The Eagles agreed to terms with former Houston Texans linebacker Bryan Braman on Wednesday morning.
A year ago, the Eagles tried to upgrade their linebacker/special teams depth by signing Jason Phillips. Phillips went down for the season with an injury early in Training camp, and was never able to show what he could do.
The Eagles needed to bring in some more competition at the linebacker position in order to push the likes of Brandon Graham and Casey Matthews for roster spots, and Braman will be in the mix for a job this summer.
Just read if a team signs Revis and puts his 16 million as a signing bonus it only counts 5.5 million against the cap, if that’s the case their should be no excuse not to pursue him, you cut Williams and that basically is close to that cap hit, they have to make that move, I don’t want to keep reading about these special team guys, it’s good what their doing but these are not difference makers and difference makers is what we need.
not gonna happen andrew
No that’s if a team trades for him andrew
Darren Sproles signed
Another special teamer? We are no longer called the Dream Team, we are now called the Dream Speacial Teamers!
Screw Revis.. He does not fit into the Eagles long-term Plans..
GM Roseman is not making big splash’s for anybody..
Roseman is sticking to his & Coach Kelly’s/Gamble’s Plan that they’ve worked on since January
Just because all of a sudden, new and old Players become available in the Market doesn’t mean that Roseman is going to change his Plans/Strategy’s
He is not built that way and neither is Kelly.. these Guys are methodical and stickler’s for preparation and data supported decisions and have their Strategy already set in motion and are not going to jump ship nopw for a
“Revis, or J Peppers or a D Ware” .. It is what it is…
spot on paul with the exception of when their plan was hatched. id go with the hatching date of june 2013 over january 2014
Sounds good but it doesn’t seem to be the case, it was just reported that the Eagles are one of the teams that just reached out to Revis, you don’t inquire about someone if you don’t have an interest.
Due Dililgence Andrew until they hear his Asking Number and then it’s Thanks but No Thanks..
He does not fit into the Eagles long-term Plans –
Then why were they going after him? If it was financially possible – he would have been here.
The Eaglez are going to build this Roster by competition and quality depth so the cream rises to the top.. This what Kelly has done at the College level just as Coach Carrol has done with Seattle
Build with depth thru targeted Free-Agents that fit their Schemes and then Draft and develop these hungry Players to complete a quality 53 Man Roster
Not go out a obtain 2-3-4 Big Name Players and hope they fit while sending your Salary Cap out of whack
They are following the Seahawks/49ers/Steelers/Giants/Pats philosophy and for good reason in my opinion
I am on board with what they are doing
It’s not going to happen in 1-2 Seasons which no one wants to hear
But it’s how they are going about their planning and execution
For once paulman you are not FOS! this is absolutely the plan== they don’t care if negative nitwits come on here and blast them for this or that….
Those teams all had one thing in common, difference makers on D, name one player on our D that is a difference maker, one player that an opposing team says they have to double team or stay away from, a difference maker is the difference between a good D and a great D and right now we don’t have one.
Not right now they don’t and haven’t in a while…
But Maybe Boykin or Kendricks or one of the Draft Picks becomes a Playmaker… It’s how you build the Roster.. This Eagles Defense was left so barren of Talent over the last 4-5 Season, that Playmakers are not going to happen overnight… We saw some signs late last Season where both Boykin/Kendricks were making some big Plays..
Boykins is a slot reciever and isn’t moving from that position which means he’s not on the field full time and Kendrick’s overruns more plays then Ernie Sims, I’m taking real difference makers, guys that the opposing teams have to game plane against, your saying not right now, it’s been two years already with them n your saying they MIGHT, you didn’t have to say that with Patrick Willis or Sherman, that’s what we need, I just hope Gamble n Donahoe are in on what’s going on cause if their not you can believe the’ll b out of here next year then were really done.
Pman you are dead on right. While you want your team to make a splash and sign big names, in the end it has historically been the worst teams that are trying to do it all through FA…..just look at the Redskins over the years and see how making the big name signing does not lead to the SB. I trust Chip. I am learning to trust Howie more than with Reid.
We “won the free agency” trophy a few years ago and we see what it got us. Lets try and make the team better through thoughtful FA aquistions and chosing quality and talented players in the draft. Chip knows the types of players that this team needs, and he will see that Howie & Tom go out and get them.
No panic. We all want the best for this team, but the real games don’t start for many months. Let’s not get over depressed because of the 1st day of Free Agency…it is a long season boys.
GO BIRDS!!!
The eagles are still in the hunt for revis and Im hearing that a trade is possible. If revis becomes available on the open market its not a guarantee that he will sign here.
Im hearing the pats are NOT interested in trading for him but if he becomes a FA then yes they are..
Birds may have to part with a 4th or 5th round pick if that’s who they really want.. Heard they’ve been trackng Revis for a year.. So we’ll see
The seahawks released pass rusher DE Chris Clemons
If that’s true the Eagles better jump on him, you cant wiff twice on him, hes way better then Graham or Hunt or any of those other bums that are still on this team.
Should sign both Chris Clemons
Not gonna happen 33 yrs old
no thanks
to both Chis Clemons the DE, and the S
So I guess we will have the best special teams next year and the worst defense and a great offense wow.,.
We have two cornerbacks who couldn’t start for most teams a 1st rd pick (cox) who doesn’t fit the 3-4 an undersized dt in (Logan).
We have to olb’s one that doesn’t fit the scheme the other is an avg pass rusher.
We have a undersized middle lb who still misses a bunch of tackles and assignments the other mlb is only pretty much good at stopping the run.
Wow what a defense
Our new name is- Dream Special Teams!
Does the Houston Texans locker room have a sex video of Howie Roseman with Jeff Lurie?
howie seems like the type of guy that would be marry a fat, ugly, dumb woman because she would be more likely to spend less money on nice clothes and accessories, be more likely to be a better cook and more likely to take care of the house over a smokeshaw model type woman
J hart your source blows they have been wrong about everything if your saying it that means he isn’t coming here then.
So does your sister haha
jon stopped using the word source and started using im hearing recently. basically admitting his source was the internet.
You stalk me and my words waaay too much. Ive always said Im hearing dummy
Funny, I could care less what you say on here nor does anyone else for that matter, yet you troll on this site like a cheap whore..
Go point a loaded shotgun at your head and pull the trigger reject
Jon just so you aware of laws if i indeed took your advice and did what you suggested you would be in jail for many years and have a felony on your record… careful what you say to people, ya never know…
and dont bullshit me or anyone else you do care what I say thats why you replied to me because you care if you didnt you wouldnt have. your just an imbecile retard who plays make believe and tries to act like you are a reporter on cnn with your source bullshit and everyone on the site laughs at you.
now please respond with that classic lesbian post of yours “oh my god, oh my god…”
You mentioned my name short yellow bus boy, that’s why I said something. You reference me every day of your life on here.
I don’t like men or for them to be infatuated with me. Go give your wife some attention instead of jerking off to my post day in and day out, sheesh..
What a waste of my time
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Jon Hart fantasizing of gcobb posters jerking off to him again
No Surpise… Bruce Ervin is Clemons Replacement and they resigned Michael Benntt to a 2 Year deal last week.. Out with the old, in with the new for Seattle.. It’s how they built their Roster and how they will remain competitive year after year which is what GM roseman.Coach Kelly are building towards in Philly
Paulman, If Seattle didn’t draft difference makers on defense don’t you think they would have went out and spent big money on one or two of them to realistically compete for a Superbowl? Thats the point people are overlooking here, We don’t have the luxury that Seattle does or the Niners do etc. They hit home run after home run getting difference makers all over that defense. Newsflash we didn’t.
Believe me I don’t want my team to overspend on a free agent corner or safety or pass rusher…But if my team has shown the inability to draft a position then they should do what they have to do in getting one here whether thats overspending in free agency or a making a blockbuster trade.
They better find a way to trade up for Pryor now (which will likely cost us some picks)…
If you don’t want to spend in free agency thats fine. But now you better hit home runs in the draft…not just OK players but real difference makers or we will just be in the same situation year after year like we are with the safety position.
Malcolm Jenkins has arrived here at Philly airport.. #Birdgang #FlyEaglesFly
Presser at 4pm
#postslikealesbian #talkslikealesbian ^^^
I wonder if the Eagles would trade for Sproils…Chip would probably love to have a weapon like that on 3rd down. So would Foles, guys like Sproils make their QB’s life so much easier on those 3rd and longs. Dump off a 1 yard pass to a shifty guy like that and it becomes a first down. I like that Donald Brown kid too for this role.
Sproles is a little log in the tooth and has taken a lot of hits over his Carrer
He’s barely beeen able to practive much the last 2 Season (Remember how Westbrook was his last 2 Years) .. The Sammler Bodies can only take so many hits.. Stay away, there are lots of Scat Backs in this Draft and
RB Donald Brown wouldn’t be a back-up though I end up seeing him up in New England to help Belecheck pick his brain about the Colts Offense under Andrew Luck.. Belecheck is a master of this, acquiring Players from Teams he knows he has to beat to get to the Super Bowl..
I was thinking if the Eagles would have any interest on WR Julian Edelman
He can Return Punts/Kick-Offs and it’s been since Kevin Curtis Days that the Eagles have really had a true “Slot Receiver” , may be worth looking into … I wouldn’t expect he would cost that much and be that 4th WR/Returnman..
Call me crazy, but i think Coach Kelly would like a PLayer like Edleman
On a side note, Genius Belecheck F’d up big time last year in signing D Amendola to replace Welker, He should have extended Edleman on the cheap and now will probably lose him and be stuck with the higher paid, often injured Amendola.. See Belecheck is not infallable or smart as everyone thinks..
Paulman, back to good D n great D, the broncos just signed ware, my question is, what do you do, do u double team him and leave Von miller One on one or do u double team him n leave Ware one on one? That’s what happens when you have difference makers on your team, you are talking about MAYBE Boykins or Kendrick’s might turn into something, sorry buddy, maybe isn’t cutting it, need difference makers in order to get to the next level, if the Broncos O couldn’t get them a SB win then nobody’s O alone is doing it
I would have reacted the same way everyone is today 2-3 years ago. But they are doing the right thing. I am very critical of the Eagles and I am ok with the signing. I think some of you guys hate the signing because you love the Eagles so much that you are homers. You think they are close. They are not that close. It is not time for Jarius Byrd yet. After another draft and some additional success you think about those moves. This team has four good starters on defense. Jenkins makes five. Byrd would still make five. And five ain’t enough. You got a B- safety instead of a C safety (Allen). Its an upgrade. This team is not ready to win the SB yet. Be patient. I we go 11-5 this year and go to the NFCC, then yeah you spend the money next year. If we step back to 8-8 you still don’t splurge next year. We are building a team and no one can name any team that has had success recently that did that with high ticket FAs so chill!
It’s not about chillin, you have a coach that took a team and made winners out of them faster then expected, when that happens you pick up the pace with him, you have to throw the 5 year plan out the window and get this guy what he needs, this isn’t 2011 where you picked up guys nobody on the coaching staff didn’t know, their was big time players that played for our staff, you get them for him, I’m hoping things change but a second tier safety n two special team guys isn’t enough, we all saw our D get run over in the playoffs, do u really think Jenkins is enough? Don’t think so! A difference maker is needed.
Again you have six holes on defense and you are spending nine million bucks to fill ONE. That won’t work. We need like 7 players. We getting five through the draft? What are we the ’74 Steelers. You will get 1-3 guys that can play now. If we do better and cheap out next year I agree with you. For example, we should have been bold in 2002 when we were close but we waited two years and lost players. But 2001 would have been too soon. This is too soon.
Nobody’s asking for one big money guy, two safety’s are needed in FA that can start n a pass rusher, but sometimes when you see good young talent out there u that are proven players you have to take a shot.
Got no issue with what we are doing.. Me are not legit contenders right now. Anything can happen but we are rebuilding contrary to what they say. Next year look for this team to be ready to seriously contend.
We’ve been hearing that forever, how long do u think Shady has? This is a now league, every year a different team wins the SB, theirs no more dynasty’s, teams are doing it a lot faster then us n all we hear is, we have plenty of cap space but were not going to overspend, were building for the future, how much longer do you want to keep hearing that?
In 2011 the Niners signed Donte Whitner and Carlos Rodgers. Average value per PFR was 5 for both. Mediocre. They played very well in SF. Justin Smith was a bust for the #4 pick in the draft when the Niners signed him from the Bebgals and “too small” for the 3-4. He has been teriffic for them. These were not splashy signings. These were tier two or three players. The Niners built their team on drafting Joe Staley, Mike Iupati, Navaro Bowman, Patrick Willis and Aldon Smith not by signing FAs. When Seattle built through the draft for three years they brought in Harvin and Bennett. They didn’t buy a bunch of players. They added the finishing touches. We are not in the finishing touch phase. We have five above average players on defense. Adding one great player still leaves a lot of holes.
the eagles will enter the draft;
with serious need at S and OLB.
with a lack of depth at CB
same as the last 4 years.
No problem, by the time our number is called both top safety’s will be off the board and we”ll take the best player available, an OL. That’s what we do. Howie has to go and Gamble has to run the show, if not, Gamble will be out of here next year and we’ll still be the dog chasing his tail.
No problem. I will take that OG from UCLA. Herremans is trash. He can’t pass protect and Kelce is too small to bail him out and do his own job. The right side was a sieve last year. Johnson will improve but Herremans is done. There will also be a corner or WR there at 22. This DJs last year sir. They don’t like him and he makes too much and wants more.
djacks last year was 2010- just ask Pman.
That’s good, take your OL n score 30 points a game while the D is giving up 35.
Problem is the OG from UCLA, isn’t 1st Round Worthy, and isn’t better than Herramanns right now – Dumb Pick at 22 – That’s not even a lateral move…
and this isn’t Jacksons last year – the annual offseason rant continues, and goes up in flames – He’s going no where….
I wasn’t being specific GmC. We can take anything at this point except a OT RB or QB with that pick.
We still need a bigger NT, a PB OLB that can get double digits every year consistenly and a another strong corner and another quality safety. We couldn’t get all that in FA or the draft this year. So meanwhile we are paying Byrd for two years and now we have to think can we keep Boykin AND Kendricks AND Cox. Oh shit! We don’t have enough money! So you lose good players. We got a decent safety. Now we need to get a return man and a kicker. Maybe we can draft another safety or quality corner or WR to replace Desean after this year. And hopefully we can find a NT or RG in there later in the draft. We probably ultimately break the bank on that OLB in FA in a year or two. Also remember the lesson of the Reid era and compare to the recent Giants teams. We had three PB players in the secondary and average pass rush. The Giants had fierce pass rush and average trash in the secondary. Who has the rings?? Coverage is never superior to the rush. You still have five seconds in the pocket whether you have Byrd or Jenkins. That has to improve.
so- even though we were in the playoffs last year and have lots of money… we have to tank for 2 so we can go “all in” then or hope our draft is tops. good plan.
We need one more draft and one more year of assessment. Then its on. Be patient this year. I said they waited too long in 2002. They can’t wait too long. But they can’t strike too early. Two QBs won in their second year in the league and they had awesome defenses. ’05 Steelers and last year. Foles is not ready yet. Needs more seasoning against tougher competition.
remember- most of these fools are still around.. they picked Nate and Jarrett. They dont know how to pick a S.
Jbird, I think you have great points. Having said that we are not the jaguars either. Byrd is young and would have helped tremendously this year. You have to at least try man, even if you didn’t get Byrd. Ward was another affordable option. Remember this a few years ago the broncos were not considered a Super Bowl team either. Back when they had Tebow and Dawkins. But they started adding great players like Peyton and others. Look at them now Super Bowl favorites. You can’t just sit on your hands and say your not ready. When great players are there you have to at least try man
Their all drinking the kool aid, they think players like shady have all the time in the world, people keep forgetting this is a NOW league, a different team is winning the SB every year, everybody keeps losing players n seem to be replacing them with better players, people think we did that cause we lost a 71dt ranked safety and replaced him with a 65th ranked safety, nobody seems to get it, were a good team but not doing anything to be a great team. Every team saw what happen in the SB and look what happen, all D players got scooped up, we got a second tier safety n two special team players, does this make sense?
We are a decent team that beat exactly zero playoff teams last year with a last place schedule in a shit division. We aren’t that good yet. Like I said, Your love has you blind. I love them too but they ain’t all that right now.
Not adding players is not going to help that
um seattle won the SB with NO stud FA pickups, baltimore won the year before with one pickup (can’t remember if it was trade or FA) Anquan Boldin…. building through free agency is for the Deadskins!
both teams also had an identity and difference makers on both sides of the football. eagles have 0 on defense
They got them via draft
Its a just a different philosophy… lots of roads to go down… build using only the draft… use FA to stockpile talent.. all of that. Here is how Im thinking and what I would have done… I do however realize I am just a silly fan.
The eagles finished with the NFCE crown this year and are on the rise. Their O was dynamic and should be even better with the return of Jmak. The rest of the NFCE is a mess. The cowboys wont win with Jerry, the Giants are struggling and the skins are the skins. Though we may win lesss games this year.. we are the best team in that div.
Our style and coach is attractive to players… especially former ducks. The eagles were a field goal away from moving on in the playoffs and outside of their D being a bit shaky, there is no reason they could not have moved forward.
So now… though we are not 1 or 2 players away from winning it all (but neither were the Giants that did.. twice).. we are in a position to go into the playoffs again and make some noise… whos a ton better? 49ers and seahawks. Outside of that.. who couldnt we beat?
So.. if they landed Jenkins and a top safety… how would that be “going all in” or… “mortgaging the future”?
Its just silly thinking. We have a need- we have the money. We have the style.
Im over it… its fine. But dont sound like this plan is going to win it all… because we dont have the talent to compete right now on D.
So your saying nothing has changed since the Saimts, we got run over by them and that should happen again, well I’m not over it, this is crazy, you do what u have to do, nobody wants them to break the bank but theirs some good Young talent out there that can help this team, you take a shot for at least one or two.
andrew- read again… im saying what you are saying. I want them to add talent.
Now the eagles will still be the best team I’m there division but if they wanna win the NFC chip may have to change his offense to more of a run first offense just to keep that defense off the field cause we may have the worst pair of cbs I’ve ever seen and a small dline do teams will still run and throw on us this shit sad.
The Eagles have/had a serious need at a lot of positions due to several years of bad drafting.
Unfortunately teams do not have unlimited 1st round picks. They prioritize.
Last year the Birds prioritized their offense and they decided to fill the hole at OT and their perceived hole at TE…..then DT. They also had a huge hole at QB and hopefully filled that.
The Eagles perceived these holes as more important than the holes on defense (pretty obvious they would – they did hire CHip Kelly! I tend to agree as it usually takes longer for OL, Wrs and QBs to grow into their positions than D players)
Looks like this year they will be D, but neither I, nor you know for certain what their priorities are.
However it is clear that, despite all his ‘win now” bluster, Roseman and Kelly are taking a long term “slow build” process…the same way most perenially good teams approach things. I am more than fine with it.
no win now crap Vinnie- shove that up your head.
you guys make it sound like we have 2 choices.. tank like the sixers or go all in. SIMPLETONS!!! i get it.. tank now.
We are a decent team that beat exactly zero playoff teams last year with a last place schedule in a shit division. We aren’t that good yet. Like I said, Your love has you blind. I love them too but they ain’t all that right now..
And we were predicted to be 3-13 so we outdid expectations…we may fall back this year, I don’t know but at least we are growing… It’s a process
They are an 8-8 team that got lucky. Take away a huge injury, a blizzard and a couple questionable calls and we are 7-9! OK 8-8. Foles would have beat the Giants
For all this crap talk about how the winning teams build only through the draft I want to point out aa few names of players that went to the superbowl on teams that drafted them….
1) Manning- yup… he was drafted by denver right?
2) I remember when wes welker got drafted in denver…. 12th round.. right?
3) Percy Harvin– what round did the hawks take him?
4) A. Boldin- he’s been in the champ game like 4 years in a row now right? With the cards?
5) Woodson- Greenbay born and raised if I remember correctly
You guys and you- Draft is the only way to add talent crap are idiots.
Yeah all of those teams were winners for more than one year against a last place schedule before they made those moves. Except Peyton which was a special exception.
stevo is hot and mad at the birds this week – I easily could have predicted DCar not liking the bird’s moves but Stevo’s displeasure surprises me.
as of now spend some Eagle cash- what should be plan B as GM Stevo?
I told you- when it comes to the O, the birds have done enough to calm me. But on D- its 5 years. 5 flipping years.
I had hopes when Gamble came to town but this is just silly.
And for the record.. im not an all in dream team kinda guy. But when we have MEGA needs and MEGA cash- its a no brainer.
Btw- what is wrong with out O right now? Who says this isnt a wining O right now? What are you idiots basing this on? We have a great young QB, very good WR’s and a good Oline… oh and the best back in the game.
If the birds landed a Revis and a Byrd… how is this “all in”? How is that bad for this team?
Im not for over paying… but some times…. when its the right time… you make a play.
plan B is to land Revis and prolly bring back Nate Allen.
Try and trade for an OLB.
They really blew this.
scratch that.. land clemons over allen
plan b includes bevin not revis bro. eagles aint doing squat
done deal
e0, am I wrong by being unhappy? They’ve done stugots, to make us significantly better. All the quality FA’s are gone! They had an obligation to make this team much better, after going from worse, to first, & winning the division. But, we’re getting nickle & dimed again, on the way to the Salary Cap Bowl Championship again, & most of the morons on here, seem to be okay with it. Kool-aid drinking, brain malfunctioning imbeciles! Just be patient… It’s a process… Weaselman is brilliant, he has a plan…. Meanwhile, the teams nucleus gets another year older, & we still have the same holes, with the same blind-spots, & cheapness, as the last regime!!!! It’s nauseating!!!
Express your opinions how you feel, of course you are not wrong. I think the Eagles only have 2 above average players on the defense. ( Cox and Coles with Boykins as a part time nickle ) Almost 90% of all the free agents went to the highest bidder. The Lurie Media ( the locals who lick Lurie’s toes all year to be the first to get breaking inside info in return) prepared the fans that the Eagles weren’t spending in free agency this year. I read your wishes and knew the eagles wouldn’t accommodate. Stevo is hot and mad, I didn’t expect to read that. Is stevo wrong? No, there were plenty of upgrades available.
It has also been about 24 hous too by the way. We still have some time. I think they will do something else. If they do not get a PK, KR or some pass rush help then I will be steaming mad as well. This can’t be all they got. How do feel if we sign Sproles and Hauscka? You coming down off the ledge then?
Man day 2 of free agency and the season is over. Seriously last year I was on here daily killing the front office about the moves they were making and they won the division. Let the rest of free agency and the draft play out before we condemn the team.
did the eagles make any moves this year? fill any holes?
pretty sure every addition they made list year filled a need, no?
Dude climb off the ledge damn, here is something to chew on if the Eagles regress this year I bet you it won’t be because the defense will be worse than last year.
Bet you, that’s exactly what will happen. You do realize, that we had the dead last pass defense in the league last year, couldn’t sack the QB, couldn’t get stop a play on the field on third down, right? But’ hey, the worse tackler in the last 3 years, & 2 ST demons will help to solve our problems. Don’t worry, the draft is coming, we will further solve the problems, especially with Weaselmans new strategy of drafting the best available. Look for another reach O-lineman, TE, rotational D-lineman, stiff QB to be drafted this year too. Solves all our issues. Super Bowl baby, here we come!
Hey let me ask how are we suppose to get a first round bye with our upcoming schedule and moves like this? please someone answer mr lurie said that is what he wants this coming year.
Paulman I got a question for you where do you rank the eagles in the NFC?
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sources stating that the eagles front office was kidnapped yesterday and their whereabouts are unknown. same sources suggesting jerry jones is behind it and invaded the eagles offices and made some shit signings so no concerns were raised…
News at 11
Didn’t I state that they were all attending that “Charitable Retreat” down in the Phillipines for the week..
You guys need to start believing in some of my posts…. 🙂
I believe that they were on the Malaysian Flight MH370.
Howie’s phone is still working, but he isn’t answering.
Man, Greenfan, that is Cruel …
God Bless those Folks there .. Have they even located the Plane yet..
Abducted by aliens. Songs confirmed it.
fans crack me up…day#2 and let’s jump off the closest bridge…. wait it out..Eagles will have $18-20m to sign some of the players who will be released over the next few days…. don’t worry there will be some quality practice squad players available for them… lol
do you understand that Nate Allen is the second best S left in FA? Nate friggin Allen.
The S went early and often yesterday. I like Jenkins.. i do… but if he is our guy and we have a rook next to him.. we will screw it up,.
Well for those of you whiners wanting every free agent out there remember this … the dreaded redskins have been building through high priced, highly touted free agents for years… how exactly is that working out?
NOT EVERY FREE AGENT!!!!!
RAHHHHH why does it have to be “all in” or sit on thumbs?
READ!!!!!!!!!
we scored 30+ points 8 times last year with 2 different QB’s… that is a good O.
Our D is great. Our D blows… how does standing pat help this?
You win guys- Howie is a genus… we have a great D… no need to upgrade… our 7th round pick will save us.
So you get Byrd and still have a small NT, a RG that sucks, a kicker that sucks, no return game, no pass rush, and two other mediocre starters in the secondary. By the way just to be fair. Who says they know for a fact that Earl Wolff sucks and will never go to the PB?? Is he already judged here?
I like Wolfe but I see him as a #3.
jbird, & who’s fault is that? The same guy who stupidly drafted them! The same guy everyone of the Kool-aid drinkers call the genius, with the plan! Stop f^#@ing penny pinching, & nickle & dimming us, & signing stop gaps, at our positions of need. It’s sickening!
The Eagles will win this shit divsion in their sleep so it wouldn’t take anything at all to make the playoffs. They are still building The Eagles are the 5th best team in the NFC behind NO, Sea, SF and GB. They are all way ahead of us so no need to rush. They will die of atrition like everyone else as we get stronger. How long does Brees have? Patrick Willis is how old? How are you keeping Chancellor, Thomas and Sherman? You’re not! Atrition will break them all. GB has the best QB in the world so they are always a factor. But like I said, if Chip and Foles don’t turn out to be HOFers it ain’t happening anyway.
detroit got better by getting rid of that dingbat head coach.
Atlanta might return to the playoffs.
Arizona is good team pointing upwards.
Top Teams in NFC as of Today
1) Seahawks
2) 49ers
3) Packers
4) Saints
5) Cardinals
6) Eagles
Further Behind and improving are the Lions,Bears, Rams, Falcons, Tampa Bucs, Giants & Vikings
A Ways Behind are Cowboys, Redskins, & Panthers
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the cards are not better then us and they just lost dansby to
10-6 Record same as Eagles in the Toughest Division of all the NFL
I would like to see how the Eagles would do playing 6 Games versus
the Seahawks,49ers & Rams while the Cardinals played 6 Games versus the Cowboys,Giants & Redskins…
I have to call them as I see them and the Cardinals were the better overall Team in my Opinion..
I believe the Eagles have them again this Season again.. so we will see.. Cardinals get another OL and a Solid RB , they will be tough ..
there is no offense in the nfc west….kap blows,wilson struggled,pick six palmer, and sam Bradford, great D but no and that’s why we are better then the cards, oh yea we beat them fucks, and the olinemen they got sucks and fitz is getting older and they lost dansby once again, so yea we are better then the dam cards
oh yea they still have pick six palmer so hell no
I believe the same thing paul. I think the eagles are not a top 5 team at the moment but I can change my mind on what they do in the draft.
Why is it all in or sit on thumbs?
Why cant it be… add a player that upgrades a 5 year weakness?
When they landed Kerse and T.O. was it an all or nothing win now at the futures expense? No. We had a good team and were clearly lacking in a few areas. We upgraded them AND WENT TO THE SUPERBOWL. Did we fill all our holes that year? NO!!!! But we get better. Lots better.
We lost to NO by 2 flipping points. If we had a S would we have won? I dunno but I know Kenny Phillips wasnt helping wherever he was. I know Chung did nothing. This was our cheap answer… as was the year before.
We should have upgraded those areas in 2002 when we signed ND Kalu. That was waiting too long. This isn’t. Let me see, four years in the playoffs vs one year on a last place schedule in the worst division in the league? Is that the same? No I don’t think so.
Kerse and TO were added to a team that had been to the NFC champ game the 3 years before that. They were an attempt to push the Birds over the hump.
The Eagles are not close to that team right now – at least on D.
Adding a $30 million dollar safety to be surrounded by scrubs would be a collossal blunder.
Vinnie… How dare you let facts get in the way of a good whine!
Cigar- get bent.
They have to fill at least one more hole in FA and then I will be content. You can’t fault their last couple drafts. Well let’s back up. Logan is just ok and so is Wolff most likely. And Cox is over rated and kind of a bust right now. Kendricks has the tools just has to be consistent. But Foles, Boykin, Johnson and Ertz were dead ringers I think.
FYI- Guys like Cox and Kendricks would looks amazing if they played in front of a secondary with talent.
Mixed feelings. On one hand don’t want to overspend on defensive players but on the other hand the offense only has 3 more years with this core. In 3 years you will need guards, a tackle, WRs and Shadys replacement. Draft defense this year and next off-season you better go all in on FA to get you over the top. This core group on offense is stepping into there prime right now.
Your right dag.
Dag you are dead on, the offense is built to win now. You can’t wait five years to build a defense.
Foles 24, Cooper 25, Ertz 24, Johnson 23, 3 of 5 OL under 27, Maclin 26
This O has got a good 6-7 years in it. In fact, I don;t even expect Foles to hit his prime for another 2 years….most QBs roll from age 27-31.
You make it sound like this team has a season or 2…that’s not the case…they are building this to take advantage of Foles prime, and that won;t even begin for another year or 2.
Stevo u just proved how dumb u are. If the back end was good it would make our Lbs look better?? Are u Foreal… Ur front seven make ur back four.. U can have the all the best DBS in the league on the same D but if there’s no pass rush any WR will get open on them after 4-5 seconds. Smdh
Just because our offense is ready to win now doesn’t mean the entire team is. There’s a fine line there. And how would we continue to build this team if we signed byrd?? Our d is weak! We need a lot more talent before we consider Super Bowl. It’s a fact that all u eagle hatin fair weather fans gotta deal with.
I would have loved to get Byrd but that’s a bad contract that Denver will regret in two years. I’m more upset that we didn’t get Ward who was a much better value. I am also of the mindset to build through the draft because we are a good team but we are not ready to com
Another sane mind chimes in! That is one hell of a contract they gave him and good for him. So to the negative nitwits I ask… If the eagles offered him that same tremendous contract who would he have chosen? Get real people
Okay why not ward or whitner, they were both better affordable players?
I would have loved to get Byrd but that’s a bad contract that Denver will regret in two years. I’m more upset that we didn’t get Ward who was a much better value. I am also of the mindset to build through the draft because we are a good team but we are not ready to compete with Seattle and SF. With that said I will not be mad if they sign Revis. There are exceptions to every rule.
My point is we need two safeties right, so why not one of the other guys then. If you had gotten ward,whitner or Byrd you would have filled one of the safety spots. With more than just a stop gap guy like Jenkins.
Jenkins is an average type guy, at least he is so far in his career. They say they got him because of his versatility. But it doesn’t seem like he does anything great.
You could have gotten ward for the same price as Jenkins. Then got your free safety in the draft. But you would have at least one pro bowler back there to help the young guy a little
Diddy Ward blows he cannot play outside box he can’t cover. He will knock you silly but Denver will regret this contract, oh wait the NFL plays with Monopoly money so they can just cut him when they get tired of paying him.
BIg I agree similar to dawkins in his later years. Jenkins blows all the way around man. At least ward does something well.
All I think most of us wanted out of free agency was one of the top three free agent safeties.
Dave Spadaro just said that Jarius Byrd is not a superstar safety you got to be kidding me right?
He’s right!!!!
haven’t you been reading the blog here?
we’ve got the best Safety for our scheme that was out there brother, don’t you know?
Dave is the expert in polishing turds.
Look it’s over with the safeties via free agency. It is what it is, I hope they get it right in the draft tho go birds.
Avant is visiting with the Pats.
they will sign him just to troll the Eagles
The Eagles are 3-4 years away from winning a Superbowl so paying for a Safety now is crazy!!!!
We need to wait to just get a stop gap until a Safety we draft become the type of safety we need no matter how many games we lose, due the the gaping hole in the middle of our defense.
Maybe when we get that Safety ready our offensive stars will be off the team, and then we can wait to draft the players to replace them which could take another 4-5 years.
That’s the winning formula.
Just make sure that extra money saved under the cap keeps rolling in.
Why win a Superbowl when you can win the “cap championship” every year?
All this crying over Byrd lol nobody knew who he was two years ago before the Bills franchised him now everybody acting like we let Ed Reed walk in his prime. Oh we need a safety and he was the best one avail blah blah. The best one for who? and at what price? Jenkins has a ring and all kind of big game experience and still is young enough to improve his craft. Byrd never won anything or raised the Bills defense to being feared by anyone. I don’t recall any team afraid to pass on the Bills bc of this ball hawking safety. all that matters is the team you march out on the field and that they are operating as a cohesive unit. Jenkins is talented enough that if he gets on board with the d we can be better. We don’t have the complete picture and already its a bitch fest. For all we know the Eagles watched every game Byrd has ever played in the pros and watched him get picked apart by the better qb’s. We could start the season with Jenkins and a top draft pick that’s far better than we were last year.
No we’re acting likw we let a pro bowl hall of fame Safety go who had 2 pro bowls left in him for the same reason……
To replace the position on the cheap.
We’re acting like a fan base who seen these same guys pass on Earl Thomas to get a freakin stiff named Brandom Graham who they actually traded up to pick.
Now, this signing of Jenkins over Byrd only puts a punctuation on our points with the organization when it comes to the safety position!
We can’t ever get ou team strong like Superbowl winning teams because there’s always a blind spot.
First Recievers,then Linebackers,then corners,now Safeties.
It’s freaking ridiculous!!!!!
Look how the Broncos went from nothing to contenders in a short time.
Look ow the Saints went from nothing to leap frog us to win it all.
Look how Seattle who went from nothing leap frogged us and now Championship team!!!!
What’s wrong with this organization paying for an immediate improvement for the safety position?
How can the Saints with no cap space improve their secondary by dumping Jenkins bum ass and signing Byrd yet we couldn’t?
Songs you are lumping all the Eagles failures into on big fail sandwich. lol. Chip Kelly/gamble had nothing to do with earl Thomas over Graham. The fact that you think Byrd is HOF material right now is laughable. The Eagles have went out on big names to fill holes in the past eg Kearse, T.O, Assante, Namdi/DRC, like don’t be ridiculous. Broncos signed Peyton Manning to a team that already rebuilding well just missing a QB, Saints got Breeze, Seattle got R.Wilson and built their D in the draft with years of 1st rd talent. Now we have Foles and hopefully he can help change our direction. I tell you what won’t change our fortune signing a S that makes that much money but not close to Ed Reed or B.dawk in his prime. I will say it again nobody knew who Byrd was until he got franchised bye Buffalo and was rumored to want to play in philly now he is such a world beater. lol So if the saint d is not top 5 then what? lol Ever think that Chip Kelly had the guy in Oregon and thought he wasn’t worth it? He would know more about Byrd than anybody lol
Revis signs one year deal for 12 million with the Pats.
I got criticized for relaying Baldy’s predictions to me, but other than the Byrd non-signing, he was right about all other signings outside the Birds. He called Revis to the Pats, when released, & almost all other signings. I wish he was right about Byrd, &/or Ward. SMFH……