DT Cullen Jenkins restructures with Eagles

Acgott · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 5546 Location: USA

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7597737/philadelphia-eagles-restructure-cullen-jenkins-contract

Good move for the Eagles. Their only FA that played well last season

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Acgott · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 5546 Location: USA

marky_b27 · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject:

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Acgott · Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Posts: 5546 Location: USA

With Nnamdi, I thought he could have played better if the DC put him in a better position for his strengths

With Babin I would have wished he did more in run support. Yes, I know it was the system that he plays but still he is pretty bad there

And now lets redirect back to Jenkins who this thread is about and not my opinion of the other Eagle FA's

RainbowCarebear · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:17 pm Post subject:

Nice, now the Eagles won't cut him.
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ianlewis16 · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:49 pm Post subject:

Great move. Love this guy. Seriously.
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Withmy89vision · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 2723

Good. If we can just re-sign Derek Landri, I'd be content at the DT position. I would like to re-sign Antonio Dixon, but I consider him a luxury. Trevor Laws can walk.
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Withmy89vision · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 2723

Aso played decent, but not to his usual elite self. This is a result of Juan Castillo stubbornly putting Aso in a soft zone, when he should be in a press man.

Aso is bigger for a cornerback, and he has long legs. His game is based on using his hands and upper-body to shift the WR's direction, and then to use his long stride to keep up with the WR downfield. Then he also has the ability to locate the ball and the athleticism to go get it. That is an amazing, invaluable skill that can take away a team's best player.

But Juan had him in a system where he would drop back, react, then have to accelerate quickly to make the play. You use this type of system when you have shorter, stouter corners. Reason being, downfield they can't attack the ball against the WR, however they are more likely to have the agility and acceleration to react to the play.

Taller guys like Aso have a higher center of gravity, so it's more awkward for them to shift directions quickly. This is bad news for a zone, though actually Aso wasn't terrible by any means.
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