so are we ready to talk about next year yet?

[StevieLeftCollege]

what about it?

[WEST is GOD]

I think moving Jones to WLB is a good idea and then bringing in a legit SLB.  Jones is probably better suited for MLB anyway but we have Trot.

Adams is gone, unless somehow he wants to play STs.  Sim looks safe, he is decent on STs.

We need a serious upgrade at RDE.  Kalu isnt coming back and McDougle is an unknown.

We need an upgrade at C and FB, a backup TE, and a WR when TO leaves town.  I think we may get more depth at the OL but I wouldnt rule out a top flight OL in the draft or FA.

I wouldnt address safety just yet, at least not with high round.  Lewis blows in coverage.  I think he would be a good Nickel LB.

If TO leaves next year then I fear they will sell the fans that Pinkston, Greg Lewis, and Reggie Brown are good enough. If they can sign a replacement who is a 1,000 yard receiver then I won't mind as much. But you know the Eagles. Everyone will say ok we need to sign someone to replace TO and they'll sign another Mccants for depth.

I hope I'm wrong though because if that happens you can kiss this teams playoff hopes goodbye.

[Tomahawk]

I think moving Jones to WLB is a good idea and then bringing in a legit SLB.  Jones is probably better suited for MLB anyway but we have Trot.

Adams is gone, unless somehow he wants to play STs.  Sim looks safe, he is decent on STs.

We need a serious upgrade at RDE.  Kalu isnt coming back and McDougle is an unknown.

We need an upgrade at C and FB, a backup TE, and a WR when TO leaves town.  I think we may get more depth at the OL but I wouldnt rule out a top flight OL in the draft or FA.

I wouldnt address safety just yet, at least not with high round.  Lewis blows in coverage.  I think he would be a good Nickel LB.

If TO leaves next year then I fear they will sell the fans that Pinkston, Greg Lewis, and Reggie Brown are good enough. If they can sign a replacement who is a 1,000 yard receiver then I won't mind as much. But you know the Eagles. Everyone will say ok we need to sign someone to replace TO and they'll sign another Mccants for depth.

I hope I'm wrong though because if that happens you can kiss this teams playoff hopes goodbye.

Right-because the Eagles never made the playoffs without Terrell Owens.

[StevieLeftCollege]

We need some sort of WR if TO leaves next year, Pinky is coming off an injury and hes another year older. 

[PhillyPhreak54]

Let's just crank up the "Bring Harrison To Philly" train now.

He's got a huge roster bonus due to him that the Colts either will not be able to pay or will refuse to pay because they have to use the money elsewhere.

Reggie Wayne will be a FA but I'm not sold on him as a #1. I see him as a Peerless Price type guy right now.

[WEST is GOD]

I agree Phreak, Reggie Wayne is NOT a #1. He's not a YAC guy, and he isn't very fast. Also he benefits from being in an offense with tons of weapons.

Like I said before though, the Eagles may have woken up from the days of old where they think they can win with anyone at WR, so if there isn't an adequate replacement, I think TO will be here. If there is a replacement then he will probably be gone.

[StevieLeftCollege]

Harrison could be a roster victim next year but I doubt he will be here.

Im not sold on Wayne either, hes a legit 2 but cant see him being a number 1 here. 

[StevieLeftCollege]

another thing, we are going to have an ungodly amount of money available next year and even more if we cut TO.  We can make a bigger splash then TO and Freak 2 years ago, its just a matter of who is out there and if they are worth it.

[WEST is GOD]

IMO if there ISN'T anyone available then this team has no choice but to keep him around. Unless someone is out there for a trade. I brought up Chambers a couple weeks ago. I love his athletic ability, and his hands are like black holes. He just hasn't broke 1,000 yards yet because of their offensive woes and QB woes. If we could trade for him then I'd love that, but will Miami trade with us after we raped them in the Feeley deal?

[StevieLeftCollege]

I like Chambers too but I cant see the Dolphins dealing with us after we shafted them so bad with AJ.  Chambers is one of the guys I could see coming here who is a good WR in the league.

[hbionic]

Going back to the original question of the thread...


No. I'm not ready.

[MadMarchHare]

Shafted?  They were knocking the door down to get AJ.  Anointing him the next Marino.  They got noone to blame but themselves for that fiasco, the coach and GM who did it are axed.  I see no bad blood in Miami.

[ice grillin you]

TO is gone plain and simple...no chance in hell reid puts up with him again next year...as long as they properly replace him with a wr or two losing him would actually be addition by subtraction as the cancerous prescence he brings to the locker room would be gone...after mcnabbs injury reason number two as to the debacle that season is becoming is the aura surrounding this team...im not asking for the magical feeling last year had but btwn TO and to a lesser extent westbrooks situation you can almost smell the stench of death around the team...and its really hurting them

i agree on those who say dawks replacement must be in sight...but you can make up for dawks slippage by imporving the front seven...ive been saying this since last spring...the lack of playmakers in the front seven is staggering...i want ernie sims in the draft...unfortunately after him olb is real weak imo...no one else even comes close to exciting me in the first round...

the real monsters are at ilb...but of course the birds dont need one...dqwell jackson is going to be the steal of the draft this year...should go in the second round...id love the eagles to get him too...but its iffy as to whetehr he can play outside in the pros

i like mike lewis a lot but wouldnt anyone even blink if they didnt resign him...we know he lacks the speed necessary to cover but you can make up for that with the ability to break on a wr's cuts...lewis is terrible at rotating his hips and positioning himself to properly break on a cut...hes as bad as anyone ive seen in a while...i wont be mad if they keep him but they dont pay him one penny over market value

my biggest concern tho as mentioned is the o-line...tra and runyan are gonna be finished any year now...fraley already is and artis hicks while a gamer needs to be surrounded by real good lineman to be effective...andrews will be fine...but where are the replacements for these departing guys...if herremans and another guy step right in and prove to be nfl worthy then no problem...but if they cant its gonna be real ugly real fast

gonna be a crazy offseason

[rjs246]

I'm ready to talk about next year. If Donovan is in the can for the year we'll be lucky to go 8-8. So what kind of draft position does that get us? 16? 17? Not exactly beach-front property, but if I remember correctly they have 6 or 7 tradeable picks to work with if they want to trade up. And they ALWAYS want to trade up.

My question is, where is the biggest need? Offensive line will probably be addressed as always. A real defensive end would be good. I'm terrified of them drafting any more linebackers, although we could certainly use 2.

What happens next?

Also, resigning Gordon has moved WAY up my list of things to do. Now that Westbrook is extended, it's important to have a counterpart and while Gordon is never going to set the world on fire, he is absolutely perfect for what we need to compliment Westbrook.

[General_Failure]

Add cornerback and safety to that draft list.