The Philadelphia Eagles have signed saftey Patrick Chung, fullback James Casey, linebacker Jason Phillips, defensive tackles Isaac Sopoaga, and cornerback Bradley Fletcher. The Eagles have learned their lesson from signing all those big name free agents a couple years ago as they signed 5 under the radar guys.
After the Eagles hire Billy Davis as their defensive coordinator, they changed to a 3-4 defense. They needed a guy with expierence in this system. They signed saftey Patrick Chung to a 4 year deal. Chung is coming off a dissapointing season after falling out of favor with the coaches. Chung has been injury prone too, so the Eagles must be cautious about this. Chung had 44 tackles and 2 picks last season.
The Eagles needed to find a versatile fullback that can play multiple positions. James Casey was a perfect fit as the Eagles agreed to terms with him on a 3 year, $14.5 million contract. The Eagles overapid Casey, which could put a little hit to their salary cap too. It's interesting that the Eagles call Casey a tight end since he was underused as a fullback last season. Casey is more of a recieving, than blocking back, which the Eagles haven't had in years.
Finding a nose tackle was a no-brain for the Eagles after parting ways with Cullen Jenkins (signed with the New York Giants) and Mike Patterson. They signed defensive tackle Isaac Sopogoa to a 3 year, $12 million contract to fill a void at nose tackle. Sopoaga will be the Eagles run-stuffer in their new 3-4 defense as he should plug the holes against opposing offensive lines.
The Eagles released Nnamdi Asoughmau and have lost Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie to free agency and were in need of a corner. They added a good physical one in Bradley Fletcher. Fletcher will fill in a huge need at corner, that the Eagles haven't got any consistent play from since Asante Samuel. According to Pro Football Focus, Fletcher was credited with the 0.52 yards per snap, the lowest rate out of any cornerback in the NFL. Fletcher has been overly agressive at the line of scrimmage sometimes, but his ability to defend against the great recievers is sensational. Fletcher should be an upgrade out of the 2 cornerback that started in Philly last season.
The Eagles needed some depth at linebacker, so they added Jason Phillips. Primarily a special teams player, Phillips could sneak in some defensive packages this season for the Eagles.
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