In an offseason dedicated to transforming the Philadelphia Eagles roster, the outside linebacker corp remained remarkably unchanged. Despite shedding the veteran Trent Cole — who was really only a starter in name in 2014 — OLB returns a unit very much poised to make its mark on a reformed Eagles’ defense. Although the group’s outlook is undoubtedly optimistic, the talented Eagles’ pass rushers don’t offer much in way of depth, and will have to be durable if it’s to recapture its 2014 success.
A large part of that success in 2014 was thanks to the Connor Barwin, who experienced a bit of a renaissance in pass-rush productivity.