The 2007 Offseason Thread

[ice grillin you]

bwahahaha @ the kevin curtis signing signaling that the team is going for a superbowl title


if the front office thinks this team has a chance to win a superbowl then they are the dumbest motherfargers on the planet

[Magical_Retard]

bwahahaha @ the kevin curtis signing signaling that the team is going for a superbowl title


if the front office thinks this team has a chance to win a superbowl then they are the dumbest motherfargers on the planet

they always think so. they do this pretty much every off season. its not like their lack of action and letting good players go is something new or shocking. while to us it definetly seems like this team wont win a superbowl...in their minds they think they have a shot.

[ice grillin you]

i take it back then...i will no longer defend them on this offseason anymore and bring up mcnabb as a factor...they are just incompetant morons...

even when i try to give them the benefit of the doubt it doesnt work

[Rome]

bwahahaha @ the kevin curtis signing signaling that the team is going for a superbowl title


if the front office thinks this team has a chance to win a superbowl then they are the dumbest motherfargers on the planet

If you feel that way then why bother spending even one second more following this team?

[rjs246]

We all follow the Flyers and they farging suck. Try to have a point before posting nonsense.

[ice grillin you]

If you feel that way then why bother spending even one second more following this team?

go ahead spads

youve learned from your master well

[Magical_Retard]

i take it back then...i will no longer defend them on this offseason anymore and bring up mcnabb as a factor...they are just incompetant morons...

even when i try to give them the benefit of the doubt it doesnt work

its not about giving them the benefit of doubt...this is how pretty much every off season is for us. i dont know why this offseason you would think they are really not making a run. in the ealgles mind they had another "superbowl" calibur team ready to go.

didnt u hear it was the best free agency period ever.

[ice grillin you]

i know youre right...maybe i was just trying to tell myself that it wasnt happening again and i was able to find some legitimate reasons why they shouldnt go for it all this year...

with mcnabb there are big time question marks on this team but in my heart i know that without a 100% healthy mcnabb this team has zero chance at the superbowl...and because i dont think they will have him at 100% this year i guess im not really upset at the FO this offseason and thus in a roundabout way i tried to make up a faux defense of them

basically i ignored their history and i look like an idiot for it

[mussa]

lets be honest. mcnabb or not, there's no way we can contend. westbrook is our main weapon on offense. the rest are subpar. mcnabb's not going to be mobile early. if the team doesn't establish a balanced offense mcnabb will be a sitting duck like the past 3 years. the run game really needs to the main attack. no question asked.

our D, just got a great upgrade at LB. other than that, nothing. same if not missing a rod hood. my only hope on D is that if we run the ball on offense manage the clock and keep the D rested as much as we can. we're not even close to being contenders. maybe in the NFC, but thats always an easy shot. we've got nothing to AFC teams.

[rjs246]

This team made the playoffs thanks to a massive collapse by the Giants and the disappearance of Dallas' defense to end the season. They've lost their best receiver and their nickel back (who is starting caliber) and have major questions at defensive line, linebacker and quarterback (due to injury).

But yeah, this team is definitely ready for a deep playoff run in '07.

[Rome]

"These fans are [always] going to come out fighting," Reid said. "They're going to be loud and aggressive. When we brought Ryan Fowler [a free-agent linebacker from Dallas] in for a visit, I asked him what I always ask guys we bring in: 'Are you sure you can handle Philadelphia?' And he said, 'Hey, what a great place. You drive a bus in [for a game], and it's like no place else. They're throwing eggs at us and everything else. I love that.'

Now who would ever do something like that?

[ice grillin you]

our D, just got a great upgrade at LB. other than that, nothing. same if not missing a rod hood. my only hope on D is that if we run the ball on offense manage the clock and keep the D rested as much as we can.

agreed with everything you said

only thing id add about the defense is that its possible patterson and bunkley turn into players...if that happens then you all of a sudden have a totally different d....the chances that both at the same time elevate their games that much is not high but its possible...and with good tackles and healthy productive seasons from kearse and howard along side them the d all of a sudden becomes very formidable

thats a lot of 'ifs' tho

[Munson]

I think the team could win with an 80% Donovan Mcnabb....IF they have the same commitment to the running game that they had late last year, and they run Westbrook/Buckhalter enough. Westbrook should be running the ball 18-20 times a game on average, with Buckhalter getting another 8 or so.

Now can they win the Super Bowl with that formula? Probably not, assuming the defense doesn't pick up it's game enough. Like IGY just said, IF Bunkley or Patterson pick up thier game, that would immediately be an improvement over last year. Kearse staying healthy for the entire year would also be big, as keeping Cole fresh and bringing him in on the edge with Kearse was causing fits for offensive lines, who then also had to contend with Howard inside. Now if Bunkley can become a force...then a 3rd down line of Cole-Howard-Bunkley-Kearse would be damn nasty for opposing offenses to face. Not to mention they can throw J. Thomas in there as another "fastball" sometimes, and he's proven to be pretty effective in that role.


Meh, guess we'll see what happens.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

they can throw J. Thomas in there as another "fastball" sometimes

Use your belt to hang yourself a la James Dungy, please.

[The BIGSTUD]

I was pissed at this offseason in the early stages, but I have to admit the Eagles did a quite a fine job this offseason. If you aren't impressed with what they did, you have to factor in what was available. This was a weak free agent crop, and with the money the Eagles have compared with who was out there, I think the Eagles did a nice job. They didn't go crazy and overpay for the top guys, and got players that are close to just as good for a lot better value.

As for the guys we lost:

Hood? I wanted him back badly, but unless you insanely overpaid, he was going to take a starter's job elsewhere.

Lewis? Our best SS, but that wasn't saying much. farged up too many times. We can do better in the draft.

Stallworth: I wanted him back more than anyone and am still a little annoyed about it. I'm going to give Curtis a chance to prove himself though. Was a really good WR for the Rams when he stepped in for Bruce and played really well in 2 big playoff games. Also he has a lot better hands than Stallworth, while not quite as fast. We'll see how he fits. I love Donte, but he did drop some balls last year and kill some drives for this team. Also there is the hammy issues, which IMO while there are overblown.

Garcia: Wanted him back too, but let's be real here. He wanted the money and was playing the Eagles and the market. He got what he wanted, which was 5 mil per year and a chance to start in Tampa.


Calling this the most amazing offseason ever is way too extreme, but the Eagles did better themselves this offseason. I still think they have quite a bit to go to catch the top tier AFC teams, but right now they are as good as anyone in the NFC. With a solid draft, they should be favorites in the NFC, but the key obviously is McNabb's health... which leads right into my biggest worry for the Eagles. It has been said numerous times, but the question marks worry me.