Kiko "Torn ACL" Alonso, Philadelphia Eagle

[PhillyPhreak54]

I don't have a problem with the overall idea of trading Shady, my bigger issue is for a dude who has two ACL injuries and by all accounts they did the deal in 20 minutes which means he made a call and they did a deal.  He didn't investigate the market or find out what other teams would have offered, he just jumped at the first deal he got.

Good points. I can imagine him driving to that JCC thing last night...stuck in traffic and having a thought to make a deal. And in the time it took to get over the bridge to Jersey he's dealt a top RB for a creaky kneed LB. Now granted Alonso has played well but still...

And the GOAT coach says...

@greggrosenthal: Arians says on @NFL_AM he knew McCoy was available. Says "wasn't a fit" for Cards.

Yeah he's an awesome coach.

[ice grillin you]

@greggrosenthal: Arians says on @NFL_AM he knew McCoy was available. Says "wasn’t a fit” for Cards.

Yeah he's an awesome coach.

lol what?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Arians is a dope.

[ice grillin you]

yeah hes a terrible coach

[SD]

He's a bitter SOB

[ice grillin you]

no one outside of rex ryan and the cleveland browns are trading for a 12 million dollar rb

theres a reason shady adrian peterson and demarco murray all may switch teams this year....the position has lost a ton of its importance and for that kind of money its lost all of its importance

in other words shady wasnt a "fit" anywhere

but really im still absolutely baffled at how j thinks arians not wanting shady makes him a bad/worse football coach

[smeags]

He's a bitter SOB

true but he is a damn good coach. he would've fit in here perfectly and jay would be guzzling his kool aid right now.

[phillycrew]

This is your monthly reminder that McCoy is 26.

Yeah when did that become old for a rb?

The minute these homers found out McCoy was traded and are trying to make it sound like this was a smart move.  This isn't DeSean Jackson move dumb but close to it.  Smoothie King better win the SB with this stupid system and ex-Ducks.

[SD]

Part of Alonso's allure, as mentioned earlier, is that he works cheap. The former second-round pick still has two years left on his rookie deal, which will pay him $795,546 in 2015 and $991,418 in 2016. Those are bargain-basement prices for a talented young linebacker. Because Alonso missed all of 2014 with a torn ACL and spent the season on the non-football injury list, his contract also dictates that he will become a restricted free agent after the 2016 season as opposed to the vast majority of second-round picks from his class, who will become unrestricted free agents. Barring the unexpected, that gives the Eagles three cost-controlled years from what appears to be an above-average young linebacker.

[ice grillin you]

The minute these homers found out McCoy was traded and are trying to make it sound like this was a smart move.  This isn't DeSean Jackson move dumb but close to it. 

def not a homer lol or a chip lover and i support the trade

shadys age is definitely the least important factor in this deal and anyone who uses it as justification for the trade is being silly....however theres been studies done and the numbers show that 26 is the end of the peak years for a running back...imo where age does come in to play here is that kiko is only 24....that matters

Smoothie King better win the SB with this stupid system and ex-Ducks.

hes either gonna win multiple superbowls or crash and burn in spectacular fashion

[phillycrew]

The minute these homers found out McCoy was traded and are trying to make it sound like this was a smart move.  This isn't DeSean Jackson move dumb but close to it. 

def not a homer lol and support the trade

shadys age is definitely the least important factor in this deal and anyone who uses it as justification for the trade is being silly....however theres been studies done and the numbers show that 26 is the end of the peak years for a running back...imo where age does come in to play here is that kiko is only 24....that matters

Smoothie King better win the SB with this stupid system and ex-Ducks.

hes either gonna win multiple superbowls or crash and burn in spectacular fashion

If the Kiko wasn't coming off his second ACL tear, I might be somewhat supportive.  Also, the fact that it is another Duck is infuriating.  Is this really the best trade that you could get for Shady?  I guess this is the best a guy could get considering it is just his second year in the league and has no idea what he is doing. It is looking more like crash and burning from where I see it.

[smeags]

Yeah I'm certainly not a Kelly worshiper but rbs are a dime a dozen position now plus the shelf life is very short.

High risk ... Kiko never plays at his rookie season level again

High reward ... Kiko helps solidify a part of the defense that is needed, badly. 

[ice grillin you]

If the Kiko wasn't coming off his second ACL tear, I might be somewhat supportive.  Is this really the best trade that you could get for Shady? 

mack has had two torn acl's....and hes looking for huge money as opposed to kiko getting paid peanuts....do you support caking off mack?

with a 12 million dollar cap number im suprised they were able to trade shady at all but rex ryan is a buffoon

we will see what happens but if they end up with something like this next season

kiko
ingraham/spiller/fill in the blank rb
fletcher cox re up
mack re up or upgrade
two other big defensive free agent upgrades

i dont think too many people will be missing shady next year

[General_Failure]

hes either gonna win multiple superbowls or crash and burn in spectacular fashion

It might just be the butthurt talking, but paying Riley Cooper and getting rid of Jackson and McCoy doesn't fill me with a lot of confidence.


I'm super mad about McCoy, you guys. Like, Phreak levels of

salt.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Shady's deal can be re-done and with a $143M cap paying a dude $12M is not some huge expense - especially for a star RB.

Getting rid of him is insane.