Secondary force: Revamped Eagles D-backs among best Jim Johnson has had

January 09, 2009|by Ed Barkowitz
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Which is the point Reese made, before he added: "When you talk about abilitywise and potentialwise, yes, it's there. Sheldon is [similar to] Troy. Troy was the better ballhawk than Sheldon is. Asante is a better corner than Bobby Taylor was, but just not as physical at the point of attack."

"What this secondary lacks is that we had a: Brian Dawkins in his prime and b: Al Harris, a legitimate starting cornerback [who played nickel]. That's not a knock against [Sheppard and Hanson]. If Lito was playing [more often] ... and Joselio is going to be a good corner ... but that's the only thing that would hold them back from being as good as those guys."

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There is one thing that this group could do to distinguish itself from all the others: win the next three games and end this city's 48-year drought without a football championship.

"We didn't bring home the glory," said Vincent, who was on the wrong end of the Eagles' three consecutive NFC Championship Game losses from 2001 to '03. "That's the challenge I'd issue to them. Go do something we didn't do. The same kind of stories were written about us when we followed Eric Allen and Erik McMillan and those great [defenses of the early 1990s]. Finish the deal, young men. Finish the deal." *

 

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