Amazing fact about our defense

[EFD]

The Eagles now have SEVEN players starting on defense that were either undrafted free agents or 7th round picks. SEVEN.

Juqua Parker – undrafted
Antonio Dixon – undrafted
Jamar Chaney – 7th round
Moise Fokou – 7th round
Dimitri Patterson – undrafted
Quintin Mikell – undrafted
Kurt Coleman – 7th round

That kind of defense isn't likely winning a championship, regardless of what your offense does.

[stocknowledge]

I don't know. Seems like they have something to prove.

[Eaglebreath]

That kind of defense isn't likely winning a championship, regardless of what your offense does.

And that is why I'm just not buying any of the championship aspirations for this team. Jay Cutler lit them up. Eli lit them up. I could honestly see Drew Brees or Tom Brady throwing for 500 yards and 6 TDs on this defense. I admire the way the defense stepped up in the 4th quarter against the Giants, but I don't think they can sustain that. They're just not good enough, and they are going to get mega exposed at some point in the playoffs, and that will be that.

[Green With Envy]

The Eagles now have SEVEN players starting on defense that were either undrafted free agents or 7th round picks. SEVEN.

Juqua Parker – undrafted
Antonio Dixon – undrafted
Jamar Chaney – 7th round
Moise Fokou – 7th round
Dimitri Patterson – undrafted
Quintin Mikell – undrafted
Kurt Coleman – 7th round

That kind of defense isn't likely winning a championship, regardless of what your offense does.

That is amazing but your last statement makes no sense. You can say they suck if you want, but that has nothing to do with their draft status. I would rather have Antonio Dxion over Cory Simon or Juqua Parker over Jerome McDougle

Antonio Pierce - Undrafted
Adewale Ogunleye - Undrafted
Bart Scott - Undrafted
London Fletcher - Undrafted
Pat Williams - Undrafted
James Harrison - Undrafted
Jay Ratliff - 7th round
Cortland Finnegan - 7th round

[stevemc]

ahem. . . . .

http://philly.sportscolumn.com/showt...ted#post176363

[Vote for Kalas]

LOL...Steve ahead of the curve as usual...

A bit misleading as well since Parker and Mikell have been starting here for years and Fokou has some experience at SAM before this year.

But the draft class certainly has paid some dividends already

[saratoga]

I would agree that this D is unlikely to win a championship. But after what the Saints did last year, I'm giving them a slight chance.

And when they needed a stop, they got it.

[sfphillyfan]

I don't worry too much about where they're drafted. Im more worried that they seem to be dropping like flies and can't defend the red zone.

[CHIP72]

People should do some research about the 1960 Eagles - there are some eerie similarities between that team and the 2010 team, including the defense not being overly good.

[musicman]

I'm not too concerned with where they were drafted,the youth is more of a concern. They need some top notch On the Job Training, at least they have a pretty good offense while they learn.

[Eagle60]

People should do some research about the 1960 Eagles - there are some eerie similarities between that team and the 2010 team, including the defense not being overly good.

Ya know Chip that I have been thinking the same thing. I guess that I was afraid to post it because i didn't want to jinx them.

[QuitoPhan]

Forget who wrote the article, but this reminds me of a story I read a few years ago about how the NFL under the cap had gotten so restrictive and evenly matched that teams essentially have to choose which side of the ball to load up on. You pretty much load up on offense or defense and hope the other side of the ball doesn't kill you. 2000 Ravens, 2007 Giants on defense. 2009 Saints, 2006 Colts on offense. This offense might be good enough to pull that off -- we actually have a lot in common with last year's Saints -- great offense and defense that kind of sucks except when getting turnovers.

[sfphillyfan]

What happened in 1960?

[IMK]

What if they were 5th or 6th rounders - would you believe in them then?

[stevemc]

What if they were 5th or 6th rounders - would you believe in them then?

you mean like Trent Cole?!