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03-26-2003, 12:21 AM
March 24, 2003) -- A month before the NFL Draft and in the fourth week of free agency, two defensive coordinators must be wondering where their players went.
Philadelphia's Jim Johnson is one of the finest defensive coaches in the NFL. When the Eagles decided to move on without middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter prior to last season, Johnson rolled up his sleeves and produced another great defense.
This year, the task looks increasingly tougher. Consider the following statistics: 26 percent of the team's tackles, 29 percent of all sacks, 20 percent of interceptions, and 14 percent of fumble recoveries in 2002 were made by players no longer with the team.
Departed Philadelphia defenders got the ball back for the offense eight times last year. That's an extra series of offense in half of the games played
http://nfl.com/news/story/6274248
Philadelphia's Jim Johnson is one of the finest defensive coaches in the NFL. When the Eagles decided to move on without middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter prior to last season, Johnson rolled up his sleeves and produced another great defense.
This year, the task looks increasingly tougher. Consider the following statistics: 26 percent of the team's tackles, 29 percent of all sacks, 20 percent of interceptions, and 14 percent of fumble recoveries in 2002 were made by players no longer with the team.
Departed Philadelphia defenders got the ball back for the offense eight times last year. That's an extra series of offense in half of the games played
http://nfl.com/news/story/6274248