The 2007 Offseason Thread

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Because TATE makes me cry..........more than Spew.

[SD_Eagle5]

Hi guys

[ice grillin you]

^^^^
lol



hey I know what will be fun, maybe someone can post what spadaro wrote about this, and we can all act horrified and pukey!!

that would be a fresh thing to do..we never do that!


ha...so salty

[Eaglez]

Spadaro uses hyperbole a lot. Anyone and everyone knows this. However, that latest column goes over the edge. Seriously. I think Spadaro established a new standard for himself on that one.

This off-season constitutes the best off-season ever? Why? Because the Eagles re-signed a back-up QB, a special teamer, and a spot pass rusher?

And then they go out and get a WR (sure, it is a need position -- but I wouldn't consider Curtis a top flight WR; a good one? probably, and maybe he'll break out; but it would be a fair argument to make that the Eagles might have overpaid for his services).

And then they go out and get Spikes. Good pick-up. But is he the same player he was? He's a physical linebacker that is good against the run who has a surgically re-constructed Achilles tendon who is getting older. Don't get me wrong; this is a HUGE upgrade to the LB corps and demonstrates that maybe -- just maybe -- the Eagles will stop neglecting the LBs if they are serious about stopping the run, especially if they want to employ an undersized D-line across the board.

But best off-season ever? Gimme a break. Signing Jevon Kearse and Terrell Owens in the same off-season probably constituted the best off-season in recent memory -- without the benefit of hindsight, of course. When the Eagles made those two signings, I don't think anyone was disappointed and realized the Eagles were making a run at the whole thing. These signings and trades (Curtis and Spikes) don't elicit the same excitement.

Up there with the Patriots? Don't think so. The Pats signed the best LB in FA , arguably the best WR (or the WR with the most playmaking ability in Stallworth) Welker, who is pretty much a younger version of Curtis who can also return kicks, and a few other signings that add depth (I think). And what about the 49ers? They think they can win as well. Just a stupid column all around.

Good step in the right direction -- but I hope the Eagles don't rest on their laurels when there are still huge holes to fill (LB depth, SS, and possibly another CB).

[ice grillin you]

Spadaro uses hyperbole a lot. Anyone and everyone knows this. However, that latest column goes over the edge. Seriously. I think Spadaro established a new standard for himself on that one.

it really was the most agregious column hes ever written

what i think it was was a culmination of all the shtein he and the team has taken thruout this free agency period...and this was his (and the FO) chance to attack all the haters that have been making his life miserable...basically the nerd wet himself when the eagles got spikes got all out of sorts and ran to his computer with a lot of pent up venom...and out came one of the most laughable articles ever written on any football team

the comparison to new england is especially bad...new england signed your number one FA and the number one FA at his position yet youre gonna credit the eagles for signing an inferior player to replace the one new england took from you???

granted its not saying much but the eagles also lost their best DT in the spikes trade...reagor replaced him in what can be considered only a lateral move

so the curtis and reagor moves combined are a negative

spikes is a plus no doubt and i like the bethel johnson move

so basically hes saying getting takeo spikes and bethel johnson = the best few weeks in eagle offseason history...even tho you can make an argument that the team is worse off since free agency began than it was when it started

amazing

[Diomedes]

more spadaro analysis?

Yes please!  May I have another??

you people suck.

[ice grillin you]

CRY!

[Diomedes]

SUCK

[MURP]

Spewdaros last article puts him in ARTS league.   Sad. 

[Beermonkey]

more spadaro analysis?

Yes please!  May I have another??

you people suck.

It's like people criticizing skunks because they smell. Of course they smell, that's their nature. You either live with the scent or avoid skunks.

That is my little piece of down home advice for the week.

[Eaglez]

I usually don't rip on Spadaro, Dio. But that column was particularly bad. I have to agree with IGY's analysis. It seems as though, based on Spadaro's writing, that he was really going over the top proclaiming that this was the best off-season ever. I'd like to see Spadaro say that with a straight face.

In order to be the best off-season ever the Eagles would need to be -- for me -- in a substantially better position now than they were at the end of the season. The only real upgrade was Spikes. That's it. Curtis replaced Stallworth, which may or may not be a good move; I'm not ready to throw Curtis under the bus, I think he can be a productive player and could provide some big plays similar to what Stallworth brought to the table last year, but he's not a player I'm going to cream my pants over. He's good; he's solid -- that's it. The rest was just the Eagles re-signing depth and getting Spikes.

the Eagles still need to get better LB and/or WILL/SAM starting LB (depending on where Spikes is) depth (or someone to push Gaither/McCoy/Gocong), a SS for depth/push or supplant Considine, and a CB to push James in case James blows out his knee again. Maybe even a RB to push Buck and get short yardage.

There is seemingly a lot more questions pertaining to personnel that the Eagles need to answer, and to say that this is the "best off-season ever" after they pretty much only netted Spikes is pretty pitiful.

[Diomedes]

..advice for the week.

Fair enough.  But I don't hang out at EMB because I prefer to avoid crap like this.  Lately, heads have been obsessing over Spadaro and posting whatever he says all over this forum.  I don't give a farg what Spadaro says or what vigy thinks about what he says.  If I did, I'd chill at EMB.

Still, point took.   I find myself ignoring more and more lately.

[Mad-Lad]

I find myself ignoring more and more lately.

Welcome to the club.

[SD_Eagle5]

Remember that Ask Freddie Mitchell section we had for a week here on CF? Boy, those were the days.

[ice grillin you]

In order to be the best off-season ever the Eagles would need to be -- for me -- in a substantially better position now than they were at the end of the season

keep stallworth
trade for spikes
sign reagor and johnson

and it would have been a great offseason but still not even the best ever

shtein...just keep stallworth and trade for spikes and its a very good offseason...

i dont ask for much...but all they did this offseason...outside of getting spikes...is replace guys they lost


spikes good

the rest lateral moves



Fair enough.  But I don't hang out at EMB because I prefer to avoid crap like this.  Lately, heads have been obsessing over Spadaro and posting whatever he says all over this forum.  I don't give a farg what Spadaro says or what vigy thinks about what he says.  If I did, I'd chill at EMB.

Still, point took.   I find myself ignoring more and more lately.


he was talking to the spadaro haters genius