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

[Dillen]

Eagles | Team interested in acquiring R. Williams
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:47:21 -0800

Mike O'Hara, of The Detroit News, reports the Philadelphia Eagles are interested in acquiring Detroit Lions WR Roy Williams via trade. The Eagles have mentioned sending CB Lito Sheppard to the Lions for Williams.

Lions | Team not shopping R. Williams
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:00:34 -0800

Mike O'Hara, of The Detroit News, reports the Detroit Lions are not shopping WR Roy Williams in trade talks. Lions team president Matt Millen said Friday, March 7, that the team has received trade proposals from other teams but the Lions are not shopping Williams' services or actively pursuing any trade talks. "I'll listen to any offer," Millen said. "I've said that I'll listen to any offer for anybody. We want Roy Williams. That's the deal, whatever the terms are."

[Feva]

Lions | Team not shopping R. Williams
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:00:34 -0800

Mike O'Hara, of The Detroit News, reports the Detroit Lions are not shopping WR Roy Williams in trade talks. Lions team president Matt Millen said Friday, March 7, that the team has received trade proposals from other teams but the Lions are not shopping Williams' services or actively pursuing any trade talks. "I'll listen to any offer," Millen said. "I've said that I'll listen to any offer for anybody. We want Roy Williams. That's the deal, whatever the terms are."

Dook is practically an Eagle.

[QB Eagles]

The actual Detroit News article is here and provides a little more context than the KFFL blurbs.

[Munson]

John Clayton just said on ESPN that Arizona only has 16 defensive players under contract right now, and have no room to do anything else until they figure out the Fitz thing.

fargING TRADE HIM PLEASE! For the love of god.

[Diomedes]

There are much worse places Reggie can play than opposite Anquan Boldin.

Philadelphia, for example.

[methdeez]

You gotta love hearing how close they are to explosion here. If this kind of reporter talk was happening in Philly with one of the players...it usually happens...but again it is the Arizona Cardinals so who knows


Larry Fitzgerald's Days in Arizona May Finally Be Nearly an End

Dan BentonPosted Mar 7th 2008
Filed under: AZ Cardinals, NFC West, Phoenix
Although General Manager Rod Graves is adamant that Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald will remain in Arizona, it's beginning to look more and more like his days as a Cardinal may be numbered.

Contract negotiations remain at a standstill and neither side appears ready to waiver. Fitzgerald, despite acknowledging his desire to stay in Arizona, refuses to accept anything less than a four-year deal worth $25 to $30 million. Meanwhile, the Cardinals do not appear willing to give the 24-year-old more than a seven-year, $25 to $30 million deal.

This is no little hiccup -- the two sides are off by several million (more than $2.5 million per year on average), and haven't gotten any closer over the last month.

The question is, do the Cardinals finally give in and trade him, or do they spend $14.6 million for one final season? If they opt for the latter and fail to reach any common ground by this time next season, they'll lose Fitzgerald and get nothing in return. If they opt for the former, they'll be trading away their best offensive weapon.

You've got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Trading away a player like Fitzgerald is not going to be easy, but the Cardinals are backed into a corner here. The best thing they can do is get some quality talent in return before they walk away empty-handed.

It would be pretty goddamn retarded to only want to pay someone 25-30 mill., and then give him 15 mill for  a season because of that.
If they don't work it out, he's out.

[cmleary0919]

Not really much we didn't know here, but:

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080308/SPORTS02/803080350/1022&theme=

Report: Eagles make offer for Fitzgerald
By GEOFF MOSHER, The News Journal
Posted Saturday, March 8, 2008

The Larry Fitzgerald-to-the- Eagles trade scenario takes on new intrigue daily, with a report surfacing Friday that the Eagles have submitted a trade offer to Arizona to obtain the Pro Bowl wide receiver.

The Cardinals and Fitzgerald have hit an impasse in contract renegotiations, according to The Arizona Republic, which also reported that the Eagles have offered cornerback Lito Sheppard and wide receiver Reggie Brown as trade bait with hopes of forcing the Cardinals to deal away the wideout if they can't reach an agreement to restructure his contract.

A league source confirmed to The News Journal that the Eagles have proposed a trade to Arizona, but the source couldn't elaborate on the details of the proposal.

The Cardinals still hold out hope of reaching a new deal with Fitzgerald or having him play out the rest of his contract, according to The Arizona Republic report.

Fitzgerald, 24, is scheduled to make $14.6 million in 2008 and $17.4 million in 2009, the final year of his contract. Cardinals general manager Rod Graves has adamantly stated that Fitzgerald will remain with the Cardinals.

[Father Demon]

More on the Torry Holt possibilities...   Linehan says there is no possibility.

Link

Once the question was posed, the Rams official laughed for a good 20 seconds, then told a reporter: "If that were the case, we might have to line you up at wide receiver."

Rumors swirl like March wind this time of year. But the Torry Holt trade rumors — to Philadelphia or Cincinnati, take your pick — are simply hot air, according to coach Scott Linehan. Linehan says the Rams aren't shopping their star wide receiver.

"There's no interest, no discussions about trading Torry Holt," Linehan said. "He's on our team, we want him on our team, and I hope he feels the same way."

Besides, it simply makes no sense to move Holt. The release of Isaac Bruce leaves Holt, Drew Bennett and Dante Hall as the Rams' top three wide receivers. The team needs to add another quality body at receiver, not subtract one.


Wide receiver isn't the only glaring area of need. The Rams lack a starting center and a starting right end, and could be looking for cornerback help as well. It would be the height of optimism to think that the Rams could address all of those needs in one draft.

"There are still holes (on the roster)," said Billy Devaney, the Rams' executive vice president of player personnel. "There's still areas that we have to address."

Trouble is, almost all of the options in free agency are gone. The first week of free agency is always a wild feeding frenzy of teams over-paying for a limited supply of talented players. That was especially true this year.

"There was more money, and there were fewer players, so they just flew off," Devaney said.

Almost all of what Devaney calls the "A" level and "B" level players are gone in free agency. There may still be a few more cap casualties between now and the draft. And there's always the possibility of trades. The Rams, for example, have asked about Philadelphia cornerback Lito Sheppard.

But the bulk of the free agency period has come and gone. If you blinked, you missed it.

"At this point, we're going to kind of shift gears and probably in the next couple weeks focus on the draft," Devaney said. "We'll see what positions pop open (in free agency or via trade). We will be looking at a lot of different places. But mostly now just focusing on the draft."

So far the Rams have added four players in free agency: kicker Josh Brown, offensive guard Jacob Bell, tight end Anthony Becht and guard-tackle Adam Goldberg. They are hoping to sign quarterback Trent Green and are close to re-signing backup offensive tackle Brandon Gorin.

In terms of subtractions, the Rams have released wide receiver Isaac Bruce, defensive end James Hall and backup quarterback Gus Frerotte. Longtime kicker Jeff Wilkins has retired. The Rams have yet to lose a player in free agency, but strongside linebacker Brandon Chillar has made trips to Arizona and Green Bay.

The re-signing of Goldberg and the addition of Becht add blocking depth.

"Goldberg obviously was someone we wanted back because of his versatility as a backup on the offensive line," Linehan said. "He also has a background with (new offensive line coach) Steve Loney from Minnesota, which helps."

Becht, an eight-year pro who spent the past three seasons with Tampa Bay, has agreed to terms on a two-year deal. He is a blocking specialist who takes over Aaron Walker's role as an on-line blocker in two tight end sets. Walker is an unrestricted free agent who won't return to St. Louis now that Becht is a Ram.

"He made quite an impression on us," Linehan said, referring to Becht's run blocking in Tampa Bay's 24-3 victory over the Rams last Sept. 23.

[PhillyGirl]

Good.

[Father Demon]

I agree.

[Rome]

Over the hill garbage.  Pass.

[Munson]

 

[Drunkmasterflex]

This article doesn't mean sthein, just like all of the ones about Larry and Roy don't either.  

[ice grillin you]

go to hell torry holt

[Feva]

Torry Holt stole my girl in middle school.