The Free Agency Thread

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

rjs gave them a C- also, shockingly

[Don Ho]

Official- Holt released today

[Munson]

Sign Holt, trade for Boldin and Evans, CHAMPIONSHIP!!

[Don Ho]

Holt, Giant.  Boldin, bird.  Me happy.

[Rome]

Don Ho = Flyin' Hawaiian?

[Don Ho]

24/7 romey, 24/7.

[QB Eagles]

The Ravens are releasing Samari Rolle.

[SD_Eagle5]

Tra says Eagles coaches are too 'businesslike'

[Rome]

Why would any player be surprised that Lurie & Banner think of them as cattle?  More to the point, though, why express that view after you leave?

[SD_Eagle5]

Why would any player be surprised that Lurie & Banner think of them as cattle?  More to the point, though, why express that view after you leave?

He said 'coaches', meaning Reid, Castillo etc. If you read the article he refers to Tomlin's relationship with his players.

[Eagaholic]

I don't know if I can knock the coaches for being "business like" rather than buddies. Tomlinson won a SB and is more friendly, but Belichick is not personable and Coughlin changed from being hated to merely tolerated by his players and they have won recent SBs. I don't care if AR acts like Atilla the Hun except on Wednesdays when he comes in dressed like a gay alter boy, as long as he wins.

One thing I think can matter though is when the coaches are too "up tight" as Sheldon Brown said a couple of years ago. He gave the impression the coaches were almost scared and that rubbed off on the players.

[Eagaholic]

Galloway to Pats

[SD_Eagle5]

Link

Eagles' shot at signing Weaver dim

There were indications yesterday that free-agent fullback Leonard Weaver will be playing somewhere other than Philadelphia next season.

A league source said that the Eagles had not had contact with Weaver's agent, Harold Lewis, for several days. The source indicated that Weaver might re-sign with the Seattle Seahawks or go to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The Seahawks reportedly freed up about $6.5 million in salary-cap space over the weekend by trading linebacker Julian Peterson to the Detroit Lions.

Lewis did not return phone calls or e-mail messages.

If the Eagles do not sign Weaver, the incumbent fullbacks will remain Dan Klecko and Kyle Eckel.

Through the Eagles' first 11 games last season, the team converted third-down situations a horrendous 51.1 percent (23 of 45) of the time when they needed 3 yards or fewer. In their final eight games, including the three playoff games, that percentage improved to 71.4 percent (25 of 35).

That improvement reflected the activation of Eckel and the improvement by Klecko at fullback after he had opened the season as a defensive tackle.

- Bob Brookover

[PhillyPhreak54]

Typical.

eat a fleshpop, Banner.

[Feva]

I love that it makes more sense to these fargers to keep a DT in that spot than to pay $500,000 to sign a real FB.