LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagle

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So, you don't even really have a point whatsoever.

[ice grillin you]

yeah my point is to try and assist dopes in being smarter

[Zanshin]

I stopped reading after IGY said "nutso".

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

yeah my point is to try and assist dopes in being smarter

You're not doing a very good job of it.

[ice grillin you]

trust me its not easy

[General_Failure]

A lot of things aren't easy for a person like you, and you're an inspiration to us all.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Oh blah di, oh blah da.

[ice grillin you]

After the LeSean McCoy news conference ended Thursday night at NovaCare, reporters broke into groups. One group clustered around agent Drew Rosenhaus, another around Eagles general manager Howie Roseman. Some TV reporters waited to do one-on-one interviews with McCoy about his new, five-year, $45 million deal.

As Rosenhaus was about to say something, he was interrupted by a voice bellowing from one of the other groups: "NEXT QUESTION!" Rosenhaus chuckled, as he has, oh, roughly a zillion times since that day late in 2005 when the agent stood on Terrell Owens' scraggly Moorestown yard and made himself the focal point of a region's collective anger and disappointment.

These are different days. Rosenhaus, who represents seven current Eagles, has worked out big-money long-term deals this offseason for three of those clients. Not only did the Eagles sign DeSean Jackson (5 years, $51 million), Evan Mathis (five years, $25.5 million) and McCoy, they did so with no bruised feelings, no public sparring, no anonymously-sourced intimations that one side or the other was being unreasonable.

As McCoy mentioned in the news conference, he briefly fired Rosenhaus last season, twice. Rosenhaus said Thursday that was because McCoy questioned the Rosenhaus relationship with the Eagles, whether the team would deal effectively with him. Certainly, there were tensions last season attending the Jackson situation. But those tensions clearly have resolved.

"Right now, we're on a roll with them," Rosenhaus said.

Rosenhaus said he spoke with team representatives three or four times a week this offseason about the McCoy contract. He said there was one major reason the deal got done.

"Andy Reid really wanted to see LeSean stay with the Eagles," Rosenhaus said. Of course, McCoy was probably going to stay with the Eagles regardless -- he had a year left on his rookie deal, the team could have just franchised him after that -- but what Rosenhaus meant was that Reid wanted McCoy to stay with the Eagles HAPPILY, a concept that has not always driven the Birds' negotiating strategy.

"When we we were working on this deal, coach Reid was sitting in on the meetings. It wasn't so much that he was taking sides, he just wanted to see it get done," Rosenhaus said. "So I think coach Reid really was the difference."

Rosenhaus also said: "We've had success working with Howie," in the two years since Roseman ascended to his current job.

Your Eagletarian asked Rosenhaus if he thinks the Eagles' thinking about the handling of such negotiations with key players has changed over the past several years.

"Yeah, there's no question," Rosenhaus said. "To me, the Eagles are one of the more aggressive ballclubs when it comes to retaining their players. Guys want to stay here. There's great stability here [with Reid]."

"I think so," Rosenhaus said, when asked if Reid's role was larger this time than it would have been in a similar negotiation several years back. "Certainly I can't speak for him, but in the multitude of deals we've negotiated with the Eagles, which are in the dozens since he's been the head coach, this is the most involved I've seen him."

Rosenhaus added that he "had a chance to visit with [team president] Joe Banner, I had a chance to visit with [chairman] Jeffrey Lurie. Both those guys were very involved, too. The meat and potatoes negotiations were with Howie, but this was a team approach."

"Howie is a straight shooter," Rosenhaus said. "He's aggressive. He wants to win. He's a pleasant guy to deal with, he's very honest. I like doing business with him ... I like dealing with all the teams in the league, but definitely, this is an unprecedented few months for me with one team. To do three deals of that magnitude is unique, for us."

"It does make it easier when you have a good relationship," said Rosenhaus, who also said his approach has evolved over the years. "The Eagles' regime went out of their way to let our clients know that we had a professional relationship with [the team]. Guys have been uneasy about some of the things that have happened in the past ... they let the players know they had no problem with us."

We were thinking there was no real deadline to get this done, but with all the offseason injuries cropping up -- Jason Peters, a case in point -- it turns out, next week's full-team minicamp was something of a deadline. Both sides wanted this deal done before McCoy stepped on the field, Rosenhaus said.

[SD]

These are different days. Rosenhaus, who represents seven current Eagles, has worked out big-money long-term deals this offseason for three of those clients. Not only did the Eagles sign DeSean Jackson (5 years, $51 million), Evan Mathis (five years, $25.5 million) and McCoy, they did so with no bruised feelings, no public sparring, no anonymously-sourced intimations that one side or the other was being unreasonable.

As McCoy mentioned in the news conference, he briefly fired Rosenhaus last season, twice. Rosenhaus said Thursday that was because McCoy questioned the Rosenhaus relationship with the Eagles, whether the team would deal effectively with him. Certainly, there were tensions last season attending the Jackson situation. But those tensions clearly have resolved.

I love how these two paragraphs contradict each other and that there was no turmoil with the Eagles even thought there clearly was with PIMP. Not to mention Mccoy had the impression that there was bad blood between the Eagles and Drew. It looks like the two sides have finally put their differences aside but it's been what 7 years since the TO debacle.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It's all about the benjamins. Both sides will make money from these deals; both are glad to get them done. Next time they disagree on the mutual value, it could definitely get annoying again.

[ice grillin you]

These are different days. Rosenhaus, who represents seven current Eagles, has worked out big-money long-term deals this offseason for three of those clients. Not only did the Eagles sign DeSean Jackson (5 years, $51 million), Evan Mathis (five years, $25.5 million) and McCoy, they did so with no bruised feelings, no public sparring, no anonymously-sourced intimations that one side or the other was being unreasonable.

As McCoy mentioned in the news conference, he briefly fired Rosenhaus last season, twice. Rosenhaus said Thursday that was because McCoy questioned the Rosenhaus relationship with the Eagles, whether the team would deal effectively with him. Certainly, there were tensions last season attending the Jackson situation. But those tensions clearly have resolved.

I love how these two paragraphs contradict each other and that there was no turmoil with the Eagles even thought there clearly was with PIMP. Not to mention Mccoy had the impression that there was bad blood between the Eagles and Drew. It looks like the two sides have finally put their differences aside but it's been what 7 years since the TO debacle.

the turmoil with pimp was internal though not btwn team and agent (other than the standard back n forth frustration i suppose)

it was andy versus howie and maybe banner on whether to resign a concussion laced 170 lb malcontent or not...andy wanted it it and the others werent so sure

[SD]

sure it was

I mean, why would Shady fire a guy twice if he thought he was on good terms with the team.

[ice grillin you]

he fired him once cause he thought it was a conflict of interest to have rosenhaus represent him and pimp while both were tryint to re up...he did it a second time because he thought there was bad feelings from the TO thing...he was no different than all the eagle fans who freak out about rosenhaus...this is my whole point....

rosenhaus has represented players the eagles have acquired since the TO thing...he represented them before the TO thing...its all in the game yo

no team is stupid enough to black ball an agent...youd be biting the hand that feeds you to do that..especially one as big as rosenhaus...yeah they had a bad negotiation almost a decade ago...big deal...its not the end of the world...shtein happens....every negotiation is different and when one ends another begins...

shady saw his misperceptions and corrected the situation...i suggest everyone else do the same

[SunMo]

can i still not like him because he's a miami-bred slick haired greaseball?

[ice grillin you]

can i still not like him because he's a miami-bred slick haired greaseball?

absolutely

that the reason i love him so much tho...hes like the nfl ari gold...or football analogy hes deion sanders the agent...the best in the biz but a complete cocky ahole while hes doing it