Re: Eagles Management thinks fans are stupid

I disagree with almost everything you wrote. First, most fans are stupid. If the fans ran the team the Eagles would have held on to Bobby Taylor, Troy Vincent, Hugh Douglas and Duce Staley, who all fell of the globe after they left the Eagles. They would have drafted Ricky Williams and A.J. Feeley and Jeff Garcia would be competing for QB. Going after a big WR other than Randy Moss or your boy Fitzgerald is dumb. If the Eagles aren't going out and getting an "Elite" WR it's not worth it. They have good, not great, other WRs. Roy Williams isn't an elite WR, and he never was. He has potential but so did Troy Williamson. I think Lurie thinks the team can win because after the Giants won last year, any team can win. You just have to get hot late. And that's exactly what the Eagles did last year, too little too late. I don't know if anything more over blown then them not drafting a 1st round pick in the past 2 drafts. The team likes players and know what their draft value is. If they trade down, get picks and still get the player shouldn't that be a plus. They wanted Brandan Merriweather in 2007, the Patriots took him with the pick before the Eagles so the Eagles traded down. Last year again Safety is what they were looking for. Nothing was there by the time they were picking so they traded down and got a 1st next year. Would you have preferred they took both a QB from Houston that you never heard of in the 1st round? The trade to the Cowboys looks bad because it's to the overrated ass holes in Dallas but what has Spencer done? 36 tackles and 3 sacks, WOW they let a big one get away. The signing of Samuel was odd. But he is a play maker who actually stays on the feild so that is an upgrade over Lito. The Eagles were terrible last year in getting turnovers and he will definitely help. But what did you want the Eagles to do trade Lito first then hope to sign Asante? You are quick to point out the failures in draft picks but don't mention the surprising emergence of DeSean Jackson (2nd round), Starting LB Stewart Bradley (3rd), the should be starting for worthless LJ Smith, TE Brent Celek (5th), the stud in Brodrick Bunkley (1st), Omar Gaither (5th), Todd Herremans (4th), Trent Cole (5th), and the biggest steal Brian Westbrook (3rd). Yeah they had bust with McCoy (2nd) and McDougle (1st), but that is no more than any other team in the league. And the good out weigh the bad. They tend to take the risk on paying players when they are young and taking chances that way. Which is smart for cap management. If they wait too long to pay the players the have the salary cap handcuff them for future moves. Andrews, Patterson, Reggie Brown, Sheldon Brown and Lito Sheppard all got large extensions within their 2nd season. The Eagles also spent money in the past on free agents like John Runyan, Darren Howard, Kevin Curtis and Asante Samuel. So I don't really think they are cheap, just careful with their money. When was the last team to build a champion by signing free agents. 28-28 is a bit deceiving. 15 games without McNabb since then. Just look at the Patriots to see how important the starting QB is. The thing about "going for it", is when you miss you miss big and it hurts the team for years. Look at Niners, Vikings and Cardinals. These teams either traded for or went out signing free agents over the past couple years and it got them no playoff appearances, with a higher payroll. Since the Eagles made it to the Super Bowl there was a shit load of NFC/NFC East teams just going to the Super Bowl. Oh wait just one, the Giants. Before that the AFC won 4 straight, including in 2004. So this magical idea that our conference/division winning Super Bowls is just completely wrong. The only thing I do agree with is LJ is worthless

Eagles Management Thinks Fans Are Stupid

Yesterday, the day of the NFL trading deadline, the Eagles stood pat, as most teams did. The problem is that there was a pro-bowl tight end who wanted to be traded, and the Eagles roster may as well not even have a tight end, as it is currently made up. L.J. Smith is horrible, and not even worth playing anymore. The Eagles also watched as the hated Cowboys traded for Roy Williams. They gave up some draft picks, but they targeted a player they wanted, and went for him, no matter what it took, they were going to get him, because he is a player who definitely makes the Cowboys better on the field.

I take you back to preseason, and the Eagles annual “state of the team” address. At that point, Eagles owner, Jeffrey Lurie stated that this team can win a Super Bowl, and this year we would put the “pedal to the metal” to make that happen. Well I’m not surprised that the Eagles management feels that this team is good enough to win a Super Bowl, I mean this team is so good that we didn’t even need to pick in the 1st round the past two seasons. Anthony Spencer? Nahh, let’s trade the pick to Dallas, and let them have him. Felix Jones? Don’t think so, he can’t help us, I mean we only run the ball 10 times a game, what do we need a backup running back for. And what do we need a first round draft pick for anyways….. we were 8-8 last season. But that 8-8 is deceiving they will tell you, as we won the last 3 meaningless games of the season, so things are looking promising.

Aside from the draft blunders, the Eagles signed Asante Samuel, and in the process made their own pro-bowl cornerback Lito Sheppard upset. That’s alright though, we have 2 first round picks next season, and Lito to dangle as trade bait. The Eagles, we thought, would definitely make a trade to acquire a much needed wide receiver. Larry Fitzgerald? Roy Williams? Even Randy Moss? Supposedly the Eagles inquired about all three elite receivers, but couldn’t get any of them. Of course, the Eagles draft picks are so incredibly important, we can’t possibly think of trading a draft pick. Those 2nd and 3rd round picks are reserved for picking players like Matt McCoy, and Tony Hunt, and the Division III player of the year who recorded 20 sacks playing against high school caliber teams.

Let’s go back to 2004-2005. Andy Reid had been the coach for about 5-6 seasons then, and was extremely successful. He dominated the NFC East when the NFC East was horrible. The Eagles never could get over the hump to the Super Bowl, but there was no arguing that the Eagles and Reid were doing their best to get us there. After the 2004 season, it was clear the Eagles needed a proven #1 receiver, and an elite defensive player. So, what did they do? The Eagles went out and got T.O. and Jevon Kearse, exactly what they needed to do. Both players helped the team greatly, and got the Eagles to the Super Bowl. We all know how that worked out, and ultimately, we all know now that Kearse, and T.O. are no longer with this team.

Fast forward to the present day, and the Eagles management is becoming a joke. From Lurie, to Reid, to Banner, and even Heckert, these guys just don’t seem to get it anymore. Reid continues to be arrogant coaching this team, and believes that his system will ultimately prevail. The Eagles don’t draft well, don’t like to pay players, and don’t value certain positions. However they still feel as if they are the gold standard, because they are always well under the cap and in good financial situation. The truth is, the Eagles are 28-28 since the Super Bowl, including the playoffs, all while seeing the Giants, Redskins, and Cowboys all make the playoffs in 2007-2008.

While other teams “go for it” and take gambles and sign big name players, the Eagles haven’t seriously contended since they went to the Super Bowl. Funny around that time also, the rest of the NFC East caught up to them. Reid has never adjusted.

So I guess we should be happy while we watch the other teams in our conference and our division win Super Bowls, but don’t worry….. we are $19.2 million under the cap.