Haters Fact-Check List...

Theres no getting around it, there have been a huge rise in the number of "trolls/haters" coming to various BGN posts and making the same argument over and over again. What theyre saying is wrong, but they dont seem to know it...:( 

Maybe this post will help them learn.

Im going to debunk the 4-7 same things every troll seems to be saying about our beloved birds and our wonderful off-season. 

Here we go:

1. Kevin Kolb For DRC, 2012 2nd Round Draft Pick:

This is not an argument. Eagles FO robbed the Cards. Getting just the #2 pick wouldve been a good haul for most of us, but throw in a young pro-bowl corner? Done deal. 

2. Nnamdi Asomugha is overpaid, Nnamdi is old, we(trolls/haters) didnt want Nnamdi...

See this is where i dont understand society. Do people think before they write things down? Do people do their own research and formulate an opinion based off the facts? 

Nnamdi made 16 million last year, this year hes making 9.4. Nnamdi is only getting 3 million more guaranteed than Kevin Kolb got in Arizona, Nnamdi left money on the table to come play for the Eagles(his #1 team from March).

I can tell you this with certainty about Nnamdi: He left significant money on the table elsewhere

-Peter King 

-Nnamdi is 30 years old. At the end of this contract he'll be 35. CB's in this league have the longest lifespan out of every other defensive position. Barely any contact, avoid the middle of the field mostly. Look at Charles Woodson, Champ Bailey, Sheldon Brown, Asante Samuel, Rod Woodson... 

-Everyone wanted Nnamdi. EVERYONE. So shut up and stop lying. 

3. The Eagles are the Redskins/Cowboys now...

Again, people talking out their asses. Lots of Eagle fans have pointed this out, but ill just do it again:

Nnamdi Asomugha: 5 yrs 50 million (25 Mill guaranteed)

Cullen Jenkins: 5 yr 25 million (Can become 1 yr 4 million deal at the end of this year)

Jason Babin: 5 yr 30 million (6-7 million guaranteed) 

Vince Young: 1 yr 5 million 

DRC: Still on his rookie deal making 900,000 this year. 1.3 mill next year. 

Ronnie Brown: 1 yr 1 million

Ryan Harris: 1 yr (Minimum contract)

Steve Smith: 1 yr 4.2 million(only 2 guaranteed)

Again, Babin's/Jenkin's contracts can become 1 year deals. Vince, Ronnie, Ryan, Steve Smith are all 1 year deals. 

The only people locked in for 2+ years are Nnamdi(We want him forever) and DRC(Awesome contract). 

Every player is at a position of need, none are over paid(even the ones who deserve to be), all took less money to be here showing their willingness to sacrifice $$ to win. 

Repeat: Everyone of these deals can basically become a 1 year deal, except the Nnamdi/DRC ones, but why would we want to get rid of them? 

4. Eagles are old now. Eagles are moving away from their "draft philosophy" to a "FA'gency philosophy": 

I dont feel like doing the math for you so you do it your self. But go and average the age of everyone on your roster, then do the same thing with The Eagles and see what you come up with. Were still one of  the top 5 youngest teams. A perfect blend of youth, mixed with veterans. 

In the 2012 draft the Philadelphia Eagles will have: 

1st, 2nd, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 4th, 5th, 5th, 6th, 6th. 

Very nice. 

5. Eagles are buying a Superbowl: 

This is my favorite one. Lets look at this from The Eagles FO point of view shall we? Im sure they've had their eyes set on the 2011 FA'gency for awhile now. They've built through the draft so they know they'll have a lot of cap space with a lot of good players available. 

So FA'gency opens up. The Eagles coming up short last year, see holes on numerous spots on their roster. They also see that they happen to have a lot of money available to sign FA'gents to fill those holes(thats what she said). 

So lets see here: Eagles see weaknesses on their team -> Eagles have lots of money -> There are players available for teams to bid on-> Eagles bid on the ones they feel best fit their system and the best deals-> Players choose to play for The Eagles.... 

Now tell me what The Eagles have done wrong? They saw weaknesses and they went out and got players to come and turn those weaknesses into strengths. The Eagles aren't putting a gun to the FA'gents heads and making them take a paycut and come to Philly. The players make decisions based off whats best for them, and obviously these players feel like Phillys the best place for them.

I dont see a fault in Eagles FO for wanting/signing these guys. I dont see a fault in these guys taking paycuts to come here. 

6. Do you really think that we wont give DeSean a new contract?

After seeing the moves the Eagles FO made this off-season to improve this team do you guys really think they dont give DeSean a new contract? Of course they will, they have a plan(obviously), he needs to get his ass to camp first though. 

A couple bullet points...

• Nnamdi did not hold a press conference to make his decision. He did what every FA does. He listened to every teams pitch, and made his decision based off what he felt was right FOR HIM. Is it his fault the media misled you? Is it his fault that your team doesn't have a plan b if they dont get their guy? No. He has to do whats best for him. 
• Our back-up QB called us a dream-team. Yes we admit it. We did not hold a parade and have our guys come out with confetti, and fireworks talking about winning 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Superbowls. No. One guy, out of 90+ said this, and no ones repeated it. Everyone has said how hard they have to/and will work to win it all. Plus we have one of the most respected coaching staffs in the league, and by everyones(that matters) account a top tier organization
• The whole "were not scared of you" thing is really dumb. No fanbase is ever really SCARED of another team. But we as fans DEFINITELY would rather face some teams, than others. Im sure than 95% of you, really, honestly deep down want to avoid playing The Eagles on your run to the Superbowl. To those that are playing us, this year, its definitely going to be either THE TOUGHEST or the top 2-3 toughest games on your schedule(no argument). 
• Just an FYI, we signed Asante to a 6 yr 57 million dollar deal the first couple days after he became a FA. We traded for T.O, one of the biggest names in the NFL at the time. Weve had big signings before, we just had more money to spend this year, and players decided to take paycuts, plus great timing that most of our core guys are on their rookie deals, which frees up a ton of cap space. 
• Whats the one card people always pull when arguing with an Eagles fan? No Superbowls. Well now were trying to do something about that, by getting more talented, building depth, adding veterans and were being criticized about that? Get outta here. 
• Its time to ease up on the whole Philly fans stereotype. In this day and age with Twitter/Facebook we get to see how people from different parts of the world act, and guess what? There are more idiots in EVERY city in the world than there are smart knowledgeable people. Thats just how it is. Now with social media, everyone has a voice, and whos voice is going to be heard more? The idiots. We saw what Giants fans did to a good like Steve Smith on his FB. had that been Eagles how much time would espn/other blogs spent talking about it? Every fanbase has its idiots, us too, thats just how it is. 

I hoped you enjoyed this(Eagles fans), i hope this helps shut some people up. Also it felt really good to type this, and kinda relieve all the signings.