Lito Sheppard - He Once Was An Eagle

[PhillyPhreak54]

Brown's pal Lito Sheppard had similar hope last year after the Eagles signed Asante Samuel. He thought they would trade him. He thought wrong. He ended up rotting on the bench and wasn't even activated for the NFC Championship Game.

After the season Sheppard finally was traded to the New York Jets, where the two-time Pro Bowler is expected to be the team's nickel corner behind Darrelle Revis and second-year man Dwight Lowery. Still doesn't have a new contract.

From Domo's piece on acquiring Hobbs...

I know he signed a deal, but basically has to wait until after this upcoming season for it to take effect, right?

And is he really gonna be the nickel up there? So yeah, that worked out well for ya, didn't it Lito.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

The Eagles were not lacking at the CB position last year.  It never seemed like not playing Lito was a big issue.  The problem is if you want to prove a team wrong, you have to make it impossible for them to replace you on the field, and Lito didn't step up and play well enough to avoid losing time to Joselio Hanson and Quintin Demps.

Did the Eagles have it out for him?  Were they trying to make him irrelevant?  Of course!  He said he didn't want to be there, so you can only blame them for doing so if it hurt the team on the field.

Maybe it did in Arizona.  Maybe it would have made no difference.  But Sheldon is a few years older and doesn't have the talent Lito has, so he's basically asking for a couple of guys to "beat him out" in camp. 

Again, the Eagles were apparently dicks to him.  Banner wouldn't even meet with him.  Not cool.  But, at his age and looking at the Hobbs trade, the worst thing he could do now is to hold out of camp and let the Eagles phase him out.  He should be out there showing that he's better than Ellis Hobbs and Joselio Hanson, because he is.  If he's not out there, he should get ready for an early semi-retirement.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

And is he really gonna be the nickel up there?

Nah, he'll probably working in as the second CB, unitl he gets hurt. The funny bit is he's going to get shelled being across from Darelle Revis. Teams are going to test the shtein out of him. When you look at the WRs in the division and conference he's going to face, Lito is going to have it rough, and while I always liked him, he doesn't seem to have the mental toughness needed to recover after getting burned a few times.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Wes Welker and Lee Evans could be issues if he's not at the top of his game.

Although, Lito's always been pretty good against TO, so maybe they match up Revis on Evans for those two games.

[Eagaholic]

Jets won't exercise CB Sheppard's bonus
Posted by Evan Silva on December 6, 2009 10:54 AM ET
Scout.com's Adam Caplan reports that the Jets are not expected exercise cornerback Lito Sheppard's $10 million offseason roster bonus, which will come due on March 11th.

Sheppard was traded from the Eagles to the Jets last February in exchange for a 2009 fifth-round pick, and a conditional 2010 selection.  The latter pick could escalate to as high as a second-rounder, pending Sheppard's playing time. 

Sheppard had to play 85 percent of New York's defensive snaps this season for Philadelphia to get back a second-round pick.  He's missed five full games and parts of several others due to injury. 

Thus, Sheppard will likely head to unrestricted free agency in 2010.  Caplan notes that the two-time Pro Bowler has "played better of late," but Sheppard's lengthy injury history will limit his market value.  He also appeared to lose his starting job to Dwight Lowery, before Lowery was lost indefinitely with a high left ankle sprain in Week 11.

[rjs246]

Get Lito.

[fansince61]

Get Lito.

To early, he hasn't torn his ACL yet

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20100124_Sheppard_a_happy_fit_with_Jets.html

I think the Philadelphians are a little spoiled, and I think that's why they give Donovan [McNabb] so much hell for what he does. They're just spoiled of getting to this point.

How's that new contract working out for you, jerkoff.

He also had an idea for the Eagles - or perhaps their fans.

"I'd tell them to trade [McNabb]," Sheppard said. "I think he'll be happier, so then he won't have to be with that cloud over his head about what people feel about him. I mean, a player plays better when he feels appreciated. Until they appreciate him, they won't get what they want out of him.

"It's the expectations. It's either Super Bowl or nothing for them, and it automatically goes from the top to the bottom. . . . They just feel like he is the guy to get them over that hump, and he hasn't to this point. It's more frustration [from the fans] than can he get it done?

"I mean, hey, we'll take him."

[Eagaholic]

Litoast came into the game today and promptly got toasted by Garcon (I think) on a bomb that play. I think Manning saw him come in and knew where he was going to throw it. On the upside however, he could probably come here and show Samuel how to tackle better.

[MDS]

the best and most saddest part of the lito era was the fact that after starting here for 4 years and making a bunch of pro bowls, andy and co. thought he would be okay with being the nickel and stepping aside for asante. like just accept his demotion because he "had a contract" and was lucky to be a part of the "gold standard."

why dont we talk about that more.

[hbionic]

the best and most saddest part of the lito era was the fact that after starting here for 4 years and making a bunch of pro bowls, andy and co. thought he would be okay with being the nickel and stepping aside for asante. like just accept his demotion because he "had a contract" and was lucky to be a part of the "gold standard."

why dont we talk about that more.

Not much more has to be said.

[Munson]

the best and most saddest part of the lito era was the fact that after starting here for 4 years and making a bunch of pro bowls, andy and co. thought he would be okay with being the nickel and stepping aside for asante. like just accept his demotion because he "had a contract" and was lucky to be a part of the "gold standard."

why dont we talk about that more.

Well he's done squat since he's left besides get injured some more. Maybe he should have just accepted it.


Then again I guess he got what he really wanted anyway, which was a pay day.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

the best and most saddest part of the lito era was the fact that after starting here for 4 years and making a bunch of pro bowls, andy and co. thought he would be okay with being the nickel and stepping aside for asante. like just accept his demotion because he "had a contract" and was lucky to be a part of the "gold standard."

why dont we talk about that more.

Well he's done squat since he's left besides get injured some more. Maybe he should have just accepted it.


Then again I guess he got what he really wanted anyway, which was a pay day.

Wrong. He never got that pay day.

[MDS]

the best and most saddest part of the lito era was the fact that after starting here for 4 years and making a bunch of pro bowls, andy and co. thought he would be okay with being the nickel and stepping aside for asante. like just accept his demotion because he "had a contract" and was lucky to be a part of the "gold standard."

why dont we talk about that more.

Well he's done squat since he's left besides get injured some more. Maybe he should have just accepted it.


Then again I guess he got what he really wanted anyway, which was a pay day.

lol

the heart of the problem for you idiot homers

[Munson]

the best and most saddest part of the lito era was the fact that after starting here for 4 years and making a bunch of pro bowls, andy and co. thought he would be okay with being the nickel and stepping aside for asante. like just accept his demotion because he "had a contract" and was lucky to be a part of the "gold standard."

why dont we talk about that more.

Well he's done squat since he's left besides get injured some more. Maybe he should have just accepted it.


Then again I guess he got what he really wanted anyway, which was a pay day.

Wrong. He never got that pay day.

Haha oh yeah....got a new deal and got paid exactly the same he was getting paid here.

Now he's probably gone from the Jets as there's no way they give him the 10 million option.