trotter cut

[rjs246]

The veteran leadership thing isn't the Eagles' MO. They never keep a player past his prime just for leadership reasons. It's almost like some of you haven't been watching the same team that I have.

[ice grillin you]

The LBs have been a disaster with trotter.

no...they have been sub par...the d line (specifically the tackles) has been a disaster

If you have Spikes in the middle, the experience level is the same as it was.

how do you figure


I'd be ok with Gocong/Bradley - Spikes - Gaither.

that cause you have an irrational hatred of trotter...id be fine with the above if they all play well

look im a supporter of this move because i think trotter is done...but to be fine with whats left because you are glad trotter is gone is going about it the wrong way

[Phanatic]

The veteran leadership thing isn't the Eagles' MO. They never keep a player past his prime just for leadership reasons. It's almost like some of you haven't been watching the same team that I have.

Dawkins next to be cut?

[SD_Eagle5]

The veteran leadership thing isn't the Eagles' MO. They never keep a player past his prime just for leadership reasons. It's almost like some of you haven't been watching the same team that I have.

Good point and I don't fault the Eagles for not keeping a guy around because he's a leader. Many other teams do that and its hurts their depth.

Trot was great the '04 season as he had something to prove. '05 he was horrendus and '06 he stated he was going to have his best season but was horrible. This year he lost weight and blah blah blah.

[ice grillin you]

The veteran leadership thing isn't the Eagles' MO. They never keep a player past his prime just for leadership reasons. It's almost like some of you haven't been watching the same team that I have.

thats because they have an unhealthy obsession with their systems...its why they dont believe in a strong lb core...big defensive tackles...a #1 wr or a running game...

in their minds the system trumps all...the players are just parts of a big machine...and machines dont contain emotions such as leadersip

[ThirdStreetMafia]

I still think the eagles will pick up a veteran linebacker somewhere... you have to think they'd have some kind of plan in case of injury. imagine how much worse this picture is if we loose spikes or gaither to injury

[mussa]

wow...i thought we might get one more year out of the old horse...at least rotate him with Gaither...

either way our linebacking crew just got worse...even if he would of been just a short yardage guy...it just got worse

this just in...Saints sign Trotter 

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Trotter is in some ways an emotional leader, but his idiocy to begin that 2005 season by getting tossed before the game indirectly led to a whole world of hurt that season.

I still like Trotter overall, but if he's being cut, it's because he's just not good enough to justify losing guys that are on the upswing of their careers.  For all we know, they gave him the option of retiring, staying on as a backup, or being cut and having a chance to sign elsewhere... which would have been the "right" thing to do, I guess.

[SD_Eagle5]

The veteran leadership thing isn't the Eagles' MO. They never keep a player past his prime just for leadership reasons. It's almost like some of you haven't been watching the same team that I have.

Dawkins next to be cut?

Dawk is still an elite safety.

[PhillyGirl]

The veteran leadership thing isn't the Eagles' MO. They never keep a player past his prime just for leadership reasons. It's almost like some of you haven't been watching the same team that I have.

Dawkins next to be cut?

Dawkins was playing at a high level last year, Trotter was not. Dawkins had one of his better years last year too.

[ice grillin you]

[BigEd76]

Lenny P thinks Spikes will take over at MLB

[PhillyPhanInDC]

At this point I'm fine with Kong/Bradley-Gaither-Spikes, see how it works. If they don't go out and put some kind of backup plan together by adding a piece, I'll be farging pissed.

Bradley has been pimped since they drafted him as the first "real SAM" they've had in forever. He had never played MIKE before except for a few times in mini-camps and training camp. He's not even close to being a viable backup at MIKE. So if Gaither fails or gets injured, do they slide Spikes into the MLB spot, and put McCoy on the weakside? Derick Roper?

If it doesn't work out, it's not going to be an average or slightly below average group like it has the past few seasons, it's going to be a train wreck.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Lenny P thinks Spikes will take over at MLB

FastFreddie thinks Lenny P probably wouldn't recognize the name 'Omar Gaither' without looking him up

[ThirdStreetMafia]

Anybody else surprised that they didnt try shopping trotter?... or maybe they did