Im going to guess they keep Desean but lock him up with about 7 milion thus saving 2.5 in cap space. They will likely sign Mathis to a longer deal. As well as either Landri, Dixon or Laws. Almost certainly at low deals, as all three are back ups at best.

As for last years group of free agents. Jenkins played well, Babin was insane, Landri was good, Mathis was a huge suprise and gave up 0 sacks. Namdi was playing in a scheme that did not play to his strengths and that will be fixed with Asante leaving. Likewise DRC played better when he finally got moved outside for the last two games. Which means only Smith, Bown and Young were waste of money.

Now assuming the Eagles have around 38.5 million, after locking up Desean long term They will lock up Shady and Maclin. which should still leave about 29-28 million of cap room on the table at least. Rookie wage scale will dictate about 12 million. Which means 17-16 million which is more the enough to lock up Lofotn, or Tulloch. Then consider if the Conner rumor is true it is very possible the Eagles sign two free agent linebackers to soldify that group. This is especially important when looking at the draft because it means they can take the best player on the board and look at building quality depth. I am guessing DT in round one, hopefully Pope, or Still. Round 2 LB Zach Brown would be great. The second pick of the Round will likely be the QB Osweller who will be a good qb for the future.

Which has what to do with my point. I never said teh spent it wisely or that this guy should be teh target over tulloch or lofton. What I said is how it is possible for the eagles to have so much cap space. That is all.

Now I get like most eagles fans you are a miserable sack of crap who would rather have one super bowl and suck for twenty years like the Giants nomraly do, but coming at me will not make that happen. Now perhapes if you have something to say about how the eagles have so much space addressing me would be appropriate but as that is all I have commented on, you just seem like an enourmous jersey shore douchbag comming at me.

Guys like Trent Cole, Brent Celek, Todd Herremans were all re-upped in the early portion of their rookie contracts. So the Eagles paid more for those guys than they would have had to early on, but are now reaping the benefit as their contracts are really cheap compared to what it would cost to get an equivalent player as an FA.

Thus they have room to maneuver in Free Agency, or to try to lock up McCoy longer term.

By the way, you did OVERPAY for Nnamdi and Vick. That was after you already OVERPAID for Samuel.

Most of the players signed last year were one year players like Borwn and Young. Jenkins restructured his contract. Additionally they have people coming of the books. This leaves them with about 20-25 million, depending on were the cap is set Now Deseans one year deal will hurt which is why they need to get a long term deal done with a lower cap number or trade him. However they also will be getting rid of Samuel and his 9 million, Victor Abrami and his near 3 million, Winston Jackson and his near 3 million, Jamal Jackson and his 1.8 million and Jaqua Parker and his I believe 2 million. This leaves the eagles with anywhere from 38 to 43 million in cap space. Additionally the way they always structure their contracts leaves cap money that rolls over which should be between 2-5 million.

This means even with all they did last year and even if they pay their own free agents like Mathis and Landri well and with the rookie wage scale. They will still have close to 30 million for free agency.

Yeah and I guess the Giants and all the other teams in the NFL had a secret off-season that the Eagles were robbed of huh?

PLEASE! Free Agency didn’t work out for the Eagles because:

1) They dramatically over paid Mike Vick for what was a half a season of results mostly against bad teams. They could have just tagged him and made him prove he could do it for a full season (which he clearly can NOT). Now we are stuck with this duck and chuck, injury prone mutt (pun intended) that can’t read a defense for at least one more year.

2) They decided to use the Dan Synder free agent plan of over paying for big names even if you don’t have a need at that position (Nnamdi, Steve Smith, and V. Young for examples). That left them cash strapped to address the glaring holes at LB and Safety. They attempted to patch these positions with practice squad level players that came cheap. The results were a defense that couldn’t stop the run.

3) Instead of bringing in a real defensive coordinator, they instead hired their offensive line coach (a move unheard of in NFL circles). Andy didn’t want to have to defer to a big name defensive coach so he gave the job to his side kick.

Injury prone/coming off majory injury? Check

It gets tougher and tougher every year to be an Eagles fan. SMH.

Andy Reid seems to have a fetish for white LBs who either can’t play are past their prime.

You’ll see several of those guys from last year’s flurry, like V Young, Steve Smith, etc., jettisoned this year with pretty much no cap hit.

As for overpaid, most if not all of the contracts were lower than expected for the positions in question. Nnamdi, for example, took less than expected. Of course, it’s a lot easier to say that the Eagles overpaid and made dumb decisions, because it’s a lot easier to just ignore facts.

Bringing in free agents + installing a new defensive coordinator/defensive scheme + thrusting rookies into starting roles without OTAs = the first 3/5ths of the season. When they had time to gel and get comfortable with each other, they reeled off a very hot end to the season.

If the Eagles can play like they did at the end of last year, they should do well. Incidentally, I played ball with Dan Connors and it would be great to see him come home. If he can stay healthy, he would be a strong addition to the team.

I’m sad we have to let him go but glad he’ll have the opportunity to be a starter somewhere.

Why is every free agent somehow tied to the eagles??? Free agency didnt work out for them last year, and it more than likely wont work this year either. Another dissapointing season looms. I have ZERO expectations for this team!
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That’s pretty weak bro!

The Eagles are a few linebackers away from being a very dangerous team. I’d say expectations should be high in Philly.