sportscurmudgeon
07-30-2011, 04:17 PM
The can't keep all 3 corners, Samuel is probably going to get dealt.
There may be a deal in the works but I don't understand why they cannot keep all three guys. They are nowhere near over the cap... Gives then three man-coverage guys for when the offense puts three WRs on the field.
Not sure why keeping all three is impossible...
skinsfaninok
07-30-2011, 04:25 PM
Why would they not keep all 3? Samuel as the 3 would be nasty
Lotus
07-30-2011, 04:30 PM
There may be a deal in the works but I don't understand why they cannot keep all three guys. They are nowhere near over the cap... Gives then three man-coverage guys for when the offense puts three WRs on the field.
Not sure why keeping all three is impossible...
If they keep Samuel ($9 mil) and Nnamdi ($12 mil), that is $21 mil. or 1/6 of the cap just in two corners. Their linebacking needs work, their OL needs work, Desean is demanding $$$, etc. Having just two corners eat up 1/6 of the cap is problematic or more teams would do it.
GTripp0012
07-30-2011, 05:26 PM
If they keep Samuel ($9 mil) and Nnamdi ($12 mil), that is $21 mil. or 1/6 of the cap just in two corners. Their linebacking needs work, their OL needs work, Desean is demanding $$$, etc. Having just two corners eat up 1/6 of the cap is problematic or more teams would do it.I was just about to say that pretty much only one premier FA remains on defense, Cullen Jenkins.
Schefter just reported a second ago that they signed Cullen Jenkins for 5/25. Which changes the tenor of my post.
Skins4L
07-30-2011, 05:29 PM
I'm not gonna say Grossman... I cant .. I won't...
But when we play the Eagles... BECK needs to work the middle and the slot.
Hopefully that Oline holds up n we run some drag routes and hope Nnamdi and Samuel get lost in they're coverage. Seeing they're both elite it will be a tough assignment for a first year starter but we got this! Cooley all day
GTripp0012
07-30-2011, 05:34 PM
The Eagles are definitely trying to exploit the win-now market inefficiency in talented thirty somethings on the FA market. Jenkins and Asomugha 2 of top 12 rated defensive free agents for me.
Jenkins is a big addition in that front. Instantly the second best player on the DL for them.
GTripp0012
07-30-2011, 05:36 PM
The flip side is: the Eagles aren't the young, talented team, they've always been in the past, which is a Howie Roseman effect. 25 and under prospects: DRC, Nate Allen, that one linebacker whose name escapes me, Brandon Graham, Jackson, Maclin all great talents, but this is an oldish team.
GTripp0012
07-30-2011, 05:40 PM
Their roster still isn't as talented as the Giants, Saints, or Packers, and I don't expect them to finish in front of any of those teams.
But the Eagles have "won" free agency. They entered with a roster about as good as the Cowboys. Now very clearly have relegated Dallas to third in division status with their moves the last three days.
mlmpetert
07-30-2011, 05:40 PM
I honestly think Cullen Jenkins is overrated. Not is the sense that hes a bad player or anything, but people have been acting like hes some elite DL, which i just dont think is true. Hes a slightly above average 30 year old 3-4 DE to me. Also doesnt Philly primarily play a 4-3??? Did that change?
GTripp0012
07-30-2011, 05:46 PM
I honestly think Cullen Jenkins is overrated. Not is the sense that hes a bad player or anything, but people have been acting like hes some elite DL, which i just dont think is true. Hes a slightly above average 30 year old 3-4 DE to me. Also doesnt Philly primarily play a 4-3??? Did that change?Jenkins is better for the 4-3 than the 3-4. But he can do both more than adequately and still get after the passer.
The biggest concern with Jenkins is he's never been much of a high snaps/game guy. If you thought Haynesworth needed to come out of the game often, Jenkins doesn't play nearly as many snaps per game as that.
He's lethal when he's in the game though.