Howie Roseman and the Philadelphia Eagles front office are making it a priority to take care of their own players.
After signing left tackle Jason Peters to an extension, the Eagles announced another significant move on Wednesday night, signing wide receiver Riley Cooper to a four-year extension.
Cooper gave up the chance to test the unrestricted free agent market, and stay with the franchise that gave him a chance to play and helped him breakout in Chip Kelly’s offense. The fact that Cooper decided to extend his deal now before hitting the open market says that he really wanted to be here all along, and stay in the situation that was best for him.
Meanwhile, the Eagles are by no means closing the door on Jeremy Maclin returning to the team. According to Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com, the Birds and Maclin are talking and “making progress” towards a new deal.
Nice to hear Cooper will be here for another 4 yrs. He deserves it, and the Eagles realize this deal had to get done before March 11th. Now let’s lock up Maclin to a 4 yr deal, then go after the best safety in free agency…Jairus Bryd
An excellent downfield blocker. Essential in Kelly’s O, especially the set-play quick screen business. WR must be unselfish and willing to block and let others get the ‘glory’
Big bodied wr that can go up and get jump balls. Also faster than given credit for.
Finally, he’s clearly the WR the starting QB is most comfortable with especially when things break down a bit. Foles obviously has a lot of confidence in Cooper.
Gotta keep those starting QBs happy.
Djack is good as gone on draft day.
You have the wrong WR, Jason Avant is gone! Will be cut before march 15th before his one million dollar roster bonus is due, saves us over three million in cap space, expect to see him in a Chiefs uniform.
That’s correct, Jason Avant is the odd man out and will not be resigned, which is the correct move.
STOP WITH THE DJACK IS GONE CRAP!!! Chip is not gonna trade our fastest weapon!! He loves Djack and the growth he has shown in this offense. He has improved his route tree and been nature about being demoted last year at the beginning of camp. For anything Chip gonna draft a bigger faster version probably. So when it comes time for DJack to go the Eagles will have a replacement. Seriously.
LOL…he hates DJAX!
I hate his attitude and with so many good wr’s in the draft he is gone lee from USC – Brandon cooks from Oregon state – mike Evans & Benjamin also the kid Jordan Matthews it’s to many good wr’s and the way howie was praising them djack is gone.
How does his attitude effect his production on the filed, and why do you let it bother you? It’s not taking food out of your mouth or money out of your wallet. Most WR’s have diva attitudes, and you never know how other WR’s are going to act either. The devil you know is better than the devil you don’t. DJax is here to stay. Don’t be sad….be glad!
I have no problem with his play on the field except when he quits on plays like interception that foles threw and he doesn’t run great routes. If you can get a bigger wr with good speed why not take him after all chip did say big people beat up little people.
They have Cooper who is big. They will still draft a big receiver, DJax is to important in this offense though, as he opens up the field. Keep in mind, the Bears have all big receivers. What did we do against them, better question, What did they do against us?
Eagles News
Jason Kelce resigns with Eagles
According to my source, the Eagles agree with Jason Kelce on 6-yr, $37.5 M extension with $13 million guaranteed
WIP just announced that, actually I’m hearing it’s a seven year extension, and Riley Cooper signed a 5 year contract for $25 M.
Hats off to Howie … the guy is an excellent GM.
oh man plan to get completely jumped on by the GCOBB !!!! i can’t wait!!!!
I agree with you about Howie… Since Banner got kicked out and then especially since Reid got kicked out, Howie seems to be on point. Maybe those earlier years decisions really were more about Banner/Reid’s input. Howie certainly seems more capable than Ruban Amaro..
That’s a crazy question cause the bears quarterback isn’t good so how can you compare the two I would take Brandon Marshall right now over mesean better blocker can get off the line of scrimmage with no problem runs better routes only thing desean has over Marshall is speed. I guarantee if we had Marshall in the playoffs he wouldn’t have been shutdown by Lewis.
No, it’s a legitimate question. If the receivers are good, they are good. No, the Eagles D backs shut them down, the Eagles D backs are built to shut down longer receivers, they did it all year. How can you guarantee Marshall being on our team would not have been shut down by Lewis when Carey Williams and Bradley Fletcher shut down both he and Alshon Jeffries. Your guarantee is speculation of what you would want it to be, not what it would be. There’s a difference.
Oh…and speed kills!
Speed is good don’t get wrong and trust me Cary Williams didn’t shut them down jay cutler shut them down do you think if Brady was there qb they would’ve been shutdown it was cutler he sucks don’t ever compare Marshall to mesean. Brandon would’ve laughed at Lewis if he tried Press him lol
Only way mesean gets traded is if they resign Maclin if they don’t mesean will be here at least for one more season.
Avant may restructure? but you are correct he isn’t getting 4 million. Maclin is not staying — If Cooper is getting 5 and DJax 12 then Maclin isn’t getting starter money here, that type of money has been spent. If Maclin stays for one year than his knee is in non starter condition.
I’m hearing…based on WIP reports (as I don’t have special sources), that Maclin is going to be resigned, as they are close to working out a deal.
I don’t think Avant really has a place here anymore, great locker room guy, but his on field production is hill. I do not think that the Eagles are highly interested in restructuring his deal to bring him back. Just my opinion, not based on anything other than that.
Avant will be the odd-man out with both Cooper/Maclin Resigning as most of us have stated this Off-Season..
Avant is due to make $4.6 MIllion in 2014 and with D-Jax/COoper/Maclin deals.. you just can’t afford to have a 4th WR making that kind of $$$
this is where you Draft at WR in the Mid-Rounds and groom them behind the Top 3 WR and go from there…
Eagles still do have WR A Benn under Contract for $1.2 Million but who knows if he’s even healthy to compete and will probably be released also unless his knee is 100% and ready to play
nill
nil (jeesh)
The Eagle offensive starters are probably making 3 to 1 salary in comparison to the defensive starters. Ouch!
Here’s the details on the Kelce signing
Kelce, 26, signed a six-year extension worth $37.5 million, with $13 million guaranteed, according to a league source. The $6.25 million per year makes him among the top five highest-paid centers
Eagles re-signed WR Riley Cooper to a five-year, $25 million contract.
The last year of the deal is voidable and we’ll have to wait on the exact contract details to be sure, but it looks like the Eagles have overpaid. Given Cooper’s ugly racial slur from last summer, it’s unlikely he would have been welcomed into any other locker room as a free agent. Furthermore, he lacks an ability to separate consistently despite the eye-opening 47/835/8 contract-year breakout. Still, the 6’3/222 Cooper is a reasonable complement to diminutive DeSean Jackson because he brings red-zone chops and a willingness to go over the middle. If fellow free agent Jeremy Maclin is re-signed by the Eagles as expected, Cooper will enter 2014 as a No. 3 wideout.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 27 – 9:05 AM
Thanks for info mhenski. I disagree with Schefter though, if the guy is a key piece to the offense, it’s not over paying to keep the guy in the fold. Cooper does not always get separation, but what he does is use his body to shield defenders off to get the ball. I detest the racial slur he used, but, if the locker room can move on then so be it, they have to play with him, not me. I admittedly was a fan of Cooper’s while he played for the Gators and was happy when the Eagles drafted him. The Cooper I saw play last year was the Cooper I saw play at Florida. I think he’s coming into his own with Nick Foles at the helm.
Didn’t Cooper lead the Team with a 17.8 Yard Reception Average..
Not bad for a slow,white guy.. 47 Catches for 835 Yards so obviously Cooper produced a lot more than just being a “Red-Zone Target”
In Fact Cooper’s 17.8 Yard Average per catch tied him in 2nd in all the NFL with Calvin Johnson behind WR Josh Gordon of the Browns
for Receivers with more than 40 Receptions…
behind WR
I’d keep Cooper and Jackson on the outside and have Maclin kill it from the slot position.
i think the slur is behind him… he proved he can play…nfl players have welcomed murderers, wife beaters, druggies etc back into the locker room…IF THEY CAN PLAY.
Eagles signed C Jason Kelce to a six-year, $37.5 million contract extension.
Kelce had one year at $645,000 remaining on his rookie deal, so this is really a seven-year deal that takes the 26-year-old through 2020. The deal includes $13 million guaranteed and puts him among the top-five centers in the league in terms of both guaranteed money and average annual salary. It’s fair compensation. Kelce busted out in a big way in 2013, emerging as PFF’s No. 1 center while helping anchor the league’s most dominant run-blocking line. Additionally, centers tend to age better than just about any position in football. The Eagles now have their entire talented starting offensive line locked up through at least 2016, which is fantastic news for LeSean McCoy and Nick Foles.
Source: Adam Caplan on Twitter
Feb 27 – 9:11 AM
The league will adapt to Chip Kelly’s offense.
They will either copy it ( Miami hired his QB coach Bill Lazor to do just that ) or study it this off season so well that defensively they will expose it.
Chip only gave 65% of what this offense can do. There is more
with Big Red in KC and Marty at the jets in dire need of wide receiver help why would Maclin stay here on a one year deal, unless his knee is in will fail the physical, condition.
Keep this in mind, the Eagles have until next Friday to get a deal done with Maclin before another team can call him, so there is plenty of time..
After these Contract Extensions to Peters,Kelce and New Deals for COoper, Maclin and soon to be Punter D Jones.. How much left with the Cap Space
any ideas from anyone..
Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Eagles are talking with free agent Jeremy Maclin but are not close to a deal.
The Eagles wanted to lock up Jason Peters, Jason Kelce, Riley Cooper and Maclin before the new league year opened. All the deals are done except for Maclin’s. It’s a tricky situation because he’s coming off a torn ACL and the Eagles just gave Riley Cooper a $25 million deal with $10 million guaranteed. Maclin has conceded he may have to accept a one-year deal, but it now looks like he could find better opportunities elsewhere on a team with fewer mouths to feed (the Jets are reportedly very interested). Eagles beat reporters fully expect a deal to get done in the next 12 days, but it’s far from a sure thing.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 27 – 9:33 AM
All the die hard Eagles fans should be estacic today, think about it
Our O line is intact till 2016
Our QBs favorite WR is signed for five years
The money going to these players will come from cuts like Chung, Avant ect,
We still have major money to sign at least one big name FA,
Our draft can focus solely on D,
We can now say it was Banner with that crazy mentality of not signing players over 30, see ya you bumb
This team has one year of playing in this system under its belt and the’ll all be back
Our future is looking bright, hats off to Howie and the front office, our future is looking bright!
eating crow –
I had the birds taking an OT and WR in the first 2 rounds and before march they extended Peters and resigned Cooper — have to capitulate and catch up with the rest of you and start talking defensive draft picks
CB – Cary Williams below average
SS – Earl Wolff below average
FS – Patrick Chung below average
MLB – Demeco Ryans below average
are the below average starters on defensive.
ROLB Trent Cole ( age concerns but solid)
MLB – Mychael Kendricks average
NT – Bennie Logan average
LOLB Connor Barwin average
CB – Bradley Fletcher average
slot CB Brandon Boykin solid
DE Cedric Thorton solid
DE Fletcher Cox above average
That average D your talking about is the same D that only gave up 21 points or less their last 11 of 12 games which ranked them 6th in the whole NFL, points allowed is the only stat that matters, you can best believe the D u mentioned will not be the same D that takes the field this year, if you noticed, they just reigned a bunch of guys on the O side, notice they didn’t resign anyone on the D or theirs even a rumor that their going to? Change is coming my brother.
no offense but you lose credibility when you put a guy with 128 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 INTS as below average
Demeco Ryans is a liability in the passing game and his positive run stuffing ability don’t make up for it. He was every bit as bad as Patrick Chung in the passing game. The center of the Eagles defense was open for business all year long. He was used and abused in the passing game.
Connor Barwin: Solid
Mychael Kendricks: Solid (budding star)
Demeco Ryans: Solid
Brandon Boykin: Stud
Cary Williams: Average at worst
cary williams average at worst?????? say what? he was rated as the #92 cornerback out of 110 corners
Eagles RCB Cary Williams’ $4.75 million salary for 2014 becomes fully guaranteed on March 16.
By the fifth day of the new league year, the Eagles will have to decide whether or not to cut Williams. All things considered, the 29-year-old didn’t have a horrible year. Williams graded out as Pro Football Focus’ No. 92 corner out of 110 qualifiers in terms of coverage but was targeted the most times. He’s also a willing tackler in the run game. The Eagles need safeties more than corners. Jan 7 – 8:38 AM
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer & Daily News
GET THIS JAGOFF OUTTA HERE
According to my source, the Eagles and Maclin aren’t very close but they’re still talking..
one can only assume that you are being a precocious little boy with your source??? we all have the same sources
Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Eagles are talking with free agent Jeremy Maclin but are not close to a deal.
The Eagles wanted to lock up Jason Peters, Jason Kelce, Riley Cooper and Maclin before the new league year opened. All the deals are done except for Maclin’s. It’s a tricky situation because he’s coming off a torn ACL and the Eagles just gave Riley Cooper a $25 million deal with $10 million guaranteed. Maclin has conceded he may have to accept a one-year deal, but it now looks like he could find better opportunities elsewhere on a team with fewer mouths to feed (the Jets are reportedly very interested). Eagles beat reporters fully expect a deal to get done in the next 12 days, but it’s far from a sure thing.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 27 – 9:33 AM
I don’t know where you guys get your info but your way off
Sources tell ESPN’s Adam Schefter that the Eagles are talking with free agent Jeremy Maclin but are not close to a deal.
The Eagles wanted to lock up Jason Peters, Jason Kelce, Riley Cooper and Maclin before the new league year opened. All the deals are done except for Maclin’s. It’s a tricky situation because he’s coming off a torn ACL and the Eagles just gave Riley Cooper a $25 million deal with $10 million guaranteed. Maclin has conceded he may have to accept a one-year deal, but it now looks like he could find better opportunities elsewhere on a team with fewer mouths to feed (the Jets are reportedly very interested). Eagles beat reporters fully expect a deal to get done in the next 12 days, but it’s far from a sure thing.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
Feb 27 – 9:33 AM
Offer a 1 Year $2.5 Million Take it or Leave it Deal
Maybe throw in some incentive,bonus $$$ for games played, receptions, TD’s for anoth 1/2 Million
Jason Avant and his $4.6 MIllion 2014 Salary needs to be released ..
I see Donnie jones as our next signing, after him I don’t see anymore signings within, the next ones will come in FA.
********* Eagles trade alert ********
Eagles send desean Jackson and 6th rd pick to the
49ers for 1st rd pick #30th , 3rd pick #77 and a 6th rd pick tbd.
The eagles then take Calvin Pryor with pick #22 and Brandon cooks with pick #30
Hey Gloomy.. What are you doing stealing my “Trade Alerts”.. Ha
I would do this Deal in a Heartbeat, by the way… Good Call…
why the fuck would u do that deal? so cooper is your #1 WR and your #2 WR is? and your #3WR is?
2 FACTS ABOUT THIS OFFSEASON
1.) Desean will not be traded or released
2.) Eagles will not take a QB in the draft before round 4
Sign Maclin, and then add Miles Austin on the cheap and then Draft Davante Adams in the 2nd Round and you have a WR Corps
of Maclin,Austin,Cooper & Davante Adams which would be better than what they had in 2013 Season..
ok so cooper is your #1 now, double acl guy maclin is your #2 an your #3 or #4 is miles austin who hasnt done jack on a pass happy team in years and always sits out extended time for minor injuries, and a rookie. jesus not smart imo paul. coop and djax blows away coop and maclin or coop and austin or coop and a rookie.
no sense in subtracting from our high powered offense while our D is our problem, keep that offense strong to compensate until they catch up.
i thought you were smarter than this.
keep foles weapons in tact and give him a little more – maybe a rook, maybe sign maclin, maybe a FA. you gotta let nick grow and stability with weapons is key to his growth imo.
desean opens up the field for everybody, HE IS NOT REPLACEABLE
I would take a 1st/3rd & 5th Round PIcks in return for D-Jax in a heartbeat…
Me too.
Every GM in the NFL would take a 1st, 3rd and 5th for D Jax.
Too bad no gm would ever offer a haul like that for Jackson, so there’s no point discussing it.
Except, the Eagles do not own a 6th round pick. What advantage does that bring you though. Will Brandon Cooks go over the middle? If he does he gets hurt, so what good is that? The 49ers would have to be drunk to do that. I won’t lie though, if they were stupid enough to do it, I would take it.
For the record, I am not a big fan of Crooks myself..
The Eagles don’t have a True #1 WR now as it is anyways..
They have 2-3 WR’s who are #2’s/#3’s type of WR’s …
It seemed to work well last Season didn’t it…
Spread the ball to 3-4-5 Receivers & TE’s is how Kelly’s Offense is designed to do… Which was similar to Coach AR’s System as well..
You can still put Maclin in the slot when you go 3wide and it’s not hard for the eagles to get a 6th rd pick or just swap 5th rd picks with them. Your crazy if you wouldn’t do that deal with the 49ers.
Its a good day for eagles fans… we were able to lock up our starting Oline and what will be 2/3rds of our starting WR’s. Its clear to me that the eagles believe they have the O they want for many many years. Now,,,, they will draft D and work to build the D they want/need.
As has been said…. in this league you need to be able to do something very very well and the eagles will be able to do just that with these signings.
here we go again.,…. endless trade ideas to send out talented players in exchange for pics…. yawn.
Djax is going NOWHERE… he had a GREAT season last year and I believe will only get better in this system. You trade away your best players when you’ve got talent behind them that can hold the fort. We are not in that position this year.
IF…. IF…… IF…. a talented speedster falls to us in the draft (in any round) and we spend the year working with them and asctually seeing them kill it IN GAMES…. then we pull the trigger… but no reason to do that now.
Either JMAK or another FA signes with the birds and we find a guy in the draft to round out our WR’s.
Now…… what kind of cap do we have left stat girl? And what will be out there for us on D?
Paulman that sounds good also but miles Austin is always hurt but it’s worth a try anything is better than mesean
more yards, same TD’s, less years… yup… Djax sucks.
BTW- Austin hasnt had a good season in years. Stop- just stop.
Yeah Austin has been pretty crappy the last 2-3 Seasons
There James Jones from Packers, Jacoby Jones from Ravens,
Ted ginn Jr, Brandon Lafell, Julian Edleman, Nate Burleson, Hakeem Nicks etc etc that are serviceable and are not going to Break the Bank with this Strong WR Class coming out …
btw… I love it…. If we followed your guys plans put forth in the last 24 hours we would have….
LT- Rook
G- Math
C- Kelce
RG- rook
RT- the bad FA from last year that i cant remember
QB- Johnny Football
RB- McCoy
TE- Ertz (though thats still a heated pick for some)
WR #1- Cooper
WR#2- Jmak
WR #3- Austin
Good news tho—– WE’ve GOT PICKS!!!!
lol
Ill stick to having the same O back and working on D.
And Jim Harbaugh as the Head Coach..
The wip great eagles debate is funny as hell
Gloomy, I’m starting to wonder if DJAX stole your girl! The hate you have for him is tremendous.
Lol Eagles….DJax had a great year last year and with a full offeseason to work with Kelly and Foles I think he will have an even bigger one this coming year. Stop all the trade DJax talk, it is just crazy.
Cooper on the NFL’s rule of banning the N-word from the field: “I think it’s a good rule”.
Haha I guess only off the field huh Riley?!
Eaglehaslanded I just don’t like what he does off the field only thing I don’t like about him on the field is his height, weight and lack of balls to go over the middle. That’s it I love his speed and his big play ability it’s just everything off the field that has me ready to get rid of him…,
Ray Lewis was an accessory to MURDER–of an African American man–yet is welcomed back and now on ESPN– Cooper said a word that is so ‘accepted’ on the field of play, on the court and unfortunately in the halls of our schools–it is way past time to move on…
“accessory to murder”???????? Hmmmmmm
Obstruction of justice, present at the crime AND no one squealed …
I agree with you HAC, at the same time though, that word is spiritual murder when referred to as one by a caucasian. You may not be able to relate, but I’m telling you. I’ve moved on from it, as I will not let anyone define me, but, that word has deeeeep penetrating power and hatred behind it and it may not be that easy for some to move on, especially the elder generations of African Americans. You can’t dictate or decide when someone should move on when not knowing or I understanding a personal history with that word. Ask a jewish person to not be that offended by a swastika symbol, regardless of how young or old they are, and see the response you get.
Actually if Jews themselves walked around saying heil hitler it would be a more accurate analogy!
I taught history I get what the word meant/means… But come on…the crime of the century it wasnt
Yes, that is a better analogy, and no, it wasn’t the crime of the century, however, I maintain my position. Some people, especially older African Americans know what it is like to be a by word, no one has the right, nor should they have the temerity born out of sheer arrogance to tell someone else when they should get over something that effects them personally. My response would be, Who in the hell do you think you are?
Never said “get over it” as said its time to move on from one stupid person using the word. If I didn’t articulate that well blame it on the brevity of typing on an iPad.
Get over it implies a “revisionist” attitude… That is not what I’m about.. Again was referring to moving on in this particular instance
I got you gloomy, I’m just messing with you brush!
bruh
Interesting piece- Jmak wants a 1 year deal and the birds want a multi-year deal. Why didnt Jharts bpys tell us this? Wouldnt ANYONE around the complex know this?
what a difference a year makes.
last year the birds were throwing players off the team every day.
this year they are signing all their players.
If this is true that the eagles want Maclin to sign a long term deal then they are really gonna get rid of djack it doesn’t make sence to put that much money into one position.
Hey Paulman I just try to come up with trades that fit and make sense djack to the 49ers make sense for both teams
1.he gets to go home and play
2.s.f. Has been trying to get speed on there team for along time now and they are ready to win now team not 4 yrs down the line.
3. The birds love this wr. Class and they can have Maclin as there #1 wr and cooper as #2 and the rookie can be #3 with Maclin going into the slot when they go 3wide.
I hear you Gloomy…
I believe you have the “Trade D-Jax Disease” that I had for the last 2 Years, but it doesn’t appear it will happen, he did have a great Season last year and i am ok with him playing out his Career here in Philly.. This Offense is a great Fit for him, though I always thought that he would prefer out close to hime nad there is no doubt that the 49ers would love to have him on their Team..
Hey Gloomy!! If DJack doesn’t get traded you have to say something nice about him every day!!! DEAL? OMG what is is? You don’t like his rap career? Why does 1400 yards and 9 touchdowns bother you so much? Gloomy is the right name lol
Lol anyprice lol just look at everything they djack comes our and says he wants more money but already has a nice contract now they sign cooper to a long term deal and they want to sign Maclin to a long term deal that’s to much money for one position if you think they are gonna keep then more power to you brother. FYI I actually like some of his rap songs I don’t like seeing him on Instagram smoking weed crying about a contract after a playoff loss things like that.
Most Ridiculous Trade Rumor of the Day ….
Eagles Send QB Nick Foles & TE James Casey and their 2nd Round PIck (#54) to the Houston Texans for the #1 Top Overall Pick straight up ….
With the #1 Pick- The Philadelphia Eagles Select DE Jadeveon Clowney from the University of South Carolina…
At #22 – The Eagles Select Safety Calvin Pryor from the University of Louisville
Texan’s HC Bill O’Brien is estatic to have a Pocket, Tall QB which is what he preferes to run his Offense .. (Like Tom Brady, Ryan Mallet and recent Penn State QB’s)
Texan’s go on to Win 3 of the next 5 Superbowls while eagles DE Clowney gets suspended, arrested, and eventually kicked off the Team and is out of Football entirely by 2016 .. Clowney ends up with 2 Carrier Sacks in 10 Eagles Football Games…
It’s th way te ball bounces sometimes…
More than ridiculous ……who would play QB smart man? Barkley? Beyond crazy….just stop it.
Resign Vick..
Then Draft Mariotta in 2015
Tank the Season like the 76ers are doing
More Ridiculous as I think & type about it
One more move to make on offense. Now this is a must. Even if you sign Maclin to a 1 year deal you draft Benjamin or Adams at #22. Now myoffense is set for the next 3-5 years. Foles, Shady, Ertz, DJax, Cooper with Maclin on 1 year deal if he takes it with Benjamin as your 4th this year then he becomes #1 in a year or 2. After round 1 and in FA you do all defense.
Why is it so hard for people to believe that the eagles would throw a TON of money at the WR position this year? lets break it down….
1) The birds do NOT have to spend much on the QB spot this year.. thats a big deal. It is usually the highest paid spot on the field.. so… they have money to use therefore….
2) Spend LOTS of money on it this year by giving big signing bonuses so that you DONT have to do it next year,
3) The D is a mess and they will need draft as many people for the D as they can in hopes that they land some starters for the future. IF they landed Jmak back…. thats 1 less “NEED”.
4) The WR spot is a HUGE deal in this O…. all of the O weapons are… everybody knows what Jmak can do when healthy…. why wouldnt they want all 3 here?
You guys… the birds are not trading Djax! The birds would be better off if all 3 stayed.
i want to add 1 thing here… as I read what I’ve been writing these past few months I seem to be in full agreement with what they are doing on O. I want to be clear…. I LOVE what they are doing on O… however….
I have been 1 of the more vocal bashers of the D for the last 100 years or so and that will not stop until they seriously upgrade this D. I was very unimpressed with the pickups last year outside of barwin and i am praying we upgrade.
You hit the nail on the head Stevo. Roseman is doing a very good job of taking advantage of the fact that our starting QB and backup are both still on their rookie contracts. He is making moves this year to sign players against this years cap while having some room in the upcoming years when they need it.
Very good point Stevo. Roseman is doing a good job but they need to make some smart moves to address the holes on this DEFENSE. I think things are lining up for many draft picks to be dedicated to the defense, but we need to be sure that we pick some quality players.
Steve O I’m with you buddy. That’s why these signings are brilliant. Because between FA and the Draft this defense is about to get bigger Faster and stronger. We open up for a lot of BPA picks in the draft. And it looks like defense is deep in this draft exactly what we need.
For those of you that think we put out a lot of money on O and are overlooking the D, we didn’t put a dent in the cap room we have, the cuts alone that will be coming up will cover what we paid these guys salaries this year, we have plenty of money to spend to upgrade the D plus the draft, below is the breakdown of what they were paid, remember, thats all three combined! you will see how great of a job our front office did, I’m loving it!
The combined cap hits come out to $12,714,358 in 2014, $17.55 million in 2015, $19.8 million in 2016, $22.45 million in 2017, $24 million in 2018, $6.5 million in 2018 and $7 million in 2019.
Of the $42.55 million in guaranteed money the Eagles committed to in these three deals, more than half is this year.
The guaranteed money comes out to $24.148 million this year, $13.8 million in 2015 and $4.602 million in 2016. There are no guaranteed components in any of the deals beyond 2016.
All of which gives the Eagles plenty of flexibility beyond 2015, despite the huge amounts of money in these deals. If they wanted, they could get out from under any of the deals in just two years. There would be cap hits but little guaranteed money to worry about.
Great stuff Andrew P
Keep up the Good Work..
Courtesy CSN Philly. But thats ok just state your source. Always welcome info from anywhere.
When I first heard about the Cooper contract I thought it was too much, especially when the Eagles had the bargaining power. But I feel happy about it now after knowing the majority of the guaranteed money is paid out this year when our QB is only making like 700K. Smart move by Howie. Hopefully they can get Maclin on the cheap now and draft a young promising WR in this draft which is loaded in receiving talent.
I would love Odell Beckham in the 2nd round…but I doubt he last that long.
Would love to see what Foles could do with Djax, Cooper, Maclin, Beckham and Ertz in his second year
Ive been talking about Odell Beckman jr for a little while now. He has real versatility. He can play both WR and TE, a guy I think Chip would love to have on this team. I think he goes in the 20s, hes a 1st round talent.. Dude is a potential stud in my book..
Pheags, Id be shocked if he makes It to the 2nd round..
Good eyes pheags
Here goes one i called a few replys up, again this will be over three million in savings which is like giving towards the three signings, Chung and a couple others will be next which will leave us plenty of money to shore up the D, looking good Eagle fans.
ESPN’s Adam Caplan reports that the Philadelphia Eagles are expected to release veteran WR Jason Avant at some point next month.
Caplan adds that the move will likely happen before his $1 million roster bonus is due on March15.
Avant, 30, has one year remaining on his five-year, $14.75 million contract and is set to make $2.25 million for the 2014 season. He carries a cap figure of $3.9 million, however, the Eagles could free up $3.25 million in space by cutting him loose.
Hey Andrew I said a day after the season ended Avant would have a better chance coming back as a WR coach then getting that money. Nothing to see here.
I don’t see Avant as a WR coach biggie I see Avant moving into the NFL officeor Union eventually and working with player development or some kind of role like that. He is well respected and I can see him doing something important like that.
No doubt Dag, I can see him in about 10 years being a GM or even working in the league office.
I see Avant going to either the Chiefs or Jets, the coaches on both teams know him and they both could use him, nothing for nothing but Reid went and took Akeem Jordan with him last year and he ended up having a great year and not as a special team player but at LB, I could see the same thing happening with Avant.
I wish he bumps that has been Governor off the post game live show on Comcast
On another note is anyone following this Darren Sharper saga. He has now been accused of atleast 7 rapes and counting in 5 different states. At first I was like damn dude you have a sickness. But then I started thinking all these women go to his house at 4 am after the bar expecting to talk? They all said oh no Darren I just want to cuddle?. I mean Im not rich but woen around here that go home with guys from bar at 3am they know what time it is with broke ass brothas all the time. Something just isn’t adding up. In no means am I advocating his actions if the women did say no, but all these women coming out of the woodwork? Then again maybe these are the women that did say no and the other 100 were down with it. Ethier way this guy is done. There is noway he can get out of this.
I’ve followed Shaper’s case a little and he is toast and looking at 20 Years +
They have Cases started in Cegas,Phoenix,Miami, to go along with the
Pending chargers from 2 women in Los Angeles..
He’s going down big time as he should..
I wonder how long this has been going on? It is very difficult for women to get help in these date rape cases. Very few get adjudicated.
Call me crazy but I don’t think he did it first started with he took two women to his hotel room now what women are gonna two a hotel room with an ex nfl player and act like they don’t know what’s about to happen. This is just to me they sound like they are hookers and didn’t pay them sharper and the women were probably doing drugs together and now he has done the same thing in other states where the hookers didn’t get paid why is it all of a sudden these other women are just now coming out about this they want a payday they are tired of working the corners this just my opinion. But if he did rape them he can burn in hell
Didn’t the guy put drugs in their drinks? That tells me all I need to know. Some guys seem to have it all with the money, professional success, fame. But when you are a sick fuck thats not enough. Having consensual sex with basically any female you want doesn’t do it for you. Thats what i think is wrong with this Sharper dude. He seems to get off by raping women.
LT was probably the best defensive player ever. Yet, he has dudes bringing 16 year old hookers to his apartment.
Some people are just fucked up in the head.
but they probably don’t go there expecting to have a sleeping pill crushed up in their drink!
*****NFL News
Ravens release FB Vontae Leach and LB Jameal McClain
Saving them $5 Million in Cap Space
Ravens said they are not opposed to bringing either player back
But not at their current Salary levels…
LB McClain could be a Player for Eagles to look at..
FB Leavh is one of the best FB’s in the NFL, but unfortunately, the FB is a lost position anymore where many Teams don’t even carry or play a true FB any longer on their Rosters..
Now we see why the Eagles met with Johnny Tackle Football, he’s starting to drop out of the top 10 on various boards after the combine. They must have foreseen him falling..
So like I said before any of this happened, if he drops out of the top 10, I feel the Eagles will target him and draft him..
He has every single intangible that is needed to run this style of offense 100%. Not 80-85% but 100%.. And I like Foles but I can’t ignore what I see. Aside from the stats Foles put up, this offense has a lot more to offer.. Esp when the zone read is implemented effectively..
Jon Hart on record as saying its a STRONG possibility Lebron signs with the sixers and the Eagles will draft Manziel if he drops out of the top 10.
Your really retarded. Twist and turn any and everything I say all you want, you bring nothing else to this site. I guess that’s all you have time for these days since your old and retired.. Get a life bum
Like I said before, if he drops out of the top 10 they will look to draft him. Simple. Repeat everything I say back again and again and again because that’s all you have time for these days, recording, stalking and trolling on my posts. Your worthless
no twisting no turning theyre your words.
at least paulmans absurdity is done on purpose as a goof (usually).. JH actually believes it…spooky
I still can’t figure out what the rest of the WR roster will look like.
Djax and Cooper and who else?
Is it and an either/ or between Maclin and Avant? Is Avant a dead duck no matter what Maclin does?
Are Johnson, Maehl, and Benn going to be replaced?
If a 2nd or 3rd round draft choice is used on a WR are they scouting for the slot( Avant), size ( Cooper) or speed ( DJax)
Have you ever thought that maybe djack gets traded and avant is released, then they pick up to wr’s in the draft. It’s no reason for them to want Maclin on a long term deal if they aren’t gonna desean.
Nope, won’t happen Smitty….DeSean isn’t going anywhere. Accept it Bruh.
They are going to sign someone in free agency, and draft one LATER in the draft.
But DeSean Jackson will be part of the future no matter how much someone doesn’t like him personally…..
again just accept it; waste of energy to continue to type about something that has no chance of happening…