joseephuss said:
Is Philly's depth at DE that good? They lost Burrgess in free agency. Jerome McDougle is coming back from his unfortunate incident. Now they cut Douglas. Who do they have besides Kearse and Kalu?
They've got 4 DEs:
Kearse
Kalu
Jaqua Thomas
Trent Cole
Thomas and Cole are "no-names" - but they straight up outplayed Hugh Douglas in camp and preseason. Even Hugh fans on the Eagles board noticed this.
They also added Alonzo Jackson to their practice squad:
6-3" - 270 Lbs
2003 2nd round pick of the Steelers
They tried to convert him to OLB, it didn't work out. He'll play DE in Philly.
They are a little thin at DE (only keeping 4),
but they get McDougle back around week 6 most likely, DT Darwin Walker also plays end, they can promote Jackson, and they can always resign Hugh if someone get's injured.