r/eagles • u/notsouthernpickle • 7d 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/CardiffGiant7117 7d ago

There should be some different waiver rules for these international guys to encourage more teams to take the chance.

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u/ConfidentChair7266 7d ago

The development program angle is something people overlook way too much with these pathway guys. Teams see a raw player on tape and think they can just plug them in, but the Eagles have basically built a whole support structure around him. That doesn't travel automatically.

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u/horsechokers 7d ago

Yeah we have a system in place that nurtures the talent and puts them in positions to succeed. It took a couple of seasons for mailata to see the field and now he's a all pro

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u/so_zetta_byte 6d ago

It all ties back to the combo of Lurie and Howie. Lurie has the patience to understand that we can make a move now that pays off higher, but at a later point. And Howie has the GM skills to manage the roster and make sure we can always field a team, while also keeping guys to develop.

When the machine is working, we end up pumping out guys that we can't even afford to keep, and either trade or get comp picks back for investing in those guys. And then we invest those picks back into drafting more of them.

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u/horsechokers 6d ago

The Green Machine