Eagles front office nabs DE Darrly Tapp

by Eric Schwartz

Wednesday March 17, 2010 

After nesting up for the early part of the free agency period the Eagles front office woke up and spread it wings yesterday making a pair of moves that it hopes will help solidify two positions.

While he doesn’t bring the explosiveness or name value of Jullius Peppers, who signed with Chicago, Darryl Tapp looks to be a solid addition to the Eagles front four.

Tapp, who the Eagles acquired in a trade with Seattle for Chris Clemons and a fourth round pick, was a second round pick in 2006 and played in 65 games for the Seahawks.

Now Tapp will not provide nearly the sack production as Trent Cole, but he has been solid in his career against the run. Last year Tapp had 49 tackles to go with 2.5 sacks. Clemons never really fit into the Eagles system and was used as a reserve last season, finishing the year with 11 tackles and three sacks.

The other news coming out of Philadelphia was that the Eagles signed an offer sheet for Saints running back Mike Bell. With Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas already in the fold for next year it would be a surprise for the Saints to match.

Bell had some success when given the opportunity in New Orleans and should be a nice compliment to LeSean McCoy. Bell rushed for 654 yards and five TDs last season, though he did average just 3.0 yards per carry.

By no means did the Eagles make themselves Super Bowl front runners with their actions on Tuesday, but they did fill in a couple of holes, which is a start. Not everything can be fixed in a draft so some action was needed. The thought by many is that the Eagles will turn their focus in the early stages of the draft to the safety position and look to add depth on the offensive and defensive lines, as well as linebacking core in the later rounds.

What will happen with the logjam at the quarterback position is anybody’s guess.

But at least for a day, the Eagles front office showed that they are, in fact, awake.

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