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I think it would take 2 things in addition to Kolb to get the Cards 1st round pick....a new CBA and the Eagles #23.Interesting nonetheless that ESPN/Schefter would put that on the ticker though.
I agree. A swap of firsts and some other picks to go along (future 3rd perhaps from Zona) to complete the deal for Kolb seems logical.
Cardinals have the #5 pick. I don't think they'll give it away even if they get the #23. I think the best we can hope for is 2.5, and a conditional 2nd next year (slightly richer than the McNabb deal but not much). Lots of good 2nd/3rd round CBs this year. Get Carimi with #23 and a CB at 2.5 and it could fill some needs.
Perhaps you're right. I replied without investigating how high Zona was in the draft order.
Two 2nd rounders for a back up QB i'd take as well.
Two more coaches promoted from within, huh. Sure, why mess with a good thing. And I see both come from positions in "defensive quality control". Caldwell worked with the linebackers and Zordich with the DBs. That's quality right there.Sorry, just too easy to be sarcastic.
1) Promoting from within, and continuity, are the keys to most great teams successes. Do the Steelers go out and grab new guys when they lose coaches? Do the Patriots hire named senior assistants to plug holes? 2) The Eagles hired Bobby April last season, and Mudd and Washburn this offseason...three of the most well regarded coaches in the league at their respective positions.
Using info from pro-footballreference.com, there have been 63 NFL head coaches who have started their careers since 1966 and coached 6 or more years without winning a Super Bowl....since you asked ;-)Dan Reeves holds the record with 23 non-SB winning seasons.renesauz said:Amused to Death said:This argument is getting old. It's dangerously misleading. How many non-SB head coaches last more than five years in the first place?????? Bad coaches simply can't keep their jobs more than five years in the NFL. Good coaches remain winners even when they've coached long enough for everyone to know their style and tendencies.AR is a winner.
Well we got the continuity thing down....now we just need that great success.And I agree with your second point. Great hires.
Agreed. Right now we're more Buffalo Bills than Patriots or Steelers, can't argue with that. But there are still MUCH worse places to be all around the league.
The Steelers went completely outside to get Tomlin when they had a few obvious choices in house.The Patriots don't actually fill coaching vacancies anymore.
So now out of all the defensive coaches we have, only ONE (Washburn) has actually done his job before. It's hard to believe THIS was the plan for resurecting our D....I really am trying hard to find something positive about what they're doing with this D but its getting hard!
An appropriate quote (imo) from JasonB at Bleeding Green Nation: For a team that literally gutted its entire defensive staff after the season, there's a surprising lack of new faces.
Fitzgerald's a beast, but that trade would make no sense for Philly. Not sure it would make sense for 'Zona either considering the ??? they have behind Fitz.
The trade makes plenty of sense for both sides as Arizona is in re-building mode. They don't want to and won't part with Fitzgerald but they need a qb more than anything else. These days, quarterbacks are very tough to come by and that's why everyone says the Eagles will ask for 1st round pick. They probably will only get a 2nd but that's a good deal because I don't see as being anything special. This was a rumor from about a week ago or so when Fitzgerald was asked what quarterback the Cardinals should go after. He mentioned Kolb first before any other. I would prefer Matt Flynn before Kolb but then again he has all kinds of weapons to work with and a better team overall in the Pack.
Why would the Cardinals trade their best player instead of bringing in a QB who can actually throw to him? If they brought in Kolb, it would be the to throw to Fitz. They wouldn't trade Fitz to get Kolb. Makes no sense at all.
It's called re-building. You trade a valuable piece for a future.
They were in the playoffs the previous year. They were in the super bowl the year before that. You only rebuild if the whole thing is rotten like the Panthers or Lions. You just retool if you need to repair some parts to get you back. You don't get rid of a useful piece to get better 4 years from now. The Cards play in the worst division in football. With a competent QB, they can be in the playoffs every year. Not a single chance they ever consider giving up Fitz unless someone offered 2 first rounders plus. It doesn't help them to lose him.
I'm in the same boat as you. When I first read about the idea of trading Fitz for Kolb I was taken back. I can't imagine that would be a consideration for Zona. Fitz will only be (just turning) 28 if the season starts in Sept. Kolb will just be turning 27. Why trade someone who is one of the best players in the league at his position for an unproven player at another to build around when they're just 1 year apart in age? The more I look at it the more this just makes absolutely no sense to me.
Fitzgerald was the 3rd pick and is arguably the best WR in the league.And the answer is money. QB's get paid big dollars so teams can justify it with a high pick. Thats why you don't see WR's and RB's going so high to keep the costs down.The bottomline from the ridiculous rumor is that Larry Fitz will not be traded for any player or group of players in the NFL.
And Philly would trade a valuable young QB for a guy who plays at one of their deepest positions? You're going to relegate a younger stud (Maclin) to WR3, a decent slot guy to irrelevant, and forget about the promising young Riley Cooper?Sorry...this rumor makes ZERO sense for either team. Any trade with 'Zona would be for picks.Edited for clarity: Philly would almost certainly take this deal, as they could as much or more for Jackson or Maclin on the open market than Kolb....but WR is NOT a position Philly would target in trade talks.
No surprises there, and smart moves to boot.
yea, don't see this happen. Could see Arizona trading for Kolb though - I think if he was their QB last year they are in the playoffs.
How does the "transition tag" work again?
It's similar to a franchise tag only it's equal to the average of the Top 10 at the position or a 20% increase depending. I'm fairly sure Akers is already among the highest paid kickers so assume this means a 20% bump in his salary. Akers can sign with another team, but Eagles get right to match.
Akers would make roughly $3 million under the transition tag, up from a $1.65 million base salary last season.His agent, Jerrold Colton, said he was "disappointed" by the move.
Seriously. $3mil a year for a kicker is a pretty good deal. Janikowski is scheduled to make $2mil next year and Al Davis purposely overpaid to make him the "highest paid kicker ever."
Anyone know what the Eagles FO are thinking in giving Vick the exclusive franchise tag vs the non-exclusive? -They don't want any risk of losing Vick for this season?
There are a few subtle differences. An exclusive franchise tag means they'll pay Vick the average of the top 5 QBs for the current year, whereas a non-exclusive would pay him the average of the prior season. Basically that means that if Manning signs his tender and doesn't get a new deal before the season, they'll be paying Vick more than the stated $16mm, but if Manning signs a long-term extension and has a friendly 2011 cap number, the $16mm will actually go down some. The other thing is, as you said, the negotiations. Now from jump street the Eagles control Vick. No team can muck things up by giving him some huge deal and calling the Eagles bluff making them take two first rounders.
I know that you are in the know, and while you can't breach any confidences, you make this sound semi-official. Just waiting on the CBA so players can be swapped for picks, I presume? Love to see a package involving KK and pick(s) for the 1.05. (although my heart still says trade Vick, build the O-Line and build with Kolb)If it happens best of luck to Kolb. The situation with McNabb and now Vick was not an easy spot for him, and I always thought he handled it with poise. For a guy with 6 career starts, he had some big moments, too.
DITTOSomething in my gut says that they will regret going with Vick over Kolb.
DITTOSomething in my gut says that they will regret going with Vick over Kolb.
(Though this is getting redundant, I think Kolb is a more long-term viable solution.)
Loved Staley, glad that he is still around helping the team out.
