In a perfect world, no one would pick that idiot up. However, everyone wants to win. Watch him go to either New Orleans or San Diego and have a monster year.
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In a perfect world, no one would pick that idiot up. However, everyone wants to win. Watch him go to either New Orleans or San Diego and have a monster year.
I will consider cheering for the Cowboys this year.
I do like a lot of their players, even if I don't like their coach at all. I just couldn't bring myself to root for a team that has TO on it to win the Super Bowl, though.
Glad they gtfo'ed TO.
I hope the Lions pick him up. Imagine the carnage.
My guess is that TO is picked up by the Raiders.
Was amazed that Dawkins went to Denver. Read reports of him "on the decline", but each and every Philly game that I saw he looked like an absolute stud at safety. One of the best in the league.
I was crushed he left. Not that I blame him..the Denver deal was miles better than what Philly offered him. I can only take comfort in the fact that Philly always seems to know the right time to let veteran star go...Trotter, Douglas, Vincent among others.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spank_Me_Hard
As for him being on the decline, he started the season poorly. He played horrible in the week 2 Dallas game. He played very good against Pitt in week 3 I think it was, and had some poor games after that. But the last 3rd of the season he was absolutely awesome. I actually think he was defensive player of the month in Dec. He lost more than a step, but has a super high "football IQ" and still may be the best in the box safety in the league. He blitzes well and forces tons of fumbles, and still hits like a truck. I hope he does well, he is probably my favorite player over the last 10 years.
Philly has a pretty good track record in knowing "when" to let a player go. In the case of Trotter though... he did come back and play pretty well for them one season. Though when he left he was probably VERY overpaid by Washington (surprise, surprise... and I bet that Haynesworth has an "off" season this season).Quote:
Originally Posted by md1198p
Still... you allow enough stars to go and you'll get burned at some point. It's a numbers game.
Maybe I only saw Dawkins in the last games of the season... I dunno... but he looked amazing to me and I didn't think that he'd lost anything. Thus my surprise when he was declared "declining".
He's one of the few Eagles who I liked, and now he's gone to another team that I can't stand. My guess is that he'll make my life miserable playing for a few years in Denver as well.
Dawkins anywhere but Philly is ridiculous. He's been there forever, and was the man. I know it's a business and all, but he should have been an Iggle until he retired and I feel that with certain players, it's the front office' job to make it so. For the sake of the fans and appearances, if nothing else.
On another note, welcome to Seattle TJ Houshmandzadeh!!
Broncos also hired an old John Lynch, maybe it is a theme with them.
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Originally Posted by Spank_Me_Hard
The Eagles let aging stars go..there is a difference. They are pretty cold blooded and do not let sentiment play any part in signing a player. Again I am not happy but they are almost always right with these decisions. They just signed Sean Jones who has had 18 ints over the last 3 years.
With Trotter I was talking about the second time when they cut him in training camp. When he left the first time he was a free agent and Washington outbid the Eagles (they usually outbid everyone when they want a player) , overpaid for him and cut him after a few seasons. When he came back to the Eagles he did play very well, but his knees where shot and he was strictly a downhill linebacker and could not cover a tight end to save his life. He pretty much lost the playoff game against the Saints, every tight end on their roster ate us up. Before the knee problems I though he was one of the best middle backers in the game, he could completely stuff the run and still make plays in against passing game.
I agree...but its just not how they operate and he knew that. I would have loved to see him retire an Eagle...like i said i will root for him, I own 3 of his jerseys, i wear a Dawkins jersey every Sunday during the season and will continue to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
So it's the Bill's QB who'll get thrown under the bus next year by TO.
Link.
i was hoping he end up with the PATS, im sure coach would set him up straight:D
Man, the Pats with Moss and Owens would be one for the ages.
I thought about that too. On one hand having he and Moss on the field at the same time would just be terror for the CBs. On the other hand though, they'd both be whining all the time about Tom not throwing to them. Oh man, TO, Moss, with Welker in the slot...that'd be brutal.
he is not going to be any different in buffalo,he needs to be with a coach that has a bigger mouth than him. Lord Ditka
Yeah but imagine how much the competition between them would boost their performance levels.Quote:
Originally Posted by PowerCreep
Don't forget about Lee Evans in Buffalo, he's put up some nice numbers while he's been there. They should have a nice offense going with those 2 at WR and Lynch at RB
That's assuming Lynch makes it to the regular season without committing a felony.Quote:
Originally Posted by PriMaTe
I'm hoping the Lions take Matthew Stafford instead of a defensive position. He'd be an awesome backup to Culpepper and he seems to have mad skills. The Lions need everything but they have an amazing wideout and they need to be able to get the ball to him.
Stafford is a scrub, Det needs to trade down and draft some solid linemen. There is no quick fix here, the team needs rebuilt from the ground up.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrDigital
Did you just say Detroit needs to trade their #1 pick? For who? If they traded it for Cutler I wouldn't be unhappy but Stafford sounds like the real deal, not that I know squat about college ball.
I do like Aaron Curry too. Detroit has had issues with defense for years now, and picking up Curry to work with Sims would be a great line. Man, Sims on the weak side, Curry on the strong side, that's a formidable line.
I wouldn't trade for a player... but rather trade down and pickup multiple picks.
Detroit needs help in so many areas that I think that they'd benefit more from multiple picks.
Problem is, many teams approach the draft wanting to do this. Those first few picks can cost the moon!Quote:
Originally Posted by Spank_Me_Hard
True... but Detroit owns the #1 overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
If a team sees a player that they feel they must absolutely have... no questions asked (re: New Orleans with Ricky Williams) then a trade with Detroit guarantees that they get their man... no questions asked.
Now you can always wheel and deal after the 1st pick... but there is a time limit (not so much of an issue before the draft with the #1 overall) and every other team can wheel and deal just like you can (i.e. if you are going for the 2ns overall, you may have competition in a very limited amount of time to pull a deal).