Lito Sheppard - He Once Was An Eagle

[Rome]

color me confused.  why would the players be upset about the eagles potentially drafting their possible replacements?  there are 22 starters right now.  are any of them so awful that they require immediate upgrading or replacement, and if so, exactly where were they getting them in this draft?

it seems to me that they had only one area that needed immediate help and they addressed it with jackson & demps.  they also shored up the third defensive tackle spot which was a real sore spot in my eyes.

i'm not saying i wouldn't have been happy if the eagles went up and got one of the top five picks, but really, would any of them even made an immediate impact?

i just don't see it.

[rjs246]

Against all odds, they need OLs. Outside of that I agree with Rome. They addressed needs and robbed the Panthers blind in the trade. Everyone needs to just shut up and play.

[ice grillin you]

it does make sense, when you trade your first pick away 2 years in a row, it gives the impression you are thinking about the future and not the now.  i guess none of the first round picks in the draft will have any impact on their team this year?

exactly...players dont care about the future they want to win games now...and the fact is the one major move they made this offseason was signing a guy at a position that wasnt a need...as  fan or a front office guy you can be happy with the draft/offseason as you have two number ones next year but theres no question a player might be wondering what the hell is going on...not to mention they are upset with the treatment of lito

[SD_Eagle5]

In a perfect world Lito plays well this season, stays healthy, and ups his trade value. In the real world he probably plays in 11 games and the Eagles are back to square one next offseason.

color me confused.  why would the players be upset about the eagles potentially drafting their possible replacements?  there are 22 starters right now.  are any of them so awful that they require immediate upgrading or replacement, and if so, exactly where were they getting them in this draft?

Reid said it and I believe him that he would have taken Otah if the Carolina deal didn't come along. They also tried to trade up for Albert. I have to wonder if the players feel added pressure from watching the Giants win the SB and thinking to themselves we're just as good if we make a couple of key changes.

[ice grillin you]

thats exactly what they are thinking...they know better than anyone how good they are and they know that with a couple key pieces added at the right spots they would have as good a chance at making the superbowl as anyone...

unless lito stays which is highly unlikely what positions other than return man did they significantly improve at this offseason...i dont see any

[Rome]

either they're lying about fitzgerald, moss & williams or they're not.  i personally think they made significant offers to or for all of them, but they got rebuffed.  since they couldn't get any of them, they looked at brown & curtis and said, "well, there's nobody better out there either in the draft or free agency, so farg  it, they're good enough."

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

This thread has convinced me that the Eagles have a lot of bitch players and even more bitch fans.

Maybe Lito should actually stay healthy a whole season and Sheldon should actually cover a #1 receiver before anyone farging complains about the team upgrading at corner.  Just a farging thought, though, you nancy funholes.

[Father Demon]

This thread has convinced me that the Eagles have a lot of bitch players and even more bitch fans.

Maybe Lito should actually stay healthy a whole season and Sheldon should actually cover a #1 receiver before anyone farging complains about the team upgrading at corner.  Just a farging thought, though, you nancy funholes.

Agree on all counts.

[ice grillin you]

This thread has convinced me that the Eagles have a lot of bitch players and even more bitch fans.

Maybe Lito should actually stay healthy a whole season and Sheldon should actually cover a #1 receiver before anyone farging complains about the team upgrading at corner.  Just a farging thought, though, you nancy funholes.

diferent players same front office

you do the math

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Let me get this straight...

When the team fails to upgrade significantly, the front office is cheap and overvaluing their own mediocre players.

When they do upgrade, they're spitting in the faces of their excellent and dedicated existing players.

Bullshtein.  The FO has done no wrong to Lito or Sheldon.  Those two Hoydas have not been able to add up to a reliable #1 corner, so the team went and got one.

[ice grillin you]

the point is they didnt upgrade and have cluster farged the whole samuel move from the get go

[SunMo]

Let me get this straight...

When the team fails to upgrade significantly, the front office is cheap and overvaluing their own mediocre players.

When they do upgrade, they're spitting in the faces of their excellent and dedicated existing players.

Bullshtein.  The FO has done no wrong to Lito or Sheldon.  Those two Hoydas have not been able to add up to a reliable #1 corner, so the team went and got one.

haha...you're an embarrassment when you try to talk football

[Rome]

i think the eagles upgraded with samuel.  you all care, obviously.

[SunMo]

Philadelphia Eagles = tied for 2nd in giving up passing TD's last year...

but yeah, those two guys can't play at all

[rjs246]

Weren't they like 25th in interceptions?