Lito Sheppard - He Once Was An Eagle

[Father Demon]

I don't give a shtein if they don't quite get along or if Lito is a little unhappy.  The team did well not to give a good player at a premium position away for dick.

Bingo-bango.

Quit bitching, do your job.

farging divas.

[SunMo]

yeah that worked out so well when TO was unhappy.


farging dopes have a short memory

[reese125]

While I agree with Dawk and I realize he's his buddy--he just added about 17 gallons of fuel to the fire if that really is the Eagles intentions.

once again you have it backwards


the fuel on the fire was poured by banner...you cant be a front office money man and pubicly call out someone who is the unquestioned team leader and arguably the most repspected philadelphia eagle of all time...the players already feel frustrated...it is what it is...but to make things worse loud mouth douchebag banner cant keep his mouth shut and HAS to repsond to dawkins in the paper....big mistake

wrong...while that's all well and good that Dawkins is respected they can talk in Banners office. Any time any player dives into someone else's contract situation or comments publicly like that--you are starting a media frenzy which then pours over to the locker room. We all know it's bad...Dawkins cant say, "No comment." Cmon.

I mean---do we really have to continue to go through this bullshtein every single season.

[Father Demon]

I think the difference between TO and Lito is about as wide as the difference between IGY and rjs.

[SunMo]

i love it


Brian Dawkins = bad guy

Joe Banner = good guy

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

don't be an idiot...the guy was asked a question and he answered it honestly...

for anybody to be blaming Dawkins for anything now is a complete moron.

I'm just blaming you idiots for coming down hard on Banner.  If Dawkins should be answering questions like this honestly in the press, then Banner should be doing his part to handle the fallout as best he can.

You iceholes find any excuse to hate on the pencil pusher for ever speaking as the public face of the organization.  The fact is that Lito on the team gives the Eagles the best chance to win this year, and the team should be doing everything in its power to calm the situation down so that it can work out on and off the field in 2008.

By the way, the team that traded away a good player for a 2nd round pick mid-season finished 1-15.  I can't think of any examples of a competitive team trading a key player and getting any kind of value in return mid-season.  The only way trading Lito can improve the team at this point is if they get an impact player in return.  That'll happen when me shtein turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet.

[Wingspan]

no one is upset about it except maybe Lito


Dawk was asked a question on whether is could work with all 3 of them, he gave is honest opinon...and Banner shtein all over it because he thinks he knows more about football and the locker room than Dawk does.

Banner should shtein all over it.  As of now, it is in the team's best interest to figure out a way for Samuel, Brown, and Sheppard to coexist and help the team win in 2008.  Dawkins should not be talking to the media about how difficult it's going to be to get these multi-millionaires to play nice.  It's a cop out and a bunch of horseshtein.

I completely agree with this. I don't like Joe Banner even a little, but Banner is exactly right here. Banners comment were trying to put out the fire that Dawkins comments could have started.

[Rome]

don't be an idiot...the guy was asked a question and he answered it honestly...

for anybody to be blaming Dawkins for anything now is a complete moron.

your face is a complete moron.

[ice grillin you]

i love it


Brian Dawkins = bad guy

Joe Banner = good guy

unbelievable isnt it...ff i can understand cause hes a money grubbing management lover but i cant believe other people are actually siding with banner

don't be an idiot...the guy was asked a question and he answered it honestly...

for anybody to be blaming Dawkins for anything now is a complete moron.

I'm just blaming you idiots for coming down hard on Banner.  If Dawkins should be answering questions like this honestly in the press, then Banner should be doing his part to handle the fallout as best he can.

this is where youre confused...banner should not be talking period to the press EVER about on the field or in the lockeroom matters....the analogy he made with new englands wr's is a perfect example of why he shouldnt...

i dont even think andy should call out dawkins in the paper but if he did it i could sort of understand it...but for joe farging banner to call out brians dawkins is as sickening as it gets...in fact except when dawk was renogotiating his contract banner should never speak to him period

and what fallout are you talking about...the locker room is already pissed about this...this is nothing new its been going on with the eagles for years...if you think banner is reacting to something that just came up yesterday youre nuts...in fact banner speaking to the media is what will fan the flames...you think some in the locker room were unhappy with litos handling before what do you think their reaction to nerd ass penny pinching banner calling out dawk will be...like i said the players respect andy and if he did it then thats one thing but banner needs to go in a hole and never come out again

[Rome]

brians!

[Wingspan]

banner should not be talking period to the press EVER about on the field or in the lockeroom matters....

Neither should Dawkins.

Banner should talk about banner, and business stuff.

Dawkins should talk about dawkins. And not call out his teammates and employer.

Lito is the smartest one here, he hasnt said anything...which is exactly the way it should be

[SunMo]

don't be an idiot...the guy was asked a question and he answered it honestly...

for anybody to be blaming Dawkins for anything now is a complete moron.

I'm just blaming you idiots for coming down hard on Banner.  If Dawkins should be answering questions like this honestly in the press, then Banner should be doing his part to handle the fallout as best he can.

any fallout is from a team leader and PLAYER in the locker room speaking about other PLAYERS in the locker room.  the dopey pencil pusher has no clue about what goes on in the locker room and how Lito being unhappy will effect others.  so when Dawkins says it is possible it could work in other situations, but not here, he's talking from his experience with this locker room and what he knows about the players inside.  joe banner doesn't have the first clue about that shtein.

[ice grillin you]

banner should not be talking period to the press EVER about on the field or in the lockeroom matters....

Neither should Dawkins.

Banner should talk about banner, and business stuff.

Dawkins should talk about dawkins. And not call out his teammates and employer.

Lito is the smartest one here, he hasnt said anything...which is exactly the way it should be

i think dawkins as the team leader is talking for lito and perhaps for the team as a whole

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, it's clear that the overblown anti-Banner feelings just can't be put aside to actually look at this situation from a "what's best for the 2008 Eagles?" perspective.  That's not a surprise at all.

The hilarious thing is that I hate Joe Banner.  He's a complete douche.  I also love Brian Dawkins.  Yet, because I can look at this situation without emotion, I'm a money-grubbing management lover.  Right.

Banner should talk about banner, and business stuff.

Dawkins should talk about dawkins. And not call out his teammates and employer.

Lito is the smartest one here, he hasnt said anything...which is exactly the way it should be

To add even more proof, I completely agree with Wingspan.  In case you morons (IGY and SunMo, specifically) don't know this already, I think Wingspan is a fagwad(!) and I disagree with him on the regular.

[Wingspan]

banner should not be talking period to the press EVER about on the field or in the lockeroom matters....

Neither should Dawkins.

Banner should talk about banner, and business stuff.

Dawkins should talk about dawkins. And not call out his teammates and employer.

Lito is the smartest one here, he hasnt said anything...which is exactly the way it should be

i think dawkins as the team leader is talking for lito and perhaps for the team as a whole

As the team leader he should be looking for a way to mend the situation...not create more bad blood over it.