Captain F Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Because why not. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infam Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 I was tempted too, but felt it was a lame joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesfan0075 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 He's either going to reunite with his brothers in Pittsburgh or go ring-chasing elsewhere (Tampa Bay?) No way he comes to a rebuilding team if he asked the Texans to release him. But a nice pipe dream for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 He's not coming here but I'm curious if he'd be a dbag and want a lot of money or is realistic about himself You'd be paying for the name and the few games you can get out of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Apparently Lane Johnson is lobbying for him to come to Philly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricAllenPick6 Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 He said that he knows he doesn't have 10 years left, but feels he has a few great seasons left. Translation = "I want a ring, but I want to get PAID, too." I was thinking Pack, but they are struggling to stay under the cap, so that seems unlikely. Tampa has a surprising amount of cap room ($30m), and they may also have some vets willing to defer $$ so they can bring the band back for another run. Maybe I'm leaning for the Bucs? Dark horse - WFT. They also have a ton of cap room and a lot of young guys on the line. I don't think they are close to getting a ring, though, so this would probably only be dependent on them making a big move at QB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathByEagle Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 You stole Shocker's thunder here. This is his type of threat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 1:12 PM, Mike030270 said: He's not coming here but I'm curious if he'd be a dbag and want a lot of money or is realistic about himself You'd be paying for the name and the few games you can get out of him. How is wanting a lot of money being a dbag? And an honest (realistic) assessment is that he still has a few good seasons left, so I'm sure there will be plenty of teams lined up willing to pay him (despite a recent injury history), including legit contenders, so why would he choose to play here for next to nothing? I've always loved what he brings to a team and dreamed of a day we could potentially add him, but that is no longer a realistic possibility ... his age and our cap situation make it so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike030270 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, time2rock said: How is wanting a lot of money being a dbag? And an honest (realistic) assessment is that he still has a few good seasons left, so I'm sure there will be plenty of teams lined up willing to pay him (despite a recent injury history), including legit contenders, so why would he choose to play here for next to nothing? I've always loved what he brings to a team and dreamed of a day we could potentially add him, but that is no longer a realistic possibility ... his age and our cap situation make it so. Because he's not worth a big contract anymore An honest opinion is he'll likely get injured. In 5 years he has only 2 seasons where he didn't start all of the games He'd probably be great for a rotational but if he's asking for a ton of money then it's not worth it IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, Mike030270 said: Because he's not worth a big contract anymore An honest opinion is he'll likely get injured. In 5 years he has only 2 seasons where he didn't start all of the games He'd probably be great for a rotational but if he's asking for a ton of money then it's not worth it IMO I think he’ll end up somewhere like Buffalo ... a team that is really close to winning it all and maybe just needs an extra piece or 2 to put them over the top. Also have to figure he likely would have a strong preference to go to a team that will contend and not go to a team rebuilding after never winning a championship all those years in Houston, so that leaves us out anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NOTW Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 1:30 PM, DeathByEagle said: You stole Shocker's thunder here. This is his type of threat. I don't find this threatening at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle45 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 We can't offer him money or a chance at winning. So unless he just wants those legendary "facilities" we have to offer, then we may be out of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 3 hours ago, eagle45 said: We can't offer him money or a chance at winning. So unless he just wants those legendary "facilities" we have to offer, then we may be out of luck. They don't even do those legendary shakes / smoothies at the Novacare anymore do they? I guess the appeal is he could get paid to spend a lot of time injured? The Eagles have become the place to come if you want to spend a lot of time on the treatment table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cochis_Calhoun Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 4:57 PM, time2rock said: I think he’ll end up somewhere like Buffalo ... a team that is really close to winning it all and maybe just needs an extra piece or 2 to put them over the top. Also have to figure he likely would have a strong preference to go to a team that will contend and not go to a team rebuilding after never winning a championship all those years in Houston, so that leaves us out anyway. Buffalo's a cold cold place to take a body that's been injured a lot the last few years, those old muscle and joint injuries that ache in a Texas autumn will hurt like all hell December in upstate New York, I'd say Tampa are pretty much nailed on if they want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 49 minutes ago, Cochis_Calhoun said: Buffalo's a cold cold place to take a body that's been injured a lot the last few years, those old muscle and joint injuries that ache in a Texas autumn will hurt like all hell December in upstate New York, I'd say Tampa are pretty much nailed on if they want him. Oh please not Tampa! Please please please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time2rock Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 11 hours ago, Cochis_Calhoun said: Buffalo's a cold cold place to take a body that's been injured a lot the last few years, those old muscle and joint injuries that ache in a Texas autumn will hurt like all hell December in upstate New York, I'd say Tampa are pretty much nailed on if they want him. I had GB as my next logical destination. Just as cold if not even worse than Buffalo. Baltimore? Tennessee? Seattle? NO? I think NO is actually in a worse cap situation than us though. And if Brees retires, are they still one of the top contenders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain F Posted February 17, 2021 Author Share Posted February 17, 2021 Tampa makes a lot of sense. Or Pitt if he wants to play with his Brother with one last hoorah for Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK_EaglesFan89 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 5 hours ago, What The F said: Tampa makes a lot of sense. Or Pitt if he wants to play with his Brother with one last hoorah for Ben. Is Big Ben coming back again? Man I thought that dude was going to retire. I definitely don't want Watt to go to Tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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