Twitter: Baldinger: Eagles getting big FA this week

[Risen Star]

They already have the division locked up.

 

[Beaker42]

Im fine with that.. Doesn’t make a huge shift one way or the other.

Oh really? Instead of 1 game whenever, we get him 2X a year if he goes to Philthy.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

You're crazy if you truly believe that Sir.

If the Eagles do acquire Adams, we just need to hope like heck they overpay for him.

At this point the Eagles go as far as their offense takes them. I don't see Clowney or Adams putting them over the top.

 

[quickccc]

If it's big FA ... this tend to indicate Warford (due to injury to OG Brandon Brooks) ..but i can also see Clowney or Everson Griffin
for 1 year rental and both are more comfortable in a 4-3 scheme.

My only other surprise FA is vet AB, Antonio Brown ... could Eagles be prepping to release Jackson and add Brown ?
Or is being fined followed by a release considered a players union violation ?

 

[plasticman]

Did you know we traded for a WR and drafted 3 more this year? Plus we have both starters from last year returning, Desean and Alshon, AND last year’s second round pick. 0% chance it’s a wideout.

Warford makes sense, I can’t imagine Clowney would turn down money elsewhere, and Jamal Adams... idk. We do still have 25m$ so anything could happen.

The problem is, none of those receivers are CeeDee Lamb. The Eagles don't have a #1 receiver, at least one that can stay on the field. The receiver with the most yards last season was your TE, Zach Erst. Your oldest player on the team is DeSean Jackson. As far as your new veteran additions, they are all former lower round picks, marginal performers. Quantity over quality. I'm not saying this as a Cowboy fan bagging on an Eagles fan.

The Eagles got a great offensive line, one of the best TE's in the league. Your rookie RB did well last season, he's a really good receiver as well. Your QB is one of the best. However, there is no dynamic receiving threat, one that demands respect. It's a shame, from an Eagle fan perspective, that Wentz doesn't have someone dependable enough to create fear as a consistent mid to deep threat. I mean that mostly from a health perspective. It's almost a waste of a strong arm quarterback. Antonio Brown could be a real game changer for the Eagles.

Nothing is ever certain, but it seems to be the consensus that Lamb was the most NFL ready receiver in the draft as well as the most impactful. Reagor wasn't considered the best receiver on his college team. He's got speed and seems more of a gadget type player. He could end up being a really good pick but I doubt his immediate impact.

Antonio Brown would give you the immediate impact of a #1 receiver. Plus, you never know, maybe he's figured things out and now he has a chip on his shoulder. The Eagles have always seemed like the kind of team that can control a player with baggage.

Of course, as a Cowboy fan, I'm hoping it's some guy on his last leg looking for an opportunity to steal a few million on his way out the door.

 

[mcmvp]

I doubt CeeDee Lamb was on their board ahead of Ruggs and Reagor. Was he higher on other team’s boards? Sure...different teams are targeting different things. But Howie was speed obsessed in this draft. He’s been without it due to injuries for a couple years now. I don’t think Howie feels he missed out on Lamb. Some Eagles fans may feel that way, but that happens literally every draft when their team doesn’t draft who they think is best.

When Howie mentioned the price was too high to move up, he was referring to Ruggs.

 

[Sydla]

I doubt CeeDee Lamb was on their board ahead of Ruggs and Reagor. Was he higher on other team’s boards? Sure...different teams are targeting different things. But Howie was speed obsessed in this draft. He’s been without it due to injuries for a couple years now. I don’t think Howie feels he missed out on Lamb. Some Eagles fans may feel that way, but that happens literally every draft when their team doesn’t draft who they think is best.

When Howie mentioned the price was too high to move up, he was referring to Ruggs.

LOL.

Reagor was higher on their board than Lamb?

 

[Stash]

I doubt CeeDee Lamb was on their board ahead of Ruggs and Reagor. Was he higher on other team’s boards? Sure...different teams are targeting different things. But Howie was speed obsessed in this draft. He’s been without it due to injuries for a couple years now. I don’t think Howie feels he missed out on Lamb. Some Eagles fans may feel that way, but that happens literally every draft when their team doesn’t draft who they think is best.

When Howie mentioned the price was too high to move up, he was referring to Ruggs.

Sounds like some disappointed Eagles fans are willing to try to convince themselves of anything.

 

[DandyDon52]

They'll probably get Clowney on a 1-year deal for 3 mil.

Thats my prediction.
jones boys like gregory though so dont need clowney.

 

[mcmvp]

LOL.

Reagor was higher on their board than Lamb?

It’s very possible he wasn’t...or At least not enough higher on their board that parting with draft capital to go get him made sense. That’s my point...I don’t think Howie is losing any sleep over not getting him.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I think it's Clowney for them.

 

[Sydla]

I think it's Clowney for them.

Or Griffin. They are very bullish on the importance of the DL. They are loaded at DT and if you add Clowney or Griffin, to pair with Graham and Barnett, they are loaded at DE as well.

It still pisses me off that we have zero interest in Griffin. Putting your eggs in Smith/Gregory/Crawford (LOL) at RDE is really risky.

 

[Stash]

Or Griffin. They are very bullish on the importance of the DL. They are loaded at DT and if you add Clowney or Griffin, to pair with Graham and Barnett, they are loaded at DE as well.

I keep thinking that it involves offensive line - Jason Peters, Warford, or as was mentioned, Long.

It still pisses me off that we have zero interest in Griffin. Putting your eggs in Smith/Gregory/Crawford (LOL) at RDE is really risky.

Risky is being kind. That this team still has Crawford on the books for $9 million is a bad joke.

 

[joseephuss]

My guess is Clowney.

All of his critics here are about to get a 2-game exposure to just what kind of impactful player Clowney is.

So Clowney will only be impactful for 2 games out of 16. Sounds about right for his career so far.

 

[Rayman70]

MEH...IN NAME ONLY. He is overhyped. IGGLES have QB issues and oline.

 

[mcmvp]

Sounds like some disappointed Eagles fans are willing to try to convince themselves of anything.

Or just applying logic. Wouldn't you agree that a deep speed threat is what they have been lacking? Howie got Jackson a year ago and saw in the first game what a deep threat could do. Then he lost him for the year. He went into this draft wanting to get his next Jackson. Ruggs was option #1, but that wasn't happening.

If you look at the WRs they took later in the draft you'll see the same speed factor - and also in the guy they acquired via trade from SF (Goodwin). Howie was absolutely speed obsessed.

It is hardly a stretch to say he didn't target Lamb. That wouldn't mean he didn't think he was a damn fine WR...but he had other ideas.

Some people apparently just look at the pre-draft rankings per position group, on various sites, and think every NFL GM has them ranked the same way. Cowboys fans can rest their head on their pillow at night and tell themselves that their team got Howie's guy. That's fine...I just don't agree.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

How big of a move can it be to where its being discussed before it happens lol? And there's no free agent out there even worth building up anticipation for like Baldy is doing here.....if this isn't Ngouke or Jamal Adams then this is overhype.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

AB will not be coming back to just start playing without sitting quite a few games for sure, not like he will just pickup from game one as if everything is great.

 

[aria]

Lol, this happens every year. “We would be so awesome if we got player A”.

Player A goes to another team. “They overpaid for him and he’s not a difference maker anyways, let them have him”.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Or just applying logic. Wouldn't you agree that a deep speed threat is what they have been lacking? Howie got Jackson a year ago and saw in the first game what a deep threat could do. Then he lost him for the year. He went into this draft wanting to get his next Jackson. Ruggs was option #1, but that wasn't happening.

If you look at the WRs they took later in the draft you'll see the same speed factor - and also in the guy they acquired via trade from SF (Goodwin). Howie was absolutely speed obsessed.

It is hardly a stretch to say he didn't target Lamb. That wouldn't mean he didn't think he was a damn fine WR...but he had other ideas.

Some people apparently just look at the pre-draft rankings per position group, on various sites, and think every NFL GM has them ranked the same way. Cowboys fans can rest their head on their pillow at night and tell themselves that their team got Howie's guy. That's fine...I just don't agree.

There's going to come a day where GM's and scouts are going to realize that "speed" is just that. Speed. It doesn't give you more wins and it doesn't mean they are the best players. Hell look at our secondary last year. Full of speed. Didn't mean a thing. Raiders have proven that time and time again.