And I don’t want to hear Birds fans crying when that happens. Because Jason Avant doesn’t stretch the field.

“You mean Casey Matthews isn’t your savior? I remember Eagle fans praising him on here as the second coming. ”

Again, I’m not sure where you get this. I’d estimate that 95% of the people I talked to and 80% of the calls into WIP / 950 believed that this kid was an undersized liability at MLB.

After game 1, that went to 99%. After game 2, that went to 100%.

You’d have to have been living in this city to know that the LB corps, and Casey in particular, have been a source of concern if not derision since the lockout ended.

That’s not the main point. Would I pay Jackson as an elite WR? No way. So if he’s asking for a huge deal, I;m fine with letting him walk or dealing him.

But you cannot deny that when these players don’t sign to the number the Eagles want, all of a sudden you start to see negative stories leaked to the press.

And you cannot deny that they are rarely if ever adequately replaced.

At least he hit the field…

Oh, all the time? Ya don’t say.

Sheldon, Gaither, Runyan, Jackson, Trotter.

Which is fine, if they didn’t consistently replace these guys with far inferior talent.
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Reign it in. You have been way off base with your rants.

Trotter took the highest offer, failed miserably, and came back to the Eagles telling the world he made a mistake by leaving.

Omar has only started 3 games for the panthers this year.

Runyan played 5 games with the Chargers (as a backup) after the Eagles let him go and then retired.

Brown is the only one who has had any impact on his team post Eagles.

The fact is, the Eagles front office is usually correct when they let players go. Very few players that they let go come back to bite them.

Just because someone offers you more money doesn’t mean that your play is worth it or more importantly, that your talents fit the scheme the team is running.

For example, the Eagles bring in some of the best Man to man corners in the game and then proceed to have them playing zone defense most of the season. They have DRC playing the slot corner when his best attribute is his deep speed because they don’t want to upset Asante.

You can blast the Eagles for that but you can’t blast them for the players they let go.

Let’s ignore that he’s pretty much the key to our offense!

Today, you saw what a Jackson-less offense is, total trash. Without him stretching the defense and dragging the safeties back 20 yards:

1) Maclin and Celek’s underneath routes were covered

2) Vick was way easier to contain

3) McCoy had far less running room

4) The team scored 10 points on offense despite the Cardinals turning the ball over several times

So, yeah…he doesn’t matter. Maybe we can draft his replacement with the #10 pick in the draft, because this offense doesn’t work without him.

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McCoy averaged just short of 6 yards a carry. Maclin was injured early and Celek had his 3rd best receiving game of the season.

The only thing you have correct is that Vick looked horrible today without his top 2 WRs. The real question is, with your QB looking like a 3rd string backup, why don’t you pound the ball with the RB averaging nearly 6yards/carry?

Why not run the ball when you are up in the 4th quarter with a hot RB?

Coaching was the main issue today on both sides of the ball.

And maybe Reid shouldn’t have made the entire offense dependent on his presence?

Jackson didn’t decide his market value…Reid did.

Or did you miss today’s game? And the joke of an offensive?

I remember Fred Barnett and Calvin looked awesome when Keith Jackson was commanding attention. People said they’d still produce, we didn’t need to pay Keith. Didn’t work out.

I remember Clyde Simmons was a top 5 sack guy with Reggie White opposite him. People said we could let Reggie go and Clyde would get 18 sacks a year. Didn’t work out.

This IS NOT BASKETBALL. It is a team sport, and the performance of the individual players is dependent on their teammates. And Jackson commands A LOT of attention.

Oh, all the time? Ya don’t say.

Sheldon, Gaither, Runyan, Jackson, Trotter.

Which is fine, if they didn’t consistently replace these guys with far inferior talent.

Why should DeSean give a crap about the Eagles at this point? He’s right: stay healthy and hope the Eagles don’t use the tag so that he can get market value after the season.

Let’s ignore that he’s pretty much the key to our offense!

Today, you saw what a Jackson-less offense is, total trash. Without him stretching the defense and dragging the safeties back 20 yards:

1) Maclin and Celek’s underneath routes were covered

2) Vick was way easier to contain

3) McCoy had far less running room

4) The team scored 10 points on offense despite the Cardinals turning the ball over several times

So, yeah…he doesn’t matter. Maybe we can draft his replacement with the #10 pick in the draft, because this offense doesn’t work without him.

And who decided that the offense would be overly dependent on his presence? Andy Reid! The GM that won’t go to bat for him money-wise!

It may be a sound decision not to pay Desean, but don’t whine that the offense doesn’t work anymore.