Eagles tender 9 free agents

Ellis Hobbs gets a first round tag? Weaver, Avant, & Nick Cole get 2nd round tenders. Gilles, Gocong, Gaither get original round tenders. Rocca gets a "right of first refusal" tender.

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Why is weaver only a second??

by jufr18 on Mar 4, 2010 7:51 PM EST via mobile reply actions

HE IS A FULLBACK.

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by yomjoseki on Mar 4, 2010 7:52 PM EST up reply actions

True but he is essential to our backfield with bwest gone. That being said I don’t see any team giving up more than a second for him, or even the eagles refusing to match any sane offer

by jufr18 on Mar 4, 2010 7:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

He’s not essential to the backfield. Anything he brings is a bonus. We’ve functioned without fullbacks before.

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by yomjoseki on Mar 4, 2010 7:55 PM EST up reply actions

More so...

why the hell is hobbs a 1st?

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by DickMuffin on Mar 4, 2010 7:53 PM EST up reply actions

The Eagles must value what Hobbs offers. I’m surprised by the tender being so high (I believe I predicted he’d be tendered for a third), but in reality, he’s a decent cornerback and could probably start on half the teams in the league.

I think they are trying to signal that they believe he is fully healthy to try and pump his value. I think it’d be silly not to take a 2nd maybe even a high third for him. We gave up two fifths for him, so if we could get a 2nd or a 3rd it would be a coup.

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by yomjoseki on Mar 4, 2010 7:56 PM EST reply actions

Hobbs

Special teams specialist and situational player in his main position (CB). Still wouldn’t expect a first for him, he’s not Cribbs.

by Rabbit T on Mar 4, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions

Nobody expects a first for him. The Eagles can choose to negotiate a trade for less than a first if a team wants to make an offer to Hobbs.

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by yomjoseki on Mar 4, 2010 8:06 PM EST up reply actions

I would think that it had more to do with what they perceived could be a market for him moreso than how they value him.

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by JasonB on Mar 4, 2010 9:25 PM EST up reply actions

Well, they know they won’t get a first for him. Would they get a second for him? It’s possible, I guess, that someone would sign him to a tender and offer up a pick. Either they really want to keep him, or they’re trying to pump his value a little. Could be both, really.

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by yomjoseki on Mar 4, 2010 9:39 PM EST up reply actions

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by Rabbit T on Mar 4, 2010 7:57 PM EST reply actions

Ugh.

Damn. Fucking damn. I understand the 2nd round tender for Weaver but I don’t want to be even a little bit concerned that he won’t be back next year.

1st round tender for Hobbs? He’s not that good at KR.

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by DSmith215 on Mar 4, 2010 8:01 PM EST reply actions

Um, I’d take that second round pick and draft Ryan Matthews or something in a heartbeat. I love the Weave, and he’s as good a fullback as any, but fullbacks do not have value in this league.

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by yomjoseki on Mar 4, 2010 8:05 PM EST up reply actions

no one will offer a 2 for weaver. the birds would have a week to match even if someone did. hopefully it won’t take another week to work out a long term deal anyway. i don’t get the hobbs tender. is it just because corner is a position of value? he does have starting experience. kick returning is a plus. he’s multi talented i guess

by bula412 on Mar 4, 2010 8:16 PM EST reply actions