray after one week of training camp - lehighvalleylive.com

[GMScud]

Originally Posted by Mc2guy

The chicken littles are out in Philly already. See here.

Philadelphia Eagles in disarray after one week of training camp - lehighvalleylive.com

Eh. That article is pretty over the top. I think Philly's offense will be top 5, maybe top 3, but their D will settle in as a very average unit. No Bradley, Dawkins, or Jim Johnson will hurt them quite a bit.

[Mc2guy]

Totally agree...way over the top. Sounds more like fanboy writing, not journalism.

Philly will weather the storm. Their real loss was JJ (rip). I will be surprised if they can figure out how to bring the pressure they are accustomed to without Johnson scheming up some brilliant blitz packages. Particularly without Dawkins to rely on in the backfield.

[Skinny Tee]

I'm sure Philly fans feel really bad when we have training camp injuries...

It's a part of the game and I'd be remiss if I didn't say I'm glad that it didn't happen to us. Injuries are all chance, they happen to all teams regardless of whether you wish for it or not.

I'm just glad it wasn't a Skin.

[firstdown]

While he had a big year last year the team has plenty of time to fill the void. They have a good coaching staff and as with all good teams they over come these issues. Now if injuries start stacking up then they might have an issue.

[Schneed10]

Omar Gaither was not penciled in to be a starter this year, so it seems he'll now get the first crack at replacing Bradley. They're using Gocong and Hakeem Jordan on the outside, and Gaither is kind of the versatile fill-in, kind of the way we've used Blades in the past.

They do have Joe Mays, who reminds me a lot of HB Blades. He was a rookie last year, drafted in the 6th round out of North Dakota State, 5' 11" and 246 pounds. Word is he has decent speed and a nose for the ball. Height is the only knock. He might earn some time.

But yeah, no matter what the Eagles lost the QB of their defense and a guy who was developing into quite a leader, and a pretty athletic player to boot. They'll miss him.

[53Fan]

I feel bad for the player but screw the team. We've been there before and the amount of pity we got wouldn't fill a thimble. Hail Redskins!

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

I feel bad for the player but screw the team. We've been there before and the amount of pity we got wouldn't fill a thimble. Hail Redskins!

Well I'm wondering how many Iggles fans are believe Mike Florio's gloom and doom about Haynesworth's knee.

[53Fan]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Well I'm wondering how many Iggles fans are believe Mike Florio's gloom and doom about Haynesworth's knee.

I'm sure they're hoping he's right.

[Ruhskins]

In other Iggle news, according to Adam Schefter's Twitter page, Maclin reaches a 5-year deal with the Eagles.

Matt Moseley also reports on ESPN, no details on the contract yet...

Philadelphia Eagles agree to deal with Jeremy Maclin - ESPN

[SmootSmack]

Eagles seem to have found some linebacker help

"Wilhelm to Eagles" by Chargers Blog

[GTripp0012]

Wilhem is a nice little player, but the Eagles usually don't make mid level injury replacement signings. They usually don't have to. This appears to be an exception.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Wilhem is a nice little player, but the Eagles usually don't make mid level injury replacement signings. They usually don't have to. This appears to be an exception.

Were they thin at LB after losing Bradley? Also, any issues with Wilhelm going from a 3-4 to a 4-3 system? Just curious.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Were they thin at LB after losing Bradley? Also, any issues with Wilhelm going from a 3-4 to a 4-3 system? Just curious.

Wilhelm was bad last year in the 3-4 (not that it was easy to play under two coordinators last year), he'll probably do better in the 4-3.

I feel like they were thin with Bradley. I think they took it for granted that effective linebackers could be found in the middle rounds of the draft, and I think they could, when Jim Johnson was running the show.

Gocong is a pretty good player, but I think Akeem Jordan, Omar Gaither, and Wilhelm are quite mediocre. Joe Mays is a guy a lot of fans think has a future, but we don't know anything about him any more than we know about someone like Alfred Fincher.