If you wondered whether the Philadelphia Eagles were going to be as aggressive this year in building their roster as they were in their Super Bowl Championship season, you got your answer yesterday. The Eagles have acquired Seattle Seahawks veteran Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Bennett in a trade. The Birds will be sending a fifth round pick and young wide receiver Marcus Johnson to the Seahawks in return for Bennett and a seventh round pick.
Adding Bennett to the Eagles defensive line will allow the Birds to upgrade their pass rush in the upcoming season. For the past five seasons, Bennett has been one of the most effective pass rushers in the NFL. He helped the Seahawks win one Super Bowl title, go to another and become a perennial playoff team during his time with the squad.
He has been successful as both an outside pass rusher coming off the corner, as well as a inside pass rusher at the defensive tackle spot on third downs. Bennett probably wears the smallest set of shoulder pads in the NFL because they allow him to give opposing offensive linemen a small target to block. He’s known for his tremendous explosiveness off the line of scrimmage at the snap of the football.
Now become of this move, on third downs opposing offensive lines must find a way to block Fletcher Cox, Bennett, Brandon Graham and last year’s number one draft pick, Derek Barnett. There will need to be some major shuffling of personnel with Vinny Curry, Chris Long still currently on the roster and the Birds needing to shave at least $10 million dollars of salary off the roster by March 14. Long will likely return, but Curry will need to take a pay cut in order to remain. Bottom line, the Eagles will need to make some major moves on the roster in the next week before the 2018 NFL season officially starts. Somebody get Eagles GM Howie Roseman and his calculator on the phone. We need him to work his magic again.
Of course Bennett is the key to the deal, but Johnson has talent and showed some promise in the 2017 season. He struggled catching the football and was inconsistent in his route running this past year, but the youngster has been timed at 4.36 in the forty-yard dash. I expect him to get playing time in the upcoming season and wouldn’t be surprised if he fights his way into the starting lineup in Seattle. He’s got two things that make him attractive, speed and youth, he’s only 23 years old.
Howie is aggressive – He reminds me of the old Washington Redskin GM Bobby Beathard trading draft picks for proven players like Jim Lachey. Hopefully Howie will have a successful run like Beathards 1980s super bowl winning teams with multiple QBs.
Howies gone from the abyss under chips New Years coupe to executive of the year. Always preceded by “capologist” or “the accountant “ he’s shown himself to have taken himself to task , and reinvented himself . I remind all, not too long ago ,Chip , was showing zero loyalty to , the ideaology of being an Eagle and feeling the unification of the organization. For whatever huckster bs chip slung , Jeffrey , let it all happen , under his watch. From Billy Davis to shady (gone) Djax (gone and sullied ) pro bowl guard (gone) MACK in (gone) There was no identification with the brand. Jeff chopped off the head and , luckily , howie swallows, and we all are champs for it all. With nick as mvp.
Desert… you have introduced “nail to head”…it’s about the BRAND. People bitch about salary … means nothing…if you are increasing brand recognition and brand value salary means LESS than nothing. I only assume that by hiring the guy who re-invented football he thought he was hiring a guy that would take his brand thru the roof… and for a year (27 and 2) he was on trajectory…. then trading said 27/2….. conversely you bring in “awe shucks “ Doug, character players, chip on shoulder guys and brand is A1 prime….
Brand? smh — Pederson, Wentz and Foles played MVP and Superbowl MVP football at the QB position especially on 3rd and 4th down. (The Carson Wentz AO1 Foundation )
hmmmmmmmmm so we couldve got talib over bennet for the same price. i wouldve rather had talib. peters and talib a nice combo, too bad for them neither checks ertz
i dont often play gm i just root but im gonna throw my wish list/what i think needs to or will happen:
brandon brooks – restructure
malcolm jenkins – extension
nick foles – trade
mike kendricks – cut/trade
vin curry – cut/trade
jason peters – cut
eagles sign nate solder to replace peters
That is a nice combination, but I seem to remember Talib getting burned pretty badly on multiple occasions when the Birds hung 51 on the Broncos last season.
Mhenski. Talib is due 11 million in ‘18 and 11 in ‘19 the Broncos also know Roby is coming off his rookie deal , howie, will be looking for cheaper upgrades , always aware as a capolologist, that , the likelihood of upgrading and increasing your bottom line are not any longer an option. CT wanted , mathieu , in AZ he’s going to be traded , or released. Now that’s also on how’s radar . Nick foles update. Everyone in the trade mix will be waiting on cousins decision. , then nick will find his spot. In play for cousins favorite spot is minny , with the jets and Cleveland as $$ grab destinations . If $$ is the sole motivation, pencil nick in buffalo , in all likelihood
Jones is the upgrade at CB. He and Darby will be the starters on the outside with Mills in when teams go to 3 WR sets.
I also think each organization and regime place $$ values on focused areas of perceived value.The birds, are obviously, placing their bets on a pass rush vs a back end in commitment capitalism. If the qb can’t make the pass vs we’ll defend the pass. It’s a fine line argument for each organization It’s not that Talib wouldn’t have been an upgrade , it’s balanced, by who’s on the released radar , vs the value of the tradeable player . I remember the birds always undervalued the linebacker position.
I think that it is important to get Celek to stay another year. With Burton leaving and knowing that Ertz is gonna miss a couple games, Celek could be very important. if they want to draft a TE, I am fine with that, but I think that bringing Celek back (for cheap) is important to give them flexibility within the draft with so few picks. Now this is of course dependent upon cost, because they could bring in someone else, but I would prefer that he stayed.
if reports are true eagles need to trim 10+ mill by next week? foles could go sooner than later
Mhenski the 14th of March is the clock ticking. Once teams pay roster bonus , movement and trades are hindered. Look for cousins to be done before,as the qb roster decisions are economically effected Once the qb carousel starts,rosters can be formulated. Idk why we wouldn’t be major players in trade talks ,as were more interested in draft picks than most. We don’t have but One top 100 picks atm
In a perfect way I’d like have Mathieu picked up off the “release” , not costing any coveted picks .. trade Foles and get a higher top 1st Rd pick, than 32 .. draft picks are valued by howie as his visual is 2020, when Wentz eats up his payday. Howie knows ‘19 is his best shot fiscally to remain competitive on the field both fiscally and physically
how could cousins be done before free agency opens?
His choice destination is already a known entity. It’s called collusion. Happens all the time Other organizations have a good feel for wether they are “in play”!
This is March 14th @4:00 pm for cousins. Trust in the fact that the four teams in play, are aware of his interest
Let’s say as presumed he goes to minny or Denver vs $$ Jets or Cleveland.. now the Nick Foles plan B dominoes , will fall , including Buffalo with Cleveland, possessing draft picks
The feeding frenzy will be in full throttle before the “roster” bonus timeline
got it. certainly seems like the broncos just lined their ducks in a row for cousins… if im cousins im playing in minny but will see
Az update. Mathieu was asked yesterday to take s pay cut by cards and new coaching staff. He’s been adamant and said No . He’s on the New Orleans (LSU guy) or jets or birds. Getting him, and not losing picksmay explain why the rams took Talib and not howie. You need see the unseen cap casualties who’s better than howinthe hell Roseman ? Priceless
Henski. I agree Denver is trying to roll out the $$ carpet by trimming, and hopeful cousins choosing them over minny. Sherman leaving may be enough to nudge cousins into the AFC . If it’s only $$ the Jets make the most cents and sense . That cousins decision will create nicks market and we can only assume a bidding war, in an unknowing qb class. Perfect scenario
yes zero for the owner its all about brand– you make decisions to try to win which ultimately increases your brand– its simple business- people bitch about big red and 5 a bunch, saying his time was too long– meanwhile JL stuck with him because his brand was doubling in value– he thought LLCB would re-invent the game and make the eagles the number one brand– turns out “oh shucks” Pederson is the innovator– time for the birds to double in value again..
Have.. brand identification and a perceived value are so much more on ownerships radar , as tv revenues increase and brand merchandising as well as political favors in tax exclusions We are focused on Ws and Ls. Ownership and organizational structure are all seeing a completely different big picture. Chip was a snake oil salesman. I called him an elixir remember he was the anti reed. He wanted the focus on him and his devil may care attitude. That’s like putting lipstick on a pig. It wears off quickly
Kelce: If you love the Eagles, let me get a “hell yeah.”
Eagles fans: Hell yeah!
Kelce: If you love the Philadelphia Eagles, let me get a “hell yeah.”
Eagles fans: Hell yeah!
Kelce: I’m going to take a second to talk to you about underdogs. I know Lane (Johnson) and Chris (Long) just talked about this, but I don’t think it’s been beat home enough.
Howie Roseman, a few years ago, was relinquished of all control pretty much in this organization. He was put in the side of the building where I didn’t see him for over a year!Two years ago, when they made a decision, he came out of there a different man. He came out of there with a purpose and a drive to make this possible. And I saw a different Howie Roseman. An underdog.
Doug Pederson.When Doug Pederson was hired, he was rated as the worst coaching hire by a lot of freakin’ analysts out there in the media. This past off-season, some clown named Mike Lombardi told him he was the lest-qualified head coach in the NFL. You saw a driven Doug Pederson, a man who went for it on fourth down, went for it on fourth down, in the Super Bowl, with a trick play. He wasn’t playing just to go mediocre. He’s playing for a Super Bowl.
And it don’t stop with him. It does not stop with him.
Jason Peters was told he was too old, didn’t have it anymore. Before he got hurt, he was the best freaking tackle in the NFL. Big V (Halapoulivaati Vaitai) was told he didn’t have it. Stefen Wisniewski ain’t good enough. Jason Kelce is too small. Lane Johnson can’t lay off the juice. Brandon Brooks has anxiety.
Carson Wentz didn’t go to a Division I school. Nick Foles don’t got it.
Corey Clement’s too slow. LeGarrette Blount ain’t got it anymore. Jay Ajayi can’t stay healthy. Torrey Smith can’t catch. Nelson Agholor can’t catch.
Zach Ertz can’t block. Brent Celek’s too old.
Brandon Graham was drafted too high. Vinny Curry ain’t got it. Beau Allen can’t fit the scheme.
Mychal Kendricks can’t fit the scheme. Nigel Bradham can’t catch.
Jalen Mills can’t cover. Patrick Robinson can’t cover.
It’s the whole team. It’s the whole team.
This entire organization, with a bunch of driven men who accomplished something. We were a bunch of underdogs. And you know what an underdog is? It’s a hungry dog. And Jeff Stoutland has had this in our building for five years — it’s a quote in the O-line room that has stood on the wall for the last five years — “Hungry dogs run faster.” And that’s this team.
Bottom line is, we wanted it more. All the players. All the coaches. The front office. Jeffrey Lurie. Everybody wanted it more. And that’s why we’re up here today. And that’s why we’re the first team in Eagles history to hold that freakin’ trophy.
Any of you know who the biggest underdog is? It’s y’all, Philadelphia. For 52 years, y’all have been waiting for this. You want to talk about an underdog? You want to talk about a hungry dog? For 52 years you’ve been starved of this championship.
Everybody wonders why we’re so mean. Everybody wonders why the Philadelphia Eagles’ fans aren’t the nicest fans. If I don’t eat breakfast, I’m f—ing pissed off!
No one wanted us. No one liked this team. No analyst liked this team to win the Super Bowl and nobody likes our fans. And you know what? I just heard one of the best chants this past day, and it’s one of my favorites and it’s new, and I hope you learn it, because I’m about to drop it right now.
You know what I got to say to all those people who doubted us, all those people that counted us out, and everybody who said we couldn’t get it done?
What my man Jay Ajayi just said: F— you!
“No one likes us. No one likes us. No one likes us. We don’t care. We’re from Philly. F–ing Philly. No one likes us. We don’t care. No one likes us. No one likes us. No one likes us. We don’t care. We’re from Philly. F—ing Philly, No one likes us. We don’t care.”
Desert- like i say on here when people bitch about the cap or how much a dude gets paid– it is an absolute ZERO impact-
Panthers just traded us there best CB ARBUABLY for aging WR we weren’t going to keep!! LOL what are they doing!!!!
Darby is gone more then likely??
HOWIE DOES IT AGAIN
Hac. Agreed but when you have a cap mixologist like how, it’s always an umbrella drink payday, for the cash cow keeps mooing along, on a paved golden highway ,paying guys is a net deduction, it’s up to howie to get the best for least by selling the brand. It’s a pyramid , and the coach , is on mount Rushmore in Philly lure. We’re on this new threshold, that not even the organization knows of. Super bowl champions. Bullseye in place and all the copy league wanna bes. Think of the nfc east jerry, watching dezz leave , snider same with cousins and Eli needs protective custody to succeed . Where but Philly ? Coach on my Rushmore, qb potentially could be a decade long delight , say it aloud. We’re defending super bowl champs and we got howie selling the Ben franklin. Ex pass to a ring. And now that the haters have left. Smooth sailing
Howie gets us a promising corner for a Guy we were gonna cut. This guy must have kompromat on someone
this time last year CB was an absolute weakness of this team– now its depth, depth, depth– how did he do that?
he’s not just a football guy
He’s just not a football guy*
Lots of depth idk about them being good though. Competition should bring out the best. Future bright. Howie a wizard
They were good enough to win a Super Bowl …
I think they are better today than at end of season
We are light years better
We’re gonna have:
Daryl Worley
Sidney jones in year 2
Rasul in year 2
Jalen in year 3
Darby in year 2 with a full offseason (if we keep him)
Draft pick?
With those safeties, and that front 7,this secondary will be the best In the NFL
Top 3 minimum
Rams getting talib and Peters is something to watch for. Could be dangerous.
There front 7 and linebackers can’t hold a candle to Philly though. Outside of Aaron Donald they are very overrated.
We all need understand ;drafts and teams war rooms are ;strategizing to beat the champs A meaningless game ,no longer exists ,as everybody’s measuring themselves vs the birds. This is a completely different matrix for this ;disrespected ,underdog ;bunch. They now have a target,now ; like folks value , like it or not ;they’re the hunted : they rallied as dogs ;how do they take there new role and roll?
Haveacigar continues to write don’t worry about the salary cap and contracts. This week he is on its about Eagles brand not contracts and money. bwahahahahahaha – For the rest of Eagle fans that have-a-brain and like football front office movies ( concerning money ) Espn reports WR Torrey Smith was traded to Carolina Panthers for CB Daryl Worley to shed $5 million off the salary cap that Smith was scheduled to make while Worley is scheduled to make $650 thousand. They project Eagles were $14 million over the cap after the addition of Seahawk DE Michael Bennett. Now after the Daryl Worley trade they are $9 million over the cap.
Salary cap moves the Eagles could make to be salary cap compliant to remove 9 million from the salary cap.
Release Celek $5 million, Trade Foles 5 million, Trade/ Released of Curry 5 million in cap savings
Yup… salary cap seems to be no issue whatsoever… they got it as does every team… it’s how they do business…. means nothing. Of the 53 man roster that won a SB only 40-43 will be back. It’s the business . I remember a lot of whining about being up against the cap this time last year. If I remember correctly stupid ass fans were wanting to dump Kelce, trade Kendrick’s etc. then without doing either of those moves they went out and got arguably the best WR available.
They probably lose Bradham and Robinson…Celek is a goner…in comes the next guys. Means nothing.
Cleveland adds another receiver… I think their QB is like Cabe Mcknown or bubby brisker or something…..but to you draft weenies they have a shitload of pics.
A cap is important, if only as an ideology, to try to insure parity in the league Howies, fully fluent in Cap, maneuvering, and so far , every move has been an upgrade at a net savings. That’s always a wonderful thing to strive for. Now with 100 guys days away from roster bonuses , teams that aren’t vested, reupping, are dealing at Walmart savings. The market until that knoll is a buyers market. Howies pay pal
He certainly seems to have his accounting skills sharply honed.
Were these corners good enough to win a super bowl tho? Pretty sure they got roasted all day and left zero mark on the game. That’s like saying the 3rd string qb that day was good enough to win a super bowl
Dude it’s tom Brady. Your not going to shut him down all game. They played damn good first half of SB.
Browns out here making moves. Tyrod Taylor to browns and Jarvis Landry.
They now have Landry,Gordon, Corey Coleman and tyrod Taylor.
Draft Saquoan Barkley #1 and josh Allen at #4.
Browns are coming
Hmmm I thought there we somewhere between 2 and 4 CBs on the field for every defensive play. I didn’t see the 3rd string QB play a snap. And YES they were good enough to win a SB… I saw the parade
With Tyrod gone
Is foles to buffalo a done deal?
Sean McDermott has ties to Foles and they have two first round picks
Give us the 21st pick and a second rounder and BOOM!!
Start Nate Sudfeld weeks 1-4
Landry blows and so does Taylor
Ct starting to smell like it’s possible i could see Howie bringing back shady and a 1st and somehow working out the math. Note buffalo has to be skewed to bc foles whipped Brady’s ass. They may be HIGH on foles
Miami dolphins and buffalo bills blow you mean. Jarvis is a good WR, and tyrod allows Cleveland to redshirt there qb basically. Smart move by them
I don’t want shady. He’s 30 years old and he would take away from Corey clement, Jay, and Pumphrey. Time to move on from him.
Draft another RB if anything.
Give us the 21st, second round pick, and a 3rd potientally
Foles and shady reunion would be cool in buffalo
Poor Browns. Tyron Taylor. Man…….I really feel bad for that fan base. Just not fair.
?? Browns will be getting there qb in the draft
Yeah, Taylor is a bridge to the rookie that they draft this year. Actually not a bad move on their part. They should go Barkley and then one of the QBs.
Trade Wentz to the browns… for the number 1 pick!!
And a second rounder
Take Barkley
Theres been some some quiet whispers that actually Brandon Graham may be the one moved. He is in the last year of his contract and word is he is seeking upwards of 15 million a year. After the bizarre signing of Jernigan and the trade for Bennett BG wont be giving any discounts. The money Jernigan received should of been allotted to BG.
CT is silly
Weird nothing about arrieta signing with the phils
3 more days to shed $9-10 million from the salary cap ( March 14). I really didn’t think the Eagles would consider trading Brandon Graham this off season at all but Daggolden’s explanation of potentially why they would seems possible. ( probably less than 50%) I still think a Foles trade is most likely before Wednesday 4pm if a player is traded but unfortunately high priced vets released may be the end result ( Curry, Celek) – Post super bowl I thought Smith, Curry, Foles, Celek departures was the pecking order to become cap compliant.
HAC
I’m not that silly. Nick Foles is my favorite eagle of all time, and the greatest qb I’ve ever seen wear the uniform
His style wins mvps and rings.
Wentz has gotten hurt 3 times already. Wrist, rib, and ACL.
His style is dangerous. And he’s stated he doesn’t and won’t change. Idk if he will last
He’s more exciting to watch. He’s more gifted and more athletic. He’s a potiental hall of famer
But nick foles very welll could lead us to 3-4 rings.
And just like that Howie creates 7.5 in cap space by restructuring lane. Excellent accounting skills