The Eagles Offseason Thread(all aboard the Brian Finneran bandwagon)

[phillymic2000]

the guy looks like he is with a 11 year old sex slave

[mussa]

its rare to see a pic of an eagles fan without a beer. i mean come on! your riding a fargin elephant. get a damn beer and do the eagles chant

[Eagaholic]

Don't get too upset about the pic, the Eagles are going to be playing a game there in '09. BTW how many rupees for a sex slave these days?

[SD_Eagle5]

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Eagles Want Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald

Written by Micah Warren

Saturday, 16 February 2008

A source with knowledge of the situation has told me that the Philadelphia Eagles are going after Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald pretty hard. Fitzgerald, 24, will be 25 years old when the 2008 season starts and has already been to two Pro Bowls (2005, 2007).

The Eagles have been widely criticized for not having enough playmaking receivers on offense. Fitzgerald told 610 WIP sports radio in Philadelphia during Super Bowl week that the Eagles are on a short list of teams he'd like to play for if dealt (he backed off of that a bit during the Pro Bowl week).

It's one thing for the Eagles to want Fitgerald, it's another thing entirely for them to actually acquire him via trade. The Cardinals have put themselves in a spot by agreeing to a contract that gives him a base salary of $14.592 million for 2008 and $17.355 million for 2009. Numbers that are absolutely ridiculous for any wide receiver. The Cardinals want to sign him to a long-term deal that would lower his cap number and keep him a Cardinal. This quote is from the Arizona Republic:

I feel like the talks have been progressing," [Cardinals GM Rod] Graves said of negotiations with Fitzgerald's agent, Eugene Parker. "I don't want to over-characterize our discussions. I do think Larry has indicated a strong desire to remain with our team, and Eugene has reiterated that a number of times."

There remains the distinct possibility that Fitgerald signs with the Cardinals, but with linebackers Karlos Dansby (franchise tag) and Calvin Pace (impending free agent) having contract issues of their own, the football team in Arizona has its hands full. AZCardinals.com reported on February 7th that the Cardinals had made Fitzgerald an offer, although Graves declined to get into specifics.

This is going to be a tough deal to get done. In order to get out of paying Fitgerald his ludicrous base salary, they have three options: Trade him, release him or re-negotiate with him. The Eagles represent one solution to this dilemma. It is not known exactly what it would take to pry Fitzgerald from the Cardinals' clutches, but with the Cardinals facing 4th and 15 and a full-court press (thanks "Naked Gun"), they may be in line to get a decent deal on him. Of course, this will be if the Eagles have negotiated a long-term deal with him prior to the deal. I don't care what team you name, they won't pay a wide receiver (even a good one) $14.592 million for a season.

Fitgerald has twice caught 100 balls or more in a season (103 in 2005, 100 in 2007) and rang up 1,409 receiving yards in both of those years. 
   

[Munson]

Good god yes please.

[MadMarchHare]

Of potentially available options, Fitz is my number one (over Moss and Johnson, mostly because of the head-case factor).

[QB Eagles]

I don't care what team you name, they won't pay a wide receiver (even a good one) $14.592 million for a season.

Washington taterskins.

[phillymic2000]

we have a winner!!

[Eagaholic]

Of potentially available options, Fitz is my number one (over Moss and Johnson, mostly because of the head-case factor).

Yeah, and also because of his age. Sign Fitz to a 6 year deal and he is still only 30 when it is up. Moss and Johnson are already 30+.

[PhillyGirl]

oh my god.

Fitzgerald to me, is the best option out of the WRs that are being talked about. I'd love Johnson, but Fitzgerald....:

[Sgt PSN]

I don't care what team you name, they won't pay a wide receiver (even a good one) $14.592 million for a season.

Washington taterskins.

But only if you're name is Brandon Lloyd. 

[Sgt PSN]

Of potentially available options, Fitz is my number one (over Moss and Johnson, mostly because of the head-case factor).

Of all the recievers we've talked about here (Fitz, Moss, CJ and Williams), Fitz would be my #1 too.  But I've also figured that out of those 4, he would be the least likely.

My Wishlist (in preference order)

1.  Fitz
2.  CJ
3.  Williams
4.  Moss

My Wishlist (In order of likelyhood)

1.  Williams
2.  CJ
3.  Moss
4.  Fitz

[Eagaholic]

I wouldn't mind Stallworth back on the team either, if the Pats cut him. He wanted to stay in Philly in principle but then there was that thing about him being in the league substance abuse program that was leaked, and also that Rosenhaus didn't tell him that the Eagles basically matched the Pat's deal until after he signed. Maybe too much behind the scenes shtein.

[shorebird]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't 14+ mil make Fitz  the highest paid player on the team? Over twice as much as Dmac?

[Sgt PSN]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't 14+ mil make Fitz  the highest paid player on the team? Over twice as much as Dmac?

I think McNabb's salary is somewhere around $9mil for 2008.  So it wouldn't be twice that of McNabb's but there would definitely be a substantial difference.