trotter cut

[Rome]

You missed the shots of Jessica Alba eating Rose McGowan's Hoyda out.

Sucker.

[Diomedes]

i TOOK those pics during my down time

[Rome]

Haha.

Well-played.

[ice grillin you]

no it wasnt

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, let me get this straight... I am arguing against igy, and not vice versa, that the Eagles' motivation was more money-related than ability-related?

Christ.

[SunMo]

you're all gays

[methdeez]

Goodbye Trot. All I'll have is the memories, and that ill-advised full back tat.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Goodbye Trot. All I'll have is the memories, and that ill-advised full back tat.

"Player?"
"PlayA."

[Mad-Lad]

 

[Dillen]

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?

Considering the level of posts on this board, you can never be too sure.

Also, lolz @ you typing out "schtein."

[MURP]

Only thing that pisses me off was the offseason propaganda machine... ohhh Trotter lost weight and is looking good ... Trotter and Spikes are gonna wreck people.... blah blah.   If the Eagles knew he was toast than Gaither should have been in there with the first team full time and getting as much work as possible.  That is all.


as long as that Defensive End who never played LB in his life and was handed a starting job on a silver platter works out......

[MDS]

Only thing that pisses me off was the offseason propaganda machine... ohhh Trotter lost weight and is looking good ... Trotter and Spikes are gonna wreck people.... blah blah.   If the Eagles knew he was toast than Gaither should have been in there with the first team full time and getting as much work as possible.  That is all.


as long as that Defensive End who never played LB in his life and was handed a starting job on a silver platter works out......

[PhillyGirl]

[General_Failure]

Well, farg. Who am I going to hate for sucking now?


I guess the new MLB.

[DutchBird]

Well,

the near panic right now seems similar to when the Eagles let Vincent, Taylor and Harris walk. So far, the only one who they let go that has come back to haunt them is Burgess.

To me, seeing Trotter go is similar to seeing Vincent, Taylor, Staley and Douglas go. Guys who became icons of the team. Guys who deserved more than NFC Championship Game appearances. And Trotter is the first of the present day icons to go... but the day we see Dawkins, William Thomas, Runyan, Akers and McNabb leave might not be too far away either.

From a football standpoint, it could well have been the best. The choice was between an older guy who was limited in his movement and was being exploited by the opponent, and who keeping a youngster with upside and member of special teams. In fact the training staff might have miscalculated in the off season (personally I think they did), and indeed believed that Trotter would be able to make it one more season. Only to see for themselves that this was not the case during training camp and preseason.

And as far as this coming as a huge surprise for Trotter, well in that regard he differs little from many top athletes with the same drive and motivation, and just as unwilling to accept failure (of others and themselves). The number of athletes that kept going too long, because they could not accept they were not good enough anymore is endless... until they just were a farce of their former selves, or injuries forced them to quit.