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

[QB Eagles]

"No comment" on whether he felt underappreciated in NE. Ha.

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ha

There is no reason to keep ALL of them. Lito is unhappy with his contract, he's great trade bait.

Of course there is.  We can all sit here and talk about how nobody can pass on the Eagles as we watch them win 8 games just like last season.

Do you really think that offense with Donnie, LJ, and Westy all hurt at different times during the season was representative of what the Eagles offense is?  I don't.

As for Lito being unhappy well cry me a river.  The young man is paid and paid well and if he could stay healthy, we wouldn't be where we are now.

All the talk about Fitz and Williams is nice but I am a Philadelphia Eagles-Sixers-Philliies fan and things rarely go that well for people like us.  

So that said I am mentally preparing my self for the worse possible scenario and a secondary of Shepard, Dawk Samuels and Brown is one hell of a fallback position.

BTW Lito is not perfect trade bait  Don't you think other treams know his situation and the team's situation?  The other teams will try and hold a gun to their heads.  

[Rome]

Laughed at loud at the underappreciated thing.

And Lito's gotta be thrilled to hear he's no longer the starting LC.

[Sgt PSN]

Ha...Samuel is sure to be a Dio favorite...first thing he did was thank the "Lord".

If I took it seriously every time I heard an athlete say that, I'd hate sports by now.  

[Father Demon]

I just got a knock-off Samuel Eagles jersey off eBay for $35.  The internet is a wonderful thing.

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Yeah Lito's gone.  Maybe he pulled a Trotter.

Oh well I hope they can pull off the trade for another weapon whether he be Williams or Fitz. I just don't see it happening.

[QB Eagles]

Spadaro after the PC: "That is a position currently occupied by Lito Sheppard, so... uhhhh... uhhhh [uhhhs continue for a good ten seconds]... that's something that leads to a lot of questions."

[Seabiscuit36]

what a retard

I'm excited about Samuel, and if Tito fetches something good then its worth it.  Farg tito by the way, you sign a contract like he did, you have to understand your bypassing your chances at getting paid more if you wait, but you get the security of money up front.  All of these spoiled athletes annoy the farg out of me. 

[SD_Eagle5]

Eagles | Team signs Samuel
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:42:24 -0800

Updating a previous report, Michael Smith, of ESPN, reports the Philadelphia Eagles signed unrestricted free-agent CB Asante Samuel (Patriots) Friday, Feb. 29, to a six-year deal worth $57 million, with $32 million over the first three years

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If the Eagles trade Lito they leave themselves vulnerable in the secondary in a division that has Burress and Toomer, Moss and Cooley, and T.O. and Witten.

If they keep Lito, move him over to the right side then they match up way better with the ompetition they will face next season.  But hey maybe the up grade on the offensive side of the ball from whatever they may get for Lito in the form of a WR makes up the difference.

[Butchers Bill]

If Lito is traded its going to be for a difference maker at WR, I don't think there is any doubt about that.  If he stays, then yes, we'll have a stronger secondary but with the still weak pass rush it really doesn't matter.  Remember, the Giants shut down Brady/Moss et al in the Super Bowl with a zesty secondary.  The pass rush is the key, not DB's.

The best move to make now is deal Lito and a pick for whatever WR they have lined up.  You would think that they have a deal in place, or they would not have signed Samuel.

[Diomedes]

Sorry, I didn't read all the new posts carefully...

Is anyone talking about keeping all three Sheldon, Lito and Asante?  Maybe move Sheldon to safety, so he can hit more?

[Cerevant]

Given the last couple of pages of this thread, I don't think that's the bandwagon you want to be on.

[Feva]

Everyone talks about that and all, but how do we really know that Sheldon can even play safety at a high level?  I've never been on board with moving him back there.

[Butchers Bill]

Sorry, I didn't read all the new posts carefully...

Is anyone talking about keeping all three Sheldon, Lito and Asante?  Maybe move Sheldon to safety, so he can hit more?

Just fans speculating.  Reid did say in the presser than Asante is the starter and he refused to talk about other players.

Problem is if they keep all three, Lito is going to be very unhappy that the dude next to him is getting paid 4X more than he is.  Is keeping him (assuming there is fair value available in trade) worth the locker room headache it could turn out to be?