Eagles turn down schoebel for lelie

moats23 · August 14, 2006, 04:57:59 PM

Eagles | Team on the list for Lelie; already reportedly turned down one trade
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:54:43 -0700

John Nalbone, of the Trenton Times, reports the Philadelphia Eagles reportedly are on a short list of teams in the running for Denver Broncos holdout WR Ashley Lelie. According to Comcast SportsNet, the Eagles and Chicago Bears are the teams on that list, but the Eagles already have rebuffed the Broncos' first demand, backup TE Matt Schobel.

bowzer · August 14, 2006, 04:59:54 PM

I guess they are planning a lot of 2 TE sets if they refuse to upgrade the #2 wr by trading their backup te...

mpmcgraw · August 14, 2006, 05:02:11 PM

I trust Comcast about as much as I did Greg Lewis as the #2 reciever last year.

Don Ho · August 14, 2006, 05:02:36 PM

Quote from: mpmcgraw on August 14, 2006, 05:02:11 PM
I trust Comcast about as much as I did Greg Lewis as the #2 reciever last year.

ha ha

SunMo · August 14, 2006, 05:03:08 PM

Greg Lewis caught a TD in the Super Bowl, what else do you want from him? oh yeah, he also has great speed.

Don Ho · August 14, 2006, 05:03:57 PM

schoebel and what? Is that it? Schoebel and a fourth........................DO IT! NOW!

Dillen · August 14, 2006, 05:04:45 PM

moats23, if you like Moats so much why dont you get a picture of him in your avatar and not Troy Vincent.

Geowhizzer · August 14, 2006, 06:13:30 PM

Wasn't Schobel just signed as a free agent? If the Broncos wanted him so badly, why not sign him when he was available?

reese125 · August 14, 2006, 06:14:52 PM

the guy works for the Trenton Times....you can delete this thread now. thanks

PoopyfaceMcGee · August 14, 2006, 06:15:35 PM

Quote from: Geowhizzer on August 14, 2006, 06:13:30 PM
Wasn't Schobel just signed as a free agent? If the Broncos wanted him so badly, why not sign him when he was available?

The Eagles actually snagged him fairly early in free agency.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 14, 2006, 06:20:53 PM

And the Broncos have Tony Scheffler and Stephen Alexander already plus they let Jeb Putzier walk.

Not trading Schobel is good. They run a ton of double tight sets and I do not want to see another year of Stephen Spach trying to immitate an NFL TE.

dis12 · August 14, 2006, 07:20:44 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on August 14, 2006, 06:20:53 PM
And the Broncos have Tony Scheffler and Stephen Alexander already plus they let Jeb Putzier walk.

Not trading Schobel is good. They run a ton of double tight sets and I do not want to see another year of Stephen Spach trying to immitate an NFL TE.

if Schobel's game play is like what he has shown in camp, he and LJ will have a very busy season (dare I say record-setting?).

PhillyPhreak54 · August 14, 2006, 07:25:42 PM

I believe that LJ is going to have a big year. He was on pace for a great season last year until McNabb got hurt. And that was with him not beingable to really workout in the off-season because he had that back surgery after the Super Bowl.

And they run so many 2 TE sets and with the WRs not being stud-like, the opportunity is there for both of these guys to put up big numbers.

And McNabb has always liked using his TEs a lot. Not having a true #2 TE last year was a big mistake by Reid and Heckert. Spach sucked.

MDS · August 14, 2006, 07:31:51 PM

Thanks, Merrill Reese.

PhillyPhreak54 · August 14, 2006, 07:35:27 PM

You're welcome, Chris Wheeler.