Wells has always been a solid player in Arizona. He was part of a Cardinals line that gave up the 2nd lowest sacks in Cardinals history last season. He also seems very healthy as he has started 90 straight games.
Where will Wells fit in to this team? Well has 78 starts at left guard, 10 at right tackle, and 2 at left tackle. As the left guard position seems pretty solid with Todd Herremans manning the fort Wells will likely be primarily a backup here. However, he will likely be very important as left tackle Jason Peters showed us last year that he is a bit prone to injury, at least from a short term perspective. With that in mind, if Peter were to go down and Herremans was called to fill in as left tackle, then we should all be glad we have someone with 78 career starts at left guard to fill in there.
Wells was part of an Arizona offensive line that surrendered the 2nd lowest number of sacks in Cardinals history.
All in all, so long as we did not surrender a 3rd round pick or higher for this, I am applauding this move. This was a real steal for a good lineman who had to be let go simply due to too much depth along the line in Arizona. Now he can help us fix our depth problems. And O-line protection is key for the Eagles, as we wouldn't want a Jason Peters injury to make what many are calling our skeptical chances of playoffs even more doubtful.
Adding Wells could mean one thing though, someone else on this line may be packing his bags to leave Philly soon. Most likely it will be Stacy Andrews, who has failed to impress coaches, fans, and compete for playing time. Nick Cole was adequate last year though, so we should be in good shape if the Eagles go in that direction.
Andrews has failed to impress anyone since we made a "splash" after the 2008 season in free agency to acquire him.
So look at the time, it sure flies doesn't it? We have just one more boring Sunday until the NFL season kicks off! Tune in later, as I will have my prediction for how the Birds will fair this season.
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