In shocking fashion the Philadelphia swooped in and signed Pro Bowl cornerback Nmandi Asomugha ahead of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets.
All day today, the Jets and the Cowboys were thought to be the two teams in a duel to get Asomugha. The Eagles were never mentioned. Then all of sudden on the NFL Network, Michael Lombardi said that some how both the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets were out of the running and another had moved in on them and outbid them.
To my shock, a minute or two later, the Philadelphia Eagles were revealed to be the team that signed Asomugha. They signed to a five-year deal for $60 million dollars.
This might mean that Asante Samuel, who has played for the Birds the last few years, may be heading elsewhere. It’s hard to believe that the Eagles would keep three Pro Bowl level cornerbacks.
Rodgers-Cromartie and Asomugha are taller than Samuel and may be better match-ups for the big receivers which the Eagles face.
There’s a good chance that the Eagles are going to keep all of them. In the NFL right now, defenses go with three cornerbacks nearly 50% of the defensive calls. It be a great situation if the Eagles could matchup their three cornerbacks with all of the three wide receiver sets they face during the season.
Remember that this is a passing league. The Eagles said they were going to make a splash in free agency and my or my they’ve done it.
This is so awesome I had to come back to gcobb to celebrate with the fellow eagles fans. Now trade Asante Samuel to the Jets.
Thanks for the memories and clutch picks.
75%of the Earth is covered in water…the other 25%is covered by the Eagles secondary.
How do you not love what this org. had done this offseason. 3 probowlers in 3 days.
Im getting my Nmandi jerz tonight.
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING! It seems the Eagles now have a very nice problem. Three very good to great corners. Who goes? I’d guess Assante is moving on…
WHERES SONGS AT THAT SON OF A B*TCH! COME ON HERE AND EAT YOUR CROW YOU POS!
yeah, songs, where you at?
Tight End Donald Lee and a WR?
Where’s the aggressiveness?
And who was that prik who told us wait be patient, oh wait, that was me
AAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! SEE YA ASANTE! I got my dream scenario. 2 new CB’s & the wiff tackler is as good as gone. Go Andy, go Andy, it’s your birthday. $12M, $25 guaranteed. GRAND THEFT, & the COWGIRLS lose again. LMFBO!!!
SONGS, are you f^@king happy now?
Othere Free-Aagents signed and announced
TE- Donald Lee (from the PAckers who released him before the lockout)
WR J Lee-Higgins from the Raider (5-11 190 lbs Speed WR) and maybe the eventual replacement for D-Jax after he’s traded
Hearing a rumor about Possible Trade for Samuel to the Cincinnati Bengals
for LB K Rivers and high Draft picks
also in the Rumor mill is Samuel to the Buffalo BIlls for Safety D Whitner and hight Draft Picks…
Stay tuned for player transactions will continue to happen all weekend long
CHEAP NICKLES STUBBORN PASSIVE SITTING ON THEIR HANDS
And for the record Songs, I eat my words about nobody signing BOTH DRC and Nnamdi
YOU HEARD IT FROM WALKEN FIRST.
It’s like Christmas! What’s next, a partridge in a pear tree?
Eat it Songs!
Can’t rip songs for this no one predicted this after kolb trade
keep all three and play them in nickle and maybe rotate them at saftey….
WOW WOW WOW
I just downed 1/2 Pint of Badcardi 151 Rum straight and went over to the neighbors and barked at their Dog..
Wheres all the whiners about this offseason?
Trade Sante for a stud o-lineman or a backer and picks?Intrigued by this move.
Spadaro on Eagles live said he didnt know they were even in the race.Toolshed.Why would they tell you?HAHAHAHAHA
Those Eagles sure shy away from 30+ players. They wouldn’t sign say, 3 of them in one week would they?
where is songs….he still complaining?
I was just saying to myself this morning…..theres no way we slide in there and take Nnamdi…..do we???
Guess we do! Fat Andy and the front office never cease to amaze me!
SCHILL, i’m drinking to Andy, starting in 20 minutes. I told you guys Asante is gone! He was a cancer in the locker room, & refused to change for his coaches. Remember the Sheldon Brown interviews? Who do you think he was talking about? I just awoke & heard this & fell out of my bed with excitement. If they now get a LB & DT, they will be Superbowl bound, I don’t care how young they are.
I believe I read that 3 CB Sets were run about 60% on all Defensive snaps for the Eagles the last couple of Season. With the increased 3 WR Sets, the Double TE allignments, splitting RBs’s out wide, I believe that 3 CB’s can co-exist and be on the field at the same time very effectively..
In fact check the Packers D last year last year where S Shields and T Williams were the Cover CB’s and C Woodson was allowed to roam free in the middle of the field covering TE’s, Backs of the backfield, some slot receivers, occasional blitzing, etc,etc… maybe they will use the ball-hawking DCR in this kind of similar role with his rangy body and long arms ,reach and agood hands.. and let Asmo and Samuel cover their sides of the field… The combos and coverages are endless ..
Juan Castillo has to be the luckiest first year DC EVER. IM FREAKIN ECSTATIC!! and crazy thing is we’re still not done! I see more moves being made. We are ROLLING!!!! F it im goin out for a drink!!!! its celebration time!!!
NFL network starting rumors about maybe Samuel to the Cardinals for draft picks. Who knows if that ever materialize to anything. But they just put that out there because apparently the Cardinals came a little too late for the Nnamdi sweepstakes and need a CB for losing DRC. Samuel has some high cap numbers too for the next couple years. We need a LB now and some solid back players and we’re good to go from a personnel standpoint.
Keep this in mind, Last time we were this aggresive in FA we whent to the super bowl !
Nice Paul!!!lol……did the dog look at you and say GO BIRDS!?
I gotta believe they deal Sante for a player.
DD – NO NO NO – we should not trade Asante. He’s only going to play better on the same field with both of those guys. Stupid to assume that.
I’m not to sure of our FO letting go of asante this early but if we do we trade him to NE for a trade for Haynesworth. Again I’m not lobbying for us to trade Asante but if we do, I believe NE for big Albert. Still it’s to early for all the trade talks. Lets enjoy this moment for a minute before everyone jumps the gun.
SCHILL, where are the TROLLS? I hope they didn’t off themselves, before the glorious news today. OH WELL, I’M HAPPY!!!!
YEEEAAAH BOOOOY!!!
Im talking about winning the division. SB talk needs to be on hold.
Andrew..i feel you though son.MY GOSH.
Everything about him says BADMUDERFUGER!!!
How many years has Asante got left on contract and how much are we paying him?
I just heard that Jets HC Rex Ryan had a heart attack and almost choked to death on his linguine and clams up a Sal’s Restaurant in Queens..
I also heard that Jerry Jones jumped off his BIllion $$ Stadium as 10,000 Cowboy Season Ticket Holders cancelled their season packages after hearing
them losing out to the Eagles for Asmo.. Jones tweeted that he may bring D Sanders and E Smith back to get fans excited again…
I had checked out to go on vacation but just had to come back so I could re-read all my posts to Songs and Resongs and Phillywill…..
smug satisfaction…….. gold standard……. are banner’s teeth really coffee stained…….. did Banner really break out his shekel bag……..
but how could this happen Caplin/keifer/salpal and other didn’t report it – andy didn’t talk about it….. ahhhh
that was fun – gents – every day it is great to be an eagle fan
and Schill – I was the prick that said to be patient
It would be great to keep Assante with the DRC and NA but, the Eagles could/should use his value in other areas where there’s still higher needs.
Guess what defense i will pick up for fantasy football? With a d-line like that and a redicuous cornerback set, our mediocre linebackers (and kurt coleman) will look like borderline pro bowlers… casey matthews will probably have more sacks than his brother. will asmo play safety by chance? i drc and samuel can’t tackle so that eliminates those scenarios
Schill – I’ll agree with you on that one buddy. Asante and Nnamdi will be one hell of a duo and will only make each other play better.
HHow’s that for aggressiveness fellas? If anyone remembers from a post i posted a few weeks ago I stated it was gonna shock everyone who we were gonna sign this offseason. Im speechless. We dont need to trade Asante though. If anything trade DRC
This is the year that Banner should say stuff like “we’re putting the pedal to the metal”. Not the years when we don’t do anything LOL. Anyhow, let’s see what happens at the LB position. We’ve never had a problem going after DBs and DLineman. So let’s see if we do something at the LB. Now I’m not saying we need a pro bowler. Just someone to add some size and a solid guy who just does his job.
Navy, wouldn’t you call this aggressive?
Good problem too have but i just dont see them asking DRC to play nickel.
Wow. Never seen this coming, shocking is being modest….Trading Asante I def wouldn’t do…..but if we do not get a LB keep all of them….With no movement on the LB front, I was very amped to see this news…The scenario of getting Nnamdi along with DRC never crossed my mind….thought it would be one or the other type of situation…Songs you got your man!
why scorp yes i would thaanks for asking. I think the execution of this plan mirrors exactly what the front office said would happen in Feb 2011.
Here’s another thing guys…. if they trade Samuel (and I don’t want them too) then they really didn’t spend that much to get Nnamdi because it’s only around 3 million more than Samuel’s cap number. So it’s a great move without having to spend a lot more money IF Samuel is traded.
navy, ok cool. Just wanted to make sure that it was obvious what aggressiveness is.
Cheers Navy.
awesome day, AGGRESIVE = E-A-G-L-E-S, I think a LB is the next must. who will it be?
SCHILL, your sarcasm is both awesome & hysterical.
The way Reid & Roseman sound, Asante is as good as gone! Good, he gives as much as he gets! I knew something was up when they were talking about playing DRC out of position, at his opposite CB side. Hunter Pence is not to far behind. Irish car bombs & shots 2night, baby!
“Celebrate good times, Come on!” Kool & the Gang my brothers.
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Cheers DD FUCKING Cheers
BWAHAHAHA!!! Jerry Jones, plastic skeletor face has just shattered.
F^@K YOU COWGIRLS! Let me say it again, F^@K YOU COWGIRLS!
SONGS, SONGS, SONGS! Hello, ~tap tap tap~ is this thing on?
YOU BUTT ROID!!! BWAHAHAHA!!!
The Eagles have been both aggressive & on point to signing dire needs! Now if they get OF & DF tackles, I won’t even need my girlfriend, if you know what I mean. š HAHAHA!!!