Brian Dawkins, ex-Eagle

Father Demon · March 31, 2009, 01:46:49 PM

Tomahawk stole my post.

Joe Montana.
Brett Favre.
Randall Cunningham.
Joe Namath.

And I don't get how offering the man a contract was running him out of town.

SunMo · March 31, 2009, 01:48:29 PM

offering him a POS take-it or leave-it contract was basically their way of saying get out, without really saying "get out"

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 31, 2009, 01:48:42 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on March 31, 2009, 01:39:18 PM
I will not get over the Dawk thing because it was Brian Dawkins who they cornholed. They set precedent with Douglas and Trotter and to a lesser extent Taylor, Vincent and guys like that. But I though there would be no way they'd run Dawk's ass outta town and that is essentally what they did. Ran him out on the first thing smokin'.

Now Reid and Lurie talk about him like they love him and want to keep him all the while Banner and Roseman sit on mounds of cash and say they gave him a fair offer.

Yeah, but your perception of any given Eagle player is probably 30-40% better than how good they really are.

Quote from: Tomahawk on March 31, 2009, 01:44:19 PM
It's how football works. Joe farging Montana didn't retire as a 49er

No wai!

Favre
Emmitt Smith
Reggie White

All those guys actually won Super Bowls with the teams that decided to let someone else overpay for them in the twilight of their careers.

PhillyPhreak54 · March 31, 2009, 01:49:47 PM

Quote from: SunMo on March 31, 2009, 01:48:29 PM
offering him a POS take-it or leave-it contract was basically their way of saying get out, without really saying "get out"

Exactly...it was a novelty contract. It was a "see fans, we offered him a deal! He found a better one though, so sorry. Now let's talk Quintin Demps!"

Seabiscuit36 · March 31, 2009, 01:50:36 PM

Quote from: Father Demon on March 31, 2009, 01:46:49 PM
Tomahawk stole my post.

Joe Montana.-Steve Young
Brett Favre.-Aaron Rogers
Randall Cunningham.-Whiny funhole, bad leader, cool hair
Joe Namath.- Fell apart physically
Dawkins- Quentin Demps or a one year deal on Sean Jones

And I don't get how offering the man a contract was running him out of town.

The difference was the situation, not to mention over 40million of cap room still available? I've seen no plan to improve this team in the offseason.

Tomahawk · March 31, 2009, 01:50:44 PM

Quintin Demps has potential

SunMo · March 31, 2009, 01:51:13 PM

quentin demps = steve young

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 31, 2009, 01:53:34 PM

Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers both did nothing exceptional last year.

I expect the same from Dawkins and Demps.

Tomahawk · March 31, 2009, 01:53:37 PM

He's left handed?

PoopyfaceMcGee · March 31, 2009, 01:54:22 PM

More importantly, Young is actually black.

rjs246 · March 31, 2009, 01:54:31 PM

So you guys really are going to keep talking about this and saying the same thing over and over. Super.

ice grillin you · March 31, 2009, 01:56:44 PM

wow...hate on dawkins all you want but how anyone can with a straight face say they didnt run him out of town or compare the montana situation to the dawkins one is unreal

hes an incredible leader on a team that has lost a plethora of veterans coming off a pro bowl season with no real plan b behind him who didnt want a ton of money from a team that has more than they can spend

PhillyPhreak54 · March 31, 2009, 02:00:28 PM

I think Joe Banner sent Atlas Van Lines to his house to deliver the contract proposal.

phattymatty · March 31, 2009, 02:01:45 PM

the worst part about this is that dawkins leaving has turned everyone here into mongoloids.

reese125 · March 31, 2009, 02:02:07 PM

Quote from: Beermonkey on March 31, 2009, 01:45:29 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on March 31, 2009, 12:45:25 PM
When is the statute of limitations for you to get over it? If you're still whining about it once the season starts, will it still be "banneresque" to tell you to shut it? How about this time next year? How about when Dawkins is literally dead?

I'll never get over it, though crying in my Buddy Ryan-shaped pillow sometimes softens the blow.

love it