The Other Guy

Fletcher Cox is a dominant DT. It can be easy to forget about the guy who plays beside him, Tim Jernigan.

The Eagles were dominant against the run. which was a key to their defensive success. They put teams into 2nd and 3rd-and-long situations. That allowed the Eagles to play situational defense and they did a great job of that. Jernigan was a key part of the run defense.

Let’s look back at some Jernigan highlights from last year.

Four more years of THIS guy next to @fcoxx_91?! Mannnnnn.

Here are four of my favorite Tim Jernigan plays through nine games #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/pFOLUZj1BK

— Fran Duffy (@fduffy3) November 9, 2017

https://twitter.com/Philly__Nation/status/913458388864000000

If you think Tim Jernigan looks like he's having fun out there, just wait til you hear him. #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/y4NaEX23Id

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) October 5, 2017

Jernigan had 8 TFLs and 2.5 sacks in 2017. I think he can be even better this season. He’s now been in the system a full year and that should help him to get better at the little things. Jernigan has an outstanding combination of power and quickness. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet.

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Michael McCann wrote a good piece for SI.com on the Michael Bennett situation. This isn’t about innocence or guilt, but rather the technical side of things and how they might play out.

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Cool interview here with Mike Wallace.

The newest member of the #Eagles wide receiver corps, @Wallace17_daKid, sits down in studio to talk about his decision to join the Eagles.#FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/zwhhNSKXLs

— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) March 24, 2018

He talks about asking some friends around the league where he should sign and they all said “Carson”. That is the power of a good, young QB. Players want to play with that guy.

Wallace also talks about wanting to hear Jason Kelce mention him in a speech after winning the Super Bowl this year. Again, pretty cool.

Last year a lot of people wanted Kelce gone. The Eagles kept him and he had his best season. Then he gave a legendary speech and now he’s pretty much the King of Philadelphia. How crazy is that?

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Eagles assistant DL coach Phillip Daniels was at Michigan's Pro Day to check out Maurice Hurst. Terrific 1-gap DT. Very disruptive player.

— Tommy Lawlor (@lawlornfl) March 24, 2018

The Eagles love their current trio of DTs, but they are never going to be satisfied. This organization loves building up the players in the trenches and you know Jim Schwartz always wants more weapons for his D-line.

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