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Well, the Rams love our buried on the depth chart wide receivers.  Yesterday evening, at the 11th hour the Philadelphia Eagles shipped Brandon Gibson, who from all accounts is a superstar in the making (with patience) and a 5th round pick to the St. Louis Rams for LB Will Witherspoon.

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Witherspoon who was the Ram’s team MVP in 2007, played in all 16 games and recorded 117 tackles.  Also off to another solid start in 2009, Witherspoon has tallied 33 tackles through Week 7 of the season.

The force behind this move is obvious, as the Eagles continue their search for an anchor in the middle of their Linebacking core.   With Omar Gathier, for whatever reason, appearing to have just completely lost ability to play the position combined with nagging injuries, and Jeremiah Trotter looking like a 50 year old man out there, Witherspoon appears ready to step in and claim that spot in the middle for the foreseeable future.  A quick, strong, reactionary 6-1 239 pounder with 4.6 forty speed, the Eagles appear to have their new MLB for the next couple of seasons.

Whelp, it’s come too this. With Stewart Bradley lost for the season in training camp, Omar Gaither just, I don’t know, completely losing his ability, the Philadelphia Eagles were start the Jeremiah Trotter at MLB on Sunday against the Buccaneers. The Eagles look to improve upon their 15th ranked rush defense and they’re turning to the Axeman.

Some might say it is impressive that Trotter has worked his way back into the starting slot after being out of action, basically, the past three years. I somehow this reflects on just how desperate the Eagles are to clog up the middle. Trotter will have to convince us all that we are in fact getting the 2006 Axeman, the 113 tackle run stopper. However, knee problems that cause his release from the Nest, for the second time, at the end of the ’06 season, and limited him to just 3 games in Tampa Bay, will be Trotters main obstacle. I’ll believe it when I see it, you can’t just go out and get a new knee and be as you were, I’m hesitant about this, real hesitant.