Eagles New Addition Makes it Sound Like Jalen Carter Will be Around

The Philadelphia Eagles made one of the more underrated moves of the offseason when they made a trade for defensive end Jonathan Greenard. 

Greenard, who has been viewed as one of the more above-average players in the NFL over the past few years, definitely has an opportunity to come in and be a force to be reckoned with. The hope is that he continues to do what's needed in terms of getting to the quarterback, and there's reason to believe that's going to happen. 

Not only has Greenard continued to prove throughout his career that he can be one of the best in the world at getting to the quarterback when it matters most, but he's also now going to be on one of the best defenses in the NFL, and that should make his job even easier in terms of getting to the quarterback. 

When speaking to reporters recently about that, he cited his excitement about playing with guys like Jalen Carter, as well as Vic Fangio's defense, which is typically one of the best in the NFL.

“I think about it all the time,” Greenard said last week, per NBC Sports Philadelphia. “It’s going to be fun, man, because those are two guys who are selfless but also understand how much impact they can have on the game. I just told them when I got here, ‘Look, I feed off of y’all. I’m just going to let y’all do y’all thing’ and I’ll eventually obviously read and see how they like to play vs. certain opponents. But I’m not here to slow y’all down.”

“Just knowing that those two guys who can just take and dominate the entire game, change the whole game plan, change the whole protection for slides and stuff like that,” he said. “Having that as an advantage is going to be great as an edge guy. Every edge guy is going to tell you that. You got two guys like that inside pushing the pocket, just causing disruption, it makes our job a whole lot easier.”

Losing Jaelan Phillips this offseason to the Carolina Panthers, the Eagles knew instantly that they had to make a move to ensure they were better up front on the defensive side of things. 

Greenard will only add to that if things go as planned, so there's a lot to be excited about in Philadelphia this upcoming season. I understand that he's getting older, but he's as good as it gets, and I expect him to have a lot of success for this organization.