For Eagles, questions arise in middle of defense
IT IS ONE OF BASEBALL’S most time-tested truisms: If you want to be a good team, you’ve got to be strong up the middle. You only have to look to Citizens Bank Park to see proof of that claim.But baseball isn’t the only sport where the “strong up the middle” axiom is essential to success. It’s also pretty damn important in football.Look under the hood of any top NFL defense and you’ll usually find a couple of hard-to-budge, run-stopping tackles, a play-making middle linebacker and two very good, smart, athletic safeties.The Eagles had all of the above last season, which is a big reason they finished in the top five in just about every significant defensive category, including third in total …
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For Eagles, questions arise in middle of defense
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