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Brandon Graham Explains Why Bryce Huff Sucked With The Eagles
Brandon Graham Explains Why Bryce Huff Sucked With The Eagles
It’s safe to assume now that the Bryce Huff signing by Philadelphia was a failed experiment. Huff has since been traded to the 49ers. I have no idea how Howie Roseman finessed a draft back in return, but that’s a topic for another day. Huff only had 2.5 sacks last year for Philly after having 10.5 for the Jets the season prior. The now-retired Brandon Graham weighed in on why Huff wasn’t a fit in Philadelphia.
“I just think with the Jets, it was just that defense, man,” Graham told the “Ross Tucker Podcast” on Friday. “I know what it’s like playing in that 4-3, wide-nine, go get it. Every play, it’s always stop the run on the way to the quarterback. That’s the slogan in that type of defense. I feel like it’s all scheme. I mean, I’ve seen different guys flourish in different systems, and then you see him get in another system [and] it’s different, and what they asked of [Huff] this year, it just wasn’t a great marriage, I would say.
“Because I know Huff can rush. I see him doing all that, but sometimes it’s just different with the type of scheme and what people ask of you and they want you to be able to do. And maybe it just wasn’t that for [Eagles defensive coordinator] Vic Fangio … I just know that [Huff’s] a baller, man, and hopefully for him, I want it to be a win for the team and a win for him. In this case, I’m going to be happy if it’s here or somebody somewhere else for him to be able to go show what he can do in these prime years for him.”
We’re going to find out a lot about Huff heading into this year. It’s coaches, players, and schemes. Was it really Vic Fangio’s fault? Is getting back with Robert Saleh, who coached him with the Jets, really the secret sauce? Only the Chinese Farmer has the answer.
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