Seth Vigdor
The Eagles recently locked up Vinny Curry with a new five-year deal. So it should come as no surprise to anyone that Eagles’ new defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz thinks very highly of him. Plus, it sounds like he has some big plans for Curry this season.
Schwartz had an interview with 97.5 The Fanatic on Wednesday and gave Curry a rave review.
Vinny is a really hardcore competitor. You have to be a competitor to get to the quarterback. It’s very rare to just beat your guy clean. It’s very rare that you’re clean to the quarterback. Most of the sacks are due to work ethic. You have to counter. You have to keep on coming. He does that. There are some guys that really fit in the defense here last year. I think he was one guy who wasn’t a great fit. He played in that square stance. They play a lot of two-gap. That’s been proven to be an effective system, also, it just didn’t fit Vinny very well. I think we can cut the handcuffs off of him, so to speak, and cut him loose along with the other guys up front.”
Take the handcuffs off of him? I love it! There is a ton of potential with the Eagles’ defense. Under Billy Davis they clearly weren’t very good, especially when they needed to be. While there are now some conflicting reports as to whether the Eagles will move back to the 4-3 defense or not, I have way more confidence in the results that a Schwartz led defense could bring over that schmo Billy Davis. [Editor’s note: There’s no chance Schwartz doesn’t use a 4-3 defense, since he confirmed it here.]
For the first time in many years, I’m very excited in the direction that this defense is heading in.
For the audio of the entire interview, click here.