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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 going to handle replacing Dawk. But I don't look at it that way. Dawk was Dawk, and he was a great player. I'm me, and I'm just going to go out there and play the way I'm capable of. I can't worry about the rest of it."

While Demps isn't shooting to be Dawkins, coach Andy Reid says that's something that Demps should "shoot for."

"Quintin Demps is not Brian Dawkins, but he was able to see what Brian Dawkins did and how he went about his business," Reid said. "I think it's a great goal for Quintin Demps to shoot for. He should try to be as good as Brian was. To say he's there now, that's not fair because you're talking about one of the all-time greats."

Despite the pressure to succeed one of the most beloved players in Eagles' history, Demps is confident in his abilities.

"People are going to see a different player than they've ever seen before," he said. "They're going to see somebody with a lot of swagger, with a lot of intensity.

"This is what I've prepared all my life for. There's no pressure on me. I'm a football player, and I have a lot of confidence in my ability."

Demps, the Eagles' fourth-round pick last year, became more involved the Eagles defense on Thanksgiving, which was the first time the Eagles played the Cardinals.

In the last five games of the year, he had 12 of his 16 tackles and he had nine tackles in the Eagles' two playoff games.