The Linc - Shawn Andrews is done with Twitter

What does that even mean? The idea of the offseason is to just get better, period… not to look at a another team that happens to be in your division that was better than you the previous season. When you start using a team that won ONE playoff game (its first in 13 years, no less) as your benchmark, that’s not a winning attitude. That phrase needs to go away… immediately.

That Phil Sheridan article was utter GARBAGE.

And this round of clear-cutting didn’t address another $20 million or so for returning players who just weren’t worth what they got paid in ’09: Jason Peters, Stacy Andrews, Michael Vick, Ellis Hobbs, and Omar Gaither.

Um… Most of that $20M is in Jason Peters, and maybe he didn’t deserve all of his contract, but that’s pretty much the going rate for top 10 left tackles. Stacy restructured his contract. Hobbs got injured, Vick was basically free, and Gaither was simply a little overpaid. What exactly does he suggest the Eagles do with their roster? Cut all of those guys? Tell them they all need to restructure because they didn’t live up to their contracts? The Eagles are not psychic, and their record of hitting the mark is pretty much in line with the best front offices in football.

I’d rather 1/3rd of the roster be a (minor) mistake in the eyes of some idiot reporter than have a 4 win team that spends $100M on a defensive tackle, or a team whose defense simply falls apart after the departure of a defensive coordinator. The Cowboys were admittedly good last year, but their draft was simply horrible and I’d LOVE to see anyone justify the Roy Williams trade/extension.

So, at least in my eyes, I think the Eagles are doing a pretty bitchin’ job.

You mean some owners will spend less now this year because there is no salary floor yet still charge the same/increased prices for tickets?

There are going to be several teams this year that don’t put a quality product on the field in part because they will be pocketing anywhere from $15M+ in savings from player personnel.

People always harp in MLB that the problem is the Yanks/Mets/Red Sox. No. It is the teams like the Pirates that receive notable subsidies and largely just pocket the money every year. Doesn’t matter if they put out a horrendous product year after year because the owners have already covered their costs before the season even starts & made even a little scratch.

Depressed.

That’s a pretty big smile on the big man’s face.