Lito Sheppard - He Once Was An Eagle

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That would be funny, because the Eagles drafted Lito to help them beat the Rams' "greatest show on turf".

[Father Demon]

Now they're not even the greatest show on independent cable re-runs.

[Hollywood]

That would be funny, because the Eagles drafted Lito to help them beat the Rams' "greatest show on turf".

Thats fine.  But I would be thrilled with him on one side and Hill on the other.  Add Chris Long, a healthy Little and a healthy Tinoisamoa, and suddenly the Rams D is no longer a complete laughing stock.

[methdeez]

Trading Lito for a first round pick means trading a definite high-caliber, pro-bowl player for a one-in-15 shot of getting a high-caliber, pro-bowl player.
I don't see how this is a win at all.
We can afford him under the cap, and three great CB's is a great thing to have.

The upside is that that one-in-15 shot is younger and we would have him locked up for 5 years, or that we hit that 1-1000 chance and get some amazing player.

I think it is a big risk for little gain, and they shouldn't trade him unless it is for another proven player, especially in a draft where they already have 11 picks. If they want to move up, just use some of those 3rd and 4th and 5th rounders.

[Sgt PSN]

Not sold.  I'd much rather they keep him for a kick-ass secondary if they can't get a stud WR for him and a pick.

Trading him for a 2nd (even a very high 2nd) doesn't give me a boner.

Ditto.  

Plus, it's not like Reid has a penchant for snagging oodles of talent in the 2nd round either.  

2006 - Winson Justice
2005 - Reggie Brown, Matt McCoy
2004 - N/A
2003 - LJ Smith
2002 - Mike Lewis, Sheldon Brown
2001 - Quinten Caver
2000 - Todd Pinkston, Bobbie Williams
1999 - Barry Gardner

2002/03 were easily his best 2nd round picks and Reggie Brown isn't full of suck like the rest of them are.  Jury is still out on Kolbsy but I really don't think he'll ever be worthy of that pick.  

Out of the 10 players Reid drafted in the 2nd round, 4 of them aren't complete garbage and 2 of them (Brown and Smith) haven't quite lived up to the hype that surrounded them.  

[PhillyPhreak54]

Death to you for saying oodles.

[4and26]

If he is traded he will - in this era - be one of my favorites.   He did Dallas in more than once and for that will always be an Eagle - don't tell me that some of your most memorable Eagle moments weren't suppled by Lito..........

[General_Failure]

Two are supplied by Freddie Mitchell. I remember him as fondly as I remember Joe Panos.

[Rome]

i remember throwing punches around and preachin' from my chair

[Munson]

Please get Anquan Boldin

[Father Demon]

Another day, another rumor about a prominent wide receiver the Philadelphia Eagles probably won't be able to trade for this spring. Tuesday the NFL Network's Adam Schefter reported that Anquan Boldin has asked the Arizona Cardinals for a trade. Boldin, 27, got to 300 catches faster than any receiver in NFL history. He has 413 catches in only 68 games since being drafted in the second round in 2003 (yes, the Eagles could have drafted him instead of Jerome McDougle). ed - Boy, I just can't hear that enough...

Boldin is unhappy with his contract in the wake of the 4-year, $40 million renegotiation the Cards reached last month with wideout Larry Fitzgerald. Boldin has 3 years left on a deal that averages around $4.5 million a year. But the Arizona Republic reports that the Cards told Boldin they will not trade him, which puts him in the same category as the other receivers Eagles fans would like to see the team acquire — Detroit's Roy Williams and Cincinnati's Chad Johnson. (And, of course, Fitzgerald, who earlier this offseason supposedly was going to be dealt because of his ruinous cap number, until Arizona just redid the contract.)

Obviously, the Eagles remain likely to send disgruntled corner Lito Sheppard somewhere this week, for something. There were multiple reports yesterday (in the wake of a Delaware County Daily Times report) that they had asked the Kansas City Chiefs about defensive end Jared Allen, who apparently will be dealt instead of playing under the franchise tender. The Chiefs probably could use Sheppard, though they play a Cover 2 defense in which corners are at least a little less important than they are in the Eagles' system. A source close to the situation said Allen won't be coming to the Eagles.

More of the same....

[Sgt PSN]

If he is traded he will - in this era - be one of my favorites.   He did Dallas in more than once and for that will always be an Eagle - don't tell me that some of your most memorable Eagle moments weren't suppled by Lito..........

I love me sum Tito and would love nothing more than to see him stay.  But that isn't realistic so knowing that he's going to be traded, I just want to see the Eagles get great value for him and get a player who will make an immediate impact.  Which is why I don't want to see him drafted for draft picks or improved draft position. 

[RezRob]

. A source close to the situation said Allen won't be coming to the Eagles.

He is reportedly a Vi-Queen find your own article...

[Rome]

Goodell at the podium on Saturday:

We have a trade to announce.  The Philadelphia Eagles have traded their #19 pick in the first round along with their second round selection in 2008 and their fourth round selection in 2009 plus Lito Sheppard for the rights to Anquan Boldin of the Arizona Cardinals.

If this happens (or something equally crazy) what is your reaction?  Do you find out where rjs lives in Boston and kick the shtein out of his dog?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That's better than using all those picks on non-impact loser vanilla BYU players.