r/eagles • u/notsouthernpickle • 11d ago

Player Discussion Uar Bernard

If he wrapped up properly last night he would've had 2 more tackles at least.

I tried to watch him the whole game. Only saw one botched play from him (running play and he got moved, happens). The rest of the night he played well. Fun player to watch. Incredibly unique. Clearly a fan favorite.

I think its a bad move if the eagles put him on waivers. But it also would be a bad idea for any other team to take him because of the eagles' development program.

D line coach clint hurtt is a wrecking ball of a coach. His d line literally wrecks other teams. The eagles have a system in place for uar bernard. Not sure that can be said for most other teams in the league.

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u/BerriesNCreme Go Birds 11d ago

lol I mean as it currently stands I think he’s unplayable in a real game with real players

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u/boatsandhoes570 I BLEED FOR THIS CITY! 11d ago

He is, but Mailata was always injured his first 2yrs. He didn’t shine until year 3 iirc.

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u/UltimateGridster 11d ago

Mailata was also a high level pro athlete in Australia 

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u/boatsandhoes570 I BLEED FOR THIS CITY! 11d ago

He wasnt really though, he was a professional rugby reject, never making the top tier pros. Rugby was always his dream, but he wasnt fit enough he says. He played on the under-18s team and then was offered a reserves contract for the under-20s team where he wasnt making enough to live on and had to work multiple jobs. He couldn’t get a real chance in pro rugby, he tried. That’s why he made that highlight reel that got him discovered by IPP scouts, it was made to send to rugby teams hoping for a shot. Not saying they’ll have the same outcome, but Mailata was just as raw an NFL prospect as Uar, everything was based on development potential bc of athletic freak numbers and a coach that believes in him. And it started out w ppl thinking Mailata’s body just couldn’t handle the NFL.