Gocong to Play DE?

this is the first i've heard of it, but it's not that surprising i guess since kearse's health is a question. apparently, the birds are considering moving gocong to DE and he's in limbo between SAM and DE. (check out "one on one with gocong" in the multimedia section of philadelphiaeagles.com)

somewhat concerning for two reasons:

- gocong looks considerably smaller than he did last year (he was 265-270), so it looks like he slimmed down to play LB

- if spikes is slated for the weak-side, then gaither likely moves inside to challenge trotter and we're left with either another year of the invisible man at SAM or the unknown "tank" daniels

Takeo Spikes is an Eagle!

i haven't seen him play in a couple of years so i can't say for sure what kind of player we're getting -- especially considering he tore his achilles a couple of years ago -- but if takeo spikes is anywhere close to player he was for the bengals, then he can be the best LB to play for the birds since seth joyner. this guy is a playmaker and can be a force on defense.

LB was probably their biggest need on defense and spikes is probably better than anyone who was a free agent this year. nice move by the eagles brain trust.

btw - i recently acquired a copy of the "house of pain" game on DVD. wow. that defense is better than i remember and joyner was a flat out stud.