trotter cut

[shorebird]

Your half right and half wrong. I love Trotter. I want him around for experience, leadership, and what little depth he provides.

I'm more inclined to agree with FF that this was more a financial move than anything.

[shorebird]

As far as I'm concerned he was tainted as soon as he put on a taterskins jersey.

Whose being emotional now?

[rjs246]

The difference is that that isn't the basis of my response. If he could still play at a high level I'd be all up in arms just like you little girls. But he can't and it is apparent to all.

[Sgt PSN]

I think you might need a CT Scan, dis. You haven't made any sense for the past couple of years.

Ha!  I see where you're coming from with that.



BTW, you're all idiots.  Don't forget the front office's way of doing things.  Trotter was slated to make a decent amount of cash this year, and that broke Banner's calculator when he found out what the coaches thought of him.  Is Dedrick Roper with knees any better than Jeremiah Trotter without them?  No.  Is Dedrick Roper with knees making $400,000 a year a much better VALUE than Jeremiah Trotter making over $2 million?  Yes.

Sure, the best-case scenario for us as fans is that Trotter really has dropped to the point where he's just simply awful.  It's also about equally likely, however, that this move was all financially motivated.  MOST likely is that it's a combination of both issues.

He's gone anyway.  Quit whining.

So why no re-sign him for the vet minimum? 

[SD_Eagle5]

This is all nonsense. You don't want him around because the linebackers are thin. You want him around because he loves Philly and Philly loves him. The truth is that he was a liability last year and is a year older this year. The team wants to go with a younger guy, which they do every year, and that's that. The linebackers might suck, and there isn't a lot of experience there, but how is that any different from the last 4 or 5 years? It isn't. It just so happens that you all sport man wood for Trotter. As far as I'm concerned he was tainted as soon as he put on a taterskins jersey.

[igy]^^^^real talk^^^^[/igy]

Only thing I disagree with is the taterskins comment. If you had heard his PC he all but admits what a mistake it was to go there.

[shorebird]

The difference is that that isn't the basis of my response. If he could still play at a high level I'd be all up in arms just like you little girls. But he can't and it is apparent to all.

I get it, but the basis of my posts/response isn't that I have had man wood for Trotter, it's the fact that at this point in time, unless there is a secret plan Reid has that we don't know about, we are not better off without him.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So why no re-sign him for the vet minimum? 

Because they offered that to him and he said he'd rather try to get some more money elsewhere?


Just assume money is the motivation, and you'll have your answer.

[phattymatty]

tainted.

[shorebird]

Just assume money is the motivation, and you'll have your answer.

.......as it always seems to be with this team.

[ThirdStreetMafia]

Just assume money is the motivation, and you'll have your answer.

.......as it always seems to be with this team.

dude its that way everywhere

[Wingspan]

Just assume money is the motivation, and you'll have your answer.

.......as it always seems to be with the entire NFL, so I guess I should stop getting my panties in a bunch over it every single time.

[ice grillin you]

its not a money issue...if it was they would have cut him long ago...there is no monotary advantage to cutting him now...in fact if they had waited until 08 dead money would have dropped from 1.3 mil to 800k

if they really wanted to save money they could have cut kearse who makes four million more than trotter and plays at a position that is much depper

[Dillen]

Just when you though the LB picture was bleak

Quote from your avatar. Jason Short hasn't been on the team since 2005.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

its not a money issue...if it was they would have cut him long ago...there is no monotary advantage to cutting him now...in fact if they had waited until 08 dead money would have dropped from 1.3 mil to 800k

if they really wanted to save money they could have cut kearse who makes four million more than trotter and plays at a position that is much depper

This makes no sense.  First of all, your "dead money" comment is laughable, because that's only cap money and has nothing to do with real dollars.  In real dollars, what's paid is paid and what's not is not, unless it's "guaranteed salary" (which is rare unless you're a taterskin).  Also, in CAP dollars, it makes no sense, because obviously the Eagles aren't going to blow their cap wad any further this year, so next year's really where they want the cap dollars.  ALSO, they COULD defer all but this year's prorated portion of the signing bonus cap hit to next year by NFL rules (even before the new CBA when you can do it any time after April 1, you could do it by June 1).

The Kearse thing makes less sense.  Where's the depth at this position of which you speak?  Kearse, Cole, Howard, Abiamiri are the only NFL-caliber ends on the team.  Plus, we both know the Eagles value DE more than LB and Kearse, while coming off another injury, does not have a degenerative knee disorder and is CAPABLE of being a much more elite player than Trotter is anymore.

Of all people, I'm frankly surprised you don't think it's a money issue... because it is, at least in part.

[ThirdStreetMafia]

Just when you though the LB picture was bleak

Quote from your avatar. Jason Short hasn't been on the team since 2005.

No Schtein Shirlock! Where's that national sarcasm poster when I need it?