Brian Dawkins, ex-Eagle

[ice grillin you]

have you been reading the thread...im pretty sure the lines have been drawn and people have stated which side they stand on

im still looking for a reason to have let him go

dawk cant play anymore? - no
suitable replacement for dawk? - no
great depth at his position? - hell no
couldnt afford him? - no
wanted outrageous money? - no
team has cap problems? - no

so what is the reason for letting him go...im still waiting for a legitimate one

[Seabiscuit36]

Its money, FF doesnt get it because he loves it so

[General_Failure]

He accidentally called Banner a doggone funhole.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'm mildly annoyed at letting him leave and obviously not looking for an on-field replacement.  I'm even more annoyed that they're not shoring up some other areas that are lacking thus far.  My issue isn't that people are upset he's gone; my issue is that almost everyone is upset simply because they like him or because he'd been on the team a long time or because he is an emotional leader.  There is not one person sitting here calling his play on the field the #1 reason that they should have kept him, and that alone shows that it's a fairly reasonable move to let him go.  Is it definitely the right decision?  No.  Is it even probably the right decision?  No.  But it's not exactly the egregious, unthinkable mistake that you drama queens are trying to make it out to be.

[ice grillin you]

saying there isnt a replacement for him is the same thing as saying his play on the field is A reason to keep him

and how could you possibly dismiss the other stuff...im personally not caught up in all that but to say it doesnt mean anything and to say he isnt emotionally incredibly important to this city and franchise is ignorant

if he was an abortion on the field and an eagle legend you let him go
if he was an average player and not an eagle legend you let him go
if he was a good player and an eagle legend you keep him

[BigEd76]

dawk cant play anymore? - no

Obviously the Eagles disagree with that one.  They pay for what someone can provide in the future, not what they did in the past.  Always have, always will.  Even if they didn't sign Andrews, or they planned to use him somewhere other than RG, there was almost no shot that Runyan would have been back, and I was surprised when they re-signed him 3 years ago because I thought he was going downhill back then.  The Eagles made an offer, Dawk felt insulted and he found someone to give him double.  Why isn't he getting any blame here?  Instead of simply retiring, staying an Eagle forever and walking off as an Eagle fan hero, he took the money elsewhere, which he's entitled to do.  Yeah, I'd feel 10000% better if the Eagles had a shot at drafting Taylor Mays next month, but they apparently feel that a guy 12 years younger will provide better coverage and more speed than Dawk.  And there's still a possibility of adding a FA or drafting William Moore, Rashad Johnson or Louis Delmas.  Again, I was a huge fan of Dawk and always will be and I hate that he's gone, but I root for the Eagles.  If I'm an a-hole because of that, oh well....

[General_Failure]

The Eagles made an offer, Dawk felt insulted and he found someone to give him double.  Why isn't he getting any blame here?

This is something I'm still trying to figure out. The logic seems to be that its okay for Dawkins to go be a greedy farg because the Eagles had plenty of room under the cap.

[mpmcgraw]

dawk cant play anymore? - no

Obviously the Eagles disagree with that one.  They pay for what someone can provide in the future, not what they did in the past.  Always have, always will.  Even if they didn't sign Andrews, or they planned to use him somewhere other than RG, there was almost no shot that Runyan would have been back, and I was surprised when they re-signed him 3 years ago because I thought he was going downhill back then.  The Eagles made an offer, Dawk felt insulted and he found someone to give him double.  Why isn't he getting any blame here?  Instead of simply retiring, staying an Eagle forever and walking off as an Eagle fan hero, he took the money elsewhere, which he's entitled to do.  Yeah, I'd feel 10000% better if the Eagles had a shot at drafting Taylor Mays next month, but they apparently feel that a guy 12 years younger will provide better coverage and more speed than Dawk.  And there's still a possibility of adding a FA or drafting William Moore, Rashad Johnson or Louis Delmas.  Again, I was a huge fan of Dawk and always will be and I hate that he's gone, but I root for the Eagles.  If I'm an a-hole because of that, oh well....

Im completely dumbfounded.  I must have seen about 100,000 posts from you and this post has as many words as the rest put together. 

[Diomedes]

let's not encourage him thanks

[BigEd76]

Sorry if I'm not a fan of internet pissing matches and having an "I'm always right, you're always wrong" attitude.  That's why I stick to passing along info and letting others battle it out.  I've shared thoughts about the Eagles with others from here many times away from forums...

[Diomedes]

I've shared thoughts about the Eagles with others from here many times away from forums...

It's called cuddle talk.

[mpmcgraw]

no i mean whatever im just wow.  

[Diomedes]

Or maybe it's called pillow talk.

I don't know.  I avoid talking afterwards.

[Magical_Retard]

Dawkins still wants to play. I am sure the other part of the offer the Eagles made included him being a part time player.

And yes Dawkins is being really greedy by accepting a 2 yr 9 million dollar contract from a team that obviously showed they wanted him and would start him. Eagles probably said take less and play less. Whatever I am fine with it I guess...obviously he cost the Eagles the SB this past season.

[MDS]

LAY OFF EASY

he means more to this board than dioMEdes or that retard 15 year old ever will