Eagles 2009 Draft Thread

[mikey418]

Sheldon for Braylon - straight up

[reese125]

BIG KID NOT ON THE BLOCK

The Eagles, contrary to what one "league source" is saying, are not contemplating a trade that would send two-time Pro Bowl guard Shawn Andrews elsewhere.

A team source said that today after Philly.com's Eagleterian and ProFootballTalk.com apparently talked to the same source about this issue.

Furthermore, there is not an issue about Andrews' contract even though he is now making considerably less money than his big brother Stacy and the recently acquired Jason Peters, who was Shawn's teammate at Arkansas.

"He just wants to play ball," Andrews' agent Rich Moran said in a text today. "No contract issue that I know of Bob."

An Eagles source said he received that same message from Andrews during a recent conversation and Eagles president Joe Banner as recently as Sunday raved about how good the offensive line could potentially be with the additions of Stacy Andrews and Peters and the return of Shawn Andrews from a neck injury that kept him out most of last season.

While we're on the subject of contracts, however, I want to make a point that never seems to be made. Yes, it's true that players such as Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown sometimes sign contract extensions that can later seem less than the market value for a player of that caliber.

The feeling here is that's too bad. Brown is a good guy and a very good, dependable player, but he signed a deal and he has to live with it just like the average Joe who retired thinking he had plenty of good investments in the stock market now has to deal with the vast losses in recent years.

The other thing that has to be noted is that the team is also taking a risk when they give players huge signing bonuses early in their careers. Sometimes those moves backfire. For proof, see Todd Pinkston and Reggie Brown. Although Brown still has a chance to make that deal look good for the Eagles, so far it has been a bad investment for the team.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/SHAWN_ANDREWS_IS_NOT_A_BIG_KID_ON_THE_BLOCK.html
   

Why is this guy comparing professional sports to the real world? He needs to be fired immediately

[ice grillin you]

yeah because all sportswriters know what they are talking about

youre one of those people who because your intelligence level is so low you think that anyone who writes for a newspaper is smarter than the average person

fyi - just because a sports writer wrote it doesnt make it true

[Rome]

Again - lol at "huge".  $7.5M wasn't huge then and it's a pittance now in comparison.

[reese125]

yeah because all sportswriters know what they are talking about

youre one of those people who because your intelligence level is so low you think that anyone who writes for a newspaper is smarter than the average person

fyi - just because a sports writer wrote it doesnt make it true

yeah thanks-just goes to show you that youre once again always in the minority

but before you start bragging about your intelligence level kid...figure out if Hawaii is located in Europe or in the US

[SD_Eagle5]

yeah because all sportswriters know what they are talking about

youre one of those people who because your intelligence level is so low you think that anyone who writes for a newspaper is smarter than the average person

fyi - just because a sports writer wrote it doesnt make it true

Sources aside I'm pretty sure any of us could school any of the local writers aside from maybe Ray Diddy.

[ice grillin you]

Sources aside I'm pretty sure any of us could school any of the local writers aside from maybe Ray Diddy.

easily

and any of us could do what ray diddy does if we had the luxury of spending 12 hour days at nfl films

[Seabiscuit36]

Sources aside I'm pretty sure any of us could school any of the local writers aside from maybe Ray Diddy.

easily

and any of us could do what ray diddy does if we had the luxury of spending 12 hours a day at nfl films

i feel bad you guys dont get to spend at least 12, i love it here at NFL films. 

Pass me a Miller Lite Sabol

[ice grillin you]

i propose that sb be disallowed from entering the cf mock draft contests

[General_Failure]

Maybe if he worked at BCS Films.

[Magical_Retard]

If Sheldon Browns worth is a around a 4rth or 5th round pick then its who would mind a Sheldon Brown and the #21 pick for Boldin or Edwards?

[Sgt PSN]

yeah because all sportswriters know what they are talking about

youre one of those people who because your intelligence level is so low you think that anyone who writes for a newspaper is smarter than the average person

fyi - just because a sports writer wrote it doesnt make it true

yeah thanks-just goes to show you that youre once again always in the minority

but before you start bragging about your intelligence level kid...figure out if Hawaii is located in Europe or in the US

it's in europe.  duh.  that's why the germans bombed it......because it was closest to them. 

read a farging book dook. 

[Sgt PSN]

Sources aside I'm pretty sure any of us could school any of the local writers aside from maybe Ray Diddy.

easily

and any of us could do what ray diddy does if we had the luxury of spending 12 hour days at nfl films

and to think......mds is spending money on college to "learn" how to do that crap.  sucker. 

[Seabiscuit36]

i propose that sb be disallowed from entering the cf mock draft contests

I'm sorry, but i just didnt think "Dawk smoked him like a blunt" deserved to be on a NFL Film, one day, but until Barry makes it ok, i' have to follow Steve's advice

[PhillyPhreak54]

I have a Hoying jersey too. Big deal, wanna fight about it?

Me too. And I had to wait two months to get mine because they were back ordered.

If they trade Andrews, I will have three non-existent authentics.