The Eagles and safety Nate Allen agreed to a one-year deal on Monday morning.
Allen, a disappointing second-round pick from the 2010 draft, had enjoyed the best season of his career in 2013. He became less of liability on the field, and was adequate as a starter.
The move gives the Eagles some additional insurance and flexibility at the safety position. Allen will compete with Earl Wolff and whoever the Eagles might add through the draft for a starting position alongside Malcolm Jenkins. While not a playmaker, he is a guy who is familiar with the defense and his teammates. The Eagles needed to add another veteran safety to their mix, and there was no one better on the open market to fill that role than Allen.
I guess their going to tell us he fits their scheme. All I saw from Allen last year was a guy who got to the receiver AFTER the receiver caught the ball, I guess that’s considered an improvement. So lets see, our D sucked last year and it was suppose to be a priority and so far the only upgrades we have is Malcom Jenkins and Nate Allen, way to go Eagles, maybe we improve for having the 30th ranked D to the 27th.
He is like Todd Pinkston, no one wants him on the team and he just won’t go away —
I understand he is just too big of a bargain not to resign at just a million for a year, he just brings back associated memories of Dawkins, McNabb, and Earl Thomas I wish to forget.
What one million, they gave him two million with a chance for another million in incentives, your telling me their wasn’t somebody better for that kind of money?
Nope, who was better left out there??
Maybe a Major Wright who was toasted all Season long with the Bears
J Inhedigbo at 30 Years old and can’t cover anyone..
The bottom line is, with him in our backfield last year we were ranked as one of the worse, you don’t bring him back just like you arent bringing Coleman, Anderson back, you move forward, as for no one out there, who’s fault is that? Forget the big names, their was guys out there that were an upgrade. I guess he’s going to keep the seat warm the first five games like last year until whatever rookie they draft is ready? That’s great! Him n Jenkins are really going to put fear in other teams.
booooooooooooooooooo
Seahawks agreed to terms with K Steven Hauschka to a three-year, $9.15 million contract.
The deal includes $3.35 million guaranteed. Hauschka has quietly emerged as one of the game’s most reliable kickers, going 57-of-62 (91.9 percent) on field goals over the last two seasons. That includes an 11-of-12 mark from 40-49 yards out and a perfect 3-of-3 from 50+ last season. Hauschka’s average annual salary of $3.05 million is in line with recent deals signed by Jets K Nick Folk and Panthers K Graham Gano. Hauschka was fantasy’s No. 4 kicker last season, a ranking he won’t have trouble repeating.
Source: Ian Rapoport on Twitter
Mar 17 – 10:55
JESUS WE NEED A DAMN KICKER
No surprise here, there was no way that Pete Carroll & Seahawks were losing Kicker Hauschka , he’s a Top 3 Kicker in the NFL
and.. I hope the Eagles don’t end up wasting a Roster Spot for a designate Long Kicker for Kick-Offs like some Teams do..
They need an upgrade..
I get so crazy when I see what we have to be stuck with at the starting safety position cant wait to see allen and jenkins in action jenkins cant tackle and allen arrives after the ball!!!!!!!! Eagles tryin to sell that this will work Saints get rid of him for byrd we get rid of chung for him they know something eagles obviously dont!
A Safety Corps of Jenkins, Allen,Wolff & Maragos is an improvement over last Years garbage, is it good enough against the Top QB’s & Offenses,
Probably not, but a upgrade none the less..
It also will be Allen’s first time with Eagles having the sme Secondary Coach
For 2 Years in a Row with Todd Lyght as the Eagles have gone thru
4 Def Secondary Coach’s in the last 5 Years which has been one of their problems to begin with…
The Coach from Bears/Bills for 1 Season, then the Coach from Raiders for 1 Season who was absolutely horrible, then newbie Coach Zordich, then Bowles for 1 Season and now a good one in Todd Lyght who should bring some stability back
So what your saying is, as long as we don’t play against a top passing team were good. That’s good to hear Paulman, lets hope we can avoid those teams, lets not be like the Seahawks who told the top O to bring it on, lets not n like the Broncos or Pats that saw what the Seahawks did n said we have to do the same, lets just be average in that department and hope our O gets us through (see Broncos)
Eagles failed to address a bigger weakness and that’s a strong consisten Pass-Rush so to be honest, I don’t think it’s going to matter a whole lot who the Safeties are.. 37 Sacks last year is about
Less than 2.5 Sacks per game and that’s not going to
Cut it regardless of opposing QB (remember Matt Cassell lighting them up
Last year) which is why I have the Eagles ranked as a 2nd Tier Team in the NFC for 2014.. They are not built for Prime-Time yet
Am I happy this, no, but am I realistic about their chances,
Yes.. They should win the NFC Least due to their Offense
But until they get a good Pass-Rush, they are not stopping the Good Teams/QB with or without a big time Safety like Jarius Byrd anyways
Build from the DL out.. They have 3 Goid Young DL but in a 3-4c
You need at least 5-6 DL and 2 supreme Pass-Rushers and the Eagles have neither so they will get at the line of Scrimmage again by more Physical Teams like the Saints,49ers or Seahawks & Packers with RB Lacey & a healthy Rogers Playing..
No they failed AGAIN, to add a top notch, difference making SAFETY! WT are you talking about paul? You drinking Kool-aid now, too? They still don’t have a safety, or a pass rusher. Please, give me a break!
The Eagles Defensive coaches proved that they could coach. This was a super scrub defense that played much better by the end of the year. The Eagles have signed big fast average defensive backs. If we could win with those super scrubs they will coach up those top athletes with NFL experience. Seattle has a bunch of low draft pick and free agents on defense, but they are athletes. The Eagles will do the same. They can’t sign expensive players knowing that they are going to have to pay FOLES 15-20 million dollars next season. And say goodbye to “boney James” desean jackson. That greedy bum is history. Hasn’t lifted a weight or had a sandwich since he arrived. I love that Chip Kelley is paying attention to special teams. That is how George Allen took the Redskins to the Superbowl with a bunch of scrubs. The Eagles have signed all their good players. That counts as well. We have not lost anybody and have added better players in the secondary. Other teams are losing their starters. This is light years better than “I’m happy with the receivers we have” Andy Reid mentality. Can’t wait for the draft. Now we don’t have to reach for a over priced college safety, and may still take the Baylor safety in the 3rd round.
Ahmad Dixon from Baylor.. He’s a thumper..
He’s Pumpernickel waiting to be toasted…
LOL gotta love it I keep telling you guys Chip is about offense and a no name defense that gives up less then 30 a game, he wants to win with his offense.
Big, if that’s the case, I hope they’re happy not winning a SB! We ain’t winning with this current mentality, of putting together a defense. This is piss poor! I don’t give a fuck what the lemmings, & Kool-aid drinkers spew!
It’s the mentality of the head coach Dcar, these cats egos take precedent over what they should really do, all this nonsense about guys not fitting the defensive system, what system? Plug and Play meanwhile the offense gets the attention because of the super genius that Chip Kelly thinks he is. Same thing with Buddy Ryan and countless other coaches who’s agenda took center stage instead of common sense.
Big, I agree 100%. If the genius Kelly is going to have the same blinders on, like the Hindenburg did, & ignore holes because of his ego, it’s going to be the same result. On top of that, we have an unqualified GM on top of that. Meanwhile, we have guys like Gamble rotting away behind him.
Guys are you listening to what your saying? We got run over last year in the playoffs, we didn’t do one thing to improve that! We couldn’t get off the field all season on 3rd downs, we were ranked in the top 5 in passing against besides points allowed, we needed a major overhaul especially at safety, we have Jenkins n Allen and a special teamer who moonlights as a safety n you guys are saying everything is good, what are you guys smoking? Whatever it is I want some.
Mixed feelings again. The Eagles are banking on Cox, Kendricks, etc with one more year in the system, and Jenkins and a few draft picks to be the saviors for this defense. They need to get lucky in the draft.
Not Lucky Andrew P
They need to be Smart and obtain, manuver to get as many picks
From the 40th-125th Selections
They have 3 in this Range and need to get 2 more
Either by Trading back from #22 or packaging some Players who are
Tradeable, with team friendly Contracts like a B Graham or a V Curry or a Bryce Brown and get another Draft Pick ..
Big is correct, chip is the antithesis but exactly like buddy Ryan was with his defense
The good news is that even if not spectacular he’s building a solid defense, with solid players
Solid signing by the Eagles. Jenkins will only make Allen better at the safety position. I know he isn’t that hard hitting safety everyone wants for him to be, but with 1yr under Davis’s belt, and the addition of Jenkins is good enough for me at this point. 1yr deal is a no brainer
Nom, Nom, Nom, Kool-aid good!
Man it obvious what Big is saying is true. And that being the case, it is what it is. This is the way Chip wants his team shaped. Now having said that building a defense with average players and scrubs is not cool. Their entire secondary right now is just that. You guys think that’s okay then fine. I have come around to agree with you guys about Byrd. You guys were right they don’t need a contract like that right now. But there were better players to be had at reasonable prices and they decided against it. You can win games with an average defense if your offense is that good. But when they need the D to step up like in that playoff game against New Orleans. Those key stops in big moments won’t be there. No difference makers will bite them at several points in the season.
Paulman you’re gonna find out how good u think it is when we play this season cause this schedule is harder than last yr and u guys think wolff, maragos, jenkins and nate allen the answer well good luck with that one.oh and u guys act like you’re comparing filet mignon to hamburger in my eyes its hamburger to hamburger with cheese
I am not saying this is going to be good Don, but it is what it is and for now they have 5 Safeties under Contract and are finished until Draft Time as far adding anymore to the Secondary.. I also stated they the Safety a group will be exposed by the better Offenses/QB’s on their Schedule and I also stated that they gave done absolutely nothing in addressing their weak Pass-Rush and until they do, the Eagles Secondary will be vulnerable no matter who is back their at Safety..
I actually saw nate allen make some vicious hits last year… I couldnt even believe it was him at times.. I think hes turning into a player.. Coupled with jenkins that should be fine.. carroll is a big corner with speed too..
This is a good move on March 17th.. It would have been horrible on March 11th. You gave the guy time to see the market and get motivated to improve how others view him around the league and now he is back for 1 year if he makes it out of camp. You know the locker room part with him and he did improve over last season. You are also putting him on the field with a legit starter not a scrub. This should allow Nate to focus on his JOB….see also DO YOUR JOB.. and not worry about what chung is up too.
He may not even beat out what ever rookie we take in round 2 through 4.
I smell WR or OLB with #22 and /or trade up.
Believe me I hope I’m wrong man but I just cant accept not having a real safety like dawk on the field man its been too long just don’t make any sense.
Louisville’s Calvin Pryor had a very good workout today per NFL Channel Coverage.Mayock and Charles Smith feel he and Dix are sure fire 1st round Picks between the 10th-20th Selections of the First Round
QB Bridgewater was so-so in his throwing & running drills..
It looked like he was late with the ball on most of his short/intermediate routes
Where receivers had to slow up up to catch his passes
He threw some nice deep passes.. I believe he will be a lot like Geno Smith which is a work in progress and nowhere near a “Franchise QB” at his stage of develop.. Bridgewater weighs only 208lbs and there is no way he would last, durability wise.. He’s a good 2 years away at least..
Best overall performance in Louisvilke today was my sleeper target Player
DE/OLB Marcus Smith (6-4 265lbs) who participated in Field Drills at both the DE & OLB positions and was very impressive per NFL Channels Coverage Teams..Marcus Smith has probably moved up from a 3rd Rounder to a 2nd Round Prosoect per Mike Mayock
Coach Kelly/GM Roseman were on hand
Florida State’s Workout Day is Tuesday or Wed
With lots of prospects, WR Benjamin,DT Jernigan,
LB Chris Jones, DB L Joyner and highly rated OT
Paulman’s bet with GMCliff that Calvin Pryor would be a first round draft pick looking real good at this point in the process.
Thnx for the reminder, Eagles…
I forgot about this Bet that GMCliff & I made a couple of months back.
I will have to ask GMCliff If he wants to Go Double or Nothing.. Ha Ha
no, if you win you win Paul…
I’ll be glad to more than happy to buy you dinner Brother w/ no complaints
We don’t need any jackasses to infiltrate our friendship, and try to draw a wedge between us.
GMCliff – I enjoy reading your nonsense. Why would I want anyone to put a wedgie on you, possibly preventing that entertainment.
Will GMCliff be participating in the second annual Howie Roseman challenge this year?
All is good between us GMCliff… Bet or No Bet…
Your a Good man and I would enjoy a meal/drink and talk Sports/Life with you… I’ll be up in Late May for a Family Wedding in Philly. Maybe we can get together to go over the Draft Notes/Bests for 2014 and to begin Work on Players to watch for the 2015 Draft
I have the Eagles researching te Following Players for 2015
(In not particular order)
DE/OLB – Lyndal Thole (Norfolk State 6-6 260lbs)
DE/OLB – Trey Flowers (Arkansas 6-3 260lbs)
DE/OLB – Cory Crawford (Clemson 6-4 260lbs)
DT – Brandon Ivory (Alabama 6-3 310lbs)
DT – Charles Tuanne (Texas &M -COmmerce 6-4 310lbs)
OLB – Blake Leuders (Stanford 6-4 260lbs)
OLB – Steve Edwards (Texas 6-3 245lbs)
CB – Wayne Lyons (Stanford 6-1 195lbs)
CB – Byron Jones (U Conn 6-1 195lbs)
CB – Justin Cox (Miss State 6-2 198lbs)
Safety – Kurtis Drummond (Mich State 6-1 200lbs)
Safety – Ronald Martin (LSU 6-1 218lbs)
Safety – Dean Marlow (James Madison 6-1 205 lbs)
That should be “Lynden Trail” from Noroflk State …
Raiders sign WR James Jones from the Packers
Now meaning a Trade of D-Jax to the Raiders is off the Tabke (Argh!)
Cowboys sign QB Brandon Weeden of Browns
Patriots sign WR Brandon LaFell from Panthers
The Panthers have now lost their 4 Top WR’s from last years Team
The 2 other WR’s on their Roster (Pilares & McNutt)
Have a combined 5 Receptions in the NFL
Panthers lost LaFell, Ginn Jr, Hixon to Free-Agency
And Released Steve Smith..
Cam Newton now has no one to throw it to..
Stupid,stupid,stupid..
3 OL retire with no replacement signings
What the hell are they waiting on..
Maybe WR D-Jax to Carolina Oanthers Rumor will start..
Now, it’s complete!
This signing place the Eagles defense on the level of the Seahawks and Niners!
Steel Curtain Baby!
They are 2-3 Off-Seasons away from getting a Championship level Defense Songs.. They will do as those Teams did and build thru the Draft..
It will not be thru overpaying Big-name Free-Agents just like Howie Roseman stated about 100 times all Off-Season and will say again next
Off-Season..
Check. Most intelligent and informed post from anyone in at least a week save for what Vinnie and I say of course. (LOL)
So, you think our key offensive players and strong offensive linemen will be on the Eagles roster healthy 2-3 seasons from now?
Meanwhile, in 2-3 seasons, everyone gets older, beat up, worn down, & chance of racking up injuries, ruining the chance, to pounce on, & capitalize on, a great opportunity to build a better defense, after a year that they won the division.
And how does all of the moves thus far, help better the last place rated pass defense? Jenkins, is a minor upgrade over Chung. Carroll is a special teamer, & now we get the stiff Allen back. Another off-season of lateral movements, minor upgrades, penny pinching, & nickel & dime BS! But, all of the lemmings will sop it up, & tell us, “it’s all part of the plan”, “be patient”, “let it play out”, “it’s part of the scheme”. They have no interest in putting together the best team on the field, & field a championship team. GTFOH. Meanwhile Henery still on the team, with no kickers let on the market. Isn’t Clemons, & Ihedigbo better than wasting another year on Allen? I’m sick & tired of the BS!
good decision to bring Nate Allen back. I wanted him back as insurance to any moves we made this off season at safety. He showed promise as a rookie then got hurt. His second year you could tell he was not trusting his knee enough to go all out. year 3 the team was horrible as a whole with bad coaching ect. finally with some consistency last year he played a lot better. His tackling is still shaky especially one on one but his coverage is pretty solid. He is the type of guy from this point on will be a solid pro and teams will always sign him when they need a safety. I didn’t want another team to get him after we dealt with all the growing pains of his career. Now at least we get a one year rental out of a guy who has learned a lot so far in his short career. believe it or not a 4th year guy with NFL experience is better than any guy we could draft right away. We need to address the pass rush early in the draft this move helps us do so and we could still address safety in the 2nd-3rd rds. People get so up in arms over non issues. What game did Nate Allen cost us last year? certainly wasn’t the Saints game. The secondary played pretty well. its almost like some of you just quote typical nonsense with no real thought lol.
I agree and remember many Posters saying similar things last year about Riley Cooper (Before his racial slur incident) that’s he’s a bum, can’t get separation, etc,,etc and all he did was have a career year and made lots of big plays once he got Playing with Foles in Kelly’s System..
You a Draft these guys, put all that time & invest in these guys
And when they finally begging to pay dividends, you like to see what they can do.. I have no problem with Allen’s return on a 1 year Deal and pkay a 2md Season under Coach T Lyght who appears to be the best Secondary Coach
Over the last 5 years for the Eagles and Alken had his Pro Season
Build on what you have..
Giants add Returnman T Holiday from the Broncos, speedy little guy who in dangerous on Returns.. Giants having their Best Off-Season in a few Seasons
and will be a factor in NFC East Race
That Holiday signing was to offset the Sproles signing. At this point the rest of the NFC east is trying to keep up..
holiday blows.
I heard a local report say the Sproles trade had more to do with the Eagle Front Office keeping him off Washington’s roster more than wanting him on their own roster.
That was probably Songs screaming out his Window to help support his buddy RGIII with more Weapons down in DC…
This may surprise some, but I think the Eagles feel they’re now set at Safety.. they signed Maragos resigned Allen, now they have 4 on the roster.
Last year they kept 4 on the roster. I dont see much changing this year..
So I’m expecting them to go WR.. now it still wouldnt shock me if they go Safety but now that they have 4 signed I’d be shocked..
I stated this yesterday JH, Eagles actually have 5 Safeties under Contract (including their Practice Squad Player from last Season)
I also stated that the likeliehood that they look at WR with an early Draft Selection has increased significantly…
C’Mon Bro, Keep up ….
No you keep up, I’ve been saying theyd select a WR with the 1st pick way before everyone on here including you who kept saying a DL (Hageman) or a Safety (Pryor) let’s not forget that.
Your just catching up now Mr. Flip flopper.. sheesh.. exposing yourself some more
The Eagles added 3 Safeties in the last Week JH,
That changes the Draft Strategy as I said it would, So again, you have no real news here..
You keep saying Flip-Flopper and have no Clue or Understanding..
I have stated from the Get Go, right after the Eagles Final Game that we all would get a clearer picture of Eagles Draft Strategy once the Free-Agency Peroid came and went and now we are getting closer to the end of active part of Free-Agency and now look to the Draft for Prospects & Upgrades to Improve the Overall Roster
I believe by waht’s occurred over the last month is that the Eagles will address the Def Line for they have to improve their Pass-Rush and DE Depth.. The Eagles Resigned 2 of their WR’s , Extended Deals with 2 OL and added 4-5 Player to their Secondary while Improving their Special Teams in Resigning Punter Jones, adding Maragos,Braman,Carroll and Sproles
Now the last Positional Group that needs adressing is the Defensive Line, so now I lean towards a DT,DE,OLB & OL as the early Round Selections in this Draft which is real thin along the DL so if the Eagles want some good young Prospects, they need to do so early for good WR’s<CB,s & Safety's can be selected in the 4th/5th/6th Rounds, but not DL which really thins out after the 1st 75-85 Selections
Updated Selections based on Rumors
Eagles Trade #22 & RB Bryce Brown to the Indy Colts (who don't have a 1st Rounder) for their #2nd Round (58th Overall) and #4th Round (122nd Overall) and their 3rd Round Pick in 2015
Eagles PIcks in the Early Rounds (2nd thru 4th)
2nd Rd (54th) – DE Kareem Martin – (UNC 6-6' – 272lbs)
2nd Rd (58th) – Guard Brandon Thomas – (Clemson 6-3 315lbs)
3rd Rd (86th) – DT DaQuan Jones – (Penn State 6-4 322lbs)
4th Rd (118th) – ILB Christian Jones – (FLorida State 6-3 240lbs)
4th Rd (122nd) – CB Phillip Gaines – (Rice 6-0 195lbs)
5th Rd (150th) – WR kevin Norwood – (Alabama 6-2 200lbs)
Later Rounds for Depth at DL/OL & QB
paul they added 3 safeties. A stiff, re-signed a stiff for 1 year, & a special teams safety only. How does that change their draft strategy? They don’t have 1 difference making, playmaker on the roster. It changes nothing! If Dix, &/or Pryor is still on the board, & they don’t trade the pick, they better draft them.
They are going into OTA/Camp with the 4 Safety’s Battling it out for the Starters position’s (Jemkins,Wolff,Marago & Allen)
They will add another Safety in the MId-Rounds..
I have come to the conclusion that the Eagles simply don’t Value the Safety Position enough to warrant a 1st Round PIck to Secure one..again, this is not what I would do for I have been screaming for Pryor since mid-January, but I think this is what the Eagles will do.. They will not be bringing in a Clemons, Inhedigbo in .. They are done Free-Agency wise outside of possibly a Veteran DL
JH nothing has changed they will take the best player available at 22 regardless of position so it’s WR, S or DL , if the first pick isn’t Pryor they will move early to get Buchannon in the 2nd round. BTW not calling Nate Allen a stiff but that dude has 0 instincts to be a really effective safety, his problem is he was a QB his entire life until he got to college so he has no aggresiveness or natural instincts to be a good NFL safety.
Good stuff BigL..
Its interesting, even though Nate Allen has been in the league for a few years, he still is growing as a safety.. Like you said he has more of a QB mentality, he’s thinking way too much when he’s out there..
I think he needs to read and react better. I like the idea of them coaching him up in this system one more year. They gotta try to get what they can out of him he was a 2nd round pick (same with Brandon Graham who was a 1strounder)
Let’s see what Nate can do with his back against the wall and competition all around him.. I feel we may get his best year to date..
Big, you said, “not calling Nate Allen a stiff but that dude has 0 instincts to be a really effective safety, his problem is he was a QB his entire life until he got to college so he has no aggressiveness or natural instincts to be a good NFL safety.” That’s the definition of a STIFF! LOL, WTF are you talking about? XD
LOL, DCar I was trying to be nice, but yessir he is a stiff.
Sorry, I have to get used to your sarcasm, like I am with paul’s. LMMFBO!
Worse then that he isn’t even a effective special teams guy because of his aversion to contact. So he either starts or gets cut during camp.
I have mixed feelings about this signing…Allen was more consistent in his play than previous years, but yet still mediocre at best. He still seems to be out of position and is not good in reading the run and coming up and making tackles…I believe Wolff is a better player, better instincts and more physical…hope to see Wolff starting this season…
If they think they’re set at safety, I hope they’ll be happy with 3rd degree burns all year again. Better stock up on the burn ointments!
Hahaha I agree they need to add another safety but I think they feel they’ll be fine after their latest additions..they signed 2 in FA and brought Allen back..
I still see them drafting one in the 2nd or 3rd but I’d be shocked if its in the 1st at this point.. I think they gotta go big WR, avant was cut, Damiris Johnson is probably next, they need at least 2 more WRs..
They also need 1 more corner since they signed Carroll already. And of course a outside rushing LB but I think they may trade for one because their aren’t many in the draft unless they try to trade up for Mack (haha joke not gonna happen) or Barr..
If they feel fine after signing Jenkins, & bringing back Nate “deep fryer” Allen, then all power to them. They better pray to the almighty, that Dix, or Pryor falls to them, or they get lucky & Buchannon falls to our 2nd pick, or they’re $#!t out of luck with top notch prospects. I think Reynolds, Bailey, & Dixon have a chance to have solid future, but Dix, Pryor, & Buchannon are plug & play, right now. Got a bad feeling, that we get another head scratching, infuriating draft. Hope I’m wrong, but the off-season is thus far, very disappointing.
HEARD WE WON THE BIDDING WAR FOR NATE ALLEN!!!!!!!!!
THIS SECONDARY WILL CONTEND ON THE LEVEL OF SEATTLE!!!!!!
GO EAGLES!!!!!