2012 Off-Season Thread

[PhillyPhreak54]

I'll go with two.

[ice grillin you]

to me its the most interesting question of the offseason....theres this crazy dichotomy of a team that went balls out in FA signings last year yet has gaping holes at multiple positions going into next year

do they get blinded by the fact that they finished 4-0 and had flukey losses so there isnt much to do or do they think they still need to upgrade quite a bit to become a real player

[rjs246]

They'll sign a talented but flawed LB who falls through the FA cracks to a one year contract and he'll be the favorite to start because the current linebackers are god awful but ultimately will be insufficient and make all of us irate for several reasons.

[reese125]

I think they go all in next season.

[hbionic]

I'm tired of all in, can't they just bet aggressive enough to give bad pot odds?

[SD]

They'll sign a starter at LB and possibly at WR if Desean leaves.

[General_Failure]

Backup QB, small linebacker, and a fullback they'll never use. There's free agency.

[Geowhizzer]

They'll resign TO and stick him at LB.

Then they'll franchise Jackson and trade him to NE for a 7th round pick.

Then they'll trade Reid's first grandchild to Pittsburgh for Palamalu, then stick him at WR to replace Jackson.

Then they'll resign McNabb to be the backup QB, who will dub the Eagles THE TEAM OF ETERNITY!

Banner will garrote Castillo and coach the defense himself.  Sadly, it will be a slight improvement.

[JackStraw]

I think they go after a QB holding immediate promise. Yes, LB and S, etc. but QB will be the surprise.

I'm resigned to the fact it's always been a detailed 2-year plan. It fits Reid's contract situation and the huge Vick dice-roll. You just don't agree to "wide 9" and take huge flyers on Castillio, etc. without due consideration or commitment. They may be idiots but they are business people. I think Reid/all agreed there will be rough patches - especially early in year one, but probably not to the extent just experienced and especially after they got a bit giddy in August. Luckily, winning those last four games gave them the fig leaf they desperately needed to press onward.

But what I think really didn't go according to plan was serious regressions in Vick's brains and durability. Squirrley QB's are not the plan and they will go get a young QB lined up soon so Reid can have a go at developing him. (And as bonus any 2012 late-season heroics from him after Vick punches out in October might help Cap'n Andy win an extension, too.)

[ice grillin you]

if nothing else andy is pretty astute at judging qb's...i find it hard to believe they havent known from the jump what they had/have in vick...especially after the second half of last year where he began to come back down to earth...imo vick has always been more important to andy off the field than on and from the beginning he was more into remaking the man versus remaking the qb...it became the law firm of garrett britt and vick...or at least a law firms dream

thats not to say that on the field andy and marty didnt look at him as an intriguing qb to work with but they knew they didnt have drew brees and they knew what vick did the first half of last year was a mirage...thus the regressions this season couldnt have suprised them when they saw the onset of them last year

but as for drafting a qb this year...it shouldnt suprise anyone if that happens...kafka is obviously not the future and vick can easily be jettisoned in 2013 as only three mil of his base salary of i think 18 is guaranteed

[PhillyPhreak54]

Per Roob; CB coach Johnny Lynn...fired.

[ice grillin you]

weakest scapegoat EVER

[PhillyPhreak54]

Or beginning of everyone else (minus Washburn) getting the boot on defense

[MDS]

if you want spags, or a dc with any credibility, washburn is gone

wide 9 aint nothin

[PhillyPhreak54]

I prefer Spags over a DL coach...plus Washburn bowed up to Marty and that's a no-no in Andy's world.