Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles have had, arguably, the best offseason in the NFL and Wednesday's one-year, $10 million signing of Pro Bowl corner James Bradberry was the icing on the cake.
Last season, under first-year defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon, the Eagles finished the season with a 16.4% blitz percentage, second lowest in the NFL.
Angelo Cataldi asked Eagles veteran defensive end Brandon Graham if he thinks Gannon will change his philosophy with the improved personnel on defense.
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"I really do," Graham told Cataldi on Thursday's 94WIP Morning Show. "I believe that last year a lot of guys suffered from injuries and he probably had a plan to do certain things and bam, that happened. And I feel like this year we got a whole bunch of people. I'm excited man because I really do feel like he gonna open it up even more just based on some of the stuff that I know of what we've been doing."
The addition of Bradberry gives the Eagles one of, if not the, best group of cornerbacks in the NFL to go along with Darius Slay and Avonte Maddox. Graham says the defensive line and the secondary go hand-in-hand.
"It gives you more time and with the rotation we have, you should see how much times we almost got there just because nobody took away their first read," Graham said. "Pass rush goes with the coverage, once the coverage takes away the first lead the d-line should be there. And then sometimes the d-line affects the throw and the coverage gets the pick, so it kind of works both ways."
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The Eagles have added Bradberry, linebacker Haason Reddick, rookies Jordan Davis and Nakobe Dean, and linebacker Kyzir White this offseason on defense. Offensively, the Eagles acquired star wide receiver A.J. Brown, signed WR Zach Pascal, and drafted center Cam Jurgens.
Needless to say, expectations are high for the 2022 Philadelphia Eagles.