Eagles D Has ?'s to Answer

Talking to Reuben Frank, a terrific Eagles beat writer for the Burlington City Times, I got a rundown of some of the areas the Eagles need to get more feedback on defensively.

Starting up front, second-year defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley, a stiff as a rookie first-rounder from Florida State, has had a very good offseason and is going to be relied upon to help keep the heat off of another second-year second-year man, middle linebacker Omar Haither.

Strongside linebacker Chris Gocong, another second-year man, is the strongside backer and Takeo Spikes is the weakside guy. The ability for linebackers to work in concert and not worry about whether or not a guy has his responsibility down is vital. This will be an area to watch tonight as Pittsburgh brings an offense that gets to the second level with the running game.

Another question, is Jevon Kearse, in his ninth year, still Jevon Kearse. As Frank mentioned, he hasn't been a force since he was an Oiler. He's not far off.