Brookover: Brandon Graham's glad Jim Schwartz is here

Brandon Graham wonders sometimes how his first six seasons with the Eagles might have been different if not for the revolving door that welcomed and discarded defensive coordinators.

"Especially that last year when coach [Andy] Reid was here," Graham said last week after a practice session at the NovaCare Complex. "It was my first time starting after my injury and I ended up getting 51/2 sacks and I really felt like I was headed in the right direction. And then, bam, here comes the 3-4."

Few members of the Eagles have fond memories of that 2012 season, which was Reid's last in Philadelphia. Graham, however, has valid reasons for embracing his accomplishments that year in a 4-3 scheme similar…