The 2007 Offseason Thread

[SunMo]

they couldn't legitimately bench Trotter, Douglas, and Simon because they were at the top of their games.  you can legitimately bench Hood by saying he had a bad week of practice, because he's not a star.  you would never be able to get away with that for any of the three you mentioned.

[ice grillin you]

But if your theory was correct why wouldn't they have had benched Trotter for Gardner?

because trotter played excellent that year...better than lewis did this year...they had no out if they did that...or perhaps they thought they were going to resign trotter during the year or knew they were gonna tag him and have him play for the tender....theres many reasons why...like i said im not saying the eagles do what they did to lewis to every player...just to some when the situation arises

I don't see how tagging a guy is punishment

really?

Tagging a young Pro Bowl MLB or DT was a smart front office move

depends on the situation...sometimes it is...but not ever to a player

[Munson]

  That's exactly what I'm talking about. I don't "defend the team at all costs" even 75% of the time, let alone 95. It's just the lot of you come on here spurting some of the most rediculous negative bullshtein I've ever seen during the pre-season, like just spewing shtein from your mouths with NOTHING to back it up but your own opinions, and you hope some of it sticks by the end the season. Some of it does, some of it doesn't. Guys like you will harp all day and all night long about what did stick, and totally ignore what you were wrong about. Or come up with some rediculous reason as to why you really weren't wrong. Like Brian Westbrook's inability to carry the load. Funny how all that talk settled down from week 1 through week 17. We'll just pretend no one ever said he couldn't carry the load. Or,  that groups' defense as to why they really weren't wrong...Oh no! a running back wiht a sore knee missed a game against a team the Eagles should totally own! A running back with a sore knee? That's unheard of, he MUST be injury prone.

Please show me where I have defended the team all costs 95% of the time.
Please show me where I havn't been critical of the team, certain individuals, coachs, and ownership less then 5% of the time. Please.

You can't. But because I'm not super cool negative like you, I'm a h0mErrrz11!!ooneoneoeneoenejemn!@Bdaefjb ds!

Good call man.

Anyway, who cares if the FO "punished" these guys or not.....Hood wasn't going to come back anyway, and Lewis had one foot out the door with the amount of money he was asking for. Now they're both gone, and the Eagles have yet another hole to fill on defense at SS. The problem is they're going to try and plug this hole with a piece of bubble gum. So lets worry about that one and hope to god the Eagles draft/sign a SS or Considine steals some of Dawk's DNA.

[The BIGSTUD]

I'd rather go into next season with Lewis starting at SS than Walker and/or Patterson starting at DT.

Same with Dhani starting at SAM. I'd rather have Lewis starting at SS.

Lewis is down the bottom of the line with the defensive problems. It starts with the front seven.

[ice grillin you]

calm down

and stop calling me man and dood

[Wingspan]

I still say they should find a new FS. Then move Dawkins to the SS spot, where speed isn't as necessary. Moving Dawkins over to the SS spot could extend his high level of play for a few seasons more.

[SD_Eagle5]

I guess I don't see the Eagles as being that devious or smart to devise such a plan.

[SunMo]

they were clever enough to extend Mike Patterson, don't put anything past them

[SD_Eagle5]

I still say they should find a new FS. Then move Dawkins to the SS spot, where speed isn't as necessary. Moving Dawkins over to the SS spot could extend his high level of play for a few seasons more.

I disagree. SS is more grueling physically than FS is.

[Wingspan]

I still say they should find a new FS. Then move Dawkins to the SS spot, where speed isn't as necessary. Moving Dawkins over to the SS spot could extend his high level of play for a few seasons more.

I disagree. SS is more grueling physically than FS is.

What difference would that make? If anything, Dawkins stays in great shape all season. But he has lost some speed, he would fit right into the SS spot.

[ice grillin you]

i dont think its as deep as a plan

i think the players pissed them off they had an opening to get back at them and did so...they are stubborn bastiches same way as when they negotiate with free agents and the player doesnt immediately accept their offer thats it its over get out of here

who knows maybe lewis does suck worse than considine and he will get no play on the open amrket and wherever he goes he will play like he did against new orleans this year and not like he has over the last four years

[Munson]

calm down

and stop calling me man and dood

I am calm, man. But I'm very tired and when I'm tired I will talk/type/rant for very long periods of time about whatever the farg I feel like. And you will shut the farg up and listen, you giant pile of used douche bags. Dude.

If I'm what's considered a "homer", then I'd swear to god 80% of this MB aren't even Eagles fans.

Wingspan-I like that idea, especially considering that Considine would probably make ab etter FS then he would a SS....but I don't really know if that would extend Dawk's high level of play a few years. I would think at SS that he would take more of a pounding on his body, and therefore age a little bit faster, no?

[ice grillin you]

I disagree. SS is more grueling physically than FS is.

i think wing is saying that with dawkins aging and losing a step or two those steps wont be as apparent at the ss position

[SD_Eagle5]

I still say they should find a new FS. Then move Dawkins to the SS spot, where speed isn't as necessary. Moving Dawkins over to the SS spot could extend his high level of play for a few seasons more.

I disagree. SS is more grueling physically than FS is.

What difference would that make? If anything, Dawkins stays in great shape all season. But he has lost some speed, he would fit right into the SS spot.

A SS sticks his nose into the mix on running downs, a FS generally stays back as a last line of defense. Dawks range isn't what it once was but its still great. I'm not saying he would do bad at SS just saying it won't prolong his career.

i dont think its as deep as a plan

i think the players pissed them off they had an opening to get back at them and did so...they are stubborn bastiches same way as when they negotiate with free agents and the player doesnt immediately accept their offer thats it its over get out of here

I'm not saying the f/o doesn't get pissed when a player declines a contract, just that I doubt they punish players by taking away playing time.

[Munson]

I disagree. SS is more grueling physically than FS is.

i think wing is saying that with dawkins aging and losing a step or two those steps wont be as apparent at the ss position

True...but I'd rather him stick at FS with that lost step and still be pretty dominating for at least another 2 years then stick him at SS and have his body break down by the end of that 2 years.

Dawk takes good care of his body and I think, at least at FS, the Eagles still have another good 3 years out of him. At SS....I don't think he could take that much of a pounding for longer then another year and a half before his body starts to break down.