Lito Sheppard - He Once Was An Eagle

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Lito is bitter because he wanted it both ways - to get the security of the long extension, then outplay it and get even more money later.

The problem was that he hasn't consistently been on the field to do the "outplaying," while a less spectacular player in Brown has not missed one single game.

[Diomedes]

I remember Damon Moore being pretty damn good, an archetype Reid DB...borderline starter for other teams

[hbionic]

I remember Damon Moore being pretty damn good, an archetype Reid DB...borderline starter for other teams

You get 25 Bonus word points for your use of 'Achetype'.

[PhillyGirl]

I remember Damon Moore being pretty damn good, an archetype Reid DB...borderline starter for other teams

Didn't he beat a dog?

[ice grillin you]

ive been telling you dopes for years that this has been going on

not news

[SunMo]

i thought he left it tied up at a park or something

[General_Failure]

He sicked it on JR Reed.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Wow, I can to highlight, right-click, and hit copy.  That was tricky!

LITO SHEPPARD: SIGN EXTENSION OR GET BLACKBALLED
Posted by Josh Alper on October 29, 2008, 1:16 p.m. EDT

Two of the starting linebackers for the 4-3 Eagles, Omar Gaither and Chris Gocong, are signed through the 2009 season. The team may offer them long-term extensions before those contracts are up and teammate Lito Sheppard shared some thoughts about the practice with the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Sheppard, who signed an extension running through 2011 during the 2004 season, has long been unhappy with his salary. He would have become a free agent in 2006 under the inital deal and saw Nate Clements sign for $80 million when he had settled for $25 million. Despite that, he warned his young teammates to be mindful of retaliation if they chose not to sign deals.

"I always tell them this: First of all, you have to do what's best for you and your family, but second of all, let's put it like this, if you don't take that money, watch how they do you," Sheppard said. "If you take it, you just better hope you're not mad two or three years down the line. That's basically how it is right now. You can write a book about it. Talk to people around the league, they're going to tell you if you don't take the extensions, they're going to get blackballed. You hate to say that about it, but that's the way it is. It's a dirty game and it's almost like they're forcing you to take the new deal when you come to the table."

He made reference to former Eagle safety Michael Lewis as a player who didn't sign an extension and then got benched. He didn't mention that Lewis got badly burnt by Joe Horn of the Saints in his final game as a starter, or that he'd struggled against the pass all season.

Sheldon Brown, who also signed a long extension during the 2004 campaign, has another opinion on the matter.

"It's definitely a tough choice, but it's just like the lottery. You're playing with fire because if you look at somebody like [ex-Eagles safety] Damon Moore, he . . . tore his knee up. I just think in the end, if it's good enough you, go ahead and take it and don't be too greedy. If you perform more after that, you'll get more."

Brown's right. Sheppard was in no danger of being benched in 2004, he wanted security and got it. That he became unhappy when other players got more money is a seperate issue.

I was on a farged up computer at the office, a lap top, that would not copy and paste.

Lito pipes up after making some plays...how about some consistency before yapping?

[Diomedes]

i thought he left it tied up at a park or something

Pretty sure you're thinking of RB Thomas (?) Hamner

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Look at the big brain on Dio!

[PhillyPhreak54]

I believe Hamner beat 'em and Moore just abandoned his by chaining it at a park (it was traced back to him via ear-chip)

[Diomedes]

I think you (and SunMo) are right.

I apologize for my horrendous mistake.

[SunMo]

it's ok...you're still my #1

[LBIggle]

90 yards.

[shorebird]

Darth looked just as bad as Lito did on that play, geez, he was supposed to give a little help over the top.

I'm not saying Lito didn't suck balls, but there were two missed tackles on that play after he got beat.