Throughout the course of the week, we’ll be providing position-by-position previews of the entire Eagles roster. Click here to get to all of them. Today, we cover the linebackers.
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Eagles Snapshot: LB Preview
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Jordan Replaces Rolle At LB With First Team
Since the Eagles returned to the Novacare Complex 10 days ago, Akeem Jordan hasn’t had much company at his locker.
The sixth-year linebacker has gone largely unnoticed. Many (present company included) figured he was battling for a roster spot with Keenan Clayton, looking to continue his strong play on special teams.
But things changed today. The last question for Andy Reid during his media session, which lasted about 15 minutes, was about Brian Rolle, and whether the second-year player was still the team’s starting WILL linebacker.
“Right now, no,” Reid said. “Akeem is going to work in there as a starter.”
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LB Review: Competition For Rolle?
Here’s a review of how Mychal Kendricks, Brian Rolle and the rest of the Eagles linebackers performed against the Browns, after having re-watched the game.
Tagged with: Akeem Jordan, Brian Rolle, Casey Matthews, DeMeco Ryans, Jamar Chaney, Keenan Clayton, Mychal Kendricks, Sheil Kapadia
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Asomugha Will Play Monday Against Patriots
When Andy Reid ran through the players who won’t be on the field Monday night against the Patriots, one name he left out was Nnamdi Asomugha.
Asomugha participated in practice Friday and Saturday after suffering a lip laceration and sore neck in a collision with Nate Allen Monday afternoon.
Tagged with: Casey Matthews, Jason Babin, Mike Kafka, Nnamdi Asomugha, Riley Cooper, Sheil Kapadia
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LB Review: Eagles Rookie Kendricks Shows Flashes
Here’s my player-by-player look at the Eagles linebackers after having re-watched their game against the Steelers.
If you were expecting Mychal Kendricks to look like a Pro Bowler in his first game action in the NFL, you were disappointed. If you wanted to see him show flashes of the player the Birds hope he eventually becomes, well, you got that.
Tagged with: Akeem Jordan, Brian Rolle, Casey Matthews, DeMeco Ryans, Keenan Clayton, Mychal Kendricks, Sheil Kapadia
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Caldwell: Matthews has confidence back
As I mentioned in a previous post, linebacker Casey Matthews had a bizarre rookie season, beginning the season as a starter, getting benched and then eventually finding a role in the nickel package.
In the final four games, he played about 61 percent of the team’s defensive snaps. And according to linebackers coach Mike Caldwell, that’s when Matthews got his confidence back.
“The thing about Casey was he never sulked about it,” Caldwell said. “He understood, he continued to work hard and that hard work paid off. He played well on special teams, then he ended up getting his role in the third-down package, and he did a good job in that package, so now that confidence is back and he can build on that coming in this year.”
Eagles training camp preview: Linebackers
DeMeco Ryans arrives with high expectations after the Eagles have continually failed in recent years to find an adequate middle linebacker. Barring injury, he is a lock to start in the middle when the Eagles open the season against the Browns. But can he be good enough in coverage to stay on the field for all three downs?
The Eagles were in nickel about 46 percent of the time last year, according to Football Outsiders (you’re going to see me cite that stat quite a bit). In Houston, Ryans earned the reputation of being a great leader and a great teammate. But it’ll be hard to lead if he’s replaced in sub packages and on the sidelines nearly half the time.
Tagged with: Akeem Jordan, Brian Rolle, Casey Matthews, DeMeco Ryans, Jamar Chaney, Keenan Clayton, Moise Fokou, Mychal Kendricks, Sheil Kapadia
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