The Linc - Todd Bowles On The Eagles Secondary

by JasonB on Feb 10, 2012 6:02 AM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

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Plax for cheap?

Why not? Wheres the risk? I cant see him asking for too much after his past season..

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that."-Bill Shankly

Got bad knees and a high motor? Well cmon on over to PHILLY, we'll do our best to put you in the right position and do a better job!

by theaction on Feb 10, 2012 8:00 AM EST reply actions

Only if

he’s okay with coming here as a role player getting like a dozen snaps a game.

I personally don’t see that happening. And I feel like he’d be more of a negative influence on the locker room than a positive one. But if he’s got his head right, I do like the potential he brings to the Red Zone.

by Smitty2K3 on Feb 10, 2012 8:17 AM EST up reply actions

I think he could step in at the #1 spot and fill in for desean taking defenders away from everyone else. Keep Maclin at #2 even though he could be the #1 on most teams and we’re set.

by ieatcrayons on Feb 10, 2012 10:25 AM EST up reply actions

No, no, no

Plaxico isn’t a #1 WR anymore.

You’re crazy if you think Plaxico is going to take more defenders away than Desean already does.

by Smitty2K3 on Feb 10, 2012 11:17 AM EST up reply actions

yeah, i think he'd be more negative too

didnt seem like he matured much after jail…

by juggadore on Feb 10, 2012 3:31 PM EST up reply actions

Correction

Bowles inherits a talented secondary that includes ~~three~~ Pro Bowl cornerbacks in Nnamdi Asomugha, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie ~~and ~~Asante Samuel~~.~~ At safety, the Eagles have a young contingent that includes a pair of recent second-round picks in Nate Allen and Jaiquawn Jarrett as well as starting strong safety Kurt Coleman.

"Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that."-Bill Shankly

Got bad knees and a high motor? Well cmon on over to PHILLY, we'll do our best to put you in the right position and do a better job!

by theaction on Feb 10, 2012 8:12 AM EST reply actions

Exactly

It’s crazy to me to keep reading quotes of him talking about Asante as though he’s going to bethere next year. There’s seriously no chance in hell; as great of a player as he’s been, I’m ready for this guy to go

by MaclinFan18 on Feb 10, 2012 10:02 AM EST up reply actions

What's his contract like for this season?

If nobody is willing to trade for him, we might rather keep him than cut him? Especially if Bowles thinks he can handle The Three Stooges better than we did last year.

by deg0ey on Feb 10, 2012 11:00 AM EST up reply actions

There's no way,

Asante is too valuable as a draft pick now, then a player. Maybe if one of our Pro-Bowl corners could play in the slot – which none can – it’d be a different story.

What is the team going to do with three exclusively outside CBs?

by UnclaimedFright on Feb 10, 2012 1:22 PM EST up reply actions

im not counting asante out

bowles may want to keep him… maybe that’s why he came. i’ll be surprised if he was still here, but you never know..

by juggadore on Feb 10, 2012 3:28 PM EST up reply actions

ricky williams could have meant the saints entire draft

people forget about that. if we had drafted ricky williams, we could have traded him for a ransom. ditka wasnt shy about saying that… plus i think he could still play if he wanted to..

by juggadore on Feb 10, 2012 3:26 PM EST reply actions