Clayton: Eagles to make offer to FB Leonard Weaver
by JasonB on Mar 10, 2009 9:06 PM EDT
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Speaking to Dave "Softy" Mahler this afternoon on Seattle's 950 KJR ESPN's John Clayton reported that free agent FB Leonard Weaver has been in talks with Tampa and Philadelphia and could be on the verge of signing with the Eagles.
He had a visit in Philadelphia, I know he had a visit in Tampa Bay. I don't think he's going to get the Greg Jones numbers, that's about 2.52 million a year but he's going to get something respectable. I would not be surprised if he gets a deal done today in Philadelphia. That would be a team that really has not been with a fullback all last year, I think he could add some versatility. You can see they're making some changes with the Eagles with Tra Thomas gone, Correll Buckhalter gone, they're not going to bring back Jon Runyan.. but he can kind of fit in there and run the ball a little bit along with catching it so he's on the hot list today to see if he signs with the Philadelphia Eagles.
I've been beating the drum for Weaver since before free agency started... so if this is indeed true I'd be thrilled with the signing.
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If true, this would make me happy.
Of course, I take anything Clayton says with many grains of salt.
by wildcatlh on Mar 10, 2009 9:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow…this was kept pretty secret.
I wonder if I can bill Jeff Lurie and Peter Angelos for the years of therapy their teams are going to put me through.
by BrianS on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd be stoked if this happens!
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!!!
by 700 Level on Mar 10, 2009 9:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
side note: JasonB pitches tent.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Mar 10, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I too would like this if it happens, Klecko back to DT.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Mar 10, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the best part, potentially
He was doing a damn good job until they yanked him. Weaver’s definitely a talented guy; I’d love to see this signing.
by ajay on Mar 10, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I loved Klecko at DT. He looked quick, a solid rotation guy. I’d appreciate Weaver.
by Walcott on Mar 11, 2009 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Klecko can run through opposing offensive lines untouched like he did through ours he’s looking at a Haynesworth deal by 2010.
by andyreidswaistline on Mar 10, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
a rather large one at that. lol, to be fair, I am pitching one too. Weaver is actually a weapon at FB, he can catch and run for yardage.
by Clyde Simmons on Mar 10, 2009 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This would be a good signing
I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
by MRPH on Mar 10, 2009 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
for real...
whenever he reports something its like “oh man… now were not getting XXXX now that clayton said we’re definetly getting XXXX”
by Manoovi on Mar 11, 2009 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
cmon everybody !
If football had a church, Brian Dawkins would be my preacher !
by NorthPhillyKid on Mar 10, 2009 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This would be another solid add ...
… in an offseason that isn’t off to a spectacular start, but isn’t as bad as the whiners would have you believe.
We lost our two longest-tenured guys in Dawk and Tra, but all good things must come to an end. In their place, we got younger at S and T in Jones and Andrews … time will tell if we can be as good.
Got rid of most of our dead weight, and we have 12 draft picks and a gang of money to spend.
Weaver would be the first need we filled that wasn’t created by a departure.
I think there’s still a ton of potential for this offseason, but I’d like this move.
by D3Keith on Mar 10, 2009 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why isnt anyone talking about the lose of Jon Runyan like they arethe lose of Tra and Dawks
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 11, 2009 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
With his injury that loss was a little more inevitable….
Plus he hasn’t officially left.
by JasonB on Mar 11, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i understand bout the knee injury
but we and i included are presuming he’s gone which im sure he is but i just wonder why whe aint getting the mourning of the lose like those two other guys are
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 11, 2009 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait I have been an eagles fan this past year
what on earth is a full back…
by homestar2281 on Mar 10, 2009 11:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Make it so!!!
Lets make it soooo!!!!
Rob Wetmore
Leading Edge Martial Arts
www.leadingedgema.com
by LEKSensei on Mar 10, 2009 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Very nice move if this happened
"In a couple of weeks or a month, I'll be excited about this team," Dawkins said. "I've got to get used to saying that -- I'm a Bronco." Then he paused. "I'll tell you one thing -- I'll always be an Eagle."
by exitfare on Mar 11, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
???
i have not seen this rumor on any other site.
Rob Wetmore
Leading Edge Martial Arts
www.leadingedgema.com
by LEKSensei on Mar 11, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Because no cares about fullbacks maybe?
Just throwing that out there.
by D3Keith on Mar 11, 2009 12:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everyone seems to have caught up today….
by JasonB on Mar 11, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough I was going to make a post this morning discussing Weaver and that his rumored contract demands were high and that probably was the reason we hadn’t had him in for a visit. I’m actually extremely surprised that (if Clayton is accurate) he was here and gone without so much as a wisper. Awesome move if this goes down… Instantly gives us an actual weapon at fullback and also strengthens our DL rotation in one move. Excellent.
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
by foos05 on Mar 11, 2009 7:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He isnt a high profile player, i mean he's only a FB
so if he came here for a visit and didnt get noticed i can kinda believe it
To me the Eagles are like that girlfriend that pisses u off, then u hate her, but the next morning you wake up and remember that thing u love so much about her
by XxBleedGreen5xX on Mar 11, 2009 7:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the thing is that has been one of our needs in the offseason, and he’s the best available FA to fill this need. That’s kind of a high profile visit in my book.
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
by foos05 on Mar 11, 2009 7:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Conversation I overheard in the Novacare Complex
Tom Heckert: Andy, we’re bringing in Leonard Weaver.
Andy Reid: Why?
TH: Because we need a fullback. We struggled with this position last year.
AR: What the fuck is a “fullback”?
by ajay on Mar 11, 2009 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AR: What the fuck is a "fullback"?
Two halfbacks… obviously.
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
by foos05 on Mar 11, 2009 8:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahh
Andy: Okay then, we already have two halfbacks so we don’t need a fullback. Thanks, Tom.
by ajay on Mar 11, 2009 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd! That was a chuckler!
My theory on why Andy Reid doesn't like running the football.
When Andy Reid was 6, his parents wanted him to lose some weight and always asked him to go to the park and run, Annoyed, Andy said "No I'll pass".
by SSreporters on Mar 11, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know I would consider Weaver equal to Jones or Springs and we heard about both of those guys.
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Mar 11, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weaver's agent confirms interest
“We’re still in talks with the Eagles, and with a few other teams,” Lewis said. “Hopefully, we’re going to get something done [in Philadelphia], but it would be premature to tell you that.”
by ajay on Mar 11, 2009 8:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Niiiice
This would be a big move at a decent cost…with a legitimate FB who can catch out of the backfield gives us a lot of options…Basically anyone is a threat to get the ball…WR, TE, RB, FB, could be a nice checkdown option for mcnabb…
by PoppiDamus on Mar 11, 2009 9:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The last fullback we brought in that we didn’t have to teach how to play the position was Jon Ritchie, I believe. And unfortunately we got him when he was simply mediocre.
by andyreidswaistline on Mar 11, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 I like the potential impact of this move and then we can set our eyes on Pettigrew in the draft to complete a short yardage / goal line package.
by andyreidswaistline on Mar 11, 2009 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
this would really change the face of the Eaes- like we are going a new rout
and I really like Pettigrew
Seventy-one percent of the world is covered by water, the rest is covered by Brian Dawkins
by MeanGreen5 on Mar 11, 2009 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Eagles*
Seventy-one percent of the world is covered by water, the rest is covered by Brian Dawkins
by MeanGreen5 on Mar 11, 2009 11:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, if this happens, I'd be uber-pissed at Tim Ruskell..... but I've grown to like the Eagles a little bit
It wouldn’t kill me to see him in Philly. But it would wound me to see Ruskell let another player go because he needs to bring his old Atlanta/TB buddies to Seattle.
Weaver is a great receiver, he’s fast for a fullback, and a good rusher.
His blocking is good but not great, but if you do sign him, this is what you get.
My theory on why Andy Reid doesn't like running the football.
When Andy Reid was 6, his parents wanted him to lose some weight and always asked him to go to the park and run, Annoyed, Andy said "No I'll pass".
by SSreporters on Mar 11, 2009 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take two please.
"I tried to run him over but Eli had his big boy pads on and he kind of stopped me from getting in the end zone. The next time I’ll try to jump over his head.’’ - Asante Samuel
by foos05 on Mar 12, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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