Comments on: Eagles dispute report that Mike Patterson will be free agent

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 13:56:51 +0000

When he gets to 6′-0″ they will re sign him. He is easily handled in this day and age.

By: jw731

jw731 — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:38:42 +0000

The fact is Reid has a horrible record when drafting defensive linemen….In the Reid era, these are the defensive linemen he has drafted in the first 3 rounds…

Corey Simon Rd. 1 #6
Derrick Burgess Rd.3 # 63
Jerome McDougle Rd.1 #15
Bryan Smith Rd.3 # 90
Mike Patterson Rd.1 # 31
Broderick Bunkley Rd.1 # 14
Trevor Laws Rd.2 # 47
Victor Abiamiri Rd.2 # 57
Brandon Graham Rd.1 # 13

Simon was a decent player, but not worthy of the 6th pick in the draft. Not one of these players is or was a difference maker. The simple fact is, Fat Andy is clueless when drafting defensive linemen, and has been since he got here….I doubt if teams are going to be knocking down Patterson’s door if he becomes a free agent….

By: bleedeaglesgreen

bleedeaglesgreen — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:28:37 +0000

@ vickadelphiaphreedom

Wow! You cant honestly believe patterson is even half as good as you just portrayed him to be? He’s easily bottom 5 or 10 starting DT in the league, with Bunkley not far behind. As first round picks, they have both been a complete bust.

All I can say about Patterson is look at his 2010 numbers…
30 tackles on the year, 2 sacks…
9 games this season where he had 2 or fewer tackles(which as a so-called “run stopper” is HORRIBLE)
The other 7 games? 3 tackles each!

Those are the numbers, try as you may to come up with reasons why they are what they are, but regardless of what you say, its simply pathetic output.

His contract being voided would be fantastic, get this lazy, pathetic excuse for a dt off my team, and take bunkley with him.

By: jc1958cool

jc1958cool — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:13:57 +0000

actually no one will be under contract as of march 4th!

By: vickadelphiaphreedom

vickadelphiaphreedom — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:59:04 +0000

Pro Bowls!? Who cares. Patterson is a VERY good DT and one bright spot on the seive like Run D. Pro Bowls mean nothing other that popularity….and lets…for shiggles, say they DO mean something. Ok…Patterson isn’t a top 3 or 4 DT. I’d still rather have him on the team than half the DTs in the NFL.

By: philbirds

philbirds — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:52:15 +0000

Patterson signed like a 12 year/$2 million per ‘just play good enough to not get cut’ contract. He keeps treading water at that line but hasn’t been so awful to deserve to be cut yet. He’s probably going to live out the contract or maybe get traded in the final years.

By: wellthatsaloadofcrap

wellthatsaloadofcrap — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:42:17 +0000

Mike Patterson played well for the most part last year. Although I’m not sure how he fits into Washburn’s style of getting upfield. He seemed to do better at controlling 2 gaps and shutting down the run. It will be interesting to see what Washburn can do with Bunkley, since getting upfield in a 1 gap system was what he did so well in college.

By: laeaglefan

laeaglefan — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:11:35 +0000

This is really a “Who Cares?” story. I doubt if many Eagles fans really care if Mike Patterson becomes a free agent. He’s a serviceable defensive tackle, but nothing more than that. The most positive thing that can be said about him is that he’s durable, doesn’t get hurt and shows up to play in every game. But I haven’t seen him in any Pro Bowls lately, and if he hasn’t made one by now, I doubt that he ever will.

By: techvet

techvet — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:05:47 +0000

Clay Matthews on Ellen. Clay Matthews on Leno. Clay Matthews on ESPN Radio. Clay Matthews at the Grammys. How could it possibly be a slow day? ;^)

By: freedomispopular

freedomispopular — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:57:59 +0000

So we’re calling Twitter posts “reports” now?

By: 1bigtex

1bigtex — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:56:53 +0000

While the Eagles may dispute that Patterson will be a FA, they can’t dispute that the undersized former first rounder has been a disappointment.