im amazed you would actually ask that. if for keepin Dawks, all the way.

now if it were either superbowl or dawks………………..

the answers should probably be keep him or trade him rather than yes/no.

At this point in his career: trade him. If we were truly in rebuilding mode like the Chiefs it’s time to let go of the memories and try and start some new ones. When Trotter left it sucked, but ultimately it’s what we had to do.

BTW, you can’t really compare that trade though because Tony is still a top tier TE and I hate to say it Dawk is not the safety he used to be.

Maybe.

But let me tell what makes the difference between the two. Tony asked for the trade. Dawk has not. If Dawk asked for a trade so he could win a SB at that point i would cut some of my emotional ties anyway.

One of the main reasons i’m so over the top about Dawk is that he’s ALWAYS been 100% Philadelphia Eagles.

Exactly ^

TG wanted to be traded. It would’ve benefited the franchise and the player, although I’m sure they can still live with each other.

…if Peterson really had such deep, personal affection for Gonzalez then you’d think he would give the man what he wants. I love Dawkins, so if he says he wants out then you have to try to persuade him to stay, and ultimately if he says no then you let him go. I bet Tony’s not happy about this. What do the Chiefs get by keeping him?

Pererson’s a peckerhead. He’s a big reason why the Chiefs are what they are.

i’d given up a 2nd rounder for sure for tg if i were andy reid/tom heckert… as much as i like bdawk, he has one more year left tops whereas tg still has 3 maybe 4 in his tanks i think.

i’m very disappointed that the eagles didn’t sweeten the deal to make the trade esp with 2 first rounders available in 2009…

I would not trade him. Ever

for this pretend situation would be, if we only had one win and we were in a re-building stage like the rams, would we give up westbrook for a chance at some better draft picks. Thats might make it a bit harder to part ways with someone like that, just like im sure it would be hard for the Chiefs fans to let go of Gonzalez

You guys are right. that was confusing. I reset the poll.

This is a really tough one. It would stink to see Dawk playing in another uniform (but on the other hand, if the Eagles had no shot I’d love to see the guy get his ring).

If Dawk wanted to be traded, the classy thing to do would probably be to trade him.

…but as much as they may like the player was keeping him rather than sending him to the highest bidder really the best possible thing for the franchise?

Trying to put ourselves in their shoes… Let’s say the Eagles were absolutely out of it this year. One win and clearly a long way away. Several teams got into a bidding war for Brian Dawkins. A great player, a fan favorite… but a guy near the end of his career. Would we say that dealing Dawk in that situation was worth it?

I think there’s one more nugget here that should be mentioned. Gonzalez wanted to leave to go to a contender. In the same situation, I as GM of the Philadelphia Eagles would absolutely trade Brian Dawkins. For what he has given the Eagles over his career, he deserves as much and so does Tony Gonzalez.

Carl Peterson is the person Eagles, Giants and Bills fans should be pissed at, not their respective front offices. Carl Peterson made a deal that was selfish and not in the best interest of both the franchise or the player.