Lito Sheppard - He Once Was An Eagle

[shorebird]

Munson.

I fail to see the humor in that.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Yeah, me neither.  And I think Munson pretended to "get it" to kiss the admin's ass.

[General_Failure]

Your right! And I was going to make him a mod, too! That sneaky little bastich...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Your right!

I'm not playing your little game, E.W.

[Munson]

Munson.

I fail to see the humor in that.

I do believe it was GF's sarcastic way to continue to post retarded things.

[BigEd76]

Philly.com:

Yards-per-attempt, as it relates to passes thrown against individual cornerbacks, is a pretty esoteric NFL stat; it isn't included in the regular statistical package the league prepares for reporters.

Apparently, along with being dogged by injuries all last season and not having a good year in several more easily quantifiable ways, Lito Sheppard also had a really poor "YPA," because Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie brought it up Monday in his annual "state of the team" address, as Lurie was asked to explain why the  Birds are working toward a new contract with Brian Westbrook but don't seem disposed to do the same for Lito.

"I will say that I'm very hopeful that Lito will have a terrific season, show us, and the league, that he's back to the old Lito, feels healthy, (that) he's got great playmaking ability and certainly a lower YPA and just really perform the way that we know Lito can," Lurie said. "I think that's what he's going to do."

Sheppard wasn't pleased. Like most reporters, he was not familiar with the stat, and he said he had no idea how he ranked. Attempts to track down the number Lurie alluded to hadn't succeeded when this was posted. ESPN stats maven K.C. Joyner, one of the stat's chief proponents, ranked the Eagles' duo of Sheppard and Sheldon Brown 17th in YPA last season, at 7.8 yards per attempt.

"I guess he's got to find something bad against me, huh?" Sheppard said after returning to training camp workouts Wednesday from a groin injury. "I'm not hiding. I know what I can do; everybody knows what I can do. If you've got to dig that deep to bring up something to say I can't do good? Hey, that shows how good a player I am. I tip my hat to him for expressing that."

Sheppard said he keeps track of the big plays he gives up and the ones he makes.

"If you want to get down to how many inches I give up a play, so be it," he said. "Guess what? I can play this game and I can play it well."

He said he couldn't recall a coach ever mentioning yards per attempt.

"I don't think so. If they have, I'm sorry for not paying any attention," he said. "I didn't know that was that important in this game."

[SD_Eagle5]

Way to put your foot in your mouth, Jeff. I love how he constantly says "I let agents and professional football personal handle that stuff"  then at the same time uses an obscure stat to make a point about a disgruntled player. Lito looked pissed when he made those comments and I don't blame him.

[BigEd76]

He needs more VORP

[PhillyGirl]

Jesus, Lurie...shut the farg up.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Lito's pissed anyway.  Lurie could suck his hog on stage, and he'd still be pissed about the Samuel signing and the lack of a new contract.

Whatever happened to players that didn't need to be coddled and have sweet nothings whispered into their ears?  Wake me up when these iceholes are playing some football and winning some games.

[ice grillin you]

theres no question that banner with help from someone like howie roseman came up with that stat as a negotiating tool and lurie probably remembered it from some meeting a few months ago

even tho satan banner is attached at luries hip i always have respected lurie cause as sd said he has for the most part stayed out of player issues...except for TO which he had every right to jump into...but this shtein was uncalled for and even if you back an owner talking shtein about a player why of all people would you choose lito sheppherd to potentially piss off...even thos he unhappy hes been more than professional thruout and the issue was just starting to go away or at least be beneath the surface...and now lurie wants to stir the next again....i dont get it

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Forget Lito.  Lurie's biggest problem is that he's finally put the last straw on IGY's back!

[PhillyPhreak54]

theres no question that banner with help from someone like howie roseman came up with that stat as a negotiating tool and lurie probably remembered it from some meeting a few months ago

even tho satan banner is attached at luries hip i always have respected lurie cause as sd said he has for the most part stayed out of player issues...except for TO which he had every right to jump into...but this shtein was uncalled for and even if you back an owner talking shtein about a player why of all people would you choose lito sheppherd to potentially piss off...even thos he unhappy hes been more than professional thruout and the issue was just starting to go away or at least be beneath the surface...and now lurie wants to stir the next again....i dont get it

I pretty much agree. Lurie has not been meddlesome like Jerrah and Danny. His background could have led to him being one of those owners but he usually just chills behind the scenes. So him saying this was stupid.

But at least he knows they have to pay Westbrook

[shorebird]

Yeah, he seems to know, but he has yet to do it.

theres no question that banner with help from someone like howie roseman came up with that stat as a negotiating tool and lurie probably remembered it from some meeting a few months ago

even tho satan banner is attached at luries hip i always have respected lurie cause as sd said he has for the most part stayed out of player issues...except for TO which he had every right to jump into...but this shtein was uncalled for and even if you back an owner talking shtein about a player why of all people would you choose lito sheppherd to potentially piss off...even thos he unhappy hes been more than professional thruout and the issue was just starting to go away or at least be beneath the surface...and now lurie wants to stir the next again....i dont get it

I pretty much agree. Lurie has not been meddlesome like Jerrah and Danny. His background could have led to him being one of those owners but he usually just chills behind the scenes. So him saying this was stupid.

But at least he knows they have to pay Westbrook

Yeah, he knows it, but ain't farging done it yet!

[PhillyPhreak54]

They'll get it done...those stupid rules about the CBA and his extension are in the way. They converted some money into a signing bonus from a roster bonus and I think that prohibits them in some way.