RebelJedi Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Came in during the Sunday Night game vs. San Francisco, got an interception return for a touchdown Last thursday vs. the Giants, ran through DeVonta Freeman and got to Daniel Jones (albeit failed to sack Jones but still a flashy play from him) Thoughts on him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madriver Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Buying. He's made some nice plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20dawk4life Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 He’s done well but is far from perfect. Ken Flajole has really done a lot of good with crappy talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portyansky Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 He is getting better every game. I hope he keeps trending that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeM37 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Like previously mentioned, he is trending upwards....let's just hope it continues in that manner.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleJoe8 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Let him play. Get TJ Edwards back. Let Devion Taylor get his feet wet. Kick Gerry in the nuts. Then to the curb. 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 His level of play is exactly what I'd expect from a 1st guy off the bench backup LB'er and Special Teams player. The fact that he seems like a difference making player is an indictment of the F.O. more than a true assessment of him. They ignore and miss on the position group to the point that a good fill in guy looks great compared to the rest. I can still remember what excellent LB'er play looked like... <<<<<<-----------------It looked like this guy's play. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleMatt Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 4 hours ago, Portyansky said: He is getting better every game. I hope he keeps trending that way. Only a matter of time before we have SOMEONE serviceable at LB, right? And when we do... we let em walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portyansky Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, EagleMatt said: Only a matter of time before we have SOMEONE serviceable at LB, right? And when we do... we let em walk. Or injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle45 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 2 hours ago, PoconoDon said: His level of play is exactly what I'd expect from a 1st guy off the bench backup LB'er and Special Teams player. The fact that he seems like a difference making player is an indictment of the F.O. more than a true assessment of him. They ignore and miss on the position group to the point that a good fill in guy looks great compared to the rest. I can still remember what excellent LB'er play looked like... <<<<<<-----------------It looked like this guy's play. This is how I feel about our WRs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 9 minutes ago, eagle45 said: This is how I feel about our WRs. And rightfully so. Injuries aside, they don't find excellent WR's either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle45 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 minutes ago, PoconoDon said: And rightfully so. Injuries aside, they don't find excellent WR's either. The main difference is that they have bad LBs while not trying and have bad WRs despite a major investment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Vic Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 On a team like ours who promotes new players from practice squad weekly, he is a starter material. Very good blitzer and special teamer, who sometimes lacks in coverage skills if starting. Can be utilized in packages on a good team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaff Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 54 minutes ago, eagle45 said: The main difference is that they have bad LBs while not trying and have bad WRs despite a major investment. Only one of the receivers is "bad”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, PoconoDon said: His level of play is exactly what I'd expect from a 1st guy off the bench backup LB'er and Special Teams player. The fact that he seems like a difference making player is an indictment of the F.O. more than a true assessment of him. They ignore and miss on the position group to the point that a good fill in guy looks great compared to the rest. I can still remember what excellent LB'er play looked like... <<<<<<-----------------It looked like this guy's play. I think all Eagles fans that were watching games back then love Seth Joyner. But Seth Joyner the rookie wasn't Seth Joyner the vet. He had to wait for his opportunity on a team that was also looking for all new LBs. He had a lot of improving to do early on. He was motivated and he put in the work to become the player he was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoconoDon Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, brkmsn said: I think all Eagles fans that were watching games back then love Seth Joyner. But Seth Joyner the rookie wasn't Seth Joyner the vet. He had to wait for his opportunity on a team that was also looking for all new LBs. He had a lot of improving to do early on. He was motivated and he put in the work to become the player he was. I agree that no rookie is fully developed, but it didn't take very long for Joyner to start his ascent despite being the 208th overall pick. As I remember it, he flashed as a rookie and we knew we had a really good one by the end of the strike shortened year 2. The rest is history. Games Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Sk Comb Solo Ast Sfty AV Career 195 172 24 307 2 43 26 3 12 65 3 52.0 1123 181 67 102 8 yrs PHI 120 113 17 286 2 43 21 2 8 65 3 37.0 875 0 72 3 yrs ARI 48 48 7 21 0 11 5 1 4 0 0 12.0 209 152 57 24 1 yr DEN 16 1 0.0 5 4 1 1 1 yr GNB 11 10 3.0 34 25 9 5 1986 22 PHI rlb 59 14 7 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 44 4 1987 23 PHI LLB 59 12 12 2 42 0 29 2 0 2 18 1 4.0 96 6 1988 24 PHI LLB 59 16 16 4 96 0 30 1 1 1 0 0 3.5 136 9 1989 25 PHI LLB 59 14 14 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 123 7 1990 26 PHI LLB 59 16 16 1 9 0 9 3 1 0 0 0 7.5 132 7 1991* 27 PHI LLB 59 16 16 3 41 0 41 6 0 4 47 2 6.5 110 15 1992 28 PHI LLB 59 16 16 4 88 2 43 3 0 1 0 0 6.5 121 15 1993* 29 PHI LLB 59 16 16 1 6 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 113 9 1994* 30 ARI LLB 59 16 16 3 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 6.0 53 38 15 12 1995 31 ARI LLB 59 16 16 3 9 0 11 1 1 3 0 0 1.0 70 50 20 6 1996 32 ARI LLB 59 16 16 1 10 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 5.0 86 64 22 6 1997 33 GNB LLB 54 11 10 3.0 34 25 9 5 1998 34 DEN 99 16 1 0.0 5 4 1 1 My point is excellent LB'er play makes a big difference but this team doesn't seem to care about that at all, which is sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I think Singletons is decent. If we had good LBs he'd provide decent depth. I'm not sure on a good who value their LBs that he'd be a starter but I like him. He's flashed and he's done more than Gerry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 15 hours ago, EagleJoe8 said: Let him play. Get TJ Edwards back. Let Devion Taylor get his feet wet. Kick Gerry in the nuts. Then to the curb. Trade Gerry to Baltimore for LJ Fort. Throw Howie in to sweeten the deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 10 hours ago, PoconoDon said: And rightfully so. Injuries aside, they don't find excellent WR's either. Or CBs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleJoe8 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 2 hours ago, time2rock said: Trade Gerry to Baltimore for LJ Fort. Throw Howie in to sweeten the deal. That could result in the Ravens giving us the silent treatment. Like getting the wife a dustpan on her birthday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 20 hours ago, EagleJoe8 said: Let him play. Get TJ Edwards back. Let Devion Taylor get his feet wet. Kick Gerry in the nuts. Then to the curb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LacesOut Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 This position on the Eagles needs all the assistance it can get. So if he can just play 'ok' for now, and then actually get a bit better each week, I am all for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsb235 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 I think the biggest variable impacting the rest of our season on defense is how Schwartz decides to handle the back seven. I have no idea how he evaluates his players, but it's pretty clear that our top three linebackers are Singleton, Edwards, Riley,. And there's no excuse not the play Singleton and Edwards together, since they did that a lot during the preseason last year, and looked good working as a tandem. Playing Gerry or Riley as the LB3 is probably a wash, but to me there isn't any question that Singleton and Edwards should be the two primary linebackers. With Maddox probably close to 100 percent, my guess is he is back at CB2 and they keep Mills at safety, which to me is another mistake. Mills seems to be our best option at CB2 and Parks is the best option at SS, if for no other reason than he has had success in that role while at Denver. Maddox or LeBlanc can play the slot, but my guess is that Schwartz sticks with NRC for reasons that I just don't get. Obviously Schwartz should have a better idea than anyone else on who can play where, but it seems like we are making a lot of bad decisions on the defensive side of the ball over the last few seasons in terms of both who is on the roster and who is on the field. Gerry and NRC in particular are struggling this year, but he seems unwilling to bench them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brkmsn Posted October 27, 2020 Share Posted October 27, 2020 I believe one of the biggest reasons we haven't seen Gerry replaced yet is because I'm not sure any of the other LBs are ready to wear the headset helmet and get the calls out to the defense. Hicks used to do it, then Bradham and this year it has been Gerry with the responsibility. Edwards isn't seen as a 3 down LB yet, so he won't be the guy. Until we get a clear picture of who can be the guy and they prove in practice they can handle the responsibility, Gerry will continue to stay out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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