The 2007 Offseason Thread

[mussa]

i'd trade for spikes no doubt. he's a starter, not some 3rd round white undersized linebacker.

[hbionic]

His neck alone is bigger than most linebackers out there.

[Stallworth Supporter]

Eagles | Team showing interest in Spikes
Sun, 25 Mar 2007 10:17:42 -0700

John Murphy, of Yahoo! Sports, reports the Philadelphia Eagles are showing interest in possibly obtaining Buffalo Bills LB Takeo Spikes, according to a league source. Spikes would need to pass a physical and negotiate a new deal. The source believes the Bills could receive a mid-to-late round choice in the 2007 NFL Draft if both conditions are met. The Eagles would likely move Spikes to the outside if they acquire him. The team could also move him inside and make LB Jeremiah Trotter more of a two-down linebacker.

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[NGM]

5th round or later I'm cool with if this is true.  They would spend it on some white guy from BYU anyway. 

[Feva]

5th round or later I'm cool with if this is true.  

Me too... and considering that the Eagles don't have a 4th to give at this point...

[BigEd76]

I saw that on KFFL but I can't find anything on Yahoo Sports about it....

[QB Eagles]

5th round or later I'm cool with if this is true.  They would spend it on some white guy from BYU anyway. 

He hasn't played all that well since he tore his Achilles and his contract is huge, but the Eagles have to do something at LB, so I'd be for the trade for a 5th or lower too. Just keep in mind the chances of him either playing at his former All Pro level or agreeing to restructure his contract are small.

[Feva]

He'd be almost 2 years removed from that Achilles injury and to tell you the truth... I don't need him to be all-pro anymore.  Personally, all I would need from Spikes is to solidify the LB corps somewhat and if the Eagles were to play him at SAM... then to give the Eagles a year or two to understand what they want to do with Gocong.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Spikes actually finished up the year pretty strong. Early on he showed the effects of the achilles, but as the season went on, he began to look more and more like himself. The Bills are doing this to get rid of his contract, not because they believe he can't play. If the Eagles do this, I gotta believe it's because Trot may be very close to done, but being that Spikes if 30, it's not like he'd be a long term solution to the position. It would allow them to draft more of a project to develop to take over later. They don't have a fourth, so it would have to be something from five down, or possibly a pick next year. Either of them I'd be happy with. If Spikes came in and was 80% of what he was a couple of years ago, he'd be a big upgrade.

[Magical_Retard]

i would rather the eagles go after wilson.

[ice grillin you]

wtf?

spikes cant play the outside...i thought this was a replacement for trotter

[The BIGSTUD]

I don't know if he can play outside anymore, but did in Cinci.

[Sgt PSN]

How many linebackers have the Eagles traded for since Reid has been here?  Simoneau is the only one I can think of.  As much as I'd like to see Spikes brought in, I don't think the Eagles will make a move, especially if it requires giving up a pick.  The only time the words "draft pick" and "linebacker" are ever associated with the Eagles is when they spend a late round pick on some project guy. 

[ice grillin you]

and if youre gonna give up a pick for lb give up a one for someone like vilma (not saying hes even available)

[Rome]

Even a one-legged Spikes is better than the banjo-picking funhole he'd replace.

In.

Also - it occurs to me that the Eagles could move Spikes inside and use Trotter as a rotational guy if his gimpy knees can't hold up anymore.

Oh, and the Eagles would have to give up a #1 (or more) to get Vilma.  They'd be able to get Spikes for a hell of a lot less than that.  Maybe a five or a six?