Glazer: Eagles sign Jeremiah Trotter
by JasonB on Sep 29, 2009 3:17 PM EDT
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In one of the more head scratching moves of the offseason, the Eagles have brought back Jeremiah Trotter for a 3rd time.
Despite an impressive win on Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles are still looking to bolster their defense and are doing so with a familiar name.The Eagles have agreed to a free-agent contract with the team's former starting middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, FOXSports.com has learned. The contract is a one-year deal for the league minimum.
First, the Eagles clearly know more about Trotter's health and athletic condition than I do. They've worked him out twice, I'm just guessing. That said, I'm very skeptical of the Trotter signing affecting the team in any meaningful way. He's been out of football since 2007, his knees were destroyed then, and now he's 32. Like all Eagles fans, Trotter has always been a favorite of mine and I'll certainly be pulling for the guy... but I'm not expecting much.
I expect that Jeff Garcia will be the guy cut to make room.
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Who got the “axe”?
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Sep 29, 2009 3:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
We’re all gonna go nuts when he gets his first tackle(hopefully for a loss) and does his famous chop!
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Sep 29, 2009 3:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
As predicted.
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Sep 29, 2009 3:45 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Love it
love it love it
"Now Sav Rocca played for the Magpies in Australia. I don't know if it's a bird or a pie or what it is." Ike Reese
Now all we need is the return of #20
Did you guys see that great heads up play by Dawk last Sunday when he was out of bounds and quickly snuck inbounds to recover the fumble? Man…do i miss him. We have not gotten any plays from our Free Safeties so far.
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Sep 29, 2009 3:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
yeah i saw that
and thought the exact same thing. what great awareness on that play
"Now Sav Rocca played for the Magpies in Australia. I don't know if it's a bird or a pie or what it is." Ike Reese
by The Badassador on Sep 29, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Why the heck not?
At worst, he brings in some much needed veteran leadership to a young LB corps.
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by thefantasyknowitall on Sep 29, 2009 4:12 PM EDT reply actions
Trickery!
The Chiefs level of play has JasonB fooled into thinking we’re still in the offseason.
Head scratcher.
by andyreidswaistline on Sep 29, 2009 4:19 PM EDT reply actions
I was fooled
By that Cowboys-Panthers game last night, too. It looked like pre-season football to me.
Tracy White please turn in your jersey …
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
I agree.
I was thinking about this earlier: McCoy wasn’t allowed to switch numbers, but White can?
Is the decision made solely on jersey sales?
Who’s going to reimburse me for my Tracy White jersey?
Looking Mean in Kelly Green
by goodfella46er on Sep 29, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know most of the time players get there numbers before the season starts but I’m pretty sure you are the only one with a White jersey.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
lol
No White jersey here. Although I always thought it would be funny to get a jersey for one of the semi-anonymous offensive linemen. Like a Nick Cole or someone.
But it loses its humor when I see how much it costs, coupled by the fact that I’d be stuck with it after the initial chuckle wears off.
Looking Mean in Kelly Green
by goodfella46er on Sep 29, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess the question is, will the Eagles sell more jerseys if Trot gets a new number?
Frank Hollander
by Frank Hollander on Sep 29, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
UPDATE
Eagles website says Trot worked out a deal with White to keep his old number.
Frank Hollander
by Frank Hollander on Sep 29, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, if i can get my number back
i wont take an axe to your scalp, and ill throw in a case of beer!
RIP JJ & HK
Let the future judge Michael Vick
He'll just be a role player guys.
Will probably see 15 snaps a game on running packages.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
I see him as more of a wildcat guy. Our Andy loves to tinker!
I bleed green and I piss silver and blue
LOL
he’s our defensive wildcat….he’ll see the same # of snaps as Vick
"What did it feel like? That collision, I didn't feel nothing, because he was pretty much defenseless. It was like running through a cardboard box. Seriously. Cardboard box."- Sheldon Brown on his pounding of Reggie Bush in the '06 Playoffs
Everyone
Starting to see why I made a post about our linebackers? This is a bittersweet deal in my opinion.
Heartwarming Story involving Tracy White
Recently, the Eagles re-signed Jeremiah Trotter. Trotter has always worn the number 54, but the Eagles already had a player on their roster who wore that number. Tracy White was that player.
Changing numbers midseason is frowned upon by the NFL. Everyone who buys a jersey for a particular player now has an outdated number. Trotter wanted his new number back, and so he and White worked out a deal to make it happen. Tracy wanted to make sure his fans weren’t getting the short end of the stick, so he vowed to purchase a new jersey for everyone who bought his jersey. He did just that.
Tracy hand-delivered the jersey bearing his new number to a man named Emanuel, the only person to buy a Tracy White jersey. Asked to comment, Emanuel said, “Well, he’s my son, so I think I ought support him. Off the record, though, I’m actually a Cowboys fan and I wouldn’t be caught dead wearing no Eagles jersey.”
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That "off the record" quote...
Killed the potential heart warming story.
Felix is better than Brian. You can call me FIBTB.
by Route36 on Sep 29, 2009 5:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Dude . . .
Top shelf, absolutely top shelf work. +1,000.
by Tracer Bullet on Sep 29, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Love it.
Good move…Goal Line defense I would love to see Trotter in there more than anyone else. To all you guys who think this is a bad move…how many guys have the Eagles kept who can no longer play ? Just because hes 32 doesnt mean hes “done” People CAN have surgeries and they CAN get in better shape. 32 is not 52…Anyone who’s ever played a sport or worked out seriously knows that…..stop listening to the dopey sportswriters who never played a down in their lives.
I just was talking about this on Sunday!
I don’t know who it was that first reported that the Eagles worked out Trotter on this site(ohh, it was me), but I didn’t really understand the thought behind the work out, at first.
Someone, I think D3Keith, said that he would make a good goalline and run stopping MLB. I thought about it, and I agreed and then told like 3 other Eagles fans that they should sign Trotter to add to their goal line D. Viola, he is here, lets hope he can help. I think it is going to be sick when Trotter makes his first big play. His knees must be in much better shape after surgery and rehab. If Buckhalter can do it 3 times and still be able to play, I think Trotter can too.
I would have been sooo pissed if he wasn’t in his old jersey number!!! Glad to see that White “knows his role”!
He's Old
And has bad knees. Temper your expectations a little. He isn’t going to come in here and be a brickwall on defense that no running back can avoid. He probably isn’t going to play that much anyway. It would be great if he came back and was as dominant as well all remember he can be but I’m not expecting it, he’ll be a role player and that’s about it.
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
Good Move on signin him!
Hope we see more Blitzing! so Trotter can knock some QB heads off!
I knew they were gonna sign him…how can a player of his caliber just “work out wit the team”. Now with him in the linebacker squad…that rookie Def Coordinator gotta figure out how to blitz like the GREAT Jim Johnson!!
WELCOME BACK ..............
Personally i love the move, however i know there will always be lingering questions about the knee but were gonna find out real fast if Trot is goin to be able 2 compete at his high level. I think its a great idea to hav him in on obvious run situations, passing downs must be Gaither. Just Trots intensity and Leadership alone make this a good move. WELCOME BACK AX………………..
WHY????
Did we cut Garcia and not Kolb???? We know Garcia can play in the NFL while Kolb aspires to be a mid-tier CFL quarterback…
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by yomjoseki on Sep 29, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You're right
lifetime passer rating 68.9
TD’s 4
Int 7
Fumbles lost 2
He’s freakin awesome!!!
pfunk1
I wish you were being sarcastic, your penchant for overstatements and irrationality is already evident.
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by RadioheadbeatlesEagles on Sep 29, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
hahahaha
nice one, i thought i was being to harsh on Kolb but wow that CFL thing was brutal. I can admit when im wrong i have to give Kolb credit at least for the time being. He has at least earned the right to be a possible heir to Mcnabbs throne with his play in the last 2 games. And if he is only gonna get better with more playin time then great. Im not ready to crown him yet tho, i still wanna see him show me sumtin when it counts and against a good Defense.
by goldenbird09 on Sep 29, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
good assessment
You and I are on the same channel. pfunk1 is on Mars.
I'm sorry
you’re right – i’m wrong….
judge him based upon his play against the dominate KC defense
Halleluiah our savior has arrived!!!
moron
listen, all I care about is finally winning a super bowl so the freakin idiot giants fans i’m surrounded by will finally shut up about us never winning one. i just don’t believe he has what it takes to get us there and he hasn’t proven anything in my eyes. 2 of his 4 touchdowns came against blown coverage where the receiver ran 40+ yrds for the score – that doesn’t count for much in my book. he has no concept of a ‘clock’ in his head for when to get out of the pocket or get rid of the ball and he tends to force the ball into double coverage which isn’t a good long term strategy. Good Lord willing mcnabb will be back and we won’t have to count on him to win any more game but if he is forced to play rest assured i’ll be rooting for him
don't really follow your analysis....
First, I school in New Brunswick. I’m surrounded by Giants fans; when they won the Superbowl, I died a little inside but I learned to deal with it.
Don’t become too involved in his stats. As long as he is able to move the ball, which he proved he can, then the guy definitely deserves his spot and possible future. If you want to look at a bad QB, look at Jamarcus Russell; a terrible waste of talent that is single-handedly losing games for the Raiders because he is bottom line lazy. You can go check on their sbnation blog right now and hear what their fans are screaming about. And you can also catch who they want to bring in….yeah, its amazing.. its Kevin Kolb. Regardless of what opponent you face, it doesn’t matter if they are statistically good or bad, anything is possible.
I agree with the whole “clock” argument but he is getting/has gotten better. Some QBs have a natural feel, others develop it when they play. The good news is he has finally gotten “real” game experience and exceeded many expectations. The bad news is it’ll be (hopefully) less than 2 years until he sees more “real” gamtime.
Kolb > Garcia bottom line. and McNabb>>>>>>>>Kolb. No question.
"They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds." - Wilt Chamberlain
OK, well no one’s going to take you seriously when your first comment on the fucking site is “Let’s cut our 25 year old second round draft pick QB who just got player of the fucking week”
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all I care about is finally winning a super bowl so the freakin idiot giants fans i’m surrounded by will finally shut up about us never winning one
I want a Superbowl so that I can celebrate a championship, who cares what other teams fans say.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
you’re right – i’m wrong….
judge him based upon his play against the dominate KC defense
No absolutely we should instead judge him based on a few times when he came in mid game in the middle of a team breakdown with little chance of success … that makes much more sense.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
wow dude
you would rather a team cut a 25 year old QB who btw is the only guy to throw for 300+ yards in his first 2 career starts than cut a 40 year old has been who couldn’t even beat JeMarcus Russell out for a starting job.
You my friend need to take a step back and reassess the situation.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
The thing we have to think about
For some of the folks who don’t think this was a good idea, just think about the excitement Trott will bring to the defense. Even if his knees are still a lil questionable, he will bring a swagger to the defense that we unfortunately lost with the unfortunate passing of JJ and BDawk being traded. Trott will make everyone around him play 10x’s better. Our defense can get back around to looking like it did in the past years. I think our defense has lacked energy even in the 2 wins. And I definitely haven’t seen any remnants of the JJ blitzes. That’s just my opinion though. I think the first axe will rock the foundation of whatever stadium/dome we’re in.
by heartbleedsgreen on Sep 29, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
I didn’t say the defense hasn’t made any plays, I said they lacked energy. The defense in previous years had me fired up…..I haven’t felt that way this year. And game 1 can’t be counted because Carolina is giving up plays to everybody. And as for game 2, you and I must not have been watching the same game. I don’t know if you meant to say game 3, but even you say that one, Come on Man, it’s the Chiefs. Like I said earlier, IMO JT will bring that old energy back to the defense. Our defense will want to play harder with him on the field.
by heartbleedsgreen on Oct 1, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Done . . .
I loved Trotter when he was here but the last memories I have of him are getting exposed badly in that Saints playoff lose in ‘06. Really can’t understand this signing especially with Gaither’s slightly better play on Sunday. Kind of a weird message to send to him.
As for Trotter, he is going to be the Eagles most immobile MLB since Kirkland and you saw teams run stuff night and day across the middle to the backs and TE when Kirkland was on the field and dropped back into coverage. Literally besides playing some very limited downs on 1st/2nd down and maybe short-yardage I don’t see what Trotter brings to the table unless Reid really thinks that the locker room is lacking leadership qualities that badly.
MG
The days that Kirkland were here, we did not have any depth at LB. If Trotter is ineffective on the field, he will be placed on the bench with Reggie Brown and Stacy Andrews. Say what you will about Reid, but one thing he does not do is keep ineffective players on the field. Right now no one knows what Trotter will bring to the table, not even Trotter, but this is a low risk, potentially high reward situation for the Eagles.
Also Gaither was on Sirius today and said he was excited to play with Trotter again, and that he looked forward to having him around. Anything that results in W’s. I love the move by the Eagles.
High reward?
Your right that move doesn’t hurt the Eagles per-se. It just isn’t a possible “high reward” situation and I do think that the Eagles might leave Trotter out there in place of Gaither because of his intangibles & that Reid seems so down on Gaither (righly so to some degree).
Regardless, the LBs on this team are just pretty mediocre overall/not much depth and MLB is going to be a hole all year long.
This move just strikes me as a long-short, day-late. Bradley went down really early in camp and instead of trying to find a capable veteran backup stopgap they are largely left grasping at straws.
pfunk1...
Is a total F**!^!% idiot!! Oh yea lets keep a 90 year Garcia over a 25 year old QB which has potential to be our future starting QB. Garcia is most likely gonna retire after this season if not sooner. Theres no point in keeping him around, Kolb is way better than Garcia at this point. Please don’t talk anymore, you obviously know nothing, thanks.
No
In pfunk1, I think we either have been introduced to the second coming of JIBTA or someone who is trying to give JIBTA a run for his money as most crazy said stuff on BGN.
Speaking of which
someone (who’s not as lazy as me) should get JIBTA’s post that had all of his predictions, and re-post his claims so we can watch how everything unfolds. If he deserves props, he deserves props.
Not sure how the rec thing works, but maybe if we stagger it by doing a bunch each week, it can stay up for a while?
Looking Mean in Kelly Green
by goodfella46er on Sep 30, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought
pfunk was just kidding, it was a funny joke and I got it. But man he’s sorta serious isn’t he?
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
irony of Trotters return
fitting that Trotter returns to play in a match up against two teams that cut him.
Will Tampa exploit the weaknesses they found in him during 2007 training camp? Does Tampa even have the talent to do so? Will Trotter be exploited through audibles at the line of scrimmage. I can see the opposition running while Gaither is in, and passing while Trotter is in unless extreme 3rd down scenerios exist. Eagles D has historically operated via check downs, will they do so to cover Trotters inablility to cover the edges? Expect a lot of help coming from Mikell in audible packages and SB and Asante having to be in lock down mode on the outside. Thoughts?
by phillyphanatic10 on Sep 30, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions
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dawkins was better
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