Eagles release Simon

[Larry]

I was responding to three posts above. 

[jeffreyjpa]

I don't mind Simon going, just a shame that his over-self-valuing ass shot down any possibility of them getting something for him.

Someone else mentioned it, but everything I've recently read is that the Bills were interested in trading for him...so, I think that definitely is a possibility now that he's a free agent. Stupid move on his part, I don't think he's going to get near $5.1 mil elsewhere.

[4and26]

Amazing . . no wonder we never heard about any contract talks. . .

Hope they know what their doing

[WEST is GOD]

So is Kearse going to get #90 back?

My friend emailed me and he checks out other team boards. He told me like every team message board thinks they are getting Simon. He checked out a bunch of them. 

[Feva]

So is Kearse going to get #90 back?

My friend emailed me and he checks out other team boards. He told me like every team message board thinks they are getting Simon. He checked out a bunch of them. 

Like a couple others have said... I say he ends up in Buffalo.

[rjs246]

He's going to be more or less useless until week 4 or 5. Won't be in shape, won't know the system of the team he ends up at. I'm curious to see where he goes.

[WEST is GOD]

He'll either start off great and tail off or start off bad and get pretty good. He hasn't done it consistently lately.

[Larry]

He's going to be more or less useless until week 4 or 5. Won't be in shape, won't know the system of the team he ends up at. I'm curious to see where he goes.

He'll probably focus on teams that have one gap DTs.  That means Bucs, falcons, Jets.

[Diomedes]

Good riddance.

[Diomedes]

from this thread a few days ago:

You don't even have to cut him. Remove the franchise tag a la Jeremiah Trotter before the 2002 season, and he's an unrestricted free agent. Honestly, if I'm the Eagles, I don't let that fat-ass steal a paycheck or a roster spot from more deserving and hard-working players.

I'm with Team Patterson. Remove the tag right before the season starts, when all the teams are full up with players and all their monies are spent. Let him find his way onto a team then. Fat and overrated DT looking for work in a job market with few vacancies, and no wealthy suitors.
I would enjoy seeing that.

[phillymic2000]

Team Hollis is very happy with this decision. We are expecting a huge extension with a signing bonus of at least 5 to 6 big mac's!!

[rjs246]

I'm bored with this already. Is it Sept 12th yet?

[phillymic2000]

But if the Eagles knew they were going to take the tag off, they should have done it sooner than this, OK? It makes it look like they waited until the last minute, right before the start of the season, just to screw with him. Maybe they feel like it limits his options. But, hey, he'll be all right."

Oh riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight and Corey was running to sign the contract, jagbag.

[jeffreyjpa]

Exactly, he could've signed the tender up until August 27th, but his lazy ass didn't want to be in camp.

So, do the Eagles keep all four guys at the DT rotation on the bench against the Jets on Thursday, just in case? An injury to one of those guys in the last preseason game will make the FO's decision look a bit hasty.

RE: Buffalo, I wonder if he and Troy Vincent have spoken since Andy called him to tell him they were removing the tag?

[rjs246]

Who's that quote from? And you know what, they weren' screwing with him, but even if they were, good. farg him. Playing football is YOUR JOB. Do your job. Earn your paycheck. Don't sit on your fat ass and do nothing.