Quintin Demps

(Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) Barring a complete mental meltdown or a serious change of heart from Jim Johnson, Quintin Demps will be the starting free safety in 2009. That may make some fans a tad nervous, but at this point, he’s the best option. Sean Jones is a strong safety and should assume B-Dawk’s role from 2008 as an in-the-box run-stopper and blitzer. Jones is huge for a safety (6′1″ 220). In fact, he’s only slightly smaller than Akeem Jordan (6′1″ 230). Expect Jones to play a lot, but with Quintin Mikell entrenched at strong, I can’t imagine Jones starting many ... Read Full Story

Jeff McClane caught up with the Eagles new staring free safety today. Young Macho declared himself ready to go for Sunday. Here’s what he had to say about making the switch to free safety: “When I came out of college I didn’t know anything about free safety,” Harris said. “I didn’t know my alignments. I felt [...] Read Full Story

When the Philadelphia Eagles allowed safety Brian Dawkins to leave via free agency, the move angered many Eagles' fans. Even one Eagles' employee lost his job after demonstrating his frustration through a Facebook post . As you can imagine, Dawkins' replacement Quintin Demps expects the fans and locals to take some of their frustrations out on him. However, he intends to not take it personally and instead focus on what is within his control. " I know I'm going to hear it ," Quintin Demps said after a recent workout at the NovaCare Complex. "I'm already hearing it. Everybody wants to know how I'm ... Read Full Story

According to ESPN 950’s Brian Seltzer via Twitter, he is: Quintin Demps no longer starting FS. Looks like job has fallen to Macho Harris. Seltzer then tweeted a follow up: To clarify on that…Macho was first stringer at today’s practice…that per Demps. That was the scene while observing 10-10-10 practice. Will Macho be the starter on Sunday? It’s still [...] Read Full Story

Demps was considered the favorite to replace longtime starter Brian Dawkins, who signed with Denver in free agency. Harris, a fifth-round draft pick, played cornerback during his four seasons at Virginia Tech. Read Full Story