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Eagles among the elite in many defensive categories

By Todd McShay
Scouts Inc.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Boston College hasn't had many quarterbacks like Matt Ryan. So how do you recover from losing the third overall pick of the 2008 draft? The Eagles' answer has been to bone up on defense. This season's unit certainly is not a carbon copy of last season's. Three standouts from 2007 -- S Jamie Silva (Colts), LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar (Saints) and CB DeJuan Tribble (Chargers) -- left to play on Sundays. Making matters worse, DE Brady Smith, who started 12 games as a sophomore in 2007, was kicked off the t ...

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