Free Agency '06 (Moulds isn't coming. 17.8 million in cap space.)

[troyhstewart]

I have a hunch that after the Eagles are awarded (a) compensatory pick(s), they might then have RFA Hunter Hillenmeyer in for a visit.  He would cost the team a 5th round pick, but he is a young guy who can completely shut down the TE.

It makes sense that they'd wait until the compensatory selections are announced, because they wouldn't want to be without all selections in the 5th and 6th rounds (they already don't have their 6th round pick, if you forgot).

I was wondering when compensatory picks would be announced.  I imagine they'll get at least two picks with one being possibly the best compensatory pick allocated for losing Burgess.  they also lost Simon and Reese and only signed Mike McMahon.

[DH]

We should get a comp pick for McMahon. Just for putting up with that shtein for a year.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I was wondering when compensatory picks would be announced.  I imagine they'll get at least two picks with one being possibly the best compensatory pick allocated for losing Burgess.  they also lost Simon and Reese and only signed Mike McMahon.

They get nothing for losing Simon, because they first franchised him.

Basically, their comp picks will be determined by the losses of Mayberry, Burgess, and Reese and the "gain" of Mike McMahon.  The problem is that the formula takes into account salary and games played/started a lot more than anything else.  I think Ed posted a projection that the Eagles would only get a 5th and a 6th probably.  You would think they'd get a 4th for losing Burgess considering the year he had, but they might not apparently.

Next year, they will get nothing.  They are only losing Keith Adams and ND Kalu, really.  Owens and McMahon won't count because they were both cut.  The gains largely outweigh the losses, so no 2007 comp picks.

[BigEd76]

Since you guys love Eskin so much, here's what he said on Sports Final:

-- the Eagles are not a "6-10 team" and they're actually the best team in the division, with the Giants being the closest in terms of talent.
-- TO will ruin Dallas
-- the Eagles have their eyes on a RB and WR from another team, but he doesn't have any names yet.  He thinks Walker is the WR they're watching.
-- DT will be a day one pick

[SD_Eagle5]

We all know Eskin's a moron but I believe there is a genuine interest in Walker on the Eagles behalf. We're probably offering a 3rd and they want a second.

[MDS]

The RB is obviously Tomlinson.

[General_Failure]

Give up the second. They're only going to draft a WR that won't play anyway.

[SD_Eagle5]

I wouldn't be opposed to that.

[The BIGSTUD]

How about:

A 3rd and Hicks - since they lost a lot of O-Lineman
A 3rd and Hood - doubt Eagles do it
A 3rd and Walker - another addition for their D-Line

One of those 3 I think could get it done.

[SD_Eagle5]

Or how bout a 3rd and 4th since we have 300 of them.

[General_Failure]

A 3rd and Garcia.

[The BIGSTUD]

Agent: Moulds wants to play for Eagles
By PAUL DOMOWITCH
pdomo@aol.com

ORLANDO, Fla. - Eric Moulds has a wish list of five teams he'd like to play for, and guess who's at the tippy-top of it?

That's right. The Eagles.

"Every time I mention Philadelphia, Eric's ears perk up," said Greg Johnson, who represents the 32-year-old Bills wide receiver along with his partner, Harry Henderson. "He wants to go to Philadelphia. He really feels he could help them. He loves the idea of being an Eagle and playing with Donovan [McNabb]."

Moulds wants out of Buffalo, and the Bills, who will have to pay him $7.1 million in salary and bonuses this year if he's on the team, are only too happy to oblige him. They have put the word out that he can be had for a second-day pick in next month's draft.

But don't start visualizing him in an Eagles uniform quite yet.

Johnson said he talked to Eagles president Joe Banner last week. He said there is "some interest" in Moulds by the Eagles, which an organization source also acknowledged.

But as much as Moulds would love to catch passes from McNabb, he is not interested in doing it for free, or anything close to free.

According to a source from one of the five teams on Moulds' wish list, which also includes New Eng-land, Seattle, Kansas City and Denver, the wide receiver is looking for a contract similar to the one Isaac Bruce signed with the St. Louis Rams 2 weeks ago.

Bruce, who is a year older than Moulds, signed a 3-year, $15 million contract with the Rams on March 10. He had been released by the team a few days earlier, before the league agreed to a new labor extension with the players that significantly increased the salary cap.

Moulds has as much chance of getting a $5 million-a-year deal from the Eagles as Saddam Hussein does of getting an acquittal. Whether he'll get it from anyone else remains to be seen.

"Right now, the money aspect is out of whack," said one league general manager. "If he wants to get traded, he's going to have to come to grips that he's not going to get that. Or maybe he will. Maybe there's a team that's willing to pay him that."

One league source indicated that there may be - the Houston Texans. But the Texans won just two games last season, which isn't exactly a great place for a wideout with Super Bowl aspirations and a ticking biological clock to go.

Johnson confirmed that the Texans have expressed interest in Moulds. "They're very interested," he said. "There are other teams in the mix as well. We're going to play it by ear. We'll see what happens."

Since catching 100 passes for 1,292 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2002, Moulds' pass-catching production has dropped off significantly. He has just 10 touchdown catches and has averaged only 77.6 catches per year the last three seasons, though the poor offensive talent around him, particularly at quarterback, has had more than a little to do with that.

Johnson said Moulds has spoken recently with McNabb. He said the two have been friends for 5 or 6 years.

"Eric would like nothing better than to play with Donovan," he said. "He said he was looking forward to going out to Arizona and training with him [if he's traded to the Eagles]."

[Magical_Retard]

jesus christ as much as getting moulds or walker would make me go nuts i really believe this team thinks (and they might be right) they are set with jabar and reggie. if they get moulds or walker it would mean brown plays #2 and i doubt they signed jabar to play the #3 spot when we also have a pinkston returning. or is that why he signed a yr deal? i dont know but getting moulds or walker would IMO put us back on track for being a high powered offense even if not as amazing as it was with TO (first TO season).

[ice grillin you]

i really believe this team thinks (and they might be right) they are set with jabar and reggie

as stuborn as this regime is i cant/dont/wont believe that

[reese125]

Now if your management, and you know you have a legitimate #1 threat on offense (not a "god I hope so" #1 in Brown), wouldnt you go for it in a heartbeat? Especially since the guy really wants to be here. The Eagles need to step out of their "only sign young players"comfort zone and realize whats at stake. A winning season/deep in the playoffs, or an 8-8 season.

This reminds me of a situation, not to long ago, when somebody I know was lobbying to be here and his wish was granted. Of course he's no longer here...but it happened.