Eagles Rumored to Have Interest in Edwards; Tomlinson to Visit?
by kingmcnabb5 on Mar 11, 2010 10:08 PM EST
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The surfacing of news hasn't ended yet. On the same day that former Air Force star Chad Hall was signed to the Eagles and it was announced that both free agent RB Justin Fargas and WR Hank Baskett have visits scheduled in Philadelphia regarding possible contract negotiations, the organization is also being rumored to have serious interest in Vikings' defensive lineman Ray Edwards, who is currently a restricted free agent with a 1st-round tender offer. The Minnesota player was considered to be among the top available Defensive Ends on the market this offseason, but thus far, it appears few teams are willing to risk having to dish out high Draft choice compensation for him if they'd actually reach a deal with the pass rusher. According to Bob Grotz of the Delaware County Daily Times newspaper, the Birds are expected to pursue Edwards in the near future.
Julius Peppers, formerly of the Panthers, was the clear-cut stud of the free agent class at the DE position, and--despitereceiving an offer from the Eagles--wound up agreeing to a lucrative contract with the Bears. Other top-notch lineman like Aaron Kampman and Kyle Vanden Bosch were also snatched up by other organizations, and Philly was left without a star defender through the first few days of the market being open. However, if the reports regarding Edwards (pictured) are true, the Eagles might just be fine at the position if they make the right moves for him. Drafted in 2006, he has not had overly impressive statistics, but has certainly improved his game and is projected to become one of the league's best pass rushers in the coming years. The last two years, he's had at least 51 tackles, and in '09, he notched 8.5 sacks.
"The Eagles are expected to make a push to acquire Defensive End Ray Edwards, who had four sacks for the Vikings in the playoffs last season," Grotz said in a recent article. "The Vikings would get a first-round pick if they declined to match offers for Edwards, who had three sacks in the playoff win over the Cowboys and dropped Drew Brees once in the NFC title game loss to the Super Bowl champion Saints."
In other transaction news/rumors, the Eagles are also reportedly in the mix to host a visit with free agent LaDainian Tomlinson, who has been listed as one of the top--if not the best overall--runner left for hire. The longtime San Diego Charger met with the Vikings this afternoon, and is also scheduled to talk with the New York Jets, but rumor has it he could be heading to Philly among several other destinations after that. Of course, this might all depend on how things go with the Eagles' discussions with Justin Fargas; the situation will simply have to play itself out as the offseason progresses.
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This would suck if they gave up the first round pick for Edwards
Edwards is a solid DE, but he’s not great by any means. He gets free sacks when Jared Allen gets double-teamed, and even playing on a line with Jared Allen he only amassed 8.0 sacks last year, with 2 coming against Detroit and 2 against Green Bay, who both had atrocious offensive lines last year.
I would much rather see them spend the first round pick on a player like Brandon Graham or Jerry Hughes, who I predict will be top-flight DEs in the NFL.
The free sacks he gets with Jared Allen double teamed…wouldnt he get those same sacks with Trent Cole double teamed
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 12, 2010 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
Edwards benefitted from playing next to the fat twins and Jarad Allen.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
"I'm trading Kolb to Buffalo for Cribbs"- the brilliant Trade Kolb
you’re dumb as hell. the eagles could just acquire edwards for compensation and leave the vikings in the dust if brett favre decides to stay retired, which will essentially eliminate them from contention. it’s not like philly is hurting for picks, they’ve got 8, and have no need for their 2011 picks.
don’t give the vikings a reason to get excited, they need mcnabb more than we need edwards. if they lose favre, the brad childress era is basically over. tarvaris jackson can’t lead that team; sage rosenfels is a career wash-up. even if they draft a qb, their choices would be limited. bradford and clausen would be off the board, mccoy and lefevour dont fit into their vertical attack (even though they’re WCO qbs).
even if you just want to throw mcnabb away for whatever value he has, the eagles could just as easily acquire edwards separately and move mcnabb to an AFC team.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
haha I agree but...
don’t be so hard on Joe, he wants McNabb off this team in any shape form or fasion that improves this team in possible way.
My "t" and "y" buttons are messed up so don't bitch at me about misspelling, I'm just saying.
by RadioheadbeatlesEagles on Mar 11, 2010 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
i realize that. i’m just sayin that doing such a thing would probably put them in the playoffs and us out. their division is so soft that they’ll easily win 5 out of 6, and then they have miami, washington, buffalo, and arizona as well, three of which are at home.
meanwhile, our 2010 schedule is currently ranked as 9th toughest in the league. in addition to playing green bay and minnesota, we also play the colts, texans, titans, falcons, jaguars. ugh, we need all the help we can get.
it becomes a LOT more difficult for them if they have no QB. the last time tarvaris jackson started for them, they needed a flawless defense and for adrian peterson to basically have one of the best rookie campaigns in NFL history to get into the playoffs. and they had a first round exit, to us.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:14 PM EST up reply actions
yeah mcnabb is so good
he’ll make that team an instant sb contender just like he does the eagles… lol and im the dumb one!?!?!
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
You don’t have to be a SB contender to make the playoffs, but having a starting QB helps.
I do know that without a QB, they won’t make the playoffs. I kind of feel like I already explained this pretty logically, but maybe you’re just immune to logic.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:44 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe I should just copy and paste my points since they apparently require severe drilling to get inside people’s heads. This isn’t some complex programming language I’m speaking. This is common sense.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:46 PM EST up reply actions
who gives a shit if it makes them a playoff contender?
they’re not in our division anyway. their defense is getting older, and they would be getting a huge downgrade from favre to mcnabb.. they go from a 68% completion to 60%
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Because we’re not going to win the NFC East, and the Vikings could take one of our WC spots. And with Brad Childress at HC, McNabb could be convinced to hang around beyond the lockout.
Why make a team we are ultimately competing against better? If we just give up a pick for Edwards, the Vikings are likely fucked. We can send McNabb to the AFC, and Kolb will have a better chance at leading the team to the playoffs, with teams like Atlanta and whichever NFC West team decides that this is the year they don’t suck, as his only real obstacles for a berth.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:55 PM EST up reply actions
you KNOW for a fact we're not going to win it?
anything else you can tell me in the future????
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
in the future you’re still complaining and posting stupid opinions
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 12, 2010 12:55 AM EST up reply actions
that was well played
is at peace with the fact that i am a DICK.... i am good at it.... it is what i do.... it defines who i am.... will i be hated?? most definitely... do i care?? hell no...
"youve got enemies? good. that means you actully stood up for something" -Eminem
Not w/ Joe_D, with Udalango.
I Am Better Than Jack Who Some Fool Thinks Is Better Than Asante (IABTJWSFTIBTA)
already doubting that philly can take the nfc east title..
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
i meant, he's already doubting it**
didn’t want to seem like i’m dissing my own team
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
interesting idea
But there don’t seem to be too many AFC teams sucking the Eagles teat for McNabb.
Oh, sure, “insiders” keep bringing up the Browns and Bills but is that even a serious proposition?
At this point, we need to get whatever value for McNabb that we can get…regardless of the source. I’d rather sacrifice a playoff berth and build up our team than pretend we’re competitive at that level and waste those assets that could help us rebuild
Uhhh
They just can’t acquire him like magic — first, Edwards would have to agree to contact terms with the Eagles, then the Vikings would have the opprotunity to match the offer and keep Edwards for themselves or let him sign with the Eagles and take a first round pick as compensation.
I’m sure the Eagles won’t be the only player for Edwards services, so a big money deal probably isn’t in the cards if we didn’t break the bank for an “elite” talent like Peppers (whether you agree that he is or isn’t, that’s what the market for him said). Then there’s the fact that the Vikings don’t seem like they want to let him go. Poison pill? Possible, but doubtful considering the history between Andy and Chilly.
So the Eagles give up their 1st round pick for Edwards plus sign him to a big money deal? I would say a trade involving Edwards and McNabb seems more likely then that, but that’s just my opinion. Either way, it certainly won’t be “easy” to acquire Edwards.
Bottom line
I don’t see Edwards in midnight green this year — nor would I really like to at the price of a 1st round pick and a fat contract.
They don’t have to sign an offer sheet. The two teams can negotiate a conventional trade. Teams often give players a higher tender than they deserve just to see what interest is out there, and if there is legitimate interest, they will work out something different to make both teams happy.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:30 PM EST up reply actions
Also, you are overrating Edwards. Peppers is now the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, and he got that contract because of his production. Edwards doesn’t have the production or the ceiling. All he has is “momentum” because of his performance against Dallas in the NFC divisional round.
Teams like Chicago and Jacksonville are signing Peppers and Kampman to be THE GUY for them. Edwards is not that kind of franchise-altering player. He is just a solid role player.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:33 PM EST up reply actions
Because
I said Edwards = Peppers am I right?
Sorry, don’t see him getting dealt in a trade for anything less then a first round pick — and I don’t think the Vikings want to trade him anyway, unless they get a really good offer, and I don’t see that offer coming from the Eagles.
Unless of course they’re desperate for a starting QB and we trade them McNabb.
We can only hope.
You hope they acquire a legitimate starting QB for a role player DE? Um no thanks. I kind of feel like I already explained this pretty logically, but maybe Philly sports fans are immune to logic. Don’t give free playoff spots to teams in your own conference!! Make them work for it.
Never mind the fact that Brett Favre could come back and then the Vikings could deal McNabb to an even more desperate team and further improve their team and then we’d just look like complete saps.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:43 PM EST up reply actions
a "role player"
did you see him in the playoffs/regular season? He consistently got pressure. and hes young. the EAGLES ARE HARDLY playoff bound if our defense continues its slipperly slope. quit worrying about what other teams are doing and worry about what YOUR team has…and what we DONT have is a legitimate pass rush besides trent cole.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
A role player can dominate a game. How many of them dominate an entire season? Edwards did no such thing. For someone who criticizes inconsistency, you are being awfully(perhaps willfully) ignorant here.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 11, 2010 11:58 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for proving my point. You’re a hypocrite.
by ZorkNemesis on Mar 12, 2010 12:57 AM EST up reply actions
But Maybe Edwards is maturing. It certainly looks that way. And if he has a
special affinity for sacking Romo, I’m cool with that. Andrew Toney is forever the Boston Slayer in Philadelphia Sports lore.
anybody who sacks romo is a friend of mine.
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
Well then.
You must be best friends with TO.
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
mcnabb for anything
just as long as he’s gone!!!!! i just wish someone was dumb enough to give up a decent draft choice for that bozo… what i fear most is capn cheesecake trades away kolb and keeps mcmoron…
by Elmo the faithful fan on Mar 12, 2010 3:43 PM EST up reply actions
Edwards is medeocre.
Lets see. He had Jared Allen, and the Williams Wall on the same line with him, and still put up a mediocre 8.5 sacks, the same amount of sacks as Parker.
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
8.5 sacks is arguably well above mediocre
However, you have a worthy point when mentioning that he played with Pro-Bowl DTs and a monstrous DE in Jared Allen.
Cody Benjamin
www.bleedgreenforever.wordpress.com
by kingmcnabb5 on Mar 11, 2010 11:22 PM EST up reply actions
So your saying that Jaqua Parker isn't medeocre?
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
There is a difference between the 8 sacks Parker put up and the ones that Edwards did
In fact, Juqua Parker is a decent option at DE. His sack total was actually sufficient considering his age and other factors. However, he was unable to remain on the field as much as Edwards, make as many open field tackles, play as well against the run, and simply provide consistent pressure among other things. Sure, Parker did have similar sack totals to Edwards, but there is clearly a difference between the two.
Cody Benjamin
www.bleedgreenforever.wordpress.com
by kingmcnabb5 on Mar 11, 2010 11:49 PM EST up reply actions
if anything Parker is the role player
He got pressure, but he really trailed off at the end of the season. I’m assuming it dues to injury/age… Edwards could be great
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Edwards is just a product of the system.
I guarantee you that if you put Parker on that line, he would have similar stats to Edwards.
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
Edwards is 26, It’s fair to say that he’s just now reaching his potential. The guy is only entering his prime.
He plays the run very well from whenever I watched him in a game he made a lot of tackles and rushed the passer as well I’d be happy if we got him. The most important thing for me is to get a 3 down defensive end on the other side that would be awesome.
Jason it's really hard to get through some of these idiots
I wonder how many Vikings games any of htem watched and are just going by the stat line.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
mediocre*..
The Eagles WILL redeem themselves in the '10-'11 season, with a win at SuperBowl 45 in Dallas!
Didn't Clemons have 8 or so sacks when we signed him?
And everyone in the FO was falling all over him as a player on the rise…
Doesn’t really matter, honestly. I love the logic of some who make Edwards out to be this great up-and-coming talent, but in the same breath suggest that we can pull a trade off for less then the compensation he was tendered at as a RFA. If he’s such a rising talent, then I highly doubt the Vikings will give him up unless they get a Jerry Jones for Roy Williams offer.
We are winning the Super Bowl this Year!
I can feel it. Andy has some serious assessment skills. They may not be as fast as some. He knows how to address issues based on what’s realistic and not the call of the Ghosts of the 700 Level. With improved QB pressure and better safety and LB play, the defense will recover. A platooned RB approach and the return of our swing pass/dump off game will make the offense like 2004 because we have the ability to stretch the field at BOTH wide outs. Not just TO. That trophy is coming down Broad Street in February. I can see why he wants to keep all 3 QB’s. I think of the 73 Dolphins. Griese was oft injured, but Strock was a solid backup and handled the team well, not losing one game. I can see Kolb doing the same. But we need to stabilize the running/short pass game.
I lke it but...
what are you going to do with your name when the season starts?
bring Dawk & Westy home
Ray Edwards ranked 4th in pass rush
and 11th overall DE, according to ProFootballFocus.
Ray Edwards: 9 Sacks, 22 QB Hits, 35 QB Pressure
Trent Cole: 14 sacks, 20 QB Hits, 31 QB Pressure
Julius Peppers: 10 Sacks, 10 QB Hits, 33 QB Pressure
Juqua Parker: 8 Sacks, 9 QB Hit, 21 QB Pressure
Sacks are a misleading stat. Parker is no where near Edwards.
PS: I'd trade our 1st for Edwards
He’s young and very good. Much more of a certain thing than any DE we can pick up in the draft.
by Team Serbia on Mar 12, 2010 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
How many more pressures does Juqua get working with the Vikings defensive line?
How many less pressures does Edwards get working with the Eagles defensive line?
I’m not saying Edwards isn’t better, but the difference isn’t worth a first round pick.
I am the people's troll :3™
I don’t think there is much of a drop off from the lines. Sure the DT’s get more pressure in the Vikings line but Bunkley and Patterson will keep their man tied up and there isn’t much of a dropoff from Jaren Allen to Trent Cole. Parker is getting old, and we have improve the pressure generated from our front 4. So if the Eagles are planning to spend a 1st rounder on a DE, then Ray Edwards is by far the best option.
by Team Serbia on Mar 12, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
I love Trent Cole. I absolutely do. But Jared Allen has to be one of the best DEs ever.
I am the people's troll :3™
PFF
Profootballfocus has Trent Cole ranked as the #3 DE overall in the league and Jared Allen is #6.
I agree… Jared Allen is damn good, but Trent Cole is not far behind, if not just as good.
Here are the numbers:
Cole – 14 sacks, 20 QB Hits, 31 QB Pressures
Allen – 15 sacks, 14 QB Hits, 35 QB Pressures
Virtually identical numbers… and according to you, Trent Cole did that with less of a supporting cast.
They evaluate every play of practically every game
thats their premise for the site. Crazy in-depth. But you don’t have to look at there overall ratings. Look at individual category ratings, since they take everything into account equally for overall ratings.
But just by looking at the numbers
Trent Cole is not far behind Jared Allen at all. And he put up practically the same numbers on a weaker line with little pressure coming from anywhere else.
Well said
Even if you’re in love with Juqua and think he’s good enough to be the starter for 2010, you still need to find a replacement for him…
He’s 32.
I don’t know about the rest of you but I’d rather spend our first on Ray to replace Juqua rather than trying to find a Jerome McDougle or any other mid-round DE in the draft.
I’d rather spend our first on Ray to replace Juqua rather than trying to find a Jerome McDougle or any other mid-round DE in the draft.
Like Trent Cole? There’s two sides to that coin.
I am the people's troll :3™
Cept
theres a much bigger chance you’ll get a McDougle then a Trent Cole
You must not have seen my post on the other thread...
I understand there are times when you can find a diamond in the rough in the mid rounds and find a Trent Cole, Jared Allen, Justin Tuck, Demarcus Ware, Elvis Dumervill, or Aaron Kampman.
But for every Trent Cole, there are about 10 busts.
Here’s a list of the other DE’s selected in rounds 3-5 in the last several years. You can be the judge on whether or not they turned out alright.
2004
Darrion Scott (Round 3)
Anthony Hargrove (3)
Reggie Torbor (4)
Shaun Phillips (4)
Bo Schobel (4)
Robert Geathers (4)
Dave Ball (5)
Antonio Smith(5)
Claude Harriott (5)
Roderick Green (5)
2005
Vincent Burns (3)
Chauncey Davis (4)
Chris Canty (4)
David McMillan (5)
Jonathan Welsh (5)
Jeb Huckeba (5)
2006
Frostee Rucker (3)
Jason Hatcher (3)
Victor Adeyanju (4)
Rob Ninkovich (5)
Parys Haralson (5)
Julian Jenkins (5)
Mark Anderson (5)
Brent Hawkins (5)
2007
Quentin Moses (3)
Charles Johnson (3)
Ray McDonald (3)
Brian Robison (4)
Jay Moore (4)
Baraka Atkins (4)
Joe Cohen (4)
Jay Richardson (5)
Greg Peterson(5)
2008
Kendall Langford (3)
Chris Ellis (3)
Bryan Smith (3)
Bruce Davis (3)
Cliff Avril (3)
Jeremy Thompson (4)
William Hayes (4)
Kenny Iwebema (4)
Kroy Biermann (5)
Marcus Howard (5)
2009
Michael Johnson (3)
Matt Shaghnessy (3)
Victor Butler (4)
Kyle Moore (4)
Brandon Williams (4)
Lawrence Sidbury (4)
Slade Norris (4)
So...
Which would you rather have….
Ray Edwards or someone like Bryan Smith?
I understand you’d have to give up your 1st for Edwards… so say you spend your 1st on another postion… odds are you’re still gonna be scrambling to replace Juqua after you swing and miss on a DE in the middle rounds.
Haha
In both threads the debate seemed to stop dead in its tracks as soon as I posted the comment above ^ about mid-round DE’s.
Instead of running around in circles with other arguments… I should’ve posted this from the get-go.
The same can be said about any position. That’s why those players get drafted lower. They’re less likely to pan out. You’re not enlightening anyone with your “insight”.
Ray Edwards has a lot more to prove before the Eagles or anyone else would waste a 1st round pick trying to acquire him.
I am the people's troll :3™
What does he have to prove?
He proved he can play. He’s more certain then ANY DE in this draft. So if we’re going to spend a 1st/2nd rounder on a DE, you trade for Ray Edwards.
Exactly.
I don't know what it is about your face,
[holds up fist]
but I just wanna deliver one of these right in your suck hole.
RE: Tomlinson
Wouldn’t it just make more sense to not have cut Westbrook? Does LT have any more left in the thank than West?
Well...
LT doesn’t come with the history of concussions…
---AstrosFan (Austin Lawyer and Sports Fan)
So let me get this right
The anti Edwards aka the idiots are saying
Our line sucks and Edwards would not benefit much from Trent Cole or Bunk/Patterson
8.5 sacks isn’t that much (even though he gets to the QB as often as any other good pass rusher) and he’s a role player
Got it….
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
Well
I don’t think Edwards is JUST a role player, but I also don’t think that he’s worth what would likely be a 1st round pick in a trade or a certainty if we sign him to a RFA offer sheet. Either way, you’re signing him to a long term contract, and considering his supporting cast — and I don’t think you can completely discount them — it just doesn’t seem to be good value.
If we didn’t have to give up a 1st, then I would be a lot more interested.
Fair enough
What/Who would you rather use that 1st round pick on?
And if that player isn’t a DE, how do you plan on upgrading Juqua Parker?
If you don’t think Parker needs upgraded, then how do you plan on replacing him in a year or two (considering he’s 32)?
Yeah, it’s really hard to say — I mean SO much could happen. Think about last years draft. I remember Maclin saying that Andy told him in a pre-draft interview we probably wouldn’t even be close as far as being in a position to draft him.. next thing you know, he’s falling and we scoop him up.
What if the same scenario (though unlikely) happens this year with a safety or god forbid a linebacker that the Eagles covet, except we used our 1st to acquire Edwards? Maybe it doesn’t matter because he pans out, or maybe he ends up falling into the platoon of ends we already have because he’s not what we thought he was? Maybe he’s Kearse 2.0 — supremely talented, but can’t get on the field enough?
There’s a lot of risks just signing an unrestricted free agent to a big contract — but to have to give up a 1st round pick just for the right to do it seems like a little much for a guy who has never been an “elite” talent (yet).
Of course, the guy we use the 1st on in the draft could be a huge bust as well. It’s a crapshoot, for sure, but like I said, I’d rather grab a guy in the draft then toss away a 1st just so we can sign Edwards long term and he MIGHT be a solid to great player for us.
It’s a crapshoot, for sure, but like I said, I’d rather grab a guy in the draft then toss away a 1st just so we can sign Edwards long term and he MIGHT be a solid to great player for us.
Might be a solid to great player for us? Can’t that be said about any draft prospect… except to a greater degree because they’ve never played a down in the league?
I understand there would be a risk with giving away our first for a guy who hasn’t quite reached that “elite status” yet, but isn’t there a greater risk with using that pick on a rookie prospect (no matter the position)?
There’s great risk involved with both moves… I think it just comes down to how the Eagles view Edwards compared to who they see as being available for us at 24 in the draft.
Yeah, but the wildcard in here is the contract — unless you’re picking in the 1st half of the 1st round, the money you’d have to pay in upfront for a guy like Edwards, to me, wouldn’t be worth giving up a 1st round pick on top of it. If the contract factor was removed, then I would say it makes more sense, although I’d still be skeptical because I just don’t think we’ve seen enough from him yet.
I wouldn’t think the contract for Edwards would be much more expensive than that of a top-half first round pick.
I’m not sure what the numbers were last year in the draft, but I don’t think Ray would warrant “elite” money
I think you could get Ray for a reasonable contract. Obviously it would have to be enough so Minny wouldn’t/couldn’t match it, but it’d be a lot less money than Kampman or Peppers got I would think.
And yes...
We do need a solution for Parker — he’s not getting younger. We need to change the rotation up to limit his snaps so he can be more effective for us, or get a every down guy.. either way, something needs to be done.
Yup
You nailed it right on the head.
They think
Jared Allen > Trent Cole
Williams/Williams > Bunk/Patt
So that means…. Ray Edwards is not > Juqua Parker
not really
I’m saying he’s not worth a first rounder IMHO. He had a great year yes but it was only 1 year I don’t know about you but I’ve seen my fair share of one hit wonders to have some questions.
I’m pretty protective of high draft picks remember ND Kalu was always an okay DE but one year he had like 8 sacks and everyone was excited and then he went back to mediocrity the very next year.
Chris Clemons, that’s all I’m saying this feels a lot like Chris Clemons with more risk and less reward.
They call me The Professor.
God I’m glad someone else on here has half a brain. Yeah, Ray Edwards would be a good addition to our team. At the expense of a first round pick? No. What’s so hard to understand about that?
I am the people's troll :3™
whats so hard to understand
is that just because we’re pursuing him doesnt mean we’re going to offer him a big pick and let go of our 1st rounder. we could offer minne something else.
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
And let me restate
We could configure a trade for him. I’m all for pursuing him. I don’t like the first round idea either but we could absolutely get a trade for something less imo
E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!
the best draft in years
if that’s true the eagles should get rid of mcstoopid as quick as possible and focus on getting some new young talent ijn the draft instead of wasting time on marginal free agents… as much as i’d like to see kolb replace the the worminator.. i’d let he and mcmoron go if i could get a hign number one plus another two and three this year….
by Elmo the faithful fan on Mar 12, 2010 3:21 PM EST reply actions
LT
coming to our Team For a visit wow That would be the best, A big name rb who has more left in him than wesy did and did i mention apparently if he is still thinking about the jets offer to be a backup to green then he might accepte it to McCoy i think that if we had LT to teach McCoy then we are ganna be superbowl contenders
Is Ray Edwards better than...
Derrick Morgan ?
Jason Pierre-Pual ?
Brandon Graham ?
Everson Griffen ?
Carlos Dunlap ?
Would you rather have Ray Edwards or
Sean Witherspoon ?
Kyle Wilson ?
Earl Thomas ?
Mike Iupati ?
Anthony Davis ?
The 1st would be too high
I’d rather spend that on a younger guy we can mold to our system from the start. Edwards is a perfectly fine DE, but I believe Morgan and Graham will absolutely surpass his ability. Especially Graham. if we could work a different trade for him (not including McNabb) I would say yeah roll with that. But neither the 1st round pick we have or McNabb should be a part of this equation. Edwards will not add more to this team then those 2 will.
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