Andy Reid says STFU to number5

by number5 on Mar 18, 2010 5:13 PM EDT

At the beginning of this off-season, I was excited; most of the Eagles needs could be filled with excellent veteran help. Julius Peppers, Antrel Rolle, Aaron Kampman, and others. But the Eagles did not budge. As my complaints persisted with comments of such

C'mon BANNER lets go get us some wins. Leave a comment on who the Eagles will sign in free agency with whats left.

While Banner made a good move signing Fullback Leonard Weaver to a 3 year 11 mil deal; he let some talented players slip by in some our neediest positions.

Although it is a uncapped year; the Eagles continue to do what they usually do; let most of the big names go by while focusing on the drafts to help the Eagles. But why? Why does it matter if you invest in a seasoned player with some issues that will ultimately help your club right now?

But it makes it 10 times harder when we can't continue some of the things that may have really worked for us a season ago. That's why I was bitching earlier this month about adding several older pieces to win now instead of starting new and grooming rookies. Hopefully we can continue some the Eagles explosiveness of the offense last year and continue it next to get the city of Philadelphia and its fans a Superbowl. McNabb and Co. for 2010!

I WANNA WIN NOW. And to fix the situation is to gain experience. Eff age, were gonna win anyway and now.

But in the last week, the Banner and Reid has said STFU and signed and traded for veteran help and addressing some of our major needs! The signing of Marlin Jackson and potential Mike Bell; the signing of Jackson may solve our secondary woes for good and Bell adds explosiveness to a back committee and help to the second coming of LeSean McCoy. We also traded for upcoming LDE Darryl Tapp. The kid is a mini Cole and has a lot of good football coming at the prime age of 25.

These addtions leave us with one more hole on our defense, OLB. Andy, please draft one in the first, just one at least in the draft. I like Akeem Jordan and Stewart Bradley for our LB corps, so please behind all the fat deep deep down there in your heart, draft a LB. Anyone, just draft one.

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Number5 is right, with the additions we have made, all we need to do is draft a OLB

Yes

60 votes

No

98 votes

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Good insight

I was wondering why we made these signings, I’m glad to know that the Eagles’ front office was doing this to appease you. Thank you for your knowledgeable post and unbiased opinions.

But seriously now, we still need another CB to prepare for the future and another safety because while I like Marlin Jackson, I don’t think he’s the permanent solution there. Also, we need O-line help and another DE for depth.

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by DeSean10 on Mar 18, 2010 5:23 PM EDT reply actions

dont forget

about LB

by EaglesRock on Mar 18, 2010 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah, i meant to imply that

I meant “in addition to OLB” we need CB…

Sorry, should’ve made that more clear.

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by DeSean10 on Mar 18, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions

marlin jackson just isn't a sure thing.

"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China

by snowhill82 on Mar 18, 2010 5:32 PM EDT reply actions

Exactly, too big a questionmark still

by T-rade on Mar 18, 2010 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I don't think ALL we need to do is draft LB

But it’s certainly the biggest yet-to-be-filled hole.

I’d take an interior OL/C and another top FS prospect, to be honest. A depth DT could become a second or third-day need.

Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome

by D3Keith on Mar 19, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ve read that the Eagles right now like Fokou more then Jordan so I think they will be looking for a WILL and not a SAM if they take a LB early.

by The Legend on Mar 18, 2010 5:35 PM EDT reply actions

Fokou plays SAM.

Akeem plays WILL.

I used to think Fokou projected more as a 4-3 WILL but he’s added a lot of muscle and will likely continue to do so. He’s up around 240 now.

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by DSmith215 on Mar 18, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Weatherspoon is versitle maybe him?

eff you we winning anyway
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by eagleswin on Mar 18, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

We still need another S I think.

Jackson might be great back there, but it isn’t a guarantee and a young stud wouldn’t hurt. CB would be a good pickup. OL (which very well might the first pick) could use some depth now that Shawn is officially gone and Stacy is still in the air. Another RB later in the draft isn’t out of the question. DE could still use depth, even if Tapp is the man. But yes, I do agree with the LB point. Drafting a solid, starting linebacker would be excellent.

by NOLACuse on Mar 18, 2010 6:46 PM EDT reply actions

I was pretty much going to type this exact response...

DB depth, interior O-line help, and DL depth on top of a new LBer

My "t" and "y" buttons are messed up so don't bitch at me about misspelling, I'm just saying.

by RadioheadbeatlesEagles on Mar 18, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I think you still have to think OL and DE first.

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by no1pipelayer on Mar 18, 2010 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

seriously dude? the only thing that came to my mind while reading this was “tool”

by Clyde Simmons on Mar 19, 2010 10:04 AM EDT reply actions

i realize the signing of jackson means one of our cbs prob wont be on roster eventuallly

but wtf why sign marlin jackson… stupid waste of cash if u ask me… we have sheldon brown , asante samuel, ellis hobbs comin back, hasen …. why the fuck do u waste money on ANOTHER CB who prob isnt better than any of those guys…. just stupid move we struggled all last year in LB position…. but heres an idea lets piss away cash on ANOTHR CB and drop witherspoon who played his heart out every game for us…. stupid moves this off season… looking foward to see which qb is packing his bags better be worth our while, but im not impressed so far @ all

by thegreatginzo on Mar 22, 2010 1:14 AM EDT reply actions