In the past few weeks, we have been studying every player on the Philadelphia Eagles roster and how they adapt to the team’s entry into training camp. Today we take a look at security.

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Preview of previous boot camps

Quarterback • Run back • Offensive tackle • Guard • center • Wide receiver • Tight knot
Defensive end • Defensive tackle • Linebacker • Cornerback

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First look at the safety depth map:

Anthony Harris

Harris is an unselected free agent for the Virginia Vikings. He entered the Minnesota team’s starting lineup. He played 81 games and started 47 games. In 2019, Harris passed the ball 6 times, which is conducive to sharing the league’s lead. He added a seventh overall pick in the playoffs, making Drew Bliss a victim.

The Vikings signed Harris in the 2020 offseason, and he made $11,441,000. If the Vikings label him again, it will be 120% of the total, or $13,729,200. They made the obvious decision not to do so. In this offseason free agent market, Harris obviously did not find a strong market for his services, because the Eagles were able to sign him at a reasonable price of $5 million for a one-year period. The downside is that he will turn 30 in October, which is not ideal for a team in rebuilding mode.

Harris performed well as a tackler in 2020, and he ranked third on the team with 104 times. However, according to pro-football-reference.com, he seems to be struggling in the report because his passing score is 118.1. In terms of context, the Vikings are in a mess in the corner in 2020, which undoubtedly affected Harris’ performance. In 2018, his passing score was 58.1, and his excellent passing score in 2019 was 44.2. Harris’s impressive 2019 season highlights (you have to click “Watch on YouTube” to see it, because the NFL restricts embedding of videos for some stupid reasons):

The Hawks have Harris internal intelligence because the new defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon served as the Vikings’ assistant defensive guard coach from 2014 to 2017. He overlapped with Harris from 2015 to 2017.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Harrison season will start at one of the safe points.

Rodney McLeod

McLeod became a defensive leader after Malcolm Jenkins left. He is just a really good man. He can help transition from one coaching system to another. However, his performance on the court will be worrying.

In 2019, the Eagles gave up more than 40 yard passes than any team in the league, and McLeod had to at least help him in these big games after a torn ACL in 2018. The share in China is partly responsible. He rebounded in 2020 and looks faster than in 2019, and he has recovered from his injuries for another year.

After another ACL tear in 2020, especially late in the season against the Saints on December 13, the question will be whether McLeod will be ready for the 2021 season in time, and even so, will he look like this again The slow version of 2019?

When the first training camp began on July 28, nearly seven and a half months had passed since the day of the torn of the ACL that was closest to McLeod. If the team wants McLeod to be a bystander on the field at least during training, and to gain spiritual representation in the new defensive plan, McLeod can avoid entering the PUP roster and start training camp, but he is extremely unlikely to become an all-out. At least initially.

It remains to be determined whether McLeod is ready to compete in Week 1 in Atlanta.

K’By Wallace

We published Learn more about Wallace’s rookie season Last week, the cliff notes are as follows:

1. He only made 202 steals in regular defense, which is disappointing for a player who seems ready to make an immediate contribution.
2. His report is very good. His hard work and football IQ are both good.
3. His steals, blitz and running support all need improvement.

If Wallace can’t beat players like Marcus Epps and Andrew Adams to get the third safety position in his second season, this might be considered disappointing, but in my opinion Come, in a small sample, he showed enough performance as a rookie, he can play in the NFL, I like his chance to get this role.

Marcus Epps

We also bring Learn more about Epps’ 2020 season Earlier in this offseason, because ProFootballFocus ranked him as the 13th best safety player in the NFL, he was sandwiched between Harrison Smith and Buda Baker, a pair of all-professional players. Spoiler alert: He is not the 13th best safety player in the NFL.

The best feature of Epps is his skills. He played 14 games and started 5 games, but he only played 363 fast breaks, accounting for 33% of the team’s defensive fast breaks. In that limited action, Epps had 47 tackles, two INTs and 4 pass breakthroughs. These are pretty good numbers, and when I noticed his passing errors, they did a good job.

The downside is, Processing is a major area of ??concern.

Epps is purely a deep security guard because he won’t add much value close to the melee line unless he is matched with a close man-to-man match in the coverage area. Even as a deep safety guard, although he sometimes shows good skills, sometimes he “bites the cheese”, he either promises to use the underground route and let the deep route open, or takes the wrong step as a guess to receive As a result of the route of the recipient, keep the recipient open.

For some defensive coordinators, from the perspective of lineup configuration, he is an automatic “no” because of his flaws. Jim Schwartz prioritizes covering safety over heavy hits. He is willing to forgive some missed tackles here and there, but only to one point. Even Epps seems to be replaced by him after his poor performance against the Steelers. Up.

Epps is about to enter his third year in the NFL, and his skills will give him a chance to enter the roster, especially because he was selected by the Mike Zimmer team, and Gannon’s plan is likely to have an impact on Zimmer.

But if he wants to survive in the NFL for a long time, he must find a way to become a better, more reliable tackler.

Andrew Adams

Adams was initially an unselected free agent for the Connecticut Giants in Connecticut. He eventually joined the Buccaneers and participated in their Super Bowl. He also spent a training camp with the Detroit Lions in 2019.

In his five-year career, Adams played a total of 73 games, including 32 starts. He is an experienced security veteran who can start at a critical juncture.

Grayland Arnold

I thought about understanding Arnold’s 2020 season in depth, even though I did research on people like this Sua Opeta with Josiah Scott, I think a closer look at Arnold’s season may require me to seek professional help. What I want to say is that when Arnold watched Epps and Wallace in his two games against Dallas and Washington in weeks 16 and 17, I did notice that Arnold, uh, he was not good. Lots of missed tackles.

Arnold has 10 tackles and 1 PBU in 2020. His size and athleticism are limited, but he has some popular music, and he showed good football skills in college. I like the opportunity for him to participate in the practice class again.

Elijah Riley

No statistics were recorded for the 4 steals in the regular defense and 63 in the special team.

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