Can Walter Thurmond Succeed At Safety For The Eagles?

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY SportsSince Brian Dawkins departed after the 2008 season, the Eagles have been in a never ending quest to find stability at the safety position. The team has had six different players start more than 8 games a season since 2009, the only two year consistency of starters was the overmatched duo of Kurt Coleman and Nate Allen during the Juan Castillo experiment. Since 2009, the Eagles have drafted four, signed four (not counting the failed attempts to revive OJ Atogwe and Marlon Jackson) and traded for another safety in an attempt to find a solution.

The 2015 season will be no different, the team will see a seventh new starter in seven years. They attempted to sign…