Eagles Pursuing Former Chiefs Right Tackle, Eric Winston
BREAKING NEWS, News, NFL, NFL Free Agency Friday, March 8th, 2013
Right now, there’s a decent chance that the Eagles will select an offensive tackle in the first round, but that could change if they’re able to sign former Kansas City offensive tackle Eric Winston, whom the Chiefs released on Wednesday. The move was reportedly done to save cap money because releasing Winston will take $6.5 million dollars off the Chiefs salary cap.
Winston is considered a good tackle especially as a run blocker, which is what the Eagles will likely major in on the offensive side of the ball. The former Miami Hurricane was drafted in 2006 by the Houston Texans. The Texans ran the ball behind a zone blocking scheme which is expected to be He’s 6’7″ 302 pounds and only 29 years old.
Signing Winston would allow the Birds to slide Todd Herremans back to the guard position where he is most comfortable and it would allow them to address their defensive needs in the first round.
The fact that the Birds are interested in signing Winston tells me that they want to draft a defensive player in the first round, but they’ll probably draft one of those tackles if they can’t add a good one through free agency.
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When Healthy, who knows when that is, probably 2014 until he’s 100%
And probably a half-step slower.. No f’n way, let him sign with the 49ers
Revis half step slower still makes him the best cb in nfl. U ever watch him play ? He is 2 steps faster than every wr in nfl. So losing half step would be irrelevant. He is in his prime and 27 not 30 he is worth something to this organization just not sure what. 1 thing is for certain he would be a major upgrade to our team and a great fit as he would eliminate Dez Bryant victor Cruz and Pierre garçon. He won’t get u picks but he won’t let victor Cruz salsa dance either.
Revis Turns 28 in July and will be 29 when 100% Healthy by the 2014
No thank Henski, you can have him, how about I stick with
Drafting and developing Top CB’s and Safeties
Draft also we need a bunch
And if ap can do it I’m sure revis can this year
AP is a freak of nature, physical specimen. Reeves is a baller when healthy, I just don’t think birds should give up a second round pick, plus more for him.
Henski, Revis is a great Player when heatlthy and we do not know his status for 2013 yet.., but Eagles need 8-10 New Players on this Defense
So shoring their wad on CB Revis is not the answer for 2013
Eagles shoukd Purge the entire Starting Secondary from last Year
Acquire a Free-Afent CB, draft a pkayer or two at each Position and build thus time right, not another $15-18 Million Dollar Player who will make little impact the filter half of 2013, that’s more foolish, short-sighted thinking from Risenan on how to build and sustain a winning Team
No better way to screw up a good set of rookies pman. You want the birds to field 3 or 4 rookies in the secondary? In philly? Where fans are hard even in the good ones? Wow.
Enough with this madden video game gm-ing. Birds need players. Both vets and rooks and thats exactly what they will do.
Land the big name s.
Land a cb… a stud like revis wiiill do fine if they can pull it off.
Land some role players.
Land a rt
Draft the best players and let them learn and contribute here and there.
We are not starting the all rookie team guys.
This weekend sucked, I def thought there would be a load of action. What a disappointment. Trying to make Tuesday a college signing day.
Who said Starting 3 Rookies Stevo .
I stated Eagkes to sign a CB & Safety but not a$15 Million a Year Player, play Boynkin on the Outside and Draft. CB & Safety
It looks like the Eagles are keeping Asmo so why bring in another high-priced CB coming off major Knee Surfery when there are 20 Free-Agent CB’s they can Sign for reasonable Deals..
I don’t think Boykins has proven he can play outside fulltime yet. He was burned numerous times last year. I really don’t think he is ready. That maybe Howies reasoning, in acquiring Revis; to at least have one solid veteran who could be a leader, and possibly draft some talent like Blidi Wreh Wilson, and or BW Webb, who he could assist in developing.
Why would Revis want to play for the Eagkes..
He’s already played for the dysfunctionabke Jets who have under achieved the last 2 seasons and wants to come to Philly to play for a rebuilding Steam with A College Ciach, – lot if Wishful Thinking on your parts.. If he’s leaving NY it’s for a chance to win a Super Bowl not a rebuilding Franchise
I don’t think Boykin has been given a full chance to play outside CB
He’s not a slot CB and gets lost in all the traffic, I want to see him play the outside where he can utilize his best asset which is his speed and ball-hawking ability which gets lost playing the slot
Give him a Season on concentration working the outside and then can nake an better analysis on whether he’s a bonafide CB in the NFL
Hes not ready Paul. To think he is, is as much wishful thinking as does our thinking in having Darelle Revis here.
Only 1 way to find out GMCliff and that’s to Play him..
I personally don’t think he has what it takes to be a Starting CB either, but you may as well play the kid and find out for sure..
What does Revis do for a 4-12 Team ??
Revis with his Sakary and Steep Plrice to trade for needs to go to a Team that’s ready to contend for the Super Biwl right now
(Texans, 49ers, Falcons) and not to a Team rebuilding as the Eagkes are
If GM Rosenan is spending time crunching numbers then he’s simply wasting his time and energy and should be focusing on the longer term and that’s acquiring more Draft Picjs and not trading them away
Eagles are not close to a contending Super Bowl spot..
A Playoff Spot in the open and weak NFC East, but the Eagkes are not even close close to the elite Teams of the NFC
(49ers, Seahwaks, Packers,Falcons) and are behind Teams like the Vikings, Rams, Panthers, Redskins as far as Talent and Playoffs go
Look the rebuild started last year with kendricks and cox on this defense. It will continue this year with more help. But look fellas we are not going to get every piece we need overnight. It’s going to take this draft and maybe next year too. Once again you are not going to have pro bowlers at every position. Every team has some average to just ok type players. The eagles are not an exception to this.
You got it diddy
I dont know why you guys cry day in and day out about the salary. Honestly… i dont understand it at all. The birds are the best in the biz at making the cap work for us. This is not the nba…. if they need room… they rework or cut. Im not saying we should buy buy buy every year but guys…. wake up call…. we fing suck on d. And we are lucky to have an owner who is willing to spend. Listen…. ii dont want revis either but i am damn sure not going to cry at the fact that my team is trying to land the best cb in the game… and hes like 27… not 30 for crying oit loud.
Stevo
March 10, 2013 – 9:26 pm
I dont know why you guys cry day in and day out about the salary. Honestly… i dont understand it at all. The birds are the best in the biz at making the cap work for us. This is not the nba…. if they need room… they rework or cut. Im not saying we should buy buy buy every year but guys…. wake up call…. we fing suck on d. And we are lucky to have an owner who is willing to spend.
Is that why we blew last year, & are $35M under the salary cap, in which $28M was carried over from last years abortion? Likes to spend???!!! He wins the Salary cap bowl, every year! He okay-ed the spending 1 year, & his inept retards signed all of the wrong guys, that we didn’t need, leaving the Safeties, LB’s, a black hole. GTFO!
**** Giants sign Former Eagle DT Cullen Jenkins to a 3 Year $8 Million
Deal..
My realistic, FA wish list-
RT Winston
DE Jean-Francois
NT Knighton
S Quin/Phillips
CB Lewis/ Cox
My Free-Agent Wish List
OT – Winston, Loadholt or McKinnie
TE. – Casey, Walker or Dickson
WR – Massaquoi, Murphy, Tate
DT – Sopanga or Keomeatou
LB – Kruger, Grant or Groves
CB – Talib, Lewis or Porter
Safety – Quin, Wilson or Martin
Looks like Kruger is likely going to the Browns or Colts. No thanks to those WRs you just named. Neither of them are an upgrade over what we have. I do like your other names on there; specifically, Keenan Lewis who I think would be a great fit here in Philly.
I agree with Paulman in that I do not want Revis. Those of you who think since AP came back so quickly that other players will too are nothing shy of delusional. AP is an absolute freak of nature, once in a generation type player. Furthermore, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if AP had some “assistance” along the way in forms of medication/PEDs.
Going after Revis type guys is how we got ourselves into this mess in the first place. Seems like he’s hurt quite often (as of late) and is always causing drama before the season starts because he wants more money.
I disagree with the fact that he wouldn’t want to come here because he’s not a free agent so he doesn’t get to pick where he gets traded, if he gets traded.
btc24, nice post. I agree with you about Revis 100%. Who cares if he wants to come here, I don’t want to pay a CB that kind of money. Especially one coming off of major surgery.
I am fine with Lewis, but I would also like to see Talib in Philly. Quin, or Moore at safety.
Bugsy, Moore was probably the FA I wanted most but he was re-signed by the Falcons. Quin would be a solid upgrade and would likely come at a good price.
btc, agree, 100%, with posts.
damn… can’t keep up.
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