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Mon May 12, 2008 8:43 am EDT

Kearse blames scheme for lack of production with Eagles

By Joe Zedalis

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Jevon Kearse is back on the field with the team that originally drafted him, the Tennessee Titans, after what could be classified as one good season in the four he spent with the Philadelphia Eagles.

At Titans camp this weekend, Kearse seemed to put the blame for his failings on the Eagles' defensive scheme, rather than a decline in his ability brought on by age or injury, according to an interview with the Tennessean's Paul Kuharsky.

"I'm still the same player, but that scheme up in Philly was different," he said. "All I've got to say is proof is in the pudding, so I can't even talk about it. Just watch and see."

Titans defensive line coach Jim Washburn pushed it even further. "He's a punch line of some jokes. In Philadelphia, he's a joke," Washburn said. "I still think he has some ability if he can stay healthy."

Source: Philly.comNew Window

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  1. Brett M
    1. Posted by Brett M Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:56 pm EDT

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    Send him to The Browns
  2. balldude1530
    2. Posted by balldude1530 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:01 pm EDT

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    oh wow... what a joke
  3. buttery boo
    3. Posted by buttery boo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Trent Cole, Derrick Burgess, and Hugh Douglas got to the QB in the Eagles' defense scheme. Stop crying.
  4. balldude1530
    4. Posted by balldude1530 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:01 pm EDT

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    dont you think that when the philadelphia eagles make you the highest paid defensive player in the league that jim johnson, blitzing whiz, would come up with the perfect scheme that plays to all your strengths? what a loser...
  5. Jay
    5. Posted by Jay Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    I can't wait to see how many sacks kearse how this year and then compare it to Trent Cole or Jaqua Thomas, heck even Victor Abiamiri or Chris Clemons might end with more than him. Then we can determine if it is scheme or the fact the Kearse is getting old and broken down. I liked the signing four years ago but it never really paid dividends for us.
  6. chris jones
    6. Posted by chris jones Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:22 pm EDT

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    Waste of a great talent. He is now a "Curse" on any team he lands on.
  7. Johnny P
    7. Posted by Johnny P Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    Kearse is overrated and overpayed.
  8. Biff
    8. Posted by Biff Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:21 pm EDT

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    Honestly Philly got good production out of its other DEs with Jim Johnson's scheme...Steve Spagnuolo used a scheme similar to Johnson's in NY and that didn't stop the Giants' DEs from sacking the QB. Maybe its just you Jevon?
  9. Dan C
    9. Posted by Dan C Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    scheme? What scheme did you not understand? TACKLE THE QB!!
    Just slowly became unproductive
  10. Crux
    10. Posted by Crux Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:34 pm EDT

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    Jevon, I kearse you.
  11. buttery boo
    11. Posted by buttery boo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Last year...
    14 games, 12 tackles (8 solo), 3.5 sacks. Are you kidding?!?!? 8 solo tackles the entire SEASON and he's blaming the "scheme?"
  12. Ray F
    12. Posted by Ray F Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:38 pm EDT

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    Sounds Like Eagle fans. As Jevon says, "All I've got to say is proof is in the pudding, so I can't even talk about it. Just watch and see." So, we Titans fans welcome THE FREAK home and will let Jevon do the talking on the field. If he produces, great! If not, we did not break the bank to get him back home.
  13. coachP
    13. Posted by coachP Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Jevon, just swallow your pride, shut up and play. Good luck to you this season. I sincerely hope "the scheme" is to your liking.
  14. Corey
    14. Posted by Corey Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:29 pm EDT

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    How could it be the scheme. Since 2000 the eagles have had a pretty solid defense. It's not the scheme it your age and injuries thats slowin ya down. Jim Johnson knows what he is doing and he has shown be to be success at what he does.
  15. drewism
    15. Posted by drewism Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:54 pm EDT

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    I agree that 8 solo tackles in 14 games - as a starter - are UNBELIEVABLY BAD numbers. My grandmother would have more solo tackles in just 3 games, and she's dead!!! Obviously, it is Kearse covering 1-to-1 the WR too often. When you run a 4-3 D, you have to have cover LB's, not pass rushers. Kearse wants to chase the QB because he can't keep up with a youthful tightend, nor any WR in the league. SO, it is the scheme, a scheme that requires a LB to shut up and play, which he cannot.
  16. Karen H
    16. Posted by Karen H Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    It's pretty pathetic when, as said earlier, people can't just shut their traps and actually LET their play speak for itself....that would have been the proof in the pudding, not whining about his obscenely high paying job. Shut it, JK. Please.
  17. Brian S
    17. Posted by Brian S Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:13 pm EDT

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    I guess the one good year you had in Philly the scheme was to your liking....oh wait it was exactly the same!!!! I wish you my best Jevon, but blaming everyone but yourself for your failings is very weak....
  18. drewism
    18. Posted by drewism Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:54 pm EDT

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    A DE with 8 solo tackles ALL YEAR is UNBELIEVABLY BAD!! Statistically, just about every run play going to the edge on his side got past him last season. If he were stopping the run he'd have 8 solo tackles in 3 quarters, not a year.
  19. the Guy
    19. Posted by the Guy Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:45 pm EDT

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    why is everyone addressing their comments directly to Kearse?
    Javon... would you care to answer that for me?
  20. Kamikazie
    20. Posted by Kamikazie Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:11 pm EDT

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    For all the people bashing him. I would like to see you on that field. It is not like you could do any of it. Some of you are as bad as the players who b i t c h and complain. You should just watch the games and be happy that there is something on tv to watch.
  21. Justin W
    21. Posted by Justin W Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    Cry baby. Overpaid piece of fragile sht.
    All show and no go. I can't stand these finese defensive ends.
    He's been done since his second season. Bum.
  22. buttery boo
    22. Posted by buttery boo Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    Destroyer (#21)... Seriously?
  23. Patriots R Cheaters
    23. Posted by Patriots R Cheaters Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:54 pm EDT

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    You tell'm Detroyer....personaly it's Fox news, Nascar then Football.
  24. bobcomu
    24. Posted by bobcomu Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:10 pm EDT

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    I dont think he means that it is an all bab scheme, just that for his style and abitlities it wasnt a good fit for him. Maybe Eagles fans should just stop worrying about it, it will be a couple of years before he puts McNabb on his backside anyway.
  25. Matt S
    25. Posted by Matt S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:29 pm EDT

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    Destroyer,
    Don't bash other people on the board. It is not like you could do any of it. You are as bad as the bashers you b i t c h and complain. You should just watch the games and be happy that there is something on tv to watch.

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