12 minutes ago, devpool said:

No, what he literally said was don't expect the pass defense to improve. But they literally cannot get worse than allowing a catch on every target, so they can't do anything BUT improve.

He also said there may be a better coverage linebacker on the team, albeit not significantly (in his opinion). So how can you not expect pass defense to get better when 1) it literally cannot get worse and 2) you are likely replacing a guy who has been awful with a guy who is likely better in coverage?

It was a stupid tweet.

You're either missing or ignoring the keyword "significantly". The tweet is kinda pointless though, it doesn't take a scout to see the other guys arent much better

41 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

That's literally what Solak is saying, with adding they won't be significantly better, because, well, obviously. 

Gerry can't cover, can't shed blocks and can't react quickly to what is happening in front of him. He makes plays when he's unblocked and the opposing players run right at him. 

So unless Singleton literally starts running around in circles like a player from the old electric football games, he's going to be better.

1 minute ago, jsb235 said:

Gerry can't cover, can't shed blocks and can't react quickly to what is happening in front of him. He makes plays when he's unblocked and the opposing players run right at him. 

So unless Singleton literally starts running around in circles like a player from the old electric football games, he's going to be better.

Sure. He's not saying he wont. He's saying its not going to be significantly better.

8 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

Sure. He's not saying he wont. He's saying its not going to be significantly better.

Gerry was giving up a completion and perfect QB rating when targeted after 5 weeks.  Stopping 1 completion is better.

12 minutes ago, downundermike said:

Gerry was giving up a completion and perfect QB rating when targeted after 5 weeks.  Stopping 1 completion is better.

Yes we established that. 

The other LB'ers suck too. So even though its better, it probably wont be significantly better. That's the point.

24 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

You're either missing or ignoring the keyword "significantly". The tweet is kinda pointless though, it doesn't take a scout to see the other guys arent much better

They don't need to be significantly better. Even slightly better is better than how gerry played. That word doesn't change anything at all, I literally included it in my response. So you either ignored it or missed it

6 minutes ago, devpool said:

They don't need to be significantly better. Even slightly better is better than how gerry played. That word doesn't change anything at all, I literally included it in my response. So you either ignored it or missed it

I'm not going to argue over the coldest take i've read today. They are going to be better without Gerry in coverage. They probably won't be significantly better with Singleton/Edwards/Riley in coverage. These are basic ass sentences. 

2 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

I'm not going to argue over the coldest take i've read today. They are going to be better without Gerry in coverage. They probably won't be significantly better with Singleton/Edwards/Riley in coverage. These are basic ass sentences. 

The fact that you are  missing is when there is a defensive breakdown it makes other positions react accordingly causing additional defensive breakdowns. If the current linebackers are in position on the play, it’s not going to cause the safeties to do something stupid because somebody else is out of position. So as a whole they should be significantly better.

5 minutes ago, downundermike said:

The fact that you are  missing is when there is a defensive breakdown it makes other positions react accordingly causing additional defensive breakdowns. If the current linebackers are in position on the play, it’s not going to cause the safeties to do something stupid because somebody else is out of position. So as a whole they should be significantly better.

So you think Singleton/Riley/Edwards aren’t going to have defensive breakdowns and will be in position? I hope your right, I just can’t see how anyone can rely on any of these LB’ers 

33 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

So you think Singleton/Riley/Edwards aren’t going to have defensive breakdowns and will be in position? I hope your right, I just can’t see how anyone can rely on any of these LB’ers 

I agree, replacing gerry with more hot garbage at LB isn't going to be a significant improvement 

And I still think it can be a minimal improvement. I can't imagine any LB can be as horrible as gerry has been in coverage but if any group of LBs can it's this porous group.☹️

4 minutes ago, Utebird said:

I agree, replacing gerry with more hot garbage at LB isn't going to be a significant improvement 

And I still think it can be a minimal improvement. I can't imagine any LB can be as horrible as gerry has been in coverage but if any group of LBs can it's this porous group.☹️

That’s all I’m saying. Even if it’s "better” it’s going to still be a big weakness of the D that other teams will look to exploit 

53 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

So you think Singleton/Riley/Edwards aren’t going to have defensive breakdowns and will be in position? I hope your right, I just can’t see how anyone can rely on any of these LB’ers 

That's the thing, you don't know. Who was saying Fulgham was going to be any good before he started playing? Or Greg Ward? Or Mailata? Or Herbig?

Gerry is Jamon Brown. Making the argument that Singleton will only be as good, in relative terms, as Herbig, and therefore we may as well have kept playing Jamon Brown doesn't make sense to me.

The problem is, the Eagles look at Gerry and see something different than everyone else. So in those terms, they may not see Edwards or Sungleton as an upgrade, or Bradley or Riley. But PFF, analysts and scouts who are question by guys like Caplan do see a significant difference. Caplan is quoted as saying that people who are doing advance work on the Eagles think Singleton is much better.

Just because Jim Schwartz seems to think Gerry is good, doesn't mean he's good. Schwartz thought LJ Fort was worse than Gerry. How did that analysis work out? He kept Craig James over Douglas. He thought Mills could replace Jenkins.

Maybe, in some crazy twist of fate, he screwed this one up as well.  

3 hours ago, austinfan said:

I'd have to think the Peters decision is Stoutland, not Pederson, Stoutland is the guru, and I doubt Doug would question his judgement.

Pederson may know QBs and WRs, but I doubt he'd pretend to know OL.

No guru would put Peters at LT.

12 minutes ago, jsb235 said:

That's the thing, you don't know. Who was saying Fulgham was going to be any good before he started playing? Or Greg Ward? Or Mailata? Or Herbig?

Gerry is Jamon Brown. Making the argument that Singleton will only be as good, in relative terms, as Herbig, and therefore we may as well have kept playing Jamon Brown doesn't make sense to me.

The problem is, the Eagles look at Gerry and see something different than everyone else. So in those terms, they may not see Edwards or Sungleton as an upgrade, or Bradley or Riley. But PFF, analysts and scouts who are question by guys like Caplan do see a significant difference. Caplan is quoted as saying that people who are doing advance work on the Eagles think Singleton is much better.

Just because Jim Schwartz seems to think Gerry is good, doesn't mean he's good. Schwartz thought LJ Fort was worse than Gerry. How did that analysis work out? He kept Craig James over Douglas. He thought Mills could replace Jenkins.

Maybe, in some crazy twist of fate, he screwed this one up as well.  

I think gerry is grossly miscast. He was a college safety making the transition to OLB and then was playing MLB at about 225 lbs, that's not going to work any where any time.

Gerry wasn't all pro last year at OLB with bradham at MLB but he was much better at OLB last year than he's been at MLB this year.

Schwartz expects and asks way too much of him and gives him way too much responsibility.

When Schwartz asks him to blitz he looks half way decent ask him to call and set the defense and call coverage and shed OGs and stop runs and cover from side line to sideline and he's way out of what little depth he had.

1 hour ago, LeanMeanGM said:

So you think Singleton/Riley/Edwards aren’t going to have defensive breakdowns and will be in position? I hope your right, I just can’t see how anyone can rely on any of these LB’ers 

At the end of the Giants game Singleton was the LB playing dime.  Maybe Gerry had incurred his injury by then.

A couple points though...

 - Edwards makes us better against the run.  That is a plus this week when the opposing QB isn't any good.

 - This gives Flajole a permission structure to play Taylor and Bradley more often - letting our young guys get some valuable experience.

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17 minutes ago, jsb235 said:

That's the thing, you don't know. Who was saying Fulgham was going to be any good before he started playing? Or Greg Ward? Or Mailata? Or Herbig?

Gerry is Jamon Brown. Making the argument that Singleton will only be as good, in relative terms, as Herbig, and therefore we may as well have kept playing Jamon Brown doesn't make sense to me.

The problem is, the Eagles look at Gerry and see something different than everyone else. So in those terms, they may not see Edwards or Sungleton as an upgrade, or Bradley or Riley. But PFF, analysts and scouts who are question by guys like Caplan do see a significant difference. Caplan is quoted as saying that people who are doing advance work on the Eagles think Singleton is much better.

Just because Jim Schwartz seems to think Gerry is good, doesn't mean he's good. Schwartz thought LJ Fort was worse than Gerry. How did that analysis work out? He kept Craig James over Douglas. He thought Mills could replace Jenkins.

Maybe, in some crazy twist of fate, he screwed this one up as well.  

These are all different examples though. Fort never played a defensive snap, he was a complete unknown. Douglas was in a bad scheme and he’s playing well now because Panthers are playing to his strengths. Fulgham was also a complete unknown who took advantage and produced. We’ve already seen Singleton and Riley. I haven’t really seen anything from them that makes me believe they can play better in an increased role. Hopefully I’m wrong and they take advantage of their opportunity but I certainly wouldn’t bet on it.

I might not necessarily agree with Solak in regards to route distribution (Reagor’s sample size was too small and against completely different style of defenses), but it was an interesting look at how Fulgham and Reagor fit. I especially like that he showed the Next Gen routes each player ran. 

27 minutes ago, LeanMeanGM said:

 We’ve already seen Singleton and Riley. I haven’t really seen anything from them that makes me believe they can play better in an increased role. Hopefully I’m wrong and they take advantage of their opportunity but I certainly wouldn’t bet on it.

If they do play better, I think that is a pretty decent indication that Schwartz needs to go. And he can take Gerry with him. 

9 minutes ago, jsb235 said:

If they do play better, I think that is a pretty decent indication that Schwartz needs to go. And he can take Gerry with him. 

Flajole apparently has a lot of say. He was the one who didn’t like Fort. He also loves Gerry. 

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1 hour ago, ManuManu said:

Flajole apparently has a lot of say. He was the one who didn’t like Fort. He also loves Gerry. 

He’s a hard one to figure out. He doesn’t seem all that great but on the same hand he’s never given much to work with and the players love him. 

Gerry is the green spot QB of the D.  Wonder who fills that role Sunday. Riley?

30 minutes ago, BigEFly said:

Gerry is the green spot QB of the D.  Wonder who fills that role Sunday. Riley?

I would guess McLeod or Mills. Traditionally not on S’s but I don’t know if they would put it on any of these LB’s 

8 hours ago, Mike030270 said:

 

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