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They sure don't but no one will notice b/c of the other fluff...
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They sure don't but no one will notice b/c of the other fluff...
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They draft WRs pretty well, but that's about it. They let go every last one of their free agents.
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In the 2010 draft the Eagles had 13 draft picks, of which they had four 4th rounders. Out of those 13 draft picks, only Nate Allen seems to be worth a damn. But like you said BC, nobody notices that.
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Yes, so well run. Dan Snyder.. tell them what they've won!
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Sorry if you've seen this too many times,but I am contractually obligated to post this picture of an empty trophy case.
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Eagles sign Cullen Jenkins
Updated: July 30, 2011, 9:59 PM ET
Eagles sign Cullen Jenkins
ESPN.com news services
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Philadelphia Eagles signed free agent defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins to a five-year contract on Saturday and traded former defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick in next year's draft.
Graziano: Philly Upgrades Again
Talk about a revamp. The Eagles' addition of Cullen Jenkins is just the latest upgrade in Philly's Super offseason, ESPN.com's Dan Graziano writes. Blog
A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Jenkins' deal is worth $25 million.
Jenkins is the fifth major acquisition for the Eagles, who signed free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on Friday.
"This is a guy who we didn't think we'd have the opportunity to acquire," Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said. "The way things have worked out here in the past few days, when the opportunity came at us, we jumped on it."
Jenkins started 66 games in seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He had a career-high seven sacks in 11 games with the Super Bowl-champion Packers last year.
Roseman said Jenkins will fill a variety of roles in the Eagles' newly structured defense under first-year coordinator Juan Castillo. But his main role will be as an inside pass rusher.
"On third-down, he rushes from inside," Roseman said. "We think he makes a difference in that role. In this defense and in this scheme, it really utilizes all his talents."
Bunkley was picked 14th overall in the first round of the 2006 draft.
The Eagles also re-signed unrestricted free agent linebacker Akeem Jordan.
Since Thursday the Eagles have added four likely defensive starters in Jenkins, Asomugha, defensive end Jason Babin and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. They also signed quarterback Vince Young.
"It's exciting," Roseman said. "It's really exciting to put it all together, and we want to see them out here out on the field and get going."
Roseman said he's hearing from agents that their players want to be Eagles.
"People want to come to Philadelphia because of the organization, having Coach (Andy) Reid and having a quarterback like Michael (Vick)and the players we have here," he said. "I think they're all great selling points. When you talk to agents, people want to come to Philly."
Updated: July 30, 2011, 9:59 PM ET
Eagles sign Cullen Jenkins
ESPN.com news services
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- The Philadelphia Eagles signed free agent defensive lineman Cullen Jenkins to a five-year contract on Saturday and traded former defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round pick in next year's draft.
Graziano: Philly Upgrades Again
Talk about a revamp. The Eagles' addition of Cullen Jenkins is just the latest upgrade in Philly's Super offseason, ESPN.com's Dan Graziano writes. Blog
A league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Jenkins' deal is worth $25 million.
Jenkins is the fifth major acquisition for the Eagles, who signed free agent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on Friday.
"This is a guy who we didn't think we'd have the opportunity to acquire," Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said. "The way things have worked out here in the past few days, when the opportunity came at us, we jumped on it."
Jenkins started 66 games in seven seasons with the Green Bay Packers. He had a career-high seven sacks in 11 games with the Super Bowl-champion Packers last year.
Roseman said Jenkins will fill a variety of roles in the Eagles' newly structured defense under first-year coordinator Juan Castillo. But his main role will be as an inside pass rusher.
"On third-down, he rushes from inside," Roseman said. "We think he makes a difference in that role. In this defense and in this scheme, it really utilizes all his talents."
Bunkley was picked 14th overall in the first round of the 2006 draft.
The Eagles also re-signed unrestricted free agent linebacker Akeem Jordan.
Since Thursday the Eagles have added four likely defensive starters in Jenkins, Asomugha, defensive end Jason Babin and cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. They also signed quarterback Vince Young.
"It's exciting," Roseman said. "It's really exciting to put it all together, and we want to see them out here out on the field and get going."
Roseman said he's hearing from agents that their players want to be Eagles.
"People want to come to Philadelphia because of the organization, having Coach (Andy) Reid and having a quarterback like Michael (Vick)and the players we have here," he said. "I think they're all great selling points. When you talk to agents, people want to come to Philly."
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In the last sixteen or so years they have more playoff wins and a superbowl appearance than the Cowboys and they just put themselves as the big winners in free agency. While we stand pat, I hate the Iggles but they have made some very crafty moves. Meanwhile Jerry..oh well...Sorry if you've seen this too many times,but I am contractually obligated to post this picture of an empty trophy case.
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They essentially made the same moves as the Redskins did with they had that HOF team.
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The Eagles are receiving calls for Asante Samuels
According to NFL Network. Too bad were not one of them.
According to NFL Network. Too bad were not one of them.
Babin raring to go on Eagles' revamped defense
Excuse Eagles DE Jason Babin if he gets a little irritated at a question about his — tipping-point word here — comeback.
"Not to be short with you, but it's one of those things that irritates me so much," Babin said by phone recently.
It was mere hours, mind you, after the ink had dried on a new five-year, $28 million deal that Babin was asked about just how he got to this place. From former first-round pick to NFL journeyman to highly sought pass rusher again, quite literally full circle.
The NFL cognoscenti will tell you that the same reason Babin chose to sign with the Eagles this offseason — DL coach Jim Washburn — is the same reason that Babin returned from the dead. They'll explain to you that Washburn is simply the best at what he does (he is; it's true), and that Babin's 12½-sack season in Tennessee in 2010 was a mere product of the excellent teacher's work when they were together.
This is where Babin gets a little feisty.
"I was drafted as a linebacker. I played defensive end," Babin explains. "I got wide, I rushed the passer. I did this, I did that. I got hurt.
"I got labeled as a bust because I couldn't do what I do best, which still to this day I don't understand. It took me awhile to get a true opportunity, a real chance to prove myself again, to make plays in this league."
That opportunity, Babin said, was what made him break out at the age of 30. Washburn, who coached the Titans' D-linemen for 12 seasons before coming over to the Eagles this offseason, laid it out plainly and simply for Babin prior to the 2010 season.
"Coach Wash shook my hand, looked me in the eye and said, 'Listen, best man plays here, bottom line. I don't care if you were a first-rounder or what,' " Babin said.
He was a first-rounder, but that was ancient history. Babin had slipped into relative NFL obscurity, and even the Eagles had allowed him to walk prior to that season as a free agent, even though they owned the right of first refusal for the free agent.
Although Babin had flashed briefly with the Eagles around midseason in '09, he faded down the stretch as his reps diminished, and it appeared he never would be an Eagle again.
Enter Washburn. With first-year coordinator Juan Castillo running the Eagles' defense, head coach Andy Reid has sought to make it as easy for him to adjust by surrounding him with the best talent — in terms of both coaches and players.
And boy, did they ever add on defense with CB Nnamdi Asomugha, DT Cullen Jenkins and Babin leading the charge. And why did Babin consider coming back to the team that unceremoniously let him go not long ago?
"The main thing for me was the connection with Coach Wash," he said. "Two, I wanted to be on an organization that truly wants to win. That truly wants to win ..."
The way the Eagles have spent, it's hard to doubt that now.
For Babin, he feels like the contract, the attention, the money, it's all nice ... he just doesn't feel like he has arrived yet. Babin comes to the Eagles a hungry man, wanting to prove himself all over again.
"I had to prove myself, to my peers, everyone else who was watching (in 2010), that I set out to do what I wanted to do when I was drafted. And I needed to do it full time."
That he did, and it was significant that Babin racked up 5½ of his sacks in the final seven games and *— maybe most importantly — he started all 16 contests, something he hadn't done since his rookie season of 2004.
That was a long time ago. Four teams ago. Maybe the cruelest irony is that the slot in which Babin originally was picked was owned by the Titans, but the Texans traded up for him and tried to make him into a linebacker.
It was a bad fit. Babin is a straight-line, speed-and-effort rusher, just like he always has been, and he's best going in one direction: right at the quarterback. It's what Washburn asked of Babin last season, and it's what got him back to Philly alongside his mentor.
"People say to me, 'Don't you wish you would have met Coach Washburn when you were drafted in Tennessee?' " Babin said. "When they say that, I say, 'Listen, you can stop right there. I always have felt like I am on a journey. I have had some bumps in the road, I have had some things to overcome, and I have had to scrape and prove myself. I am a better person now, and I have learned to appreciate all the little things.' "
Excuse Eagles DE Jason Babin if he gets a little irritated at a question about his — tipping-point word here — comeback.
"Not to be short with you, but it's one of those things that irritates me so much," Babin said by phone recently.
It was mere hours, mind you, after the ink had dried on a new five-year, $28 million deal that Babin was asked about just how he got to this place. From former first-round pick to NFL journeyman to highly sought pass rusher again, quite literally full circle.
The NFL cognoscenti will tell you that the same reason Babin chose to sign with the Eagles this offseason — DL coach Jim Washburn — is the same reason that Babin returned from the dead. They'll explain to you that Washburn is simply the best at what he does (he is; it's true), and that Babin's 12½-sack season in Tennessee in 2010 was a mere product of the excellent teacher's work when they were together.
This is where Babin gets a little feisty.
"I was drafted as a linebacker. I played defensive end," Babin explains. "I got wide, I rushed the passer. I did this, I did that. I got hurt.
"I got labeled as a bust because I couldn't do what I do best, which still to this day I don't understand. It took me awhile to get a true opportunity, a real chance to prove myself again, to make plays in this league."
That opportunity, Babin said, was what made him break out at the age of 30. Washburn, who coached the Titans' D-linemen for 12 seasons before coming over to the Eagles this offseason, laid it out plainly and simply for Babin prior to the 2010 season.
"Coach Wash shook my hand, looked me in the eye and said, 'Listen, best man plays here, bottom line. I don't care if you were a first-rounder or what,' " Babin said.
He was a first-rounder, but that was ancient history. Babin had slipped into relative NFL obscurity, and even the Eagles had allowed him to walk prior to that season as a free agent, even though they owned the right of first refusal for the free agent.
Although Babin had flashed briefly with the Eagles around midseason in '09, he faded down the stretch as his reps diminished, and it appeared he never would be an Eagle again.
Enter Washburn. With first-year coordinator Juan Castillo running the Eagles' defense, head coach Andy Reid has sought to make it as easy for him to adjust by surrounding him with the best talent — in terms of both coaches and players.
And boy, did they ever add on defense with CB Nnamdi Asomugha, DT Cullen Jenkins and Babin leading the charge. And why did Babin consider coming back to the team that unceremoniously let him go not long ago?
"The main thing for me was the connection with Coach Wash," he said. "Two, I wanted to be on an organization that truly wants to win. That truly wants to win ..."
The way the Eagles have spent, it's hard to doubt that now.
For Babin, he feels like the contract, the attention, the money, it's all nice ... he just doesn't feel like he has arrived yet. Babin comes to the Eagles a hungry man, wanting to prove himself all over again.
"I had to prove myself, to my peers, everyone else who was watching (in 2010), that I set out to do what I wanted to do when I was drafted. And I needed to do it full time."
That he did, and it was significant that Babin racked up 5½ of his sacks in the final seven games and *— maybe most importantly — he started all 16 contests, something he hadn't done since his rookie season of 2004.
That was a long time ago. Four teams ago. Maybe the cruelest irony is that the slot in which Babin originally was picked was owned by the Titans, but the Texans traded up for him and tried to make him into a linebacker.
It was a bad fit. Babin is a straight-line, speed-and-effort rusher, just like he always has been, and he's best going in one direction: right at the quarterback. It's what Washburn asked of Babin last season, and it's what got him back to Philly alongside his mentor.
"People say to me, 'Don't you wish you would have met Coach Washburn when you were drafted in Tennessee?' " Babin said. "When they say that, I say, 'Listen, you can stop right there. I always have felt like I am on a journey. I have had some bumps in the road, I have had some things to overcome, and I have had to scrape and prove myself. I am a better person now, and I have learned to appreciate all the little things.' "
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Why would you want him?
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Just a question, not condoning a trade. You don't think Samuel is better than Newman, Jenkins, or Scandrick?
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I said "too bad' we aren't one of them by meaning we don't want him.
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He's better in zone coverage than all three, but he's not better in ma coverage than Newman or Jenkins.
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Because we run man coverage. And while he may make plays, he whiffs on them as well.
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We probably run some of both.
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This is where you play it off like he's not any good because he's on the Eagles.