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I think Howard's fate isn't set in stone one way or another. I believe the Birds don't want to dismiss his potential versatility; using him as a tackle in obvious passing downs. That said, I would think they assess how the roster looks in a few weeks and their draft board, and then consider asking Howard to re-do his deal or face the waiver wire.
Yepper. I also think we will see a few 3-4 looks next year. Clemons and Gocong are perfect OLB's in this look and it can provide pressure while limiting Cole's snaps. I've been thinking about this for a little while now & was waiting to see if they may add a wide body to play some snaps at nose during the mid-late portion of the draft.
They just extended Cole. To me, it's bringing in another offensive playmaker.
Interesting theory but Jim Johnson has eschewed the 3-4 for a long, long time. We use a lot more nickel and dime than most teams, and our LB corps aren't the playmakers of the bunch. Doesn't make much sense to me; but I'm open to it if he breaks the mold.
I dont see the birds using a 3-4, they just dont have the beef up front. I do however see them using Clemons and Gocong off the edge. I really think the Eagles have gotten away from the Fire Blitz Zones over the past year simply because of all of the injuries to their secondary. I bet we see the return of a very chaotic blitz package this season.
Don't know. Something is happening though because I was specifically told Spikes was gone if they brought pretty much any WR they were looking at via trade.
Don't know. Something is happening though because I was specifically told Spikes was gone if they brought pretty much any WR they were looking at via trade.
I got to buy more popcorn!
I don't think Jim will consider going to a 3-4 at all, but especially with Asante now, getting pressure on the QB is key. The team needs turnovers, which plagued them all last year. The blitzes are gonna be fun to watch, and I think that they're just molding the defense to confuse other teams from all different spots of the field.
Wow, they just said on WIP that they would save 5 million on the cap by cutting Spikes. No brainer if true.....Don't know. Something is happening though because I was specifically told Spikes was gone if they brought pretty much any WR they were looking at via trade.I got to buy more popcorn!
Don't know. Something is happening though because I was specifically told Spikes was gone if they brought pretty much any WR they were looking at via trade.I got to buy more popcorn!
CYP said:
I really, really like this kid - he has good potential and got some playing time last year.
As a base? Hell No. But I definetly think we will see some more 3-4 looks this year. They already ran it some last year against New England.
Spuds is more tolerable when you just envision him as One Novacare Way's version of Baghdad Bob. He is merely trying to quell any possible excitement in the event they are unsuccessful in upgrading the WR position.
I wouldn't read too much into it. The team had likely decided Spikes wasn't in their plans, and granted him an early release so he could latch on to another team while free agency was still in the frenzied period.
Kill Joy
I hope there are big moves coming as much as you do! 
But seriously, the TIMING of Spikes' release isn't something to get too worked up about. We have all the cap space we would need to sign any WR we might be trying to acquire without releasing him.
Are you serious? You need a list of Eagles players cut due to backloaded deals?
Wow Woodrow, haven't heard that word since a Bryant Gumbel telecast.
Don't know. Something is happening though because I was specifically told Spikes was gone if they brought pretty much any WR they were looking at via trade.
Lets get the mojo working ! I love this deal
I think Avant has the potential to be a pretty good number three WR in that system.
Avant doesn't have deep speed, but he really improved his route running last year and has great hands.
Agreed, I trust Avant to make the big catch more then I would Brown.
I was really impressed with him at Michigan. The only thing he lacked was blazing speed, whick killed him in the draft. All the other intangibles were there though.
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/...7cards0307.htmlOf course the reporter could just be repeating wht the team wants him to say....
I like this as well, but don't we take a pretty big cap hit by moving Reggie now?
Yeah, but they just freed up 5mil by cutting Spikes.
Still waiting, waiting, waiting. I think I will be waiting a long time.
They're not cutting Brown, they'd be trading him. I don't believe anything accelerates against a team that trades a player - but I'm not 100% sure of that.As for the deal - whatever - get Fitz. If you can get Fitz and give up Lito and a 2nd, I'm in love with that. If it costs Reggie Brown too, I could live with it and Avant as a 3rd WR. As long as there was a green #11 starting in September I'd be happy.
Roy Williams wears 11 too
I'm no capologist either, but salary cap ramifications are reasons why trades aren't more common in today's NFL. The guaranteed money has to be accounted for. If a player is cut or traded the guaranteed money already paid out has to be accounted for. Hence, in Noevember 2006 Reggie Brown signed a 5 year extension with a $10 million signing bonus. I believe that was past the cut-off for monies counting toward the 2006 cap, so Reggie's first year of pro-rated signing bonus against the cap was 2007 equating to approximately $2 million.Thus if the Eagles were to trade him, they'd be on the hook for $8 million. And if they're trading him to Arizona for Fitz, they'd be $8 million PLUS whatever contract they'd have to work out for Fitz PLUS whatever leftover signing bonus there was for Lito...I believe about $2 million.So, the Eagles would have $10 million in dead money plus a player who wants a 4 year contract with $25-30 million guaranteed. Sorry...sain't happenin (although I'd LOVE it if the Eagles somehow got Fitz) with Reggie Brown. If somehow Arizona comes to their senses and trades Fitz, it will probably be for Lito and picks. I'm not holding my breath though.
So did Jeremy Bloom...
Still keeping my fingers crossed...
