ATippett56
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When you make definitive statement like "Philly will take Siler, no matter what", you'd better back it up with facts. As a matter of fact your statement is contrary to Jim Johnson's assessment of the Eagles middle linebacker position:I was told that Reggie Brown will be the number 1 WR, he was their 1st round pick of 2 years ago. Plus, Jeramiah Trotter is getting up their in age, and the media has talked about they have seen that he has been showing signs of age based on his play.
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/news/columnists/16424157.htm
The switch to Gaither was a gutsy move because Gaither really hadn't gotten much work on the weakside. He primarily was backing up Trotter in the middle and playing some in their two-linebacker nickel package.
"There were things we liked about him at middle linebacker," Johnson said of the rookie fifth-rounder. "We just didn't know how it was going to work out at WILL [weakside linebacker]. But it's worked out well. He's a good tackler. He's finding the ball. He's making some plays."
Gaither said he didn't have much trouble making the transition to WILL. "I played a few reps at WILL in the offseason [spring minicamps]," he said. "Knowing MIKE [middle linebacker] helps you as far as knowing WILL because you know the defense from the inside out. You can learn anything from the inside out. I just needed to get in some extra film study."
Johnson ultimately thinks Gaither's long-term future with the club will be in the middle as Trotter's eventual replacement. And he said he has in no way given up on McCoy.