The Eagles made another interesting off season move today trading a 5th round pick to the Detroit Lions for LB Ernie Sims. Not long ago Sims was 9th overall pick in the draft out of Florida State, and was touted as the LB to come out FSU since future Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks. He never quite lived up to the hype in Detroit, thanks to injuries and a system that didn't fit him. It's hard to be all that effective when there's no talent around you and coaching staff doesn't know how to use you. With the Eagles on the other hand Sims should fit right in. He's speedy LB who can go sideline to sideline and rack up tackles. In fact he had 100 + plus tackles in each of first 3 seasons, before injuries limited him to 49 last year. In the end if Sims can finally put his explosive talents on display with the Birds, this trade could turn out to be a steal for the Birds. Also bringing in Sims fills the need the Eagles had for a LB so they can feel free to trade up in the first round in an attempt to fill their other needs, like say Safety perhaps, or Cornerback. So one way or other this trade should work out well for the Birds.
2 comments:
Well I can imagine that anybody playing in Detroit just seems to be worse solely because of the fact that they play for the Lions. The Eagles needed a LB and the way Simms sounds this seems like a good trade for the Eagles.
-to ph1llysports
yes it could be but we'll see
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