Samuel apparently IS at the Novacare complex...aka Free Agent thread

[The BIGSTUD]

Is it just me Ed or are the boards completely locked up....

yeah, don't even try to go over there right now.  Last I saw there were 1250 people online...

Jesus, what does everyone just flock to their computer the second clock strikes 12?

[The BIGSTUD]

Other news:

Vilma a Saint
Berrian visiting Minnesota

[Cthulhu]

Jesus, what does everyone just flock to their computer the second clock strikes 12?

I've been on since about six. you should have seen the build-up for it...

[The BIGSTUD]

The thing I don't get is this. Whenever news breaks, the number of users browsing the forums immediately shoots from like 50 to 400. If these 350 other people are not already browsing the boards, then where do they get the news? Does someone call them? If someone calls them, then why the need to go see the news if you already know it?

[QB Eagles]

If someone calls them, then why the need to go see the news if you already know it?

Uh, maybe to find out more details or to see how people are reacting?

[The BIGSTUD]

SAMUEL VISITING EAGLES

Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com reports that free-agent cornerback Asante Samuel will visit the Eagles on Friday.

On Thursday night, it was reported that Samuel already has a deal in place with the Eagles.

Samuel is looking for at least $10 million per year.

[TexasEagle]

So nothing of note yet huh? Awesome, I'm going to bed.

[Cthulhu]

So nothing of note yet huh? Awesome, I'm going to bed.

Were you really expecting something???

[Sgt PSN]

McNabb's on Mike and Mike right now.  Pretty generic stuff so far

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The best we can hope for from McNabb is generic.  The next option is that he whines about being an oppressed black man or being disrespected by Eagles management.

[SunMo]

if you want to nitpick...he made a comment when they were talking about Andy and the kid situation.  something to the extent of, "you and me, we probably would've handled it much differently, but he just did his job and kept going"

i'm paraphrasing

donovan thinks andy is a bad dad!

[Feva]

FF?? Nitpick??  Nooooooooo....

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

FF?? Nitpick??  Nooooooooo....

I prefer to call it attention to detail.  Thanks.

[PhillyGirl]

POSTED 9:00 a.m. EST, February 29, 2008

FITZGERALD TRADE UNLIKELY

As the growing PFT Planet chapter in Philly watches and waits for the Eagles to inject some new talent into the roster, one of the lingering fantasies is that the team will swing a trade for Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald.

We don't see it happening, for two reasons.

First, Fitzgerald is due to earn total base salaries of $31 million over the next two seasons under the ridiculously stoopid contract that the Cardinals gave him as a rookie.  Whoever trades for Fitzgerald has to assume that contract.  And, surely, his new team would want to extend the deal.

But any new contract would have to have guaranteed money that matches the amounts he's due to earn over the next two years.  And it would probably take a lot more than that to get Fitz to give up an essentially "guaranteed" $31 million over the next two seasons and a shot at unrestricted free agency in what very well could be an uncapped year.

Second, the Cardinals have to want to trade him.  Though it might be in their best interests to do so, it wasn't in their best interests to give him that contract in the first place.  So don't count on this franchise doing anything that reasonable people would regard as smart.

Our guess is that Fitzgerald will spend the next two seasons with the Cardinals, pocket his $31 million, and go elsewhere in March 2010 -- especially since the franchise tender for Fitzgerald in 2010 would exceed $20 million.

Meanwhile, the Cardinals now claim that their ability to sign new free agents and keep their own free agents is hampered by the Fitzgerald situation.

Hey, guys -- you only have yourselves to blame.  And if you don't want to pay Fitzgerald what you previously agreed to pay him, you have an option.

You can cut him.

[SunMo]

just so you know...one of my kids is catching a beating because you posted that