More on Trotter

I look at this way: if you're JJ or the coaches, can you telegraph your defenses, like the Eagles might have wound up doing with Trot lined up at the MIKE? We ALL KNEW he going to be a run-defender this season and would be pulled on most 3rd downs and nearly every obvious passing situation.

But here is the problem:
What about 1st and 10? 2nd and 6? Are those running or passing situations? If we keep Trot on the field, we'd better hope run...but the good teams, the Saints, 'Boys, Seahawks, Bears, Pats, etc that we will face probably would've found a way to get Trot backed into coverage....Hell, if I were playing the Birds...and I'm the QB and I see Trot there, I audible out of a run and try and get the TE behind him....maybe he just rushes the passer and plays downhill only...but that's an awfully limited role for a starting MLB...Do you honestly think offensive schemers like Sean Payton (fucking Saints) wouldn't have come up with ways to exploit his presence....

This is not to say that other teams won't be able to take advantage of match-ups mis-matches against guys like Gaither, Gocong or Bradley...but at the very least the Eagles defensive scheme/what they are expecting, might not be so obvious with Omar Gaither trolling the middle....

I was honestly hoping that Trot was going to be able to come back, shed some weight and be a bit less of liability in coverage (cause he's never been "good", it was mainly last year where he became a significant liability)....Looks like the coaches didn't see what they needed to see....