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[ice grillin you]

I would have overpaid for mac but not Graham. I am always leery of somebody who's not been good all the sudden stepping up in a contract year

all he needs to do is replace killa's production and get 8-10 sacks a year which get the defense off the field and hopefully cause a few turnovers...he does that this isn't overpaying and its not an unrealistic expectation

unlike killa hopefully all his sacks don't come before  halloween

[hbionic]

I would have overpaid for mac but not Graham. I am always leery of somebody who's not been good all the sudden stepping up in a contract year

Most players show symptoms of contact-year syndrome.

[Eagles_Legendz]

Graham has been an effective pass rusher last two years.  Wasn't like last year was an aberration.  He's probably their best pure rusher.  Problem is whether he does the other stuff well. 

Nice breakdown here: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-invisible-impact-all-stars-eight-nfl-free-agents-who-deserve-a-close-look/


Issue is whether he can develop anything more to his game or whether he's really just a pure 4-3 edge rusher masked as a 3-4 OLB.

[phillycrew]

Good to keep Graham.  Losing him and Cole would be tough to replace. 

[Rome]

I think SD's analogy is perfect in this instance.  I've always thought Graham was miscast in whatever role they put him in, but hey, he was productive last year (and the year before) and hopefully Billy Davis will find ways to get more out of him now that he'll be a full-time starter.

[Diomedes]

Can I still claim he's a bust? 

I mean, as a first rounder you farging traded up for, he's a bust, right?

[ice grillin you]

Can I still claim he's a bust? 

I mean, as a first rounder you farging traded up for, he's a bust, right?

this contract doesn't necessarily save brandon graham from being a bust but it def says a lot about marcus smith being one

[Rome]

I wouldn't ever call Smith a bust because he had absolutely no business being drafted where he was in the first place.

Busts are guys with the sort of talent that warrants the selection but never live up to it. 

Was he a hideous pick there?  Obviously it looks that way at the moment but I think you have to give the guy a shot to at least somewhat justify his selection.

[QB Eagles]

I think Graham would fit much better on another team so I'm kinda shocked he wanted to be back. He's good in his narrowly defined role, and he came really cheap, so no complaints here.

[QB Eagles]

Just checking in to say that I am completely off of the Chip Kelly bandwagon. What in the farg is this team doing? Letting offensive weapons go might be alright if they were going to have a stacked draft, but since all signs point to selling the farm for MM and since Riley farging Cooper is still in line to get reps and since the starting RB is now Frank farging Gore I am not farging impressed.

I don't know if Kelly is legitimately making a play for Mariota or not, but there's no way he's putting all the Eagles eggs in that one basket. Chip's not that dumb. There are about 50 things that could scuttle any attempt to get Mariota, so I'm guessing there's a backup plan. And we are much more likely to see the backup plan than Mariota. If he's even trying.

[General_Failure]

The backup plan is Mark Sanchez. I hope you're excited.

[ice grillin you]

Rappaport saying gore might be backing out of his verbal

[Eagles_Legendz]

Chip sent him his smoothie regimen in the mail.

[SD]

Sign Spiller

[QB Eagles]

Rappaport saying gore might be backing out of his verbal

This is a "happens only to the Eagles" type thing.

Odds of McCourty or Maclin backing out of their verbal? Zero.