2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Sucks because he's still playing well, but I get it. At that age you can fall off at any time. It's just gonna be weird from his perspective to sign with some random team for one year and just retire. I want to see what his market is. And wonder if he'd come back later in the year if there's no market for him.

Until then, Rodgers is definitely coming back.

Him and Ringo will fight it out. I wouldn't sleep on Ringo getting the job

3 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

 

Damn.  That's cold.  Think he was a captain at the SB.

1 minute ago, BDawk_ASamuel said:

Slay went out on his shield this year. Played his ass off and reached the ultimate goal. Godspeed. 

Nothing but respect for him. Turned out to be a great player for us. 

Between the young guys coming through, injuries and $16m cash cost - this was inevitable. I could see Howie bringing him back on a much cheaper 1 year deal, say $6-$8m if other options don’t work out but I think they first try and go younger at the spot. 

3 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

 

I still remember the 2022 SB when he thought KC was in Kansas

 

that’s why we call him Big Play Slay, and not Knows Areas Darius

Now cut Bradberry

Just now, Godfather said:

Now cut Bradberry

He’s Slays replacement 

3 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

 

Slay was far from being my favorite Eagles player, but his style actually matched perfectly to how Fangio runs his defense.  You'll almost never see a highlight of Slay getting beat over the top; he allowed a bit too much short stuff for my liking, but he was a very solid CB for most of his Eagles career.

I'd actually predicted last year he would miss a chunk of time in 2024 with injury -- he remained much healthier than I thought.  This is the perfect time to part company with him.

 

Just now, Alphagrand said:

Slay was far from being my favorite Eagles player, but his style actually matched perfectly to how Fangio runs his defense.  You'll almost never see a highlight of Slay getting beat over the top; he allowed a bit too much short stuff for my liking, but he was a very solid CB for most of his Eagles career.

I'd actually predicted last year he would miss a chunk of time in 2024 with injury -- he remained much healthier than I thought.  This is the perfect time to part company with him.

Reminds me a lot of Asante. Dude was the best in the league at deep zone coverage

5 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Sucks because he's still playing well, but I get it. At that age you can fall off at any time. It's just gonna be weird from his perspective to sign with some random team for one year and just retire. I want to see what his market is. And wonder if he'd come back later in the year if there's no market for him.

Until then, Rodgers is definitely coming back.

I think he is going back to the lions… though he was close to signing with the ravens last year.. but I had heard only teams he would play for is us or the lions 

6 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

 

Slay went out a champion playing well.

 

Reminds me of an old Steven Wright joke.  

 

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather...not panicked and screaming like the passengers in his car

8 minutes ago, bpac55 said:

 

Kind of hoped he'd play his last year here

Now sign Rodgers.

I am not confident in Ringo as a starter at this point.  But he would be a solid backup.

 

 

Wouldn’t mind Q and Rodgers outisde and Coop in the slot. 

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

 

Bring him back

Have to think Baun is coming back. I can't see the Eagles being happy losing starters at every level on defense. 

2 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

 

Could happen on a 1 year deal but I don’t think it’s their first choice. The release is effectively Howie saying I don’t want Slay back this year for $16m. 

15 minutes ago, Miami said:

Damn.  That's cold.  Think he was a captain at the SB.

No it's not, it's so he can go get the bag somewhere.  Both parties already knew that he was going to free agency after this season, well in advance of this.  He could've taken a team friendly deal if he wanted to, but this way he can likely grab a decent 1 year payday somewhere next year for what he's already said is going to be his final season before retiring. 

 

Jahan Dotson salivating with the chance to get #2.

Thanks for the memories, Slay. I always thought he got too much criticism on these boards. Sounds like he was a really great mentor to the younger guys. 

8 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

 

 

6 minutes ago, pgcd3 said:

Slay went out a champion playing well.

 

Reminds me of an old Steven Wright joke.  

 

I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather...not panicked and screaming like the passengers in his car

Why are they called apartments if they’re all stuck together?

10 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

 

Figured it was a possibility. 

We were never paying Slay $16mm for 2025. I had some hope that we might do a Sweat type deal with him where he cut that to market (like $8 million) and stayed, but guessing he wants to go see what his market is out there. We announced we were cutting him in 2023 only to resign him, so maybe he gets market intel and then comes back on a reduced deal. If not, then thanks for the memories -- he was a great trade acquisition that worked out.

Hopefully Rodgers is back and battles Ringo for CB2.

4 minutes ago, Alphagrand said:

 

Why? The guy played well and only wants to play one more year.