McCoy a Safety?

On the eve of the draft and with the Eagles projected to take a safety in the first or second round -- to groom as heir apparent to B. Dawk or as insurance/to press Sean Considine -- it is time once again to consider Matt McCoy.

Taken as a 2nd rounder by the Eagles 2 years ago, this SI site projected him as an undrafted free agent. But I come not to slam McCoy, hey is it his fault the Eagles totally, totally overvalued his abiliites (on a Mike Mamula-magnitude)?

No.

But it is interesting that at 5'11", 200 lbs. some draft experts thought he would play safety in the nfl since he's an undersized LB. (Surely the Eagles were gambling that he would turn into a Brian Urlacher type player, a quick LB/Safety hybrid that could morph into a fast hard-hitting pro LB.) I'm not sure how fast he is for the secondary, but if the Eagles are looking to shore up the safety position, maybe they should give McCoy a look. It's not like they'll miss him at LB.

On the other hand, before he left I was also in favor of a similar position reversal for S Michael Lewis. They could have traded positions. McCoy could have become a safety and Lewis an LB. (in fact, after Lewis lost the starting strong safety job, J. Johnson did seem to convert Lewis into a coverage LB in passing situations.)