Eagles Select Oregon LB Casey Matthews (Rd.4, No.116)

With the 116th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles select Oregon LB Casey Matthews. A hardworking college linebacker with marginal size/speed numbers for the NFL, Matthews displays good awareness, breaks down well and remains disciplined with assignments. Quickly locates the ball, fires up the field in run defense, and wraps up tackling. Mathews was a solid college linebacker yet overrated outside of scouting circles because of his last name. He's a potential backup at the next level if he performs well on special teams.

Source: Sports Illustrated

 

Juice up, son! Your brother can show you how to do it without getting caught.

 

lol, he needs to juice up, he is going to be destroyed in the NFL. I love the toughness he beings and he has great instincts, but instincts only carry you so far. Casey Matthewson is a 7th round pick, Casey Matthews is a 4th. Great for us.

 

Great Mascot material

 

They are going to take his instincts and merge him with Gregg Lloyd Jr's size and make a FrankenBacker, it's the only conceivable explanation.

 

His grit, "bring his lunch pale to work" mentaility, and his pluck determination will inspire the city

 

too bad it won't win any games

 

Within 3 months people will be getting banned for saying that on Eagles boards

Within 4 months, he"ll be cut

 

I think his middle name is simoneau or it might be mccoy

 

If you guys think Matthews was only picked here because of his name you weren't paying attention. The 4th round was right where he needed to go. He has great instincts and tackles very well and is strong at the poa. His only major weakness is a lack of athletic ability.

 

and size

 

Exactly. Clay does it. No doubt in my mind. If this guy gets on the roids, we mIght have a player on our hands!