Will the Eagles Defense Be as Good in 2009?

Since the departure of Brian Dawkins to Denver via free agency, many questions have been asked about the Eagles defense during the 2009 offseason. How will any player replace the intensity on the field and in the locker room? Does the Eagles secondary have what it takes to make up for the loss of B-Dawk? Does the defense? And what about the possibility of Jim Johnson being unable to coach? All of these are valid points, but the Eagles defense has become much more then just Brian Dawkins. You cannot replace a player like Dawkins, he may be the best Eagle of all time. But the Eagles do have defensive players who can make up for the loss, and even the leadership, although of course not quite to the extent that Dawk had. Stewart Bradley, the up-and-coming, young middle linebacker of the Philly Defense has shown flashes of greatness in his last two years, learning the Eagles defense and playing alongside Omar Gaither, Akeem Jordan, and Chris Gocong. As time goes on, we began to see the ... (link)