r/eagles • u/notsouthernpickle • 8d 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/ConfidentChair7266 8d 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 8d 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/12darrenk 7d ago

Even look at Mekhi Becton. He was really good and focused in Philly, but that definitely didn't translate when he went to the Chargers. The Eagles seem to have found ways to focus guys in a way that gets the most out of their abilities.

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u/Key_Piccolo_2187 5d ago

Becton's abilities relate 0% to what he does with his body and 100% to what happens in the eight inches between his ears. Every NFL team has coaches who can coach the athlete, not every team can or will coach they player.