Ole Gaither

Ok, anyone else more mystified by the release of Trotter and more concerned about middle LB after watching Omar Gaither – whose size made him look more like a D-back than a LB last night (no surprise, he’s only 13 lbs heavier than Michael Lewis) – get manhandled at the point of attack on numerous occasions last night?

 

If the Eagles coaches were so concerned about Trotter’s second half performance last year, why didn’t they make middle LB a draft priority in April? It would appear that LB should have been a higher priority than QB for the Eagles this year. Paul Posluszny and David Harris would have been a better pick – would certainly play more – than Kevin Kolb this season.

 

I don’t necessarily blame Gaither. He’s a weakside LB being put in a bad position for which he simply doesn’t have the size. I do blame Reid and Heckert for drafting Matt McCoy instead of Kirk Morrison, the repercussions of that highly questionable pick will be felt all season.

 

Spikes will be the middle LB by the 4^th game of the season.