Kevin Curtis, Mormon & Philadelphia Eagle

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

somebody convince Lance Briggs to convert...ASAP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Briggs

The Philadelphia Eagles would like to convert Briggs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-day Saints. They feel it would obviously increase the odds he'd agree to a reasonable contract.

[Eaglez]

Not a bad signing. I like that he brings some stability to the WR position. At least it is quality depth, and he has been able to put together some decent years in a somewhat limited role. I like the speed element of his game, so the Eagles still have that big play threat capability with him. Pasquarelli seems to spooge over his "straight line speed" and called him "one of the fastest players in the NFL". So if he can couple that with consistency it will be a good pick-up.

The only thing I don't like about him is that he'll be 29 come July. The good thing is that he seems to be in good health, and really hasn't suffered any sorts of injuries, so that is a plus.

I think this signing could grow on me. Hopefully his strengths are utilized. I'm wondering how consistent his hands are. He was a monster at Utah State, just saw some of his stats.

He could be the best Mormon player ever!

[dis12]

I knew Andy's Mormonism would pay off when the Eagles went hard after a top-quality Mormon free agent.

Which Mormons are coming available next off-season?

don't know why, but that's funny.  kinda like titikaka

[dis12]

grabbed this from EMB psoting:

Things I like about Curtis and this deal...

1. He doesn't have a hamstring problem
2. He doesn't have a drug problem
3. He's played under two very good older receivers, and will bring good experience to our young receiving core
4. His Agent is NOT Drew Rosenhaus
5. He's still hungry to prove himself

true x 5

[Seabiscuit36]

somebody convince Lance Briggs to convert...ASAP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Briggs

The Philadelphia Eagles would like to convert Briggs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-day Saints. They feel it would obviously increase the odds he'd agree to a reasonable contract.

FF that is Greatness

[SunMo]

i love how a violation of the substance abuse policy = drug problem

[mussa]

wow. the excitement is streaming through me right now. i feel like burning.

[Eaglez]

I mean this signing is not going to light the world on fire, but it still nonetheless is a decent one. Curtis has the potential to be more productive this season than Stallworth was last year, if for no other reason than I don't think durability is an issue with Curtis. I said before I didn't like that he will be 29 before the season starts, but I guess I have to take into account that he did take 2 years off so his body hasn't taken too great of a pounding.

He has great speed and good hands (although his scouting profile says he does drop the "easy pass"), and was probably the most talented player left in FA right now. It's a solid pick-up; I'm sure Spads is going to really trump it up but that doesn't detract from it being a solid signing from a rational perspective. What's good is that his scouting report states that he is also agile and quick to go with his straight line speed, so he not just a stiff that can run real fast in a straight line.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/curtis_kevin

[dis12]

i love how a violation of the substance abuse policy = drug problem

whew!  so my sex addiction problem isn't as bad as I thought...maybe it's only a vagina insertion abuse issue.

[hbionic]

whew!  so my sex addiction problem isn't as bad as I thought...maybe it's only a mangina insertion abuse issue.

I prefer to call it a prostatological thrust message.

[Dillen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Briggs

The Philadelphia Eagles would like to convert Briggs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-day Saints. They feel it would obviously increase the odds he'd agree to a reasonable contract.

(cur) (last)  21:39, 15 March 2007 Ajeagles (Talk | contribs) (this is just a joke for the benefit of some friends - sorry)

Way to apologize for it in advance.

[Magical_Retard]

ok now sign a backup RB not named dayne, and PLEASE FIX THE DEFENSE. spend the whole draft on D and the remaining FA moves.

if the money is at least equal to stallworth i wonder what spads will say when he claimed that the eagles couldnt offer stallworth the money pats offered him. i forget how much guranteed money did stallworth get? what was his signing bonus?

[bowzer]

sweet, a white mormon wide receiver... i'm sponsoring him. 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

(cur) (last)  21:39, 15 March 2007 Ajeagles (Talk | contribs) (this is just a joke for the benefit of some friends - sorry)

Way to apologize for it in advance.

I'm mostly ashamed I called you all my "friends".

[Rome]

Two reasons I'm not jumping for joy.

1. Curtis is nothing more than a good wide receiver.  Yes, he played behind two Hall of Fame types in St. Louis and that's likely the reason he didn't start, but so what?  He wasn't a starter and the Eagles paid him like one.  So much for them being "comfortable" with the receivers.   I would have preferred Stallworth for no other reason than he was familiar with the system and seemed to have a genuine rapport on the field with Donovan.  Curtis won't have the opportunity to get in sync with Donovan this offseason either, nor will he have much opportunity to mesh with him at training camp or during the preseason games for obvious reasons.  That could spell trouble next year especially if they revert back to being the pass-happy assmonkeys they were before Donovan got hurt.

2. Signing Curtis means the Eagles will AGAIN ignore the wide receiver position in the draft (although honestly - considering their track record with drafting receivers, that might not be such a bad thing).  Curtis and Brown are both legitimate NFL receivers.  I'm not going to suggest otherwise.  But neither of them is a legitimate #1 receiver and if either one of them goes down, we're back to square one again with zesty receivers on the field.  There are six legitimate first round receivers in this draft plus a couple of second-round tweener's.  I think drafting one of them would have made more sense especially considering this really does appear to be a rebuilding-type year for the Birds.

Whatever, though.  As always, I'm hopeful that the front office has made a shrewd decision.  If they haven't, then they're definitely farged because they're paying a ton of money to their two starting receivers at this point and the backups they have aren't exactly ready for prime time.