Moulds given permission to seek trade.

[BigEd76]

Saw this over on PhilliesPhans: a statistical website, FootballOutsiders.com, ranks Moulds as the 56th-best WR in the NFL.  The highest-ranked current Eagle WRs are Gaffney at #74 and Brown at #78....

Something I noticed about that site.... Moulds' rankings compared to top WR teammates at the time:

#56 in 2005 (Josh Reed was #48 and Lee Evans was #50)
#45 in 2004 (Evans was #14)
#54 in 2003 (Bobby Shaw was #27)
#55 in 2002 (Peerless Price was #15 and Reed was #50)
#70 in 2001 (Price was #41)
#17 in 2000

That's one of the issues with interpreting stats.  Does this indicate that Moulds sucks, or do we say that he was matched against top CBs and double teams, allowing his teammates to get the better opportunities?

[Feva]

It's absolutely the latter... I've watched Moulds his entire career and the guy has consistently been a top 10 WR in this league.  He's made life easy for every single WR he's played with by having coverage rolled his way and allowing that #2 guy to inflate his stats.  Peerless Price has shown absolutely dick since he left Moulds and has had to deal with #1 attention... and Moulds has been benefitting Lee Evans the last couple years as well.  Evans will find out for sure how valuable Moulds still is next year when he's the focal point of the passing offense.

Besides... not shteinting on the website or anything, but does anyone really think that there are 55 WR's in the NFL better than Moulds... or even 77 better than Reggie?  In Brown's case that would basically mean that every team in the league has at least 2 WRs better than him.


Get Moulds.  Seriously.

[Feva]

Moulds/Brown/Gaffney/Lewis/draft pick doesn't leave room for Pinkston unless they carry 6 WR's, which they won't.

You guys can dream, but the Eagles are probably drafting a WR and probably not adding Moulds.

Adding Moulds and Gaffney can eliminate the need for drafting a WR early.. or at all in this year's draft.  Gaffney can serve as the young WR instead of a draft pick to grow along with Brown to be our set for the future (assuming they get Gaffney signed for more than 1 year).  He just turned 25 three months ago.  Moulds can still come in and provide the stability to the WR corps, keep chains moving and be they guy that helps mature Reggie until he's definitely ready to shine.  Then when Moulds steps aside in a year or two... Brown and Gaffney are your guys, with draft pick pushing for time.

This way, what do you lose?

[ice grillin you]

or you can offer Pinkston to the Texans or Saints for a mid-round pick

lol...theres more chance of the eagles getting moulds arrington and trading up for mario williams than them getting any draft pick for pinky much less a mid rounder


get moulds.....now!

[hunt]

if moulds wants big $$$, he won't be an eagle.

[Feva]

if moulds wants big $$$, he won't be an eagle.

I can agree with that.

Not that he'd play for the minimum or anything, but I think that his refusal to take a pay cut has more to do with him getting out of Buffalo than wanting to keep playing for the big money.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I keep getting distracted by hunt's avatar, and I can't think how to further respond to this thread.


Anyway, the Eagles want to have the freedom to draft a WR early and not cut their boy Greg Lewis, so they will not go out and trade for and then pay Eric Moulds.  It's simply not going to happen.  It's not even worth mentioning if I'd want it to happen or not.

[hunt]

one of the espn nfl "experts" (i can't remember which one) was on espn radio this morning & said the same teams rumored to be interested in meshawn (pats, giants, panthers, etc) will most likely be interested in moulds...and there's a chance teams will wait to see if moulds is a june 1 cut.

[Feva]

I keep getting distracted by hunt's avatar, and I can't think how to further respond to this thread.


Anyway, thhe Eagles want to have the freedom to draft a WR early and not cut their boy Greg Lewis, so they will not go out and trade for and then pay Eric Moulds.  It's simply not going to happen.  It's not even worth mentioning if I'd want it to happen or not.

So would you want it to happen or not? 

It is a wonderful avatar, btw isn't it?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It sounds like the Eagles could very easily wait until after the draft.  If they don't end up with a WR from the first day (hence, a guy who they need to give a roster spot to), then they can make a deal with the Bills before June 1... or just wait until June 1 and "see how things go".

Moulds won't be an Eagle until at least after the draft, if at all.  My take.

[Tomahawk]

if moulds wants big $$$, he won't be an eagle.

Who is that sizzlechest in your avatar? You're right-God bless her.

True, but what I think may happen is teams are going to wait to see if Moulds is cut.

[jroceagles]

Mould will want his 7+ million this year

[hunt]

i don't know who the chick is...i found it on animatedboobs.com.  it sorta looks like liz hurley but i'm not sure.

[Rome]

No excuses.  Just get Moulds.

[PhillyPhreak54]

GET.

MOULDS.

Not going to happen though.